Even though we were enclosed by an ice wall, we were still uncomfortable inside.

Apart from Ms. Mary being able to add new ice barriers, none of us could use any other physical form of defensive magic. So, we could only gather together and continuously add defensive magic from the outside to resist.

After about a minute or so, the shaking finally stopped.

We looked at each other and waited for about another half a minute before letting our guard down and disabling the defensive magic.

Outside had turned into ruins. It wasn't just the Holy Lighthouse, but the entire Chelfa Imperial City had become history. We couldn't even recognize what the original buildings looked like.

"Your Holiness! They're over there!"

In the distance, a soldier in white armor shouted loudly. Looking at the title, they were actually from the Church's Bright Knights.

Did the reinforcements we called for finally arrive? It took them so long, considering we had completely turned the enemy's stronghold upside down.

"Your Holiness? Didn't the Judiciary send people? Has something happened within the church?"

Yabber muttered to himself beside me.

"What's wrong, Yabber?"

"Oh, it's nothing. It's just that in serious incidents like this, it's usually the Judgment Hall's people leading the Bright Knights to surround them. But the Saints belonging to the Cathedral, like you, are usually independent and rarely appear directly unless... it's that person."

Yabber turned to me and explained upon hearing my question.

"That person?"

"Yes, you should have met him before. He's that boring guy who lives near the Gray Magic Academy, Mr. Bayer."

"Oh, come on, calling me boring really hurts."

I didn't know when, but the guy had already appeared behind the ruins in front of us and was slowly walking towards us.

What are you doing, showing off when your title clearly indicates that you came running all the way from afar? Do you think I didn't notice? Do you think I can't tell you ran here because you're out of breath?

"I'm just a part-time priest at that church because there hasn't been anyone there for a long time."

"Tch, clearly you couldn't wait to grab that position as soon as it became available. And now you're stubbornly holding on to it!"

"That's not true, I'm just working diligently..."

"Alright, enough. I don't want to hear about the problems within your church, so stop arguing."

I hurriedly interrupted the conversation between Yabber and the old man with the white beard, then looked at George.

"Mr. George Bayer, it's been a while."

"Yeah, about half a year, I guess?"

George stroked his white beard and smiled, then patted his wrinkled white robe.

"So, have you considered it? You can already spread your angelic wings, so I definitely recommend you to join the church as a Paladin. What do you think?"

"Although I don't know what that is, it sounds low-level, so I'll pass."

"What! Low-level! Although it's the lowest position in the Cathedral, it combines the salary of the Captain of the Bright Knights with the authority of the Judgment Hall's execution captain. Many people wish for it but can't obtain it... Wait a minute, has Yabber never told you anything about our church?"

Upon finishing his words, he looked at Yabber with a helpless face, and Yabber simply turned his head to the side, avoiding eye contact.

"It was me who told her not to speak. Anyway, I'm not interested."

"Ah, what a pity! Why? As long as you continue to study Light Magic, you will definitely be a future rising star!"

"Alright, enough with the advertisement. Let's solve the current problem first. Look, that necromancer has been completely eliminated by us, doesn't the church show their appreciation?"

As I spoke, I gestured with three fingers.

"Um..."

George forced a smile.

"That's, of course, definitely. I will definitely explain to the Pope on your behalf..."

"No, no, no, that would be too troublesome."

I looked around and saw that there were more people from the Knights Templar, so I continued.

"You can just secretly give us a bonus and maybe some treasure or secret techniques. The credit for this mission will go to you. After all, the report will be written by you, right?"

Anyway, the dear World will naturally remember this incident, how they report it is their business.

Besides, the credit is their gain, the repairs and such will also be their responsibility.

Seeing the wavering expressions of some of the knights around me, I discreetly said,

"With such great achievements credited to you, I'm sure promotion, titles, and salary increases are a given, right?"

"Your Excellency! This is a great idea!"

"Yes, you should agree to them, since they proposed it themselves, no problem."

Now, the people from the Knights Templar around us were encouraged, so you can't just refuse, right?

George looked at me with a wry smile.

"Alright, alright, I will consider this matter. Besides, since things have become like this, there's no way to solve the problem in a short time..."

"It's alright, we're not in a hurry anyway."

Just as we finished speaking, several people from the Knights Templar ran over.

"Your Excellency, we captured a person with undead aura in an abandoned house on the outskirts of the city!"

Sure enough, they were followed by a group of people on horseback, bringing in a disheveled man.

This person is actually our old acquaintance!

"Oh, isn't this His Majesty Halesbell Chelfa? Why? Want to experience the common life so you became a beggar?"

I quickly rushed to his front and grabbed him by the collar!

"Aren't you supposed to conquer the world! Look at you, not to mention conquering the world, you abandoned the entire Chelfa Kingdom, didn't you?"

"So, it was you causing trouble? I knew it, according to Henry's intelligence, those two idiots were going to act in a few weeks, but your appearance made them change their mind! Hahaha!"

"What..."

"Well, well, well! It doesn't matter which country you're from, don't forget, you destroyed the Chelfa Kingdom!"

"Hahaha..."

"Why are you laughing!"

"I'm laughing because you don't know anything at all!"

I forced a smile and covered my face, then restored my original hair color, eye color, and removed the small Western features added to my face.

"..."

After I let go of him, the king stared at my face for a while, his face turning pale.

"You... Why... Weren't you supposed to be dead inside the ruins..."

"Yes, but, I came back!"

"So that's it... Because of Yaling? My great ambitions were destroyed because of a woman... because of a woman, why did you do this to me!"

"Hahaha..."

"Hmph, the moment you laid a hand on my friend, you have no future!"

I forcefully threw him to the ground and kicked his thigh.

Crack!

The sound of bones breaking echoed, followed by his agonizing wail.

"Ah! Ahaha... Just kill me! I lost! I lost everything! Kill me!"

"George, can I handle this person myself?"

"Well, it seems like the issue between you two is quite complicated. You see, I can't really write a report if I keep this guy around, so I'll leave him to you," George replied.

"Thank you."

I then continued to look at the wailing king.

"You see, if I directly kill you, how can I help your daughter rebuild the Chelfa nation? Although she also wants to kill you, it doesn't sound good to say it like that in the future. Besides, just killing you is too boring, so I made an interesting decision."

"What...?"

The king was already twitching, completely incoherent.

"You'll see soon enough..."

I smiled faintly and took out a small toad.

"Lock him up in the Death Maze!"

"Oh, master, you truly are a villain!"

"Enough with the nonsense!"

I sneered at the little toad and looked at the king.

"Well, farewell~"

Then, with a flash of light, the king's figure disappeared into the small ball in the toad's hand.

There was silence for a while, then George spoke up.

"It seems like you've been through a lot recently. Well, leave the rest to us. You and your companions should rest well. The nearest city is probably..."

"Don't worry."

I pointed to the airship in the distance.

"We have a place to rest."

"What? That airship is yours? It feels more advanced than our Sanctum's Luminous Battleship!"

Uncle George widened his eyes.

"Well..."

I spread my hands.

"Because we have a lot of money."

At this moment, the battle settlement appeared.

Battle Over

Necromancer Henry eliminated

Gained 10,000 experience

Obtained title: Judgmentor

Judgmentor: Imprints a seal of judgment on special enemies marked as heretics. Untagged enemies cannot harm allies or teammates, while tagged enemies receive 120% damage from allies and teammates. (Note: Titles of "Neutral" and "Good" are ineffective)

Conquer: Holy Empire Lighthouse

Obtained ability:

Arcane Arts·Holy Empire Lighthouse

Summons the ancient empire's lighthouse for attacks. The lighthouse is ten meters tall and within a fifteen-meter radius (including the airspace), it continuously restores HP/MP and shoots holy light in a fan-shaped area for five seconds. The lighthouse lasts for one minute when MP Max is used, and has a cooldown of fifty seconds.

...

As I looked at this settlement, I couldn't calm down for a long time.

Should I smash the Death Maze and replace it with a skill?