The Defeated Saintess Is On A Journey To Tame The Evil God Book 01 Chapter 06.19 - Whale Song

When the Northern District Police Department received the report and arrived at the factory's gate, they happened to witness the moment the factory's door was pushed open.

They subconsciously wanted to stop the rioting workers, but then a fiery-red figure dropped from the sky and stood in front of them.

"According to evidence, you have been covering for Sir Derek Larson's illegal labor practices." Alice shook a document in her hand, "Now drop your weapons. The Church will take over here... and take you into custody..."

Brooms descended from the sky, and the Church's forces quickly took control of the site, sealing off the factory.

Sir Derek Larson was handed over to the Bell Protectors. As a key witness, he would be kept safe in the dungeons of Holy Spirit Church, where he would be interrogated.

Of course, what he needed most at the moment was a doctor.

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"The remains of an Undying... now Prince Austin won't be able to weasel his way out of this one." Vivian kicked the broken jackal mask, looked around the factory's horrific environment, and couldn't help but shudder.

"How much has the Northern District Police Department concealed in the past three years... when they were so eager to help us with our work, I thought everything was fine in the Docklands..."

"This is partly our fault too. We should have spent more time understanding the city." Alice said quietly.

She patted Vivian on the shoulder and walked out of the factory, heading straight for the gate.

At a glance, she saw the junior sitting on the side of the road: the girl was smoothing her sister's hair, a helpless expression on her face.

"Junior?" Alice stopped in front of Xing Mo and looked down at her.

Hearing the senior's voice, Xing Mo was startled. She raised her head and smiled brightly: "Hello, Senior, you look very beautiful today."

"Senior, you look very beautiful~" Aurora parroted.

Alice furrowed her eyebrows, then pinched the cheeks of the two girls at the same time.

"Ouch!"

"Ow!"

"Why do I keep running into you in such dangerous places!" Alice rebuked, "Now, as soon as I saw a letter from you, I felt uneasy! And sure enough!"

"An Undying! For the Goddess's sake, you might have died!"

Without waiting for Xing Mo to speak, Aurora cried out tearfully: "Ouch! Senior, I wasn't out with my sister! I just got here! She's the one who was naughty! I've been good!"

Hey! How could you betray me like this! Xing Mo shouted in her mind.

"Then I won't pinch you anymore." Alice let go of Aurora's cheek, then turned and pinched Xing Mo fiercely, "And you! Why are you in a place like this again? If you don't give me a good explanation..."

"Ah~ Senior, it hurts! Stop pinching..." Tears welled up in Xing Mo eyes. Having your face pinched hurts so much! It really hurts!

"Alright, alright, Alice, it's not her fault. I was the one who brought her here."

A humorous voice called out. Alice turned and found that Instructor Lucius had already finished reporting the events to the Church personnel and was walking over.

"Instructor, how... how can you be so reckless?" Alice sighed.

"Ms. Xing Sheng is the most outstanding student of this year, so I brought her along when I went out to collect materials. I didn't expect to come across such an unfortunate incident."

Lucius calmly spun his tale: "Of course, despite the Undying's unexpected appearance, we were still able to outsmart and defeat him, weren't we?"

"Not every place will have a whale hanging overhead." Alice quipped wearily.

"In any case, things went well." Lucius winked at Xing Mo, "This factory is one of Prince Austin's supply chains. If we follow this lead, I believe we'll soon receive some good news, won't we?"

"That's true." Alice nodded.

Previously, the operation to apprehend Prince Austin was stuck at a crossroads. But with this incident, the evidence would soon be conclusive.

Alice took a deep breath, crouched down, and rubbed Xing Mo's head: "Next time, stay clear of such dangerous places, okay? I really worry."

"Okay, okay..." Xing Mo avoided Alice's gaze.

Alice got up, bid everyone goodbye, and then turned and strode toward the factory.

As she passed by a few workers, she heard them whispering: "If it weren't for the Tree of Life..."

"... God has descended again..."

"...!" Alice turned her head abruptly, trying to catch what the workers were saying, but they seemed to have noticed her gaze, promptly falling silent.

"The Tree of Life...?" Alice murmured.

She recalled the string formation under the Sunflower Hot Springs—it was in the form of a giant tree.

Something's not right... something's not quite right...

When Alice entered the factory, Vivian greeted her with a beaming smile: "Done checking up on the junior?"

"Vivian, I have a feeling something's off." Alice remarked quickly, "Things... seem more complicated than they seem..."

Vivian understood Alice's intention at once. She cleared her throat and walked toward the Church personnel: "Everyone, please step aside for a moment. Our Witch is going to perform a magic."

After the scene was cleared, Alice took a deep breath and played a number of strings in a hurry, and the Dagger of Truth formed in her hand.

She infused her spirituality into the space, then stabbed the dagger into the void in front of her, tearing open a gap.

But, when she looked into it, an intense green light surged—

"Ah!"

The dagger in Alice's hand shattered, and she took two steps back, feeling a warmth coming down from her nose.

When she touched it, she found her hand stained dark red.

"... a powerful force is interfering..."

Alice closed her eyes, striving to gleam some insight from the green light.

However, no matter how hard she tried, her mind wasn't able to penetrate the green light.

What does the Tree of Life signify? Is it an Outer God? An Evil God?

Is this related to Mordheim's Evil God's descent incident?

Is this related to you... Junior Xing Sheng...

Alice instinctively turned toward the factory's gate, her eyes filled with confusion.

Who are you exactly...?

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Several hours later, the Church personnel brought some daily necessities, so that the workers could stay here for a couple of days and await further arrangements.

After explaining some things, Instructor Lucius returned to the academy. Before leaving, he left Xing Mo a hint: let's reconvene next Wednesday to discuss our next course of action.

Xing Mo nodded in acknowledgement. Next, for the entire afternoon, she helped out in the factory with Aurora, distributing food to the workers.

When night fell, Xing Mo quietly put on a black robe and, accompanied by Aurora, ventured into the depths of the factory.

After confirming that there was no one around, Xing Mo took out the Astrological Pendulum that the proprietress had given her, suspended it in front of her eyes, and gently shook her hand.

The cloudy crystal contained a hint of darkness—that was the curse Xing Mo retrieved from Saint Auroth Cathedral.

Or the Anti-Life Element.