Chapter 131: She Is Going to Where He Is

Himan was shocked.

She had never expected such a change to happen in just ten minutes.

At first, her attention was on the blessing ceremony, and after the miraculous phenomenon occurred, her attention was on the outskirts.

She thought that was the orphanage, it seemed to be Christine’s old home.

But it didn’t stop there.

When the bell rang again, she looked to the west, where there was a black mass like a flood, and the ground seemed to be shaking.

As the people shouted, it was a monster tide.

A monster tide that Himan had never seen before.

As the only daughter of the Von Braun family, she certainly understood the concept of a monster tide.

Back then, her father and Hall’s father had fought together against the demon army of the southern demon domain in the south of the Papal State.

But the illustrations of monster tides in textbooks, or rather, in the ancient books that recorded various major events, could not depict the scene at this moment.

It was like a scene from hell.

If those things entered the town, the only thing that could happen next was destruction.

Himan had never experienced a truly large-scale battle.

At that time, in the seventh layer of the Demon God’s Labyrinth, she had only seen a large number of monster corpses.

As for the battle.

With Hall and Sophia by her side, when they faced the lord later.

It was basically Hall and Sophia who were the main DPS, and Tarasha came over to cooperate and kill Rhys.

Himan had no real life-and-death combat experience.

So much so that at this moment, her mind was a little blank.

She was thinking about what to do.

The adventurers who had received the blessing below also began to panic.

But soon, a voice appeared.

“Everyone, the great lords on the border of the western demon domain may have launched a probing attack on our West Town. It looks menacing, but it is actually vulnerable. As long as no vampire prince comes here, just a few lords can’t stir up any trouble. And tonight, I, Frida Bal, will live and die with you, who are guarding West Town.”

Frida entered the scene, surrounded by a few black-clothed guards, and stood below the high platform of the blessing ceremony.

Her special tone of voice made her speech extremely infectious.

The next sentence was even more infectious.

“The magic crystals and magic cores obtained from hunting monsters tonight, I, the royal family of Bal, will buy at double the usual price. Those who kill the rarer leader-type and elite-type monsters will receive special rewards.”

One of the best ways to overcome fear was to give enough money.

And these adventurers themselves lived a life of licking blood from the edge of a knife.

As long as it wasn’t a suicide mission, if there was money, they would do it.

Anyone from the Bal Kingdom knew that Frida was recruiting talents.

To be able to work under Frida was very crucial for some adventurers who wanted to make a name for themselves or escape their current mediocre life.

What’s more, being appreciated by Frida could also get more resources and opportunities for training, and their level and strength would also increase.

In addition, Christine was in West Town, and there were also two archbishops and many Silver Knights.

They had just received the blessing, and at this moment, their combat power was at its peak.

The adventurers weighed the pros and cons.

They were all planning to team up with people they knew and charge.

If what Frida said was true, a small monster tide was actually not a big deal for West Town in a thousand years.

However, since that great war twenty years ago, after the Bal Empire and the vampire empress secretly signed a truce, there had basically been no monster tide.

And adventurers were a profession with a high attrition rate.

At this moment, facing the monster tide, the attitudes of the new and old adventurers were also slightly different.

As for the magic array on the outskirts of West Town used to defend against the first wave of monster attacks, it had already been activated.

In Himan’s vision, those monsters seemed to know the danger, so most of them chose to go around.

This meant there was a commander.

But after a brief moment of astonishment, she soon clarified a more important problem.

The eldest princess Frida.

Frida had a relationship with the vampires.

Could it be that Frida had planned this monster tide tonight?

Himan was dazed, but something must have been born from the miracle that had descended on the outskirts.

Did it come in response to Christine’s blessing ceremony?

Then it should be a holy item.

So she jumped down and came to Frida, who was about to leave with a few administrators from the Adventurers’ Guild.

“Excuse me, Your Highness the eldest princess. Do you have an explanation for the situation tonight?”

As a knight, her sense of justice made Himan ask directly, her face not very friendly.

“Miss Himan?”

“Does Your Highness the eldest princess not know the situation tonight? You clearly met with Miss Lucy in the imperial palace a while ago, and I have had some minor conflicts with Miss Lucy in West Town recently.”

She did not directly expose Frida and the vampires’ alliance.

After all, there were still a few directors from the Adventurers’ Guild here.

Although her personality was very straightforward, if she said it in public, it might develop into a war between countries in the future.

In history, there had also been monarchs who were judged as heretics.

But now the situation on the Eastern Continent was also very tense, and the Western Continent absolutely could not have internal strife.

“Oh… is that so?”

Frida understood.

Himan probably knew that Lucy was a vampire.

But she didn’t panic.

She just said, “I also couldn’t have completely predicted the situation tonight. But the magic arrays used for martial law near West Town have all been activated long ago. I have also deployed some elites from the nearby military region, but at present, only a small part has arrived, and more people are still on the way. Miss Himan, please rest assured, it is still under control.”

Frida said faintly.

Although she said so, she had not actually been able to control the situation.

That is to say, the personnel she had deployed should be near West Town.

It was probably the Lauren family that had interfered and delayed the timing.

The monster tide was also unlikely to have been summoned by Prince Vier.

This meant that the great lords of the western demon domain probably also wanted to interfere and get a piece of the pie.

“Alright. After the monster tide is over, I will ask Your Highness the eldest princess again about your relationship with Miss Lucy.”

Himan wanted to join the battle.

She wanted to make a name for herself tonight with the many adventurers in the name of the only daughter of the Von Braun family, just like her father and brother-in-law had done with the adventurers and armies of the southern Papal State against the demon army of the southern demon domain.

“Mm, Miss Himan should still be careful. It is not necessary to go to the front line in person.”

Frida frowned.

If something happened to Himan, she didn’t know what Hall would think.

“After all, they are cousins. What’s more, if a duke’s daughter from the Papal State has an accident in West Town, it would not be good for her in terms of diplomacy.”

“I have my own considerations.”

“Alright, then good luck, Miss Himan.”

Frida was a shrewd person.

Since she knew she couldn’t persuade her, she didn’t bother to.

She would secretly send some of her subordinates to protect Himan’s flank during the battle.

“So many monsters, but so many monsters also means that the orphanage is now a good place to sneak into, right?”

Hall killed another monster of about level forty.

At this moment, the corpses of ordinary monsters around him had begun to pile up.

There were minotaurs, goblins, demon wolves, and relatively large spiders.

Killing these things didn’t give Hall much experience, and he could only accumulate numbers.

It was the same in the game.

If the level of the monster a character killed was much lower than the character’s level, the experience penalty mechanism would cut the acquisition rate by a lot.

He didn’t expect to level up by relying on these.

He also didn’t want to consume too much stamina.

And after the first grand starlight had descended, the outskirts of West Town had gradually returned to darkness.

Only a faint ring of stars remained, shrouding the orphanage and giving off light.

At this time, Hall began to approach.

And at the same time, he contacted Parousia.

“Hey, how are you doing over there? You must have noticed when the miracle descended just now, right?”

“Ah, yes, yes, yes. But William, there’s a problem.”

“What’s wrong?”

“The Prince is not by my side. What should I do?”

“Where are you now?”

“I’m on the outskirts of West Town, on guard near the orphanage.”

“Oh? Has your Prince already gone in?”

“I don’t know, but there are also many monsters over here. I saw the Silver Knights at the gate driving them away.”

Parousia’s voice was intermittent, “Sigh… wait, William, I… damn it, who is it!”

There was static on Parousia’s magic communication scroll.

Hall immediately understood that she had been discovered.

And looking from his vision, he could also easily determine the several battlefields nearby.

But after he had walked for a while, he saw Arjo.

This deputy knight captain of Saint Gregory was now wearing a special light-type silver armor, and with a silver sword that emitted a faint holy light, he was clearing out the monsters that were pouncing on him like cutting vegetables and moving forward.

“Specialist William, it seems you are also here for this.”

Arjo suddenly turned his head.

As a level ninety powerhouse, he had super perception.

“You also want to get the feather, don’t you?”

“What else? Everyone has come to this party tonight. What reason do I have not to come? As a specialist of the Black Knights, I can’t just give such a precious item to a cardinal.”

Hall’s statement was very misleading.

After all, there were a total of thirteen cardinals.

Seven were cardinal-bishops, and six were families at the peak of the Papal State’s power, like the Child family and the Russell family.

But if you really analyzed the distribution and size of the various cardinals’ forces in the country, it was obvious that the six non-cardinal-bishop cardinals were more likely to stand on the same line.

After all, even with a Pope, the tripartite division of power between the cardinals, the Saintess, and the Pope had to be guaranteed.

The nature of the Black Knights itself also leaned more towards the organization invested in by these six cardinals.

“But you are only a specialist of the Black Knights. For tonight’s grand event, even only your vice-captain and captain are qualified to participate.”

Arjo did not stop as he chatted with Hall.

He swung his sword and continued to kill monsters.

The two of them kept a certain distance.

Compared to Hall, Arjo was closer to the orphanage.

“What’s the use of you saying so much to me? If you don’t hurry in, the vampires will take the feather away.”

He suddenly changed the topic.

Arjo immediately frowned.

Indeed.

This deputy knight captain did not regard Hall as a threat, but he knew that the vampires were also eyeing the feather.

In his perception, these monsters were summoned by the vampires.

“You are very special. You are also a beneficiary of that research, right, Specialist William? You are definitely not just a specialist. Your aura is similar to mine, but you are still too young…”

After Arjo finished speaking, he suddenly burst out.

He rushed straight towards the orphanage.

No monster could slow him down.

Hall took the opportunity to follow behind.

He would ignore all that for now.

He had to get into the orphanage first.

As for all the riddles about being a beneficiary of the research, he didn’t care much.

…

Very smoothly.

He had entered the outer courtyard of the orphanage more smoothly than he had imagined.

The scene of burning flames rose in his mind like a curtain.

In his hallucination, he seemed to be escaping from the big fire with two girls.

And in the picture, the big fire had already swallowed the roof of the orphanage.

Hall was stunned in place.

He knew that was a memory from the past attacking him, but he had no time to dwell on it.

Because he didn’t know where Arjo had gone.

But the cross on his chest was already as red as dripping blood.

This meant that there was an extremely powerful vampire nearby.

Vier Masara.

She was in this orphanage at this moment.

He had to find that feather before the two of them.

But before Hall could start to act, the Black Rose suddenly appeared by his side.

“You’re also here for the feather?”

“Let’s go!”

The successive changes came too quickly.

When Hall followed the Black Rose and retreated to the side, it was as if countless horses were galloping past in front of him.

The outer wall of the orphanage, which was blackened by the fire back then, directly collapsed, thus creating a huge opening.

Soon, a black knight, who could almost merge with the darkness, walked out of the darkness outside the opening.

His figure was not particularly tall, only a little over 1.7 meters.

The armor he was wearing was a heavy armor that completely covered his face.

What was a bit exaggerated was that he was holding a greatsword that looked to be at least two meters long with one hand, dragging it on the ground.

“Trick Rider?”

Hall knew from his appearance that this was one of the thirteen cadres.

Trick Rider’s level was in the relatively high tier among the cadres, close to ninety.

His swordsmanship talent was A+, and the high swordsmanship talent was exchanged for a not-so-high constitution, divinity, and magic talent, as well as a lack of resistance.

But he had the [Specialized Greatsword Specialization] passive, which made his attack range and damage top-notch among his level in the game.

The armor, which was focused on magic defense, also had a very formidable defense.

The disadvantage was that he himself was relatively clumsy, but his special skill [Trick Charge] could have an instantaneous burst of speed when released, causing even greater destructive power, and combined with his legendary-grade greatsword that was possessed by the power of a dead knight.

When the player’s proficiency was not enough, it was very easy for the player to be wiped out.

“Yes, this guy is not helping anyone today. He is here to take the feather on the orders of the Evil Duke.”

The Black Rose was angry when she said this.

She had waited for Trick Rider for half a day yesterday, but he hadn’t come back.

So she had gone directly to the vicinity of West Town to find Trick Rider himself.

But the other party had said that he was preparing to take the feather away when it descended on the orders of the [Evil Duke].

The Black Rose was furious, saying, “Don’t you know that belongs to Lord Angel?”

But Trick Rider only replied to her that an amnesiac Angel might not be an angel anymore.

Mandosha had said three years ago that the Angel was dead, but in fact, it was in that very year that the Angel had become a Saintess Candidate—Christine.

They would temporarily take back and keep the Angel’s power, at least not letting her own power be used by the church.

And if the Angel returned to the Salvation Church, they would return the feather.

It made some sense, which made the Black Rose unable to refute.

And Trick Rider was not the type who liked to argue, and he spoke very little.

The two were about to part on bad terms.

But the miracle had descended at that time.

The two, who had sensed that the feather might descend early, had immediately rushed here.

Then the Black Rose had seen Hall and understood that Hall was also here to take the feather.

She had originally wanted to tell Trick Rider the information that the Holy Son was still alive and let the Holy Son, who had been a decision-maker of the church, take charge of today’s events.

But this guy had chosen to forcibly break through the wall of the orphanage, carrying the holy barrier that had been bestowed on the wall.

If she hadn’t dodged in time, the power of the [Trick Charge] combined with the dead greatsword would have affected Hall to some extent.

At this moment, after Trick Rider and Hall had looked at each other, the former’s gaze had lingered on the latter for a moment.

But he hadn’t said anything, just dragged his greatsword in his heavy armor and walked towards the core building of the orphanage.

And the orphanage’s predecessor was actually an old church from a thousand years ago.

Later, it had been abandoned for various reasons, such as the town center not being here, and had later become an orphanage.

“Sigh… Hall, you should go in quickly. Trick Rider probably won’t attack you. If you’re in danger, he should protect you.”

“?”

Hall didn’t quite understand.

But he knew that in the game, Trick Rider was a dangerous character who didn’t talk much.

But the Black Rose couldn’t explain to the current Hall that Trick Rider had been his, Hall’s, half-fangirl before.

And how to put it.

Trick Rider was the Evil Duke’s subordinate, and she couldn’t trust him one hundred percent.

It was just that Trick Rider had paused for a moment when he had looked at Hall just now.

He must have recognized Hall.

Without saying anything or taking any action, the Black Rose felt that the other party should still have some nostalgia for their past friendship.

“Anyway, everything is a mess tonight. Where is Lord Angel? What on earth happened to cause the divine revelation just now…”

The Black Rose chattered on the side.

She was very annoyed.

She didn’t know whether to go and confirm Christine’s safety, or to go into the orphanage with Hall to snatch the feather.

And, how to snatch that feather?

If it had already been revealed.

It was surely too late now.

“You go and find Christine. I’ll go in alone.”

“Ah?”

The Black Rose was very surprised.

“By the way, do you have any scrolls to contact Mandosha on you?”

“I do, but if the environment gets too complicated later, I might not be able to use them. The distance itself, plus…”

“Give it to me.”

Hall interrupted the Black Rose’s words and extended his hand under the faint starlight, continuing, “There’s not much time left.”

“Alright, you be careful. If worse comes to worst, just leave early. As long as you return to your previous level in a few years, there will always be a way to get the feather back.”

The Black Rose sensed Hall’s thoughts.

Although she hadn’t approved of his love life before, she knew that he never dropped the ball on important matters.

But, the current Hall did not have his previous strength.

This chaotic situation today.

Did he really have a way to calm it down?

But she still gave all the last two magic scrolls to contact Mandosha Flower to Hall.

To ensure that this former Holy Son would not be completely unable to contact Mandosha Flower if an accident happened.

“Then I’ll go and confirm Lord Angel’s safety first. You… it’s fine. Even if you’re beaten half to death, Lord Angel can still save you.”

“That won’t happen.”

After the black-haired youth finished speaking, he put the backup weapon in his hand back into its scabbard.

When he had gone out tonight, he had been carrying two scabbards on his back, and also two scabbards on his left and right.

A total of four swords.

The two scabbards on his left and right were the two weapons he had gotten for free from Thorne in the afternoon.

They were also the weapons he was currently using.

As for the [Rainbow Sky Sword] and the [Wind’s Soul], they were in the two scabbards on his back.

“Alright, I’ll go first.”

The Black Rose no longer hesitated.

And chose to leave.

And Hall chose to use the magic scroll to contact Mandosha Flower.

“Hey, Mandosha Flower. Your younger sister is in great danger now.”

“Oh, what happened?”

“I don’t have time to explain much. What about that music box?”

“It’s in my hand.”

“Then come…”

He took a deep breath.

“Alright. But it won’t last long. Have you reached the final stage on your side?”

Mandosha Flower’s voice came from the other side.

“It’s hard to say. And I think it should last a long time this time.”

Hall’s heart was beating very fast.

Ever since that miracle had descended, his heart had been beating very fast.

A warm current was gushing from it.

After a brief chat with the Black Rose, he found that his stamina had completely recovered.

The consumption from killing those monsters earlier had been completely replenished in this period of time.

His strength was even greater.

“Alright. Then good luck, my dear Young Master Hall. You have to protect my younger sister, otherwise how can we sisters repay you in the future~”

The sound of the music box rang.

That feeling of completely controlling the Black Blade appeared again.

Power surged in Hall’s body, and his consciousness and thoughts became cold and sharp.

The sounds of battle outside the orphanage in the dark night, the roars and wails of the monsters were all incredibly clear.

He didn’t know how much his five senses had been enhanced.

But he knew that he had defeated that imposter in this state before.

The imposter vampire had a strength of over eighty-five in his berserk state.

And now, compared to that night, his strength had also increased.

And at this very moment, the Trick Rider who had gone in earlier suddenly retreated out.

Hall could see obvious damage on the heavy black armor on the other party’s body.

But he had no time to pay attention to Trick Rider’s condition.

Because he also had super perception in his current state.

Arjo was walking towards here in the darkness.

The deputy knight captain in the silver armor stood on the steps of the orphanage church.

And looked at Hall.

“You let this kind of heretic in. It seems you are also a heretic, Specialist William… since I can’t get that feather for the time being, you heretics, don’t even think about getting it!”

“Is that so? Aren’t you, who also has the power of the Demon God in your body, also a heretic, Deputy Knight Captain Arjo?”

The black-haired youth looked at Arjo, who had a few black patterns on the palm of his sword-wielding hand, and said faintly.

…

“Lady Christine, what’s the situation now? You can’t just walk around! Archbishop Malik told me to watch you before he left. You should go back to the church.”

After the blessing ceremony was over, there were not many people left in the square.

But Maria saw that Christine wanted to walk in an unknown direction, which made her a little at a loss.

“That is the place where the miracle happened. I must go, Maria. You should understand why this miracle happened…”

Christine looked a little weak.

But she still walked towards the place where the starlight had descended.

She knew that something was waiting for her there, and someone was also waiting for her.

She had to go there, to Hall’s side.

Maria could not stop her.

And after being told this by Christine, she also had no reason to stop her.

Because Maria understood that it was Christine’s blessing ceremony that had summoned this miracle.

If it were a normal day, she should be happy for Christine.

Very happy.

To be able to summon a miracle before becoming a Saintess was a rare thing among the Saintess Candidates for a thousand years.

If it was confirmed by the Church, then the position of Saintess would almost surely belong to Christine.

But now the situation around West Town was in chaos.

If Christine had to go, she had to find someone to help.

Maria looked around.

She wanted to find someone to accompany Christine to the place she wanted to go.

“Hey, Miss Himan! Can you come and help!”