The Child of Destiny!

One of the greatest enemies standing in the way of the Demon God's purification of this world! A dangerous existence that threatened the safety of the Demon God!

No matter what, regardless of the cost, she had to be eliminated! That was the duty of every follower of the Heavenly Punishment Holy Church!

And the best way to kill the Child of Destiny...

Was to strike before she had fully grown.

Which meant—

Right now!

—

Recalling the creed of the Church and the thoughts he had before taking action, Zack's mind was in complete chaos.

In his eyes, the current Child of Destiny was merely a young woman at the middle stage of the fifth tier! It was undoubtedly the perfect chance to nip her in the bud!

Working together with the boss, even without any support from the other members of the Heavenly Punishment Holy Church, two sixth-tier experts joining forces should have had no trouble killing a mere fifth-tier girl!

Yet...

Only after actually fighting her did Zack realize...

Reality...

Had ruthlessly slapped the two of them across the face.

This so-called Child of Destiny...

She was a damn monster!!

According to the teachings of the Asumos Church, wasn't the Child of Destiny supposed to be a gentle, holy, flawless woman, overflowing with an inviolable aura?!

But the thing in front of him—

Where the hell was the holiness?!

This was a monster!!

Just as Zack roared inwardly—

A melodious young girl's voice suddenly entered his ears.

Though pleasant to hear, it carried an indescribable gloom and strangeness, like the whisper of the Grim Reaper itself, causing Zack's heart to nearly stop.

"What? Weren't you pretty arrogant just now? Weren't you shouting about digging out my heart?"

?!!

T-That voice?!

'N-Not good!!'

Realizing something was wrong, Zack hurriedly turned around toward the source of the voice.

And the instant he saw what was behind him—

His brown pupils shrank violently.

Boundless fear spread through his heart like a virus.

Before him, the masked silver-haired girl had somehow already slipped past Elbino's attacks and appeared behind him.

Within her light-purple eyes flickered a terrifying purple-black glow.

The moment Zack met her gaze, a chill ran down his spine.

"D-Don't look down on me!!"

Driven by the instinct to survive, Zack let out a hysterical roar and spun around, unleashing every ounce of battle aura in his body.

He swung his twin scythes with all his strength.

He was prepared to fight the strange Child of Destiny to the death!

Even if he couldn't kill her, he had to heavily wound her and create an opening for his boss, Elbino!

Even if he died, it didn't matter!

However—

Just as Zack turned around—

Mengxi suddenly revealed a cruel smile.

She even burst into a mocking laugh.

"Haha~ Hahahaha~ You're unexpectedly stupid."

The next moment—

The instant Zack finished turning around—

Before he could even swing his scythes—

"Pu~"

Blood splattered.

The four silver swords floating around Mengxi shot forward like lightning and mercilessly pierced through all four of Zack's limbs.

A mouthful of scarlet blood sprayed from Zack's mouth.

The silver swords embedded in his limbs suddenly released dazzling silver radiance.

An unbearable agony erupted from the wounds and surged into his brain, causing him to let out a miserable scream.

"AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!"

The overwhelming pain nearly shut down Zack's mind.

And at the very moment his consciousness stalled—

The silver-haired girl before him narrowed her eyes slightly.

With a single thrust—

Her sword pierced through Zack's chest.

And with it—

His heart.

In an instant—

Blood dyed the black robe red.

Zack's consciousness completely sank into an endless abyss.

His brown eyes lost their focus.

His body collapsed weakly onto the ground...

—

"Zack!!"

Damn it!!

Looking at his fallen companion in the distance, Elbino clenched his fists in rage and glared fiercely at the silver-haired girl who had killed him.

"You damn bastard!!"

Reflected within Elbino's black eyes—

The silver-haired girl before him had already become utterly tattered from the previous battle.

Her silver armored skirt was in ruins, exposing large areas of snow-white skin.

And those exposed areas were covered in countless fresh wounds.

Mengxi's blood and Zack's blood had dyed her pure white battle dress crimson.

Even one-third of her silver-white hair had been stained red.

Without a doubt—

The Child of Destiny was heavily injured as well.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that she was literally bathed in blood.

However—

Despite suffering such serious injuries, Elbino could not detect even the slightest trace of pain in the silver-haired girl's eyes.

It was as if she couldn't feel pain at all.

And as her wounds increased—

The look in her eyes became more and more terrifying.

The aura around her had changed from sacred and inviolable to dark and oppressive.

More importantly—

Her combat ability was continuously rising!

Fighting two sixth-tier experts while only at the middle stage of the fifth tier had already been absurd enough!

But as time passed—

She was actually becoming stronger and stronger!

Gradually, she had begun suppressing the two of them.

And now—

She had even killed Zack!

What the hell?!

Elbino screamed inwardly in near mental collapse.

Only at this moment did he finally understand why the Pope had ordered that no fewer than four sixth-tier experts should act against the Child of Destiny...

This woman—

Was a monster!

Looking at the blood-covered girl holding a silver sword, Elbino couldn't help but shudder.

All confidence had vanished from his black eyes.

Only profound dread remained.

?!!!

Hm?!

Shit!!

Just as Elbino stared at Mengxi—

The silver-haired girl suddenly transformed into a silver meteor wrapped in bloody light and rushed before him at a speed too fast to react.

Her silver blade swung directly toward his neck!

The suffocating pressure of death instantly engulfed Elbino's heart.

However—

Compared to Zack, Elbino was far more experienced.

Facing this life-and-death crisis, he forcibly suppressed the fear inside him and maintained his composure as much as possible.

The black battle aura within his body exploded outward.

He immediately activated the defensive magic on the bracelet around his right arm.

Using the intermediate magic, Wall Armor of Hekado, he barely blocked the fatal slash.

Seeing her attack stopped, the bloodthirsty excitement in Mengxi's eyes only intensified.

"Hahahaha!! Nice! You're pretty good!!"

The next moment—

Mengxi suddenly spun around and kicked Elbino squarely in the chest.

The executioner of the Heavenly Punishment Holy Church was instantly launched dozens of meters away before crashing heavily into a distant wall.

Blood uncontrollably spilled from his mouth.

Four of his ribs had already broken.

Struggling to his feet, Elbino was wracked with pain.

His battle aura had nearly been exhausted.

'Is this... the end?'

After everything—

He still failed to kill the Child of Destiny?

No.

No!

It couldn't end like this.

He still had a trump card.

He could still fight with his life on the line!

Raising his head, Elbino stared at the silver-haired girl charging toward him once more.

A ferocious smile appeared on his face.

That's right!

I can't give up!

After letting out a hysterical roar in his heart—

Elbino suddenly swallowed a black pill that emitted a strange aura.

'I... I can't disappoint Lord Pope!'

'I... I must kill this Child of Destiny!'

'Kill... this so-called "female lead"!'