Before Seaman and Hennessy could think about it, Strauss, who had benefited greatly from John Wick, stepped forward and hugged John Wick, then grabbed his arm and said with a smile on his face,
"Thank you, my child, for pointing the way for those of us who have lost our way, letting everyone see that we have been pursuing miracles and everything we persist in is not in vain."
"No, no, Sir, these are not my fault alone." John Wick pointed at the fat Hennessy and said, "I also want to thank Pastor Hennessy for everything. It was he who reminded me that I got help from Mr. Devonshire.
Next, the clawed demon was successfully sealed."
Hearing John Wick directly call William by his surname, Strauss frowned vaguely, but it was not wrong to call him sir, "Forget it, there is no need to give away the credit, you are both the hero."
Then he regretted calling John Wick. After all, William had made it clear that Alice should be the source of the Holy Light. Now he asked John Wick to cast those exorcism spells in public. It would be better if William didn't respond.
Or if you respond, wouldn’t that mess up William’s plan?
But this matter should have spread among the ascetics by now. If John Wick is not allowed to perform magic once, the trouble will be even greater.
However, he can think of this matter, and his omnipotent majesty can certainly think of it, so no matter what William decides, it is not something that his subordinate can control.
After thinking about this, Strauss chatted with the three of them some more, and then led the three of them out.
Now that William has made it clear, let him gather the ascetics and take the opportunity to pray to Alice. If he is lucky, maybe there will be a few more ascetics who can use the Holy Light.
The four of them walked for more than ten minutes and entered a remote courtyard that looked far away from the outside.
A group of bald monks wearing linen clothes and hoods were staring at their group with bright eyes.
"Come on, John, let everyone see if everything you have done before is true."
Being stared at by dozens of people with expectation and suspicion, John Wick was not timid at all. After all, he really used William's hands to kill and seal a demon himself.
And he knew very well that it would be a good thing for William that he really borrowed strength from William again. Seeing the existence of miracles with their own eyes, these people would probably become William's fanatics immediately.
It's not a bad thing for him, who is also in William's camp.
Things get easier when there are more people, and it is no joke that there is more power than there are people.
But under the expectant eyes of everyone, when he was praying to William in his heart, William's curse came to his mind within a few words, "You think I am an automatic money printing machine. If you want money, just press the switch and the money will be printed automatically."
Come out, bastard".
John Wick looked embarrassed, and then heard William scold, "Even if the money printing machine, paper, ink and electricity are free, why don't you try praying to the Archangel Gabriel and see if he will pay attention to it?"
you.
You have to pay for every meal, so it’s not that easy to gain power for free.”
Well, John Wick immediately mistakenly thought that his boss was stingy again, but how will he end it now?
Strauss looked at John Wick's face and knew in his heart that William did not agree.
While I secretly breathed a sigh of relief, I was thinking about how to make things right, so as not to lose morale and make it difficult to lead the team.
For a moment, his face showed a look of bitterness and hatred, and he sighed, "It seems that Your Majesty will not perform miracles for us for no reason, otherwise Your Majesty will be annoyed to death."
Everyone who was greatly disappointed thought to themselves that this seemed to be the case.
If William is willing to lend his power to them even when he has not encountered demons and is not in danger, then he, the legendary mage who is respected by everyone, is too worthless.
Let alone people of William's status, don't they themselves also adopt an indifferent attitude towards ordinary people?
I think so, but disappointment is inevitable.
"Statue, John, statue".
John Wick, who had disappointed everyone and didn't know what to do, heard Hennessy's reminder and hurriedly took out the alloy box Hennessy had specially given to him from his trench coat pocket to shield the malicious golden demon statue.
Opening the box, he took out the demon statue, held it up to show everyone, and then handed it to Strauss respectfully, "The clawed demon was directly sealed in this statue by Mr. Devonshire.
You should be able to feel the evil power from this statue now."
You don't need to take it, the only few ascetics on site who have cultivated the Holy Light already felt a cold evil power when the statue was taken out.
Strauss, who took the statue, was thinking that someone would give him a pillow because he was really sleepy. He was also thinking about how to make things right with William's lack of response, and then a statue full of demonic thoughts appeared.
After taking the statue, he deliberately let the newly acquired holy light in his body emerge, gathered in his hands, and rushed towards the statue, intending to purify the clawed demon in front of everyone.
For a moment, Strauss's hands were like huge light bulbs. If it weren't for the time of 4 o'clock in the afternoon and the sky was still bright, the courtyard would also be surrounded by surrounding buildings. This light would definitely arouse the excitement of ordinary people in the city.
Notice.
But just because ordinary people can't see it, it doesn't mean that the ascetic monks at the scene don't know what it means.
For a moment, the sound of breathing in and calling out to God instantly made this quiet, simple, and even dilapidated building feel like a vegetable market.
But Strauss, who was determined to reveal a miracle, and it was indeed a miracle in everyone's eyes, was in trouble at this time.
Strauss, who seriously underestimated the Claw Demon and overestimated himself, felt that the holy light in his body was pouring into the golden statue like running water.
If this continues for less than a minute, the clawed demon will not be purified, and he will die of exhaustion.
Only Your Majesty and Her Royal Highness Alice can save me. With this thought, Strauss knelt on the ground and prayed loudly to Alice. At this time, Alice was enjoying the holy light bath that William had promised.
For the little light elf, being enveloped by a ball of holy light that seems to her to be inexhaustible is the most beautiful thing in the world.
But in such a wonderful and enjoyable moment, someone actually disturbed her and wanted to steal the Holy Light from her hands?
The little guy who inherited William's stingy character didn't think for long and was about to cut off the contact with Strauss. A chaotic, yet pure will appeared in her consciousness out of thin air.
Faced with the positive power of wish power, Alice swallowed it without any politeness. She immediately understood what wish power was and what difficulties those who prayed to her were encountering.
It turned out that the ascetics who were far away in Rome saw Strauss kneeling to pray, and some of them soon understood the reason.
Seeing that Strauss could not purify the claw demon alone, Seaman, Hennessy and others immediately came forward and gathered around Strauss, kneeling down to pray with him.
Soon these people heard that the object of Strauss's prayer was actually Alice instead of God.
Fortunately, these ascetics were owned by Strauss, and they were frightened by the very powerful holy light. Although some were hesitant and some were puzzled, there were still many people who were concerned and confused, and only wanted to save them.
The human ascetic then called Alice's name.
He accidentally hit these people who followed the call, and instantly transmitted his wish to Alice.
Alice, who had been bathing in the holy light and was in a good mood as if eating honey, now took another bite of the power of faith and immediately felt like eating chocolate mixed with honey.
After only thinking for a few seconds, Alice decided that honey chocolate tasted better.
In this case, consider it as charity or repayment, and give out a little bit of the uneaten honey, and it seems that it will not be so difficult to accept.
What's more, these holy lights can kill a demon. Alice was no longer stingy. Without telling William, she guided the holy light he released to appear in the bodies of Strauss and the ascetics who provided her with the power of wish.
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For William and Alice, it was just a little bit of Holy Light, but for people like Strauss, who were not even apprentices of Holy Light magic, it was a huge amount.
In an instant, everyone who called Alice's name erupted with dazzling, blazing light. In less than three seconds, the clawed demon who was still struggling desperately was purified by this holy light, leaving not even ashes left.
, completely dissipated in the air.
"my God".
Those who were hesitant, doubtful, and did not call Alice all stared dumbfoundedly at the twenty or so companions who were glowing with light. Then they knelt on the ground without hesitation and prayed loudly to Alice.
But this kind of belief with impure purposes was not taken seriously by Alice at all.
After experiencing Strauss and the twenty-odd pure beliefs that were aimed at saving people and not mixed with selfish desires, Alice was so cunning that she could not even absorb the power of these mottled and turbid beliefs, let alone absorb them.
Neither wanted to see it.
He casually threw the power of faith into the surrounding trees.
But ascetic monks who are accustomed to praying all day long give up so easily and keep praying without response. Maybe the holy one named Alice will be moved by his sincerity?
Alice, who was upset by these chirping prayers and affecting her ability to absorb the Holy Light, shouted, "Stop bothering Alice, you annoying people."
In an instant, whether she was a benefit or an ascetic who wanted to remedy the situation, a woman whose whole body was made of light appeared in her mind, suspended in a ball of light that was very huge to Alice.
Behind Alice is a temple that looks countless times larger than her.
Except for Strauss, who had seen the temple that was only three or four meters high and understood why with Alice, the other ascetics all thought that Alice, who was only seven or eight centimeters tall, was an angel about the same height as them.
The temple that was three to four meters high and covered hundreds of square meters was instantly imagined into a huge temple with a height of more than 100 meters and an area of several thousand square meters.
For a moment, everyone was intoxicated and shocked, thinking that only this kind of temple could be worthy of the crown of the great Alice.