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"Aaaahhhh————!"
With a howl like that of evil spirits, a large number of Undead engulfed Darkness. Before that happened, everyone except Darkness had already retreated a fair distance.
"All right! Watch me purify all of you!" Even as she retreated, Aqua confidently declared this and raised her hand.
As long as all the Undead gathered around Darkness, Aqua would be able to exorcise them all with her purification magic.
This had been Fang Li's plan.
However, in the very next moment, something happened that even Fang Li hadn't expected.
"Eh?"
Darkness, who had been standing blissfully in anticipation of being trampled by the monsters, opened her eyes in confusion when the expected abuse didn't come.
"Eh?" Aqua, who was just about to unleash her purifying magic on the Undead, also let out a dumbfounded sound.
"This is…" Kazuma, Megumin, and even Fang Li, everyone watching from the sidelines was momentarily stunned.
Then, the large number of Undead who had been charging at Darkness suddenly split like a wave, bypassing her entirely as they rushed past her sides, completely ignoring her.
"Aaaahhhh————!" Still howling menacingly, the Undead all surged toward Aqua, who had her hand raised.
"Wh-Why?!" Aqua let out a panicked scream. She completely forgot about purifying and spun around in a hurry, running for her life.
"Aaaahhhh————!" The Undead only howled louder as they chased after Aqua with maddening intensity.
"Wh-Why?!" Darkness also screamed, though unlike Aqua, her cry was filled with disappointment.
"W-What's going on?"
"…Can I go home now?"
Watching the swarm of Undead madly chasing Aqua, Kazuma looked utterly lost, while Megumin let out a soft sigh.
Even Fang Li was starting to feel helpless.
In this chaotic scene, Aqua ran while bawling loudly, pursued by a mob of Undead.
"I didn't do anything! I really didn't do anything! I behaved myself this time! So why is this happening?!"
Aqua probably didn't even know, right?
As a true Goddess, Aqua's body naturally radiates divinity at all times.
This divine aura could purify the Undead just by brushing against them. And because Aqua is the Goddess of Water, she could even purify contaminated water sources, returning them to their purest form.
Because of this, the divine aura she carried attracted Undead who were seeking salvation.
This attraction effect was even stronger than Darkness's Decoy skill.
So this time, Aqua really hadn't done anything; the Undead were simply drawn to her, begging for salvation.
"WAaaahhhh! Don't chase me! I really didn't do anything! Why is this happening?! Fang Li! Master Fang Li! Please save me! Also, don't blame me! Please don't sell me to the Eris cult! You'll be rewarded for saving me! I'll do whatever you say from now on! Whatever you want me to do, I'll do it! Just please save me!"
Aqua's despair-filled wails echoed through the entire castle.
It was truly despair.
Even Fang Li started to feel a twinge of guilt.
"Fine, this really isn't your fault." The moment those words left his mouth, Fang Li's figure vanished on the spot.
"Pā tà…"
With a soft landing sound, Fang Li appeared behind Aqua as if he had teleported.
"Aaaahhhh————!" The massive swarm of Undead let out more terrifying howls as they lunged ferociously at Fang Li.
That scene was almost identical to the Kabane and the dead Fang Li had encountered in the past.
"I'm honestly getting tired of seeing this kind of thing..."
Muttering this, the sword in Fang Li's hand transformed into a flash of light.
"Qiāng————!"
A chilling arc of sword light suddenly swept across the ground in front of Fang Li, leaving behind a deep sword mark like a ravine. It was as if it had shattered solid rock, sending dust flying everywhere.
Immediately afterward, a shockwave spread out like a raging storm.
"Boom————!"
The charging horde of Undead was directly knocked back by the shockwave, scattering into disarray and halting their charge.
"Aqua!"
Only then did Fang Li call out to Aqua.
"I—I understood!"
For once, Aqua's brain seemed to function properly. She turned around and raised her hand.
"Turn Undead!"
A dazzling white light radiated out from Aqua's body. That white light was divine, beautiful and sacred.
Like a light sent down from the heavens, it spread like gentle ocean waves, covering the massive group of Undead.
"Aaaahhhh————!"
The Undead let out one despairing wail after another.
In the end, under that holy and beautiful light, they were gradually purified, fading away slowly like ashes burned to nothing.
"————"
Kazuma, Megumin, and Darkness all widened their eyes in awe at the scene before them.
"Amazing…" Darkness murmured, "That many Undead, all purified in one go…"
After all, even Priests or Arch Priests, while capable of purifying Undead, had limits to their abilities.
A regular Priest or even an Arch Priest would have needed to burn through all of their magic power and cast their most powerful purification spell just to purify that many Undead.
But Aqua? After casting large-scale support magic on the party, she casually purified a massive horde of Undead in one go.
"Hey…" Megumin asked Kazuma uncertainly, "Could it be that Aqua is actually a really amazing and influential person?"
"…How would I know." Kazuma replied, a little guilty. "She's always calling herself a Goddess… but do you believe that?"
"Is that so?" Megumin nodded.
From her indifferent tone, it was clear she didn't believe it at all.
Meanwhile, the self-proclaimed Goddess, who had just been regarded as a powerful and influential figure, was now clinging tightly to Fang Li, sobbing and complaining pitifully.
"I really didn't do anything this time… I really didn't…"
Looking at Aqua's tearful, pitiful face, even Fang Li couldn't help but smile wryly.
"All right, I know you didn't do anything. I won't blame you this time." Fang Li patted the girl in his arms on the head and continued, "From now on, stay behind me and Darkness. When we hold off the Undead, use your purification magic at the right moment. Got it?"
Aqua, still sobbing, nodded.
And so, the group began making their way to the upper levels of the castle.
(End Of This Chapter)