Chapter 146 - Chapter 146: Chapter 140: A Lose-Lose Situation (Vote for monthly ticket!) (1/2)
Chapter 146: Chapter 140: A Lose-Lose Situation (Vote for monthly ticket!)
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Nasir Town.
As night fell, dark and profound, Chris, whose face bore no expression, had just left Baron Hovern’s manor. Without any hesitation, he and Archibald headed straight for the estate, eager to find Vanessa.
He had never felt this way before, but after the recent events, Chris desperately wanted to see Vanessa and hold her tightly in his arms.
On their way back to Fischer Manor, an elderly couple with their daughter stopped him and Archibald.
The daughter’s eyes were full of adoration as she looked at Chris. In his years of growing up, the handsome Chris was no stranger to such gazes, having encountered many insinuations from numerous girls, though he had never paid much attention to any of it.
The old couple stood by, somewhat afraid, but still managed a respectful smile and humbly asked,
“Respected Mr. Chris! Do you happen to know where our son Angus is?”
“He heard that your family was recruiting, so he signed up to join the ship. That darn kid just wanted to be a hero in front of his little sister. She always says that Mr. Chris is the greatest hero, unmatched by anyone.”
“Had it not been for the news that the war was about to be won, we would never have agreed to let him go to sea. But he always said that he believed the Fischer family would surely be the victors of the war. He told us not to worry about any danger.”
The couple was perplexed and couldn’t help but ask, “Mr. Chris, we didn’t see him among those who disembarked. Is Angus still on the ship working?”
“He, he…”
Archibald, usually talkative, blushed crimson after hearing this and didn’t know what to say.
They had some recollection of the name Angus, a young man with a baby face, whose bisected head had been difficult to piece together when the Fischer family was checking the identities of the deceased.
Chris remained expressionless—a man who on ordinary days found little to say, even considering language to be ugly and stupid.
But at this moment today, even though he wanted to speak, he found himself at a loss for words.
The old couple still waited with respect and confusion, while adoration filled the girl’s eyes.
The sky darkened even further.
In truth, he had nothing to say.
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At Phelps Port, the Spirit Deer clan was currently under siege by two priests of the Sea God Cult and their numerous subordinates.
Six of the Sea God Cult’s seven priests had mobilized to pursue the fleeing soldiers, with a clear division of labor. Excluding Priest Azure Blue, who was tasked with capturing the small fry, the other five were pursuing members of the viscount families.
“We Cyart people, along with the Lord of Salvation and Tempest Overlord, will not spare you!”
The Spirit Deer clan’s matriarch, a woman, summoned a phantom beast in the shape of a spirit deer with the power of her bloodline, constantly reaping the lives of her enemies.
“Woo!”
A towering Spawn of the Abyss swooped down with a scream, finally sinking the flagship of the Spirit Deer clan, plunging the matriarch herself into the water.
After another half hour of battle, the Spirit Deer clan was annihilated. The infuriated matriarch unleashed the mighty power of a forbidden rare artifact, instantly combining forces with the phantom beast to kill a priest of the Sea God Cult!
She then fell in battle, her body consumed by the sea tribe, leaving only her head to be trampled underfoot by Priestess Cyan Blue.
The surviving Priestess Cyan Blue gazed silently at her dead colleague for a long time. Their relationship within the cult hadn’t been a good one, so she was not particularly heartbroken.
Cyan Blue murmured to herself, “If she had targeted me at the end, I would have been the one to die. Guess I’m still lucky.”
Suddenly, a sea tribe member emerged at the surface, babbling a lot.
“What did you say?”
Priestess Cyan Blue was utterly shocked and trembling slightly as she said,
“Sage Dark Blue is dead?”
“He and two other priests were surrounding Viscount Bast’s Lion clan when he himself was killed by Bast! And the other two priests fled outright?”
“And the illegal band of Extraordinary Exponents led by Priest Sapphire Blue, who was chasing the Donnerklaue clan, failed to kill Viscount Donnerklaue and was almost ambushed and killed by Viscount Zavier?”
Apart from High Priest Sky Blue, who had ascended to Monarch Level, Sage Dark Blue held the highest position in the Sea God Cult, responsible for all military operations.
He was an extremely smart, intelligent young man with a frail body. Still, he could usually see through people’s thoughts at a mere glance and possessed vast power of spells.
It was largely through his efforts that the Stars Embrace Order and the Last Blood had agreed to cooperate with the Sea God Cult in the war. Certain individuals within the Tempest Church had also been willing to reveal a powerful legacy that could more reliably facilitate ascension to Monarch Level, providing substantial resources, because Sage Dark Blue held deadly leverage over them.