Volume 3, Chapter 102 – The Speechless Miss Mengxi

“Who… are… you…?”

Who was this?!

However, before Miss Bai Yanluo could finish her words, the black-haired girl’s hand-chop arrived unexpectedly and slammed into her forehead.

Clang!

Following a crisp sound, the violent force of the impact instantly shattered the protective holy magic surrounding Bai Yanluo. Her mind went blank under the brunt of the strike. Although she did her best to maintain consciousness, it was ultimately to no avail.

In the end, Miss Bai Yanluo rolled her eyes back and fainted once again. Wait… why say “once again”?

…

With Miss Bai Yanluo’s loss of consciousness, the powerful aura of holy magic in the vicinity abruptly collapsed, and everything returned to tranquility.

The sudden loud noise should have attracted the attention of Xiumu, Yuan’er, and the others in the distance. However, both the crash and the burst of holy magic seemed to have been intercepted by an invisible barrier, failing to reach them at all. Yuan’er continued to quietly enjoy the moment of being embraced by her grandparents, completely unaware of the massive energy riot that had just occurred nearby.

In the distance, the beautiful black-haired girl leaned quietly against a ruined wall with her arms crossed over her chest. Seeing that Xiumu’s family had not noticed the situation, she couldn’t help but reveal a satisfied smile. “Good, good. Spend some time with your family.”

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Watching the pink-haired little girl crying tears of joy from the corner of her eye, the black-haired girl, our Miss Yumo, showed a look of relief. Originally, she had intended to help the child. After all, Yuan’er had only just reached the demon king tier and didn’t quite know how to use her power yet, so Yumo feared she might be bullied by the prison guards.

As it turned out, Miss Yumo’s worries were somewhat unfounded. Although Yuan’er’s control over Shadow Essence couldn’t be called proficient, it was more than enough to deal with these fifth and sixth tier jailers. She had easily crushed the garrison without taking their lives, merely leaving them bleeding from their facial orifices on the ground.

Normally, beings who become Abyssal Demons instinctively feel loathing and hostility toward other creatures. However, Yuan’er seemed different. Once the child calmed down, she was still her innocent and lively self. This made Miss Yumo quite satisfied, her crimson jewel-like eyes filled with delight.

‘Umu~ as expected of my child, she’s as kind and well-behaved as Shuoyue, Li Yu, and Karina.’

‘Not bad, not bad at all.’

Since Yuan’er could handle the human garrison, there was no need for Miss Yumo to intervene. She merely issued silent commands to the nearby Abyssal Demons, telling them not to come here and not to disturb Yuan’er’s reunion with her grandparents. Such a beautiful moment should be enjoyed by the child in peace.

This was Miss Yumo’s plan. It was also why Yumo, who had originally come looking for Yuan’er, hid in the distant ruins and silently watched the scene of Yuan’er embracing the Marquis and his wife. However, as she watched, Yumo couldn’t help but recall Yuan’er’s fighting style. That familiar pattern of manipulating Shadow Essence and her movements during battle reminded Yumo of a certain figure.

a suspicion naturally leapt into Yumo’s mind: “For Yuan’er to become familiar with Shadow Essence so quickly, could she have… encountered… that child?”

Upon reaching this hypothesis, Miss Yumo narrowed her eyes slightly, her gaze becoming solemn. However, for the time being, she didn’t have the excess energy to worry about this issue because a more troublesome problem was already right in front of her. Specifically, how she should deal with this Miss Heavenly Apostle…

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Snapping back to reality, Yumo tilted her head and rested her hand against her chin, looking at the white-haired knight who lay face-down in the dirt before her. She wore a conflicted expression.

‘This… hmmm, how should I handle this?’

Yumo’s goal was to let Yuan’er reunite with her family and enjoy a warm moment in peace. Upon seeing Bai Yanluo appear, Yumo knew that this Heavenly Apostle would surely disturb her little daughter’s precious time. Thus, out of necessity, she had no choice but to knock her out with a hand-chop.

Considering the human trafficker whose head she had shattered with a single strike before, Yumo had done her best to control her strength this time. She wanted the blow to be powerful enough to knock out a Heavenly Apostle without killing her outright. It appeared Miss Yumo had succeeded. Bai Yanluo was merely unconscious, her life not in danger. Well, at least for now.

Furthermore, because she had struck the opponent’s Hunyuan acupoint, Bai Yanluo should forget the memories of the few minutes before she fainted. In other words, she would forget the scene of meeting Yumo as well as seeing Yuan’er, assuming Yumo’s strike had been accurate enough.

If that was the case, the biggest problem now was how to dispose of this Heavenly Apostle. An eighth tier Heavenly Apostle mysteriously fainting without even much of a fight? That would surely arouse suspicion.

Moreover, the holy aura on a Heavenly Apostle was simply too dense. It would easily provoke the ferocity of Abyssal Demons. If she left this unconscious Heavenly Apostle here, she might be violated by passing Abyssal Demons after Yumo left. Of course, given the current chaos in Sky Dome, she might also be blown up by some unknown area-of-effect attack.

Regardless, this Miss Bai Yanluo seemed to have a good relationship with Mengxi. Once Mengxi became the Saintess of the Ashurmos Church, this knight would likely become a powerful combat asset for the female lead. Yumo couldn’t bear to let her disappear so pointlessly.

Consequently, Miss Yumo prepared to find a place to hide Bai Yanluo. In any case, nothing would happen to Yuan’er and the Marquis’s couple even if she wasn’t watching over them.

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With that, Miss Yumo walked slowly to Bai Yanluo’s side and grabbed the Heavenly Apostle’s ankle, dragging her along like a mop toward a large shelter in the distance. However, she hadn’t taken two steps before her brow furrowed.

Although she was wearing the Veil of Deception to suppress most of the Shadow Essence within her, her sharp senses still allowed her to perceive changes in the environment. At this moment, a familiar aura suddenly entered Yumo’s field of perception and was rapidly approaching her location.

‘Eh? Her? Why is that girl coming here?’

“That girl” naturally referred to the Chosen Maiden, little Mengxi. According to Yumo’s judgment, Mengxi should be with the members of the Ashurmos Church, doing her best to resist the Abyssal Demon invasion. So why was Mengxi, who should have been near the palace, running toward the southern district?

‘What was going on?! And this is an Abyssal Demon invasion, you brat! How dare you run around alone?! You’re even running toward a place where a demon king tier is located?! Are you really not afraid of death?! You’re far too reckless with your own safety!’

Realizing that Mengxi was “acting up” again, Miss Yumo couldn’t help but pout, her crimson eyes practically screaming her displeasure. However, as the eldest young lady of the Blackrose Family, it wasn’t appropriate for her to scold the girl. Instead, she had to think about how to explain to the other girl why she was here alone and so perfectly safe, as well as the person in her hand…

Glancing at Bai Yanluo, whose head had been dragging on the ground for a while, Miss Yumo took a deep breath.

Faster than words could describe, Miss Yumo violently threw Bai Yanluo, who crashed into the nearby ruins with a loud “boom”. Then, a swarm of Blood Butterflies fluttered through the air. In an instant, surrounded by the butterflies, countless pieces of rubble and debris swarmed over, burying Bai Yanluo beneath the ruins without a word.

A red light flashed as a barrier to mask her aura was placed over the ruins. Once all this was finished, Miss Yumo hurriedly suppressed the Shadow Essence in her body, and the crimson hue in her eyes shifted into the disguised azure blue. Afterward, Miss Yumo glared urgently at several cute little Abyssal Demons with six heads nearby.

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‘Hey! You guys! Get over here and cooperate!’

Receiving Miss Yumo’s command, three Abyssal Demons carrying a thick scent of blood poked their “little” heads out from the ruins and looked blankly at their big boss.

‘Abah abah??’

…

A moment later, accompanied by whistling gales and waves of dense, silvery-white holy magic, a dazzling silver light burst into the area where the Grand Court of Sky Dome once stood. As the white light dissipated, a valiant silver-haired Paladin girl stood atop the ruins.

The commotion nearby naturally caught Mengxi’s attention. However, upon seeing the black-clad figure below “entangled” in a struggle with several Abyssal Demons, the silver-haired girl froze. Her gaze toward the black-haired girl became complicated. After a long silence, Mengxi couldn’t help but raise a hand to her forehead.

“Sigh…”

The sigh was filled with speechlessness.