A saintess? She's just a bad woman.

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"You don't need to worry about that. Just hide well."

Saint Karina planned to maintain her distance and continue to fight primarily on the defensive.

During this process, Saint Karina would occasionally unleash Purifying Flames when closing the distance, which would cause some damage to him, but could not play a decisive role.

Archduke Osvid, who had transformed into this appearance, was a monster far beyond imagination.

133. Shackles

In reality, it wasn't that Saint Karina's divine power was weak; it was just that the matter inside that product covered by a large amount of external force was too vast and terrifying, like scorching a lake with a torch.

The damage from divine power is too insignificant; the water in the lake is too much and too deep, its depths unfathomable.

If we continue using Holy Flame, it's likely that Grand Duke Osvid won't be defeated first, but rather Saint Karina will be the first to exhaust herself.

"We have to make him reveal a weakness..."

Although he was a little anxious inside, he still maintained a calm and composed demeanor on the surface.

We can lose anything, but we can't lose our spirit.

Saint Karina continued to gradually weaken her opponent's strength, but considering that she needed to change her strategy, the rain of ice spears stopped falling from the sky after a while.

However, she did not refrain from attacking; instead, she changed her strategy.

"God said, 'Thirdly, let the rain of ice draw a prison on the ground, forming shackles, and freeze it!'"

Thick, solid ice walls with an extremely pure and transparent feel appeared, suddenly surrounding the black mass from all directions.

Even if trying to freeze it directly would result in it being swallowed up, simply surround it with ice. Moreover, this is no ordinary ice; it is ice that embodies the divine power to subdue monsters, a concept that interprets the freezing process, making it an absolute defensive barrier.

In short, Saint Karina's magic is definitely not just a fancy facade; it's not all show and no substance.

"Don't try to trap me! Roar!"

The sound grew increasingly monstrous, as Grand Duke Osvid roared, trying to smash through the ice wall.

"boom!"

The ice wall remained completely still, showing no signs of being shattered, not even a crack appeared.

Therefore, he could only extend his sharp, spiraling tentacles from his entire body in an attempt to break through the ice from the inside.

"Squeak!"

"Buzz!"

The sickening drilling sound rang out from within the ice.

The sound was particularly unpleasant, even painful to the eardrums.

Saint Karina did not stop her; she was holding her breath, using the time difference to prepare a big surprise for Grand Duke Osvid.

However, while she was secretly gathering her strength, she was not idle. Observing him break through the ice layer, she used even stronger magic to unleash two more identical spells, forming a thicker ice wall with even stronger freezing power.

Archduke Auschwitz, who was struggling on the inside, began to move noticeably slower.

This is an absolute triple barrier of defense; if it weren't for the power of words, Saint Karina would find it extremely difficult to keep using such magic.

Of course, with more time, Saint Karina can also prepare an even bigger surprise, which she can use immediately—her trump card that has been cherished until now.

This is probably the only attack that can be effective, and it's something that only Saint Karina can do with her current strength.

"Ho ho ho!!"

Perhaps because he had been trapped inside for too long, Grand Duke Osvid's mood became increasingly irritable, and he began to let out increasingly frequent, irrational, and violent roars, much like a monster.

His voice was frantic as he resisted the freezing and struggled inside, trying to break free of the icy prison.

Saint Karina thought that those bloodshot, bright red eyes, bulging out of their sockets, must want to tear through this annoying, temporarily imprisoning ice prison and then rush out to rip Saint Karina apart!

However, once he breaks through these three cages, Saint Karina will have the same idea. She will throw her surprise gift package directly in Grand Duke Osvid's face and launch an attack on him at the same time, using the most extreme power that the Holy Maiden of the Defender can currently provide.

"Damn, damn, damn, damn!"

"You bastard! You think you can trap me like this?"

"When I get out, I'm going to kill you! Roar aaaaaaah!"

His attacks grew increasingly frenzied, a mixture of human speech and the sounds of monstrous beasts.

Clearly, this worked. The ice wall created by Saint Karina had developed numerous cracks, looking as if it had been relentlessly battered by a battering ram.

The fierce, powerful attack, though momentarily weakened, immediately rallied, appearing as if stunned, before quickly regaining its composure and launching an even more furious and violent attack.

He seemed tireless, his attacks never-ending.

In essence, monsters and demons are very similar, except that monsters are even less rational and are brutal creations driven by a thirst for blood and slaughter. The reason why monsters go mad is because of the power of darkness.

Once tainted by demonic energy, ordinary animals and humans are no exception. This dark power can even turn normally gentle creatures into raging monsters, ultimately causing chaos in their thirst for blood.

"However, the saintess originally possessed the power to kill that dark force."

As if talking to herself, Saint Karina's lips curled up. Now, she could vividly picture in her mind the power that had destroyed the forces of darkness.

She strengthened her power-building technique while continuously refining her magic to its limit time and time again.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Boom!"

Finally, a huge commotion came from the other side of the ice wall.

Archduke Auschwitz's frozen body swelled further, then cracks appeared in his body, and sharp, spike-like objects bulged out from within.

He unleashed this power, and with a thunderous explosion, the triple ice walls shattered. Then, he began to extend his demonic hand towards the newly added ice walls.

The additional ice wall will likely shatter in a few seconds. However, Saint Karina's preparations are complete.

Everything is ready except for the final push.

"Holy Flame - Judgment!"

As she uttered those words, a sacred and pure power surged continuously within Saint Karina's body.

Immediately afterwards, a pure white light, equally holy and dazzling, emanated from her body. The holy sword began to control and integrate the power of light, finally converging it at the tip of the sword.

At the same time, the ice wall of the final fan created by Saint Karina was completely shattered, and glittering ice fragments flew through the air.

Grand Duke Osvid, who had transformed into a black, unidentified object and was expanding his body, roared and attacked.

However, judging from the caution in his movements, he seemed quite afraid of this force.

Even without seeing her expression, Saint Karina could imagine how terrified Grand Duke Osvid would be after breaking through the ice wall and seeing her gathering power, and how desperately he would want to escape.

But he couldn't. He couldn't run away. Blinded by rage, he had lost his reason and only wanted to tear Saint Karina apart. Especially after being tormented by the ice wall for so long, his already beastly rationality had been completely worn away.

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"Divine Words - Purification! Final Chapter, Cleansing!"

Like a certain Saber's curry stick, countless blinding white lights burst from the sword tip, and this stream of light directly covered Archduke Osvid.

The black demonic energy gradually dissipated, the dispelling magic's effect was impressive, and Grand Duke Osvid, who had swelled into a black mass, slowly returned to his human form.

Saint Karina's move turned the corrupted monster back into a human, but the "core" has been removed, and Archduke Osvid has now returned to being a somewhat handsome silver-haired uncle.

However, there was a flaw: his skin had developed many wrinkles, and his eyes had become cloudy, making him look much older.

"Roar! Oh oh ...

That was the scream of Grand Duke Osvid as he was stripped of the black mist during the transformation, and also the death scream of the dark power that had lost its host.

Saint Karina felt no pity whatsoever. The noble circles of the Lorian Empire were full of parasites, and their absence would not harm the people at all; on the contrary, it would be a good thing.

"Well done, Archduke Osvid, you have been defeated. I wish you a pleasant stay in prison from now on."

After leaving those words, Saint Karina never looked at Grand Duke Osvid again.

Afterwards, Saint Karina traveled around the Grand Duchy. She originally thought that it would be difficult to subdue the area and support Alessia to the throne, but the process went surprisingly smoothly.

Many soldiers were originally corrupted by the black mist, which is the demonic energy of darkness. Almost all of these people were Grand Duke Osvid's confidants. However, the source of this power disappeared. Instead of returning to normal like Grand Duke Osvid, they became withered "empty shells" that looked like their essence and soul had been drained.

Corpses were everywhere. Saint Karina had no intention of cleaning up the mess. She simply sent a message to Brenda according to the agreed signal, and after obtaining the magic scroll that would unlock the collar, she left the rest to the young emperor.

As for Alessia, her toy will become the new Grand Duchess, and tomorrow's headlines will surely be filled with her "sacrifice of family for the greater good."

But all of this, in the public eye, has nothing to do with her, the saint.

……

"Happy home, my dear sister Santa Karina."

Upon returning to the sanctuary, the first person they saw was Esther, who had a half-smile on her face.

"Change your clothes first, and then we'll slowly tell you about the sensational things you've been up to lately..."

The outfit that was thrown over was a maid outfit, but with a slight difference: it also had cat ears, a cat tail, and bells.

Saint Karina did not blame Philomena for betraying her, because besides the spies she kept by her side, there were other "eyes" in the sanctuary who kept her out all night.

Moreover, these were all large-scale undertakings. There was no one else besides Saint Karina who could dismantle the aristocratic faction's power by appearing around the young emperor.

"I see."

Saint Karina had no choice but to change into the maid outfit, and she did so in front of Esther.

Saving face is irrelevant in front of Esther, absolutely not. Refusing would only lead to being bullied even more, so she could only be thankful that she didn't have to tuck her tail in or take the dry road.

"Hmm~ Very pretty, very cute, no wonder she's Saint Karina!"

Esther walked over and gracefully circled around Saint Karina, as if admiring the treasures she kept in her vault.

Then she reached out her hand, and in the void, Saint Karina's collar revealed a metallic silver chain, the other end of which was firmly held in her palm.

"Hey, kneel down."

"Yes."

Saint Karina couldn't muster any desire to resist and simply knelt down.

"Goodness, Sister Saint Karina is so obedient."

A small, fair hand reached up and stroked Saint Karina's white fur.

The hair was soft and smooth, with a wonderful feel, like a flowing spring, and it never got tangled.

"If only Sister Saint Karina could make things as easy for me as they are now..."

"what?"

Saint Karina didn't know how much Philomena had betrayed her, but it was she who indicated that the other party could say so.

"Staying out all night and behaving recklessly, does Sister Saint Karina really enjoy working for the Emperor of the Lorian Empire?"

Esther absolutely did not believe that Saint Karina had wanted to do those things herself, which was why she killed the Minister of Finance, the leader of the noble faction, and Archduke Osvid.

Given her close relationship with Brenda, Esther could easily deduce that it was Brenda.

"If Sister Saint Karina still enjoys being the emperor's dog after being killed by Ernest VII, why not become the pope's dog? What do you think? My suggestion is quite good, isn't it?"

Her eyes were smiling, even more happily than before.

Then, her feet, clad in black stockings, stepped onto Saint Karina's shoulders, transferring her weight. The feeling wasn't heavy; it was more like a little black cat jumping onto her shoulder.

But besides the weight, what St. Karina felt most deeply was her body temperature and scent.

Esther had only recently returned, and her stockings were soaked with sweat, emanating a pleasant scent of laundry detergent mixed with the natural fragrance of her sweat. This description might sound a bit perverse, but it was indeed similar to agarwood, a scent that could make one feel dizzy.

She had a history of stepping barefoot on Santa Karina's shoulders, and Santa Karina could imagine how lovely those round, smooth toes would be, each one like a pearl.

However, Esther, who looked down at Saint Karina, always had an arrogant expression. She took pleasure in bullying Saint Karina and had a very morbid range of interests. Every time she found something interesting or fun, it would inevitably bring Saint Karina great humiliation.

“Sister Saint Karina, you’ve done so many wrong things, and you’re even trying to please the descendant of your former master, the one I despise—Brenda Ernest. Now that I am your master, you might as well beg for my forgiveness like a real dog wagging its tail. You know the consequences of my anger…”

Her words were a threat that sounded like a calculated scheme.

Rebellion never ends well, and although she wasn't exactly tamed, Saint Karina knew the best solution to suffer as little as possible.

"I'm sorry! Master, meow~ Please forgive me, meow~"

Saint Karina's mind raced. She thought of the elegant posture of a cat and how it matched the maid outfit with cat ears and a cat tail. She made her hands into a paw pad shape and smiled ingratiatingly.

She referenced some textbooks on otaku culture for this action, and the illustrations in those books all showed how to do it this way, and the owner would be happy to insert her stimulation device into the catgirl's indescribable place.