Eliana thought she would be asked to do something after entering the room, or at least asked to show her skills. However, for some strange reason, all she had to do was stand there before she was asked to leave the room.
She was still confused as to what the purpose of this whole thing was. However, she couldn't do much. She turned around and left without questioning it.
She was sent here to find the secrets behind the current action of the Church. However, she hadn't noticed anything strange so far.
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Outside the room, the old man had a feeling that Eliana was going to succeed. She had the potential according to him.
As Eliana came out of the room, he initially had high hopes. However, seeing her disappointed expressions, he realized that she had failed.
'Even she couldn't succeed? Are we destined to fail?' he wondered.
"You can leave," he told Eliana. The outsiders were only allowed inside for the purpose of testing. Other than that, they weren't allowed to be there.
Eliana still wanted to test Gabriel. Unfortunately, as if Gabriel had expected it, he was standing on the other side of the hallway, away from the path that led to the exit. If Eliana wanted to get to him, she had to take a different path, which was going to make the old man take action
Eliana glared at Gabriel. Her eyes expressed some anger. She turned and silently left.
Gabriel watched the young lady leave. 'She really has suspicions about me. If I'm not wrong, she'll probably be waiting outside for me.'
"Stop wasting our time. There are many people waiting to get tested." The old man pushed Gabriel toward the door to make him hurry up.
Gabriel pushed the metallic door open and entered the empty room which really had nothing inside.
There was only a glass in front of him which showed his reflection and nothing else. In the reflection, Gabriel finally saw what the illusion made him look like.
After taking an initial glance at Gabriel, the Head Priests lowered their heads as if they didn't think the guy had any chance of success.
The Head Priests didn't even bother looking at the Holy Grimoire before asking Gabriel to leave.
"You can leave." They told Gabriel.
Gabriel was intrigued. He could sense that someone was on the other side of the room. Other than that, he also had a familiar feeling. The feeling was similar to what he felt from the small white orb that was taken from the Museum of Elements from the mysterious box by someone else.
What he felt was the purest aura of Light which wasn't something a Head Priest could possess.
Even after being asked to leave, he didn't turn to leave. Instead, he stepped closer to the glass before him, trying to feel that strange yet pure aura from close. He didn't know why, but he had a feeling that the Church's action had something to do with what he was feeling.
"Hmm?" The Head Priests frowned, watching Gabriel step closer and ignoring their command.
They asked Gabriel to leave again. However this time also they were ignored.
Gabriel stood barely a meter away from the glass wall. He raised his left hand toward the wall.
"You brat! You really don't know the difference between life and death, don't you?!" Seeing them be ignored a third time, the Head Priests couldn't tame it any longer.
One of them smacked his hands on the table, standing up. A powerful aura spread out, targeting Gabriel to force him down to his knees.
Before the aura could even reach him, Gabriel's hands touched the glass wall.
Crack... Crack...
The glass started cracking even though Gabriel touched the glass very gently. The glass wall shattered within a second, revealing what was on the other side.
At the same time, the Head Priest's aura clashed with Gabriel, as if it was a torrential storm that could destroy anything.
The aura pushed down on Gabriel. If it was another person, they would've already been on their knees with broken bones, but Gabriel still remained standing, more focused on the beautiful white book in the distance!
It didn't take him long to realize what that book was! That book was the Holy Grimoire of Light! Looking at the book in the middle of all the Head Priests, everything was revealed to him! He finally understood the purpose of the Church of Light in organizing this event!
'The rumor about it was true! The Holy Lord of Light... He doesn't exist!'
Gabriel was more immersed in the beautiful white book in the distance. As for the pressure acting on him, he didn't feel it much. That pressure was nothing before the pressure of the statue of God of Flames that he experienced before!
If anything, it was way weaker! Moreover, ever since he came across that statue, he had trained his body and was much stronger now!
Seeing Gabriel completely ignore his aura as if it wasn't nothing before him, the Head Priest who had targeted Gabriel felt his face turn red as if someone had slapped him in front of everyone!
"You!" He clenched his teeth, not holding back. At this point, he didn't even care if he was to kill Gabriel in the process of punishing him.
He had decided to teach the young man a lesson that he was to never forget!
"Divine Punishm-"
He chanted a spell, but before he could even finish, his body froze. He felt a chill run down his spine. The world went silent in the moment as a terrifying yet powerful aura spread out from near him.
The aura was so powerful that he felt as if he was suffocating. His body was forced down to his knees! All the other Head Priests who were standing were forced down to their knees as well, as if they were nothing but weak puppets before this aura!
As for the people who were sitting on the Chair, they fell down to the ground as the chair under them broke!
The terrifying aura wasn't just felt in the room either. It spread far and wide. Everyone who was a Priest of Light went down on their knees subconsciously as if a deity had appeared before them.
The aura slowly covered the entire city.
Avilia and Izen were far away from the Church of Light when they felt this strange mysterious aura. Both of them had experienced this aura before. They both understood what it was.
"The Church of Light... They fooled everyone..." Izen frowned, looking in the direction of the Church.
"So that's what it was about!" Avilia also understood what was happening. However, there was still a frown on her face.
Back inside the room in the Church of Light, all the Head Priests looked toward the Holy Grimoire of Light! Their faces turned pale as they saw the Holy Grimoire flying in the air, shining brightly!
