Chapter 156: He Should Be Thinking About Me Now

Sophia was utterly shocked when she received the news.

Then came a great joy. She had been waiting for this moment for too long.

When she had learned that her sister had fallen into a coma four years ago, she had secretly vowed to find the culprit and punish them.

Four years later, she still had few clues.

She only knew that her sister had a good relationship with the Holy Son of the Salvation Church before falling into a coma, and she had begun her search with the Holy Son as a clue.

She had initially suspected the Angel, but Christine’s power was clearly too weak to threaten her sister.

And now, the same divine power as the wound on her sister’s body had appeared.

Didn’t this mean there was a major breakthrough?

She had to figure out what had happened last night.

“Is there still no news of Hall?”

“No news of Lady Christine either?”

“I’m very sorry, Miss Himan. We have not found any trace of Viscount Hall or Saintess Christine, but after examining the bodies of the deceased, we can confirm that they should still be alive.”

Noon, at the site of the Holy Train accident.

Himan and the nun Maria were searching through the wreckage, which was not very extensive.

They were talking to the lieutenant colonel of the hundred-person investigation team assembled by the Bal Empire.

They had received this answer that was no answer at all.

The accident site was on the edge of a winding cliff.

According to the current speculation, an attack had hit the drive array at the tail of the train, causing the array to lose control.

This had triggered a chain explosion from the tail to the head of the train, and the entire Holy Train had been destroyed.

After being informed of the sword light that had been observed a moment before, the lieutenant colonel also fell into thought and said that they had indeed found traces of a fierce attacker on the bald cliff.

The attacker was very likely a swordsman or magician skilled in manipulating ice elements.

This almost meant that the attacker was a Cateline person.

And besides that, they had also found the aura of a demon and a holy aura.

So they speculated that it was a human traitor or a cultist, who had been seduced or recruited by a Demon Lord, who had attacked the two trains.

And a big battle had taken place here last night.

The deceased were almost all from the Papal State.

The current situation was that out of seventeen people, only Himan and Maria were confirmed to have survived.

Lov, Hall, Yabolun, and three deputy knight captains were all missing.

If they checked this way, they would find that there was one missing person whose identity could not be confirmed, making a total of ten missing people and six bodies that were Church personnel.

The bodies of the crew members, whose uniforms could be identified, had no survivors.

This was all the information the Bal Empire’s investigation team had.

Soon after, Sophia and Duke Schneider also arrived at the accident site with their people.

“Miss Himan, you must have a rough idea of the situation. Her Majesty is also on her way, running over with urgency.”

“I have a rough idea, but I can’t confirm the origin of the sword light that Her Majesty is asking about.”

So Sophia could only rely on Himan’s memory.

She repeated the desired information.

There was no breakthrough.

“Holy power? Miss Himan, please tell me about this unique holy power. This is very important to this lonely one.”

Sophia would not give up.

She had to get the answer.

But Maria suddenly said.

“Lady Christine, you must be in the holy light.”

She subconsciously felt that the holy power in the wound on Her Majesty’s sister was a gift from Christine.

“I remember when I woke up, I felt a holy power. I think that power must have made Miss Himan and me wake up and appear twenty or thirty miles away from the accident site. Isn’t that an exaggeration? To be blown so far away, and Miss Himan and I didn’t suffer any substantial injuries.”

“Sister Maria, can you tell this lonely one about this in detail?”

Sophia was very anxious.

“Can you take this lonely one there to see?”

“I can’t quite remember the exact location.”

Himan, on the other hand, was happy to help the person Her Majesty was interested in.

“I remember the location. It’s in the small town near Cateline.”

Soon, Himan and Maria left with Sophia.

Tarasha and Duke Schneider remained at the scene as temporary leaders for Cateline and the Bal Empire.

“Have you decided, Lov?”

“I…”

“Follow my plan, and the two of you can also become the strongest national heroes of this era. With no Hero appearing for a hundred years, you will gain the strongest power of this era. Your human Saintess has the potential to become the strongest Valkyrie of the modern era. As long as you become the Queen of Succubi, the two of you will be the best support. As long as you become the Succubus race, you will be the most wonderful support.”

“What you’re saying is indeed very impressive, but I…”

Lov was a little tempted, but the grand goal of the Queen of Succubi, Lilith, made her hesitate.

What’s more, she had no magic.

Lilith seemed to have seen through Lov’s thoughts.

She said unhurriedly, “It doesn’t matter that you have no magic. You don’t even need to practice swordsmanship. You just have to follow me.”

“Follow you… and I can become the Queen of Succubi?”

Lov was completely confused.

Lilith was inducing, Lilith was subtly guiding, Lilith was slowly seducing.

She had all the patience in the world.

She was very clear that this kind of thing couldn’t be rushed.

She wasn’t in a hurry.

She slowly waited for Lov’s reply.

Time was plentiful for her.

She thought that she would surely be convinced by her one day.

If she could control the succubi, when she had free time, they could challenge the goddess of war, or challenge the Saintess.

Lov’s intuition told her that they would win, and they would win beautifully.

And Lilith’s older brother was also their hero in Saint Olan.

She greatly admired him.

Lilith’s older brother was their hero in Saint Olan.

She greatly admired him, and she had a love-hate relationship with Lilith’s older brother.

Lilith’s words always moved her.

“Do you understand? This is a succubus. You think you can’t become the Queen of Succubi because you don’t understand what the Queen of Succubi is. The Queen of Succubi has the ability to command all the succubi in the world, and is the source of the ability to taste and nurture. The Queen of Succubi can bestow powerful strength upon you, and it’s not impossible to even directly advance to the strongest Valkyrie of the modern era. How about it? Isn’t it tempting? And, you don’t want to be a burden to Hall, do you? Your strength can be improved. You just need an opportunity to unlock your own potential. And, if you love Hall, don’t you want to protect him? When you have power, you can protect the people you want to protect. If you don’t have power, when he encounters danger, you can only watch him die. Do you want that? What you lack now is power, a desire for happiness, and a yearning for the future. And there, you will gain everything you want.”

“But I’m a Saintess. How can a Saintess become a succubus?”

Her older brother was sent by the Saintess to monitor Hall.

Hall had no magic, but he could fight equally with her.

She didn’t find it strange that Hall could defeat her.

She had a kind of inexplicable liking for Hall, and Hall had also helped her a lot.

“You’re right. You’re a Saintess, so you should become the Queen of Succubi even more. Because you’re a Saintess, you can better unleash the power of the Queen of Succubi, right? You can first go to one of the locations I mentioned, and after gaining the opportunity to use power, then decide whether to continue to Fort Noss, how about it?”

“I…”

Lov was a little hesitant, but the grand goal of the Queen of Succubi, Lilith, made her hesitate.

What’s more, she had no magic.

Lilith seemed to have seen through Lov’s thoughts.

She said unhurriedly, “It doesn’t matter that you have no magic. You don’t even need to practice swordsmanship. You just have to follow me.”

“Follow you… and I can become the Queen of Succubi?”

“Mm. As long as you’re willing to work hard, I guarantee that after you become the Queen of Succubi, your strength will advance by leaps and bounds and you will become the first Valkyrie of Saint Olan.”

She believed Lilith’s words.

Lilith’s words moved her.

She didn’t believe in herself, but she believed in Lilith.

She had no choice but to believe Lilith.

“Young Master Hall, my feet hurt.”

“What feet hurt?”

“My feet hurt.”

“Didn’t you tell me not to carry you?”

“That was before. But now we’ve been walking for most of the day, and the sun is no longer shining in the mountains. Boo hoo hoo, my feet can’t take it anymore.”

“Alright then. I’ll carry you.”

Hall squatted down in the mountains.

“You’re the best.”

Lov happily pounced onto Hall’s back, wrapping her arms around his neck.

“Are you tired?”

“I’m not.”

“Then why are you sweating so much?”

“Because it’s hot.”

“Oh.”

Lov lay on Hall’s back, smelling his pleasant scent, her heart feeling sweet.

“Why are you helping me?”

“Because we’re friends.”

“Just friends?”

“What else?”

Lov was silent.

She didn’t know how to answer.

“Young Master Hall.”

“Mm?”

“Do you like me?”

Hall’s steps paused for a moment, and then he continued to walk forward.

“No.”

“Why?”

“No reason.”

Lov’s heart was sad.

She knew Hall didn’t like her, but she still couldn’t help but ask.

“Do you like Lilith?”

“Mm.”

Lov’s heart was even sadder.

She knew Hall liked Lilith, but she still couldn’t help but ask.

“Why?”

“Because she’s pretty.”

“I’m pretty too.”

“You’re not as pretty as her.”

Lov stopped talking.

She knew she wasn’t as pretty as Lilith, but she was still very sad.

“Young Master Hall.”

“Mm?”

“Will you marry me in the future?”

Hall’s steps paused for a moment, and then he continued to walk forward.

“No.”

“Why?”

“Because I already have someone I like.”

“Who is it?”

“Lilith.”

Lov’s heart was even sadder.

She knew Hall liked Lilith, but she still couldn’t help but ask.

There should have been a tooth mark on his back later.

“Hehe, Young Master Hall is so good at teasing me. Should we go shopping?”

“Mm, alright. Let’s find a hotel first.” Hall thought for a moment.

He was planning to find a place to rest first.

Especially at this time, with the way he and Christine looked, they would be easily discovered.

Although he had changed his appearance, Christine’s white hair and golden eyes, wandering outside, would easily attract attention.

Hall thought for a moment and said, “I’m not spoiling you. I just think it’s necessary to first understand the area here and also to gather some intelligence.”

“Lest the Papal State uses this as an excuse to declare war on the Cateline Kingdom without us knowing anything.”

This was a very normal thing.

In the game, the Papal State could really do such a thing.

Especially in Sophia’s route, once the favorability between the Papal State and the Cateline Kingdom dropped to a certain level, and the Papal State was always in the right, after public opinion fermented, they would continue to implement some sanction measures or monitoring measures against Cateline.

When the Cateline Kingdom couldn’t take it anymore, they would then declare war on Cateline.

Almost all of Sophia’s bad ends were like this.

Hall naturally wanted to find a way to increase the Papal State’s favorability towards the Cateline Kingdom, and the method was relatively simple.

That was to join the Western Continent’s allied forces and declare war on the East.

But once this was chosen, the time node for the outbreak of the East-West war would be brought forward by at least six months.

This was something Hall could not accept.

Because in the East-West war, his death rate would continue to soar if his level was not high enough.

And he would most likely become an enemy character of the heroines in the end.

What’s more, Ye Wangxue would surely stand on her homeland’s side in the East-West war.

That would be very awkward.

“Hmph, you don’t spoil Christine, do you?”

“Yes, yes.”

“I’ll bite you~”

A slight pain came.

Hall instantly felt his neck being bitten.

This Christine…

She really was a person of action.

No wonder in the game, when she encountered an unsolvable crisis, she would suck him dry with magic replenishment eighteen times in one night.

And so the two of them arrived at their destination as night fell—Cateline Suke.

This was a town in the southwest of the Cateline Kingdom.

It was about a hundred miles from Wolfsburg, and closer to the border of the western demon domain.

When they arrived at the city gate, the guards were checking and verifying the identity of the pedestrians.

Hall and Christine, this handsome man and beautiful woman, were indeed too conspicuous.

But he had forged their identity documents as a brother and sister who had fled from the Bal Empire.

The guards showed a hint of suspicion.

“Yes, sigh, don’t mention it. A while ago, the lord of the western demon domain led a large group of monsters to attack the small town where we lived. Our family was originally well-off, but after being attacked by the monsters, we lost a lot of money and couldn’t bribe anyone. Our family property was also confiscated by the government. We couldn’t survive in the Bal Empire anymore…”

Hall then fabricated a story.

A rich family in Bal was attacked by monsters and lost a lot of property.

Their father had also bribed the Bal officials before, but now he was useless, and was being persecuted.

The brother and sister had escaped to the Cateline Kingdom with a small portion of their father’s private savings.

This was more in line with the national conditions of the Bal Empire.

The noble forces of the Bal Empire were much more long-standing and stable.

And Hall took out a heavy small bag to show his sincerity, and the guards had no choice but to believe him.

So they successfully entered Cateline Suke.

Christine immediately said that she wanted to take a bath first.

“Why are you immediately checking into a hotel? Isn’t our Saintess Candidate very frugal?”

“Of course I’m frugal. I’m staying in the same room with my brother, so how can I not be frugal?”

“?”

“Aren’t you my brother?”

“No, I was just lying to the guards.”

“No. You are my brother. We are siblings with different fathers and mothers.”

“What siblings with different fathers and mothers?”

Young Master Hall, “I know. You have a very cute younger sister. I know she is also very cute, but she is still your sister. So even if you have evil desires, you can’t act on them. But you can let me, Christine, accept your desires.”

“Stop! Stop right there! So you’re saying that you can let Christine release your desires, but you don’t have any ideas about your sister?” Hall said faintly.

“Phew, can’t I? Or is Christine’s charm not as great as Miss Lorraine’s?”

“…”

He was silent for a moment, sensing the strange looks from the passersby.

“You’ll regret it later and say, ‘Why did I say that…'”

“Boo hoo hoo, Christine knows…”

“…and that my sister is so much bigger, so Young Master Hall feels…”

“Young Master Hall wants to be called something more…”

“Yes, Christine can do it!”

“What something more interesting…”

“It’s too shameful, Christine…”

“She covered her flushed face and stood there…”

“You’re forcing me, brother~”

“These things are seen by the passersby as…”

“It was when he was being checked for his identity by the guards…”

“The people who entered the city.”

“They could even imagine the entire scene of a fallen brother and sister escaping to a foreign land, and the brother having a beastly heart towards his sister.”

“Your questions are always so jumping.”

“Is Christine’s charm not enough…”

“I feel it’s very boring. But, if…”

“If there are any interesting words, it’s also possible…”

“Words?”

“I can’t say it.”

She wiggled her body with a blush, “You’re not allowed to…”

“You’re going to completely become a strange brother. Especially…”

“The people waiting behind them at the gate…”

“They must be imagining a brother and sister traveling to a foreign land, and the brother already having ulterior motives for his sister.”

“You should immediately follow me to the hotel…”

“He pulled her and left.”

“Wait until Christine is taking a bath, then…”

“…”

“…”

“Sophia has arrived at the accident site…”

“Alright… then what about Lov?”

Hall looked at Cateline Suke…

The top headline of the newspaper was about the Holy Train explosion.

“I knew it. If this were a real world, news of this magnitude would surely be…”

“The top headline.”

“And the list of the missing and the dead was roughly listed.”

“He found Lov on the missing list…”

“Then he remembered Christine’s words from yesterday…”

“Christine had lied to him. It seems…”

“Yabolun probably didn’t die either. Then…”

“And he didn’t die either, so that doesn’t mean Pinare protected two political figures?”

“The other six were basically sacrificed…”

“This is the worst-case scenario. The Papal State will surely form an investigation team to travel to the Cateline Kingdom.”

“But at present, there are not many substantial conflicts of interest between the Papal State and Cateline. Could they be trying to leverage this incident to get Cateline on the Western Continent’s allied forces’ warship?”

“Hall thought this way and felt even more convinced that the mastermind behind this incident was the Demon Lord.”

“Then I will report this in the name of the commander-in-chief of the Black Knights.”

“This way, I can clear the Cateline Kingdom’s suspicion and help Sophia out. And it can also prove that I am not up to anything.”

“At that time, even if my identity is discovered…”

“Could it be that the necro-demon lord…”

“Samigina is indeed a troublemaker, as Christine also sensed the necromantic aura yesterday. And Samigina’s main enemy is Cateline.”

“Although in some routes he would cooperate with the Papal State and share the technique of controlling the power of the Demon God.”

“But Christine, who has very high sanctity, is a thorn in the side of the Demon Lord.”

“Because Christine’s existence is a threat to the Demon Lord.”

“On this side, Hall had just clarified his suspicions when strange screams appeared on the street.”

“He walked out and saw a few creatures that looked like zombies and emitted a necromantic aura chasing and biting the living people on the street.”

“Hall did not choose to stand by and watch…”

“Otherwise, if he was bitten by these undead puppets, he would also be infected and turn into a new undead puppet.”

“With his strength, solving a few level fifty zombies is very easy.”

“In a few quick moves, he quelled the riot.”

“Christine has always been one of the biggest threats to Samigina in the game.”

“He was a person, and then he suddenly heard outside…”

“He had to deal with the problem before it escalated and he became a bigger target.”

“So he quickly dealt with the situation and planned to hide.”

“But he couldn’t even return to the hotel…”

“He wanted to prepare a suitable new outfit for Lov.”

“That torn Saintess dress could no longer be worn.”

“But before Hall could enter the hotel…”

“Someone suddenly blocked his path…”

“She was very big, very busty.”

“Hall, Hall, we meet again… give me some blood!”

“Why are you here?”

“Hmph, hmph, Viscountess Parousia is here on a top-secret mission to investigate the [Cult of the Living and Dead]. I will tell you the content of the mission if you let me suck your blood.”