Another One!?

Wei En looked to his left.

It was a black stone door twice a person's height, with the gilded holy emblem of the Church of Dawn embedded on both sides—a pattern of a sun.

Faintly, mournful sobs came from within the door.

"...Please forgive me..."

"...The glory of the Ceres family, destroyed by..."

"...O Dawn, all-knowing and all-powerful..."

Seeing him stop, Kali asked in confusion, "Wei En?"

"What is this place?" Wei En pressed a hand to the necklace on his chest and pointed at the black stone door. "I think I hear someone crying."

Kali glanced at it, then hurriedly grabbed his arm and strode toward the depths of the corridor.

Wei En stumbled as she pulled him along. "Hey, what's wrong?"

"That's the confession room."

Kali leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Only those who have violated the Covenant of Dawn go there to repent."

The confession room?

"No wonder."

Wei En secretly noted it down. He did not know whether anyone repented there or not, but there were indeed fluctuations from a Forbidden Object inside.

Only after the two of them had walked some distance away did that black stone door quietly open a crack. A bloodshot eye pierced through the darkness, staring viciously and cruelly at their backs.

[You have been locked onto by Henrich Ceres's killing intent. Evaluation: A piece of trash actually set his sights on a weakling. Reward: Survival Points +1.]

Wei En paused, then swept a glance behind him and saw the black stone door closing.

Ceres—was that the person in the confession room?

Trash?

Wei En curled his lip. His strength could not even compare to Wei En, a weakling, and he still wanted to kill people?

Even weaklings had ranks.

The two of them walked through the silent corridor, their crisp footsteps echoing melodiously.

Sunlight shone in through the colored glass, draping them in a rainbow-colored coat.

"Every time I walk here, I feel very small."

Kali looked at the murals on one side of the corridor, reverence showing in her clear eyes. "No matter how the epochs change, dawn will shine in the end."

Wei En was also looking at those murals. Unlike Kali, he was simply interested in the scenes painted on them.

These murals seemed to depict a legendary battle.

The Church of Dawn wore golden armor imprinted with holy emblems, locked in battle with a group of strangely shaped monsters.

Those monsters had goat heads, long limbs, and weapons like long whips in their hands. They fought a bitter, bloody battle against the people of the Church.

In the end, the Church of Dawn won a tragic victory. On the entire battlefield, only one angel with wings on his back remained, with corpses lying crookedly all around him.

"This is the War of Dawn Defense from the Fourth Epoch," Kali said, noticing his gaze. "In that battle, more than half of the entire Church of Dawn was killed or wounded..."

Wei En pointed at the goat monsters and asked, "What are these monsters?"

"The professors at school call them Black Goats. They were a very powerful race."

"Black Goats. Pretty fitting. Do they still exist now?"

"They've already died out. It's said that after this battle, they never appeared again."

Kali looked at him and said earnestly, "Wei En, without the illumination of Dawn Radiance, order will collapse, and the world will suffer even greater disasters. So..."

Wei En felt uncomfortable all over under her gaze, so he could only change the subject. "Um, what are we going to the chapel for?"

So what? He was here to carry out a mission, not because he truly believed in Dawn.

Besides, he was just a weakling. He only wanted to stay alive. Even his most long-term goal was merely to knock the liaison officer flat.

The world, order, whether it collapsed or not—what did any of that have to do with him?

"You, I, this..."

Seeing her expression, Wei En asked in puzzlement, "Is it that hard to answer?"

Kali's mouth opened slightly. "...The chapel is where we usually worship. Everyone there is the most devout believer of Dawn."

Had she said something wrong somewhere?

Clearly, when the previous guides had said this, those new believers had all been fired up, wishing they could immediately transform into guardians of Dawn...

"The most devout? Then I probably don't have the qualifications to enter, do I?"

Wei En was already thinking of slipping away. The location of the Forbidden Object had been found; staying any longer was too risky.

"Just come with me."

Kali grabbed him and turned into a room deep in the corridor.

"Huh?"

Wei En was pulled along by her like that. He tried to break free, only to find that arm did not budge an inch.

Her strength?

A transcendent... Now that he thought about it, with how much Yuan treasured his daughter, how could he not have taught her to become a transcendent?

However, that strength really did not match her appearance.

At the very least, it should have been someone like Lacy, right?

Kali let go of his hand and said softly, "This is the place."

"Oh."

Wei En looked around.

Compared to the main hall they had first entered in the cathedral, the chapel seemed much smaller.

There were no enormous pillars, no bright chandeliers, and no vaulted ceiling covered in murals. All it had was warmth and peace.

Several portraits hung on the surrounding walls. Beneath them was an altar covered in candles. The flames swayed, lending those portraits a touch of life.

And at the center of the chapel stood a three-meter-tall statue.

Strangely, the statue's face was very blurry, but it did not seem rough or odd. Instead, it looked sacred.

Its body was covered by a gorgeous long robe embroidered with golden patterns, and on its chest, hundreds of rubies were inlaid to form a Dawn Holy Emblem.

One hand held a longsword, while the other was raised, a golden sphere resting on its palm.

Wei En's gaze was drawn to the statue. He stared straight at it, a vague guess forming in his heart. Was this the faith of Dawn?

"This is...?"

"The great Dawn!" Kali lowered her head slightly, touched two fingers of her right hand to the space between her brows, and bowed in salute.

As expected...

Wei En put on an act and followed with a salute. Just as he was about to speak, he felt the necklace on his chest vibrate again.

Hm?

There was a Forbidden Object here too?!

"What's that sound?" Kali looked around in confusion and asked, "Did you hear it? A buzzing?"

"...There does seem to be a strange sound."

Wei En hurriedly patted his chest and turned off the detection equipment, then copied her and looked around. "But when I listen carefully, it's gone again."

Kali frowned. "It might be footsteps outside. It often happens in the cathedral. Even speaking quietly can cause an echo."

"Probably."

Wei En breathed a sigh of relief, then pretended to be curious as he pointed at the portraits and asked, "Sister Kali, those portraits are..."

His expression appeared calm, but inside, waves were already churning wildly.

There were two Forbidden Objects in the entire Crimson Cathedral?

"They are the eight guardians of Dawn."

Facing the portraits, Kali bowed and said, "They are Judgment, Trial, Conquest, Punishment, Valor, Wisdom, Kindness, and Light."

Wei En nodded absentmindedly. "Oh."

His gaze kept flicking toward the statue in the middle. Such a conspicuous place was the most likely spot to hide a Forbidden Object.

He just did not know which of these two places sealed Forbidden Object-034, the Resurrection Coffin...