The Ordinary Me is Worshipped as a Deity by the Extraordinary Them-Chapter 34 - Death of the Bishop

As people age, they should view things more rationally.

Su Li believed this and had always practiced it.

But now, he desperately hoped that Na’an would blast the Cardinal to death, leaving nothing behind.

Otherwise, what was the point?

After the intense white flash, Su Li could no longer see. But the Cardinal’s laughter reaching his ears made Su Li’s heart sink to rock bottom.

Victory or defeat?

Being unable to see seemed to hold a slight possibility of a miracle occurring.

Su Li’s tear-filled eyes kept widening, staring ahead until the white expanse gradually revealed real outlines.

Dilapidated buildings were surrounded by water, Knights of Light in white robes were encircled by mud, and monster beasts left scattered remains in this vengeful attack.

The Crystal Winged Dragon, resembling true crystal, had unmistakable cracks marring its wings – wings so beautiful they seemed a natural miracle.

Su Li had never been so grateful for his 5.0 vision.

Though no match for this world of human-sized gorillas, he could still see the bright life in Na’an’s red eyes. This was perhaps the only distinction he could make between life and death.

The Cardinal’s arrogant laughter stopped abruptly. He shouted in disbelief. “How are you not dead? How can you still be alive!”

For a moment he seemed to doubt his own power, wondering if he was truly capable of killing his enemy. But the next second, his terrifying gaze turned to the greatsword in his hand.

The sword appeared unchanged from before.

But this was precisely the greatest change!

An eighth-rank Crystal Winged Dragon’s flesh could not possibly withstand the impact of a greatsword without damage.

Sure enough, when the Cardinal wiped his hand over it, the illusion magic surrounding the greatsword – which he had failed to notice before – disappeared.

Only then did he realize that the weapon he had been holding wasn’t his usual sword at all!

His gaze, full of deadly terror, turned toward the many Knights of Light behind him. Before the true mastermind behind the weapon swap could react, those around them were already falling dead in swathes…

And they would be next…

However, that attack the Cardinal launched against his own people was blocked by Egbert.

When Egbert went to intercept, he temporarily entrusted Su Li to Cyril’s care, only then seeming relieved enough to rush forward.

By his side was Lan Zhe, surrounded by dark energy.

Yet this person, who theoretically should never help the Knights of Light, had in this moment saved countless knights who had once labeled Egbert a traitor and even hunted him.

Lan Zhe looked at the Knights of Light behind him with disgust, making no attempt to hide his contempt. “Why aren’t you running yet?”

The many battered knights scrambled away. Before turning, their terrified gazes toward the Cardinal were like those facing an angry god, full of disbelief and humble hope for some response.

“Disgusting,” Lan Zhe spat.

The Church of Light has existed for a thousand years, yet never once has the God of Light manifested any miracles. This led successive popes to question their own faith while simultaneously boasting about it, desperately trying to shape themselves in the image of divinity.

Though they never succeeded, their continuous brainwashing of their subordinates instilled in their followers a sense of their invincibility.

That’s why these knights, when faced with one-sided slaughter from their superiors, were like live fish on a cutting board, helpless against the butchering.

No wonder Lan Zhe found it disgusting.

As for Egbert, he felt nothing for the knights. Why should he care about people who, manipulated by mere words, had hunted him despite his innocence, and even boasted about it?

He only aimed for those stronger than himself.

The strong striking at the stronger.

Of course, while moving to strike their enemy, Egbert also told Na’an. “I have no intention of stealing your kill.”

“Though he’s a despicable schemer, his strength cannot be underestimated. Therefore, challenging the strong should be the right of anyone who isn’t yet strong, so…”

Egbert smiled meaningfully, leaving his words unfinished. But even a non-human beast could understand his implication – why fight alone when you can gang up on an enemy?

Na’an understood, and her red eyes showed a trace of amusement.

The Crystal Winged Dragon wasn’t foolish enough to risk death hoping for an enemy’s mistake when outmatched. Since Egbert had already said he wouldn’t steal the kill, she naturally wouldn’t mind help from humans.

The Cardinal, already enraged over the weapon issue and having killed several Knights of Light in two strikes, now roared upon seeing Egbert. “Mere traitor, how dare you!”

“Still putting on an act at this point? Is it amusing? Or is this the dedication of a schemer maintaining his facade until death?” Egbert mocked.

In an instant, Egbert launched his attack.

The former Son of Light’s life over the past half year had been tumultuous. Besides his abnormal attribute points increasing dramatically, his combat experience hadn’t fallen behind at all. Instead, it had grown stronger through fighting both humans and monster beasts.

The Cardinal noticed the difference in power as soon as they clashed.

Elements greatly enhanced the human body. When someone’s physical strength increased significantly, their elemental power would surely increase substantially as well.

Realizing this, the Cardinal grew vicious, planning to eliminate Egbert first before dealing with the severely wounded Crystal Winged Dragon.

Egbert became increasingly aggressive during the fight, but this wasn’t mindless trading of injuries.

Rather, seeing Su Li’s physiological tears from the strong light element attack, he chose to let loose.

After all, a zealot must sometimes act irrationally for their object of devotion to live up to the title.

But he wouldn’t spare any trash talk during battle either.

While the Cardinal was still saying pompously, “Mere traitor, you should submit to the God of Light’s judgment,” Egbert directly mocked him. “Weren’t you the one who originally ordered the Knights of Light to steal the Crystal Winged Dragon’s egg, and killed one of the newly hatched offspring in their nest?”

“Because you placed the stolen dragon egg in Siliqing City, the place I protected became ruins.”

Egbert had wanted to explain why the Crystal Winged Dragon went berserk, but reason told him Na’an didn’t need any justification for wanting a death match with the Cardinal.

The moment Na’an decided to engage in mortal combat, she had already disregarded her own life. Everything else became as insignificant as distant clouds.

“Do you want me dead that badly? So eager to have me, the publicly acknowledged successor to the Pope, die mysteriously so you can take power?”

“But now it seems you won’t get that chance.” Egbert deliberately fixed his gaze on the greatsword in the Cardinal’s hand.

“When even your crucial weapon fails you, do you think you’re something people want alive? Ah, sorry, my mistake – you’re not even a thing at all.”

Egbert’s raised chin and sidelong glance maximized his mockery.

The Cardinal, always in high position and used to reverence, had never experienced the power of trash talk. He became so angry he could barely breathe.

Seeing this, Egbert targeted him even more.

“You’re truly ridiculous. Don’t tell me you actually thought killing all the heirs would let you take power? Look at that face of yours, all bloated – what connection do you have to the God of Light?”

“Come to think of it, being able to turn on your own people like a beast – perhaps you’re a Dark Church spy?”

Lan Zhe, not far away, grew annoyed. “Don’t joke around. Even if we sent spies, we wouldn’t send such an idiot. He’d lower the average IQ of our entire Dark Church!”

The Cardinal grew even more furious. “You can only spout useless words!”

But who cared whether these words were useful or not?

Being able to anger the enemy to death while saving energy only satisfied Egbert, who increasingly focused on results.

Lan Zhe held no goodwill toward the Cardinal. As fellow young people, what was wrong with some heated mockery?

“If you’re not happy, fight back then.” Lan Zhe looked the Cardinal up and down, then walked to Na’an’s side, placing top-grade medicine by her mouth.

The Crystal Winged Dragon shook her head, the smile in her blood-red eyes deepening. “Keep it. I won’t need it.”

Whether she truly didn’t need it or didn’t want to use it… Lan Zhe felt a tightness in his chest, his gaze toward the Cardinal now like looking at a corpse.

The battle escalated again. This time, the three-against-one situation put the Cardinal at a clear disadvantage.

The Cardinal must die here.

This concept had somehow become the shared understanding of most people within Jisuo Town’s boundaries.

Including the Knights of Light.

The Knight of Light who had tampered with the Cardinal’s weapon particularly felt that if the Cardinal died here, perhaps it would prove that all those once thought invincible would eventually meet their end.

But for now, no one knew the final outcome.

Su Li’s dynamic vision only let him see that Egbert and Lan Zhe’s attacks were aimed at crippling the Cardinal, leaving the final strike for Na’an.

Never before had Su Li felt so connected to this world.

Never before had he so eagerly anticipated someone’s death.

As the Cardinal lay with severed limbs, barely able to move, Su Li could only feel anticipation for what would come next.

Na’an didn’t waste the opportunity created by Egbert and Lan Zhe. As the Cardinal gritted his teeth for a final desperate struggle, a massive water column descended from above, aimed directly at him.

“Ah—!”

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As the giant water column crashed into the Cardinal, his final death scream echoed through the air.

The crimson of blood appeared for just a second before being washed away completely by the water.

A few pieces of the Cardinal’s clothing lay on the ground after the water receded, indistinguishable from mud or garbage.

Completely obliterated.

Crystal Winged Dragon Na’an felt the continuous gloom and pain of the past half year dissipate in this moment.

She had avenged her child.

Though the cost was countless monster beast companions’ deaths.

Monster beasts would always fight to their utmost for their own kind.

Na’an’s mouth curved in an indiscernible smile, while large amounts of blood flowed from her already shattered wings.

Perhaps everything would end here, but…

“I have no reg—”

Before she could finish “regrets,” from an overlooked corner burst forth a scruffy-looking man with vicious eyes.

In his powerful hand was a delicate-looking lady’s dagger.

That sharp, cold-gleaming dagger’s final target was the Crystal Winged Dragon’s heart.

The words everyone had been watching, like final testament, were suddenly cut short.

The air seemed controlled by some powerful absolute rule – even Lan Zhe, despite noticing in time, couldn’t reach the Crystal Winged Dragon’s side quickly enough.

He could only watch as the dagger pierced Na’an’s single red area.

That spot was the fatal point that a dying monster beast absolutely couldn’t defend.

—The heart.

Droplets of blood splattered on the attacker’s face.

Only then did Su Li realize how familiar the attacker’s face was.

“The mercenary worth twenty gold coins per slap…”

“How could it be you!”

Roy…