Trafford's Trading Club

Chapter 1600: Chapter 327: Mad Priest

Escape—!

This was the sole command given to Dagonet by his brain at that moment. Even before this command reached the comprehension area of his brain, his body had already reacted!

A shadow, at a terrifying speed, shot out from within and instantly reached the edges of the dark curtain of the Field of Corruption!

It felt as if a great terror was following behind him, the suffocating sensation spread… Those eyes, they seemed to be expanding infinitely behind him!

Finally, Dagonet burst through the dark curtain and reached the street outside the church—the dark curtain seemed to only react to those with divine power.

The street was silent at this moment, but not empty… Rather, the ordinary humans around had fallen unconscious due to the appearance of the dark curtain.

Dagonet was gasping for breath, and only after breaking through the dark curtain did the overwhelming terror begin to subside… He looked in panic at his trembling hands.

The Twelve Knights’ Armor on his body, forged with the spirit of nature’s power, a crystal of divine power technique from the ancient Celtic Theocracy, at this moment completely shattered.

Dagonet leaned against the wall of a residential courtyard, collapsing to the ground as if weightless, muttering to himself, “Just one look and the Armor of Legacy broke, this isn’t the power that should exist in this world, this isn’t… isn’t…”

God?

The phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated, causing Dagonet’s heart to pause, then he reacted, quickly taking it out, only to find that his hands were shaking too much to hold it steady, and the phone almost fell to the ground several times.

“Wh… What’s happening…”

It was the voice of Marvin, a knight stationed at the Knight Agency here, “Lord Dagonet, the dark curtain has appeared again, should we deploy?”

“Deploy?” Dagonet suddenly stood up, “Deploy for what… Don’t move! No, the farther away you are, the better—I’m ordering you all to evacuate this place immediately!”

After saying this, Dagonet ignored the confused Marvin and immediately activated the fighter jet parked by the seaside cliff of the town to take off.

He needed to bring everything that happened tonight… everything, back to the headquarters of the Knight Agency—there wasn’t a moment to lose!

In an instant, Dagonet disappeared from the street, rushing to where the fighter jet was hidden at his fastest possible speed.

…

Mr. Clown from the Knight Agency had already left… Of course, Boss Luo knew about his departure—he was contemplating a question.

Considering the value of the Cycle information provided by Lamias, he already showed the utmost generosity by confining Vasco for ten minutes from the Shop’s trade principles.

Of course, if it had been his own personal intention to act, it would have been a different matter entirely.

So, he merely glanced at Dagonet, without any intention of acting… It was this Mr. Clown who was overly sensitive.

“Truly a superhuman sense…”

Boss Luo shook his head, pondering over whether to impose an additional charge on Lamias.

Suddenly, Vasco beside him drew Boss Luo’s attention—the old man, whose body had been trained to be particularly strong, had his steel-like hard muscles gradually shrinking down.

His eyes were empty and despondent… The collapse of his body seemed unnoticed by him.

For decades, Vasco has been tirelessly training his body—driven by his fervent faith to push beyond the limits of the human body and mind, again and again.

But when his faith was shattered by some powerful force, his body could no longer withstand the accumulated fatigue and damage from decades of rigorous training, leading to a direct physical breakdown.

“The more devout, the more fragile… faith and destruction are just a thought apart.” Boss Luo casually glanced at Vasco, “Perhaps this is the downside.”

Shaking his head, Boss Luo slightly opened a sliver of the lock on Vasco’s divine power.

This sliver allowed the divine power within Vasco to reappear… Even though weak, like a small spring, the divine power emerging was insignificant compared to his lake-like capacity.

But it was a source of hope.

He felt it, the divine power… the Power of Faith!

Vasco suddenly lifted his head!

The Lord hadn’t abandoned him… hadn’t abandoned—hope ignited in his eyes again, the weak divine power appeared like a spark!

The collapse of his body stopped, and the once-atrophied muscles began to recover slowly… Vasco stood up once more—The Lord hadn’t forsaken him, it was his faith that wasn’t firm enough, which almost led him to eternal damnation by a few words… It was his faith that wasn’t strong enough!

Moreover, he wasn’t strong enough, which is why he couldn’t defeat the Evil Demon.

What to do if not strong enough?

Double the training! Ten times the training… train continuously, until he’s strong enough!

Boss Luo at this point nodded silently, in just an instant, Vasco’s soul had returned to its original state… Such a method of faith, though having its obvious flaws, also carried clear benefits.

When an ordinary person’s heart collapses, recovering it is not something that can be done in an instant… Yet, observing Vasco’s life, it might well be approaching the limits of his lifespan, right?

Boss Luo couldn’t help but think, when it comes time for heaven to collect its rent, will Vasco be part of the rent component…?

“You seem much better, Mr. Vasco.” Boss Luo smiled slightly.

Vasco had calmed down… He naturally understood that the other party had spared him, allowing him to regain his faith—even though he felt terror, it was no longer as if he had fallen into the abyss like a few dozen seconds ago.

He took a deep breath, “Your target is Stretta?”

“It’s her target.” Boss Luo said nonchalantly.

Vasco frowned, “Stretta… Hmph, if they have the skill, let them take you away. Just don’t regret it afterward!”

—The faith in that guy’s heart won’t crumble so easily!

At this moment, several Squire Candidates rushed out, seeing Vasco on the rooftop, they intended to assist, but were quickly knocked out one by one by Vasco until all four were unconscious.

He gave Boss Luo a glance and simply sat on the rooftop. Since he couldn’t do anything, he decided to meditate at that spot—cultivation, forcing himself to cultivate at all times until he’s strong enough one day!

Luo Qiu chuckled casually, his gaze swept across to the corner of the church’s courtyard at the storage room… without stopping, though the curtains in the storage room stirred slightly.

“Teacher Prin, wonder if she’ll come…” Boss Luo whispered.

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…

When Lamias burst through the door, Atang, who was squatting next to Father Strala eating, instantly vanished.

“Can’t you just use the door next time? Do you know how expensive it is to hire workers nowadays?” Father Strala glared directly.

Lamias looked around, only Father Strala remained in the dining hall.

“Father, sorry to disturb again.” Lamias unfurled the wings of her armor and slowly flew towards Father Strala, “I hope you can cooperate with me and leave with me.”

Father Strala said irritably, “You can’t even take a punch from me, where do you get the confidence to take me away? They say big chested women have no brains, turns out it’s true, thinking with your knees you still won’t beat me, alright!”

“Godslayer Armament.” Lamias suddenly said, “That’s the name of the armor I’m wearing.”

“Lame!” Father Strala shook his head, “Still, the exposing gear of your Black Religious Congregation’s fallen nuns is more appealing! If you send a hundred or so fallen nuns to invite me, I would’ve gone back with you yesterday!”

Lamias replied calmly, “The material used in the Godslayer Armament is quite special; it can remember all attacks and then evolve until it ignores previous attack limits… Father, not sure how much power you used last time.”

“Zero point two-five!” Father Strala glared disdainfully, “You want to remember, right? Next, I’ll add zero point zero-one each time; I’ll make your armor remember until you question your life!”

Lamias felt troubled… Father Strala’s personality was really exceptionally nasty—the young mansion’s owner who promised her had limited time, she no longer wanted to continue verbal sparring with Father Strala, she attacked directly!

The Godslayer Armor, having remembered Father Strala’s attack strength from yesterday, through adjustments and evolution overnight, today would be able to handle Father Strala’s power… even if he held back, she certainly wouldn’t be defenseless like yesterday!

“Don’t mess up my dining table! Will you clean up afterwards?”

Seeing Lamias punch forward, Father Strala coldly snorted, instead of using a fist, he slapped out with his hand, an incredible surge of divine power flashed, and Lamias seemed to see a palm as big as a house pressing down!

Smack—!!

Her body was instantly slapped to the floor… last time, Father Strala’s punch penetrated the armor and directly broke her internal organs, but this time it didn’t hurt her body, yet it shattered the Godslayer Armor!

She stared blankly at the armor fragments… shattered like glass shards, seemingly wailing—then the pieces on the ground began to turn into silver liquid, merging!

After merging, they gathered towards the back of Lamias’s neck.

Due to the special materials, even in this state, the Godslayer Armor could still restore itself through self-repair… but with damage this extensive, it would likely take a long time to fully recover.

“Still want to act?” Father Strala coldly snorted, reaching out and from a distance, he pulled out the armor core implanted at the back of Lamias’s neck!

The pain from the nerve severance nearly knocked Lamias out… fearfully watching the silver bead with traces of blood held by Father Strala.

On the rooftop, Vasco had already been talked into doubting life by Boss Luo, similarly, under Father Strala’s method, she doubted life!

Father Strala clenched his fist, a blazing flame of divine power ignited in his palm, shortly the silver bead was burnt to ashes.

“With this level, you dare attack the Holy Church?” Father Strala’s eyes flared, with a look of bitter disappointment, “Don’t know there are at least a hundred or more in Holy Church stronger than me? At this level, go back home to mama!”

A hundred plus… Lamias naturally didn’t believe—could there truly be people more terrifying than the monster-like Father in the Holy Church?

Unless… a Descending Angel, and a high-rank one at that!

“If everyone in Holy Church had powers like the Father…” Lamias chuckled bitterly, “You’re right, we indeed have no chance of winning… I’ve been too naive.”

Can’t win, perhaps can’t escape either… Lamias could only fret internally, still hoping perhaps the mansion’s owner would support her.

But likely seemed a distant hope.

Who knew Strala could be so strong… is this guy truly human?

Father sighed slowly, standing, “Alright! With your capability, for the next few hundred years, you won’t catch up to Holy Church’s tail lights! So how about you bring me back to Black Religious Congregation, nominate me as your congregation president, and I’ll lead you to conquer the Holy Mountain! I know people inside the church, an inside-outside alliance will uproot Holy Church with one blow! You then replace it, sweep across the world, and make me the Common Lord!”

“You… what are you saying?” Lamias widened her eyes.

This… this was truly coming from a priest’s mouth?

The reports indeed made special notes on Father Strala’s indiscretion—but what this Father’s saying is beyond indiscretion, right?

“I say, quickly invite me back as the general president, then let me lead you to conquer the world!” Father Strala said impatiently while lowering his head, “What’s with you young lady? So young and already hard of hearing? I’ve said, young people shouldn’t indulge too much! With your lustful eyes and indecent body, who knows how many men have explored you, or how many chicks you’ve explored, really! From today, follow me and abstain!”

Crazy… totally crazy.

Lamias shuddered violently, the Father before her, genuinely crazy! Those eyes staring at her were so chaotic, unfocused… only endless madness remained!

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