Chapter 143

Nobody dares to touch the Saintess since that's the unwritten rule that the Saintess is the purest human being that they themselves don't want to put their dirty hands full of sins on her. Even Kings and Emperors don't dare to make any contact with the Saintess because of the same reason, but not for me. I don't care about their unwritten rule, so I grab her and carry her on my back. Everyone is shocked and I thought they're going to be mad at me, but they just staring at me and then nod.

I'm looking at Shazjae and then look at them.

"I don't know if this is the right decision, but I'm going to bring the Saintess over there. She might be able to help us to defeat that thing. I'm asking for your understanding because this is the only thing that I can think of. I will protect her with all my heart and my life. I can promise you all that and Betelgeuse will be my witness."

They all start murmuring and looking at each other, then they all nod. One of the knights is pressing his hands together.

"May the Betelgeuse bless you, Sir."

Everyone then pressing their hands together while staring at me.

"May the Betelgeuse bless you."

I nod and then leave the Acuria Kingdom while carrying Aria on my back.

I'm running into the forest because I'm taking a shortcut even though it's filled with so many aggressive monsters, but they're nothing to me and just keep running and dodging the monsters. Everything seems fine until a notification appears.

[Sudden Quest: Surrounded by Flametail]

[A group of Flametail is surrounding you! You need to find the leader and kill it, or you will not be able to leave the area!]

[Reward: 50.000 EXP, 5 Status Points.]

[Failed: None]

I'm clicking my tongue.

"Really? You're giving me a sudden quest in this kind of situation?"

This kind of sudden quest should be easy, but the monster that I have to deal with is a monster that looks like a gecko that can camouflage with their surroundings, and the only way to find them is by checking their burning tails that are reasonably visible. All I have to do is just to pay attention to my surroundings. I can just use AoE skill, but Aria is near me right now. I don't want to accidentally kill her because of my own skill since she's not a party member.

I look at Azrael.

"You need to protect her."

Azrael nods.

"Leave it to me!"

I grab all the enchantment stones that I have left in my inventory and drop them in front of Azrael. Azrael is looking up at me and tilts his head.

"Why is Master putting all of these down?"

I tilt my head and raise my eyebrows.

"Eat all of them. I need you to breakthrough."

Azrael gasps and looks at me with disbelief.

"But I'm still full from that day's ration..."

I'm looking around and checking where are the Flametails are hiding.

"I know, but after this, we are going to go all out. I need you to breakthrough now since we have the time."

Azrael is whimpering and then nods.

"I will try..."

I look at Azrael.

"I'm sorry little guy, but this is for your own good as well."

Azrael nods and starts eating the enchantment stones.

I slowly grab my chained sickle while staring at one of the trees in front of me, and then throws it. I kill one of them, and what I don't like about Flametail is that they really love to sneak and do a surprise attack. I don't want these Flametails to approach Azrael who's currently busy eating his food or Aria who's leaning on the tree unconscious.

I'm looking around and I spotted so many of them on the trees and on the ground, but I'm looking for the biggest one because the bigger they are, the more likely that they're the leader. I have check every tree and the ground, but I haven't seen one. I look up and then I see a big Flametail on the tree's branch. I swing my sickle and when I'm about to throw it, all of them leap toward me and are ready to bit my hand. I use [Moonsteps] and cut off the biggest Flametail on the tree's branch.

[Sudden Quest: Surrounder by Flametails (Completed)]

[5 Status Points Received!]

[50.000 Exp gained!]

I look at Azrael and approach him.

"Are you done?"

Azrael is groaning and whining while he's eating the enchantment stones. When I'm about to pick up the enchantment stones, Azrael is squeaking and looks at me.

"No! Master! I'm going to eat them."

I pity him and then lift him up and put it on my shoulder. I don't think he can no longer eat them. I grab the rest of the enchantment stones that only a dozen left and put them in my inventory. I check his growth rate, and he's already at 400/500.

"It's okay, Azrael, you can eat them later. Our journey to the Maryoca Kingdom is still a long way. You can rest now, and you can come back later when you're ready."

Azrael nods and then disappears.

I grab Aria and carry her on my back. I run as fast as I can because everyone is waiting for me and need my help.

(At the Maryoca Kingdom.)

Diamond is thrown onto the wall and immediately resurrect.

"Lothair! Are you okay over there?"

Lothair is surrounded by dozens of monsters and he's on his own.

"I can't handle them on my own! We are going to fail, Diamond. We are the only ones left in taking care of these monsters. I never thought that not having a teleportation device is such a pain in the ass."

Diamond groans while drinking a health potion.

"Damn it! How can we get wiped out so easily?! We were an hour ago. What's happening with these monsters? They seem to get a lot stronger and stronger. Ivonna and the others are not ready yet because they're still handling the monsters on the tunnel below us. Kingstar and his team just left and now are resting. Our men are still on their way here, and it will take at least 3 hours. We have no one to help us."

Lothair is taking a lot of damage and he's running away and lure them while recovering his health.

"I know, we are so bad at this."

Diamond approaches Lothair and then they're fighting those monsters with everything they have, but the hordes of monsters are slowly overwhelming them and they can no longer handle a single monster.

Diamond sighs.

"This is the end for us. We need to apologize to the others later."

Lothair is scoffing and tilting his head.

"I don't think an apology is enough, Diamond. If we failed the invasion, it's all because of us."

Diamond clicks his tongue and looks at Lothair while raising his sword.

"F*ck it? No matter what we are going to do, we will die eventually. I just hope Ken and the others can keep Shazjae busy while also getting attacked by the monsters."

Lothair nods.

"YOLO!"

When they're about to attack the monsters, they hear whines coming from behind them. They both look back and then look up to the sky. Hundreds of arrows are coming toward them, and they both immediately run back and roll over so they won't get hit by the rain of arrows. They look at the hordes of monsters and they're all still alive but with very low health. When they want to finish them off, another rain of arrows struck the monsters and all the monsters get wiped.

Dozens of footsteps are approaching Diamond and Lothair from behind.

"Thank goodness we made it in time."

Diamond and Lothair look back and they see Aspen, Jake, and Jacob with thousands of archer and spellcaster players behind them. They all look refreshed as if they haven't gone into the battlefield ever since the invasion started.

Aspen offers both of his hands toward Diamond and Lothair. They both are looking at each other and then shake their heads while chuckling with disbelief. Diamond and Lothair grab Aspen's hands and then he pulls them both up.

"The reinforcement has arrived. We came here to help you guys."

Diamond and Lothair hug Aspen so tightly. Aspen is surprised and confused at the same time. Diamond is patting his back and then looks at him.

"Why are you guys here? I thought you're supposed to handle the sewer systems?"

Aspen nods.

'We were, but Ivonna messaged me and told me to help you guys out up here. She noticed that the monsters have become stronger, and she's worried that you alone can handle them since the growth of the monster is very significant. So, here we are."

Diamond and Lothair are looking at each other and then smiles while chuckling. Lothair sighs with relief.

"Ivonna... she really can predict everything, huh? She's not just beautiful, but also very smart and I'm grateful for her for bringing you guys here. If it's not for her and you guys, we might have failed the invasion."

Diamond nods.

"Well, her fans club called her a goddess for a reason."

Lothair, Aspen, Jake, and Jacob are looking at Diamond with a weird look. Lothair shakes his head while squinting his eyes.

"What? I didn't know that. How do you know that?"

Diamond is looking at them.

"Because I'm one of the club members."

The four of them are looking at Diamond with disgust. Lothair is squinting his eyes.

"Dude... get some help."