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

Sivis did not continue speaking.

Vikalina's reaction proved that the young woman understood the implications behind "exclusive knight."

For a pure knight, this level of teasing was enough once, otherwise...

Seeing Vikalina's face turning red as if it were about to steam, Sivis decided to back off.

But...

As Sivis laughed, his mood did not improve.

"Vikalina staying means the Blood Clan won't attack me in the short term."

He knew this was a good thing, significantly increasing his safety, yet he couldn't feel happy about it.

Sivis could save on defense equipment, avoid any chance of infection, and focus on his cultivation to break through to the Silver Rank.

Yet his mood remained average.

With Vikalina by his side, the Blood Clan would never have a chance to strike, but he still had to reclaim the Blood Clan's holy artifact.

"He can only act during the most chaotic moment in Minnet City, when the plague has completely engulfed the city, and all living beings have turned into Blood Servants!"

"By then, I will have upgraded to Silver Rank, and together with Vikalina, we will be enough to deal with a Silver-Rank Blood Clan, but this also means..."

"Everyone else will have to die!"

Sivis's plan to accumulate lord experience and upgrade his territory was completely shattered.

More importantly, he felt incredibly guilty —— he had put on a show of saving the world and earned the infinite loyalty and respect of the female knight.

But Sivis became a "deserter."

He felt terrible inside!

Sivis wasn't cold-blooded enough to treat his words as nothing, and he couldn't bear to disappoint the knight who thought of nothing but him...

He had countless reasons to convince himself, but he couldn't get over this hurdle.

So...

Sivis decisively patted his head, forcing himself not to think about these chaotic thoughts —— the discomfort was real, but compared to the suffering of his own fate, he knew what to choose.

"This disaster has nothing to do with me, and it won't affect my progress in courting Vikalina and turning her into a dedicated guardian."

"That's enough!"

"Why should I crave the progress of my territory's advancement?"

Sivis kept repeating these words in his mind, as if reminding himself or hypnotizing himself.

The female knight beside him looked at him with burning eyes, and countless civilians slowly got up and returned to their jobs after the Knight Order left, no longer kneeling.

Sivis's nearly Silver-Rank hearing allowed him to overhear their whispers.

"Someone as good as Lord Sivis should be with a knight like Vikalina!"

"With such a powerful knight around, even with all the mysterious disappearances in the city, Mr. Sivis will be safe, right?"

"God bless, please keep these two good people safe! Our lives are not valuable, but Lord Sivis must be all right..."

These words were not said to flatter, they were genuine remarks made by the civilians as they chatted with friends, spouses, and children.

Sivis knew this.

They were about to die soon, and all their prayers and hopes were meaningless.

"They will die from the Blood Clan's plague after contributing their Extraordinary Dark Power to me."

Sivis's expression stiffened.

His values were formed in his previous life.

Sivis thought about how Vikalina trusted him so much, yet he hadn't put into practice the idea of changing the world.

He felt ashamed.

Sivis thought about how countless civilians loved him and prayed for him, yet he could only watch as they died.

He felt ashamed.

...

Then, Sivis's face turned resolute, and he walked back to Reina's room without hesitation.

He sat down to meditate.

He felt ashamed.

He wanted to live more than ever.

To live and become stronger.

In the end...

He would shatter the source of his shame completely.

...

Sivis thought the coming days would bring a period of peace.

In Minnet City's sewers.

The Blood Clan figure stood calmly, but the transparent light mirror he used to observe the outside world was shattering at an alarming speed.

"Good! Good! Good!"

After a long pause, the figure suddenly chuckled softly.

Sivis's logic was correct — as long as Vikalina was around, the Blood Clan member should wait until the city was breached before making a move.

But he didn't know...

After the Blood Clan figure retrieved the Blood Shackles, he was already scheduled to pay the price of death for his "mistake." Recently, he had been summoned and reprimanded again by the highly esteemed "Dace Dracula" within the Blood Clan.

She promised to send reinforcements to retrieve the Blood Shackles, while the figure was to cause as much trouble as possible in Minnet City, drawing the attention of the Church.

The figure was no longer worried!

He would wait a bit longer, allowing the blood plague to infect the city more thoroughly, which would increase the success rate of his operation.

The figure was willing to risk his life, and after killing Sivis, there would be someone to back him up.

"That little noble's power of holy light is now meaningless!"

A cold smile played on his lips.

"All I need is to distract that female knight for a moment!"

The figure was extremely confident.

He decided to burn his essence blood, unleash his full power, and slay Sivis to end everything!

Only by quickly returning the Blood Shackles, which might contain a holy relic, could the figure feel at ease.

He was incredibly confident about the upcoming operation.

These days, the figure had not wasted his time — he had already thoroughly investigated and found that the young noble Sivis had no protective magical items on him, not even a spatial equipment, making it impossible for Sivis to suddenly produce a means to defend against his fatal blow.

He couldn't understand why Vikalina would be so "obsessed" with Sivis, but it didn't matter!

No matter how hard Vikalina tried to protect him, her power was still limited to the "Silver-Rank" level. The moment she was distracted and her power was diverted...

"It will be enough for a Silver to kill a weak Bronze-nine-stage opponent like him!"

The figure rapidly planned his next move.

How to distract the female knight? He had a very simple and brutal method in mind.

...

The calm two days passed in a flash.

Sivis's magic power had accumulated to near its limit, and with just about half a day of cultivation, he could officially exchange it for a Silver magic to attempt his advancement.

All the conversion materials for Reina's Guardian Ceremony had been gathered, save for the final piece of Dragon-related Fossils.

However, the location of the tenth-stage crystal dragon fossil had been cut off from his search. No matter how hard he tried to trace it further, he couldn't find any leads.

He strongly suspected that the fossil might be hidden in Minnet City's cathedral, and the priests and Knight Order had no love for Sivis, so they certainly wouldn't hand over what he was looking for.

Fortunately, Sivis had already obtained the green dragon fossil from the wild. The energy field generated during the Guardian Ceremony conversion would be unbreakable even for a Silver-Rank Blood Clan.

"There's no rush to convert Reina."

"After all, I can initiate the ceremony at any time, ensuring the safety of my maid."

Sivis thought to himself as he walked out of the room.

Next to him, the female knight was leaning against the wall, eyes closed, half resting and half on guard.

Seeing this, Sivis's expression softened slightly.

He tiptoed to the side, careful not to disturb Vikalina.

The female knight sensed his movement, her eyelashes fluttered, but she didn't reject his gesture and remained where she was.

Her face, which usually exuded a sense of heroic beauty, appeared especially peaceful during her rest, like a sleeping beauty that one couldn't help but want to approach.

Sivis looked at the scene before him, feeling greatly uplifted.

With a beauty by his side and the prospect of breaking through to the Silver-Rank, who wouldn't be happy?

But soon, Sivis's smile faded as he looked around, noticing how much quieter it had become.

The situation in Minnet City was growing increasingly tense, the entire city resembling a ghost town, with almost no one visible during the day. Sivis's factory was still operating at a minimum level, but it was no longer as bustling as before.

It was clear that the conversion rate of Blood Servants was increasing exponentially, and a great disaster was imminent!

Sivis, however, was not worried. In just two days at most, he would break through to the Silver-Rank and achieve the Extraordinary.

Even if the Blood Clan were to attack, so what?

He could already slay them with the protective items he had obtained from the system, let alone after breaking through!

The Blood Clan would be delivering a big gift!

First, they would provide a substantial amount of soul points and a chance to sacrifice for valuable resources.

Then, they would bring the Blood Shackles, which could potentially reward Sivis with a Blood Clan holy relic, granting him a leap to the pinnacle!

A Silver-Rank could minimally utilize the power of a holy relic, which outsiders couldn't use. Sivis, with his identity as an Evil God, could forcefully use it.

Even for just a moment, it would ensure a Gold-level output.

Finally, the Blood Clan would deliver an Extraordinary Soul to Sivis.

In a border region like Minnet City, finding a Silver-Rank individual was no easy task.

Apart from the Blood Clan, the only others were Vikalina and the city's priests. Even if Sivis were to go insane and try to kill them, he would struggle to do so without a means to counter their abilities, especially after reaching the Silver-Rank.

Thus, unlocking the exclusive skill Summon Guardian could only rely on the Blood Clan!

This ability was key to Sivis's significant power boost after breaking through to the Silver-Rank!

Summon Guardian could instantly transform the potential-enhanced Goblin and Stone Demon into Extraordinary units, reaching the first stage of Silver!

In other words...

Sivis only needed to wait quietly for Minnet City to fall, for the Blood Clan to come and meet their doom, and he would undergo a qualitative transformation in strength!

In the borderlands of the empire, if he could instantly field nearly a hundred Extraordinary units, he would no longer need to worry about anyone else's approval and could live freely and recklessly!

"So, I guess I should thank that Silver Blood Clan..."

He muttered to himself.

"The only regret is... I can't use the opportunity to break through to the Silver-Rank to involve the power domain of another Evil God."

Sivis felt a bit regretful.

As the true Evil God, he knew from his past life that once he involved the power of another Evil God, his body would instinctively crave to choose Blood Clan, Undead, Insect, Demon, and other types of magic during the advancement ceremony for the upgrade.

But it was simply... too expensive!

Those spells cost at least two thousand points, and he couldn't afford them. He simply couldn't afford them!