The inconspicuous private car drove quietly to an abandoned factory. In this day and age, live streaming wasn't prevalent yet. The kind of streams that looked for abandoned places and potentially haunted locations were not that frequent. This abandoned factory was naturally deserted, especially since it was located closer to the suburbs. Even the homeless wouldn't stay here. After all, the homeless are also human, and humans are social creatures. The small alleys and underpasses of the city were more "human," and they could still chat with other homeless people they were on good terms with, complaining together about the injustices of this world. What's more, this deserted factory in the suburbs was really too dangerous. If something happened, there was no way to be discovered.
Probably in this past year, the car Aslan was currently in was the first guest of this abandoned factory.
At the same time, as the demons born from the hearts of men gathered here, one after another of strange gusts of wind came from the entire abandoned factory, making this already slightly terrifying dilapidated factory even more hair-raising.
Caren took off the Shroud that served as her scarf from her neck. And the Church member who was the driver directly took out a cross and Black Keys from his pocket. At the same time, he hung holy water at his waist. As a Church member who did not have very high talent, at this moment, his heart was very panicked. Normally, these ordinary Church members would only help people get rid of bad luck, perform baptismal blessings for newborns, or perform last rites for them after they passed away. This was the first time he had ever faced a fully formed demon.
"People from the Church! It's people from the Church!"
"Look! That little girl, she's so attractive to me... I really want to vent my desires on her!"
"I don't know, but no matter what, take care of the Church's existence! This is our paradise, the holy land where the darkness of the human heart grows!"
"Go! Go!!"
One after another of faces, like shadows and also like mist, were constantly flying and rotating around them. Some of these faces looked like bats, and some looked like jackals. They were demons that grew from the darkness in the human heart. Their appearance was naturally related to the mentality of the humans who had gestated them at the time.
Looking at these constantly hovering shadows of demons, Caren couldn't help but wrap the Shroud around herself a couple more times. At the same time, she shrank back behind Aslan.
The Church member who was driving threw the holy water in his hand directly outwards. At the same time, he chanted the magic of the Church. Of course, in the Church, magic was called a "Holy Canticle." It was just a little bit of a pity that, perhaps due to a problem of talent, the power that this Church member chanted out was not that strong.
And the demons, because of the power of the holy water, dodged to the side. However, after discovering that this Church member did not have much power, a smile appeared on their faces. They constantly circled, and once again began to slowly shrink their encirclement.
"Is that all you've got?"
One of the demons smiled and came to the Church member's ear, and at the same time, gently blew a breath. This sudden breath, of course, scared the Church member quite a bit.
Hearing the laughter of these demons, this Church member couldn't help but tremble. He directly came behind Aslan, and then showed Aslan a somewhat apologetic and fawning smile. Although he didn't know Aslan's true identity, to be so valued by the Church, this person was definitely no ordinary person. Since that was the case, this person should be able to save his life, right? The Church member couldn't help but nod at Aslan in a fawning manner again. In order to live, it's not shameful. For bottom-level personnel like them, if they wanted to survive in all kinds of dangers, they of course had to learn to hug a strong thigh.
Aslan didn't think there was anything wrong with what the Church member before him was doing. After all, if even Aslan couldn't solve the current situation, then all of them would have to meet their end here. Therefore, this Church member wasn't really causing trouble for Aslan.
Seeing that everyone had hidden behind Aslan, these demons naturally placed their gazes on him. These demons constantly observed Aslan, but because of the gap in their strength, they did not discover what kind of aura Aslan had on him. And so, with a mocking and teasing smile on their faces, they directly launched an attack on Caren.
It was just that the ending was different from what these demons had imagined. The demon who was charging at the very front was quickly pierced through the head by a silver spear. Then, the silvery-white holy banner spread out to the surroundings. A holy light directly enveloped the entire space. This sudden light made all the demons feel its effect. One of the demons even shouted loudly, "You sneak-attacked! Can't you play fair?!!"
Aslan did not intend to use his own Faerie Letters. After all, in the stories, Aslan was the Son of God, a Holy Knight. Compared to those who chanted spells, Aslan was more like a warrior who directly rushed up and fought demons physically.
The Church member hiding behind Aslan, looking at the holy spear and banner in his hand, had his mouth slightly agape. He then made the shape of a cross in front of him. "Ah, mother, my life is complete. I have seen a miracle. That is the Holy Spear!"
For these demons born from the dark thoughts of humanity, Aslan had no need to pierce their chests one by one with the divine spear in his hand. After all, the rank of these demons was really too low. He only needed to inject a large amount of magical energy into his holy spear, spread the holy banner, and when the holy light erupted outwards, that would be the time to purify all these demons.
Watching all the demons turn to ash in the light, Caren's mouth was slightly agape. The expression on her face held a hint of envy, and also a hint of admiration.
Aslan looked at the young girl before him, his lips curling into a slight smile. He patted Caren's hair. "What do you think? Are you envious? You can do it too. Starting from today, how about you learn from me how to fight demons? As a graduation gift, I will give you a replica of my Holy Spear."
At that time, she would have the Shroud for defense, and a replica of the Holy Spear for attack. Caren's own constitution also attracted demons. This child could surely become the female Holy Knight of the new era.
What? You say Caren's original growth trajectory was not like this? That doesn't matter. If she grows up crooked, she grows up crooked. Sakura, in the original world line, could have become a female warrior whose fists hit flesh, a member of the "Lady Gladiator." In Aslan's world, Sakura was even developing towards a mechanical female warrior. How could the Caren of this world not become a Holy Knight?