Malevolent – Chapter 21 – The Sacred Stone, A Treasure That Can Control Malevolences

While Bai Lianyue was playing and frolicking with the twins, thousands of miles away, the Westivian Covenant was in complete turmoil.

Although some had tried to deliberately conceal it, fire cannot be contained by paper forever.

The news that the Covenant’s Divine-Graced Maiden Lianna and her three daughters had disappeared at the border between the Covenant and the Veiled Domain directly exploded throughout Westivian Covenant society, triggering a massive earthquake.

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“The Divine-Graced Maiden is missing?! God, is this a joke?!”

“Could she have been attacked by Corrupted Beasts? That damned Terran Malevolence has always been obsessed with the Divine-Graced Maiden!”

“It’s over, it’s all over, without the Divine-Graced Maiden’s purification power, what will we use to fight the Corrupted Beasts? What will we use against the Celestial Blight? No, no, I need to leave, I-I want to go inland!”

“What are the government and border guards doing?! The Divine-Graced Maiden is missing, hurry up and find her!”

“If we can’t find the Divine-Graced Maiden, we must find those three children! We’re counting on them to inherit Lady Lianna’s power!”

“Ah, Lady Lianna… God bless, please bless her and her daughters to be safe…”

“This, without the Divine-Graced Maiden, oh god, what shall we do?”

…

In an instant, despite it being the middle of the night, the Westivian Covenant’s social networks were stirred by this news, creating unprecedented waves. Anxiety began to spread like a virus in people’s hearts.

It should be known that,

In the minds of most people, Lianna, being the Divine-Graced Maiden, was not only the Covenant’s most beautiful woman but also the pillar in everyone’s heart. The Augury Force’s ability to not only annihilate Corrupted Beasts but also purify miasma was an indispensable power against those calamities.

Without the Divine-Graced Maiden to bless and imbue the Covenant’s weapons with her spirit, the human army’s weapons would see a significant decrease in their effectiveness against Corrupted Beasts.

The Westivian Covenant was already at a disadvantage in its battle against the Celestial Blight, and losing their only Divine-Graced Maiden was undoubtedly adding frost to snow.

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Just thinking that the Celestial Blight’s forces might invade at any time, fear continued to spread throughout the Covenant.

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At the same time,

In a magnificent official residence in Clavino, the capital of the Westivian Covenant, a robust man in his sixties with graying temples was reading one important document after another on his desk with a grave expression.

As the contents of the documents continued to meet his eyes, the middle-aged man’s face grew increasingly gloomy.

The oppressive atmosphere continued to spread, causing the several military officers standing beside the middle-aged man to show uneasy expressions.

Finally,

“BANG!!”

With a loud crash, the middle-aged man, unable to endure any longer, slammed his fist onto the desk, directly punching a large hole in it.

“You insects!! What the hell are you doing?!! How many times did I instruct you to seal off the news!! Why has the Divine-Graced Maiden’s disappearance been leaked out?!! You useless trash!”

What erupted along with his roar was a terrifying spiritual power that only a Divine Martial Realm powerhouse would possess.

When this aura struck those military officers, even though they were battle-hardened, they instinctively trembled and lowered their heads in shame.

Seeing everyone falling silent like ostriches, the displeasure on the man’s face grew even more intense,

“I’m asking you a question?! Speak!! Usually, you’re all so eager to claim credit! When problems arise, you all act like ostriches, is that it?!”

Seeing the man’s anger continue to rise, one female military officer took a deep breath and said tremblingly:

“Mr. President, please calm down a bit…”

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“How can I be calm?!!”

The man referred to as ‘President’ glared at the female military officer without another word.

“Creating such a big mess, Xestila! How do you expect me to calm down?!”

The man,

Who is the current highest leader of the Westivian Covenant, Lakbi-Visiram… shouted in fury.

As the President, Lakbi had long known about the Divine-Graced Maiden’s unstable emotions and the weird relationship with her three daughters. Therefore, he had sent people to watch over Lianna and her three daughters early on, fearing something might go wrong.

And what happened?

The dispatched special agent team not only failed to keep an eye on Lianna but also let that half-crippled Divine-Graced Maiden kill her way to Qingyun Country, creating a serious diplomatic issue. Furthermore, they hadn’t properly protected Ailiya and those kids?!

Damn it, how difficult was it to watch over a few kids and a half-crippled Divine-Graced Maiden?

How did it come to this point?!

“In a year and a half, the general election will soon begin! At a time like this, the Divine-Graced Maiden goes missing? The opposition, those beasts, definitely won’t miss this opportunity and will make a big deal out of it! How am I supposed to get re-elected, how am I going to explain this to the public!”

Lakbi angrily questioned repeatedly.

Without re-election, how would his reform plans continue?

“No matter what, we must find Lianna. Without that woman, not only will my favorability plummet drastically. Most importantly… I’m afraid we also won’t be able to withstand the Celestial Blight. Although we have a considerable stock of blessed weapons, I fear they’ll only last for another two months.”

“Yes, we are also doing our utmost to send people to search.”

The military officers responded solemnly, with their expressions particularly grave as it concerned the nation’s survival.

“But…”

Seeming to think of something, one of the military officers shifted his gaze somewhat hesitantly,

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“Mr. President, I’m worried…”

“Worried about what?”

“I’m worried that Lady Lianna might have already met with misfortune.”

“Hmm?”

“You know, those disgusting Corrupted Beasts, what they detest most is Lady Lianna’s Augury Force… especially the Terran Malevolence Gaia Lobir, that monster has always had a terrible hostility toward the Divine-Graced Maiden. If that monster took action…”

Seeming to think of the worst scenario, the military officer’s expression became terribly gloomy.

However,

This guess was immediately denied by Lakbi,

“No, Lianna can’t die that easily.”

“But, the Veiled Domain, that’s the Terran Malevolence’s territory.”

“Don’t worry about that, it’s currently the Terran Malevolence’s dormant period. As long as no one meddles, that monster won’t wake up.”

“Dor-dormant period?”

The military officers looked at each other in confusion.

To this, Lakbi calmly explained:

“It’s normal you don’t know, this is a conclusion our national research team just reached not long ago. In short, every time that monster, the Terran Malevolence, becomes active, it will fall into a long period of dormancy. Until the next awakening, it should still be about eleven or twelve years. So, don’t worry about Gaia Lobir taking action against Lianna.”

“Is, is that so?”

“Yes.”

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Lakbi nodded affirmatively,

He trusted the conclusions drawn by the Westivian Covenant’s Arcanum Institute.

Besides, according to previous records, if the Terran Malevolence had truly awakened, there would definitely be more commotion than this.

“Gaia Lobir is dormant… then, what about other Guardian Beasts?”

“Although Lianna’s strength has decreased, she should still have mid-level Divine Departure Realm strength. The Terran Malevolence’s vassals are strong indeed, but except for the Black Witch… other vassals don’t have the ability to instantly kill Lianna. Once engaged in combat, it would definitely create a significant disturbance, and by then we can rush over to provide support.”

Speaking,

Lakbi’s stern and sharp gaze swept over the high-ranking military officers present:

“What you need to do is to continue dispatching troops to search, while also monitoring energy fluctuations closely; as soon as there’s any movement, rush over immediately.”

“Yes, Mr. President.”

“Also…”

“Please speak.”

“Seal the borders well, and don’t let people from other countries mix in.”

Lakbi said coldly.

As the President of the Westivian Covenant, Lakbi was well aware. Those concerned about Lianna’s disappearance weren’t just people from their Westivian Covenant. Several surrounding countries were also watching covetously and secretly sending people to try and infiltrate their Covenant.

And the purpose of those individuals, Lakbi knew all too well.

It was the Sacred Stone…

That divine gift held and guarded by Lianna. That treasure which, once activated, could command Corrupted Beasts, and even control malevolences…