40. The Man in the Suit
Reina sighed helplessly.
But there was no other way. As a leader, she had to prioritize the mission.
Compared to that, her identity being exposed was a small matter.
“It’s probably just an illusion.”
Reina explained:
“Or perhaps, I’m just somewhat similar to that… Dragon Queen.”
Just then, Agnes focused her attention on Reina’s flat belly, as if noticing something, and then nodded helplessly.
Seeing her furrowed brow, looking as if she had been fooled, Reina remembered the Saintess’s lonely figure.
“Agnes, why do you protect humanity?” Reina asked gently.
“I’m not really sure either…”
Agnes lowered her head sullenly:
“Protecting humanity is my mission. I was given this mission when I was a child. Originally, I was just fulfilling this mission to survive, to let my brother and I live in this world. When I came to my senses, it was already like this.”
“Then have you ever thought of giving up?”
Agnes chuckled wryly, turned over, and looked at Reina with pure eyes.
“No.”
“Because, when I came to my senses, protecting humanity had already become something I had to do. I have no right to refuse. If I just give up, I will become a worthless, meaningless blank.”
“Then what if it’s just for survival?” Reina almost laughed at the Saintess. She never thought the sensitive Saintess was actually so stubborn.
“Perhaps,” Agnes hesitated. “But I feel like I’ve lost something.”
“I have no family left.”
Saying that, the Saintess touched the scar on her forehead, hidden beneath her hair. It hadn’t fully healed yet, like a pink rose petal.
“Richard often threw wine bottles at me. Before, every time I brought him food, he would try to hit me, cursing me until I was worthless… Now I hear he’s alive, I don’t even dare to see him. Fortunately, we haven’t found him.”
Thinking of this, the Saintess smiled pathologically again, but quickly reverted to a normal, sad expression.
Reina didn’t speak.
She had no right to comment on others’ suffering. She could only observe as a bystander. But as someone she was personally cultivating, she still gave the Saintess a suggestion:
“You can try to follow your heart. That way of life is the most suitable for you.”
“Thank you, Goddess of Light.”
Reina patted her head, and the latter closed her eyes comfortably, as if about to fall asleep.
The Light Clone didn’t need to eat or sleep, but for the sake of her main body’s health, she still set a fake “standby mode.”
Reina’s main body and Calysia were already holding each other. Logically, this should have been another peaceful night.
But the good times didn’t last.
She suddenly opened her eyes, and her clone also sat up from the bench, looking at the flickering lights on the ceiling.
The chandelier, which originally emitted a golden light, was now flickering like a street lamp in a horror movie.
The Saintess was startled awake from her dream and stood behind Reina, on guard.
The two said almost in unison, “The barrier has been broken.”
Although the Saintess’s barrier couldn’t be said to be impenetrable, she possessed level 100 magic power. How could it have been broken so quickly?
Reina made a decisive decision, turned her head, and said to the Saintess:
“Agnes, go back to the [God Slaying Society] through the escape route and request support.”
“What?” The Saintess was a little flustered.
Reina looked up seriously:
“This kind of magic, I’m afraid only they can do it.”
“Then what about the Goddess of Light?”
“I am a god.”
Reina gave Agnes a confident look, but the latter still didn’t move, as if hesitating about something.
This feeling was definitely not wrong.
Reina clearly remembered the magic power of each member of the Shadow of God.
This massive, level 140 magic power should belong to that man in the suit.
When was their location exposed? When were they discovered?
If they couldn’t find the Shadow of God’s stronghold, if they couldn’t see through their power, then today’s event was just a prelude to countless failures in the future.
Whether Richard’s incident was a bait, a clue, or a stepping stone for the Shadow of God, they had too many weaknesses. Moreover, this time they hadn’t found Richard himself. Reina even suspected that there was a problem with the intelligence.
Reina clenched her fists.
However, did the Shadow of God miscalculate?
Because Reina had already set up a one-time teleportation magic circle at the other end of the church. Even if it was just to kill Agnes, she could definitely escape smoothly, and Reina would stay behind. Anyway, this was just her clone.
Seeing that the Saintess was still hesitating, she had no choice but to say:
“This is the guidance the Goddess of Light gives you. Don’t disobey it lightly.”
“Be good.”
Hearing this, the Saintess even shed tears… Does this person have no confidence in my strength?
The next second, Reina summoned the [Judgment Blade] with one hand, and the entire room was once again filled with light.
Only then did the Saintess nod, pull open the main door, and turn to flee, requesting support to deal with the Shadow of God in a very short time.
Seeing the Saintess gradually disappear from her sight, Reina finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Very well.
Then, let me meet you, number one player of the Shadow of God?
Reina’s entire body erupted in golden light, and the excess magic power condensed behind her into the shape of wings, emitting a holy radiance. Now, she would make any miracle of the Goddess of Light in this world pale in comparison. If anyone saw her, they would subconsciously think that she was the real Goddess of Light.
Just then, the entire room began to tremble. Cracks appeared in the aging crevices, then spread to the walls and floor. Miasma descended from the cracks in the ceiling, flowing down like a small waterfall of pure black sand, forming a standing humanoid figure in front of Reina.
The humanoid figure gradually transformed into its original appearance—a man in a white glove and black suit, his face covered by a white, smiling mask, a chilling sight.
His voice was a bit shrill, making Reina feel a little uncomfortable.
If it were the old Reina, she would have known this game-like world like the back of her hand. She wouldn’t be afraid of any enemy she could defeat. But ever since Phantom Dragon appeared, a series of things she didn’t know had been popping up one after another.
“So dazzling, this is indeed your true form.”
The man in the suit bowed, but it wasn’t a polite gesture at all.
More like… some kind of madness.
Reina twirled her sword.
“You all seem so certain that I’m the Goddess of Light. What reason do you have to believe so firmly?”
The man in the suit was in no hurry. He took a step forward, and then the two began to maneuver.
“If I tell you the truth directly, you definitely won’t believe it.”
“Sometimes, the process is more important than the result.”
“I know your identity.”
