Witch, Fireball and the Evil God of Steam-Chapter 956 - 208: Another Puppet_2

When she hurried back home, the disease had already reached its most severe stage.

Coughing up blood meant the infected person's internal organs were already decaying, and the colorless skin meant the patient was suffering from severe blood loss.

Mary had seen such scenes too many times; just one glance and she knew her sister probably wouldn't make it through the night.

In fact, according to regulations in various cities, her sister should have long been expelled as an infected person. The Church Court blocked the news of her sister's illness, considering her identity, and isolated her in the church cellar to ensure they could see each other one last time.

As for her, as the Saint of the Church Court, as someone on whom countless hopes were pinned, Mary knew she should make the most rational judgment.

She should treat everyone equally, ending the suffering her sister was experiencing.

However, she ultimately didn't do so.

When she intended to leave the cellar, a nearly insane thought surged into her mind; she didn't want to let her only kin leave just like that.

The plague was rotting the patient's internal organs, an irreversible process.

So how could this process be accelerated?

If during the decay, life and soul could be maintained externally, and after the entire process, the patient's body could be remade...

This was never recorded in any Healing Magic Book and severely violated the Church Court's rules that had lasted for three epochs.

But to heal the Crimson Plague, a "further" transformation must be completed.

In the end, she crossed that red line, committing actions absolutely unforgivable.

However, the treatment failed.

She barely maintained the patient's life and soul, but her control over magic power was not enough to prevent the changes in the patient's body caused by the disease and massive magic power invasion. The entire treatment process lasted for half an hour, during which Mary witnessed her sister gradually lose her human outline, the process of distortion.

The patient's consciousness was completely lost during the treatment, yet this failed treatment made Mary discover a shocking fact.

Two entirely different methods ultimately led to the same conclusion.

That perhaps also represented the essence of their faith and the secrets the one who wrote that rule absolutely did not want people to discover.

...

A deathly silence quietly spread.

Mary was a bit dazed; what invaded her mind just now was not an unrealistic fantasy because those flashback fragments were too specific, so specific she felt as if she really experienced that rescue, every detail was so clear it made her tremble involuntarily. However, during that half-hour process, she had to suppress her emotions, which would make her lose concentration, thereby breaking the balance of magic power infusion.

But...

Her sister had never been infected with the Crimson Plague.

They had always safely passed through the Crimson Epoch.

Mary still remembered that after everything ended, her sister served as a High-tier Priest in the Church, imparting knowledge to the children joining the Church, and her life was without disturbances thereafter.

"This is the true version of the Bloody Priestess Mary's story."

At the end of the seating, Lindong spoke with interest.

That was Mary from another timeline who, before she and Ethan indirectly altered the timeline's direction in the contaminated zone, had also witnessed the birth and demise of the Bloody Priestess together with him—a story of the first recorded witch in human history.

Only she always felt there were many missing parts in that book.

For instance, the Church's Saint, who had witnessed countless tragedies and had a will like iron, would she truly betray her faith because of her sister's departure?

"More than the loss of a beloved one, the collapse of faith is harder to accept."

Lindong looked at the Seven-Eyed Woman sitting beside her, "I thought it was you who took advantage of the situation, changing her perception and consciousness."

"I wouldn't do that."

The Seven-Eyed Woman shook her head, three of her eyes looking at Lindong, "What I need is something that would only taint an artwork."

Her other four eyes were watching Pope Carlo with interest.

Bazatous initially thought this would be a boring interlude; His being here was just out of friendship with Ethan and wanted to learn from him how to interact with humans.

He was indeed always brooding over Mary's matter.

Ethan took away His most admired artwork, yet more than the "stolen artwork" itself, what concerned Bazatous was Ethan.

His troublesome friend changed Mary's choice with just one meeting opportunity.

Between Him and Ethan, Mary ultimately chose the latter.

This is the only troublesome friend capable of taking away His believers, so he had to learn something from Ethan.

But now, with Carlo's questioning, this boring trial suddenly became interesting.

After three epochs, once again a believer of the Life Divine Teachings glimpsed at the hidden truth.

...

On the other side, everyone's gaze was focused on Ethan, including Mary.

Their eyes were eager, desperately hoping Ethan would say something, using powerful facts to deny Carlo, once again refuting him so he turns livid and speechless as before.

Carlo, too, was no different.

He wasn't worried about Ethan refuting him because everything he said earlier was indisputable facts.