Strength 99999 but the Holy Sister

Aisha nodded, "Yeah, I just happened to run into him."

"What about him?"

"Unfortunately, he died."

"Oh it's all right."

Tricia wasn't surprised at all.

Salisbury had been standing trembling by the side, and his face turned pale when he heard Aisha say that Dill was dead.

"Dead, dead?"

He had only been here for less than a minute, how could he be dead? But looking at the ground that had been directly lifted up, he couldn't help but believe it.

He was silent, his palms were full of sweat, but he didn't dare to say a word.

He was calculating and planning quickly in his mind, but the death of Dier made him upset - if a powerful demon like Dier was dead, would his little tricks still be useful?

He knew that this time he was really in trouble.

Tricia asked the girl some more questions and cast a small tranquilizing spell on her. The girl's face finally looked better, but unfortunately, no valuable clues could be obtained from her.

Tricia asked Charlie to look after the girl while she went downstairs to check it out.

"...Their souls have been completely devoured. They've been dead for a long time, but their bodies are still alive." Tricia looked at the horrific victims on the rack with regret and sighed. "Elsa, let's get these people away. Besides, these tentacles still carry the aura of the demon god, so we must deal with them as well."

"You won't leave any evidence?"

"There's already enough evidence. The demon's aura has descended upon the world... Even if it's only a tiny bit, and it seems to have been dispelled by you, it's not a good thing for the leylines here and the nearby residents."

"I see."

Elsa put on the cross pendant and stood in front of the corpse, bowing her head and praying. Tricia looked around and when she left, she flipped her hand and slapped a magic circle. Under Salisbury's astonished gaze, the land of the manor seemed to come alive. The soil rolled up, and it seemed as if a huge mouth appeared on the empty plain, slowly chewing and swallowing the manor bit by bit.

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332. Unshakable Things (3K)

"Both the brave and the saintly maiden came from the empire. Victory in war brought the empire great prosperity and honor, but power and wealth are both a gift and a curse..."

After leaving Seya City, Tricia murmured to herself while looking at the prosperous city.

"I still remember that fifty years ago, this place was just a small village. At that time, the Demon King War had not yet arrived. I passed by here alone, and the farmers here picked some grapes for me to eat."

Elsa didn't respond.

When she was in college, she returned to her hometown where she had lived as a child and stayed in the empty house for a few days. In just ten years, everything there had changed. She no longer knew her neighbors, had never seen a park, the place where the vegetable market used to be became a big supermarket, the path she walked on was filled with bricks and tiles, and the childhood playmates she finally recognized said goodbye to her in a hurry without saying a few words. When she walked out of the community, the street seemed to be unchanged. She could still find her way back by following the traces of memory, but many of the shadows in her memories were gone.

That was only ten years. I don't know if Tricia's fifty years and Elsa's ten years were the same feeling. Maybe there was something different. Elsa felt that she could understand it, or maybe she couldn't quite understand it.

Elsa still keeps the things of her past life as a secret - perhaps in the future Elsa will confess these things to Tricia, Charlie and the others, but now is not the time.

"Speaking of which, if we don't stop that Silver Demon, will he gain the power of the Demon God?"

Elsa remembered the scene she saw in the basement. Even though she had become accustomed to seeing dead people in the past two years, there were always various dangers and accidents in this world that took people's lives.

But the bloody, rotten and gory scene still left a deep impression on Elsa.

It is impossible for a normal person to remain indifferent when seeing such an extremely cruel and bloody scene. Perhaps only a warrior like Tricia who has crawled out of the sea of ​​corpses and blood in war can face it calmly.

Elsa felt that she might not be good enough in this regard, but at the same time, she didn't think it was a blessing to get used to this kind of scene.

"A demon god?... I don't think that's possible. A demon god wouldn't respond to his request just because of such a crude sacrificial method. Although demon gods have always been called symbols of evil and weirdness, and perhaps they have been given a cruel and vicious image, the truth is that killing and cruelty don't win the favor of a demon god. The so-called gods, whether goddesses or other gods, all adhere to 'rules'. Killing can be a rule, but this kind of indiscriminate slaughter is not. Even the demon king has his own 'reasons' for fighting. Perhaps Dill should seek power from the abyss like Hegelman. That inverted cross is more suitable for the abyss than a demon god."

Tricia shook her head and analyzed in a flat voice that they had found several inverted cross pendants, but these were not the same as the ones in Hegelman's hands. They were similar in form, but there was no breath of the abyss attached to them.

No one knew how Dier got these things. He didn't seem to know how to use them. Or perhaps he firmly believed that he could gain the favor of the demon god and disdained to study the power of the abyss.

"With his abilities, even just a hint of the demon's aura is already his limit. Perhaps he thought he had reached the pinnacle of the world. This only means that he truly hasn't done enough research on the demons' human sacrifices. He overestimated himself and underestimated the 'gods'—even if he sacrificed the entire population of Seya City, the demon wouldn't even look at him. But in any case, it's fortunate that we stopped him, so that more people could be spared."

Elsa looked at the girl who was being held by Charlie around the waist. The girl had fallen asleep - but before this little girl, countless people had died because of this. Even the bodies of those people had been damaged and became nutrients for the pile of blood, flesh and mud.

After dealing with Dill, the next thing will be easy.

After removing the mental control of the servants in the manor, Elsa learned a lot from them - although there were no valuable clues about the demons, or the silver demon named "Dil" seemed to be a lone guy who had completely cut off contact with the demons.

"That's understandable. Most demons are tired... or rather, afraid of war. Most demons aren't warlike and bloodthirsty. Like us humans, they have their own culture and customs. Although I've rarely left the empire in the past forty years, I understand that the demons are increasingly reluctant to start a war again. Therefore, demons like Dier are ostracized even within their own tribe. I imagine that among the demons who followed him out of the Demon King's territory, many were like Naya. They didn't kill anyone. In a sense, they just wanted a better life."

Tricia said, sighing.

"But, Elsa, you know, sometimes things can't be solved by wishful thinking. Even I, the Hero, and the Saint don't know whether we should leave them some space to survive. No one dares to bring up such a decision. Once it's spoken, it might one day become an excuse for war again. Whether it's the demons or us humans, we're all races that will fight to the bitter end for our own interests."

Elsa nodded. She had limited knowledge about this, so she didn't say much. She could also understand Tricia's pity and hatred for the demons - these two emotions were not contradictory.

She also knew that everything Tricia said was possible. Even if someone provided their land for the innocent demons to live on, who could guarantee that everything would not be taken away by others? Anyway, anyone could find any excuse to attack the demons, even if it was just a high-sounding excuse, or even if there was no excuse at all, humans would stand on their side.

Moreover, the vast majority of humans hate the demons, and everything the demons have done to humans is an established fact. As long as they are of the same race and enjoy the same interests, then the innocent can no longer be considered innocent to a certain extent.

This matter is too complicated to be explained in one sentence or by one person. In short, the "Treaty" signed between humans and demons so far exists to prevent the relationship between the two races from deteriorating further and to prevent the war from reigniting. This point in itself is unshakable.

Elsa asked the servants, Sok, the "Shadow Guard" and Earl Salisbury Leonard many questions. Their confessions corroborated each other, which forced Salisbury to cooperate and confess the demons he raised one by one, as well as some black market dens for human trafficking.

Elsa directly ordered Sok and the "Shadow Guard" to take people to wipe out all these places. The two of them did not even leave any room for maneuver when doing things - anyway, what was destroyed was not their own things, and the Earl was bound to fall. Now their lives were in Elsa's hands. They saw things more clearly than anyone else, so they were naturally efficient in doing things.

In addition, Elsa also asked about the Earl's motive for attacking the caravan.

After meeting Dill, Elsa had a new guess. She thought the earl might want to catch some sacrifices, but that was not the case.

"So, you attacked the caravan just to create trouble for the Morton Fornia Merchants?"

"Yes... I want the Morton family's wealth. I want to annex them. They want to expand into the north, and I'm worried that they'll use this opportunity to revive themselves and I'll lose the opportunity. That's why I'm doing everything I can to stop them..."

Salisbury looked sad.

"I absolutely do not mean to offend you..."

Salisbury regretted it now - if he had known that things would develop into this state, he would never have given that order.

"Really."

Tricia glanced at him darkly.

"Then let me ask you, why does your eldest son have signs of a loose soul? You ordered him to marry Miss Sifreya Morton. Wasn't it entirely because you wanted to control the Morton family through her? Haha, that's true. Miss Sifreya is indeed a one-in-a-million beauty."

As she spoke, Tricia glanced at Aisha, and the trembling in Salisbury's eyes could no longer be increased. His face was pale and he stood there speechless.

"What? This body can't satisfy you, and you won't even let your own son go? You are really willing to sacrifice yourself for yourself."

"No, I... I'm not..."

"If you want to defend yourself, go to the court and speak slowly."

Elsa tied up Salisbury with a rope. Before Salisbury could react, he felt lighter all over, and then he was hit by an intense feeling of overweight. He felt as if all the bones in his body were dislocated. The rope tied him tighter and tighter, almost squeezing his internal organs into his throat, and then he was thrown out by Elsa.

"what--!!!!"

Elsa jumped up, and Tricia formed a magic circle with her hands, and the teleportation magic wrapped her and Charlie in it. The next second, she appeared beside Elsa. Elsa didn't fly very fast, and Tricia and Charlie were able to keep up.

Salisbury's screams echoed in the sky, but soon he was silent.

Aisha glanced at him and asked, "He won't die, will he?"

"It's okay, I just fainted."

"Tricia, I don't know the way. You have to be my guide."

Aisha said and Tricia smiled.

"You'll be able to see it once you get over the mountains ahead—it's obvious, and easy to see with your eyesight."

"What does it look like?"

"If I tell you in advance, won't there be no anticipation?"

Tricia winked at Elsa.

Charlie glanced down and immediately looked away, feeling the wind blowing on her face and making her feel a little cold all over.

She asked dryly, "Where are we going..."

"Imperial Capital—Only the Imperial Inquisition can directly judge nobles."

"Imperial Capital?"

Charlie's eyes suddenly lit up.

"The Imperial Capital must be very prosperous and interesting, right? My dad always tells me it's huge, much bigger than Dammas!"

"Well, the Imperial Capital is indeed the most prosperous city in the empire...or in other words, the entire continent, and it's also the most densely populated place," Tricia nodded and said, "But we don't have time to play there. Mr. Ebusen and the others are waiting for us."

“Oh, yeah…”

Charlie slumped.

Aisha smiled and said, "It's okay, Charlie, we will come again in the future."

"Oh, by the way, Elsa," Tricia seemed to have thought of something, "Since you're going to the imperial capital, say hello to the Queen. I think she'll be looking forward to meeting you."

"Alright."

Elsa didn't refuse.

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333, Stikia

There is the Church in the Western Continent and the Empire in the Eastern Continent. They represent the most stable and powerful forces in the human world and were also the last stronghold against the Demon King's army forty years ago.

It has been more than two years since Elsa came to this world. She has been living in the Linsesius Empire, but has never been to the capital. It is not a question of whether she wants to or not. It is just like in her previous life, Elsa rented a house in the community for a long time but never went to the public park next to the community to take a look. If you don't deliberately do some things, you may miss them for a long time.

Flying all the way from the western province of Losdak to the garrison province eastward.

"Elsa, you should be able to see it now, the imperial capital."

Tricia suddenly said that they had just climbed to a higher altitude and passed a huge and towering mountain range - the mountain range extended from the snowy land in the far north, like the backbone of this continent, cutting off the direct passage between the central province of the empire and the northern border and most of the western province. The peaks in the north were a blood-white color, the snow-capped peaks were tall and vast, and to the southeast, it became a yellow and green mountain range.

Elsa's gaze passed over the mountain ridge and saw a vast plain. This was the territory of the Central Province of Linsercode.

Standing atop the highest peak of the mountain range, gazing eastward, one could see the vast gray city of Arterila, the imperial capital, nestled across a vast plain. In the very center of that gray expanse stood a magnificent, towering castle: the Imperial City.

Flags fluttered on the city walls, and the sharp towers looked like fangs piercing from the city walls. The Alba River surrounded the city like a green ribbon, and countless towns and villages took root on this plain.

The rise of the empire began with conquests of blood and iron, and that sonorous momentum seems to be engraved in this city. The gray city is out of tune with the green plains. Majestic, magnificent, and grand... adjectives like these are not enough to accurately describe the vast momentum of this capital. In terms of scale alone, it is no smaller than the metropolises where Elsa lived in her previous life. Although there are no towering skyscrapers, the magnificent castles and towering towers still give this gray city a heavy sense of oppression and a heavy sense of history.

"The Imperial Capital was originally located at the foot of a mountain range further north. Forty years ago, the Demon King led his army across the towering snow-capped mountains to attack the Imperial Capital. The Imperial Capital fell, and the fierce battle turned it into a deadly battlefield. Later, the Empress led her army back and built fortresses and strongholds here to block the Demon King's army from crossing the snow-capped mountains. Until the end of the war, this place became the new capital of the Empire."

Elsa followed Tricia's gaze to the foot of the mountains in the far north. Beneath the snow-capped peaks was a sudden gray-black color, like a huge hole sunk to the bottom of the sea, absorbing the surrounding colors. The snow fog blocked her view, but Elsa could vaguely see the outline of a huge ruin.

That is the place of death.

"The earth veins were exhausted. I activated the only 'Divine Revelation' there and drained the energy of the earth veins."

Tricia spoke in a calm tone.

Elsa remembered that Dammas also had a "Divine Revelation" magic circle. It was said that legendary magic of that level would never be activated before the last step. Obviously, the original empire might have almost been destroyed here.

"Let's go down and not attract too much attention."

Aisha said.

Tricia led the way, leading Elsa and Charlie from the area below the city into this magnificent city. She showed an exquisitely carved badge to the soldiers at the checkpoint, who took a look and immediately let them pass respectfully.

They came directly to the imperial city without any obstruction. Along the way, Earl Salisbury Leonard begged for mercy like a stray dog, while Elsa and Charlie were admiring this young but solid and prosperous city that was born in the elegy of blood and iron.

"It's not quite what I imagined..." Charlie exclaimed. The streets were so wide that they almost made her dizzy. She blinked her beautiful eyes and looked around. "But the streets here are really bustling."

Where people gather, there will be a precipitate of heat. The streets of the imperial capital are full of passers-by dressed in the style of other provinces, as well as adventurers and mercenaries who look very powerful.

Charlie's eyes were occasionally drawn to the street vendors.

"are you buying?"

Aisha asked.

"Hmm... still no."

Charlie suppressed her curiosity.

"We should send him to the court as soon as possible."