Volume 4 Chapter 245
by Need_More_SleepVolume 4 + Chapter 245: Cold As Frost
Blake charged toward Xia Yi, a murderous glint in his eyes, intending to slaughter every dragon except her.
Since all the dragon soldiers were wounded by Herman and Xia Yi’s dragon powers were sealed, they were now like fish on a chopping block, utterly incapable of defeating him.
At this critical moment, Xia Yi heard a familiar voice.
“Holy Lance · Judgment!”
Sacred light appeared in the sky, and a massive shadow of a holy lance descended.
BOOM!!
The shadow of the holy lance struck the ground. The power of judgment unleashed a violent shockwave, tearing up the surface layer of the earth. The explosive energy generated intense heat, melting everything it touched.
A banner landed in front of Xia Yi. The banner unfurled, creating a barrier that protected her and the other dragon soldiers from being caught in the holy lance’s attack.
The vampires on this side received no such mercy.
Large numbers of vampires let out agonized screams amidst the holy lance’s impact, seemingly purified, reduced to ashes.
As the tumult gradually subsided, what appeared before Xia Yi was a maiden holding a holy lance.
She wore the Armor of the Knight King, her pure white cape fluttering in the wind. Her golden hair framed her beautiful face, and the intersecting scars in her emerald green eyes accentuated a sense of sacred inviolability.
“Tia?!”
Xia Yi was astonished.
The person before her was none other than the Knight King who led the human race, Tia.
No matter what, the little princess hadn’t expected Tia to intervene and rescue her at this moment.
“Tch…!”
Blake clicked his tongue.
During the earlier impact, half his body had been scorched. After all, holy lances naturally countered dark creatures, possessing a special advantage against them.
However, as a vampire prince endowed with divine empowerment, he certainly didn’t evaporate on the spot like ordinary vampires. He withstood it, used his vast blood pool reserves to heal his injuries, and simultaneously assessed the situation.
“The human… Knight King?”
The captain and the group of dragons wore expressions of shock.
How could they have imagined that the human Knight King would intervene to save them??
Tia, expressionless, walked up to Xia Yi and retrieved her banner.
Xia Yi glanced around and noticed there were no human troops here, it seemed Tia had come alone.
“Tia, thank you.”
Xia Yi offered Tia a smile.
“You helped me at the most dangerous moment. If not for you, I might have been in real trouble.”
Upon seeing Xia Yi’s face, the icy chill on Tia’s expression melted slightly, but she immediately turned away again.
“Silver Dragon Princess, currently, both the human race and the dragon race belong to the Anti-Vampire Alliance, sharing a common enemy. Assisting you is based on our allied relationship. To defeat the Vampire Divine Ancestor, this is a temporary alliance, a choice made from our current position, not due to any other reason.”
“These two…?”
Blake sensed something off about the content of Xia Yi and Tia’s conversation. He felt there was an unclear, inexplicable connection between them.
They definitely had private dealings.
If they were merely ordinary allies, they wouldn’t behave this way.
Though unsure of the specifics, the ever-devious Blake already had an idea.
“Quasi-Empress, what are you doing? I came to fetch you!”
Blake adopted a different tone toward Xia Yi.
“I was just scaring you earlier, I wouldn’t harm you! After all, you are our vampire race’s important Quasi-Empress! The Divine Ancestor is still waiting for your return!”
“Quasi-Empress?”
Tia clearly heard this address and was deeply puzzled.
“That’s right! You should all know about this!” Blake laughed. “Our Vampire Divine Ancestor is holding a wedding today, and the one marrying the Divine Ancestor is none other than the Silver Dragon Princess, Xia Yi · Christie!”
“…”
Tia fell silent.
Xia Yi sensed trouble.
Blake’s words were clearly meant to sow discord!
It made it seem as if she had betrayed the Anti-Vampire Alliance. Tia would surely misunderstand.
“Tia, it’s not like that!”
Xia Yi wanted to explain.
Blake promptly interrupted Xia Yi.
“Not like that? Quasi-Empress, everything I said is true, isn’t it? Wasn’t it you yourself who agreed to marry the Divine Ancestor? Our entire vampire race knows about this!”
“Stop spouting nonsense here!!” the captain roared.
“Ah, ah, how am I spouting nonsense?”
“How could our Princess possibly be willing to marry the Vampire Divine Ancestor?! You must have used despicable means to imprison Her Highness and force her into marriage with the Vampire Divine Ancestor!!”
“The word ‘force’ sounds so harsh.”
Blake let out a long sigh, as if the vampire race had suffered a gross injustice.
“We vampires have never done such a thing. We merely invited the Silver Dragon Princess to the capital and inquired about her opinion. We absolutely did not use the ‘despicable means’ you speak of. Instead, we treated her with the highest standard of hospitality.”
“You’re lying!”
“The Silver Dragon Princess lived in our imperial palace, enjoying a life of luxury every day. She never suffered any unfair treatment. She even had many maids attending to her personally. The treatment in our vampire palace is in no way inferior to that in the dragon palace. This is a fact witnessed by all.”
The smile on Blake’s face grew wider.
“As for why the Silver Dragon Princess chose our vampire race? It’s because the Silver Dragon Princess communicated with the Divine Ancestor. In this war, the Divine Ancestor promised to spare the dragon race, not to act against them. This was the Divine Ancestor’s pledge to the Silver Dragon Princess. It was precisely based on this point that the marriage between the two was arranged. This was a mutual choice. There’s no question of anyone forcing anyone else. Isn’t that right?”
“You… you…”
Xia Yi bit her lip, momentarily unsure how to refute this.
Yet she didn’t want to lie to deceive Tia either.
“Quasi-Empress, if I said anything wrong, please feel free to point it out,” Blake said with a smile.
“Princess…”
The captain didn’t know what to say.
Xia Yi’s attitude was essentially an admission.
To others, it looked entirely as if the dragon race had secretly betrayed the Anti-Vampire Alliance, selling everyone out and siding with the vampires.
“Knight King of the humans, are you truly unaware?”
Blake raised his voice again, specifically to provoke Tia.
“During this time, the Silver Dragon Princess has been satisfying the Divine Ancestor’s bloodthirsty urges, sharing the bed with the Divine Ancestor night after night!”
Upon hearing these words, Tia, who had remained silent until now, her expression changed completely. Her eyes turned as cold as frost.
[Translator’s Note: I would like to thank Emilie and 924NDA for supporting this Novel on Ko-Fi.]
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