Collapse, Traveling from the Moonlit Oath

"There are survivors besides me? Really?!"

Upon hearing this, Isaiah immediately perked up, looking at the young girl with immense excitement. He was nervous.

He had thought he was the sole survivor of the Holy Sword Project, but to learn that other companions had also made it out alive was truly wonderful news.

"It should be correct."

If the story hadn't completely changed, then besides Isaiah, another girl had survived the Holy Sword Project.

"Human, you don't need to worry. I will investigate. If she is still alive, I will rescue her."

Comforting the boy, she couldn't be completely certain without confirmation.

"Then I'll trouble you."

Isaiah bowed deeply to the girl.

This time, Isaiah didn't refuse the girl's help again. He knew he lacked the strength to rescue his companion, and his only hope was the Big Sister Vampire before him.

This, however, only increased his debt to the girl.

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"It's nothing."

She waved her hand. As for the Church... as long as she didn't provoke any core figures, there was nothing for her to worry about now.

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"Human, you should rest easy. It's already so late. I'm a Vampire; nighttime is when I'm active. You humans shouldn't try to emulate me."

"Or perhaps you want to become a Vampire too?"

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Noticing the boy's heavy eyelids, clearly struggling to stay awake, Miss Moonlit spoke, urging him to rest. It seemed he hadn't had a proper rest during their escape.

Listening to Miss Moonlit's words, Isaiah thanked her again before lying down by the fire and falling asleep.

He had been too afraid to rest before, but now, with Miss Moonlit by his side, he trusted this Vampire he had only recently met and could finally sleep soundly.

Seeing Isaiah asleep, Miss Moonlit took out his Divine Artifact and began to study it with curiosity.

Chapter 40: I Have No Choice But to Act

Near the Church.

The surrounding personnel were somewhat agitated. For some unknown reason, many bats had appeared around the Church recently, and no matter how they were cleared, they kept coming back.

And it wasn't just this one Church, but many locations were experiencing the same thing.

At first, some people suspected it was the work of Vampires or something similar, but they soon discovered they were just ordinary bats.

However, they didn't notice that not far from the Church, a group of bats gathered together and transformed into a beautiful young girl.

It was Miss Moonlit, Theresa.

"It looks like the Church is up ahead. I've finally found it!"

Miss Moonlit's beautiful crimson eyes stared at the Church bathed in moonlight ahead, a hint of contemplation in her gaze.

Having promised Isaiah she would rescue the other survivor of the Holy Sword Project, Miss Moonlit naturally wouldn't go back on her word. However, the matter wasn't simple. The place where the Holy Sword Project had been conducted was long gone, destroyed by the Church, and nothing was found.

It was only after Miss Moonlit made inquiries from various sources that she learned that shortly after Isaiah and his companion were executed, the Holy Sword Project was exposed within the Church. Subsequently, the project's mastermind, Archbishop Balpa Galileo, fell from power and directly defected to the Fallen Angels.

Of course, don't assume the Church acted righteously in doing so. They were still enjoying the fruits of the Holy Sword Project and even went to great lengths to conceal its truth.

As for the mastermind, Archbishop Balpa Galileo's defection, it was naturally due to the Church abandoning him and other reasons...

According to Miss Moonlit's understanding, the Holy Sword Project wasn't a complete failure; there were still some gains. Balpa had extracted all the adaptation factors from the bodies of the Holy Sword Project's sacrifices.

He had also successfully crystallized them to supplement individuals who couldn't use Holy Swords due to a lack of adaptation factors, bringing them up to a minimum standard.

The Church reaped the rewards of this achievement and, without hesitation, abandoned Balpa. How interesting.

However, none of this concerned Miss Moonlit. She was simply interested in Holy Swords, though she suspected she didn't have the adaptation factors for them and likely couldn't wield one.

Then again, she possessed Kallen's genes. Given the situation of that Saint, Saint Kallen, she would absolutely be able to master a Holy Sword!

Even if it wasn't a system from the same world!

Beyond this information, after spending several months and paying a price, Miss Moonlit finally ascertained the location of the survivor.

Several months had passed since she met Isaiah.

Isaiah's Divine Artifact, "Demon Sword Creation," was highly valuable, with a recovery value of 2990 crystals, equivalent to a top-tier S-Rank Bounty.

However, after a moment's hesitation, Miss Moonlit abandoned the idea of selling it immediately. This Divine Artifact was an excellent transitional weapon, even for her at this moment.

The Divine Artifact Demon Sword Creation could freely create various magic swords, each with different attributes to deal with different enemies.

For example, the Light Devouring Sword developed by Kiba Yuto in the original work, which devoured light-attribute attacks; the Flame Ice Sword with ice attributes; the Wind Halting Sword that calmed hurricanes; the Sword of Flame; and particularly heavy greatswords.

Under the amplification of the Gift of the Red Dragon Emperor, it could also create a large number of magic swords, filling the entire battlefield and causing widespread damage.

It became even more formidable upon reaching the Forbidden Hand state.

Forbidden Hand: Twin Tyrant Holy Demon Sword. This is a special Forbidden Hand that only appears in a world where Gods and the previous Demon King have died, and the balance between Holy and Demonic elements is disrupted. It is a sword possessing both Holy and Demonic power.

Forbidden Hand: Holy Dragon Knight Order: A Forbidden Hand created by the Holy Sword Creation from the Demon Sword, capable of generating knightly clones in dragon armor.

All of the above are abilities developed by Kiba Yuto. The power manifested differs greatly depending on the wielder. In Miss Moonlit's hands, it might not necessarily be these powers.

In any case, the Divine Artifact is on her person. She can sell it whenever she wants, so there's no need to rush this moment.

Before that, she should make good use of it!

Furthermore, Miss Moonlit remembered another Divine Artifact that was the opposite of "Demon Sword Creation," which was "Holy Sword Creation." If she could master both Divine Artifacts simultaneously and develop them to their limits, there's a possibility of them evolving into Sacred Gears.

If they could reach the level of Sacred Gears, they would be even less worth selling.

Miss Moonlit waved her hand, and the next second, a large number of Demon Swords appeared out of thin air around her. Some floated around her, while others were stuck in the ground, no less than a hundred!

However, Miss Moonlit was still not satisfied.

"But my compatibility with this Divine Artifact isn't very high. I haven't even comprehended my own Demon Sword Creation Forbidden Hand yet."

Recalling the Demon Swords, Miss Moonlit felt a bit disappointed. She had developed "Demon Sword Creation" to a very high degree over the past few months.

Yet, she could easily achieve Forbidden Hand for even the Sacred Gears "Sephiroths Cup" and "Evil Eye of World Stoppage." This Divine Artifact, which wasn't even a Sacred Gear, was proving difficult.

This definitely wasn't a matter of talent, but rather insufficient compatibility with the Divine Artifact?

"Perhaps my approach is wrong. I don't necessarily have to develop the Forbidden Hand in the same direction as Kiba Yuto?"

After a few seconds of silence, Miss Moonlit roughly guessed the problem. Kiba Yuto's Forbidden Hand was related to the Holy Demon Sword because he was initially an experimental subject of the Holy Sword Project.

He had a certain degree of adaptability factor within him, though not enough to bear the Holy Sword.

The girl was completely different from Kiba Yuto. The Holy Demon Sword wasn't the direction she should develop in.

"Demon Sword Creation... If I develop it in the direction of Myriad Swords Returning to Origin or... would I be able to achieve a Forbidden Hand that belongs exclusively to me?"

Thinking this, Miss Moonlit felt that the possibility was quite high and worth trying.

But now wasn't the time. She had to go to the church ahead to rescue her target first. Isaiah was still waiting for her good news.

Concealing her aura, Miss Moonlit didn't want to attract unnecessary trouble. So, she transformed into a bat and flew over as the moon was shrouded by dark clouds.

The defenses of this church weren't particularly tight. However, as she got closer, she still found a defensive barrier blocking her path.

"This is troublesome! Do I have to force my way through?"

Looking at the barrier before her, although it was nothing to her, destroying it immediately would alert the people inside the church.

If that happened, she would be forced into a fight.

Just as Miss Moonlit was preparing to directly destroy the barrier and fight her way in, she suddenly thought of something... Most church barriers were designed to target Yokai, Demons, and other non-human races. If it were divine power, there should be no obstruction.

Then, she could try using the Holy Grail's ability.

"Sephiroths Cup" was one of the three True Holy Relics, and it once contained the blood of "God."

Could the Church's barrier possibly refuse their "Lord"?

With this thought, Miss Moonlit covered her entire body with the holy aura from within the Holy Grail and then touched the barrier. As expected, without any resistance, she easily entered.

"Success."

Upon entering the church, Miss Moonlit transformed back into a Human.

In her bat form, many abilities were inconvenient to use.

After walking only a few steps, two nuns suddenly appeared in front of Miss Moonlit. Just as she was about to be discovered, a faint glow flashed through Miss Moonlit's eyes.

Everything around her stopped. Only after Miss Moonlit left did everything return to normal.

The nuns instinctively felt something strange. They looked around, but finding nothing unusual, they didn't think much of it.

Without anyone realizing that someone had infiltrated the church, relying on the Holy Grail's divine aura and the Evil Eye's power to stop everything, Miss Moonlit moved through the church as if no one was there, searching.

After an unknown amount of time, Miss Moonlit had almost searched the entire church. Finally, in a hidden secret room, she found the survivor.

It was a girl about the same age as Isaiah, around twelve or thirteen years old.

The girl had white hair like Miss Moonlit, but she was completely enveloped by a spherical barrier, her eyes slightly closed as if she were in a deep sleep.

According to the information Miss Moonlit had obtained, this girl seemed to possess a barrier-type Divine Artifact.

When eliminating them under Archbishop Balpa, the girl activated her Divine Artifact's power. Even in a state of suspended animation, the barrier could not be dispelled.

After Balpa's downfall, the girl was discovered by the Church in a facility. However, since they also couldn't dispel the power of her Divine Artifact and couldn't let the Holy Sword Project details be exposed, they transferred her here.

"Wake up, Human."

"Wake up..."

Standing beside the girl, Miss Moonlit softly called out to her.

However, the girl within the barrier showed no signs of waking up. Seeing this, Miss Moonlit reached out to touch the barrier, but it still had no effect.

"Do I have to force the barrier to break?"

But wouldn't that create too much commotion?

After thinking for a few seconds, Miss Moonlit gave up on the idea of forcibly breaking the barrier here. She would transfer her out first!

Perhaps because the girl before her was related to a scandal involving the Church, the Church would absolutely not allow her to leave just like that. Thus, the number of pastors and nuns inside was greater than in other churches.

Fortunately, the girl's barrier wasn't large, only encompassing her own body. Otherwise, Miss Moonlit would have had a really hard time moving her.

Carrying someone, especially with a barrier… it wasn't convenient when leaving the church, but thanks to her skillful use of the Evil Eye, she managed to reach the church entrance without major incident.

However, just as Miss Moonlit was about to leave the church with the girl, a pastor spotted the situation immediately!

"Who's there!"

The pastor's shout instantly alerted the other members inside the church, who all converged on their location.

"Tsk, we've been found after all."

Miss Moonlit was a little exasperated. Carrying such a dead weight was indeed troublesome. It would have been fine if the barrier on her body had disappeared, but with it still active, it was difficult for her to move.

"Stop! World."

Without hesitation, Miss Moonlit activated the power of her Evil Eye. In an instant, an area spanning several kilometers was brought to a halt by a terrifying force.

Only then did Miss Moonlit continue to leave with the girl.

Not long after, everything that had been frozen returned to normal.

However, the church personnel did not give up. Upon discovering the disappearance of the Holy Sword Project Survivor, they immediately dispatched everyone to pursue them from all directions.

Meanwhile, Miss Moonlit, still carrying her burden, hadn't gotten far before she was caught up by over a dozen pastors and Church Knights.

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"Halt!"

"Surrender immediately!"

"Hand over the girl in your arms."

The pastors and knights issued stern warnings while simultaneously attacking the girl without hesitation.

Several pure white beams of light instantly reached Miss Moonlit, but in the next second… a large number of Magic Swords appeared out of thin air near Miss Moonlit, successfully blocking these attacks.