Chapter 175 : Sister and Sister, Younger Sister and Younger Sister

Hero.

A truly ancient word.

Seven hundred years ago, this word was absolutely mainstream in the human race.

Nearly every human would speak of the Hero.

They looked forward to the Hero’s appearance, to their ability to vanquish other races, destroy the Demon Lords, and bring them greater living space and more resources.

The Hero was the beacon of hope for all, carrying the people’s expectations for the future.

However, as the balance of power on the continent gradually stabilized, the Hero had not appeared for a long time.

Many people who believed in the Hero initially thought that the Hero might have descended with a mission.

Now that the human race had control over more than half of the Western Continent’s land, even if the Demon Lords joined forces, the five largest countries of the Western Continent could still contend with them.

The Hero’s mission was over.

One hundred years.

Two hundred years.

Three hundred years.

After dozens of generations had lived and died, people thought,

The Hero would probably never appear again.

Thus, they gradually forgot this word, placing it into the realm of legends.

Only storytellers in the market and parents telling stories to their children would occasionally mention it.

As a result, for the past five hundred years, not many people had expected the Hero to appear again.

However, the Four Nations Swordsmanship Tournament, originally held to commemorate and select the Hero, was still held every ten years.

The top ten of the Four Nations Swordsmanship Tournament would be grandly received by the Cardinals, and the top four would have the qualification to go to the Demon God’s capital to receive the Saintess’s blessing and the right to draw the Hero’s Sword.

Whoever could draw the Hero’s Sword would be the new generation’s Hero.

Unfortunately, for seven hundred years, no one had been able to draw the Hero’s Sword.

This necessary process had become more like a formality.

People no longer held onto hope.

But it wasn’t a complete turning point. When the war between the East and West continents broke out a hundred years ago and the allied forces of the Western Continent were repelled by the Eastern army, some people wondered.

If the Western Continent had a new Hero, would the Eastern Continent still have the strength to resist?

This kind of public opinion appeared for about ten years, but with the holding of the next Four Nations Swordsmanship Tournament and the winners still failing to draw the Hero’s Sword, it once again completely faded away.

But in reality, the term “Hero” had never completely lost its heat among the upper echelons of the Western Continent.

As the Saintess of Eternal Winter, born in the same era as the Hero, Elizabeth was extremely sensitive to this power.

When Mandosahwa appeared in the Ice Imperial Tomb four years ago, she knew.

This person… had broken through the ice layer she had frozen with the power of the Saintess of Eternal Winter.

That was something no one else could have done.

As a fellow human, even if Hall replenished her magic, Mandosahwa could absolutely not have done it.

And this person was Hela.

Elizabeth was also clear on this point.

The first time Hall saved her on that battlefield…

The reason the elite undead army nearby did not appear was entirely because Mandosahwa had annihilated them all.

The outside world knew that Elizabeth had led an army at the age of fourteen and wiped out one of Samigina’s Demon Lord’s kin, stabilizing the western border of Cateline.

But no one knew that at the age of thirteen, Mandosahwa had already single-handedly led a dozen people to completely slaughter a Demon Lord’s kin and its elite undead forces.

What was even more ridiculous was that when she led the army at the age of fourteen and wiped out the Demon Lord’s kin, it was somewhat because Hall was by her side.

But Mandosahwa usually acted alone.

In the past, whenever she and Hall planned something, Mandosahwa would help clear away some obstacles before the plan was executed.

How could such exaggerated power be possible?

Hela’s birth was not high, and she had not received systematic training as a child.

In the available information, she was only recommended by the Child family when she was almost ten years old.

Her starting time was much later than her own, who had been trained as the Empress of Cateline since childhood.

Of course, Elizabeth had also considered that Mandosahwa had replenished her magic with Hall many times, which was why she was so strong.

But when she first mentioned this to Mandosahwa…

Mandosahwa avoided talking about the number of times, only saying, “It’s not as many as you think. If it weren’t absolutely necessary, I wouldn’t have kissed him. Do you think I’m like you, Your Majesty?”

Elizabeth had thought Mandosahwa was lying to her at the time, and then she thought of the scene of Christine, Hall, and Mandosahwa together.

Usually, Christine would hold Hall’s arm, and Mandosahwa, whether standing in front of Hall, on the other side, or behind them, would always keep a little distance.

Perhaps she was giving way to her younger sister.

Christine’s affection for Hall, ever since they first met in the heavy rain in Saint Catherinesburg…

Elizabeth was certain.

By the lakeside at the entrance to the Ice Imperial Tomb, that girl stood drenched in the rain, looking quite pitiful. Hall chose to leave the umbrella for her and walked over to give his coat to Christine.

But, Elizabeth quickly realized that it wasn’t the first time she had seen Christine. The girl’s figure had already been in the corner of her eye when Hall was feeding her at the cold drink shop.

She remembered this particularly cute, pure, and delicate girl standing alone on the street corner, she didn’t know what she was looking at.

It turned out she was looking at her and Hall.

But Christine had chosen to remain silent at that time and did not speak up.

Just stood there quietly.

So later, when they officially met by the lakeside, the moment Christine said, “I’ve come to take Hall back,”

Elizabeth realized that the other party was declaring war on her.

The “war” between Christine and Elizabeth had begun at their first meeting.

But as two very rational beings, although they had some friction, they both did what they were supposed to do.

Until that day, the final conflict broke out in the Ice Imperial Tomb.

In her battle with Christine, she actually had a slight upper hand, but because Christine’s negative resistance was too high, she was almost unaffected by any negative effects of the ice element.

At the last moment, it was Mandosahwa who came forward and saved Christine.

That was a sword blow that Christine had intended to be a mutual defeat with Elizabeth.

Christine had been prepared to take a sword blow from Elizabeth while giving one to Elizabeth at the same time.

But because of Mandosahwa’s arrival, it was Elizabeth’s sword that was blocked by Mandosahwa, and Christine’s sword was sent into Elizabeth’s abdomen.

The large wound created on her body by the [Starfall Feather] did not bleed, but was filled with immense holy power. That holy power prevented Elizabeth’s wound from being healed by the power of the Saintess of Eternal Winter, and it conflicted with the power of the Saintess of Eternal Winter.

This caused Elizabeth to fall into a deep sleep, as if in a long dream from which she could never wake.

Later, when she felt she was about to wake up but couldn’t, she heard Sophia’s voice.

She was overjoyed to know that her younger sister was still alive.

And during her sleep, she completely understood the contents of the letter her mother had received when she was four years old.

Hall had said he wrote that letter, so Elizabeth hadn’t been idle during her sleep. She hadn’t woken up, but her brain could still think.

Hall knew at the age of four that the Papal State and the Demon Lords would not allow two Saintesses of Eternal Winter to exist.

How was that possible?

Actually, upon careful thought, Elizabeth found it quite ridiculous.

The boy she liked had a grasp of the world’s situation and the ability to disrupt the course of the world at the age of four.

Elizabeth was wondering whether Hall or Mandosahwa was the Hero.

She had also considered the possibility of Hall being the Hero.

But in history, Heroes usually did not know their mission before the age of eighteen, unless they were deliberately guided. If there was no guidance…

They would suddenly have an epiphany one day.

A situation like Hall’s, at a few years old, was quite explosive even among the Heroes of all generations.

So she could only give the title of “Hero” to Mandosahwa.

In addition, in the notes of the Empresses of the Cateline Kingdom, the view on the Hero was also ambiguous.

But the notes of the Empresses of all generations revealed a view that they believed the Hero still existed, but for seven hundred years, the Hero had not completed their awakening, lacking an opportunity.

And this opportunity had been deliberately hidden by some people. The most suspicious force was the Church itself.

Today, Mandosahwa had once again broken the ice on the lake’s surface and come to the Ice Imperial Tomb, and in the Ice Imperial Tomb, she was fighting against her, who held Fenrir, without the help of a special weapon.

This made her even more certain.

This person was the Hero of this age.

The younger sister was a Saintess, and the older sister was a Hero.

This configuration, at first glance, was quite extraordinary.

But at this moment, she and her younger sister were two Saintesses of Eternal Winter, and Elizabeth also sensed the existence of a third Saintess of Eternal Winter in this space.

“Empress Yerona?”

Remembering what Sophia had said to her comatose self when she came to the Ice Imperial Tomb last night.

Countless thoughts raced through Elizabeth’s mind.

But the sword pointed at Christine was still not lowered.

“I think we can talk.”

Mandosahwa said faintly.

“What do you want to talk to me about? You two sisters gave me a sword blow that made me sleep here for four years. Can I give you each a sword blow now and let you sleep here for two years each?”

“That won’t do, Your Majesty Elizabeth. You also know that the time until a great war breaks out in this world is probably less than two years.”

Mandosahwa replied unhurriedly.

“Then you want me to forgive you now?”

Elizabeth was not that good-tempered.

Sophia also nodded slightly.

She felt that this grievance must be vented. At worst, they could have a fight.

The two sisters would join forces against Mandosahwa, who was blessed by Christine.

“I don’t intend to forgive you either, Elizabeth.”

Christine suddenly said.

She couldn’t let her sister face Elizabeth and Sophia alone.

“What do I have that needs your forgiveness, Christine? Is it your old excuse again?”

Elizabeth sneered.

“But what have you done these past few years? And why did Hall lose his memory? I thought that by making you sleep, I would protect Hall. Then what have you and Mandosahwa been doing these past few years? You arrived, but you didn’t accomplish anything, did you?”

“Why should I apologize? Did I do something wrong?”

Elizabeth’s words did not stop. When she heard from Sophia that Hall had lost his memory, she was both angry and heartbroken.

Angry that Hall might have forgotten her after losing his memory. What on earth were Christine and Mandosahwa doing?!

Heartbroken at what he had gone through. For Hall, his grand strategic view was more important to them than his combat power.

And when Sophia had investigated Hall before and said that Hall might be the Holy Son, Elizabeth had roughly understood Hall’s values from those words.

The debauched young master of the Faxtius family from before… where was the slightest resemblance to the Holy Son of the Salvation Church?

Really, she was very, very angry.

She had known long ago that with Christine’s attitude, she would definitely hold Hall back at some point.

Now that she was awake, she would settle both old and new scores at once.

This time, Christine was a little speechless. It was the truth.

From her current perspective, it was indeed the truth. Both she and Hall had lost their memories.

And although Hall was still very powerful now, his strength had definitely regressed.

Christine knew it, she was clear.

If this was related to her, she would also be sad in her heart.

No matter how eloquent she was, she couldn’t overturn the facts.

“Elizabeth, what do you know?”

Mandosahwa couldn’t stand seeing Christine being wronged.

In this world, there was only one person who could make Christine feel wronged that she could barely accept, and that was Hall.

Anyone else, no matter what…

If they dared to wrong her dearest younger sister, she would confront them one by one.

She was just that unreasonable. Even if she was the Hero, the beacon of hope for the human race.

But before that, she wanted to protect her own little world.

In that little world, there was only her, Hall, and Christine.

“What do I know? Why don’t you tell me what you’ve done?”

Elizabeth also wanted to know the detailed situation of what had happened to Hall during her four years of sleep.

And Christine had lost her memory, so the only one who could explain things clearly was Mandosahwa.

“…Christine has made a huge sacrifice for Hall, a sacrifice you can’t imagine. I have no intention of explaining it to you.”

Mandosahwa patted the blonde girl’s head beside her.

Before Christine regained those memories, she didn’t want to say.

Because Christine was that kind of person. Perhaps her younger sister would appear a bit dazzling and very good at teasing people at ordinary times.

But when Christine chose to make a sacrifice, it was always silent, and she would even deliberately conceal it.

No one knew, and it was difficult to guess her thoughts.

“What sacrifice? Are you referring to the loss of her strength?”

Elizabeth did not avoid the topic.

She wasn’t so petty as to deny the sacrifice Christine had made.

After all, before she fell asleep, Christine was only a little weaker than her. That kind of strength was very remarkable among her peers.

To abandon such powerful strength… was it because of Hall?

But even so, Hall still lost his memory.

“But the result hasn’t changed, so what’s the use? If I were still awake, I would never have let Hall lose his memory.”

Elizabeth continued.

“The result will change.”

Mandosahwa retorted, “As long as she becomes the Saintess.”

Her younger sister had made the sacrifice for this. When Christine chose the dangerous and lonely path of becoming a Saintess, in Mandosahwa’s eyes, there was no turning back.

And the reason Christine chose to become a Saintess, although Christine never said it explicitly, she also knew.

One of the purposes was also for her, the older sister who was the Hero, to create an opportunity for her to come into contact with the Hero’s Sword.

“Then in your view, is Hall’s amnesia also part of Hall’s plan?

He must have suffered great pain when he lost his memory… How on earth did he lose his memory and most of his strength…”

Elizabeth stared at the sisters Mandosahwa and Christine, continuing to think and speak with her brain, which was very outstanding even among the Empresses of Cateline.

“What method did you use to make things like this?”

“That’s a secret…”

Before Mandosahwa could speak, Christine suddenly said.

That was the biggest secret. Although she had no memory, she would subconsciously think so in her heart.

So she directly took over the conversation.

“Then I can’t believe you can protect Hall.”

The storm of ice and snow around Fenrir in Elizabeth’s hand rose again. This time, because her will was firmer than before.

So even if Mandosahwa intentionally suppressed it, she couldn’t completely calm it down.

She could only protect Christine behind her and stare at Elizabeth with sharp eyes from under her veil.

“Do you want to fight?”

“I’d be happy to oblige. Let’s see how much strength the… of this era has.”

Elizabeth did not reveal that Mandosahwa was the Hero.

Although if Christine regained her memory, everyone would know.

But the walls had ears, and they were not the only four in the Ice Imperial Tomb at the moment.

For example, at the corner behind Mandosahwa, there was a person.

“How lively. What are the young ladies talking about now~”

It was Yerona.

Yerona had long been secretly observing with her own Saintess of Eternal Winter constitution. Her range of information gathering in the Ice Imperial Tomb was not small.

She could hear what they were arguing about from hundreds of meters away and found it more and more interesting. What Elizabeth’s sleep was because of Christine and Mandosahwa’s joint effort, what Hall and Christine’s amnesia and loss of strength.

Too interesting.

She had originally thought Hall was quite strong and had a promising future.

But she never expected it.

The four girls here now also each had a promising future.

Apart from the gentle Sophia, Yerona quite admired Elizabeth’s talent. As for Mandosahwa, who had seen the last Hero, she could tell at a glance…

The Hero of this generation was actually a girl, unheard of.

If these four girls could work together, they would surely be a force that could change the world in the future.

What a pity, they were fighting over a guy named Hall Faxtius.

Thinking this, Yerona’s evaluation of Hall actually lowered.

Because although Yerona was also a fun-loving person, her fun was not in the gossip and quarrels between men and women.

Her fun was in great undertakings. Fighting over Hall was simply a waste of the value they should have.

Yerona’s blood pressure even rose a little as she thought about it.

And because of her appearance, Mandosahwa, Christine, Elizabeth, and Sophia all temporarily looked at her.

“By the way, where is Hall Faxtius?”

Yerona knew what she was doing.

If she didn’t lead the topic in this direction, Mandosahwa and Elizabeth might really start fighting.

What a waste of resources, right?

What can’t a Hero and a Saintess of Eternal Winter do? Why must they fight?

Isn’t it better to go and poke a vampire’s nest?

“He should have gone after the leader of the Cult of the Living and Dead. Ancestor, do you know the situation over there?”

Sophia was a little worried.

In her view, it was a conflict between the two sisters.

It had nothing to do with Hall, and Hall couldn’t be blamed.

“Ah, I don’t know. Maybe he’s in danger now. I’ll go take a look. Do you want to come?”

“Of course I’ll go.”

Sophia said.

But Christine uncharacteristically said, “I’m not going.”

Elizabeth glanced at her upon hearing this.

Mandosahwa, as if understanding Christine’s meaning, said to Elizabeth, “Then let’s have a good chat, you two. Don’t you have something you want to know? Give Christine her freedom in the Ice Imperial Tomb now, and I’ll tell you what you want to know about the past four years.”

This deal made Elizabeth a little tempted.

Besides, Hall was in the Ice Imperial Tomb today, and with Mandosahwa by his side to protect him.

She couldn’t really give Christine a sword blow in front of everyone.

“Alright then. But if Christine, with her current strength, runs around and gets into trouble, you can’t blame me.”

Elizabeth did not spare Christine with her words.

Christine did not reply, only silently glanced at Mandosahwa.

But when the other party appeared, she knew it was her sister.

Their sisterly hearts were connected.

Now they also knew what each other was thinking.

Then she left without a word, heading deeper into the Ice Imperial Tomb.

She was going to that place.

To get that white feather.

The young Saintess’s maid was very clear. When she got that white feather and recovered all her memories of her experiences in the Cateline Kingdom.

That would be the time for her and Elizabeth to truly face off again.

“This Ah Suo, did no one wait to let him recover?”

Hall was still following Ah Suo from behind. He didn’t know where this guy was trying to escape to.

Maybe he was really just trying to escape.

But he couldn’t keep dragging this on with Ah Suo, because as time went on, the power of the Demon God awakened by the music box would gradually weaken.

With the Sky-Striking Sword and [Flash Shadow] on cooldown, and [Shadow Sword] about to be on cooldown…

Hall was preparing to go for the kill.

He started to accelerate, but Ah Suo slowed him down with some small necromantic arrays left behind with his blood along the way.

As time went on, he pursued deeper and deeper.

Soon, Hall realized something was wrong.

This guy was trying to go to the depths of the Ice Imperial Tomb.

What was in the depths of the Ice Imperial Tomb?

Just as this thought flashed through his mind, he could feel a jolt in his chest.

The feather transformed from the fallen star was flashing.

But soon, something even stranger happened.

It was the sound of ice forming, followed by the sound of it cracking.

“?”

Ah Suo shouldn’t be able to use ice magic.

Even if he could, he couldn’t draw on the natural elements in the Ice Imperial Tomb.

And the interior of the Ice Imperial Tomb itself was all ice corridors; there couldn’t be a new sound of freezing.

What on earth…

He looked ahead with some caution.

A wind carrying a cold different from that of the Ice Imperial Tomb’s interior immediately roared towards him.

Hall quickly switched the Sky-Piercing Sword to orange to increase his defense and resist it.

Then he continued to go deeper against the wind to find out what was going on.

Soon, he saw the frozen Ah Suo.

And the figure in the ice-blue robe standing there.

“Frostcrack?”

Hall was dumbfounded. Wasn’t this one of the thirteen cadres of the Salvation Church?

How did Frostcrack get here and kill Ah Suo?

And looking at Ah Suo’s incredulous expression, he clearly hadn’t expected it. But Frostcrack’s attributes were not strong in speed, so he couldn’t have ambushed Ah Suo from a distance.

Could it be that Ah Suo was backstabbed by [Frostcrack]?

Before he could figure it out.

He heard [Frostcrack] ask in a neutral voice.

“Hall Faxtius, I ask you, do you still have the confidence to lead the Salvation Church to the pinnacle of the world?”

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