And the Saintess Candidate before her, who had desperately summoned her kin and began to resonate with each other, sketched a strange smile, her tear-stained pupils reflecting the Hero's immobile face.

Soon, this perfect goddess statue would also become one of them, becoming a nest of nightmares, sinking into the deep sea of darkness with a pained expression—

[The Cause of the Change in the Legacy of Liberation]

1~4. The Isolated Island Nun's Diversion Tactics

5~8. Black Dream Key: Are you satisfied now?

9. Black Dream Key: Everything is within the plan!

10. Great Success/Extreme Failure

D10=d10(10)=10

Note: Great Success tends towards the Church's plan, Extreme Failure leans towards losing control.

D2=d2(1)=1

♛: Great Success~

But in the next moment, under the stare of those black eyes, the figure who had come close to the Hero's back effortlessly bypassed the towering statue.

Then she reached out her hand and gently covered the Saintess Candidate's eyes.

"No, this child is mine."

The newcomer spoke softly, and as her words fell, the Saintess Candidate, eroded by the Great Demon, lost her strength, collapsing limply.

[Liberation Saintess (Nether Sea Dream) Activates Skill: Dream of Liberation]

The consciousness imprisoned in the dream was liberated, falling into a dreamless slumber.

The Hero looked on unmoved by the scene before him.

Behind her, invisible wings resembling a night sky faintly glowed, and in the next instant, the huge goddess statue silently disappeared from its original place, flashing into the distant darkness.

The fallen Saintess Candidate also disappeared, embraced within the goddess statue's arms.

The Hero gently laid the unconscious candidate on the ground, then turned around, looking at the tattered, yet undeniably holy-looking woman.

The being clad in a woman's guise also raised her head, looking at the tall goddess statue.

[Liberation Saintess R7+ LV (=10 advancing to R8)]

D10+72=d10(1)+72=73

[Hair Length]

D100=d100(36)=36

[Hair Color (Hue + Luminance)]

d24+d100=d24(4)+d100(2)=Black

[Eye Color]

d24+d100=d24(10)+d100(19)=Dark Green

The darkness underfoot, at some point, became shallow, revealing the stone floor that had always been concealed.

The stone surface is smooth and even, of the same material as the cathedral above.

This shows the Church's exceptional emphasis on this place of eternal rest; it's unimaginable how much effort and resources they invested to construct such a grand tomb chamber deep underground.

However, being able to glimpse the true face of the Holy Tomb also meant that the array maintaining this area's special dark environment was gradually stopping.

Since the sealed object had a rebirth, the array naturally lost its necessity to operate further.

The goddess statue quietly gazed at the newly appeared being.

Despite her ragged clothes and unkempt appearance, her silhouette still bore the likeness of the portrait.

Her long ink-black hair melded into the darkness, while her dark green pupils were as serene as a tranquil forest.

And her appearance was exactly like that of the Liberation Saintess in the portrait.

The Liberation Saintess before her was undoubtedly the remains transformed from the one who had unleashed berserk curse power and battled with the Hero earlier.

Gazing at the gentle-eyed resurrected being, the goddess statue remained motionless, as if it truly were a statue.

"You don't seem very surprised?" the Liberation Saintess broke the silence first, her tone carrying a hint of puzzlement.

"I was somewhat prepared to answer your questions..."

The Liberation Saintess, long deceased yet suddenly resurrected, would fill anyone who witnessed this scene with questions.

"Do you know why there are two moons, or where the stars fall from?" the Hero spoke calmly, his voice ethereal and distant, lingering in the air for a long time.

The Liberation Saintess blinked somewhat bewilderedly and shook her head.

"It's okay not to know, that's normal; the world is full of things beyond understanding, and it's impossible to ponder every answer. —What you need to know is only what you ought to do."

The Hero replied in an indifferent, matter-of-course tone.

Upon realizing she couldn't fully comprehend why the situation had unfolded as it did, she promptly abandoned her contemplation.

"So, I have only one question."

The goddess statue's Emerald Eye subtly moved, and on her arms of jade, the Radiance of Dawn gradually filled, piercing the thin darkness.

"Are you an enemy or a friend?"

The Liberation Saintess earnestly met the Hero's gaze, neither avoiding nor retreating, and simply smiled gently. A smile filled with deep understanding and sentiment.

"... Perhaps now I understand why Divine Knowledge chose you."

The surrounding darkness receded even more, like a tide withdrawing and disappearing; the torches on the walls lit up with the flames of Magic Power, and the room began to illuminate with a perpetual candle flame, lighting up the entire space.

[Liberation Saintess's Actions]

1.5. Shall we have a talk?

2.6. Well then, next is your turn.

3.7. Let's deal with the other person first

4.8. Activate Skill: Floating Life Great Release

9. Hero: Sacrifice!

10. Great Success/Extreme Failure

D10=d10(7)=7

♛: Let's deal with the other person first

→☆→☆→☆→✧←★←★←★←

Meanwhile, watching the scene unfold in the Magic projection, the Black Dream Key let out a cold laugh.

"Everything was within your plans... Are you satisfied now?"

Her gaze swept about mockingly and disdainfully.

The Pope, Cardinal, Knight Captain, Master of the Cathedral...

The highest authorities of the entire Church sat upright in their respective positions, collectively observing all that transpired underground.

"Utilizing the power of the Holy Tomb to thoroughly block out Divine Knowledge and the connection to the Deep Sea, then relying on the power of the Nether Sea Dream to activate the Curse, achieving the 'Resurrection' of the Liberation Saintess...

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