(This is an extra chapter; there will be another one at midnight.)
A dazzling Pure White Ray pierced straight through the church's glass windows and struck Dax the Marionette.
It immediately erupted with intense light, melting away all undead, darkness, and evil.
Pale flames suddenly blazed over Dax's body, yet his gaze locked onto Emlyn, who had launched the attack. A cruel smile appeared on his face, and then his entire body transformed into a marionette... a marionette that looked remarkably like Emlyn!
This was the Marionette's Source of Curses. Once a connection was established between both sides, any harm dealt to either party would be reflected onto the other.
At some point, a Red Moon had appeared above his head. The moonlight it radiated had already linked Dax's muscular body with Emlyn...
And the Marionette was clearly more capable of enduring damage than the Scarlet Scholar.
Thus, in the next moment, blazing light erupted from Emlyn's body and instantly engulfed him!
For a Sanguine who had yet to become a Demigod, such an attack was fatal. Even Moonlight Transformation could not erase such terrifying damage. Emlyn appeared to have reached a dead end.
Yet neither he nor Jane beside him showed the slightest change in expression, as if they had expected this all along.
Boom!
Accompanied by two violent blasts, Dax inside the church turned into a paper figurine seemingly formed from crimson moonlight, allowing it to burn away in the explosion. Meanwhile, he himself appeared atop the church spire, casting a cold gaze toward Jane near the bell tower and Emlyn, who was covered in blazing light and beginning to shatter apart.
But at that moment, Sharron, dressed in a black court gown and wearing a small soft hat, was reflected in Dax's eyes. His body abruptly stiffened,