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

The cleric spoke without any intention of avoiding the surrounding common people.

At once, the many ordinary people who had been laughing and chatting just a moment ago fell completely silent.

They had originally wanted to keep their distance from the clergy, but with so many people around, they hadn't been able to move far in such a short time. The cleric spoke loudly, so the common people instinctively turned their eyes toward Vikalina, filled with worry.

They believed that Sivis would come to rescue them, but they also knew how to judge strength and power.

Even if Sivis was strong, he couldn't possibly fight against countless monsters alone. At the very least, he would need the help of this female knight.

If she left, even the powerful lord would probably be helpless against too many enemies, and then their lives would be in danger.

What should be done?

The members of the Knight Order and the group of priests, seeing the panic in the common people's expressions, felt a bit of satisfaction: "Let you act all smug before, let you be so full of yourself, now you can't even laugh anymore!"

"A bunch of lowborns, a bunch of weaklings, your lives are all in someone else's hands!"

"Even if you're scared now, it's too late. Just die holding on to the illusion of that useless little nobleman."

The clergy members were thinking to themselves.

I'm suffering, you lowborns should suffer even more!

This feels much better now!

But, the clergy members also noticed that Vikalina had, after hearing the previous request, looked like she had heard something utterly absurd.

"Everyone, what you just said is an insult to our faith."

"Even if the blood plague breaks out, we should be standing in front of the people to protect them."

Vikalina wasn't particularly angry—she had just become desensitized by her colleagues' weird actions. She simply calmly refused and said, "What you said earlier, I can pretend I didn't hear it."

"Now that the blood plague is about to break out, I need your strength to fight those monsters together."

The female knight suppressed her anger and made her request.

But she also knew that these people had just openly said, "Don't bother with the lowborns," so it was clear they wouldn't risk their lives to protect the common people.

Sure enough, after hearing Vikalina's words, the clergy members were stunned, and their faces showed extreme anger.

They felt insulted!

"Do you even know what you're saying? You want us to risk our lives to protect these commoners?"

If they weren't in need of Vikalina, even the cleric who had seemed the most gentle, the Silver-Rank one, would have been tempted to scold her.

The clergy members forced themselves to hold back their anger, thinking that Vikalina was clearly not thinking straight.

The cleric spoke again, trying to persuade her: "Do you know how critical the situation is right now? Stop being childish. This isn't the time to play at being a hero."

"This is the Blood Plague. You should know that in the past few centuries, no one has ever survived when it broke out!"

"The Blood Clan is extremely cunning. Before attacking a city, they will first investigate the strength of its powerful individuals, then send Blood Clan members and Blood Servants of the corresponding strength. Even Gold-Rank or Platinum-ranked clergy knights are torn apart by the overwhelming number of Blood Servants when facing the plague!"

"You're facing a large number of monsters. Your strength will eventually run out. Do you really think you can protect these commoners? You're just trying to die with them!"

Vikalina listened to the cleric's words and closed her lips tightly, saying nothing.

The cleric and the members of the Knight Order continued to urge her: "If you don't help these commoners, no one will even notice."

"This isn't abandoning them. It's choosing the right path. These people just can't keep up with us when we break out. And as long as we can escape the Blood Plague..."

"It's also a merit."

"Everyone will benefit from it!"

Threats.

Bribes.

The clergy members used every trick in the book to persuade Vikalina.

The speech ended.

The surrounding commoners were already showing strange expressions, clearly very uneasy.

They were confused.

"Is it really the Blood Clan? If so, then we're all doomed!"

"The Blood Clan's disaster is said to be unstoppable, right?"

"What are we going to do?"

In an instant, fear spread through the surroundings.

Many commoners had already begun to guess, based on the characteristics of the monsters, that it was the Blood Clan behind it—but they were too afraid to confirm it.

The clergy had always been trying to suppress the truth, keeping it from spreading. Only now, as they were about to flee and believed the commoners were already doomed, did they stop hiding the truth, and finally revealed the nature of the disaster.

This shocked the people completely.

The name of the Blood Clan was too infamous—everyone knew the phrase "no survivors." Who wouldn't be terrified?

The commoners had already suspected it was the Blood Clan, but they had dared not say it out loud. They were still praying for a chance to survive, hoping that the monsters were only similar to the Blood Clan.

Now, their fantasy was shattered. The crowd turned extremely anxious. The atmosphere in the factory completely changed. The previous joyful, easygoing feelings disappeared, replaced only by people staring at each other in confusion and uncertainty.

"Wait... what do you mean, why do you want Lady Vikalina to leave..."

They even found the courage to argue with the members of the Knight Order. But just as someone was about to speak, they were silenced by their companions, who quickly covered their mouth.

One of his companions shook his head.

If it really was a Blood Clan disaster, it seemed that Vikalina staying behind didn't make much sense. Why would she drag such a kind-hearted knight down with her to die?

The atmosphere around them was extremely sorrowful.

Seeing this, the members of the Knight Order and the priests finally showed smiles.

They thought they had this one in the bag!

Vikalina hadn't said a word so far—maybe she had just silently agreed to their request.

No matter how kind the female knight was, she couldn't be this foolish. She wasn't going to throw away her life here.

To be honest, if they could break out now, they might save more people in the future. Staying behind with these commoners would just be throwing away her life.

But what they didn't expect was that, after thinking it over, Vikalina still shook her head firmly and refused.

She had hesitated before, but not because of her own safety. She was thinking: if the commoners couldn't be saved, maybe she should just take Sivis and break out with him instead?

But then she suddenly realized—Sivis had already sacrificed himself to save these people. He had willingly taken the Blood Clan's blood piercing, trying to absorb their power and level up to Silver-Rank just to save the city's residents!

Everything he had done was for the people in the city. How could she, in turn, make the decision to give up on them?

The female knight looked serious and was about to explain.

But when she saw her shaking her head, the members of the Knight Order and the clerics became even more furious, and started yelling.

They weren't just yelling at Vikalina—they were yelling at the commoners too:

"Come on, are you still holding on to some fantasy?"

"What fantasy are you holding on to? Do you actually think that little nobleman can do anything?"

"Facing this Blood Plague disaster, he'll just end up as one of the servants, torn apart by the monsters in seconds. Stop holding on to this fantasy, Vikalina!"

"Do you even know that for thousands of years, no one has ever had any influence on the Blood Servants or been able to cure the Blood Plague? Even if Sivis could gather a whole bodyguard or a bunch of Silver-ranked warriors, they'd still collapse under the overwhelming attack!"

"Even if his forces were strong, anyone who got infected would become an enemy in an instant!"

"Stop being crazy! You've all been fooled by that little nobleman. He's just spouting sweet words. Anyone who actually believes him is a fool."

The members of the Knight Order let out a long, angry rant. The clerics, on the other hand, stayed quiet.

They weren't as hostile toward Sivis as these people. They also thought the Knight Order members had a point—

No matter what Sivis was or what power he had, he couldn't survive this disaster.

The Blood Plague—unbeatable.

If anyone had a way to fight it, the Church would have already put them on a throne.

Why would they be stuck out here as an unknown noble?

They hadn't expected that after saying all that, the Knight Order members were waiting to see the commoners—who had shown disrespect toward them—show fear, despair, and breakdown. They were waiting to see Vikalina, this so-called "hypocrite whore," finally give in to the fear of death, get yelled at, and then obediently join their side.

They were preparing to enjoy this "masterpiece of a drama" when they noticed that the expressions of the people present had slightly changed.

Huh?

Right!

They were right!

No one had ever solved the plague before because they couldn't influence the Blood Servants or cure the infection.

Sivis was different!

Vikalina knew that Sivis could affect Blood Servants on a large scale, weakening their combat power.

The commoners knew that Sivis could cure the infection of Blood Servants. They had even sent people to inform them before.

That meant if the lord really could muster a group of guards and had some tricks up his sleeve, he could really protect them!

He could really withstand this plague from the Blood Clan!

It wasn't like what the Knight Order members had said… it was unsolvable!

They said no one had ever managed to fight the plague in thousands of years!

But after a thousand years, there was one person who had a real chance—Lord Sivis!

The commoners exchanged glances. The fear and panic they had felt earlier began to fade.

If the Knight Order had come a little later, they might have really scared them.

But not long ago, the commoners had just gotten a firm belief through word of mouth from the rescued people, believing that Sivis would definitely come to save them no matter what!

That wave of enthusiasm hadn't died down yet.

Why would they be afraid?

They also realized that Sivis must have already known that this disaster was caused by the Blood Clan's plague. That's why he had clearly told the rescued people that there was a way to cure the infection and had deliberately spread that information.

The lord had known everything all along!