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

In the face of everyone's immense fear, Reina still tightly gripped her massive sword.

She didn't retreat — she pressed forward!

Boom!!!

After a loud explosion, dozens of monsters were cut into pieces or slammed into the sky.

Under such brave actions, many members of the Knight Order no longer said a word. They just let the priests silently give Reina buffs.

They had sensed a truth — they really couldn't hold on anymore.

Don't even say it — the Silver-Rank cleric had to focus on suppressing the infection of the blood plague inside his body. Even if he and three other Silver-Rank warriors attacked at the same time, they still had no chance.

There were simply too many monsters. Everyone present — the Knight Order members, the civilians, the priests — had already felt it.

This was the terrifying power of the blood plague caused by the Blood Clan.

Under the endless numbers, not even a Silver-ranked person — even a Gold-ranked one — could survive without resistance to the plague.

What were they going to use to defend themselves?

Facing the dark, endless wave of monsters, like a cloud covering the sky.

The members of the Knight Order and the civilians had been trying to protect Reina, who was charging ahead, but now they were all silently stepping back.

Their actions of slaying monsters were no longer smooth.

They just fought with the front-line Blood Servants in a stalemate.

They felt that killing this one didn't matter — the next one was in perfect condition, at the peak of its strength, and would immediately rush in, putting them in danger. It was better to just stay like this.

But this passive form of resistance was meaningless. The monster in front was stuck in a stalemate, but the ones behind wouldn't wait for it.

Seeing that they couldn't defeat the enemy, the servants pushed forward with all their might, crushing their own kind in the process.

Reina couldn't charge ahead anymore.

She was forced back to the front line to help others defend against the wave of monsters.

But this way, she couldn't show her true strength as a maid. Without any martial techniques or magic, only her physical energy.

When she fought alongside others, she had to be careful not to accidentally hit them with her massive sword's wide attack range, so her attacks were extremely cautious, and her efficiency in killing enemies dropped sharply.

As a result…

The pressure on the front line rose again!

Even worse, Reina felt a terrible pain all over her body, like a fragile piece of porcelain, as if it was full of cracks.

She kept biting her tongue. Blood had already started to spill from her mouth, forcing herself to stay conscious and endure the pain.

"No! I can't fall down! I can't stop! Master… Master hasn't come back yet."

Reina didn't know how, but her consciousness had drifted back to a time many years ago.

At that time, she was still a timid little girl, hiding in the hands of a slave trader, along with others, hearing that they would be chosen by a noble Lord.

The person in question was naturally Sivis, who had already shown great intelligence and was highly valued within his family.

When Sivis was young, he hadn't been tested for his magical talent. Everyone thought this extremely smart child had excellent divine power and was naturally gifted for magic. Because of this, Sivis was given an enormous amount of attention.

Even the purchase of a personal maid made the slave traders of Minnet City very excited.

When Sivis arrived, the slaves were all shocked by the well-dressed, handsome young master.

Only Reina was locked in a cage, sitting quietly in a corner.

She had been beaten by the slave trader for being disobedient, covered in blood and scars, looking extremely ugly.

She thought that a noble young master like this wouldn't choose her — after being beaten like that, she would just be sold to some noble who wanted to satisfy his perverted desires.

But Reina didn't expect that she would be chosen by Sivis at first glance.

She was wrapped in a blanket and put into a carriage, and taken to Sivis' family through the constant jolting.

Half awake, half asleep, Reina heard a conversation: "Why did the young master choose her? She doesn't look very pretty, and she looks really thin."

She still remembers Sivis' answer: "Besides me, I don't think anyone else would choose her. If she can't be sold, she would have a worse life.

"Anyway, I just need someone to work. Who works is the same, isn't it?" The rest of what he said she almost forgot, but she remembered the first part — if Sivis hadn't chosen her, she might have already died in the iron cage of the slave trader.

Reina's body gained a little more strength, and she struggled to open her eyes. Her pupils were already white, like a blind person, barely able to see the surroundings, but she still muttered to herself: "I won't let the young master's words be in vain. I have to prove to him that not everyone can be chosen — you have to choose me. I'm the most useful person to him."

She kept muttering, repeating it a second time, then talking to herself over and over again. The complex sentence eventually became just the name "Sivis."

Reina's consciousness was nearly gone, but she still kept whispering faintly.

Vikalina watched the scene, and even in the midst of the urgent frontline, she felt a strange sense of "I lost."

What had she lost?

She felt that, in terms of status and value in Sivis' heart, she might not be able to beat this little maid — even though the girl had no noble background, no identity as a descendant of the "Holy Flame Spear," no magical talent like her, and had only barely advanced to the Silver rank, with no great strength.

But despite that, Vikalina still felt that if they were to compare, she had no chance at all.

Reina was terrifyingly strong!

Looking at Reina, who was on the verge of death and could collapse at any moment, Vikalina couldn't just leave her to fight alone. She had to stay by her side, clearing away the Blood Servants that were about to attack.

This action temporarily stabilized the defense line where they were, but the other areas became even more ruined: civilians holding iron weapons had blood on their hands, many people were suffering internal injuries from being hit by the handles of weapons, their mouths bloodied, in terrible pain.

Everyone could see Reina's extremely poor condition at this moment.

A sense of belief rose from the hearts of the civilians: "If the lady's maid of Lord Sivis is fighting so hard, are we just going to sit here and wait for death?"

Everyone gritted their teeth through the pain, picked up their weapons, and charged forward, their cries echoing across the battlefield: "For our families! For Lord Sivis! We have to hold on!" Under the dazzling light of this belief, the front line seemed to stabilize for a few seconds — but just a few seconds.

And then —

"Miss, the lady's maid of Lord Sivis, aren't you going to use your martial techniques or magic? Just relying on your physical strength won't last much longer!"

The question came from a member of the Knight Order.

Reina's consciousness was on the verge of shattering, so she naturally couldn't respond. Vikalina had to explain for her: "Reina's condition is special. After awakening the dragon's blood, she hasn't yet mastered any special abilities… but even just relying on her physical strength, she has the power of a Silver-Rank warrior! Everyone, just hold on a little longer — Lord Sivis is coming soon!" She had repeated this sentence so many times, she couldn't even remember how many.

The situation changed too quickly. Under the terrifying wave of monsters, no matter how hard everyone fought, it was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

They had no choice but to hope — could Sivis really find a way to turn this desperate situation around?

But…

The civilians had been boosted by Reina's spirit.

One by one, they let out furious roars and charged into battle.

But not everyone thought that way. In their minds, holding the line was no longer possible. They couldn't just wait for Sivis to arrive.

To put it bluntly, even if he had a Silver-Rank maid as a guard, it didn't mean this little noble could change the situation.

To protect everyone here, even dozens of Silver-Rank warriors might not be enough. They would eventually be worn down and killed by this endless wave of monsters.

Waiting for Sivis made no sense — and besides, they couldn't wait for him now.

In an instant, Vikalina saw a sight that made her eyes turn blood-red — the members of the Knight Order, without anyone saying a word, had synchronized to put away their weapons and charge into the inner part of the crowd.

The priests also started to retreat quickly. The Silver-Rank cleric stood up as well. He had managed to suppress the infection of the blood plague for a while, but it only delayed the inevitable. His body was still turning blue and black.

He still had a little hope — if he could successfully escape, he could go to another city and seek help from the Church.

It would cost the Church some resources to cure just his blood plague, but they could do it.

He obviously wouldn't stay here to die. And right now, the people's thoughts were simple: these civilians wouldn't willingly be killed by the Blood Servants. They could use their bodies to buy time for themselves.

Vikalina roared in anger: "What are you doing?!"

The members of the Knight Order only coldly laughed: "Enough, we're all sick of this! We've been talking about this Sivis for half a day, and it turned out to be completely useless!"

"Sending over a Silver-Rank person, we thought he was strong, but he turned out to be just a lucky guy who awakened dragon's blood — a complete waste of a Silver-Rank!"

"We don't have time to waste with you anymore. Go! Go! Go!"

"This area is being attacked by a lot of Blood Servants because of that Sylar. The density of the monsters in the back might even decrease a bit. We have a chance to escape."

A Silver-Rank cleric also silently made his own decision. He took out the Dragon-related Fossils of the Crystal Dragon again, already preparing to crush them and summon the shadow of a dragon to clear a path for himself.

At this moment, Reina also showed a slight look of panic — she was still somewhat confused in her mind, but she knew that the departure of the Knight Order and the priests would mean the defense wouldn't hold for even a few more seconds.

She quickly signaled: "Forget about me! Stop them!"

Seeing this, Vikalina bit her lip and had no choice but to run forward to block the Knight Order members.

Her departure would leave the frontline defense empty, but she could only hope that Reina and the civilians could hold on a little longer.

When the female knight came to stop them, the members of the Knight Order and the priests weren't surprised at all. They immediately reacted.

"Swish, swish, swish!" A few beams of holy light directly struck in front of Vikalina!