() The black qi of death, which has lost its control, is gradually dispersed, purified, and dissipated under the illumination of the sun. The dark clouds that obscured the sky and the sun were pierced and torn apart by the bright sunlight, and the dead forest on the ground finally saw the light of day.

Suddenly, a ball of pure white holy light exploded over the trees without warning, expanding at an extremely fast speed, forming a huge ball of light, more dazzling than the sun's rays, bathing every corner of the forest in the holy light, not allowing a trace of darkness to remain. Two seconds later, the light vanished, and the black aura of death was completely purified.

Then there was a loud "boom". I saw a puff of sand and dust rise on the ground, and a large crater formed by the impact appeared.

The vampire prince Dekra lies at the bottom of the pit. He had returned to his normal human form, his body was scarred and his clothes were destroyed, his right arm and left foot were missing, the shocking scars were all over his body, and black blood flowed all over the ground, like a lost dog. Who would have thought that such a wolf bèi would be the undead triumvirate of the three continents of Olopa?

The prince resorted to a double liberation model that no one had ever seen. The state of the Mothman brings an increase in the geometric level of strength, but at the cost of losing the vampire's innate ability to regenerate itself quickly, and it takes a lot of energy to maintain this form, so it has to absorb a lot of life force from the outside world to maintain energy consumption and repair the injured body, but once it leaves the black qi, it is like a fish leaving the water. In the battle with Sophia, who has transformed into an angel, the Mothman no longer has the advantage, and is completely defeated by Sophia stabbing her sword in the third eye on her forehead.

A silhouette fell in the air. From Sophia, who had left the "realm", she had faded from her noble and holy angelic appearance, and had returned to her original state of being covered in bruises and hair, and the only remaining part of the Valkyrie's armor was also tattered and incomplete, and the delicate skin exposed to the air was covered with wounds and bruises, large and small, and a foam of blood flowed from the corners of her mouth. Although she was seriously injured, that unwavering look made her look more cold and strong.

Sophia landed in front of the Vampire Prince with two weapons. In his right hand, he held his own magic saber, and in his left hand, he held the prince's two-handed heavy sword.

"Quick, give me the final blow. The prince gave up resistance, but his eyes did not let go of arrogance.

The girl shook her head slightly.

"I don't even have the qualifications to die at your hands?" the prince smiled wryly.

"Why are you bent on death?" Sophia asked, "In the battle just now, although you have been aggressive, the moment the swords intersect, your sword has a desire for death. ”

"Hah......" the prince laughed dryly, "I haven't experienced death, I'm just looking for self-liberation." ”

"Self-liberation?"

"There are only two reasons why I've been in this world for so long. ”

The term "excuse ......" is not new to Sophia, although most of the time, the word "excuse" is more appropriate.

"The first is my son Woody, and although he has been missing for more than a thousand years, I firmly believe that he is still alive and that there is hope that I will see him again. Not so long ago, that hope was dashed. The prince stretched out his left hand, and a small cloth bag was lying in the palm of his hand.

Sophia is no stranger to this little cloth bag. Last year at the Tower of Seven Sins, she saw Cassius put the ashes formed by the weathering of a small child's severed arm into a cloth bag little by little. "It turns out that the gluttonous guard that Cassius met in the Tower of Seven Sins is indeed the child of the Prince of Blood. Sophia sighed, "For the sake of this bone, I did not hesitate to turn Hansha City upside down." ”

The prince didn't care about Sophia's expression, and he continued: "Another reason is my royal sister Korista. She was also my only blood relative when I was a human. Sophia, I originally thought you were Korista, and I could retire after entrusting the Bloodline to you, but the moment I knew you were Stigmata, I realized that I had made a mistake. ”

"Miss Krista what the hell is going on with her?" Sophia naturally wanted to get to the bottom of this name that had tormented her for so long.

"Korista is my royal sister. I was the fourth prince of Emperor Proso III of the Thumiro Empire, and when I was twenty-two years old, one of my father's young concubines gave birth to the forty-second princess, also known as Korista. However, this baby girl was born different, she seemed to have suffered the most vicious curse, the blood of her whole body was highly poisonous, she poisoned her mother at birth, and then the palace maids, doctors, and attendants who delivered the baby were also poisoned one by one. This incident was extremely sensational in the palace, and for the dignity of the royal family, the father blocked the news. However, paper could not contain the fire. When the spies in the palace were informed of this, they sent an envoy to the imperial capital and told their father that Krista had been corrupted by a demonic curse and that they wanted to take her to purify her......"

"The Central Church!

"That's right. The Emperor knew that the so-called 'purification' in the mouth of the Holy See envoy was actually the burning of an innocent baby alive with flames. Of course, the Emperor would not agree to such a request. Although the children of the royal family often die due to palace struggles, infighting is one thing, watching their own flesh and blood being killed by outsiders, let alone the king of a country, even the father of ordinary people can't accept it. But at that time, his father did not want to make enemies with the Central Church, so he came up with a compromise solution: seal the curse in Korista's body and send her to a place where the Central Church could not find her. ”

"Seal the curse, can you do it?"

"It could have been. Father spent a lot of money to hire several first-ring mages from the Snowy Federation who were proficient in seal-like magic to cast seals on Korista. Originally, the spell casting ceremony was carried out in a secret location, but somehow the news leaked out. The Holy See envoys found the place, and they interrupted the halfway ritual of casting the spell in an attempt to destroy Korista and the magician they saw as disrespectful to the gods. A magical battle breaks out between the two sides, and the chaos of magic caused by the battle distorts time and space, and Krista is drawn into a chaotic timeline. Her time stands completely still, and she will not reappear one day in the future until her magic is exhausted. ”

"I can't imagine that the Shumiro Empire has such a secret history. ”

"Because of this incident, the papal envoy's misdeeds angered his father, and he almost sent troops to attack the papal dominions. Although the empire and the Holy See avoided fighting each other under the persuasion of the ministers, the father still ordered the banning of the churches in the empire, the seizure of churches, and the expulsion of clergy. Although my royal brother Nero the Great allowed the Church to return to the Empire and repair the relationship between the Empire and the Holy See, the seeds of hatred between the two sides were planted long ago, and eventually the Central Church used the elves and traitors within the Empire to overthrow the Empire. ”

This is the truth about the demise of the once-formidable ancient Thumiro Empire? Sophia's heart was cold, and Duris led the Pole Kingdom to confront the Holy See, which had terrible strength and means, and she felt a chill for the safety of her kingdom's people. Although she publicly declared war on the Central Church last year, it now seems that she was overwhelmed at that time.

The prince saw her concern in Sophia's eyes, and sneered: "Are you shaken?

"Nope. Sophia said categorically, "Who surrenders to the Holy See? ”

"Since you have such determination, then I deserve to die at your hands. The prince smiled calmly.

"I have no reason to kill you. Sophia shook her head.

"You have it. I have practiced in the world for thousands of years, and although my strength has far surpassed many eighth-level powerhouses, I have never been able to comprehend the 'realm', and the legendary ninth-level powerhouses are only one step away from me, but this step is one hundred and eight thousand miles away. At a young age, you have already comprehended the 'realm', and your future achievements are limitless. You are more qualified than I am to fight against the Holy See. However, it is not enough to be strong on your own, and no matter how strong you are, it is difficult to speak alone. You lack prestige and charisma. If you can kill one of the three undead, you will definitely make a name for yourself, and many people will worship you and defect to you, so that you can establish your own power and compete with the Central Church. ”

Sophia, whose face changed slightly, stepped forward and asked, "You are so eager to die?"

"Woody, Korista, they're gone. I'm tired and want to rest. Ah......h

Sophia withdrew the sword in her right hand into the scabbard that hung from the armor at her waist, grasped the hilt of the heavy sword in both hands, dragged the heavy weapon to the ground, and walked towards the vampire prince, raising the sword high when she came to the prince.

"The second time it killed me, it was still 'endless sighs'. The Prince smiled and closed his eyes, "Woody, you built this sword to kill me, and after more than a thousand years, it can finally complete its mission." ”

The Prince, who had closed his eyes to death, heard a loud bang in his ears, and rubble splashed on his face, and he had such a feeling, and it was clear that he had not yet left this world. The prince opened his eyes and saw the "endless sigh" half of the sword inserted into the ground less than 20 centimeters on the right side of his head, and Sophia held the hilt of the sword with both hands, half kneeling on the ground, her eyes full of tears.

"What are you doing? I'll let you kill me!" the prince was puzzled by Sophia's mercy.

"What is this!" Sophia choked, "the battle is over. I can't do it if I continue to kill senselessly, just to make myself famous?"

"I'm already a dead man. Dying again is just a relief for me. Don't you Priests of Light call this transcendence?"

"Liberate? Don't kid yourself. ”

"I ......" In Sophia's tearful eyes, the prince felt an unprecedented shock.

"That's right, it is the duty of our Light Priest to transcend the souls of the dead who refuse to leave this world. But the fundamental purpose of transcendence is to give the undead rest, not to destroy. If you cut off their bonds, you will not let the souls of the dead rest in peace, but will only plunge them into the eternal abyss from which they will never recover. You say that you have no worries in this world, but you ask yourself, is this what you really think? Although you appear to be cold-blooded and arrogant, you do not see the other bloodlines as tools to be discarded at any time, but really regard them as companions and relatives, such a bond, can you really say give up and give up? You are not such a man! And Korista, I don't know if she has appeared in the past, but she may also be transported to the distant future, which means that you and your sister still have a chance to meet. If it were me, as long as there was still the possibility of meeting my loved ones, I would never have escaped by dying! So, so ......" Sophia couldn't stop crying, "I couldn't do it." ”

"What a real idiot. Girl, this kind of innocent kindness will kill you sooner or later. The prince stretched out his left hand and stroked Sophia's face. Although Sophia is not his real sister, he already treats Sophia as his own sister in the way he looks at her.

At this moment, four black figures appeared on the edge of the pit. The four men wore long black coats and hoods, and their faces were buried in scarves with only two eyes exposed, and each holding a black umbrella in his hand. Judging from their body shapes, these four people should be two men and two women. It's embarrassing to dress in the heat of summer, in the south, in the morning sun, but if you know they're nocturnal walkers who can't see the sun, it's perfectly justified.

"The hosts. We're here to pick you up. You Shi took a step forward and said to the bloodsucking prince who was lying in the pit.

Ionik, Leon, and Melissa in the back, although they did not speak, their eyes flashed with earnestness. The four of them heard the conversation between the Vampire Prince and Sophia just now. No matter what turns out in the end, the one-armed and one-legged man lying in the rubble will always be the master to whom they swore allegiance.

The forecourt of Aurora Villa.

On the dead grass screen lay a silver-haired teenager. There was a dead silence all around, dead flowers and trees everywhere, and the dead bodies of cattle and sheep lay not far away, but the young man seemed to be sleeping peacefully, breathing evenly and rhythmically. The flowers and plants within a radius of two meters around him were also growing vigorously, and the lush green was in stark contrast to the withered yellow around him.

The man with glasses and a book, Orome, one of the Eight Sages, came to the silver-haired boy. He seemed to be thinking about something, and the reflection of the boy reflected on the lenses.

The round shield and battle robe that had laid down the barrier to protect the boy and the flowers and plants around him from the black aura of death had disappeared as the magic power ran out. At this time, the boy was defenseless. But after much deliberation, Eurome finally decided to give up. He turned and walked back, and at the same time said unhurriedly, "No amount of combat data can compare to your living research material. But that Stigmata girl is a hindrance. Although I would love to bring you back to the real yàn room, if the real yàn room is destroyed because of this, it will be more than worth the loss. ”

"Really? Owen replied. He didn't fall asleep, but he didn't open his eyes either.

Orome stopped, he pushed his glasses and smiled stiffly: "Don't get too carried away, good luck is not always with you." Someday I'll soak you in formalin. ”

"Okay. Owen still closed his eyes, but showed a mocking sneer, "I'm looking forward to that day." ”