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

The Blood Clan was speechless.

Never had they seen someone so indecisive. If you said he was resolute, he wouldn't have been swayed by the constant persuasion. But if you said Sivis was not resolute, how long had this back-and-forth been going on?

Why doesn't he just refuse me?

Just as the Blood Clan figure was about to start another round of persuasion, who knows how many more.

He suddenly saw Sivis sigh mysteriously, looking very disappointed.

Disappointed?

What is he disappointed about? I'm not disappointed.

The next moment, the Blood Clan figure became enraged!

He saw Sivis clasp his hands together, and two brilliant holy lights shone from his body — it was Transparent Sprite and Sivis simultaneously and rapidly casting Healing Magi!

Vikalina was really struggling to hold on, and Sivis couldn't continue his act any longer, so he quickly released the healing spell.

Sensing the nourishment of the holy light energy, the Blood Clan figure and the surrounding Blood Servants furrowed their brows and stepped back.

The female knight's condition improved significantly.

But...

Soon, he suddenly realized something was off: If Sivis had been hesitating about whether to attack Vikalina, would he have released Healing Magi?

He never intended to betray his companion. This was a trick on me!

"Damn it!" The Blood Clan figure immediately let out a sharp, angry roar. "Very well, Sivis, I will fulfill every vow I made earlier, making you and your companion experience the utmost suffering!"

His expression twisted!

For some reason, he had already stumbled twice with Sivis. The first plan failed, and he could blame the Daister family for being too dramatic.

The second time was even worse, and he was played like a fool!

How could the self-proclaimed noble Blood Clan accept this?

He lunged forward in a mad rush, but his movement suddenly paused — Vikalina, after receiving two Healing Magi, managed to stand up, holding a badge in her hand. As the badge shimmered, a strange fire blazed up, igniting in Vikalina's palm.

"This is... the Fire of Sacrifice!"

Sivis and the Blood Clan figure instantly fell into terror.

The Blood Clan figure recognized this as the power of the Spear of Holy Flame that erupted during the War of the Thousand Evils a thousand years ago. It could unleash terrifying power through self-sacrifice.

Even many Evil Gods had a clear impression of it.

Precisely because of this, the Spear of Holy Flame has always been a target for corruption by various Evil Gods.

This lineage had not displayed the "Fire of Sacrifice" ability for a thousand years, yet it still caused panic among countless descendants of Evil God devotees — the power boost from such a sacrifice was simply too terrifying.

A thousand years ago, the Spear of Holy Flame, originally at Diamond-level strength, had slain tens of thousands of opponents of the same level!

Even if Vikalina was currently only at Silver-Rank, the Fire of Sacrifice she released, though somewhat weakened in power, was more than enough to easily annihilate the Blood Clan figure and his Blood Servants. How could he not be afraid?

He had originally thought that Lord Dace had already sent reinforcements to take over the Blood Shackles. So even if he killed Sivis in the sewers and the Blood Shackles were left nearby, and he himself died suddenly, his clanmates could take over...

But with Vikalina's sudden assault, she could completely seal the Blood Shackles within her body before her life force was exhausted.

The first Spear of Holy Flame had burned himself into a crystal, and that crystal still remains enshrined in the Church, unbreakable by anyone.

This meant that once she sacrificed herself, the best outcome would be that the female knight sealed the Blood Shackles inside her body. The Church people hadn't arrived yet, but the Blood Clan companion sent to assist would also be unable to open the Blood Shackles. If it contained a holy relic, the Blood Clan would suffer a permanent loss of a precious treasure!

The worst outcome would be that the Church directly took away the crystal formed by Vikalina's sacrifice.

That would be even worse!

The Blood Clan figure could accept being humiliated, and he could accept death. After all, he had lived for a long time and didn't fear death like a mortal. But he could not accept the complete failure of this mission.

Even if the Blood Shackles remained in Sivis's possession, it would be better than being sealed within the crystal formed by the Spear of Holy Flame's sacrifice!

Sivis, though unaware of the history of the Spear of Holy Flame (since Gandarniel didn't mention the battle a thousand years ago), was still extremely terrified.

But he was well-informed and knew about many sacrifice-related skills.

Seeing the female knight's actions, he immediately understood... Vikalina was going to sacrifice herself to ensure his safety.

Sivis's terror did not come from the outside. He knew that once Vikalina completed her sacrifice, he would definitely survive.

But then what?

He could use the powerful force from the female knight's sacrifice to easily break through the包围.

To hunt Sivis, a large number of Blood Servants had already flooded into the sewers.

Sivis even had a chance to save most of the civilians and return safely to his territory near Hans Town.

With his Silver-Rank strength and his new territory, he could quickly rise to the rank of a Level 4 Monster Lord, then a Level 5 Monster Lord, and upgrade his territory, recruiting a large number of Silver-Rank monsters. All this would happen a year before the outbreak of the Gandanyir war.

Sivis had nearly a year of a long development period. He could use his extraordinary evil power to continuously improve his abilities, reach Gold-level strength, and recruit Gold-level monsters, giving him a certain level of self-preservation in this world.

He could gradually grow and compete for dominance near Hans Town...

Sivis could not accept this.

Compared to the female knight, whom he had worked so hard to win over, turning against him and his Guardian plan falling apart, he would rather Vikalina lived.

Perhaps one day, Sivis could see her rise to power again!

Like in the game, he could carve out his own path.

"With the knowledge I've imparted, Vikalina might do even better. Even if I, the Evil God everyone wants to kill, am someday slain, she can still change this world."

"At worst... I'll just have one less Guardian."

Sivis felt helpless.

He remembered something. When he was constantly trying to win over Vikalina, it seemed effortless.

But in his previous life, he was a rather reclusive person, knowledgeable about psychology, yet he never mingled with many beautiful women.

Because... unless someone is inherently cold-hearted, playing with others' emotions also means their own feelings are being consumed and invested.

He thought he had been the one winning over Vikalina, but in reality, his heart had been opened by the fiery passion of the girl who had always protected him.

Sivis's eyes showed an extremely determined look.

The power of the Evil God was being drawn upon drop by drop.

But then he suddenly realized...

No!!

Sivis originally thought that by unleashing the Evil God's divine power, he could completely absorb the Blood Clan's power. But now, just as he tried, he realized that this unleashing would cause an immense surge of energy!

The influence of the Evil God's aura would not be limited to the sewers, it would spread throughout the entire Minnet City!

And this was only because he had advanced from Bronze to Silver. If he reached higher ranks, the surge of Evil God's divine power would be felt across several cities, possibly even half the world!

This meant that Sivis could not activate the Evil God's power. Otherwise, not only would Vikalina turn against him, but unless everyone in Minnet City was silenced, if even one person reported today's events to the Church, they would know the Evil God had awoken.

This would be a disaster far more terrifying than the blood plague caused by the Blood Clan. The Church would go mad.

Sivis's movements froze. Once the news of the Evil God's awakening spread, the Church would go to any lengths to find him, even carrying out a large-scale massacre in the area around Minnet City to root out and kill Sivis.

Even if he saved Vikalina, he himself wouldn't last more than a couple of days.

This...

What to do??

Unless, at this moment, there is another god-rank existence also unleashing divine power, and their strength is at least one level higher than Sivis's semi-Bronze, semi-Silver, he could take advantage of the chaos to complete his advancement.

This way, when the Church reads the memories of the survivors, they would detect the aura of a different deity.

Not the characteristic Evil God divine power mixed with Sivis's aura!

In this world, everyone emits a unique soul vibration, making each person distinct.

That's why Sivis was in such a bind!

If he forced his advancement, he would be signing his own death warrant.

As for Sivis's fantasy scenario, using another deity's aura to mask his own semi-Bronze, semi-Silver divine power, it was a bit too far-fetched.

Throughout the entire Gandanyir game, there were only a few instances of god-level beings manifesting, and even fewer in the background story. Was he really going to get lucky and encounter one now?

But now...

Could he just watch Vikalina sacrifice herself?

Sivis's body stiffened. He couldn't keep up the act of being terrified and cowardly anymore: "Wait, Vikalina..."

"Stop!"

Vikalina still cared about his words, but she just shook her head slightly.

In the light of the flames, the dirt and wounds on the girl's face were being healed, making her look particularly radiant in the dark, dank environment of the sewers. Her gentle tilt of the head made Sivis's heart skip a beat.

Was it really too much of a waste for such a lovely girl to die like this?

Sivis had read many novels and was often moved by scenes where the main characters sacrificed themselves for each other, but that didn't mean he wanted to see it happen in real life.

The beauty of tragedy should stay in the stories!!

After a moment's thought, he said, "You don't need to do this, Vikalina. Go back. You don't need to sacrifice yourself, and you don't need to leave any stains on your record."

"I swear by the name of Sivis that once you leave, I will find a way to handle the situation, and I will not die."

Sivis spoke solemnly, feeling a bit hypocritical.

Earlier, he had said he would never risk his life for others again, but now he was making the decision to take that risk once more!

So what if forcing his advancement would trigger the Church's pursuit?

Let's do it!