Sanctuary Liberated

"I have no choice?" Echidna's face was filled with a smile. This was the second time she had heard similar words from him.

Ayanokouji had said the same thing last time, and then forced her to sign a completely unequal leap.

What was it back then?

"There must be many people who hate witches in this world. What would happen if they knew you were resurrected?" Ayanokouji said slowly, and Echidna remained silent.

"And, after you take control of this body, what about Shima's own desires?" Ayanokouji asked.

"There are none left." Echidna shook her head, "She was originally my creation and existed for the purpose of my resurrection."

"Tell Garfiel that the consciousness of the old woman he cherished has been erased by you, and her body has been taken over by you, I don't think the other party will let you go easily." Ayanokouji said, "And how much power do you have now?"

What the Sin Archbishop inherited was the witch factor that the witch once possessed. This also meant that although Echidna had been resurrected, she had lost her power in this world.

The same applied to the other witches resurrected with her, not to mention their souls only resided in Echidna's body, and were useless except for chatting with Echidna.

However, Echidna's own power was very special. This was not combat power. The most valuable thing was the information she provided.

Although her combat power was the lowest among the witches, her combat power was still very strong among ordinary people. She could also be a leading magic user, almost on par with Roswaal.

Of course, that was based on the fact that Echidna still had power.

After changing her body, how much power did she still have?

"Kiyo, it seems you underestimate me." Echidna said with a smile, and stretched out her hand, ready to unleash a proper and extraordinary spell to surprise him.

And as she was weaving her spell, she suddenly felt a feeling of weakness, her spell was interrupted, and she fell to the ground roughly.

"Is it because of the Gate difference...This body is still not used to it..." Echidna immediately realized the problem.

"Dona, that's useless as usual." Daphne mocked mercilessly in Echidna's mind.

"Da-Daphne, you can't say that...After all, Echidna alone, hasn't controlled her body yet, that's all..." Camilla's voice also echoed. Although she was speaking on behalf of Echidna, it sounded like a strange voice in Echidna's ears.

"I still need some time. After I get used to this body's Gate, I can regain my power." Echidna said with a slight reluctance to admit defeat.

"So." Ayanokouji just shook his head slightly, "Forget it, let's go back first."

"Okay..."

Soon, Ayanokouji left the ruins with Echidna, who had Ryuzu's body, and joined the others.

"Kyotaka, is this Shima?" Emilia asked curiously after seeing Echidna.

Seeing Emilia so close, Echidna's heart was filled with disgust, but she couldn't reveal her true identity at this time. The only one who knew her true identity now was Ayanokouji.

"No, this is not Shima." Ayanokouji explained. If Echidna was asked to play the role of Shima, it would be difficult to explain after her shortcomings were revealed.

"Just like most of the Ryuzu clones."

"So." Emilia nodded, "Alright, Kiyotaka, someone has gone to the edge of the Sanctuary to see if the barrier has really been opened."

"Mhm, all this is your fault, Lia." Ayanokouji reached out and patted her head gently.

"No, it's not..." Emilia's face immediately flushed red. Not only Otto, Roswaal, but also the Ryuzu saw her, which made her feel very embarrassed, "It's all because of Kiyotaka."

"My credit?"

"It's all because of Kiyotaka...you made all sorts of preparations beforehand, so I could break through the trial!" Emilia blurted out, referring to what she had done in the trial, "I will never disappoint Kiyotaka's expectations."

She was really embarrassed to reveal her thoughts like this.

"Then, after we're sure the trial is over, should we leave right away?" Emilia asked impatiently.

In her mind, she had already thought about various dates with Ayanokouji after leaving the Sanctuary.

"No, there's still something we need to do." Ayanokouji said, and glanced at Roswaal, who was always smiling.

Roswaal had to get Echidna's body first before he had a chance to realize his resurrection plan.

But he didn't know that Echidna was actually beside him right now. Although her soul wasn't complete, she was indeed the real Echidna.

"What happened?" Emilia was a little confused.

"I heard this clone say that there are traces of a suspected Rabbit in the border area of the Sanctuary, and some people call it the Great Rabbit."

"Great Rabbit?" Emilia's eyes widened, with shock in them. Of course, she had heard this Mabeast's name.

Bilma and the others nodded. This was the answer that Ayanokouji had arranged for them beforehand. They had to obey his words after signing the contract with Echidna.

Destroying the Great Rabbit was a very important opportunity for Ayanokouji, which could further increase the influence of Emilia's camp, and also eliminate this potential threat.

If he directly said that heavy snow would fall in a few days and would attract many Great Rabbits, it would be a bit too strange, so he needed to let these words come out of other people's mouths.

Roswaal's spell to cause a snowstorm had been activated and could not be interfered with, so the snowfall tomorrow morning was a certainty.

As long as he didn't use magic again, the heavy snow wouldn't last long, so all Ayanokouji had to deal with was the Great Rabbit.

However, the sudden heavy snow would definitely make others in the Sanctuary suspicious, but he had already thought of a suitable explanation, as long as all the problems were solved thoroughly.

"So to stop it from the beginning, I decided to investigate the existence of the Holy Land." Ayanokouji said, "Lia, you can take Ryuzu and the others back to the village first. Ram left early. She's already been asked to go back and prepare with Frederica for the liberation of the Sanctuary. They should be able to handle it in the last few days."

"I'll stay too!" Emilia blurted out, "I should be able to help you, Kiyotaka!"

Ayanokouji's hard-playing trick was successfully implemented. He said he asked Emilia to leave, but in fact he asked her to stay.

"The Great Rabbit is a very dangerous existence. I don't want you to be in danger, Lia."

"Don't worry! I won't hold you back!" Emilia said firmly, "And I found after the trial, I've become a little different."

As she spoke, she raised her hand, and countless ice appeared in the air around her.

This ice was larger and harder than the previous ice.

"I found after the trial, my power seems to have become stronger." Emilia looked down at her hand.

"Is it because her memories are not sealed?" Ayanokouji asked.

"I don't know, but I feel like I can do a lot of things I couldn't do before..." Emilia said.

"So." Ayanokouji nodded. After seeing her memories, he knew that Emilia's power at a young age was very strong. It took a long time to regain control of herself after recovering her memories.

But this was enough to prove that Emilia had training value. She had very strong power. If she could master all the power, she would be a very important and strong chess piece under Ayanokouji's guidance.

This couple's relationship could continue for now. After all, Emilia did have enough value, and it also made Ayanokouji realize that he had less knowledge about love and the opposite sex.

"So I'll stay! Help you Kiyotaka!" Emilia clenched her fist in front of her chest, looking very serious.

"If there is a need for me, I will do my best to help." Bilma and the others beside her also said immediately.

"Thank you for your hard work." Ayanokouji nodded, "Then please Lia, please stay with us, and Grandma Bilma and Grandma Alma will ask you to bring Garfiel with you to help the villagers inside the Sanctuary to leave. Although I promised them that they could decide whether to stay or leave on their own, but if the rumors about the Great Rabbit are true, it might be very dangerous to stay in the Sanctuary, so I still ask them to seek shelter in Arlam Village for the time being."

"You'll follow them too." Ayanokouji looked at Echidna beside him. Because of the contract, Echidna couldn't disobey his orders and couldn't escape.

To hide her identity, Echidna now had no choice but to continue pretending that she was an ordinary imitation of Ryuzu.

"Can that village accommodate so many people?" Roswaal asked curiously. When he left the mansion, he only knew that the village was badly damaged.

"Don't worry Roswaal, the village has been rebuilt after you left, and its scale is much larger than before."

After Roswaal left, Ayanokouji made a village reconstruction plan for others. To ensure future fault tolerance, he expanded the size of the village, which could also increase the villagers' liking for Emilia.

This project was not too small. It originally took at least two months to complete. However, after Ayanokouji went to the royal capital, he quickly expanded his power and gained many people to increase his workforce, even more so after the Karsten family, so he sent a large number of people with impressive skills and equipment to the village, so the speed of the reconstruction work increased several times.

"Amazing." Roswaal looked at him meaningfully.

"Then let's start taking action." Ayanokouji said.

Now he had Emilia, Roswaal and Beatrice's power, he also had a certain understanding of the characteristics of the Great Rabbit.

Soon, Ryuzu and the others found Garfiel, then brought the villagers in the Sanctuary to seek shelter in the village outside the Sanctuary, while Ayanokouji sent Otto and Emilia to look for the so-called existence of the Great Rabbit.

This action had no practical meaning, because the arrival of the Great Rabbit here was a certainty and could not be changed. This was just Ayanokouji's way of hiding the information he obtained with Return by Death.

He also asked for a large pit to be dug at the opening of the forest outside the village, more than 100 meters long and wide.

It was only in the morning that Emilia and Otto returned here and reported the situation.

And at this moment, white snow fell from the sky.

Ayanokouji raised his head, he knew his time was up.