While My Mage Wife Grinds, I Power Up Idly-Chapter 69: The Humanoid Meat Grinder

After summoning, a spiritual bond existed between him and the Holy Shield Knight.

With almost just a thought, he could command the Holy Shield Knight.

"Anna, didn’t you just say there’s a skill called Knight’s Shield Bash? Teach me quickly!"

Anna sighed helplessly. "Your Knight is already so strong that even a basic shield strike with sheer power matches the Knight’s Shield Bash skill. How about you first get familiar with commanding your summon?"

Ashu didn’t need to get familiar at all.

The system’s Critical Return skills broke down the knowledge of the skills into soft, easy-to-absorb pieces—like simple 1+1=2. They were transmitted directly to Ashu.

How to control and use the skills was effortless for him.

So he insisted, "I want to see how this Knight’s Shield Bash actually works."

"Alright," Anna complied.

She took a standard-issue shield from the weapon rack beside the training ground.

Then, standing at the edge of the training area, she got into position.

"Watch closely, Ashu. I’m going to Shield Bash Vivita. Pay attention to the details," Anna instructed.

Although Ashu always extrapolated and transformed the knowledge she taught into something even greater,

she still enjoyed teaching him.

They were family after all. Her husband getting stronger left her feeling nothing but shock and happiness.

Vivita looked puzzled. She hadn’t agreed to anything yet, but Anna was already holding the shield and launching an attack toward her.

Anna gathered Magical Essence in her feet, then triggered a small burst of power. With a sudden charge, she slammed her shield into Vivita.

"Thud—"

A heavy, dull sound echoed, the aftershock making people a bit uneasy.

But Vivita didn’t move an inch; after all, she was far too powerful.

As the attacker, Anna had also concentrated her own strength. Even though the forces acted against each other, they canceled out perfectly.

"Did you see that clearly? This is just the most basic skill of a Knight. You’re an Archmage now, so this should be second nature to you, right?" Anna put down her stance and asked.

[Anna·Kagreia acquired: Knight’s Shield Bash]

[Critical Return! Vessel acquired: Paladin’s Shield Bash!]

Feeling the system’s return, Ashu’s lips curled into a slight smile as he answered, "Of course. Let me try!"

Anna quickly stepped back to the edge of the training ground.

Ashu then began mobilizing his summon—the Holy Shield Knight. Controlling the summon and having the summon use the Summoner Lord’s skills were two different academic fields.

Anna helped by saying, "Remember the size difference and position difference. Your commands must be precise. It’s okay to be slow at first; once you’re skilled, then use it in real combat..."

Ashu listened without hesitation.

With practiced ease, he directed the Holy Shield Knight, mounted on his horse, to face Vivita.

"Vivita, here I come!"

Vivita said nothing, silently planning in her mind how she would squeeze Ashu for more tonight.

"Charge!"

At Ashu’s mental command, the Holy Shield Knight immediately spurred his horse forward.

He raised his massive shield ahead. When they reached a certain distance, he leapt high and crashed down with full force.

"Boom—!!"

The Holy Shield Knight clashed head-on with the Demon Huntress Nun, unleashing a fierce explosion.

That terrifying shockwave finally made Ashu lose his footing and fly backward.

The partitions around the training ground were all knocked down by the blast.

Even the cultivators training at nearby grounds were pushed back dozens of meters!

The entire strike was like a muffled thunderclap rolling through Kakase!

Ashu barely stabilized himself midair by using Flight Magic. When he flew back to the ground, the training area was already shattered into pieces.

The floor, made from high-quality stone, was now damaged enough to cost a fortune to repair.

"Oh my god, what happened to Training Ground No.1?"

"Who’s training over there?"

"What is that? So tall, so huge—is that even human?"

"Oh, my Divine Mother Goddess, is this something we are fortunate enough to witness?"

A large crowd of cultivators gathered around.

Ashu immediately canceled the summoning and retracted the Holy Shield Knight.

That strike just now was already comparable to Cardinal Kakarim’s attack—the very blow that nearly killed him back then.

Of course, as the target, not a single strand of hair on Vivita’s head was disturbed.

"Vivita, what level are you exactly?"

Vivita dusted herself off, looked at Anna, and replied, "One tier below Saintess Your Grace at her peak." freewebnøvel.com

"Huh?"

At her prime, Anna was a full-spectrum Saint-Class cultivator, meaning: Saint of the Arcane, Saint of Assassins, Bow Saint, Holy Knight, Sword Saint...

That level of achievement was incomparably higher than just a single Saint of the Arcane, by an immeasurable margin.

And Vivita was only one tier weaker than Anna at her peak.

No wonder she was a walking humanoid meat grinder—cultists shattered at a mere touch of hers.

In other words, if Vivita’s level was already this terrifying, then peak Anna, a full tier above, must be outright monstrous.

She could probably blow the entire "Kakase" branch away with a flick of her hand.

"We should retreat first. There are too many people here."

...

Meanwhile, inside the Holy Cultivator Guild’s "Kakase" branch.

Within the towering black-and-gold Church, Cardinal Kakarim knelt devoutly before the massive statue of the Divine Mother Goddess, praying fervently.

He repeatedly begged the Divine Mother Goddess, attempting to bypass Ashu and directly plead for his son’s resurrection.

However, the deity gave no response.

Suddenly, a thunderous boom echoed from outside the Church.

Kakarim snapped out of his prayer and looked toward the main doors.

"What is that? Is it that damn Demon Huntress Nun again?"

Just as he cursed angrily, a heavyset figure walked into the Church against the light.

When Kakarim saw who it was clearly, he recoiled as if struck by lightning and quickly averted his gaze, pretending to be deep in prayer.

"You son of a bitch, you bald donkey!" the heavyset woman shouted in a shrill middle-aged voice. "I was just on a business trip, and you killed our son! Give me back my son!"

The woman screamed hoarsely and charged toward Kakarim’s back.

Though Kakarim was powerful, he seemed oblivious to her presence and allowed the woman to pummel him with punches and kicks.

"Give me back my son! Give me back my son! What good is playing dead? You killed our son, yet you have the nerve to kneel here? Huh? In front of the Divine Mother Goddess, aren’t you ashamed?"

Her words stabbed at Kakarim’s heart.

He opened his eyes and replied, "I killed our son? Have some shame. If you hadn’t spoiled him rotten, how would he have dared to offend the ’luminous saint’? If not for the ’luminous saint,’ the Demon Huntress Nun wouldn’t have protected him like that..."

"Blame me? Fine, Kakarim, you are truly ungrateful. You’re busy, you Cardinal are busy, but have you cared for the child even a single day? And I’m the one who spoiled him?"

"I..."

"Hmph! I don’t care if you’re glorious or not, whether you’re a Saint or not, even if you lose half your life, you have to save my son!" The middle-aged woman snorted coldly and crossed her arms stubbornly, refusing to leave.

Kakarim sighed deeply.

This was the Church; he dared not reveal his plan outright. The path of the Divine Mother Goddess was completely unresponsive.

There were only six days left to save the boy.

If he continued down this road, he would waste six days for nothing and end up empty-handed.

So, he could only seek the help of the evil god. The evil god did not need to abide by the Divine Mother Goddess’s rules, nor did he need the consent of the involved parties. As long as the sacrifice was sufficient, he could directly retrieve someone.

During Kakarim’s tenure, he had judged countless heresies and was very familiar with their methods.

Unfortunately, precisely because he had been diligent all these years in eliminating the major heresy leaders, there was now no one who could effectively communicate with the evil god.

The day after tomorrow was the time to summon the bishops from all the major branches for sermons. He could only seize this opportunity to probe whether there were any outstanding heresy leaders among the various branches.

If there were, he would use the pretext of a personal trial to capture "Kakase."

If not, then he would have to come up with another plan.

According to the Demon Huntress Nun’s efficiency, she should have already sent the complaint letter to headquarters in the imperial capital.

The bishops of the "luminous saint" branches were personally appointed by the Pope at headquarters, showing how much the Pope valued the "luminous saint."

Even intentional harm against a "luminous saint" would bring severe criticism from the Pope.

If anyone dared to kill a "luminous saint," they would face the Pope’s endless wrath and likely be burned at the stake along with their family.

Just as Kakarim was thinking this, an elderly man dressed as a bishop entered the large Church.

From afar, he respectfully called out, "Lord Kakarim, I am the branch bishop of ’Wood’ town, here to study further."

Kakarim turned toward the voice. He knew his notice had been sent out, and branch bishops from all the districts were beginning to arrive at "Kakase."

"Geoffrey," Kakarim forced a smile. Geoffrey was the branch bishop of "Wood" town, which was adjacent to "Riven" town geographically.

He then asked, "Geoffrey, I’m glad you arrived so early. The sermons will begin the day after tomorrow. Until then, please rest... Oh, by the way, nothing unusual in your parish recently, right?"

At these words, the white-haired Bishop Geoffrey replied, "In response to Lord Kakarim, actually, the heresy has been rampant on the border lately. According to my investigation, they worship the evil god Cidi. This bad influence is especially strong along the border of the neighboring Kingdom of Ankgarde. I suspect these cultists came from the Kingdom of Ankgarde. I have come today to request the Paladin’s support to thoroughly sweep out these heresy elements along the border!"

Upon hearing this, Kakarim’s eyes lit up immediately.

Heresy rampant? That was great news!