Chapter 153: Hold Me, Hall!

Saint Catherinesburg.

The capital of the Cateline Kingdom.

It is said that a thousand years ago, the down-and-out Ye Jiena Cateline had obtained the Eternal Winter Sacred Sword in the depths of the icy sea when she had nowhere to go.

No one knows how the first generation of the Winter Saintess had crossed the still-undeveloped snowy mountains and wastelands, passed through the territory of the northern Demon Lord, and reached the depths of the icy sea.

Even less did they know how she had obtained the Eternal Winter Sacred Sword, gaining a power almost comparable to the Hero and a strange bloodline that had been passed down for a thousand years.

But when she had, during the Demon God War, single-handedly resisted the western Demon Lord’s army that was supporting the Demon God, and had indirectly assisted the Hero and the Saintess in slaying the Demon God, and had led the refugees and indigenous people of the north to establish the Cateline Kingdom.

None of this mattered anymore.

She was one of the saviors of the human race of the Western Continent.

As the Cateline queen with the bloodline of the Winter Saintess, she was the backbone of the Western Continent’s resistance against the Demon Lords in the three hundred years after the Demon God War.

The power of the Winter Saintess had a very significant effect on the Demon Lords and the church’s attacks on them.

And they also had the talent of the only daughter of a noble family from the northern Bal, and their combat power in the ice and snow would be greatly increased.

The early Demon Lords were not a monolithic block, and the church’s attacks on the Demon Lords were also unusually active.

The demon lord territory of the Cateline Kingdom was often in the triangular area between the western demon domain, the northwestern demon domain, and the church, and there were constant disputes.

But with their unique advantages, the early Demon Lords had failed to assassinate the western Demon Lord in Sunset City three hundred years ago, and their entire army was wiped out after being trapped by an array.

The Cateline queen had seized the opportunity and led a fierce attack.

The white giant wolf was the symbol of Cateline, and the wolf cavalry they led was the kingdom’s imperial guard, and even more so, the trump card that made the Demon Lords tremble in fear.

In the following three hundred years, the territory of the Cateline Kingdom continued to expand.

And after that, the conflict in the western demon domain also intensified.

Seven hundred years ago, after the first generation of the Hero and the Saintess had slain the northern Demon Lord, Menethil, they had been repelled after the new northern Demon Lord, Belis, was slain by the Hero.

And when the last generation of Heroes had assisted the new northern Demon Lord in slaying Belis, who had become the new master here before the chaos, the army of the Cateline Kingdom.

Finally, after the entire demon domain had completely fallen into chaos, when the Empress of Cateline was in the western demon domain of the Demon Lord.

And the triangular area bordering the Cateline Kingdom, they had established Fort Noss.

If it weren’t for her at that time, then the current Western Continent might be a different picture, and it would have long since become human territory.

Perhaps Sunset City would have become the second largest city of the Bal Empire, or perhaps it would still be the free trade capital it is now.

Perhaps it would have become a city directly under the jurisdiction of the Papal State, and there would be no more wars.

But the outcome was that the vampire empress, with the assistance of Duke Nalan, had repelled the army of the Cateline Kingdom.

Finally, after the entire demon domain had completely fallen into chaos, a new master.

“So, the current Cateline is at the end of its rope?”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Sophia, in a pure white dress, was kneeling in front of the queen, handing her a document.

She was the queen’s personal female officer, and also the head of the intelligence department.

As the Empress of Cateline, Sophia Cateline had soft, long silver hair and a pair of sapphire-like eyes.

She was the Winter Saintess with the purest bloodline, and the purity of her bloodline was even higher than the first generation.

Therefore, she could bring the power of the Eternal Winter Sacred Sword to its extreme, possessing a power no less than that of a Hero.

If the first generation of the Winter Saintess symbolized the severe cold and death of winter, then the current Sophia Cateline was like the first snowflake in spring, gentle and pure.

She had inherited a large amount of legacy left by the first generation, including many lost magic item crystals and other rare minerals.

Therefore, although the national power of the Cateline Kingdom was not strong, its armaments were the best in the entire continent.

And Sophia Cateline was also supported by the people precisely because of her great power.

She had the title of [Merciful Mother of the Living] because she had saved the human city-states that were about to fall from the hands of the Demon Lords more than once, and had also saved countless lives.

If the Bal Empire was the sturdy shield of the human race of the Western Continent, then the Cateline Kingdom was the sharpest sword of the human race.

Now Sophia Cateline was frowning over the matter near Fort Noss.

Her intelligence department had submitted a document to her five days ago, which showed that the vampires were sending more personnel to Fort Noss, and the necro-demon lord of the northwestern demon domain was also.

They had captured demon race spies in the human town closest to Fort Noss, those necromancers who believed in Samigina.

Some had even refined their family members into undead puppets and said they would gain eternal life.

“I must personally deal with this so-called [Cult of the Living and Dead].”

He was a key figure in the four-nation alliance.

He had been in charge of promoting the construction of the Holy Train tracks to the East for the past twenty years.

Ten years ago, Yabolun had also come to the Cateline Kingdom in a private capacity, hoping that the Cateline royal family would also participate.

But the ten-year-old Elizabeth had chosen to refuse.

The reason was that she was still too young and her mother had just passed away, so she could not make such a major decision.

The entire Cateline chose to believe this young new emperor.

Not everyone was interested in dividing the wealth of the Eastern Continent.

Now Yabolun had appeared in Cateline again in the name of a foreign country.

Sophia did not have to think much to know that Yabolun would surely bring this matter to the agenda again this time.

At present, there was also a voice in the Cateline Kingdom that was comparable to the [Cult of the Living and Dead], but her sister would surely refuse without hesitation.

If the Papal State really wanted to push this matter, then Cateline would be the first country to be excluded.

“Your Majesty, it is now six in the evening. They should have just entered the territory of our Cateline Kingdom. It seems that the Holy Train is not planning to stop and rest, and will arrive at Saint Catherinesburg tomorrow morning. Viscount Hall and Saintess Candidate Christine are also among them.”

Tarasha replied in writing.

“Oh, does the Papal State have any special arrangements for their trip?”

Sophia nodded after listening.

Actually, she had wanted to arrange for Hall to meet her sister.

So far, she was still looking for a way to wake her sister up.

“No, they plan to go to Fort Saint Elizabeth with Your Majesty. The Judgment Bureau plans to eliminate this organization as a gift to Cateline, a document sent by the diplomatic ambassador. Or, if Christine were to see her comatose sister, she would not be able to forgive.”

Elizabeth Cateline was the last Eternal Saintess with the bloodline of the Winter Empress, and also the empress who had led Cateline to prosperity in the chaos of her previous life.

After winning the war at the age of fourteen, she had used her prestige and the support of the military officers to strip some of the upper-class nobles of Cateline of their rights in the council.

There had been a lot of opposition at first, and there had even been riots because she was still young.

But her sister would unhesitatingly push the policy forward.

People often said that she was even tougher than Uncle Zhukov.

She was an unbreakable piece of ice on the throne of the icy sea that would not melt or break for ten thousand years.

And with the Papal State’s mission willing to come to Cateline this time, Sophia realized that she was not ready for anything.

She had not prepared anything.

She didn’t even have a specific plan for the alliance of the nations or to continue to be a member of the allied forces led by the Papal State to divide the vast land of the Eastern Continent.

Cateline was the country that was the least developed.

But from her heart, Sophia hoped to be able to change the war again.

She hoped even more to be able to completely eradicate the Demon Lords and behead them in this world-changing war, and to completely eradicate the necromancy that had troubled the Cateline Kingdom for a thousand years.

If it were her sister sitting in her position, she would surely make a decision quickly and not hesitate like her.

The fate of the Cateline Kingdom had come to a crossroads.

To refuse Yabolun again might close the door to cooperation forever.

It was precisely for this reason that Sophia was hesitant.

Should she participate in the four-continent alliance or continue to be a bystander in the future war and gain benefits?

If the Cateline Kingdom were to become one of the five great powers, she would not want such a war that could destroy the world again.

She would rather go and completely eradicate that necromancer in the northwest.

She should probably prioritize this.

“They plan to present this cult to Your Majesty’s forces. They plan to eliminate this cult with Your Majesty as a gift.”

After Tarasha finished speaking, she handed the official letter from the Papal State’s embassy in the Cateline Kingdom to Sophia.

Sophia took it and looked at it.

If what was said on it was true, but to have the Papal State help eliminate the Cult of the Living and Dead would also inevitably owe a favor.

At that time, Yabolun would again propose to reopen the topic of the Eastern War…

“Let’s see the situation first. We’ll talk again when we see them.”

Sophia did not make an immediate decision.

Since the mission would only arrive at Saint Catherinesburg tomorrow, she planned to go and see her sister tonight.

Her sister was sleeping there.

She was going to accompany her.

Whenever she was hesitant or felt a lot of pressure, she would go and confide in Elizabeth, who was lying in the ice coffin.

After all, the royal family of Cateline had no relatives, and even before her.

The bloodline of the Winter Saintess was passed down unilaterally.

After her mother died, the northern empress who had inherited the throne was destined to be alone.

If it weren’t for the fact that the already set fate was that Sophia had left the back garden of the imperial palace, Marquis Chekov, who had returned to Saint Catherinesburg a few days ago, had suddenly appeared in the long corridor.

“Your Majesty, something bad has happened. Half an hour ago, the Papal State’s magic armored train, Holy No. 7, had a series of explosions around Wolfsburg and is now heading towards the ice cave imperial tomb.”

I have ridden on Holy No. 7 several times.

As the newest magitech train of the Papal State, the copyright of this train belongs to the Holy Church.

It was jointly developed by the Bal Empire and the alchemists of Florence, as well as the court magisters of the Arcane Empire, and it is equipped with the most top-notch defensive magic arrays.

And, the magic arrays on this train can report the current status of the train anytime, anywhere.

Then how did the self-detonation happen?

“It was Hall who did it.” Sophia’s tone was no longer as relaxed as before, but full of seriousness.

“He was able to detonate Holy No. 7 because he was on the train. That is to say, he had to be on the train to detonate it.”

Detonated from inside the train?

“Yes.” Sophia sighed.

“He was the first passenger of this train, and also the only one. He had snuck onto this train before Holy No. 7 was activated.”

With the defense of Holy No. 7, without two thousand level eight or above magisters, or ten level nine magisters, it is very difficult to cause any damage to this train from the outside.

In addition, he had placed a large number of explosives on the train, and those explosives were also prepared by him in advance.

He had prepared the explosives with his own hands.

This was the heir of the Himan’s Roan family.

He was indeed meticulous in his work.

Sophia shook her head.

“I don’t know. I only know that the extent to which he could detonate Holy No. 7, even if he had made all the preparations in advance, was something she was unwilling to see.”

“I will go and see for myself.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

This empress gradually became a little urgent.

She was a person of action, and she quickly said.

“Now, immediately prepare the train.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Tarasha understood Sophia’s worries and did not hesitate, and immediately went out.

And after seeing Tarasha leave, Marquis Chekov said again.

“Your Majesty, there may be some conspiracy in this. Even if you go to the scene of the accident now, you can’t change anything. On the contrary, it’s possible…”

“No need to say more, Marquis Chekov. This lonely one has already made up her mind.”

In Sophia’s thoughts.

The Salvation Church would not stand by.

Now that Hall and Christine had had an accident, Mandosha Flower should have contacted her soon.

‘So ridiculous… it’s like I’m crazy.’

Hall tried hard to open his eyes.

His limbs were a little weak at this moment, but a warm current was continuously gushing out and restoring his stamina.

Soon, he stood up from the bottom of the valley, which was still covered with snow.

Looking up, he could see the already incomplete railway tracks and some of the train wreckage on the cliff.

If there were no accidents, the entire Holy No. 7 had exploded.

And this train was set in the game to be almost immune to external magic attacks.

It was also unlikely that the magic array of the entire train’s operation would have a malfunction and explode.

To prevent this from happening, Holy No. 7 had special preventive measures.

At that time, there was a sword light from the outside… strange, that sword light was a bit like Sophia’s attack…

Hall, who was gradually recovering, began to think.

Before the explosion, he was sitting by the window, planning to have dinner.

Christine, Lov, Himan, and Maria were also there at that time.

There was a sword light in his line of sight that had attacked the rear of the train.

Then the explosion happened.

If the power of the Winter Saintess had affected the operation of the magic array inside the train, it was not impossible.

In fact, it was not entirely impossible.

Under absolute freezing, even magic elements could not flow.

This would cause the operation of the magic array inside the train to malfunction, and even be dispelled.

The inside and outside were both devastating blows, so Hall had been waiting in place.

After all, he was just an ordinary person now, and what he could do was to observe the situation and wait for rescue.

Of course, it was also a kind of passive slacking in a sense, representing a kind of resistance from her and the country.

“Where is Lov? Is she alright?” the Saintess Candidate asked after a moment of hesitation.

“After you and I rolled into the valley, she was gone.”

“Then let’s go and find her,” Hall said.

“Before that, there are other things.”

“Come to think of it, Christine jumped down from a high place,” the girl continued to say in the moonlight.

“Catch me, Hall.”

And the moment he had held her, it was as if he had been bitten by something.

He suddenly found a slight pain at the corner of his lips.

He asked.

“I’m fine. I’m fine. It’s me, Hall.”

Christine looked at him from a high place, “I feel like you’re in a better state than me.”

Hall looked away because just when the wind was blowing, he could even see that piece of cloth from below.

It was a seductive milky white.

“Because I took out the Starfall Feather to protect myself, hehe. So you only regained consciousness after sleeping for a while.”

Christine omitted the details.

This made him listen in a daze, but Hall was more concerned about another matter.

‘Where is Lov?’

Hall looked at the surrounding environment.

Because this was the wreckage of the Holy Train, he didn’t dare to run around.

If he was judged to be a deserter after he left, or even a traitor to the country, that would be bad.

But there was really nothing here.

Hall had even drunk the last bottle of wine on the train and had eaten all the reserved food on the train.

Now, let alone a person, there wasn’t even a living thing that could move.

Hall felt a little strange.

This was at least the wilderness of the Cateline Kingdom, but he couldn’t see any wild animals.

Was his luck that bad?

Hall looked at the starry sky above his head, and the snowflakes that would occasionally fall.

“Hey.”

He shouted at the moon in the sky, but he never got a response.

The sky was getting darker and darker, and Hall’s heart was also getting heavier and heavier.

He looked around, at the tattered clothes on his body, at the broken large lock on his wrist.

His eyes were very calm, and his heart was also very calm.

He even had the time to think about many, many things.

He asked again, “I’m fine. I’m fine. It’s all thanks to you for risking your life to protect me.”

Hall looked at Christine again… Christine’s dress was torn, so he could even see her underwear that covered her private parts.

“I really have no choice this time, so don’t sleep anymore. Wake up for a bit, okay, Lov?”

Hall bent down and whispered in Lov’s ear.

He really had no choice now.

He had tried everything, coaxing and deceiving, just hoping that she would wake up.

“If you don’t wake up, I’ll sell you to the capital.”

“…”

“Before I’m finished, you’ll surely be finished too.”

“Before I’m finished, we’ll be finished together.”

Hall looked at the girl in his arms and felt that it was very tricky.