Chapter 244: Her Highness Mevia

Even if the cavalry of the City of Death are weak, they are still Formal Knights, and the best of them are Grand Knights.

Adding to that the warhorses with special bloodlines they ride, the explosive power of the combination allows them to easily kill fierce beasts.

Not to mention the enhancements from Runes and combat techniques.

Even a First-Order Legendary Knight would only be able to flee in a sorry state when facing an encirclement by a hundred cavalry.

But now.

Facing the monsters, their situation is precarious.

“Roar!”

A monster with a wolf’s head, a tiger’s body, and a snake’s tail pounced on a knight, its immense strength directly knocking the warhorse down. With a bite, it tore the knight’s upper body off and swallowed it whole.

Not far away.

Two boar-shaped monsters were butting the warhorses that had fallen to the ground, devouring the spilled entrails.

Such scenes were happening all over the battlefield. Very few knights were able to gain the upper hand against the monsters.

“Kill!”

Robin roared loudly, spurring his horse towards a ‘deer’ monster.

The deer monster’s size was comparable to an elephant, and the antlers on its head shimmered with a metallic luster. A light bump against a weapon caused a clash.

“Clang…”

Robin felt as if he had crashed into a mountain. The immense recoil numbed his arm and made his head spin.

When he regained his senses, he saw the deer monster charge forward and lower its head, directly sending him and his warhorse flying.

The immense force tore the warhorse apart, and he also landed heavily on the ground.

Seeing the deer monster approach, Robin was unable to move due to his injuries. He could only watch as death approached.

“Bang!”

Suddenly.

An invisible force descended from the sky, like a giant hand, directly pressing the deer monster to the ground.

“Huh?”

A surprised voice sounded.

It seemed surprised that the attack had not killed the deer monster.

Then, several bursts of power descended from the sky, landing one after another on the deer monster, grinding it against the ground.

In just a short moment, the deer monster, which could withstand the blades of Legendary Knights, was blasted into a pile of minced meat.

Karl’s figure appeared in the middle of the field. The Battle Aura within his body roared out, forming a Buddha phantom behind him.

Ten Thousand Buddha Hands!

Countless palm prints descended from the sky, accurately hitting the many monsters in the field, instantly clearing a large area.

Although these monsters were thick-skinned and rough-fleshed, as long as they were not First-Order creatures, they could not withstand his casual attacks.

Even if they were First-Order, it would only take a few more palms.

“Roar!”

Just as he was about to clear out the monsters, the ground ahead shook, and a giant earthworm burst out of the ground.

An earthworm?

The earthworm before him was a hundred meters long, had long whiskers, and its body surface was covered with a layer of scales.

It seemed to have claws on its abdomen?

Before he could see clearly, the ‘earthworm’ had already charged close, and what arrived first was a terrifying pressure.

Dragon’s Might!

A mental attack similar to an Aura of Fear enveloped the entire field. Half of the surviving cavalry fainted on the spot.

Even Karl’s breathing hitched, and his expression turned solemn.

Third-Order Dragon Loach!

Ten Thousand Buddha Hands ━ Diamond Seal!

“Bang!”

A giant golden palm print appeared out of thin air, colliding with the Dragon Loach. The ground immediately shook, and a hurricane surged.

Karl’s face flushed as he took a step back. His fingers flickered with spiritual light, and the Second-Circle Spell, Cold and Hot Sonata, activated.

He had already stacked this spell once.

Instantly.

The air in front was suddenly filled with extreme cold, then transformed into extreme heat, alternating twenty times in a second.

“Roar!”

The rapid alternation of cold and heat was undoubtedly a severe torture for large creatures.

The Dragon Loach roared to the sky. The scales on its body actually began to fall off, revealing the bright red flesh underneath.

At the same time, its body coiled and charged again.

This charge seemed to carry the power of a world.

In Karl’s perception, everything before him suddenly turned black, and even elemental particles disappeared from his range of perception.

The extremely large Buddha phantom had also become extremely small.

“Hoo…”

Ten Thousand Buddha Hands ━ Thunder Seal!

“Crack!”

“Boom…”

Blinding lightning tore through the darkness, colliding with the oncoming Dragon Loach. The field was instantly filled with lightning and thunder.

Just as the man and beast were facing off against each other, a phantom silently appeared behind the Dragon Loach.

A slender finger gently swiped forward.

“Swish!”

The field suddenly froze.

Karl only felt the pressure in front of him ease. When he looked closely, he saw the Dragon Loach’s huge body fall heavily to the ground.

In mid-air.

A five-meter-tall giant stood phantom-like.

“City Lord!”

“Your Highness!”

The knights in the field who had not fainted all showed expressions of wild joy, kneeling on one knee.

City Lord?

***

The City Lord of the City of Death, Mevia?

How could her body be so… huge?

But Karl instantly regained his senses. He had forgotten that the demigods of this world possessed the bloodline of giants.

It was said that Duke Ferdinand was ten meters tall.

Mevia, at just over five meters, was already considered petite. It was rumored that the main bodies of deities could be thousands of meters tall.

“Mm.”

Nodding, Mevia slowly floated down from the sky, her body gradually shrinking until she became the size of an ordinary person.

“Karl?”

Looking at Karl, Mevia’s eyes flickered:

“The mysterious potion maker from Rapid Flow City?”

“Yes.”

Karl replied, slowly withdrawing his palm print, indicating that he had no ill intentions:

“Your Highness Mevia, it’s a pleasure to meet you. I wonder how Miss Oriana is doing lately?”

He had never met Mevia, but he knew her ‘daughter,’ Oriana.

“She is well.”

Mevia nodded, her voice strange:

“To think that, besides us who possess the bloodline of the gods, there is such a strong person as you in this world.”

“Rest assured.”

“I have no ill intentions.”

Karl believed this. Furthermore, he could tell that she was injured, and her aura was very unstable.

Although she had killed the Dragon Loach with one strike, it had also consumed a lot of her energy. Even if she attacked, he would not be afraid.

“Your Highness Mevia.”

Karl thought for a moment, then glanced around and asked:

“What happened here?”

“Evil God.” Mevia steadied her agitated breathing, signaling the surviving knights to clean up the battlefield. She then explained:

“There is an Outer Evil God named ‘Dragon Blight’ that has scattered its seeds in our world.”

“Anyone who comes into contact with its seeds will transform into a ‘dragon’ form, and become filled with malice towards other races, until the entire world is filled with the descendants of the ‘Dragon Blight.’ At that time, it will come in to harvest.”

She paused.

Mevia looked at the Dragon Loach’s corpse, her beautiful eyes flickering slightly:

“This Dragon Loach should be a Follower of the ‘Dragon Blight.’ Without your help, I estimate it would have taken me some effort to deal with it.”

“Hmm…”

“Thank you for your help. Otherwise, the people I brought would probably not have been able to return.”

She only thought about the lives of her subordinates now. It seemed that the rumors about her cold and indifferent personality were true.

The Dragon Loach was actually a Follower?

A Third-Order Dragon Loach, most likely an Upper Follower. If he had killed it, he could have obtained a dozen points of Source Essence.

Realizing this, Karl couldn’t help but regret it. He should have tried his best to quickly end the battle.

“As people of the same world, it’s only natural to help when we meet.”

Composing himself, Karl asked:

“Your Highness, I haven’t been in Rapid Flow City recently. I wonder how things are there?”

“Rapid Flow City…” Mevia shook her head gently:

“Since the barrier laid down by the Moon Goddess collapsed, fragments of the Divine Domain have fallen from the sky, and the earth has been torn apart. The City of Death has lost contact with other places, and Rapid Flow City is also unknown, perhaps drifting away with the collapsing earth.”

“Perhaps it has become an isolated island in the Endless Sea.”

That was already the best-case scenario. Many cities had been destroyed by the fragments of the Divine Domain, and were invaded by the power of the Evil Gods.

Rapid Flow City, which was close to the Endless Sea, was most likely submerged by the seawater, but it was not appropriate to say that out loud.

Karl fell silent.

In fact, he had already guessed that things were not good.

The terrain of Tortuga Island was unique. He had planted a Soul Mark on the Saluo Tree there, and the Soul Mark had long since shattered.

This meant that the Saluo Tree was dead.

Even its tenacious vitality could not withstand it. The chances of survival for the others on the island were even lower.

“Karl.”

Mevia suddenly spoke:

“You, like me, are living beings who were born and raised in this world. I trust you.”

“I would like to ask you for a favor, to go and deal with a Follower of the Evil God near the City of Death.”

“Oh!” Karl raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself that he was not a native of this world. Even if he was, he was not the same kind of person as her, who possessed the bloodline of the gods. He casually asked:

“Your Highness can’t do it?”

Judging from the methods she had just displayed, she was not much weaker than him. Yet, she also had opponents she could not deal with.

“That is an Upper Follower.” Mevia said:

“Although its strength is similar to this Dragon Loach, its methods are more bizarre, and it is difficult to completely kill it.”

“Of course!”

“If you help, I will give you a corresponding reward.”

“Reward?” Karl shook his head gently:

“Your Highness.”

“I am not willing to take risks.”

Moreover, there was a lack of sufficient trust between them. He did not want to be stabbed in the back by her.

Although he was very envious of the Source Essence of the Upper Follower, he did not plan to take action.

“We can sign a contract.”

Mevia waved her hand, revealing a contract, and looked at Karl:

“According to my estimates, the barrier laid down by the Moon Goddess will completely collapse in less than a hundred years. We don’t have much time left.”

“If we, the people of this world, cannot unite, then when the Outer Evil Gods truly invade…”

“No one will be able to resist!”

“…” Karl opened his mouth, somewhat speechless:

“Your Highness, if you’ll forgive my bluntness, even if we try our best, we have no chance of growing into beings capable of fighting against the Outer Evil Gods within a hundred years.”

“Unless the ancient gods revive, surrendering is the greatest chance of survival.”

“I know a way to leave this world,” Mevia said expressionlessly:

“I can share it with you.”

Huh?

Karl’s eyes lit up.