The sword cut through her body, but it didn't even make a drop of blood spill, as if it had sliced through air.

Her sharp claws held the heart of a companion, and the light miracle immediately illuminated the scene, but it still had no effect...

It was evident.

No matter how fast her movements were, no matter how she crossed enormous distances instantly...

Her figure was visible, her actions' trajectory could be seen.

Every movement was so real, yet at the same time illusory.

However, no attack could hit her body, they could only watch helplessly as the girl killed their companions.

"Activate, the ultimate weapon!"

Seeing the knights of the squad fall one by one, the situation became uncontrollable.

The Church's "ultimate weapon" was their last hope.

— It was a doll, with a feminine appearance and shining golden hair, said to have been modeled after the Holy Light of ancient times, and its power was unparalleled.

However, the appearance of the doll was quite vague.

After all, the appearance of the Holy Light had been lost in the long history.

Although the exterior of the doll was somewhat deteriorated, as long as the light stone was activated, its power would not diminish at all.

Throughout human history, countless crises had been averted by this "ultimate weapon."

The four priests joined forces to activate the light stone embedded in the chest of the ultimate weapon.

A dazzling beam of light instantly emerged, destroying the entire cart.

The blinding and powerful light illuminated everyone, alleviating the growing fear in their hearts.

There is hope!

With the ultimate weapon present, no one could defeat them!

"Where did you get such a terrible doll!?"

Saying this, Lamina laughed disdainfully.

"Don’t be deceived, the power of the ultimate weapon is not something these ignorant and evil creatures can comprehend."

An older priest spoke fervently and knelt before the ultimate weapon.

"Oh great Light, punish the evil sins before us!"

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Upon hearing such a prayer, the ultimate weapon raised its right arm, and a sphere of light formed in its palm.

"This bloodless and powerless trash shouldn’t be used to waste my time!"

Lamina seemed somewhat irritated as she waved her hand, just as she had before when killing the knights.

Her body was clearly visible, unobstructed, in front of the ultimate weapon.

She extended her hand and gave a light touch to the doll's forehead.

With just that touch, their spiritual pillar, the most powerful ultimate weapon in their hearts, disintegrated as if it had rotted for thousands of years, turning to ashes carried away by the wind.

The scene changed from chaos to agitation and finally to silence...

The time was terrifyingly short.

"See? I told you, it's just a piece of trash made haphazardly!"

Lamina seemed resigned.

The reality was almost as she had said; the doll was very strong—for current humanity—but weak for a being as powerful as her.

"Ha... hahahaha—"

The older priest began to laugh madly.

The others present just watched without reacting.

"May the evil darkness die!"

He had truly lost his mind, otherwise, he wouldn’t have used his scepter to hit Lamina’s head instead of using the more powerful, but equally useless, light miracle.

"Tsk—"

In response to this attack, Lamina merely sneered, unconcerned.

However, after all this commotion, she had lost the enthusiasm to play around.

If it was going to be like this, she would have to resolve it quickly!

Meanwhile, Anna was leaning against a tree, trying not to let her body fall.

The ultimate weapon had been destroyed easily, and she knew well what awaited them...

But if she died there, what would happen to Alice?

Would she be eternally trapped underground?

The shadows fell one by one...

Blood stained the surroundings.

Finally, it was her turn...

The strange, childlike face of Lamina appeared before her.

"We’re at the end, the best, the most beautiful, and also the most adorable..."

Lamina said cheerfully as she slowly raised her claws...

Is this how she would die?

Anna closed her eyes, feeling only immense sadness, with little else...

However, the claws, which could easily shred her, did not descend.

Anna opened her eyes again and saw that her opponent was facing away from her, looking at the horizon.

"What a powerful light..."

Unlike her previous playful attitude, Lamina’s expression became somewhat more serious, though not entirely grave, but enough to show that this light was worthy of her attention.

The level of that light was completely different from the ultimate weapon she had faced earlier.

At that moment, she was also no longer interested in her games.

Without caring about the last remaining person, she simply quickly moved toward the direction of the bright light.

Anna survived again...

...

Soon, Lamina arrived at the place where the light was radiating.

"What a delay, Lamina."

The other four guardians and Yuri had already gathered there before her.

"I only found some humans."

Lamina responded evasively.

"How does this barrier work? Why don’t we open it to see?"

The method she suggested to open it was, naturally, through violent destruction.

Upon hearing the question, Yuri shook her head with a dark expression.

"We cannot open it."

"Cannot open? What nonsense is this? Even Alyss cannot pierce it?"

Lamina said, somewhat incredulous.

Alyss’s sword could pierce deities; how could it not pierce a barrier like this?

Alyss explained: "This barrier is not as simple as it seems. It is indeed full of a luminous aura, but beyond the light, there are other things mixed in."

"Then, we’re gathered here..." Lamina suddenly thought of something and said with surprise, "Could it be that Princess Shirley is inside there!?"

...

Inside the barrier.

Shirley and the mysterious woman she had seen earlier faced each other.

The magical puppet did not hide its appearance, so Shirley immediately recognized its identity.

"It’s a puppet..."

She had never seen one like this before, only knew about it from books.

But no matter what it was, she had to kill it to avenge Luna!

"Although you don’t feel fear, I’ll tell you, you’re about to die!"

Shirley’s nails turned sharp and red...