Volume 1, Chapter 50

A few minutes ago,

The underworld city.

This city was the largest metropolis nearest to Windward City, and it did not fall under the jurisdiction of any of the four great empires. Due to a lack of regulation, or rather, a deliberate loosening of it, the place was rife with various illegal trades and illicit activities.

Slave trading, gambling, and drug trafficking were commonplace here, mere fixtures of the citizens’ daily lives.

Walking down the street, it was ordinary and frequent to be robbed, kidnapped, or shot for no reason at all.

Its level of “civilization” was comparable to Gotham, perhaps even surpassing it; it was one of the premier “civilized cities” on the Ancheka Continent.

Siweili was a Special Rank Priest of the Ashurmos Church.

This young man was a truly devout believer, possessing a deep faith in the Goddess! He loathed a criminal’s paradise like the underworld city to his very core. Under normal circumstances, he would likely never have set foot in such a chaotic den of iniquity his entire life.

However,

Clearly, today did not fall within the realm of “normal circumstances”.

After receiving the emergency message from the Chosen Maiden’s squad, Siweili had rushed into the underworld city in a frantic state! As a devout priest of the Ashurmos Church, he knew all too well what the Chosen Maiden meant to the Church, to the entire continent, and to the future of the human race!

To that end, the safety of the Chosen Maiden was undoubtedly the highest priority!

Upon learning that Lady Mengxi was currently being pursued by a swarm of Abyssal Demons, Siweili was naturally consumed by anxiety. He wished he could personally rush to the front lines to support Miss Mengxi! But he knew very well that as a fourth tier priest, going there would be nothing more than providing a snack for the Abyssal Demons!

The only thing he could do was find someone capable of resolving this matter!

And that person was currently within this underworld city.

Seriously,

I don’t know what the Archbishop was thinking!

Knowing full well that a new demon king tier has been born and that the Northern Frontier is so dangerous right now, he actually sent Miss Mengxi there? Even if she needs to gain experience, now is not the time! Even if he wants to build up Miss Mengxi’s prestige, the risk is just too damn high!!

“Really, what on earth is going on!”

Siweili couldn’t help but complain wildly in his mind.

Carrying a heart full of worry and a mind full of complaints, Siweili followed the guidance of the tracking magic, weaving through the streets and alleys of the underworld city. Under normal circumstances, a “pretty boy” like him would have been approached by some burly older brothers within two steps,

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And then forcibly invited to do some “deeply philosophical” things.

However, because Siweili wore a rare high-ranking military insignia from Sunlight, those with ill intentions did not dare to lay a hand on him. After all, no one was willing to provoke a sword god tier existence just for a moment’s desire…

The Heavenly Apostles of the Ashurmos Church were all terrifying eighth tier beings, and every Heavenly Apostle had their own exclusive unit. “Sunlight” was the unit belonging to the sword god, Bai Yanluo.

Under the protection of the Sunlight badge, Siweili’s movement through the underworld city was quite smooth. He soon arrived at his destination according to the navigation.

A casino…

At the sight of it, Siweili’s brow furrowed tightly, and an unknown rage began to spread wildly in his heart.

“You didn’t… go gambling again, did you…”

Taking a deep breath, Siweili charged aggressively toward the door of a private room. Then, ignoring the obstruction of the casino’s security guards, Siweili kicked the door open!

In the next instant,

An extremely unpleasant stench of smoke and alcohol hit him square in the face.

And simultaneously,

A white silhouette entered Siweili’s vision.

It was a woman of breathtaking, national-grace beauty.

The girl was tall,

Wearing a Sunlight military skirt with black as the main color and red as the accent, paired with mismatched black and white stockings of different lengths and black military boots. This cool and dashing military uniform further highlighted the girl’s slender figure and the considerable “twin peaks” on her chest.

Her silken, snow-white hair was tied into two ponytails, one long and one short, giving her a crisp, valiant beauty while also carrying a unique touch of cuteness.

Though there was no aura of holy magic around her, she was filled with an exceptionally powerful, terrifying, and heart-shakingly unique presence.

Her face, carved like the highest work of art, and her snow-like skin that seemed breakable by a mere breath, combined with her sparkling, spirited, sapphire-blue eyes, all added to the girl’s charm.

However,

At this moment,

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The behavior of this girl seemed to cause her charm rating to plummet…

The white-haired girl seemed to be in a bad mood. She had punched a muscular brute across the gambling table flat onto his back. After dislocating his arm, she pinned him to the floor and was stomping on his face with wild abandon!

“You bastard! You dare to cheat!”

“Trying to swindle me?!! You’re looking for death!!”

“And you think you can hustle my money! In your dreams!”

“Die!!”

…

…

After being subjected to the girl’s heavy stomping, the muscular brute could only manage to let out breath but not take any in. He lay there paralyzed on the floor, having fainted away. Yet the girl didn’t seem satisfied and continued to unload her fury on his head…

Watching this scene, Siweili’s forehead was covered in black lines.

Right now, he suddenly felt a bit of regret over his decision to join Sunlight.

Why?

Why was his superior such a piece of work!!

After letting out a few helpless sighs, Siweili approached the white-haired girl with an “explosively” pleasant expression and addressed her with “radioactive” calm, raising his voice: “Lady Bai Yanluo!! Didn’t you say you came to the underworld city for work?!! Why are you gambling right now!!”

“Eh?? L-Little Chestnut??”

Suddenly yelled at, the white-haired girl was momentarily stunned. She stumbled, nearly crushing the muscular man’s head flat. However, after being shouted at, Bai Yanluo also returned to reality from her obsession over losing money.

She then looked at the blonde youth with an embarrassed expression.

“Little Chestnut? Why… why did you come over?”

“I should be asking you that! Lady Bai Yanluo, didn’t you say you’d never gamble again? What are you doing right now?”

Siweili’s gaze was like a sword, continuously stabbing at the white-haired girl named Bai Yanluo, causing her to break into a cold sweat. She hurriedly waved her hands.

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“That? Those words were just a joke for April Fool’s Day~”

“But you just said that yesterday, and yesterday wasn’t April Fool’s…”

“Uh…”

The white-haired girl scratched the back of her head awkwardly, then playfully stuck out her tongue.

“Aww, don’t worry about the details~”

“No, the details are very important.”

“Oh, details and whatnot don’t matter~”

“Lady Bai Yanluo, ‘details determine success or failure’—those were your own words. Are you trying to slap your own face? Lady Bai Yanluo, you are a Heavenly Apostle after all! Could you please not be so casual!”

“Uh…”

Hearing Siweili’s words, Bai Yanluo was momentarily speechless.

To avoid continuing to lose face in front of her subordinate, Bai Yanluo had a sudden flash of inspiration and chose to change the subject.

“Anyway, let’s not talk about that! What about you? Didn’t you say you’d never enter the underworld city? Why did you suddenly come looking for me?”

“Oh, right!”

Reminded of this, Siweili finally realized the purpose of his search for Bai Yanluo!

There would be plenty of time to lecture his boss later!

“Lady Bai Yanluo! Stop playing around! Lady Mengxi has encountered an army of Abyssal Demons and is currently being chased by tens of thousands of them. They intend to head toward the fortress near Windward City! They want to use the fortress’s defensive capabilities to hold off the swarm! I hope you can head there immediately to support them! Oh, right, that fortress seems to be called Ga… Gasi? Garo? What was it called…”

As he spoke,

Siweili suddenly looked embarrassed and hurriedly pulled out the message receiving stone from his bag.

However,

Before he could read the contents of the stone,

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Bai Yanluo’s voice suddenly reached his ears.

“It’s called Fort Garros, right?”

“Garros? Yes! That’s the name! Eh? Lady Bai Yanluo, how did you know?”

Suddenly, Siweili felt a wave of confusion and looked up at the white-haired girl in front of him.

At this moment,

Bai Yanluo was looking toward the north thoughtfully.

The casualness in her sapphire-blue eyes had retracted, replaced by a thick, murderous intent. The light-element holy magic around her body also began to enter a restless state as her killing intent surged.

A bone-chilling frost slowly spread from around the girl, making Siweili and the other gamblers feel a hair-raising cold.

For a moment, you could hear a pin drop in the private room.

However,

In the next instant, Bai Yanluo abruptly withdrew her killing intent.

Under the utterly bewildered gazes of everyone, the girl revealed a sweet-as-honey smile, looked at Siweili with gentle eyes, and spoke in a coy, cloying voice:

“Little Chestnut!”

“L-Lady Bai Yanluo?! What are your orders?”

“Nothing much, I’m going to the Northern Frontier to have some fun! The money I lost earlier… be a dear and help me pay it off~ Bye-bye~”

With that,

Before Siweili could even react, Bai Yanluo turned into a streak of white light and vanished from everyone’s sight with a “whoosh”.

Leaving only Siweili standing there, stunned and bewildered…

Siweili: “Son of a…! Making me pay again?!”