What did you do with the dice?

A rotten person like him had already prepared for death. If there was anything in this world that could scare him, it would only be when he looked at his own back as he stood in the dim dungeon - because he knew too much and had tried too many torture methods that he didn't want to experience, so he knew that, in many cases, death was a relief.

Killing the enemy so quickly is also a useless revenge that will never satisfy you.

Rusalka looked at the devastated battlefield and slowly walked to the place where Phoenix fell. She bent down and picked up the dagger on the ground. The dagger had become tattered due to being overdrawn by the power of shadow and then put it into her equipment compartment.

Sorry, Phoenix.

I must preserve this strength until I can return home with my brothers.

When this is all over, I will punch that DM for you, I will.

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Before ending the battle, Rusalka still had things to do.

He slowly raised his knife and walked towards the clock tower.

Before the City Lord's Mansion is cleared out, the battle is not over yet, which means you can cancel your skills and cry freely.

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"Sir, the carriage is ready, let's escape."

After learning the information that Shalossis and the Viper Squad had been killed, and that Rusalka had defeated all the hundreds of soldiers at the bell tower and was heading towards the city lord's mansion, the two marquis' sons got on their carriages without hesitation and fled towards the east gate at high speed.

At least half of his army was there, and there was a city defense map. He could also escape through the small gate under the escort of the guards.

Now they knew why their father insisted on luring Rusalka into the city and then killing her instead of starting a war directly on the ground.

But God knows, no one could have imagined that a mere knight could kill the entire Viper Squad single-handedly, and even have a "Sword Saint" cooperating with them.

He must be the ultimate spy sent by Esdi, a person at the level of the captain of the Knights Guard, who can directly meet and communicate with the highest level of Esdi, that is, the Pope or the Saint.

Yes, this can explain why there are so many paladins following him, and even when he was in trouble, an army of Esdi came to attack the city and rescue him.

As long as he reports this information to Grand Duke Delei, it will be enough to offset the negative impact brought about by the death of Viper Squad and Sword Master.

Just as the two were discussing how to embellish the information, the carriage suddenly braked to a stop, causing Croissant and Chen Ge to almost fall down in the carriage.

"What's going on! If you can't drive, you bastard, just go back home and farm!"

"Sir, there's a checkpoint set up by soldiers ahead, and the carriage can't pass."

"Damn it, are they blind? Show them this badge and tell them to get lost!"

"But the way they dress..."

The carriage suddenly spun around, and the two marquis's sons stumbled around like mice in an overturned cage, and finally fell out of the carriage window.

Cheers and laughter erupted all around. A bearded uncle in heavy golden armor was seen supporting the carriage with one hand and the other on his waist. He bent down with his head down, looking at the two disheveled men lying on the ground and the clan emblems on their chests.

Then he stood up and turned to look at a trembling young nun with her hands clasped behind her. "These two also look like nobles of Sneedi, but the two family emblems don't match, and they don't look like great knights. They can't be the Lord of Pearl Tears, right? Miss Jun. Yaoguang Sister, has the Saint Lady said anything about how to deal with this?"

"Uh, this... I... I don't know either. Lady Saint doesn't seem to have responded. How about taking them with us and showing them to the Lord of Pearl Tears?"

The blond sturdy man sighed, overturned the carriage from the other direction with a force, then picked up the two marquis's sons on the ground one by one like chickens, and asked his subordinates to come up and tie them up.

"Oh, really, it must be because you didn't sleep well last night because you were afraid, that's why you couldn't hear the Saint's voice."

"I...I..." The little nun blushed and looked like she couldn't even lie. She stammered and her voice became softer and softer. "I'm not scared. I'm just praying for everyone all night."

"Oh, you're such a coward! Although Sister Yaoguang only needs to take care of the Saint in the cathedral, can someone who has never been on the battlefield be called a priest? Everyone, don't you agree? Ah, look, there's a headless corpse over there! Do you want to go over and pray for it?"

“Ah—”

The little nun was so frightened that she quickly hid behind him, closing her eyes and not daring to look in the direction of his finger. However, she did not forget her teachings. She clasped her hands together tightly and chanted holy words to pray for the dead.

The surrounding knights all laughed as if to cheer him up. "Haha, Captain, you're too mean! She's just a young girl who just graduated. Don't scare her."

"Yeah, she won't have to go to the battlefield anyway, so it doesn't matter if she can't adapt."

The blond sturdy man curled his lips and said, "Well, then, may I ask you two delicate noble young masters, since you have escaped from the city, I believe you will be willing to answer my question. Where is Lord Pearl Tear now?"

Chapter 117 Theresa's Visit

It took only half a day from the end of the street fighting to the capture of the city lord's mansion by Rusalka's army. After the two marquis' sons led their subordinates to escape, the enemy troops surrendered one after another.

When the army arrived at the gate of the city lord's mansion, they did not encounter any resistance from the defenders. They only saw Rusalka, who was sitting in front of the broken iron gate with corpses all behind him, with his sword stuck in the ground, and crying loudly, his body soaked in blood.

To be honest, his behavior was quite demoralizing, but Sanitieta didn't scold him. On the one hand, he had killed his way through the City Lord's Mansion, which was considered a mission accomplished; on the other hand, if he still walked out with a smile on his face, Sanitieta would have to worry about where to find a psychologist for his brother.

If they were playing the game while sitting at the table, and an NPC who was with the team died, after killing the enemy to avenge her, Rusalka might even perform the whole job for everyone at this time, performing a Viego.

Mumbling a few words like "I have lost my love forever, and everything I see is devastated", "It hurts, it hurts so much", "Today, my hands are shaking, today, my heart aches", adding a bit of cheerful atmosphere to the game table.

But now, he didn't even want to say a word, or rather, he simply didn't have the mind or energy to speak. When he thought about when he just crossed over, the first person he saw, the one he loved the most, and the one who always accompanied him was Phoenix.

It can be said that she is the person he trusts most in the world besides Sanita. If all people in the world are divided into NPCs who can die and those who do not want to die in Rusalka's eyes, then Phoenix is ​​a living person he hopes to bring back to the world.

They had gone through a lot of things in between and had spent almost a year and a half together, but now she had left without even seeing her for the last time. Rusalka realized that he still had a lot to say to her. The more he thought about every little thing between him and her, the sadder he cried.

"Well, Captain Rusalka, don't be so sad. This is what war is like. That's why we must win, spread the light of God Light throughout the world, eliminate war, and bring eternal peace, so that future generations will never have to experience the pain we have experienced."

Sarolt came over to comfort Rusalka, while Nisia followed hesitantly, handed Rusalka a handkerchief and opened it: "Um... Captain Rusalka, don't be sad. Eat some cookies. When I'm sad, my grandma will give me sweets, and I'll feel better."

Rusalka's crying was probably only at 40 decibels, but when Nisia took out the biscuits, she thought of her loved one and her voice went up to 70 decibels. She almost cried to death.

Sarolt hurriedly snatched the biscuits back, reached out and knocked on the innocent-looking Nisia's head, and said awkwardly, "Then Captain Rusalka, let's go clean up the remaining enemy troops first and clean up the battlefield. Please accept my condolences."

"Get out of here, take your wife away from me within twenty meters." Rusalka lowered her head, covered her face with one hand and twitched all over. She raised the other hand and shook it at him angrily.

Sarolt touched his nose awkwardly and began to command his subordinates to enter the city lord's mansion together. The knights passing by Rusalka also took off their helmets and whispered their condolences to him.

Rusalka cried and cursed in the private chat: (These bastards, can't they just leave me alone? I can't hold it back anymore. I've almost managed to hold it back, but then another one comes to comfort me. I can't stop crying. Damn it. Sarolt deserves to die the most. Not only did he bring Nicea around with him, but he also gave me cookies. I really want to learn from Zhu Yuanzhang and execute his son too. I'm so pissed off.)

Well, seeing that Rusalka was already in the mood to start making analogies, Sanitieta knew he didn't need to worry too much about the latter's mental state. He shrugged and said, "It's okay, brother. In the magic of the DND worldview, everything is possible. Once I have the Nine-Ring Spell, I can make a wish to resurrect Phoenix."

Rusalka wiped her tears and sniffed: (Nonsense, of course I know that. If I didn't know that, I wouldn't be sitting here. I would have taken up my sword and killed those two bastard marquises. Wait, wait until I train my army, and then I will be the first to destroy them.)

Just as Sanitieta sat by the doorway, crying intermittently alongside Rusalka for nearly two hours, a messenger arrived. He looked at Rusalka with sympathy, then turned to Sanitieta and said, "Hello, I'm the reinforcements from Esdi. We've taken down the east wall, and I see fellow Paladins all around. That means this area has been occupied by the Pearl Tear Army, right? Is the Pearl Tear Lord in there?"

Sanitieta pointed at Rusalka who was still sobbing beside him and said, "No, it's the Lord of Pearl Tears you're looking for."

Rusalka took a deep breath, then raised her head, looked at the messenger with red eyes, and said unhappily: "Yes, I took this place, what do you want to do? If you have something to say, get up. If you don't, forget about afternoon tea. The biscuits are already made, already... woo..."

Sanita spread his hands and started crying again.

The messenger had never seen the lord in such a posture and was stunned.

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"Lord Pearl Tear, I express my condolences."

"Ugh... I... I'm going to fuck you." Rusalka covered her face with her hands, looking up at the sky. Without even glancing at the person she was meeting, she asked, "Did Theresa send you here? First, I want to thank you for coming to help me. But why are you looking for me now? If you want Bright Moon City, tell her I'm giving it to you. I'll go back as soon as my army has rested."

Sanitta saw that the golden knight leader had an expression of disbelief on his face. He opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he sighed silently and said nothing.

Sanitita: (How can you address the Saint by her name?)

Rusalka is very aggressive now: (What's wrong? Everyone's named by their parents, so why not? Come and hit me if you're not convinced. But, Phoenix was named by us...)

To others, Rusalka said this normally, but then she started to twitch again for no apparent reason.

"Well... well, excuse me." The little nun who had been sitting silently nearby, seeing that no one else was talking, weakly raised her hand and said, "Lord Pearl Tears, before the Saint came here, she asked me to say something to you. She said that after hearing it, you would want to tell me a very important story in private."

Rusalka took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and then exhaled slowly: "You say."

We still have to give Theresa face.

The little nun thought for a moment and said one word: "Gemini."

Rusalka stopped twitching all of a sudden. He put his hands down from his face and then lowered his head. It was the first time in almost ten minutes since he entered the door that he looked directly at the "guest" sitting in front of him who brought him a "gift".

The little nun felt frightened by Rusalka's gaze and curled up like a squirrel. "This... I don't know what special meaning this has. This is to convey the Saint's wishes, so... if I've offended you, I'm very sorry."

"That's not an offense." Rusalka closed her eyes, took a few deep breaths, and said slowly, "Well, okay, come to my room and talk alone."

The little nun nodded, not finding any ambiguity in the words: "Okay."

The golden legion leader spoke at this time: "Wait a moment, Lord Pearl Tear, let me introduce myself first. I am Mongili, the vice-captain of the Golden Blade Knights. And this little girl is Ai Li, who plans to become a Sister of Radiance after returning at the end of this year. The Saint specifically asked me to train her."

Rusalka was in no mood for a fancy self-introduction, so she simply replied, "Hello, I'm Rusalka."

Sanitta also introduced himself: "Hello, I am Sanitta, Lord Pearl Tear's staff, a mage."

Mengjili then explained his intentions: "Well, I swore an oath to protect Rewi's safety and send her back safe and sound, in every sense of the word, so..."

Rusalka: "You know, I'm also a Paladin. I know Theresa and I won't hurt this girl."

Mengjili nodded. "I understand that you are trustworthy, but you are also a noble of Snidi after all. With all due respect, could you please swear a little oath to the God of Light?"

Rusalka: "I swear to the god Light that I will not harm Rewi."

Mongili was straightforward. "Well, it's not about hurting anyone, but if we're alone... To be honest, the Sneidi nobles don't have a very good reputation here when it comes to matters between men and women."

Rusalka was so angry that she laughed: "Okay, okay, I swear to God Light, I won't touch her, okay? Phoenix just died, how could I... woo..."

Mongil: "My condolences."

Rusalka took another deep breath. "Fuck you! You, Arcane Comet, follow me."

Ai Li looked around, confirmed that he was alone, and whispered, "My name is Ai Li."

"No problem, come with me."

After activating the soundproof barrier in the makeshift reception room and assigning someone to guard the door, Rusalka looked at Ai Li, who had been following behind timidly all the way. But from the moment she entered the room, the necklace hanging around her neck flickered a few times, and then she suddenly raised her head and stared at her. Her aura suddenly changed. She asked her, "Theresa?"

"Aili" smiled at him: "Hello, Gemini."

Sunita: (Alas, has it been exposed again? But it was bound to happen sooner or later.)

Rusalka didn't believe that Ai Li was Theresa's true self: "Are you possessing someone? Or is this what they call 'taking over someone else's body'?"

Theresa, who had borrowed Aerie's body, pulled the necklace from her chest and smiled at Rusalka. "It's different from the soul-transferring curse used by those barbaric warlocks in Forks. This is the function of the Mirror of Love. Who says the Mirror of Love has to be a mirror?"

Damn, when I think about it this way, this kind of logical trap of misconception seems to be very consistent with Theresa's personality.

Rusalka: "Okay, now that you've seen through my identity, let's be frank. What do you want to do?"

Theresa didn't say anything, but slowly stood up and bent down, trying to put her face in front of Rusalka. Rusalka subconsciously stepped back and said to her, "No, Daddy, I just swore I wouldn't touch this guy, and you can't control me."

Theresa manipulated Ai Li's adorable little body and put on a sweet smile: "I just like the way you look like a gentleman."

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Alas, even if she was not at the God's Conference, the "Theresa" in front of her still had the familiar recipe and the familiar taste.

Rusalka noticed the flash of surprise in the latter's eyes, sighed, and said helplessly: "You'd better save your time and just state your purpose directly."

Theresa sat back in her chair, facing Rusalka. She lowered her voice and said quietly, "Gemini, why are you so cold to me? Aren't you afraid they'll order you to be killed and silenced? If I force this lovely child to commit suicide right now, you won't be able to clear your name even if you jump into the River of Light."

Rusalka was now completely confused, crossing her legs in a very unconcerned manner. "Then before I'm wanted, I'm afraid your Golden Blade Guards will soon be without a vice-captain. Within a month, the knights you brought with you will be wiped out of the world. Then, I will break my oath and flee to join the Church of the Seven Sins."

Theresa didn't know whether she truly believed him or not, she just laughed and waved at him. "Ah, Geminis really don't like to joke. I like you so much, how could I bear to hurt you? Actually, I'm here just to make a small deal with you in real life."

Rusalka and Sanitta both knew that she must have some ulterior motive, which was why she would resort to any means to get close to Rusalka: "What deal?"

Theresa: "Can you take me to see the Filin tribe member next to you?"

Rusalka's breath stagnated, and she asked in a deep voice, "Did you do this on purpose?"

Theresa: "What if I can save her?"

She answered with such confidence that even Sanita couldn't tell whether what she said was true or false.

Phoenix's body is still intact now, and Sanita will naturally have the opportunity to revive it with the Nine Rings in the future, but if Theresa has bad intentions and does something to damage the body, it may be too late to save it.

And the most important thing is that Theresa's real body is not here. Even if she did something bad, Rusalka could not kill Eli who was controlled by her for revenge.

Not only can she not be killed, but she must be protected. As she said, even if she controlled Aerie to commit suicide now, those paladins who had no idea about the effect of the "Mirror of Love" would never believe that Rusalka, who was alone with her, was not the murderer. No matter what the situation was, as long as Aerie died, it would mean that they would have to go to war with this group of elite Golden Blades.

Although Rusalka is not afraid, there is no need to ask for trouble. Going to war with the leader of the good forces is undoubtedly the worst case scenario that Rusalka must avoid.

Rusalka shook her head. "I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I can't trust you."

At the moment of rejection, he had already quietly grasped the small hammer, waiting to knock Ai Li unconscious as soon as Theresa made any unusual movement.

Theresa: "It's okay. Usually at times like this, the spirit of the contract is very important. You can not trust me as the Great Saint, so what about this?"

Rusalka was stunned to see a ball of black mist appearing in front of Theresa, with a very familiar contract floating in the mist.

He was surprised and asked, "Can you use the contract of the real god in reality?"

Theresa hummed with great pride, "Hehe~ As the chief believer, it's normal for me to borrow a little bit of the god's power, right? Don't worry, I won't lie. This thing has the same effect as when I was inside."

Rusalka: "What are the conditions?"