Chapter 86 | Please Kill Me, Lady Saintess

At this moment, Sathya had become the hope of humanity.

With both Cardinals and even the commander losing their ability to fight, only the Saintess, Sathya, could save them now.

“Saintess!”

“Can she succeed? Even His Holiness the Pope is...”

“The enemy is a magical beast that killed Cardinals. Humanity is doomed...”

“We shouldn't have doubted her! Look, if it weren't for that fool of a Sword God restricting the Saintess, Lord Aether wouldn't have failed!”

The voices of humanity rose one after another from below.

However, this was exactly the result Tina wanted to see. It was still a bit too difficult for humanity to stop her now.

When everyone regarded Sathya as their hope, she would release her restraints, control her, and have her utterly defeat the Dragon Magical Beast—which was the very embodiment of humanity's darkness.

Formulating this plan had only taken Tina a few minutes.

However, she had still miscalculated a few steps.

First, she hadn't expected humans to be so weak, unable to match even her newborn self as the Dragon Magical Beast.

Second, she had underestimated the power of magical beasts, and she had also somewhat underestimated her own violent impulses.

When she pierced Aether's chest, she had clearly felt a sense of satisfaction...

This was the desire of a magical beast.

And now, seeing Sathya's beautiful figure again, all her memories—whether of pain or joy—became crystal clear.

Of course, Tina didn't know whether she was currently a magical beast with human rationality, or a human with the power of a magical beast.

Hehe, it seems I haven't turned into a monster yet~

Yet, she possessed dragon-like traits, a power that left all other magical beasts far behind, and the authority to control them.

The final thing Tina hadn't expected was...

Although there was still a deep blue halo hovering above Sathya's head—the shackles she had placed on her during her rampage—she had actually broken free of it on her own.

Even though the halo remained, Sathya was not under her control.

In other words, Sathya could actually ignore the Demon King's authority. One had to know that even Isobel was currently unable to use any of her power and had hidden herself away in obedience to Tina's command.

Velrose and Krulu, though also very strong, had no choice but to obey her commands as well.

Sathya alone was the exception...

She really was special. She was unique!

A blissful smile appeared on Tina's face, and she rested a hand against her cheek.

“Little Ya, kill me~”

“...”

At this moment, Sathya was expressionless. Ever since she released her powerful aura and energy, she had been frozen in place.

She must have understood my plan.

But...

Even if she knew, she would still choose to go through with it.

Because right now, this was the only option left for Little Ya.

It was about to succeed. Little Ya would become the Saintess very soon!

“I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you...”

Without realizing it, Tina's heart grew hotter and hotter. Remembering that warm smile and soft body, she clasped her hands together, finding a trace of satisfaction only by trembling and repeating that person's name over and over again.

Then, Tina suddenly realized that her power was swelling once more.

It was twice as powerful as she had been just moments ago!

Chaos energy erupted from her body once again, and the sky darkened even further.

Her fair, slender arms were replaced by scaled dragon claws. Black patterns, identical to those on other magical beasts, crawled along the ends of her claws, extending all the way up her fair neck and even onto the left side of her cheek, adding an air of depravity and eeriness to her demonic body.

Such a scene clearly filled humanity with even greater terror. Yet, the more terrified they were, the more they were willing to believe in a deity.

Sathya would become their deity.

“Little Ya, why are you still waiting? All you need to do now is kill me~”

“...”

“Don't worry, Little Ya. Just like before, it'll be exactly the same~ All of humanity will obey you! Hahaha...”

Tina laughed. She was starting to feel a bit anxious now, unsure if Little Ya truly understood her plan.

Was it really that hard to understand?

She only needed to pierce my body with holy light in front of everyone to bring hope back to humanity.

When that happened, even Aether and Black Lotus's most trusted subordinates would become her most loyal believers!

Was that so strange?

But...

Why wasn't Little Ya moving yet?

What on earth was she thinking? Damn it, damn it, damn it...

Could the Divine Nail have injured her after all, making it difficult for her to use her power?

Unforgivable humans.

With these thoughts in mind, Tina flapped her wings and drew closer to Sathya, stopping less than half a meter away from her.

But before she could say anything, a crystal tear slipped from the corner of Sathya's eye.

“Sister Tina.”

Her voice carried a deep sadness, as if she, too, were suppressing some intense desire and emotion.

“I don't want to hurt you. It's so wonderful... Fortunately, I made preparations in advance.” Tina suddenly felt a burning sensation on her neck.

She suddenly realized that a crimson cross on her neck had begun to glow with an intense light.

Accompanied by a very slight sensation of suffocation, Tina felt the chaos energy within her body begin to spiral out of control.

Then, she was pulled into Sathya's embrace, her dragon wings and legs bound tightly by crimson chains.

These were all “Divine Locks” modified by Sathya. The divine artifacts those third-rate Archmages had spent so much effort to construct were completely inferior to the magic Sathya cast with a casual wave of her hand.

Yes, just kill me like this~

Tina's beautiful slit pupils flashed with a trace of anticipation.

But that anticipation did not last long before it turned into shock and confusion.

“Ngh...!”

Sathya held her head and kissed her.

Tina's entire body began to heat up. Her waist was pulled tight, pressing against the other girl's lower abdomen.

Her power was being drained away.

All of her chaos energy was being siphoned through Little Ya's sweet lips, and her body gradually grew weak and limp.

“No, Saintess... you mustn't kiss her...”

By the time they parted, Tina could barely move her body as she had before. Her dragon wings folded back, devoid of strength, and she was suspended in front of Sathya, held aloft by an invisible force.

And in her blind spot, the cross pattern on her neck extended to both sides, closing at the back of her neck to form a collar glowing with a crimson light.