Collapse, Traveling from the Moonlit Oath

"Human, why must you insist on seeking death?"

Seeing that she couldn't escape these people with this burden, Moonlit stopped in her tracks and sighed as she looked at the Church members blocking her path.

She didn't want to kill them, but they insisted on throwing their lives away.

"You're the one seeking death. Put her down immediately, and you might die a little easier."

"Otherwise..."

Looking at the demonic sword Moonlit had created, the Pastors were wary but remained incredibly calm. They quickly separated from the Knights and blocked the young girl's way.

On Church territory, even a high-ranking Demon was just prey.

"Attack! Take her down and hand her over to the Priest for judgment!"

The Pastor in the center gave the order. The surrounding Church personnel heard him and, without a hint of hesitation, immediately attacked Moonlit again.

"Almighty Lord! Please bless me."

"Evil shall be judged!"

The power of light enveloped their weapons, and they mercilessly attacked the young girl, showing no trace of pity.

Though Moonlit didn't care about that.

"Fine, since you humans want to die so badly..."

Seeing this, Moonlit no longer held back.

"Stop!"

Her crimson eyes flashed, and the movements of the surrounding Church personnel instantly froze. In Moonlit's hand, a massive chainsaw had appeared at some point.

In the blink of an eye, the girl's body was beside a Pastor, and the ferocious chainsaw in her hand unhesitatingly sliced him in half at the waist.

Splat!

Blood bloomed as the target was directly bisected by the chainsaw, a truly gruesome sight.

With such actions, Moonlit cut down several more people before the stopped time slowly resumed. To the others, it seemed like less than a blink of an eye before several of their companions were brutally dismembered.

"Demon! She's a demon!"

"Kill her, kill her quickly!"

Looking at the chainsaw in the young girl's hand, with her companions' blood dripping from it, this chainsaw-wielding maniac scene was pushing their psychological limits.

The Pastors were somewhat terrified, but they did not retreat. Instead, they offered their faith to their "Lord" with even greater conviction.

"Almighty Lord! You are our Father in Heaven, the Lord of all creation. Your believers here beg for Your blessing to purify the demon before us."

As the Pastors prayed, their power seemed to truly grow stronger. Even though the God of the Bible was dead, the biblical system He left in heaven was still providing them with rewards.

Chapter 41: Blood Kin

After receiving the blessing, the Church's Pastors and Knights became noticeably stronger.

Their weapons emitted a dazzling white light in the night, the absolute power of light, a power that countered Demons and Vampires.

Miss Moonlit was naturally unafraid of the power of light, but she still felt uncomfortable, as if facing the scorching sun at noon. She instinctively disliked it.

"What an annoying light."

Turning her head, Moonlit frowned slightly.

This expression was incredibly endearing. Such a cute vampire girl; even the slightest discomfort she felt would make others feel uneasy.

However, the Pastors and Knights before her only felt excited, thinking the vampire before them was afraid.

So, they once again charged at her with their weapons.

Clang~

The Knight's attack was blocked, and even the power of light could not get any closer.

"Stay... away from me."

Moonlit narrowed her eyes. She hated this white light!

Power erupted from her body, and the Knight before her was instantly sent flying.

At this moment, the attacks from the other Knights and Pastors continued to come. Moonlit gripped the chainsaw with both hands and swung it forcefully. Blood-red lightning erupted, electrifying them all into numbness and sending them flying.

"Disappear! Hahahaha!!!"

Raising the chainsaw, Moonlit took the initiative.

The ferocious chainsaw became even more violent in her hands. In the blink of an eye, the girl was already close to the Knights and then smashed down with the chainsaw in both hands.

The Knights were utterly unable to resist the chainsaw and were brutally cut by it.

"Hahahaha..."

A slightly deranged laugh echoed here. This beautiful yet ferocious Moonlit beauty unleashed her terrifying combat style.

This could no longer be called a battlefield, but a chainsaw slaughterhouse.

After an unknown amount of time, not a single Church member remained alive. The berserk, beautiful Moonlit finally stopped her slaughter.

Standing amidst a ground littered with bloody debris, most people would have been scared stiff, haunted by nightmares, if they saw this scene late at night.

"Honestly, I was planning on letting you all go."

Sheathing her chainsaw, Miss Moonlit, now calm, looked at the mess she had created and felt a pang of unease. But once she entered her berserk state, she couldn't control her emotions!

'Will that human fear me, or even hate me, after seeing me like this?'

Subconsciously, deep within her heart... the girl, for some reason, felt this worry.

No, no, why would he hate me?

No matter what Miss Moonlit is like, the Captain will like her.

Besides, the current Miss Moonlit is the Captain!

Realizing this, Miss Moonlit's uneasy feelings finally settled. Nothing else mattered, as long as the Captain didn't hate her. And since she was the Captain, how could she hate herself?

Miss Moonlit took out a tissue and wiped the blood from her face, then turned to look at the girl within the barrier beside her. Even after such a battle, the girl still hadn't woken up.

Without overthinking, she walked to the girl's side and continued to leave with her.

As dawn gradually broke, Miss Moonlit brought the girl in the barrier to a remote mountain village.

Entering a house, the young man who hadn't slept all night heard someone arrive and immediately came out. It was Isaiah.

"Lord Moonlit."

Isaiah looked at the returning woman with great anticipation, eager to know the outcome.

"Rest assured, human, I've brought her back."

Instantly sensing the young man's anticipation, Miss Moonlit gestured to the area behind her.

Isaiah quickly walked over and saw the girl enveloped in the barrier, immediately recognizing her.

"Tosca! It's Tosca."

This girl was indeed one of the participants in the Holy Sword project, and they had a decent relationship. However, seeing Tosca's current condition, Isaiah was a bit confused.

"Lord Moonlit, what's wrong with Tosca?"

"It's her self-protection barrier."

Miss Moonlit explained the girl's situation to Isaiah, from her self-protection during the cleanup to her subsequent transfer by the Church.

"I see."

Understanding the situation, Isaiah felt relieved.

Fortunately, the girl possessed such a Divine Artifact, otherwise, she wouldn't have survived.

However...

"How do we wake her up?"

"I don't know. It might be that she's escaping reality due to being scared. She didn't wake up despite all the commotion along the way. Anyway, I can't wake her. Human, you try and see if you can wake her."

Miss Moonlit shook her head. Despite all the commotion today, the girl showed no signs of waking up.

No, not just today; the girl hadn't woken up even when she was at the Church, using the Divine Artifact for self-protection, and the Church couldn't do anything about it.

"This... I'll try!"

Listening to Miss Moonlit, Isaiah approached Tosca and called out to her, but it was still of no use.

After trying for a moment, Isaiah had no choice but to give up.

The girl was escaping reality and wasn't accepting any external influence. She would only wake up if she willed it herself.

"I can't do it either. What should we do now? Do we just have to wait until Tosca wakes up on her own? And when will that be?"

Isaiah frowned. He had finally rescued his companion and seen Tosca again, but this situation was unbearable.

"There is one more method."

"What method?"

"It's very simple: forcefully break the barrier."

The barrier around the girl was naturally not invincible. After all, it wasn't even a Sacred Gear, so it could definitely be broken by force.

"Forcefully break it? Will it harm Tosca?"

Hearing this method, Isaiah hesitated.

"It will cause a little, but human, don't worry. With me here, nothing will go wrong." With the Sacred Gear Sephiroths Cup in hand, most injuries would be manageable and could be perfectly healed.

"Then I'll trouble you, Lord Moonlit."

With Miss Moonlit's guarantee, Isaiah no longer had any worries.

Having decided to forcefully break the barrier, Miss Moonlit moved the girl to a spacious area, and then, with energy surging, she conjured a demonic sword.

She was a little curious about the defensive strength of Tosca's Divine Artifact. If the Church couldn't do anything about it for so long, it was definitely no ordinary Divine Artifact.

Miss Moonlit, wielding the demonic sword, swung forcefully at her target. However, the demonic sword snapped, but the barrier surrounding the girl remained unchanged.

"As expected, you're powerful!"

This outcome brought some pleasant surprise to Miss Moonlit. While not a Sacred Gear, the quality of this defensive Divine Artifact was still exceptionally high.

Its value couldn't be low...

How many Crystals could I sell this for after recycling? Miss Moonlit thought subconsciously.

After trying several more times, Miss Moonlit repeatedly strengthened the demonic sword's quality and power, but still couldn't break the barrier around the girl. Instead, many of the demonic swords were directly rendered useless.

Even though these were just demonic swords created using Divine Artifacts, it was still quite astonishing.

No longer attempting to break it, Miss Moonlit took out her exclusive weapon, the Chainsaw. In comparison, weapons that couldn't be destroyed in-game were far more professional.

She increased the Chainsaw's operational speed. Its sharp teeth spun rapidly, and blood-red lightning gathered on the Chainsaw, making it look particularly terrifying.

Even the incredibly hard superalloy would be easily cut like tofu in front of this Chainsaw.

Seeing the Chainsaw Miss Moonlit brought out, Isaiah felt a bit worried, but his trust in the girl kept him from voicing any intention to stop her.

Gripping the Chainsaw with both hands, Miss Moonlit began to cut at the barrier before her.

The five-star exclusive weapon, the Bloodstained Crimson Casket, did not disappoint Miss Moonlit. The barrier, with its astonishing defensive power, still had a rip forcibly torn in it by the rapidly spinning Chainsaw.

Soon after, the barrier began to shatter!

As the barrier disappeared, the sleeping girl finally woke up. However, her condition wasn't good; her face was pale, and she looked very weak.

"Tosca, Tosca, are you alright?"

Isaiah, who had been watching intently, rushed over upon seeing the girl's condition.

"Is... Isaiah..."

The girl's eyes were filled with confusion. Only after noticing Isaiah in front of her did she seem to recall something.