Chapter 155: The Female Knight Tried to Turn the Goddess Into a Sword
The Officer School was called a school, but because it occupied a large area, it was actually like a small town.
Within the Oder Empire, every administrative unit at the town level or higher had a church, and the special "small town" of the Officer School was no exception.
After handing over with the people sent by the principal, Loria arrived at the church alone.
At this time, the guildmaster was studying the books and diaries she had picked up with others, and after such a big incident happened in the Training Forest, the students in the school were ordered to stay in the dormitory and not allowed to go out.
Therefore, when she arrived at the church, there was only one young-looking nun standing by the window, clasping her hands together and praying silently.
The nun was so absorbed in her prayers that she didn't even notice when Loria approached.
Loria lifted her hand, intending to wake up the nun directly, but after thinking for a moment, she decided to wait a while.
After all, this is the goddess's territory, and her thoughts are already not pure. Actions and words still need to be polite to some extent.
Loria walked around the church casually.
This small church is so small that the chapel can only accommodate sixteen people, but even in such a small church, the goddess statue placed in front is impeccable.
The statue may be a bit short, but every detail looks incredibly lifelike.
Especially the light veil on the goddess's body, the marble-carved veil is as enchanting as a real one, subtly alluring.
If this carving was not of a goddess, but of some other beauty, this statue would definitely be worth a lot of money, right?
Loria's eyes lit up.
Her gaze followed the statue's chest, hands held out, graceful neck, until it met with those grayish-white eyes.
The world in this moment is very calm.
In this calmness, even the appearance of something strange feels gentle.
Loria stared in awe at those "opened" eyes, as the shimmering water-like light flowed into her body, making her feel like she was floating.
She didn't float up into the sky, but rather drifted into a world of uncertainty, where she saw the faint morning light.
Bathed in the morning light, she emptied her mind and body, experiencing a relaxation like never before.
A faint happiness surrounded her, which was different from the extreme excitement of letting go completely.
Loria couldn't say which kind of happiness suited her better, but right now she wanted to just keep lying there, far away from the troubles and sorrows of the world.
"Is this what the Goddess religion calls freedom?"
When glimpsing the dark moon, Loria only felt coldness and fear.
When looked at this way, it is perfectly normal for the belief in the Goddess of Dawn, Wind, and Sky to spread throughout the continent.
"Hey, hey, can you hear me?"
Suddenly, a clear voice flew from the sky and landed deep within Loria's heart.
The girl quickly snapped out of that strange experience. She opened her eyes and saw the nun who had been by the window standing in front of her, waving her hand in front of her eyes.
"Have you finished praying?"
Loria asked instinctively.
The nun glanced at her angrily and said, "You're asking about me, but I wanted to ask if you've had enough of hugging."
Have you had enough of hugging?
Loria lowered her head and looked at her own hands. She suddenly realized that she was tightly holding onto the statue of the goddess, with her cheek resting near the statue's chest.
Ah!
Miss Knight quickly let go of her hand.
She had no idea how she had turned into this.
As she felt a wave of relief, her mind was filled with fear.
Could this seemingly harmless goddess possess such a terrifying ability to deceive people?
As a human, she should not let her guard down against any god, or else she might not even know how she died.
"How long has it been?"
Loria asked tentatively.
"Almost twenty minutes."
Is it that long?
Loria felt like she had been in that directionless world for just a few seconds.
Never mind.
If the mysterious things are not mysterious, can they still be called mysterious things?
"I came here to receive baptism," Loria explained her intention.
What does it take to be considered a qualified follower of the goddess?
This answer has many different possibilities.
Taking into account various opinions, Loria felt that it was necessary to receive baptism.
The nun nodded without refusing.
The goddess religion is very inclusive. No matter what your status is, whether you're nobility or a slave, you can become a follower of the goddess religion.
The goddess religion is also very free. There are no restrictions imposed on the followers in its teachings.
Loria followed behind the nun, first washing her hands and then waiting for the nun to baptize her.
The baptism process is not complicated. Although she hadn't experienced it personally, she had witnessed many baptisms in Creek Town.
Usually, a baptism can be completed in up to five minutes, but today an unexpected event occurred.
"What's going on?"
Loria was speechless. Since arriving at the officer school, she had hardly had any rest, with one trouble after another constantly arising.
After hearing a loud boom, she hurried to the window.
Bang!
In the next moment, Loria saw the guildmaster flying from the other side of the church and crash heavily in front of the window where she stood.
"W-w-w-what is happening?"
Loria was startled and prepared to jump out of the window to help the guildmaster up.
The guildmaster was much stronger than she imagined, despite the serious injury, he quickly got up and looked at her anxiously, saying, "No time to explain, come with me now, let's leave this place."
"Oh, this?"
Even if the guildmaster didn't explain, Loria soon figured out the answer.
Because a "not so familiar" person jumped over from the other side of the church, his gaze shifting between Loria and the guildmaster, appearing somewhat fierce.
"Isn't that the headmaster of the military academy?"
Loria's heart tightened.
Just now in the confinement room, she met the principal. At that time, the principal had white hair and unusual energy for an elderly person.
But now the principal is healthy and looks like an actor, not an educator.
"Move away quickly!"
The guildmaster, who was lying on the ground, shouted loudly.
Loria, who had a bad premonition, instinctively dodged to the side and narrowly avoided the principal's attack.
Although the guildmaster didn't say what happened, she felt like she had understood the situation.
"The principal of the military school has long been corrupted by these people led by Jose. We asked him for help, but instead we fell into the lion's den!"
How annoying.
Loria's face became extremely unpleasant.
The headmaster is definitely coming to kill her and the guildmaster. If they both die, the demon causing trouble at school can be stopped.
Considering that the school recently notified students not to leave their dormitories no matter what they hear, Loria felt that help probably won't come.
"How despicable! Coming to deceive and attack an innocent girl like me!"
Loria quickly threw an Insightful Perception at the headmaster, and something terrifying happened. She couldn't read the headmaster's information, which meant the headmaster was at least a B-level adventurer.
Hmm, the headmaster must have just reached the level of B. Otherwise, the guildmaster wouldn't have been able to escape and come here, and she wouldn't have been able to dodge the headmaster's attack earlier.
"Where is Doris?"
Loria asked urgently.
The guildmaster answered, "She's too slow. She's probably still chasing after us."
Loria immediately felt relieved. It's good if she's alright.
But Doris's absence put her in a difficult situation, she couldn't quickly enter the mating state and stack her stamina to over 200 points with the help of the Dark Moon's Heart bonus.
Loria stared at her carefully trimmed fingernails.
No, it won't work.
Even if she pulled a face and directly released electricity in front of everyone, there wouldn't be enough time.
Being as sensitive as she was, it also took some time for her to get into an excited state, and the principal would definitely not ignore this period of time.
Drinking the medicine was also not an option.
The flaw revealed when drinking the medicine was too significant, even bigger than generating electricity, and the medicine also needed time to take effect.
Let's fight.
It's necessary to fight, only by fighting can they attract the principal's attention and buy the guildmaster some breathing room.
I hope we can delay a bit, until Doris arrives.
Of course, the condition is that Doris can arrive. Loria is very worried that Doris might get scared and run away halfway.
When she saw the principal's fingers emit white light, she immediately used Kitty's Pace to move away. A white streak of light shot out from the principal's fingers, like a whip, hitting the aisle in the middle of the church seats with a loud crack. In an instant, it created a crack on the ground that spread to the foot of the statue of the goddess.
"That was close."
Loria's pupils shrunk.
Even though the crack isn't wide, it looks terrifying precisely because of that.
The crack is a very neat rectangle, with no spider-web-like cracks around it. This is definitely not a normal impact. She even suspected it was "erasing."
"If I had been hit just now, would a part of my body also disappear?"
Loria didn't have time to think about it in detail because the principal launched another attack.
The white whip singled her out, completely ignoring the guildmaster, who was lying on the ground, and the nun screaming as she ran to the prayer room.
"Oh my goodness, is it necessary to chase after her like this?"
Loria, feeling fearful, didn't dare to confront the principal directly, because Kitty's Pace had a cooldown time of one second. This time, she was truly in a state of extreme disarray.
Just a few seconds later, her clothes were covered in dust and her skin was dotted with beads of sweat the size of beans. That sticky sensation slowly aroused her desires.
However, it was too slow!
"This won't work at all. I might die before Doris arrives. I have to come up with a plan."
While dodging, Loria pondered which of her skills could be useful.
As soon as she thought about it, she realized that she had no way out.
The advantage of having high endurance and thick skin was difficult to employ against this eerie attack style.
Once she had a few wounds on her body like cracks on the ground, she would quickly lose the ability to move and become a fish on the cutting board, at the mercy of others.
Loria thought that running away might be the most feasible solution now.
However, this dream was quickly shattered when she ran from the front of the statue of the goddess to the back, only to find her path blocked.
"How the heck did you get over here?"
Cold sweat continued to pour out.
Loria looked around in all directions.
The small church had been completely destroyed, with shattered windows, chairs, and even the chandelier.
In the midst of this wreckage, only the statue of the goddess at the front of the small church stood out.
It stood quietly, without a single trace of injury on its body, as if all the conflicts of the world didn't exist, and only tranquility remained there.
"People aren't as good as statues."
After running around for a while, Loria suddenly realized the problem.
"In such intense battles, unless intentionally controlled, how could the goddess statue not have any harm?"
She held her breath and focused, even when she was being hit and running for cover, she didn't forget to observe carefully.
Through this observation, Loria figured out the trick.
Several times, the white whip was about to hit her waist or legs, but it was withdrawn at the critical moment.
At first, she thought the headmaster was slowly torturing her, but after rolling several times, she understood the key to the situation.
The key lies in the goddess statue!
The headmaster seems to be afraid of the goddess statue and dare not cause any harm to it.
Because of this fear, even though the headmistress could have hit her with a whip, she decided to take it back, because at the same time the statue of the goddess would also have problems.
"I see now!"
Although Loria couldn't understand why the headmistress would be afraid, she felt like she had already found a way to win.
"Loria, go quickly, don't worry about me!"
The guildmaster, lying on the ground, saw Loria playing around with the statue of the goddess and the headmistress, and couldn't help but shout anxiously.
"Shut up, you better stay quiet."
At this time, Loria didn't have time to talk lightly with the guildmaster.
After recovering some strength under the cover of the statue, a very bold idea popped into her head.
The statue of the goddess couldn't move, so it could only protect her completely, but couldn't take down the headmistress on its own.
I wonder if the goddess statue can move?
The situation might completely change!
In the moment the white whip was thrown, Loria grabbed the waist of the goddess statue tightly, and then...
With extraordinary strength and power!
Surprisingly, she forcefully pulled the goddess statue from the ground.
The guildmaster, who was lying down, widened her eyes and couldn't understand what Loria was trying to do.
Loria had a simple plan. Normal swords wouldn't work against a monster like the principal, but if she had the "Goddess Sword" in her hand, it would be completely different.
"You've had your fun fighting for so long, now witness my fury, my lady!"
Loria held the right arm of the goddess statue with her left hand and grabbed both legs with her right hand, then charged forward as if wielding a long-handled axe.
She was also gambling, betting that the principal was truly scared.
The fact proved her gamble right, as she swung the "Goddess Sword," the principal frantically broke the white whip.
Because he didn't break it in time, the legs of the goddess heavily collided with his chest.
"Puff -"
Fresh blood splattered.
Loria was greatly encouraged, she pressed on, grabbing the Goddess Sword and unleashing a frenzy of swordsmanship.
Poke, poke, poke! And a clang!
For a moment, the principal's clothes were covered in gray marks.
"Blaspheming, you are blaspheming."
Behind the windowsill, the nun looked at everything in front of her, scared.
Loria ignored her and urgently needed to defeat the enemy using this unique weapon, causing them great pain.
At first, the principal could handle a few attacks, but as Loria became more skilled with the power of the goddess, the principal was completely overwhelmed and became a helpless loser.
"Huh? You still want to escape at this point?"
Bang!
Loria used Kitty's Pace to surprise the principal by rushing towards them. Then, using the feet of the goddess statue, she sent the principal flying into the wall with great force.
This collision was a bit too harsh. The principal slid down the wall and tried several times to stand up but fell down each time due to the severe pain in their chest.
"Plotting against us, huh? In front of Knight Loria, all conspiracies and tricks will be exposed!"
Loria worried that the principal was pretending to be unconscious, so she hit his head several times with the goddess statue's head to disorient him. After that, she kicked him. She finally relaxed a bit when the principal's face became bruised and swollen.
"If you go against me, this is what will happen!"
With one hand on her hip and the other hand supporting the goddess statue on the ground, Loria was in excellent spirits.
What she worried about the most was the possibility of the goddess statue cracking apart while she swung it, leaving her defenseless. But even after she subdued the principal, the statue didn't reveal any magical powers.
The quality of this statue can be said to be remarkably good.
If there's a chance, she definitely wants to find a way to collect more of these statues, even if they are smaller. The key is that they need to be strong.
If she encounters another non-believer next time, she won't need to draw her sword. She can just summon the goddess and see who dares to be insolent.
Loria happily began looting the spoils and after finishing, she turned her head to look at the guildmaster.
When it comes to how to deal with these non-believers, she really has no ideas. It's better to leave such troublesome matters to the guildmaster to handle slowly.
