Volume 6, Chapter 0.6 – Prologue (3)

——”My power… is too much… I can share some with you… your constitution is special… you can… bear it.”——

What the hell was that person talking about?

Recalling what the elf girl had said to her earlier, Polana felt increasingly baffled.

That person

Probably had some mental problems?

If she had power, why didn’t she escape? And how could she have been caught here?

However,

Having mental problems might actually be a good thing.

At least now… that elf sister probably wouldn’t feel too much pain…

Glancing toward the box where Shenluo’s Third Prince was located, Polana couldn’t help but feel sadness and sympathy. The Third Prince was an extremely perverted guy—what fate would await such a beautiful young lady falling into his hands… Polana could hardly imagine.

But honestly speaking, Polana might not have time to worry about that elf girl. Currently singing on center stage, her body seemed to reach its limit at this moment. An intense stabbing pain suddenly came from deep in her throat.

“Cough cough cough!!”

Accompanied by violent coughing, mouthfuls of fresh blood coughed up from Polana’s mouth, splashing shocking crimson patches on her gown and the stage floor.

The Siren’s melodious, enchanting song came to an abrupt halt.

In an instant, the Shenluo officials and nobles enjoying themselves in the banquet hall frowned in unison, looking displeasedly toward the Siren girl at center stage. These sharp gazes were like blades, as if they wanted to flay Polana alive.

“Hey, you can’t continue after singing for just this little while?”

Sitting in the VIP section, an Imperial general who was embracing women on both sides spoke coldly:

“Miss Sea Priestess, if you’re not working hard like this, how can you save those clansmen of yours imprisoned in the tribunal?”

Tilting his head, this white-haired middle-aged man’s eyes quietly overflowed with chilling killing intent.

“No, I… I will work hard… I just… accidentally… coughed a bit.”

After responding tremblingly, Polana immediately swallowed the blood in her mouth back into her stomach, forcibly enduring the pain and speaking again. As natural power was mobilized, blade-cutting agony came from her throat again, but Polana had no choice but to forcibly endure the pain.

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The next moment,

Melodious song echoed once more throughout the vast banquet hall. Though the people of the Shenluo Empire couldn’t understand the lyrics in ancient sea race language, that pleasing voice and beautiful melody still made everyone reveal intoxicated expressions.

“Worthy of being a Sea Priestess—songs that can purify souls are indeed wonderful.”

This white-haired military man named Zarbo leaned back on the sofa pleasantly.

“What a pity this waste is too weak in strength—she can’t continue after singing just a few times, hehe.”

“Weak strength is actually a good thing.”

Sitting near Zarbo, another man in black military uniform drank wine while laughing pleasantly.

“Good thing she’s a waste who has spiritual power but can’t use it, right? If she had the strength of previous generation Sea Priestesses, how could our Empire’s navy have so easily taken down the sea race? Hehehe. Heaven truly blesses the Empire.”

“Hehe, indeed so.”

Zarbo nodded noncommittally.

“Even the Sea Priestess is like this—the sea race deserves to decline hahaha!”

“Hahaha!”

“Exactly hahaha!”

Mocking words came one after another from several Imperial generals’ mouths. As these words reached her ears, the Siren girl clenched her fists even more painfully and unwillingly.

Unwilling, but what could be done?

What these humans said was the truth.

If the sea race hadn’t produced a waste like her who couldn’t use spiritual power, the vast sea race wouldn’t have been so easily defeated by Shenluo. Thousands upon thousands of sea race people wouldn’t have suffered such cruel catastrophe…

Self-reproaching emotions constantly overflowed in Polana’s heart.

The intense guilt made suicidal impulses surface in her heart again. But after thinking of the 300-plus sea race people imprisoned in the Heretical Tribunal, Polana forcibly suppressed the suicidal thoughts.

Though she was a waste Sea Priestess, since the Empire’s upper echelons still needed her song, she would use this song to protect the sea race people as much as possible.

Even if it meant abandoning her dignity…

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Just as Polana was thinking this, conversation from those generals below made Polana’s eyes suddenly contract.

“Ah, speaking of which, those monsters captured from Robusta Wildwood—His Majesty had you handle the research, right?”

“Yes, a group of extremely ferocious and terrifying monsters. Individual combat strength is very high, completely comparable to the Empire’s elite. Fortunately, these monsters aren’t numerous, or the consequences would be unimaginable. Unfortunately, forget about countermeasures—we still haven’t figured out where they came from…”

“Where are those monsters now? Still kept at the suburban base?”

“Yes.”

“Still really there? How unexpected—such violent monsters have been so quiet recently? Brother, how did you manage that?”

“Those monsters are bloodthirsty and gluttonous… just feed them full, right? They like flesh rich in spiritual power, so just throw the alien races caught by the Heretical Tribunal to them. But recently we’ve fed them all the sea race people, so next we’ll have to try feeding dragon race people to those Corrupted Beasts.”

“All the sea race people have been fed to them? Then this Sea Priestess is still desperately singing here?”

“That’s why I say she’s stupid haha!”

“Hahaha, exactly hahaha~”

Perhaps because they were getting drunk, the chatting generals became increasingly excited, and much important information flowed from their mouths.

Polana didn’t care about the Corrupted Beasts captured in the great forest—she only cared about one thing: her clansmen.

After hearing they had already fed all the sea race members to the Corrupted Beasts, Polana’s delicate body suddenly trembled, her fists clenched tightly, her nails even embedding into her flesh. Unprecedented anger and killing intent constantly overflowed from her eyes.

They,

Those children… were already dead, dead?

Then what am I, what have I…

You… these bastards… may you… not die well!!!

Guided by anger and unwillingness, Polana suddenly bit through her lip. She didn’t stop but continued singing loudly. However, the melody instantly became sinister and oppressive, shrill and fierce.

——”Song of Disaster – First Movement…”——

Disregarding her body’s weakness, Polana resolutely released her soul power. Song of Disaster required massive spiritual power to drive. Since she couldn’t use spiritual power, Polana had no choice but to use her already limited soul power.

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Attempting a final desperate struggle.

Fighting to the death.

Song of Disaster was indeed the Sea Priestess’s killing move. Enemies who heard the song would have their spirits twisted, souls torn apart, and ultimately walk toward destruction in madness.

Unfortunately, Polana’s own strength was insufficient. Even risking her life and using soul power to sing, she couldn’t unleash even one percent of Song of Disaster’s power.

Weak serving girls, attendants, dancers, and quite a few soldiers did collapse and struggle on the ground in pain due to Song of Disaster’s influence, but they only felt pain—they could still maintain their rationality.

“Looks like this bitch heard what we said… really good hearing.”

Zarbo said coldly while covering his ears.

Then he directly drew his sidearm and aimed at the Siren girl’s chest.

——”Boom!!”——

As gunfire rang out, the song abruptly stopped, and the Siren girl collapsed in a pool of blood.

——”Am I… going… going to die…”——

Pressing the fresh blood constantly flowing from her chest, Polana stared vacantly at the ceiling.

Already weak, her life force was rapidly draining after being shot.

Just as Polana thought those human generals would come up and finish her off with another shot, completely ending her life, hysterical roars quietly reached her ears.

“Ahhhhhhh!! Prince Lokxi!! His Highness the Prince has been killed ahhhhh!”

“It was that elf who did it!! Capture her!”

“Eh?! What the hell are these thorns?!! Why are there Corrupted Beasts?!!”

“Where are the guards?!! Come support us quickly!!”

“No, no, don’t eat me! Help, help me ahhhhhhh!!”

“Run quickly ahhhhhhh!!”

For a moment, shrill screams and hysterical wails echoed throughout this space.

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What was happening?

Staring at the ceiling, listening to the chaotic sounds around her, Polana couldn’t help but whisper confusedly in her heart.

But soon, Polana no longer cared about this matter.

After all, she was about to die—what was the point of caring about surrounding events?

Death? That was fine too. No more being tortured by humans like this… finally able to see mom and dad…

But,

I’ve been looking forward to this moment for so long, so why? I’m… unwilling to rest…

Why should those disgusting humans be able to live peacefully after killing so many of our clansmen! Why should I be killed until almost extinct! Why should we die so miserably!! I… I’m unwilling…

Really unwilling…

I want revenge… want revenge…

The Siren girl roared with extreme unwillingness in her heart.

Just as Polana’s life force was about to drain completely, a blue silhouette suddenly appeared in her gradually blurring vision—a blue silhouette carrying a head and covered in fresh blood. The silhouette was precisely the elf who had briefly contacted her earlier, and the head in her hands… was the head of Shenluo Empire’s Third Prince.

——”Have you decided? My earlier proposal. I’ll give you power, let you take revenge… then… you need to help us find House Solrog’s people and kill them all.”——

“Why… me?”

Polana replied in a voice so weak it was almost inaudible.

——”Because the sacred divine power in your body is relatively strong—you probably won’t completely lose rationality. Whatever, you don’t need to worry about too much. Just tell me. Accept, or not accept?”——

“I…”

After brief hesitation, Polana used her last strength to reply tremblingly.

“I accept.”

The moment Polana gave her affirmative reply, vast curse power surged madly toward her body from all directions…