Chapter 361 ·Firing Two Shots Is More Cost-effective

Chapter 357: Firing Two Shots Is More Cost-effective

Claudia ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍watched this scene and signaled through the Spiritual Sea for the other instructors standing guard outside to obstruct anyone else who might appear，including the Dean of Saint Tia Academy and the Student Council President who had gone to collect a new Restraining Bracelet。

She ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍believed they would understand what she meant，and conveniently allow themselves to be ‘stopped’ outside for a while。

Helen ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍was a Fanatic，but she was somewhat different from other Fanatics，when she was young she had experienced an extremely severe fire，her father was burned to death，her mother and younger sister disappeared without a trace，while she herself was severely burned by the flames until only a few breaths remained。

She ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍was unfortunate，but also fortunate，she encountered Miwei。

Through ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Miwei’s treatment without regard for cost and her own powerful will to survive，she held on until the day she met Mitia。

For ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍an ordinary person，burns that severe would have been an almost certain death sentence，but she was young enough to possess sufficient life potential to overdraw，while she also happened to encounter the period when Mitia was exploring and experimenting with the limits of Faith Power，under the combined influence of multiple factors she narrowly survived。

Although at that time she looked neither human nor ghost，and every moment of every day she had to endure intense pain。

However the technical data provided by the Corpse Beasts gave her another opportunity to transform，if too much Flesh Essence was used it would cause the body’s desires to overwhelm reason，then cause the body to deform and change toward the form it desired。

But a small dose of Essence combined with strong willpower could instead serve as an excellent restorative tonic for repairing a damaged body，however among the same batch of voluntary disabled patients only she survived the dangerous period，all the other samples failed。

Within the Alliance Flesh Essence still belonged to the category of Special-grade Contraband，it would not be brought out for use unless absolutely necessary，and still required further improvement。

Although the physical damage was ultimately repaired，there were still some lingering aftereffects。

The restless cravings and desires of her body，together with the damage to her mind caused by years of torment from pain，made her thoughts and way of thinking somewhat different from ordinary people，requiring a specially made Suppressor to reduce the sensitivity of her five senses，while the Church’s Spiritual Soothing reduced the probability of her episodes occurring。

Becoming a Fanatic was even more natural，this life of hers had been snatched back from the God of Death by the Pontiff and Deputy Pontiff，Faith Divine Power was a force spanning two dimensions，and possessed extremely strong assimilative capabilities。

After directly receiving the baptism of Divine Power for years，even a criminal would have become a devout believer，let alone a little girl like her who already possessed an intense sense of worship toward the two of them。

As Mitia’s number of believers explosively increased，her Authority was also undergoing subtle changes，Fanatics who devoted themselves body and soul naturally received the favor of her power，and were likewise being influenced into undergoing unknown changes。

Perhaps the current her could no longer simply be called a Fanatic，she should be called a Saint，and her special ability was not Pain Transfer either，but sensory amplification on the level of the mind。

Only after experiencing the deepest despair amid suffering could one offer absolutely devout faith amid a miracle。

She fanatically worshiped Mitia，rejoicing even more at her joy，becoming even more furious at her anger，and her emotions of worship could also infect the people around her，causing those around her to consciously or unconsciously be influenced by her。

And pain was also a type of sensation，the agony of magma burning her body genuinely acted upon her，and she could clearly feel it，but to her this was not the first time she had endured such pain，she experienced pleasure from suffering。

But the female instructor had clearly not reached that realm，even merely scraping her skin would cause her to be affected by the pain Helen had accumulated，however much pain she inflicted on Helen，once she herself suffered an injury it would be transmitted back。

This sense of pain would also accumulate without limit with the female instructor’s attacks，the longer the battle lasted，the more times Helen was injured，the heavier the stacked pain would become。

Even if afterward the female instructor merely struck Helen’s head with her Staff，the pain carried by Helen’s returning attack would still make the female instructor wish she were dead。

In fact that was exactly what she did，frantically dodging Helen’s thrusts，even though her Staff had been hacked full of dents she still refused to strike lethally as she had before，only using various Composite Spells to restrict the space Helen had to act。

But seeing her fight so timidly，Helen simply threw herself straight into whatever the female instructor released，then slapped the female instructor’s backside with the flat of her sword。

With an ‘Awooo’，an earth-shaking pig-like scream echoed across the academy，frightening quite a few cats that were being fed into turning tail and fleeing。

Without exaggeration，that light slap made the female instructor feel as though she had seen her great-grandmother，she ran around everywhere clutching her backside while sobbing uncontrollably from the pain，and the Saint Magic Academy’s leading instructor serving as one of the referees had no idea what to do while watching this scene。

You could not exactly call the scene bloody，the one most seriously injured no matter how you looked at it was Helen，while the female instructor was perfectly intact from head to toe with at most a scraped patch of skin。

Even if it were a Spell like Pain Transfer，the intensity of their later battle was theoretically so low that it should not have hurt much，so he was also unsure whether he should call a stop。

What if this was the female instructor’s strategy for lowering her opponent’s guard？So he decided to keep watching a little longer。

The Dean’s languid voice suddenly sounded inside Claudia’s mind：

“Tell Helen that’s about enough，she still needs to dodge the attacks she ought to dodge。If she keeps consuming huge amounts like this，the believers in the Capital will tear us apart alive afterward。”

“Good grief，I really don’t want to see the old tree-bark face of the Archbishop of the Cathedral of Holy Light，she looks absolutely hideous when she cries。”

The one speaking was none other than Funika，that lustful wicked woman，ever since learning that Mitia was going to establish the largest women’s academy she had used every trick imaginable，acting cute、coquettish and shameless until she secured the position of Honorary Dean，then happily lost herself in this kingdom of women。

No matter what Funika was a genuine Half-God，having her stationed here brought more benefits than drawbacks，so Mitia simply let her do as she pleased。

Mm，anyway compared with the terrorist attacks they might face，having one’s tofu rubbed a little or something，probably wasn’t a big deal，right？（not really）

The blessing ceremonies Mitia had established in the various state Churches in the past had inadvertently laid a good foundation for later practitioners of the new Church。

The large-scale blessing and purification ceremonies of each state consumed the monthly Faith Power accumulated from local believers，this had long since ceased to be any secret，the Blessing Ceremony could establish a healthy foundation for newborns in that state，but the degree of blessing differed from state to state。

Generally speaking it was determined by how much remained in that state’s Faith Pool，greater abundance naturally produced better results，while those unable to meet demand could only receive the most basic blessing。

Without the slightest exaggeration this was the single most important matter in the eyes of every state’s governing team。

Because it concerned the future of every state，but increasing accumulated Faith was not an easy matter，so they had to think of solutions elsewhere。

If they could not increase the source then they had to reduce expenditure，absorbing more Medical practitioners to resolve the illnesses and disasters of ordinary citizens，minimizing the additional energy consumed treating disease and pain during Prayer Ceremonies，naturally leaving a surplus available for strengthening。

Added to this was the fact that in the future the Church of Holy Light would inevitably spread across the seas on a massive scale alongside the Alliance’s expansion，causing the shortage to grow increasingly severe。

So normally when a family had a daughter admitted into Saint Tia University their doorstep would immediately be worn down by neighbors，even relatives so distant they were barely related would come knocking to ask after them warmly，this was a genuine iron rice bowl。

Moreover Faith Power could be used for far more than merely Bestowal，it had a great many other uses，for example a Saint like Helen who had almost transcended the physical body was practically immortal so long as there was enough Faith Power to supply her。

It was just that this level of consumption could make the people of that state cry themselves hoarse，although the Faith Power Helen herself provided every day while serving the Goddess Statue was entirely enough to sustain this sort of reckless expenditure，so she was not wasting anyone else’s。

But watching that much get consumed still made people’s hearts ache！

Fighting this little bastard still costs an entire life，if that won’t do then just say it，as long as you open your mouth，we’ll fire two shots and scatter her ashes，wouldn’t that be far more cost-effective？

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