Chapter 162: Is the Saintess’s Lips Sweet?

By this evening, Hall, Christine, and the third person had arrived near the Noss Mountains.

Christine was still thinking about the last clear sentence from her dream.

“If you don’t kill her, Hall will die.”

‘Did I leave such a big wound on Elizabeth’s abdomen to save Hall?’

‘So the reason I hurt Elizabeth was because Elizabeth wanted to hurt Hall?’

If that was the case, then it was excusable.

She would not allow anyone to hurt Hall.

But why would Elizabeth want to hurt Hall?

Christine didn’t understand.

She had originally thought that this sentence would broaden her thinking.

But after a deep analysis, she was even more confused about what had happened that year.

And why was her feather left in that place?

After a day of thinking, Christine also understood that that place was the most mysterious place in Cateline—the ice imperial tomb.

The empresses of this country would all be buried here.

“You’re very preoccupied today.”

“Yes, I was breathing on big brother’s neck, and big brother didn’t react at all. I’m angry!”

“Just because of that?”

“What else? This is a sign of Christine’s lack of charm. If Young Master Hall were carrying sister Parousia, even if she didn’t breathe on him, the Young Master would have a reaction, right?”

Christine was good at hiding her thoughts.

So much so that Hall could not continue to ask.

Hall thought for a moment.

With Parousia’s figure, carrying her would be a very bad omen.

“Hmph!”

Seeing that Hall did not answer immediately, Christine snorted in dissatisfaction.

But Parousia said from the side, “What do you mean, let Hall carry me? This vampire viscountess doesn’t need anyone to carry her. You have no combat power and are relatively weak. It’s fine for him to carry you.”

She said whatever came to her mind.

This made Christine a little speechless.

So she didn’t say anything.

Hall, on the other hand, was too lazy to continue to care about Christine, lest he be counter-injured.

He began to continue to study the map.

“By the way, our current position is in the south of the Noss Mountains. We can go directly to Fort Noss to the west, and to Fort Saint Elizabeth to the east. It’s easy to be questioned if we enter the city late at night, and it’s not very realistic to sneak in by climbing the wall. There should be a magic array in the city wall that can sense abnormalities.”

“Hmph, Hall, this is the limitation of you humans. I can fly. I can fly in with Christine.”

Parousia, who had found an opportunity to show off, immediately spoke.

“Come on, don’t you feel a little uncomfortable when you get close to Christine? And you’re still holding her.”

“…How do you know if you don’t try?”

Parousia was still being stubborn.

Hall was also too lazy to continue talking to this vampire idiot.

He just said, “Tomorrow we will go around to the east gate of Saint Elizabeth and enter Fort Saint Elizabeth from the east gate. And according to the information left by Yekanda, the group of people who had attacked the mysterious train from the Cult of the Living and Dead have also returned to the vicinity of Fort Saint Elizabeth. If Yerona Cateline has really been resurrected, then she should also be in the west of the Cateline Kingdom, that is, between Fort Saint Elizabeth or the city named after her.”

“Hall, are you planning to face Yerona Cateline directly? That was the empress of the Cateline Kingdom seven hundred years ago.”

Christine was a little worried.

And she really wanted to figure out what was going on between her, Hall, and Elizabeth.

Whether it was out of a desire for the truth, or for Hall’s safety, she hoped that Hall would go directly to Saint Catherinesburg.

“We have to take a look at Fort Saint Elizabeth first. Otherwise, the situation will be very chaotic.”

In Sophia’s route, there was a major event where all the residents of a border town were turned into undead overnight.

To prevent this, the player had to regularly patrol the border of the Cateline Kingdom and check if the people had been seduced and polluted by necromancy.

If they didn’t check and prevent it regularly, it would be very easy for it to suddenly break out one day.

What was even more deadly was that the outbreak and the main quest were together, and the difficulty would increase sharply.

Now Hall could also see that the Papal State had intended to put pressure on the Cateline Kingdom.

If he didn’t help Sophia pay attention to the [pollution value], it was very likely that she would be in a difficult situation, and the situation would get worse and worse.

And, he had Christine by his side.

Christine’s efficiency in detecting the [pollution value] was very high.

She just had to walk on the street to find out which residents were potential targets.

“Oh, but it’s best not to face Yerona Cateline early.”

“Of course. I still cherish my life very much.”

Hall and Christine made a plan for tomorrow’s events.

Parousia watched the two of them chattering like partners on the side, unable to interrupt at all.

She was a little annoyed.

She might as well continue to use her magic wand to chat with the uncle-king.

But she couldn’t get through to Prince Vier tonight either.

She thought that His Highness the Prince must be busy with something very important.

“As expected, my maternal grandmother supports me… she also said that with my current self, I can’t change Hall. I need to think more from Hall’s perspective, and also from the perspective of the girls around Hall, and think about what’s different between me and them…”

The next day, in the early morning when Wolf got up.

Himan had barely slept all night.

It wasn’t that she had had a long talk with her maternal grandmother all night.

Actually, they hadn’t talked for long yesterday.

Lov didn’t say much.

It was more that she had listened to Himan, who had been full of grievances and worries recently, pour out her heart to her.

She had given some guidance from it.

But Himan had to take the other party’s words seriously.

That was her most respected maternal grandmother.

And from Hall’s perspective, she thought for a moment.

Indeed, to be liked by many girls, he was probably quite happy.

She had obstructed him time and time again.

He had probably liked her, and she had also been punished because of Hall, so he was surely not happy.

But he couldn’t be like this.

He already had a fiancée.

What’s more, shouldn’t a relationship be exclusive?

Himan, thinking from Hall’s perspective, would turn to her own.

What was deadly was that if Hall was always so promiscuous, how could she accept it?

She couldn’t accept it.

Her heart was blocked.

She couldn’t figure this out, so she tried to put herself in Christine’s or Leticia’s shoes.

From their perspective, Christine liked Hall, so she had obstructed Hall and Christine.

Christine was of course good-tempered with her.

Now that Christine and Hall had both disappeared and had not shown their faces, it was also planned by Christine.

But she absolutely could not let the other party act wantonly.

Like this.

Forget it, it was so annoying.

After thinking for half a day, Himan still couldn’t find a solution for herself.

She felt that what her maternal grandmother had said made sense, but she couldn’t reconcile.

She had to find Christine and Hall and make Christine stay away from Hall.

This point, she had to make clear.

However, there was one more sentence.

She couldn’t figure it out.

That was the sentence her maternal grandmother had said to her when she had said goodbye last night.

Her maternal grandmother had asked her.

“Himan, what are your feelings for Hall? Have you ever thought it through?”

She didn’t know.

She was inexplicably even more annoyed.

“Your Majesty, did you rest well last night?”

Tarasha came to Sophia’s bedchamber early in the morning.

Last night, Sophia had returned to her bedchamber very late, and the last time Tarasha had seen Sophia, she had just felt that the fatigue that should not have belonged to her was沉淀 in her small body.

So she had not wanted to disturb her early in the morning.

But the matter to be reported this time was very important.

“Speak. This lonely one is fine. What is it, Tarasha?”

Sophia was sitting on the big bed in the center of her bedchamber in her close-fitting pajamas.

The big bed was a bit strange.

There were crystal pendants on the ceiling, and the decoration in the entire bedchamber was in a cold tone.

So much so that when one stepped into it, one would feel a chill.

She also hadn’t slept well last night.

After confiding in her sleeping sister.

She had been thinking about whether to prioritize the matter of the Cult of the Living and Dead, or the matter of the Papal State, or to first find Hall and Christine and force Christine to wake her sister up.

As long as her sister woke up, the first two matters might not be a problem.

“It’s an urgent report from Elizabeth. Many undead residents have been found in the surrounding villages and towns. Some of them are beyond saving and can only be eliminated. Some of the milder residents have been temporarily controlled. If we can get the help of the church, we might be able to save them. At present, the local nuns and priests have been mobilized and are working…”

“So fast?”

Sophia had not expected it.

“Yes, Your Majesty. Fortunately, we discovered it early, and the losses are not great. As long as we can prevent the Cult of the Living and Dead from deliberately guiding the further spread of the undead plague, it should be fine…”

Tarasha could only report the good news.

“This lonely one will go there immediately. We will leave now.”

Sophia felt that she could not delay.

She understood what the Cult of the Living and Dead was thinking.

At present, because of the Holy Train explosion, she was on the verge of compromising with the Papal State.

But the Empress of Cateline would never compromise with the Papal State.

That is to say, she could not use the power of the Papal State to deal with the unrest at this time.

The other party was gambling.

If Sophia knew that the Papal State had a certain degree of cooperation with the Cult of the Living and Dead, she would be even more aware that this was a conspiracy.

But whether she had discovered it or not.

Her thoughts would not change now.

She could not compromise with the Papal State so early.

She had to go and solve the matter of Fort Saint Elizabeth.

Then she would find Christine and Hall.

The diplomatic pressure from the Papal State was already what it was.

As long as there was no declaration of war, she would choose to ignore it.

As long as her sister could wake up, she believed that as long as Elizabeth woke up, everything would be better.

So this morning, the Empress of Cateline, who had just been busy for a few days and had just rested for a night, started to act again.

“Lord Mandosha, I am on the outskirts of Wolfsburg. There are still many specialists from the Cateline Kingdom and the Bal Empire at the accident site. I cannot get close to observe, but I can confirm that the Holy Train did indeed explode completely. Lord Angel and the Holy Son are currently on the missing list.”

The Black Rose was at this moment on the back of the cliff at the accident site, hiding her figure in the dark.

It was actually very dangerous for her to be so close to the accident site, but she had the Black Windflower Bow.

Even if she was exposed, she could immediately activate the effect and escape.

What’s more, it was Lord Angel who was involved in this case.

“The new Sage in the Cateline Kingdom region refused to cooperate, right?”

“Yes… I haven’t been able to contact the other party yet. I don’t know if the other party doesn’t want to interfere with the affairs of Lord Angel and the Holy Son, or if he doesn’t want to interfere with the Holy Train explosion at all and plans to remain neutral… [Fissure] of the thirteen cadres has also not been contacted.”

As the Black Rose said this.

Mandosha Flower’s voice came slowly again.

“What about Hall’s direct subordinate?”

Just like the Black Rose was to Mandosha Flower, and Trick Rider was to the Evil Duke.

Seven of the thirteen cadres were the direct subordinates of the Sages.

Like Christine, she was clearly a wizard of Bal.

And like Rhys, he was a member of the ordinary group.

“I don’t know, I haven’t been able to contact them.”

“Then you be careful. I have already learned the general situation and will come to Cateline for a trip.”

“Oh, Lord Mandosha Flower, you are also coming? But the Papal State’s side…”

“No need to worry.”

If the situation developed to the worst degree.

Mandosha Flower had to come.

She was more or less Christine’s accomplice in that matter, but how could an older sister not protect her younger sister?

“Hall, have you solved your side?”

“I have. How about you?”

“Just a few undead puppets. This viscountess can easily handle them. Hey, hey, why aren’t you talking anymore?”

“I still have more important things to do.”

On the outskirts of Saint Catherinesburg.

Hall’s group of three encountered some undead puppets.

And they also saved some soldiers from the Cateline Kingdom who had come to clear and control the undead puppets.

But they did not stay long, did not give their names, and did not plan to leave an impression.

Especially Christine, who did not show her face from beginning to end.

She just observed from the dark.

At this moment, Hall, who had just finished dealing with another group of undead puppets, had come to Christine’s side in a small grove.

It seemed that the few villages along the way were deserted.

“Mm, more than half of the residents here may have been transformed into undead puppets. The scale is not small.”

“Do you think it’s possible that it will affect Fort Saint Elizabeth?”

Hall asked a question he was very concerned about.

“Of course it’s possible. Hall, did you know in advance that this might happen?”

“I guessed.”

He couldn’t possibly say that he could deduce it from the game’s plot.

And Christine was not surprised.

After all, in her memory, Hall was a prophet.

It was enough to believe in him.

“So you came to Fort Saint Elizabeth, actually, to help Her Majesty of Cateline?”

He hadn’t expected Christine to have guessed this far.

But he was afraid that the matter between Elizabeth and Sophia would be brought up, so he said, “Of course. Why can’t I help Her Majesty of Cateline? First of all, I am the son of a duke, and protecting the common people is my duty as a noble. Secondly, Her Majesty of Cateline is one of the highest honors of this country, and it is also my duty to help Her Majesty solve her problems.”

“You just think Her Majesty of Cateline is beautiful.”

“That’s not it.”

Hall quickly denied it.

But Christine did not answer, and just continued.

“You kissed her.”

“That’s true.”

Now he couldn’t deny it.

“Her Majesty of Cateline’s lips are very soft.”

She said emotionlessly like a broken record.

“A girl’s lips are naturally not hard.”

“Do you like soft lips, so you kissed Her Majesty of Cateline, kissed the Seventh Princess, and also kissed Duchess Leticia?”

She continued to repeat emotionlessly.

Hall realized something was wrong.

But he quickly thought of a solution, and just as Christine was about to continue speaking, he suddenly pressed her lips with his right index finger.

“Speaking of which, I haven’t tasted Saintess Candidate Christine’s lipstick. Is it sweet?”

“…You shouldn’t say such things.”

Christine’s face was a little red because of Hall’s sudden intimate gesture, but she was trying to suppress her emotions.

“It’s just that Saintess Candidate Christine said I like soft lips. I’ve always liked them.”

This was from some sincerity.

Who doesn’t like to kiss a beautiful girl?

The premise is that you won’t be in trouble for kissing.

“Oh… then forget it. I won’t let you kiss me, you pervert.”

She actually wanted to kiss him, but her strength would temporarily recover after kissing Hall, and she didn’t want Hall to know this.

Or rather, she didn’t want Hall to realize that she already knew this.

She wanted to continue to maintain her weak identity in front of him.

Only in this way could she have Hall protect her when she was running.

She had many little thoughts, and even more so when it came to matters related to Hall.

“If you don’t want to kiss me, then I’ll go and kiss someone else.”

Hall was also relieved.

Christine’s face changed slightly when she heard his last five words, but she managed to control it.

She just snorted lightly.

But before they could say anything more.

Lucy’s scream was heard.

“Hall, Hall, help!”

…

So many.

So many undead puppets, a black mass like a tide.

Besides humans, there were even more monsters.

The village where they were was on high ground, and Noss and Saint Elizabeth were generally in the Noss Plain.

From their line of sight.

It was a whole army of the dead.

Some of the undead, after seeing Parousia, had just rushed over.

And it was also very normal.

Just now, Hall and Christine’s group of three had saved many villagers and soldiers nearby.

There was a lot of the aura of living things in the vicinity.

According to the setting.

Samigina’s army of the dead would follow the aura of living things and turn the living into the undead.

“Find the necromancer who is controlling them… if the necromancer is controlling them from behind, then we should prioritize killing him. A chaotic army of the dead, without an absolute advantage in numbers and strength, cannot break through an organized army. But if there is a commander, it’s a different story.”

Hall immediately thought of a tactic.

A direct confrontation was unrealistic.

There were too many of them.

Even with Christine’s blessing to replenish his stamina, he and Parousia would have to kill for a day and a night.

What’s more, Christine’s stamina could not support a day and a night of blessing.

Besides, he also had to ensure Christine’s safety.

So he turned to look at the golden-haired girl.

“Can you sense the necromancer’s position?”

“Mm… probably.”

Christine held her breath and made a prayer gesture, and began to search for the necromancer.

And Hall and Parousia had already dealt with the scattered undead puppets that had come over.

Soon, she opened her eyes.

“West, southwest.”

“Southwest?”

Hall thought to himself that it was true.

It was impossible for the other party to be controlling this army of the dead from near Saint Catherinesburg.

But they had come from the southwest.

Why hadn’t Christine noticed?

It could only be said that the other party had deliberately hidden before launching the attack.

But if they really wanted to ensure the safety of their rear, they should be in the northwest.

Having the towering Noss Mountains at their back was the safest.

A hint of incongruity arose, but he didn’t have time to think about it anymore.

He immediately had Parousia clear the way, and he chose to hold the relatively petite Christine in his arms with one hand and go over.

“By the way, Parousia, use this sword.”

Hall threw his backup blade to Parousia.

He couldn’t let Parousia summon her own blood sword to clear the way.

That would expose her vampire identity, and she would very likely be regarded as an enemy by the army of the Cateline Kingdom.

“Oh.”

Parousia took the sword that Hall had thrown to her and did not hesitate.

She took the sword and prepared to go forward and cut.

To deal with these not-so-strong undead, she really didn’t need to use her blood sword.

Hall, on the other hand, used another backup sword with one hand to protect Christine in his arms.

The two of them, in this area where there were chaotic battlefields everywhere, were moving very fast.

Along the way, they had rescued some of the soldier squads that had been in the village to investigate and clear the undead puppets.

Before they could thank them, the three of them were gone.

For the soldiers of the Cateline Kingdom, it was actually quite depressing.

The initial report was just that there were frequent appearances of undead puppets in the nearby villages and towns.

Their configuration could only clear small groups of undead puppets.

They had not expected the appearance of such a large-scale army of the dead.

But they had not fled.

After all, there were still many people who had not been rescued and returned to Fort Saint Elizabeth.

At present, the policy of the mayor of Fort Saint Elizabeth and the deputy of the western military region of the Cateline Kingdom—Lieutenant General Greco—was like this.

He planned to temporarily gather the population of the surrounding villages and towns back to Fort Saint Elizabeth for protection.

After the matter of the Papal State was over, he could also rely on the power of the church through His Majesty.

To deal with necromancy.

Hall and Christine and their group had encountered many such teams on their way.

Besides that, there were also larger teams, with some godfathers and nuns who were specialized in purifying the necromantic aura to prevent it from spreading.

The combat power of these teams was relatively strong, but in the face of the tide-like undead creatures, they were also unable to stop them.

But some of the priests and nuns vaguely recognized Christine on Hall’s back.

The more devout clergy usually had a stronger sense of high-sanctity things.

And Fort Saint Elizabeth, as the most advanced frontline for defending against the northwestern demons, the Saintess Candidate of the Cateline Kingdom, and some of the more famous nuns, would also often visit and bless here.

But those priests with status had never seen an existence with such high sanctity as Christine.

Because the Saintess Candidate of Cateline actually had no competitiveness in the Saintess election.

She, who had been deprived of too much faith by the empress, was basically the weakest of the seven Saintess Candidates.

And compared to Christine, it also made those local clergy think that it was the people from the Papal State’s Judgment Bureau who had brought a certain Saintess Candidate here to save them.

So they were very concerned and would even say that the front was too dangerous, and that they should wait for His Majesty.

When they arrived at Saint Catherinesburg, they would have Hall and their group team up with His Majesty to quell this unrest.

Indeed, those with connections already knew that Sophia was about to arrive at Saint Catherinesburg.

She had set off in the morning, and because the distance was not very far, she could actually arrive in the afternoon.

Now Hall was about to be exposed on the way, but he and Parousia had eliminated several of the more important level sixty or seventy necromancers.

And a level eighty one.

He and Parousia, under Christine’s blessing, were almost like a duo mowing grass in a short period of time.

Even if they encountered a strong enemy, he still had the Heaven Piercing Sword and the Rainbow Sky Sword that he had not used.

But they had not encountered any decent strong enemies along the way.

Christine also had not sensed the Yerona Cateline who had attacked Holy No. 3.

When he heard that Sophia was arriving at Saint Catherinesburg in the afternoon, he felt a hint of incongruity in his heart.

His bigger worry was when he met a certain major from the Cateline Kingdom.

The major had heard that the three of them had rushed over and was preparing to cooperate with Hall and the others.

“You three, don’t be too reckless. General Greco will lead the main force to quell the unrest soon, and His Majesty will also arrive at Fort Saint Elizabeth later.”

Now, Hall’s sense of incongruity was at its maximum.

He was suddenly shocked.

The other party’s target was actually Sophia, who was about to arrive at Fort Saint Elizabeth.

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