Yes, Cardinal the Sage did say that - while the Administrator was not bound by the taboo list he had created, he could not kill because of the concept of taboo given to him as a child. However, it is precisely this limitation that makes it possible for the High Priest to make me suffer more horrific than death in the Under orld - for example, the possibility of suffering forever like the patriarchs who are attached to the cube like machines.

- Even so. The horror that he bears is because he knows all kinds of things, and the horror that Alice and Eugeo have endured is definitely above him. Although the Eugeo's Reverence module has been removed by the Administrator, Alice's is still buried deep in the Fluct Light. The pressure to confront my own absolute dominator like this is beyond even what I can imagine.

Even so, Alice held her head high and declared in a knightly tone.

"My mission is not to defend the Congregational Church! Protecting the happy life and stable sleep of tens of thousands of unarmed people is the mission of me and our Knights! Alice's blonde hair grew shiny as if in tandem with this belief. The high, clear voice was like the dawn, dispelling the solemn and cold aura that permeated the room.

However, the Dominator standing in the distance was not at all irritated by Alice's blunt admonition, but smiled with interest. And in place of the High Priest, the shrill roar was the patriarch Chuderkin, who somehow hid under the bed.

"Give, give, shut up for me!!" Picking up the sheets at a rapid pace, he rushed out and stood up after rolling a few laps. Probably fainted, Chudelkin, who had come between us and the High Priest, staggered for a while to gain a foothold and lean his short body back to the limit.

The red and blue clown suit was in tatters, and there was no poison gas left after it had been filled, all because he had the misfortune of falling for Alice's Armed Total Domination Technique with the Sword of the Golden Wood. Splitting the blade into hundreds of tiny blades to create a colorful beauty of golden petals, Alice wanted to use this trick to break the ice prison left by Yugeo, but unexpectedly swept Chuderkin, who had arrived here from the upper floor, with a smirk, mercilessly.

His escape technique was still so remarkable, even if his clothes were cut to pieces, his body still didn't suffer much damage, but there was nowhere to escape when he reached the top floor. Presumably the Administrator was standing behind him, and Chuderkin, who was a fox and a tiger, raised his hands and pointed his index finger at Alice.

"How dare a half-broken puppet knight say that! Mission!? Guard!? I'm going to die laughing, ho ho ——!!ho ho The clown let out a shrill laugh and spun in full circle, his tattered coat fluttering in the wind, revealing his red-and-blue panties. Then put your hands on your hips and point at Alice with the toes of your left foot.

"You so-called knights!! It's just a collection of puppets that can only do what I command! If I want you to lick this foot, you have to lick it, and if I want to step on you, you have to bend down!! This is the way you guys integrate the knights to live, ahhhh ”

At this point, Chudelkin fell backwards as if he could not support the weight of his huge head, but finally managed to stabilize himself before falling.

"And then again! It's ridiculous to want to destroy the Knights—the most! There are only ten people who are broken, including the two scrap No. 1 and No. 2! In other words, we still have twenty pieces on our side! No matter how crazy you are, the dominance of the church will not be shaken in the slightest, you golden shrew!! ”

Ironically, the Joker's rampant scolding only alleviates Alice's fears. Alice, who had regained some composure, shook her head lightly and responded in a cold voice, "You puppet is stupid." That round head is probably not brains but smell, isn't it? ”

"What...... What the!! Chuderkin's blood surged, and his face, which had already turned red, suddenly turned purple. However, before he could find the right words to scold back, Alice spoke in a voice as cold as ice, "Of the remaining twenty knights, ten are still in the process of readjustment, which is what the High Priest calls the tampering of memory. The other ten are now riding wyverns, fighting above the Ending Mountains. It's impossible to get them back. Because as soon as they leave, the tunnels in the north, south, and west and the gates in the east will immediately be broken by the forces of darkness and enter the human realm, and the dominance of the Congregational Church that you speak of will collapse in an instant. ”

"Uh......h Uh-huh...... Chuderkin's face had turned completely black, his eyebrows, the corners of his eyes, and his mouth were all twisted into a ball, but Alice's knife-sharp words continued, "No, it's probably broken." Neither they nor the Wyverns could fight forever. However, in this cathedral, there are no more people left who can communicate with them. Or will you also run to the Dark Territory and fight the Dark Knights, who are known for their bravery? ”

Lin Yiyan vaguely felt that this accusatory word was not only aimed at Chudelkin, but also at herself standing behind her. Because, the knights who will be able to be handed over, that is, Elderiyah, Dissorubat and the four-spinning sword, are all wounded and sick, but they are themselves and Yugeo.

However, before Lin Yiyan lowered his head in shame, Chudelkin exploded because he couldn't bear the pressure in his head.

"Oh ho ho oh Trick, trick, trick!! Do you want to use this to intercede for yourself, little girl!! The clown's breath was as thick as steam through his nose, and he was walking haphazardly.

"As punishment for such rudeness of you!! After your readjustment is complete, let you stay outside for at least three years!! No, I have to turn you into my toy and do all sorts of things to you before then!! ”

Then, in his ghostly howling voice, Chuderkin said the "sorty" things he was meant to do to Alice - and to his abrupt end, the Administrator behind him chuckled.

“…… Oh? Completely ignoring it, his face gradually returned to his original state, and Chuderkin, who stood in silence, looked at Alice's high priest and tilted his head slightly, "It seems that it is not just a mistake in the field of ethics. Even the functionality of the Devotion module ...... So, did you dismiss Code 871 set by that person by your own volition? Not out of emotional ......? ”

What—what is she talking about? "That person"? "Code 871"? He frowned at the inability to read the Administrator's words. However, the silver-haired girl did not continue to give any information, but slowly brushed her hair with her right hand and said something like a conclusion.

"Well, further down there can only be clarity through analysis. Well, Chuderkin. I'm very lenient, so I'll give you a chance to redeem your lower rating. Go and use your spell to freeze those three people. Destiny, well, let's leave about 20%. ”

As the words fell, she stretched out the index finger of her right hand and shook it gently. Stepping on the round bed at the feet of the High Priest, it instantly began to spin with a heavy sound, and Lin Yiyan's eyes widened reflexively. The behemoth, which was about ten meters in diameter, spun and sank into the ground as if it were the head of a huge screw. The patriarch Chuderkin, who was still rolling on the mattress before, let out a scream in a panic and rolled off the bed in a hurry.

The body of the bed was completely hidden under the floor, and the last remaining roof slowly rotated and embedded into the ground, leaving only a large circle depicted on the blanket on the old site of the bed. Then the High Priest fell silently to the ground.

Lin Yiyan suddenly remembered something, and turned his gaze to the cylindrical entrance that Lin Yiyan and Alice had just climbed out, and sure enough, he found that a similar figure was depicted at the junction between there and the ground. So, is there a lifting mechanism like this anywhere else on the floor of this room? Thinking so, Lin Yiyan looked around carefully and found that there was another mechanism of the same appearance, a small mechanism on the wall at the other end of the room. What will stick out from there, Lin Yiyan is completely impossible to speculate at the moment.

When the bed disappeared, the top floor seemed larger. The rounded walls are made entirely of unobtrusive glass, and the dome is supported by gold-colored pillars. The zenith is painted with an elaborate drawing that appears to have been taken from the Book of Genesis. The crystals embedded in the corners of the dome shimmer like stars.

Somewhat surprisingly, all the pillars had a golden model carved into a sword. The small ones are one meter long, and the large ones are more than three meters, and the hilt part of the sword is so small that it is impossible to remove it and use it as a weapon. The blade doesn't look very sharp.

- All in all, the hundredth floor of the cathedral, without any shelter, can be said to be quite disadvantageous in fighting the Holy Sorcerer. Having made such a judgment through momentary observation, I wanted to rush over before Chuderkin's chanting, so I shifted my weight to my right foot.

However, before Lin Yiyan could actually take action, Alice shook her head gently, "The unplanned advance is too dangerous. The High Priest has many techniques that can incapacitate us if we touch them. She asked Chudelkin to strike first, which should have been aimed at this. ”

"Speaking of which......" Yugeo, who had been silent by his side until now, interjected in a deep voice as if he had deliberately picked up Alice's words, "I always feel that the High Priest deliberately let me go, and she could have killed me." Also, the patriarch deliberately leaned towards the ...... when he turned Mr. Belkuli to stone No, it was direct contact with him. ”