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

Sivis's expression changed slightly.

He had just guided Vikalina to a hidden spot in the sewers, and they had barely rested for 10 minutes. How could something happen again so soon?

Sivis felt a bit uncomfortable.

After successfully channeling divine power to begin refining "blood piercing." his progression to Silver rank was increasing at an exponential rate. It wouldn't take long, perhaps even just an hour, to complete the advancement

But now, something was happening again.

I have already recalled the most hidden areas of the Minnet City sewers...

Vikalina was puzzled. "The Blood Clan is so desperately searching for us. What could they possibly want?"

On this point, Sivis did not intend to hide the truth.

"They came to my family, possibly to find something."

He took out the black box he was carrying.

Sivis explained that the Blood Shackles might contain a holy artifact of the Blood Clan.

Vikalina was aware of this legend—

The Blood Sea God, in order to revive the race, had scattered the holy artifacts among countless Blood Shackles.

Even when the Church had devoted all its resources to search the continent, they only managed to seize six of the holy artifacts. The remaining seven artifacts had disappeared, their whereabouts unknown.

"No wonder the Blood Clan is determined to take back the Blood Shackle from you but hasn't sent additional forces."

Vikalina seemed to understand something. "For the Blood Clan, every Blood Shackle must be recovered, but because there are so many, they can't devote all their resources to each one."

"They send a capable Blood Clan member to retrieve a specific Blood Shackle, instructing them to do whatever it takes, even at the cost of their life, to bring it back."

So now...

Has the Blood Clan gone mad because they can't find us?

Vikalina understood. She quickly realized that the blood gradually flooding the area was not just ordinary blood. It was the essence blood of countless Blood Servants, forced out through suicide, transforming into a foul substance that spread through the sewers.

This foul blood had a certain ability to detect.

No matter how well Sivis and Vikalina hid, if they came into contact with this blood, they would be found.

The foul blood surged from all directions, steadily approaching the area where Vikalina and Sivis were hiding.

The two of them were now in a difficult situation.

If they stayed in the same spot, they would eventually be found, but leaving this hidden, room-like area in the sewers would only make things more complicated.

The place where they had taken refuge was relatively enclosed, and it would take some time for the blood to surround them. Leaving would only expose them more quickly. After much consideration, Sivis and Vikalina decided not to act rashly.

A heavy silence fell between the two, a suffocating atmosphere akin to waiting for death.

Even with Vikalina's strong resolve, she appeared quite worried.

What Sivis didn't notice was—

The female knight was worried, but she was also secretly observing her companion.

Vikalina thought it didn't matter if she died, a new inheritor of the Spear of Holy Flame would be born every few decades.

But someone like Sivis was extremely rare.

How could she ensure Mr. Sivis's safe escape?

The female knight had never considered waiting for Sivis to break through to the Silver-Rank and lead them out.

Vikalina didn't know that her companion was an Evil God. At this moment, she still felt that relying on the Blood Clan's power to break through was highly unreliable and had a very high failure rate!

As a knight, her idea was to rescue Sivis on her own!

While the young woman's thoughts were in turmoil, she felt a burning sensation in her chest.

Vikalina swiftly reached out and discovered that it was the emblem she carried with her, the symbol of the Spear of Holy Flame's legacy, which was radiating intense heat.

The young woman was taken aback. She gripped the emblem in her hand, and instantly, threads of memory rapidly flooded her body.

"This is..."

A scene rapidly formed in Vikalina's mind. It was a portrayal of the Battle of Exorcism from a thousand years ago.

The only remaining Saint of the Church faced the encirclement of numerous Evil God's subordinates.

The first bearer of the Spear of Holy Flame appeared.

She was a girl with long silver-white hair, with a youthful face, looking to be only about fifteen or sixteen years old.

She forcefully plunged her knight's spear into the ground, using holy light to ignite flames. However, she didn't direct the flames towards the enemies, instead, she set herself on fire. As the flames enveloped her, the young knight displayed an extremely terrifying combat ability.

She worked in tandem with the Saint, one engaging in close combat while the other cast spells from a distance. Together, they cut through tens of thousands of the combined forces of various Evil Gods...

In the end, the Saint survived, but in the pure flames of holy light, the young knight's body was burned alive, transforming into a crystal-like piece of glass.

As the scene faded, the knowledge and techniques to ignite the Holy Flame had already surged into Vikalina's mind.

If Sivis knew that Vikalina had received such a legacy, he would likely be astonished. This was not a skill that the in-game Spear of Holy Flame Vikalina or Spear of the End Vikalina could possess!

In other words, the original Vikalina followed a different path of Holy Flame, one that involved igniting the world!

That was the path chosen by countless inheritors of the Spear of Holy Flame.

Now...

She chose to receive the original Holy Flame legacy for Sivis, burning... herself!

Sivis was unaware of all this. He waited silently, but his body was constantly surging with divine power.

The divine power grew more and more overwhelming, breaking through his bloodline and the sea of spirit.

He felt that he could move his arms now, and his waist could also move. He even managed to stand up, albeit unsteadily.

Sivis's body swayed, but he had regained the ability to move!

However, he still couldn't harness any of the energy within him...

As a mage, his physical strength hadn't been enhanced much, and he hadn't officially broken through to the Silver-Rank. He was roughly at the level of a mortal in the lower Bronze-ranks.

"At least now, with the ability to move on my own, Vikalina doesn't have to carry me when facing enemies."

Sivis felt a bit more relaxed.

It's not that he didn't enjoy the close contact with Vikalina, but the female knight took more hits from the enemies to protect Sivis from any harm...

This was causing her combat ability to decline steadily.

If Sivis could dodge attacks on his own, it would ease the burden on Vikalina.

When the female knight saw Sivis stand up, she looked pleasantly surprised. "Mr. Sivis!"

"Yes, I'm feeling much better now. Just wait a little longer, a bit more time is all I need." he repeated.

A beam of holy light shone, and Sivis commanded the Transparent Sprite he had exchanged earlier to cast a Healing Magi on Vikalina. Her condition improved once again.

After the Transparent Sprite exhausted its magic, it floated in the air, waiting silently.

"Don't waste your magic on me." Vikalina tried to refuse.

Sivis just shook his head. "Given our current situation, how can I afford to waste anything?"

"I don't have any combat ability. Before I break through to the Silver-Rank, I'll have to rely on you."

"Don't worry. Before I fall, I'll make sure to get you to a safe place."

Vikalina didn't say, "If you want to harm Sivis, you'll have to step over my dead body." but her expression showed extreme determination.

The female knight wasn't just going to try her best or risk her life, she was determined to succeed...

To ensure Sivis's safety!

As the words were spoken, the two of them looked at each other in silence.

For some reason, Sivis found the moment somewhat beautiful.

Despite being in a foul-smelling sewer, mixed with a pungent smell of blood, with a dim and dark environment, and the ground covered with excrement and trash, he felt a strange sense of peace.

In both his past and present life, this was the first time he had such a peculiar experience—sharing life and death with an incredibly beautiful young woman.

And Sivis knew he could trust the person by his side.

If this had happened before he was transported here, it could have been a fantasy he entertained while falling asleep at night.

Vikalina, for some reason, blushed after a moment of speaking.

She found it hard to imagine that just a month ago, she was in the Church, reading a romance novel with her friends, and now, she was sharing life and death with a man...

Instinctively, in times of crisis, their gazes gradually changed in a subtle way.

Just at that moment, a sound broke the silence.

The intimate atmosphere between them vanished instantly.

They noticed that the extremely filthy blood that had formed after the Blood Servant's death was now surging more violently. It seemed to have sensed something and was rapidly spreading throughout the room.

Vikalina and Sivis had not yet reacted when their feet were already stained with a thin layer of blood.

The foul blood, dissolved in the water, was impossible to guard against.

"Damn!" Vikalina's expression instantly changed.

Sivis's previously content and excited look froze in place.

The earlier pursuit by the Blood Servants was manageable, as Vikalina and Sivis were being randomly chased by those hunting them. But being detected by the foul blood meant that the Silver-Rank Blood Clan member would soon arrive with countless followers.

A direct confrontation!

What should they do?

Sivis sensed the progress of his divine power refinement. The various techniques and information from "Blood Piercing" were gradually forming in his mind. However, completing the final leap—from a mere mortal to the Silver-Rank, becoming an extraordinary being—was as challenging as absorbing the entire "Blood Piercing" technique all over again

Sivis needed time!

Even if he could compress the breakthrough time from an hour to a bit less, he still needed at least ten minutes.

He knew there was an information gap between the Silver-Rank Blood Clan and himself. The Blood Clan member didn't know that Sivis could break through to the Silver-Rank.

But... the Blood Clan member wouldn't give Sivis any chance to catch his breath.