Collapse, Traveling From the Moonlit Oath

Good grief, the only thing missing is the Abyss system.

Among these, D-Rank bounty clues are free, while C-A Rank requires 10 Crystals, and S-Rank and above require 100 Crystals.

It's not that expensive, really.

The lowest reward for a C-Rank bounty is 20 Crystals, with the highest being 100 Crystals. After deducting the cost, there's a profit of at least 10 Crystals. Not to mention the rewards for other difficulties.

B-Rank bounties offer 100-300 Crystals, A-Rank bounties offer 300-1000 Crystals. Further up, S-Rank bounties range from 1000-3000 Crystals, SS-Rank bounties from 3000-10000 Crystals, and SSS-Rank bounties from 10000 Crystals and above.

This ranking doesn't represent strength; some A-Rank Quasi-Demon Kings are as strong as S-Rank Demon Kings. Therefore, the rewards for killing them are not significantly different, with the crystal rewards hovering around 1000.

Of course, this doesn't include Collection Bounties. Compared to Kill Challenge Bounties, Collection Bounties offer two sets of rewards. However, the quantity of Collection Bounties is much smaller than Kill Challenge Bounties.

While there are quite a few Divine Artifacts, they are also limited.

However, Collection Bounties aren't just for Divine Artifacts; they also include other items, such as Demon Chess Pieces, Artificial Artifacts, and other rare items.

Chapter 12: The Church's Strange Odor

Miss Moonlit took a general look. The total number of Kill Challenge Bounties is around 500, and Collection Bounties are around 300.

Not all Demons, Angels, or Gods have bounties. Most similar bounties can only be completed once, such as a bounty to kill any mid-level Demon.

Once completed, they disappear.

There are other mid-level Demon bounties, but these are for named individuals, not just any mid-level Demon.

Collection tasks are similar. There are many Common Artifacts like the Dragon's Hand, but they can only be completed once. However, there's no limit to selling them back; any excess Dragon's Hands can be sold to the system.

If she completes more bounties and raises her Valkyrie rank to SSS, and equips her exclusive Holy Relic, there will definitely be no problem, and she'll even have plenty left over.

"Then I'll take the high-reward bounties first!"

Compared to Kill Bounties, Collection Bounties of the same rank offer higher rewards. After all, if she doesn't like the Divine Artifact, she can sell it for Crystals.

It's killing two birds with one stone.

She might even encounter her kill target, making it three rewards at once. It's killing three birds with one stone!

However, she doesn't dare to touch the too-powerful ones yet. She'll wait until her level increases. For now, she'll just look for bounties below A-Rank, which shouldn't pose too much danger.

"This one looks good! It's a B-Rank Collection Bounty, and it's in this city, not too far away..."

She accepted it.

[B-Rank Bounty: Obtain Divine Artifact "Shield of Protection"]

[Mission Reward: 170 Crystals.]

[Mission Clue: ...]

The Divine Artifact "Shield of Protection"?

She'd never heard of it. It's probably a defensive Divine Artifact!

The Divine Artifacts that are still fresh in the girl's memory are those Sacred Gears and some powerful Divine Artifacts that are second only to Sacred Gears.

As for other Common Artifacts, she only knows of the Dragon's Hand. This is because the protagonist of this world, Brother Cheng, the Dragon Emperor, was initially mistaken by his first love, the Fallen Angel, for having the elite-grade Sacred Gear [Crimson Dragon Emperor's Cage] when it was actually just a common Dragon's Hand.

The Dragon's Hand is also a Divine Artifact that strengthens the user, but its power is very limited, and it's incredibly common.

"This thing should be much stronger than the Dragon's Hand, right? A bounty to collect a common Dragon's Hand is only C-Rank."

Even though she doesn't recognize this Divine Artifact, she figures it must be much better than the Dragon's Hand, and selling it to the system for recycling would yield more Crystals, right?

In any case, she'll get her hands on it first...

She checked the clues and saw that it was in a small town not far from the city.

However, for safety's sake, she needed to prepare first.

Looking at the sun that had completely set outside, the girl took out the "Hana" Stigmata set.

Normally, Stigmata aren't specific items or equipment; they are essentially databases that record vast amounts of genetic information.

Throughout history, a "Collapse antibody" has appeared in the bodies of girls with a one-in-a-million probability. This antibody would then form special patterns on a very small number of these girls, which are known as "Stigmata."

Girls with "Stigmata" gained the power to control the "Collapse" and fought against it throughout history.

Later, people created "Artificial Antibodies" and "Artificial Stigmata" to greatly enhance the power of "Valkyries." However, due to the lack of genuine Stigmata from historical heroes, the "Artificial Stigmata" were incomplete and came with immense side effects.

Compared to the setting of Stigmata in the Collapse world, her Stigmata here are just equipment in the game.

The vast majority of Stigmata have no after-effects and can be swapped out freely.

"I just need to equip this on my back, right?"

Following Ai-chan's instructions, the girl equipped the Stigmata onto herself through the system, and then... she felt a slight difference on her back.

It was warm and very comfortable...

Her strength also seemed to have increased to a certain extent.

"Does this mean I'll have a Stigmata pattern on my back too?"

Thinking of something, Miss Moonlit hurried into the bathroom and took off her clothes... looking at herself in the mirror.

As expected, three blood-red stigmata marks appeared on her snow-white, jade-like back.

They weren't ugly; rather, they possessed an alluring beauty.

It made one's hands itch to reach out and touch...

Returning to her room, Miss Moonlit took out her weapon again, a five-star cross weapon: Bloodstained Crimson Casket.

The girl held it in her hand, and it transformed directly into a pair of giant chainsaws.

"It's a shame it's not hyper-evolved..."

She was happy to have received the Bloodstained Crimson Casket as a welcome gift, but just the Bloodstained Crimson Casket wasn't enough. She had to hyper-evolve it.

The six-star hyper-evolved weapon, [Bloodstained Crimson Casket: Love's Cut], was her true graduation weapon.

To hyper-evolve it would require a lot of Crystals, so her efforts to earn Crystals couldn't stop.

"I can go now."

She glanced around the room again. Although she had slept, it wasn't messy. No guests had checked in today, and nothing had happened.

Perhaps business wasn't good!

Without thinking further, the girl transformed into a swarm of bats and flew out the window.

Since the distance wasn't far, Miss Moonlit quickly arrived at the town mentioned in the clue.

It was already evening, and the sky hadn't completely darkened, but it soon would.

The town looked somewhat ancient, with cobblestone streets. Each stone seemed to whisper tales of history.

The buildings lining the streets had a rich historical aura, simple yet elegant. The mottled marks on the stone walls spoke of their age.

At the center of the town was an old square, surrounded by buildings forming a perfect circle. In the center of the square stood a fountain, its spray dancing in the air, reflecting the colors of the setting sun.

Near the fountain, some townsfolk were chatting, their faces seemingly filled with ease and joy.

In the distance, the spire of the church appeared even more solemn and mysterious under the glow of the sunset. The church bells echoed through the air, a peaceful and serene sound, as if offering a prayer for the town.

The girl walked slowly, somewhat fond of the atmosphere here, which had a beauty that blended modernity with the medieval era.

There was no sense of fast-paced living; it made one want to slow down and quietly enjoy the moment.

It wasn't until the sky had completely darkened that the girl reached the church.

Her target was inside this very church.

More people from the Church, it seemed she had thoroughly offended them.

No, not necessarily.

The girl smelled something from inside the church, as if some unsavory business was taking place.

As a vampire, Miss Moonlit's sense of smell was too keen.

It made sense; Miss Moonlit could even tell if the Captain was lying, so what was this?

Chapter 13: It's a Fallen Angel...

Sensing the strange smell from inside, the girl hesitated for a few seconds... then raised her right hand. A bat flew from somewhere and landed on her hand.

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"Go up and take a look."

Miss Moonlit quietly spoke to the bat in her hand, and the palm-sized bat nodded with remarkable human-likeness.

As if understanding her words, it spread its wings and flew to the top of the church, stopping at a window in the wall.

Looking through the window into the church, Miss Moonlit saw what was happening inside through the bat's eyes.

Everything that happened inside instantly made the girl's cheeks flush red...

Although she had guessed what might happen, witnessing it firsthand was still quite stimulating!

"It's truly... disgusting!"

There were about four men and two women inside.

The four men were human, and likely priests from the Church? No! They might not be priests anymore, or they might have been priests once.

As for the two women, they were not human. The pair of dark wings behind them made that obvious.

They weren't bird demons either, as there was no demonic aura. Instead, their bodies were filled with light energy, making their identity clear...

"They are Fallen Angels..."

They were Fallen Angels, one of the three major forces mentioned in the Bible.

The very first Fallen Angels were originally Angels... who, due to harboring evil thoughts and desires, were expelled from Heaven (their "fall") and became a new race.

It had been mentioned before that angels in this world were almost never evil and were the most trustworthy.

With their white wings and halos, they resided in Heaven created by the God of the Bible, and the faith of believers was their source of power. If an angel harbored desire or evil thoughts, their white wings would flicker between black and white, and if they couldn't control themselves, they would become Fallen Angels.

With that, even if an Angel wanted to turn bad, they couldn't!

If an Angel turns bad, they cease to be an Angel and become their nemesis… a Fallen Angel.

Angels cannot even harbor desires between men and women; if they do, they fall.

However, to satisfy the original author's wish for the male protagonist to have a harem of Angels, Michael specifically invented a "room where Angels and humans could have intercourse without falling" as a gift to Irina, allowing her to boldly pursue the Dragon Emperor.

In any case, compared to Angels, Fallen Angels have nothing to hold them back; they can do whatever they please.

They don't have the halos of Angels, but they can sprout black, crow-like wings of Fallen Angels. Like Angels, the more wings they have, the higher their strength and status.

However, the Fallen Angels in this world are different from those in other systems; after falling, their power doesn't turn into dark power, and they still use the light power of Angels.

"It seems Asasele was right; compared to the purity of Angels, most female Fallen Angels are inherently unrestrained, wear revealing clothing, and aim to seduce males of other races."

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They don't even spare the lost priests under their command…

Withdrawing her gaze, the young girl recalled the words of a certain Governor of Fallen Angels, that the vast majority of female Fallen Angels are whores.

Even Asasele, the leader of the Fallen Angels, was the only Archangel to have fallen.

Speaking of which, this guy fell because of his breasts. After becoming a Fallen Angel, he lost interest in such things and instead turned his hobbies to researching Divine Artifacts and watching drama.

"The target Divine Artifact seems to be in the hands of a certain priest…"

Looking at the church doors, the young girl hesitated.

Her target was one of the priests inside, but given the situation within, should she make her move now?

Although, considering the current situation, it would be best for her to charge in right now, as they wouldn't even have time to react, she felt something was not quite right.