While My Mage Wife Grinds, I Power Up Idly-Chapter 73: Are You Trying to Undermine the Church’s Faith?

Chapter 73: Chapter 73: Are You Trying to Undermine the Church’s Faith?

Kakarim involuntarily took a half step back. He looked up at the Holy Shield Knight standing just within arm’s reach.

With his experience as a Cardinal, he could tell that this was definitely not something a mere Holy Cultivator Guild Devotee could obtain simply by deepening their faith. It was an external form of Magic.

It just so happened that its Light attribute was similar to the Light attribute commonly used by the Holy Cultivator Guild.

What shocked Kakarim was that this Summoned Creature was actually giving him a hard time.

Keep in mind, Ashu was nothing more than a humble Archmage!

While Kakarim himself was a genuine Grand Archmage, seasoned in this path for many years!

There was still an entire Magister-level gap between the two. Yet Ashu, with nothing but his summoning skill, could summon a being that rivaled him!

What kind of terrifying Magic could that possibly be?

"Ashu, what are you trying to do?!" Kakarim steadied himself and immediately reprimanded him. Regardless of the grudges between them, just summoning such a creature inside the Church was a huge act of disrespect. "Are you trying to destroy the Church’s faith?"

Kakarim racked his brains but could only come up with the phrase "destroy the faith." Beyond that, he really couldn’t think of any way to deepen the sin of a so-called ’luminous saint.’

Upon hearing this, Ashu was still sitting at the feet of the Divine Mother Goddess’s Divine Statue. His eyes swept across the crowd as he sneered, "What have I done? All I see is that you failed to control your colleagues, allowing them to recklessly attempt to harm this ’luminous saint’ right in front of the Divine Mother Goddess. If they had succeeded, the Divine Mother Goddess’s divine punishment would have descended upon this land. I acted to save you, yet you not only show no gratitude but want to falsely accuse me?"

"This..."

The five Bishops of the branch Chapter in the audience all felt their throats clog up like they’d swallowed a feather, unable to speak.

They all turned their gazes to Kakarim. Now that things had come to this, no matter who claimed to be right, they planned to obey Kakarim’s orders.

Whether the orders were right or wrong, it was all the same.

They were going all in.

If they betrayed halfway or wavered midway, they would end up despised by both sides.

Seeing this, Kakarim’s mind raced.

From the moment he discovered Ashu had killed his son, he had tried to kill Ashu. Unfortunately, at the critical moment, he was stopped by the Demon Huntress Nun.

Now, the Demon Huntress Nun was waiting just outside. With his strength, it was impossible to kill Ashu without the Demon Huntress Nun noticing.

And as long as he couldn’t kill Ashu, any attack was meaningless.

What good would beating Ashu up do? His son’s soul wouldn’t come back just because Ashu was beaten.

Suddenly,

Unlike Kakarim, his wife, no matter how twisted and complicated the situation was, had firmly decided that Ashu was the murderer of her son and must be killed without hesitation.

At this moment, she was taking advantage of her position as the Cardinal’s wife to hide inside the Cathedral.

Furthermore, to be safe, she had secretly gathered civilian assassins.

These Assassins were all faithless individuals, so they could kill inside the Church without any psychological pressure.

"Listen up." Kakarim’s wife whispered to the group of ten Assassins behind her. "Anyone who manages to take down that little bastard will receive a reward of one million Atras coins each! Besides that, I will also grant all ten of you access to various privileges of ’Kakase’!"

Upon hearing this, the Assassins’ eyes glinted greedily from the shadows.

One million each was not a small amount, but it wasn’t excessively large either. It was roughly equivalent to half a year’s tax revenue for a town.

After all, this was a team operation, so the difficulty was shared, and the amount given to each individual wouldn’t be too high.

The most important part was the second half of Kakarim’s wife’s words — privileges!

Assassins who walked in the shadows could usually get what they wanted with a little trickery. But privileges were not so easily obtained.

Privileges didn’t just help Assassins commit murder; they also allowed them to enjoy that elevated, indulgent feeling after killing. The psychological distortions caused by long-term killing were very useful to them.

"Don’t worry, ma’am. As long as Cardinal doesn’t intervene, a mere newly minted Archmage will surely be dead without a chance against the ten of us brothers," said the Assassin leader as he put on his mask, preparing to strike.

Kakarim’s wife replied, "Go ahead, I guarantee Kakarim will not stop you."

"Heh, good. Let’s go, brothers."

...

The ten Assassins naturally would not attack from the front.

They circled around to the back of the Divine Mother Goddess’s Divine Statue — which was also behind Ashu.

Experienced killers like them knew well that these mages, after unleashing their proudest techniques, often fell into arrogance. freeωebnovēl.c૦m

This arrogance made them careless.

Once careless, it was the perfect moment for an Assassin to strike.

So,

They moved in.

Skilled in killing, they slipped silently through the shadows. The ten reached a spot ten meters behind Ashu without him noticing.

Ten meters was well within their lethal attack range.

Just one backstab could end a person’s life.

"Whoosh—"

The Assassin leader struck first, followed immediately by the others.

The ten daggers targeted ten vital points on the body.

The heart, the neck, the lungs, the kidneys, the spine, the femoral artery, the Achilles tendon, the scapula, the brachial plexus, the occipital artery.

They could guarantee the target wouldn’t have even a moment to resist.

In previous missions, as long as they struck simultaneously, the target became a puppet with cut strings.

"It’s done..." The Assassin leader’s eyes glowed greedily. His dagger was only a step away from Ashu. He seemed to already see wealth and honor.

Climbing into the Cardinal family’s circle was a high branch to grasp. From then on in ’Kakase,’ he would be a true local tyrant.

Brothers enjoying fine food and drink would be standard.

From now on, if they disliked someone, they would kill them! If they desired a young maiden from any household, they would rape her! If they coveted any treasure, they would seize it!

With the supreme power of "Kakase" as their backing, they...

"Thud—"

A heavy impact sound shattered the Assassins’ fantasies.

The ten assassins’ assassination technique, honed to perfection, unexpectedly struck a layer of golden protective shield.

Their daggers, sharp enough to cut through iron like butter, could not advance an inch!

"What!!"

The Assassin leader was shocked.

All the beautiful dreams shattered like glass.

At the same time, from a backstage gap, Kakarim’s wife, who had been watching the assassination attempt, turned pale in an instant.

She had no idea what exactly that golden shield was, yet it managed to withstand attacks from all ten Assassins at once?

Moreover, Ashu’s gaze was clearly directed forward—how had he sensed an attack from behind?

Kakarim’s wife’s heart suddenly pounded wildly.

She knew—they had screwed up.

Now, all that was left was to run.

As for those ten Assassins, sorry—when a mission fails, they must fail properly and consciously sever ties with their employer.

"Hm?"

Ashu turned his head to look at the ten Assassins behind him.

To be honest, he hadn’t sensed them in advance, since he did not possess the spiritual perception talent.

But a "luminous saint" beneath the Divine Mother Goddess was invincible.

The Divine Mother Goddess would naturally bestow protection upon him.

"Everyone, we’re having a private meeting here—what are you doing?" Ashu thought and immediately released ten "Sacred Codex Seals." Of the ten Assassins, only one managed to dodge, while the other nine were sealed on the spot.

And the one Assassin who escaped was not even lucky enough to celebrate; Geoffrey, one of the Bishops in the audience, immediately cast chains to firmly restrain him.

"I said, isn’t this supposed to be a private meeting for our Holy Cultivator Guild? Why are there outsiders?" Ashu raised his voice.

This question was not really for the Assassins, but a challenge directed at Kakarim.

As the host, Kakarim was responsible for clearing the place. Now that Assassins appeared, the entire blame fell on him.

Moreover, the fact that Assassins showed up behind Ashu meant all the Bishops in the audience had clearly seen it.

This was eyewitness testimony.

Kakarim clenched his fists. From the moment the Assassins moved to attack and even when they stealthily approached Ashu’s back, he had sensed everything.

But he did not stop them. He had a hopeful mentality, wanting to see if the Assassins might miraculously eliminate Ashu.

Unfortunately,

A "luminous saint" beneath the Divine Mother Goddess was invincible.

None of the ten Assassins could break through the Divine Mother Goddess’s protection.

"Despicable and sinister Assassins! How dare you provoke the Holy Cultivator Guild and disrespect the sacred! Today, in the name of the Cardinal, I will deliver the ultimate judgment upon you!"

What Kakarim needed most now was to silence them immediately.

The dead would be silenced forever.

As soon as the Assassin group moved to attack, he knew these Assassins were acting on his wife’s orders.

Hiring killers to murder was a crime in "Kakase."

If he didn’t destroy the evidence in time, someone else would destroy his wife instead.

Kakarim finished speaking, then made a move to unleash his power, charging at the nine people Ashu had restrained.

He didn’t care if blood stained the Church, he was determined to carry out this act.

However,

Ashu was far from unaware of Kakarim’s intentions.

He immediately summoned the Holy Shield Knight and ordered it to launch a Knight’s Shield Bash toward Kakarim!

Before them,

A flow of Holy Light swirled around the Holy Shield Knight, as if it had come to life, instantly locking its target on the rushing Kakarim.

The Holy Shield Knight slammed its shield downward fiercely, aiming directly at Kakarim.

Kakarim had no choice but to defend himself; the two overwhelming forces collided fiercely in front of the Divine Mother Goddess Divine Statue.

"Boom—!"

The terrifying shockwave from their clash was strong enough to send countless pews flying inside the Church.

The remaining five branch Bishops realized the danger and quickly cast spells simultaneously, forming a Magical Essence barrier that contained the shockwave within the platform.

After the strike, both Kakarim and the Holy Shield Knight staggered backward.