Chapter 160: Are You Going to Chat with Another Little Sister?

The next morning.

Sophia arrived at the accident site again.

Yesterday, she had mainly followed Himan and Maria to see the location where they had woken up.

Today, she focused on observing the battle traces that Tarasha and other investigators had discovered near the accident site yesterday.

Here, she once again felt that holy aura.

Although it was very faint, as the Winter Saintess, her perception was very excellent.

But what made her strange was.

There were actually two other strange powers inside.

“Necromantic aura and… mm, this power.”

Looking at the strange cliff in front of her.

A layer of almost black frost was condensed on it.

Even if she touched it with her own hand, she would feel a chill.

A power that could make her, with the bloodline of the Winter Saintess, feel cold did not exist.

If there was, then it could only be the power of the Winter Saintess.

Coupled with the necromantic aura that was sealed in the black solid ice.

It suddenly made Sophia think of a possibility.

Could it be that something had happened to her sister?

For her, Elizabeth was the most important existence.

It didn’t matter how much she thought about Elizabeth’s matters.

She had to return to Saint Catherinesburg immediately, use the key to open the ice cave imperial tomb, and go in to see what the situation was.

“Tarasha, return to Saint Catherinesburg with me immediately. Let Uncle Zhukov’s adjutant continue to investigate here.”

“Your Majesty… but the negotiators from the Papal State will arrive at Wolfsburg tonight.”

“Is it Vice-Captain Lucy of the White Knights, Vice-Captain Sergei of the Black Knights, and Uncle Russell?”

“Yes, Uncle Russell is a very easy-going person. His family has married off many daughters, not only intermarrying with a large number of nobles from the Papal State, but also having complex relationships with the royal and noble families of other countries. He is someone who has a say…”

“This lonely one knows, but this lonely one thinks that Uncle Russell should be able to understand. She is also Hall and Himan’s maternal grandmother. Now that Hall and the others are in danger…”

Sophia planned to use an excuse to brush it off.

“Alright then, Your Majesty.”

“Just say that this lonely one will be waiting for her in Saint Catherinesburg.”

The empress did not hesitate.

She would never hesitate in confirming her sister’s safety.

At least Christine and Hall should be fine, right?

After all, Christine was someone who had the ability to harm her sister.

And where on earth was that Saintess Candidate now?

“Sigh, is Her Majesty of Cateline planning to return to Saint Catherinesburg now?”

“Yes, Miss Himan. It seems she is preparing to take the train in half an hour. She is too irresponsible. Lady Christine and Viscount Hall had a life-and-death relationship with her on that trip to the Demon God’s Labyrinth, didn’t they?”

Maria informed Himan when she received the news.

At present, the two of them were the only confirmed survivors and were together most of the time.

“No… Her Majesty of Cateline is not that kind of person. She had once taken the initiative to look for the missing Hall when the Demon God’s Spring on the seventieth floor of the Demon God’s Labyrinth had gone berserk.”

Himan thought of what had happened at that time.

She did not think that Sophia was an irresponsible emperor.

“But she is about to leave, and there is no news of Lady Christine and Viscount Hall at all. It’s already been two days…”

In Maria’s opinion, Christine did not have any ability to protect herself.

If she fell into the hands of bad people…

“Don’t worry, maybe Hall is with her… in any case, we can only think so…”

Actually, Himan was very worried, but she didn’t show it.

And she had heard that the Western Vice-Captain and her maternal grandmother would arrive at Wolfsburg tonight.

They would surely bring the elites of the Papal State and would be able to find Hall and the others very soon.

Himan held onto this hope and did not say much.

But if Christine was really with Hall.

A lone man and a lone woman, what would happen between them?

Christine liked Hall.

After the night in West Town, Himan no longer doubted it.

She and Maria were standing on the railway tracks outside Wolfsburg.

Their original intention was to follow the railway line to look for traces that Christine and Hall might have left.

But when the wind blew.

Himan wanted to change her mind again.

She was thinking that if Christine liked Hall and was alone with him.

With her status as a Saintess Candidate, of course she would not show her face.

Because showing her face would lose the private space with Hall.

That’s right.

If she used the pretext of being missing and something happened with Hall.

No, she couldn’t let Christine seduce Hall into committing a crime.

If Hall really had a relationship with Christine, he would forever fall into Christine’s trap.

Himan had no doubt about Christine’s brain.

After Hall and Christine had a relationship, the evidence would be kept by Christine.

She could completely use those things to threaten Hall into submission.

Maybe even if Christine never gave up her identity as a Saintess Candidate, she would not let Hall go.

Hall would also not be able to start a family.

And would forever maintain an underground lover relationship with Christine.

What should she do?

That was not okay!

“Maria, you go back alone later. It won’t be dangerous to walk along the railway line. I’m going to Cateline Suke.”

“Ah?”

Maria was confused when she heard Himan’s words and asked, “Miss Himan, what are you going there for?”

“The first stop of my trip to the Cateline Kingdom three years ago was there. I want to go and take a look at the past now.”

This was of course a lie to Maria.

Himan felt that if Christine were to seduce Hall into having a relationship.

It would definitely not be in the wild.

And the small villages near the border did not have accommodation conditions.

She was going to thoroughly investigate every hotel in Cateline Suke and conduct an on-site investigation.

To stop Hall before he made a big mistake.

…

“By the way, Parousia, do you have any clues?”

“No, I only know that I’m investigating the Cult of the Living and Dead. It seems to be because Prince Charles of Fort Noss said he lost something…”

“Lost something?”

Hall thought to himself, ‘What could he have lost that would make him look for the Cult of the Living and Dead?’

And their main business was to seduce the people of the Cateline Kingdom.

“Speaking of which, there was indeed a departure from Fort Noss more than a month ago, but I was preparing to capture him and did not participate.”

“More than a month ago.”

He showed a thoughtful expression.

At that time, he was still in West Town.

“Yes, yes, it must be because Prince Charles came at that time…”

Parousia suddenly became excited, but she quickly realized something and shut her mouth.

Where had Prince Charles come more than a month ago?

Hall looked at Parousia and said in a threatening tone, “If you don’t make it clear, you won’t be able to suck my blood again in the future.”

“Boo hoo hoo…”

The big-breasted vampire was ashamed, mortified, and heartbroken, her face full of tears.

“Viscount Hall, are you going to let her suck your blood again?”

Christine’s warning-like words also made Hall silent.

And in fact, he could more or less guess.

Parousia and he were together more than a month ago.

Then for her to say that Prince Charles had come meant that Prince Charles had come to West Town.

Indeed, the sudden appearance of the monster tide in West Town at that time had also made him quite puzzled.

It was obviously not summoned by Prince Hall.

And for the prince who was guarding the north for the vampire empress to come to West Town.

It could only mean that there was something more important to do.

What was even more ridiculous was that if both Prince Hall and Prince Charles had come to snatch the feather, they hadn’t shown their faces.

If they had, even with Christine’s blessing, plus Trick Rider and the Black Rose, he would not be a match for the two princes working together.

Someone had stopped them.

Hall’s deduction arrived here.

He even vaguely guessed that it might have been that old man Thorne.

After all, he could get a mastery skill book from him.

The other party’s level must also be above ninety.

And his dual swordsmanship talent was at least [S], just like Sophia’s.

They were, without exception, all cheaters.

“I have to find time to visit the old man, and at the same time, get another free [Wind’s Hero].”

And now, he planned to take Parousia and Christine to continue investigating the Cult of the Living and Dead and go to Fort Saint Elizabeth, a city that did not exist in the game.

“Did the Empress of Cateline take the train back to Saint Catherinesburg in the morning?”

“Yes, Ambassador Yabolun.”

“Why so fast?”

Yabolun was very surprised when he received this news.

How was that possible?

Sophia should have met with Lord Russell in Wolfsburg tonight.

Tomorrow, they should also hold a tripartite meeting between Bal, Cateline, and the Papal State to determine the nature of this Holy Train attack.

He and the Black Knights’ branch in Cateline, and the ones who were about to arrive.

But Sophia had gone directly back to Saint Catherinesburg.

The Empress of Cateline might be able to sense the abnormality in the ice cave imperial tomb.

Then it would be very difficult for them to enter the ice cave imperial tomb without a sound to confirm if Elizabeth was still alive.

And if they were caught in the act, it would be almost no different from directly declaring war on the Cateline Kingdom.

Yabolun fell into thought.

It was unlikely to forcibly enter the ice cave imperial tomb now.

He had to find a way to make the current empress of Cateline leave Saint Catherinesburg again.

Thinking of this.

He decided to contact Pinare again and have the Cult of the Living and Dead cooperate by causing trouble near Fort Saint Elizabeth to attract the attention of the Empress of Cateline.

“The holy magic scroll from Pinare is lit up again, Hall.”

“Don’t answer it this time. If you answer again, Yabolun will be suspicious. You can’t use the same excuse twice on an old fox.”

Hall emphasized.

“That’s true. Then what should we do? If we don’t answer for a long time, he will also realize that something has happened to Pinare.”

Christine frowned.

“Anyway, Pinare is dead. Don’t worry about him. You have to prioritize clearing your suspicion.”

Ensuring the safety of the female lord was Hall’s first law.

He would not let Christine take risks.

“Alright then. I’ll listen to you, Young Master Hall.”

Christine quickly put the holy magic scroll back into her pocket and no longer bothered with it.

And at this moment, Yekanda had already left the team and returned to the vicinity of Fort Noss to report.

Considering that Pinare was already dead, the excuse prepared for Yekanda was that “he had searched for a night when he had gone to meet up and had not found Pinare.”

“By the way, Parousia, contact your Prince Vier and get some information.”

“Ah, what are you planning to do, Hall?”

“Then let me use your mutual communication familiar. I will talk to her.”

“Heh… you dare.”

Parousia thought to herself that she was not good at talking and didn’t know what she could or couldn’t say.

Then it would be better to let Hall talk to Prince Vier and have Prince Vier deal with him.

So she let a very exquisite-looking little bat fly from her chest to Hall’s hand.

This scene made Christine’s eyes change slightly.

But in terms of brains, two Parousias were not even a fraction of hers.

But in terms of breast size, three of her were not as good as Parousia.

“Prince Vier.”

“Hey… is that big brother William? Oh no, I should call you big brother Hall Faxtius~”

A delicate voice came from the other end.

This made Christine’s hands behind her back clench into small fists.

“I can’t bear to be the brother of a thousand-year-old wife. I’m not afraid of being called an old man.”

Hall didn’t dare to continue and quickly changed the subject, “Why did you have Parousia investigate the Cult of the Living and Dead?”

“Because this cult has developed too quickly and has threatened the security of the northern part of the western demon domain. We must know how many trump cards this cult has.”

“Is that so? I’m not a person who hides things. What was stolen from Fort Noss more than a month ago?”

“…You know?”

“I guessed. Fort Noss is a fortress meticulously built by the two Demon Lords before the vampire empress. There must be a lot of Demon Lord’s treasures inside, right? Could it be that the Demon Lord’s treasures were stolen?”

Hall narrated this greatest possibility.

“You’re very smart, Hall. You seem to be very clear about the affairs of our demon race. Although I can’t say what it is, the stolen thing is more dangerous than the Demon Lord’s treasures.”

Vier was silent for a while before answering.

“Oh, there’s something more dangerous than the Demon Lord’s treasures?”

Hall thought to himself that he had fought in the dungeons of Fort Noss many times in his life.

Epic-grade weapons, and very rare ancient materials, and a large amount of experience points, and some ancient skill books.

Gold, silver, and jewels were not included.

Almost everything inside could be said to be priceless.

“Yes, I’m also very troubled. If that thing were to be used at one hundred percent of its power, Fort Noss might fall… I hope that group of necromancers can’t control it.”

“What is it? Can’t you be a little clearer? I’ll help you solve it.”

It was so dangerous.

Hall of course had to consider if Sophia would face that thing directly.

“Helping the vampires can only be considered a side trip.”

Seeing Vier’s silence.

He added.

“I am now planning to go to Fort Saint Elizabeth. I will arrive in three days at the latest.”

If he carried Christine and let Christine give him a blessing to replenish his stamina, and he and Parousia accelerated their journey, they could travel at least five hundred kilometers a day.

The speed was not slow at all.

“Oh… Hall, then you have to keep it a secret. I don’t want these to be heard by Christine.”

After Parousia had dealt with Pinare last night, she had reported the entire situation to Vier.

“Oh, then Christine, please go a little further away.”

“Hmph, so mean. You’re flirting with another little sister, and you’re telling the lonely Christine to go a little further away.”

Although the blonde girl said so, she still left a few dozen steps away.

“Alright, Prince Vier. You can tell me what on earth it is.”

A corpse.

?

Hearing these four words.

Hall’s whole body instantly felt a chill down his spine.

Because the corpse that existed in Fort Noss, and was said to be more dangerous than the Demon Lord’s treasures.

It was probably at least level ninety-five in life.

And level ninety-five was almost the limit for a human without the help of any special power and item.

“Seven hundred years ago, a large army of the Cateline Kingdom invaded my western demon domain.”

“I know that. The person who led that army was Yerona Cateline. Can’t you get to the point? Could it be that one of your princes died in battle back then and his corpse was stolen by Samigina?”

“No, Her Majesty the Empress still cherishes the lives of her subordinates very much.”

“That’s not right. I remember the church’s history books record that although the Hero killed that skeleton demon lord—Naberius, the army of the Cateline Kingdom, which was cooperating with the Hero, was met with a desperate resistance from the vampires. They did not capture Fort Noss for half a month, and in the end, their retreat was cut off by Samigina’s demon army, and they had to give up the attack.”

Of course, this was a historical document that Hall had discovered in the church’s history in his previous life.

“No, actually, they had once occupied Fort Noss. Her Majesty the Empress always understood that Samigina would backstab them and reap the benefits, so she had not gone all out. And there were also the array armors that that Demon Lord Naberius had set up inside Fort Noss. Acting like this was beneficial to us.”

“Huh?”

This made Hall a little confused.

But he soon found a blind spot.

Since Yerona had occupied Fort Noss, then she had a high chance of turning the tables with the control of the array armors inside Fort Noss.

If the vampire empress didn’t want to fight her to the death, then she could only give up the control of the array armors inside Fort Noss.

Because when it came to fighting to the death, the empress of Cateline was always the first to dare.

As if she had guessed what Hall was thinking.

Vier’s voice continued to come.

“But that empress was very fierce. She chose to lead her personal guards to break through by force, wanting to obtain the control of the array armors inside Fort Noss. She had once fought her way into the underground palace below the center of the fortress. I was by Her Majesty the Empress’s side at that time, and the distance between her and me was no more than a few dozen meters…”

“Her aura was very strong, and the Eternal Winter Sacred Sword, Fimbulvetr, under her control, had temporarily frozen the operation of some of the array armors. I think if she and Her Majesty the Empress had really fought, it would have been a fierce battle. But I did not see that fierce battle. I was ordered to leave by Her Majesty the Empress.”

Hearing this, Hall couldn’t help but ask, “So, what on earth happened?”

“I didn’t see the process, but the outcome was that Yerona died. The history you know is that Yerona was injured and died of illness within six months after returning to the Cateline Kingdom. But that was a lie to stabilize the situation in the Cateline Kingdom…”

“Actually, she never went back at all. Her body was frozen in the underground palace of Fort Noss. More than a month ago, after Prince Charles had briefly left, it had gone missing.”

“Hall, now you should know how dangerous the stolen thing is. With your current ability, can you solve it?”

Vier had said three sentences in a row, and she was still very worried.

If Hall, as a contractor, died, the princess would also be seriously injured.

She kind of wanted to persuade Hall not to force this matter.

Since there were already clues, he should just go to Fort Noss and find Prince Charles.

Parousia being sent by her to Cateline Suke was actually also to gain seniority.

Before she had received the news of the Holy Train explosion, she had not expected the Cult of the Living and Dead to dare to do such a thing.

But the other party was silent for half a minute and then answered.

“I should be able to. This matter must be solved.”

He already had a plan in mind.

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