In the end, the land where a mountain had once stood was left with a bottomless crater.
Blood filled the pit, and a pungent, metallic stench rose into the sky.
The massive nine-headed dragon had been beaten to death right then and there.
Olivia had done it; she had granted the nine-headed dragon its release.
Of course, she would have struggled to achieve such a feat without Rose.
Looking at the corpse of the nine-headed dragon in the massive crater, Olivia felt an exceptionally complex swirl of emotions.
The creature's earlier words continued to echo in her mind.
A deity...
What kind of experiment was such a being conducting?
After dealing with the nine-headed dragon, Olivia asked Rose to wait for her outside while she planned to return to the church headquarters to report the incident.
On her way back to the church headquarters, Olivia took the opportunity to ask the magic mirror a question in her mind.
“Magic mirror, magic mirror, what was that thing that appeared behind Rose earlier? Is it the forbidden artifact she fused with?”
【Yes. The name of that forbidden artifact is lost to history. Its function should be to grant one eternity, but it carries the negative effect of causing the user to be forgotten.】
So that was it.
Olivia sighed inwardly.
She soon discovered that there was no one at the church headquarters to report to.
Whether it was Charles, the Cardinal, or Adam, the Pope—both had left the church headquarters.
Even Julia, who was not a combatant, was no longer there.
This discovery made Olivia realize just how massive the dragon riot was. It had forced all of them to leave the church headquarters to suppress the dragons.
Since that was the case, Olivia had no choice but to withdraw from the church headquarters for now.
Returning to her original position, Olivia immediately questioned the magic mirror in her mind, wanting to know where the nearest of the remaining dragons was.
Since everyone else was still busy, she couldn't just rest after dealing with one nine-headed dragon.
The magic mirror quickly provided an answer.
After obtaining the exact location, Olivia took Rose and flew off at high speed.
Before long, Olivia arrived in the sky above a city.
There, a dragon stitched together with over twenty pairs of wings was soaring through the heavens. Perhaps because of the sheer number of wings, its flight speed was frighteningly fast.
A powerhouse from the church was already here dealing with the dragon. However, because the speed gap was too great, the church powerhouse couldn't catch the dragon at all. He could only remain in the sky above the city, intercepting attacks that might cause damage to the city below.
Olivia did not recognize this clergyman.
But this was not surprising. As a massive transcendent organization, the Radiant Light Church undoubtedly had a vast number of Evolvers. Olivia didn't know everyone.
“It flies so fast.”
Facing such a dragon, Olivia couldn't help but narrow her eyes.
However, it was merely fast. In terms of actual combat power, it was not as strong as the previous nine-headed dragon.
If the nine-headed dragon was equivalent to a Destroyer, then the multi-winged dragon before her could only be considered an Evolver.
This was why the church clergyman above the city was able to hold it off.
Since she had arrived, Olivia naturally chose to strike immediately. She extended her arm, rapidly lunging toward the creature.
To her embarrassment, however, she couldn't catch it.
The dragon's movement speed was too fast; it darted back and forth in the sky, leaving one afterimage after another.
Faced with this situation, Olivia had no choice but to let Rose step in.
“It's up to you, Rose.”
“I understand, Sister Olivia.”
Rose's mastery over her abilities was becoming increasingly mature.
Now, facing the multi-winged dragon that was darting through the high altitude with countless afterimages, she directly released her mental pressure.
The phantom of a forbidden artifact once again emerged behind Rose, still carrying that unique property where one could see it but never remember its shape.
Under these circumstances, an incredibly intense aura of dominance fell from the heavens, acting directly upon the multi-winged dragon.
The multi-winged dragon, which had been flying at extreme speeds, instantly stiffened under the pressure, its massive body frozen in place.
Taking this opportunity, Olivia released her Giant Spirit Hand. Her palm became enormous as she snatched the massive multi-winged dragon and forcefully pulled it close.
She did not kill the multi-winged dragon immediately. Instead, just as she had with the nine-headed dragon, she applied dual pressure to its body and soul, attempting to let the multi-winged dragon regain temporary clarity.
‘Magic mirror, can the same method wake this dragon up?’
【The situation of the multi-winged dragon is different from that of the nine-headed dragon. There is a chance it may wake up under pressure, but the probability is not very high.】
Though the probability wasn't high, Olivia naturally had to try.
Under the massive pressure, the multi-winged dragon struggled and struggled until suddenly, with a loud boom, its body surface exploded.
It wasn't crushed to death by Olivia. Rather, once the pressure it endured reached a certain level, something happened internally that caused its body to spontaneously disintegrate.
Seeing this, Olivia was stunned for a moment and hurriedly asked the magic mirror for the reason.
【The multi-winged dragon is merely a stitched-together body; it was inherently unstable and liable to explode at any time. Facing such pressure greatly increased that possibility.】
Olivia was left speechless.
At that moment, the church clergyman flew over.
He was an Archbishop and appeared quite young. When he saw Olivia, a look of surprise crossed his eyes. “Are you Olivia?”
“It's me. And you are?”
“My name is Theodore Ravens, an Archbishop. It's a pleasure to meet you; I've heard a lot about you.
“But only after seeing you in action do I realize how powerful you are.
“I can't believe the dragon that was giving me such a headache was dealt with so easily by you.”
As he spoke, Theodore glanced at Rose a few times and asked about her origin.
Olivia didn't have time for a long conversation with Theodore. After a few brief words, she said, “The dragons are rampaging everywhere. Now that the dragon here is dealt with, I need to go find the others. Let's talk more when we have the chance.”
Without waiting for Theodore to say more, Olivia took Rose and quickly departed.
Seeing this, Theodore couldn't help but give a bitter smile. “Being powerful really makes a difference; she dares to go anywhere. If I were to go outside my designated area, I might very well die.”
With dragons rampaging everywhere, even an Evolver had no guarantee of safety.
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