NOVEL NEXT Chapter 68: The Most Important Thing
Sivis felt a bit helpless.
He had hoped the Blood Clan would delay their attack, giving him time to advance to Silver Rank, so he could easily take them down.
Sivis knew that in the eyes of the Blood Clan, his strength was probably still at the previous Bronze 9 rank.
Once Vikalina left, the Silver-Rank members of the Blood Clan wouldn't hesitate to act, they would immediately try to take the Blood Shackles from Sivis!
As for whether the female knight might stay by his side, that wasn't even a consideration in Sivis's mind!
To Vikalina, the lives of the citizens in other districts of Minnet City and his own life were equal. This was part of the female knight's charm.
Sivis, being a transmigrator, wasn't noble enough to believe in equality for everyone—he felt that after working so hard to become a noble and with the system's assistance, he deserved to be above others!
Vikalina, however, truly treated everyone as the Church's doctrine preached, with equality and fairness.
Sivis thought that after their previous conversation, he must be somewhat important to the female knight, but he doubted she would ever abandon her core principles!
"Alright, I was still debating whether the Blood Clan should come sooner or later. I wanted to save some civilians to prepare for the future territory upgrade, but I also wanted to play it safe. Now, I don't have to worry or hesitate anymore."
Sivis thought about it and seemed quite open-minded.
His previous indecision wasn't due to the high risk of facing the Blood Clan. It was just that reality wasn't a game, and it was better not to take unnecessary risks.
"It seems fate is telling me to take some risks and gather more subjects!"
Sivis didn't doubt the Knight Order's actions at all. These people were afraid of death, and it was perfectly normal for them to want Vikalina's help.
He didn't even look at the female knight's reaction, and immediately opened the store in the system.
Sivis still had 700 points. He first spent 50 points to exchange for a vial of the [Blood Hunt] potion. This potion contained a special ingredient.
When applied to a weapon or consumed, it would mark attacks on the Blood Clan, lasting for a full three months.
The principle behind it is that a certain substance in the potion is linked to the essence of the God of Blood Sea. Even an unused potion will become agitated if a Blood Clan member is within a dozen meters.
Hmm?
Wait a minute?
Sivis looked at the liquid in the crystal vial in his palm, which was churning wildly. He suddenly realized something.
He tried walking around in a circle.
The closer he got to the group from the Knight Order, the more the potion trembled.
Sivis made a few more adjustments in his movements and quickly confirmed that the source of the potion's reaction was Sylar, the one with a rather gentle demeanor who had suggested Vikalina go to other areas of the city to provide support.
The blond young man was standing quietly to the side, awaiting Vikalina's response.
"He's infected??"
"Wait... So there are Blood Servants within the Knight Order?"
"Does that mean the situation in the city is already incredibly dire?"
Sivis's expression changed slightly.
The knights of the Church were truly afraid of death, but they had come to seek Vikalina's help because the Blood Clan was manipulating things from behind. This meant that the Silver-Rank member of the Blood Clan, seeing that the Blood Shackles were still in Sivis's possession, could no longer wait and was eager to take them back!
His plan was to lure Vikalina away!
And then...
Sivis could guess that the Blood Clan would certainly launch a surprise attack to snatch the Blood Shackles!
He felt a chill. At this moment, Sivis could roughly guess that the Silver-Rank member of the Blood Clan was likely observing everything from the shadows.
When Sivis was communicating with Reina, the little maid had mentioned that the Blood Clan had the ability to "see through the eyes of their subordinates."
Sivis figured that the Blood Clan was watching the scene through Sylar and probably thought...
"Thought I'm done for??"
Sivis felt a strange sense of amusement.
He admitted that the Silver-Rank Blood Clan's thinking was correct — Vikalina couldn't possibly refuse the knights' request.
"But you might not be able to beat me."
Sivis looked at an item in the system store —
[Snow-White Purity]
[Exchange Price: 150 Points]
[Effect: Place this item on your person, and it will automatically generate a shield when you are attacked. This shield can withstand a full-strength attack from a Silver-Rank unit, up to two times.]
If Sivis was willing to spend the points, his chances of winning against the Silver Blood Clan were very high.
He looked at Sylar, the Blood Servant, who was staring at Sivis with a gaze filled with malice.
Sylar, despite his best efforts to hide it, couldn't stop the sneer from creeping onto his lips.
"Master, I have fulfilled your wish!"
"You can reclaim our clan's sacred relic!"
Just as both Sivis and the Blood Clan were exuding confidence, they realized something was off —
Vikalina hadn't said a word for a long time, remaining silent.
Hmm?
What was going on?
For Vikalina, the naive follower of the Church's creed, was there really anything to hesitate or doubt about?
As the crowd grew puzzled —
In the next moment, Vikalina nodded seriously.
The members of the Knight Order's expressions brightened, a flash of coldness crossed Sylar's eyes, and Sivis, along with the surrounding civilians, accepted the reality with a mix of resignation.
"There are likely many enemies hidden in the other districts."
"I have been patrolling near the Dace family's compound, which is relatively safer."
"You have indeed worked hard."
Clearly, Vikalina was about to say, "Go and support the Knight Order."
Through the eyes of the blond knight Sylar, the figure of the Blood Clan, who had been silently observing from the sewers, trembled with joy at this moment.
Finally...
He could retrieve the Blood Shackles!
The figure watched as the female knight, just as he had expected, spoke with a noble and righteous demeanor: "I can't go to other areas right now."
"I must stay here!"
"This is a goal more important than my life!"
Yes! Yes!
This is what a fool like you, who follows the Church's false doctrines, should say!
So what if you value this little noble named Sivis?
You can only say...
You must stay here.
More important than my life...
Wait?
What did she say??
The Blood Clan figure was completely stunned.
He had considered many possibilities.
Sylar had provoked Vikalina.
Sivis earnestly begged the female knight not to leave, but was refused.
Vikalina had forced the Knight Order members to make all sorts of promises before she would go to support them...
But she never thought the female knight would refuse?
How could this be? On what basis?
Did I hear wrong?
Or is what I'm seeing just an illusion?
Vikalina's character had been confirmed when the Blood Clan figure sent assassins to kill Sivis.
She was the heir to the Spear of Holy Flame. How could she possibly abandon the civilians in another district?
The Blood Clan figure was truly bewildered.
He just couldn't figure it out!!
In the Daister family's compound, there was a wave of shock throughout the crowd.
"What did you say?" Sylar was taken aback. He had been eagerly looking forward to completing the "Blood Clan lord's" order.
Vikalina suddenly said she "couldn't go"??
"Why? Has she been replaced?"
"Or did I hear wrong?"
The other members of the Knight Order also looked as if they had seen a ghost.
They stared at Vikalina with confusion.
Even Sivis was a bit stunned, tilting his head to one side.
The civilians around them, however, remained the most composed. They didn't see anything wrong with the female knight's decision...
After all, Lord Sivis was here at the Daister family compound.
Guarding this place was crucial!
No problem with that.
In response to the crowd's questioning, the female knight's expression remained extremely calm. "I have more important matters to attend to, and I must stay here." Her tone was calm, yet as firm as steel.
Vikalina wasn't indifferent to the civilians in other districts, but she understood one thing more clearly.
There must be a Blood Clan member behind this blood plague!
If you were in her position, Vikalina, as a servant of an Evil God, wouldn't care if Minnet City was completely massacred.
A city is an acceptable loss for both True Gods and Evil Gods.
But Minnet City hides a great person who wields pure holy light and knows how to change this world!
If the Blood Clan wants their worshipped Evil God, the "God of the Blood Sea." to return and bring more pain and disaster to this world, they will stop at nothing to kill Sivis!!
Therefore, Vikalina will also stop at nothing to protect him!
In Sivis's mind, Vikalina, in the game's plot, is extremely decisive and independent, and would never blindly follow him.
His judgment was correct.
But Vikalina's independence is..
Recognizing Sivis's importance!
She stands firm in her place, a faint gleam of sadness flashing in her eyes.
The female knight knows that this decision is no different from abandoning the lives of the civilians in other districts, but she is willing to bear this guilt!
Drip.
Drip.
Drip.
Not far away, the giant clock on the Daister family's compound tolls slowly, three times.
The Knight Order members in the area fall into silence, and Sivis stands there in a daze. The civilians, though they think the female knight staying here is reasonable, dare not speak.
At this moment, all is quiet.
It took several seconds — a fleeting moment that felt like an eternity.
Sivis doesn't know what expression to show. He looks at the female knight's figure, his lips moving but no sound coming out.
He isn't stupid, he knows why Vikalina has made this decision, but he is a bit puzzled...
Could the ideas of changing the world he spoke about really be that appealing?
Sivis thought he would have to go through great lengths, using endless tactics and persuasion, to make Vikalina see him as a spiritual leader and transform her into his dedicated protector.
But Vikalina already holds Sivis in the highest regard!