Monster Lord: The Goblin Offers the Saintess to Me at the Start

After getting excited for a while, the civilians suddenly realized that the relief forces who had come to help all had extremely weird expressions on their faces — even some of them were clearly annoyed and staring at them.

Some people muttered under their breath: "It's always Sivis, Sivis again. Is he really a devil? He really brainwashed these people."

At this moment, the numerous civilians finally realized with shock — no!

These people were not the Lord's people!

Any other relief force, they could have forced themselves to believe "That must be Sivis's plan," but these people in front of them were definitely from the Church — people who were extremely hostile to Sivis.

They were the noble group members who had previously forcefully taken Vikalina away, the priests and clerics who hated them!

How could these people be Sivis's plan...

The priests and knights were a bit annoyed at first, but when they saw the civilians gradually realizing their identity and showing some uncomfortable expressions, they felt a lot better.

It was only because they were on the battlefield that they couldn't do anything about it — otherwise, they would have already given them a lesson.

But watching the civilians figure it out on their own, and still be able to accept it...

Once they had pushed back these waves of monsters, they could deal with punishing them later.

They were thinking about this when suddenly the atmosphere changed again.

The civilians thought quickly and switched their thinking fast.

No, it was precisely because these forces had abandoned them that proved they were forced to come here!

That meant it was Sivis who had forced them!

They could force Vikalina to leave, so Sivis could just as easily force them to come and rescue!

So…

The Church members had just started to feel better after seeing the civilians sheepishly shut up and stop mentioning Sivis, the "bad luck guy," when they suddenly noticed that the civilians had gone even further and started cheering again.

"Sure enough, even these evil people from the Church were converted by the Lord!"

"Which explains why the Lord hadn't shown up — he must have gone to persuade this group of wicked people to come back for help. That was definitely difficult."

"I see now — that's why the Lord suddenly left. He had things to do, to get these people to come and defend the line for us!"

The civilians started analyzing back and forth, and the more they thought, the more they felt it made sense, the more they felt the logic was perfect and tight — the Church people were all villains, they couldn't have had a change of heart, and they couldn't have saved them.

Now that they were back, it could only be explained as the Lord had taken action again!

"Enough!"

In the happy atmosphere, the Silver-Rank cleric couldn't help but speak up, his eyes flashing with irritation.

Far away, the combined defensive line of the Knight Order and civilians had temporarily eased, and even the wave of Blood Servants had been pushed back a bit.

The clergies had the time and mindset to teach these "ignorant civilians" a lesson.

They, these priests and Knight Order members, certainly hadn't come here because of Sivis's persuasion ——

Everyone had nowhere to retreat, no way to avoid, and a forced breakout would only mean certain death. The clergies who carried Dragon-related Fossils also didn't think they could break through.

So, they decided to return to the factory and hold their ground together.

As Vikalina had said earlier, if the defense line was broken, then the Knight Order members and the various priests in the Church would have to fight on their own. Each of them would be surrounded by countless Blood Servants, and that was worse than just holding the line. By keeping the line, the knights could charge ahead, and the priests could constantly cast beneficial buffs. It would definitely last longer.

They had been burning with anger all along, which was why they had even agreed to cooperate with these civilians —— they couldn't even insult them during the battle, afraid that these "lowly people" might suddenly walk out.

The Knight Order members were individually strong, but they were still not Extraordinary beings!

They couldn't hold the line on their own.

The clergies had observed from a distance for a while earlier, and they had noticed that these civilians used a rather clever tactic. Three ordinary people working together could actually match the effectiveness of some weaker Knight Order members.

The only problem was that they didn't have so much protective gear or the martial technique magic needed for attack.

But if you ignored those elements, a regular Knight Order member might not even be as precise and efficient as these civilians in killing Blood Servants.

So, the Church people decided to swallow their pride and cooperate for now.

The Silver-Rank cleric saw even further —— these civilians' special attack methods had great research value. If they could get them to reveal this tactic, it would be quite a feat to report back to the Church.

As for cooperating with the commoners, that was a slap in the face of his previous words.

But there was nothing to be done!

He had to endure it!

But in the end, they couldn't endure it anymore!

When the civilians shouted, "Lord Sivis," the Church personnel were extremely angry!

All their efforts and achievements were instantly erased, all credited to that "hateful devil."

This led to the cleric's earlier outburst.

At that moment, all the civilians fell silent.

The Silver-Rank cleric slowly said, "We did not come here at your so-called lord's call, but by the will of the Divine to save you all. If you speak such heretical words again, do not blame me for being unkind!"

After saying that, he gently tapped his staff, and a surge of holy light spread out. It was like the civilians had been doused with cold water —— they were forced out of their passionate state, and at the same time, they looked at the cleric with a bit of fear and reverence.

Seeing this, the cleric nodded in satisfaction. "Always remember the Divine's blessings upon you — that is the way of salvation!"

He was putting on an air of self-satisfaction here.

The civilians, looking at him with a mix of awe and fear, really did, as the cleric had expected, show a few expressions of reverence —— they didn't believe the Church members, but the name of "God" was still effective.

After finishing everything, the cleric took a look around at the concentration of the Blood Servant waves and felt even better.

For some reason, the scale of the Blood Servant wave was much smaller than before when they had tried to break through.

At once, the cleric and the Knight Order members felt more confident. He even boldly said directly, "Everyone, abandon your so-called fantasy of a lord! We will protect your lives!"

Faced with such lofty words, Vikalina frowned slightly and didn't say much.

But she was a bit doubtful —— because she had a strange feeling of unease: if these people succeeded in saving the civilians, wouldn't all of Sivis's glory be gone?

That made Vikalina very uncomfortable.

But as soon as she thought of it, she suddenly felt a chill —— wasn't it supposed to be more important to save people right now? What was she even thinking?

Sivis's reputation was important, but not that important, was it?

Vikalina forced herself to stop overthinking.

But the feeling of annoyance in her heart remained.

The Blood Servant wave had inexplicably weakened a lot —— originally, even if the Church people came to help, the defense line wouldn't have held. They would have had to wait for Sivis to act. Now, though, these people were just getting a free ride…

Vikalina thought about it for a while and felt a deep sense of loss. This glory should belong to Sivis and his companions!

At this moment, the cleric was spreading his message as the "Divine envoy" in a big way.

He looked at the situation, and his expression became even more relaxed —— the Blood Servant wave in front of him could not be completely held back by the Knight Order members alone, but with the help of these well-trained civilians, it was actually holding up!

He gave a subtle signal, and transmitted a message silently to a few members of the Knight Order.

These aristocratic young men understood.

They had a lot of resources, and almost everyone had space equipment that Sivis himself didn't have. So they quickly threw out their weapons and shouted to the men who had previously retreated to the back.

"Are you still going to protect your own homes? Now take up your weapons and fight!"

Despite the harsh tone, the civilians didn't hesitate at all. One by one, they picked up the spare weapons of the Knight Order members, made of sturdy iron, and rushed forward quickly.

With the addition of this new wave of reinforcements, the Blood Servant waves were once again held back —— they were too numerous to kill them all just by killing, but the martial techniques unleashed by the Knight Order members and the spells cast by the priests had a significant impact, enough to push these monsters back!

As for the rest of the defense line, the civilians were holding it perfectly.

The situation was rapidly improving.

Vikalina was helpless and had to accept the situation.

Although the civilians still had no less reverence for Sivis and their loyalty hadn't decreased, after all, the Church people had saved their lives, and a small feeling of gratitude naturally arose in their hearts.

All the previous doubts had vanished, replaced by the deep reverence and love for the Church that they had been taught since childhood —— they suddenly felt that maybe they had been too harsh on these people before ——

Although the Lord was great, the Church under the Divine was also a worthy object of our respect.

This didn't seem to be a contradiction at all. God is God, and people are people.

The Silver-Rank cleric was already daydreaming about the rewards to come.

Both the priests and the Knight Order members were thinking, happily in their own minds, about one thing: as the only Church group in years that had successfully escaped the blood plague and even saved a large number of civilians…

How many rewards would they receive?

Saving a few hundred civilians wasn't a big deal, but the key was the example it set!! Proving that the Church could deal with the plague caused by the Blood Clan.

They would at least get a Glorious Medal!

The Silver-Rank cleric clearly understood that just by convincing the civilians to hand over that special fighting method later would be enough to get the resources needed to advance his strength. Plus the credit from this incident of resolving the Blood Cataclysm, he suspected he might even have a chance to become a Bishop, or even a White Robe Bishop ——"My future is absolutely bright!"