Strength 99999 but the Holy Sister

It asked several questions in a row, but no one could answer them. After it finished speaking, there was a long silence.

After a long moment, a grave male voice emerged: "I've never seen her, I don't know her... but one thing is certain: she's definitely not a hero. I know who the Empire's heroes are, and she's just a little brat, but this person... I'm afraid all of us combined wouldn't be a match for her. Did you see that? She didn't even attack with all her might. She didn't even take General Tobias seriously—not even the withered branches of the World Tree could withstand her blow. She truly has the capacity to look down on everyone."

"With General Tobias's death, we've lost two branches, including the one that broke the teleportation array, a total of three. We...we don't have many 'branches' left..." A female voice echoed, "I think...why don't we run away..."

"It's already come to this, and you're actually going to back down?!"

Someone shouted excitedly, and another voice immediately retorted.

"What else can we do? What if that woman comes over? Are you going to stop her? If we don't run, are we going to die here?"

"you……"

There was silence again.

"I agree. The fortress was attacked, and General Tobias didn't return to us as planned. Human revenge is imminent. If the girl who killed Tobias takes action, we'll all be buried here. Let's split up and flee before the Empire finds out. We need to separate and leave the Empire's borders as soon as possible and seek shelter in the Northern Kingdom or Helansis Butana."

After saying that, it stood up silently, turned around and left the cave.

The remaining few people looked at each other, sadness and despair stinging them.

Not long after, the remaining people left one by one, and the cave collapsed as if no one had ever been there.

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95. Faith in Sacrifice

The matter of the underground palace ruins has been dealt with, and Elsa specifically found Vivian, Mary and Filia.

To Elsa's relief, they were all okay.

Elsa treated them as friends, so she naturally hoped that they were all fine. However, it was obvious that they had also witnessed the power of Elsa's punch. Even those who had been in contact with Elsa for a period of time could not help but have an indescribable feeling towards Elsa. They wanted to get close to her, but were afraid.

When they faced Elsa, they unconsciously became strange, treating Elsa as if their classmate who they had been with day and night was actually a hidden multi-millionaire - of course, this was just Elsa's own description. In fact, she had never been a multi-millionaire, but she had been looked at by others with the eyes of "I can't believe you managed to win the class beauty next door without making any noise."

In short, there is not much difference, except that the "beauty in the class next door" has become Tricia, and she is not "taken down" but becomes friends.

Soon, it was noon.

Except for the knights who stayed behind in the ruins of the underground palace, everyone returned to the fortress and received a grand and warm welcome.

Because of the attack by the zombies, the interior of Dammas City was now full of patrolling soldiers. They were searching for possible traces of the zombies and treating the wounded. The streets were in strict order, and the soldiers on both sides opened a path for the army to reach the castle directly.

In the carriage, Elsa said nothing the whole way, silently watching the people lining the road to welcome her.

……

At noon, at the central castle of Dammas—

The huge conference hall is decorated simply but beautifully. The glowing magic chandelier makes the hall look very clean and bright. There are heavy supporting columns on both sides of the hall, paintings hanging in the middle, sword and shield decorations hanging on the walls, and a long table and chairs in the middle of the hall.

Tricia sat in the main seat, followed by Lord Okai Seaborn, Cardinal Church Monastery Bishop Austin Sha Pittman, Knight Commander Pollock Budd, and Deputy Commander of the Magician Corps Madhaus Ryan. They all sat upright and glanced towards the door from time to time.

Siborn weighed his words carefully, leaned forward, and asked, "Why didn't the 'hero' come?"

"Why did she come?"

Tricia asked calmly as she flipped through the papers in front of her, leaving Hibben speechless.

Yes, why did Aisha Faris come here? However, he naturally thought that Aisha would come - but for someone of Aisha Faris's level, everything that happened here probably wouldn't attract the attention of such a person, right?

"She has her own affairs, and she doesn't seem to like getting involved in the affairs of the Empire—she's more like a nun than you think, and you should be happy about that."

Tricia seemed to be speaking with a hidden meaning. Her dull but majestic gaze swept over the people in front of her, and finally stopped at Madeus Ryan. Compared with the others, Ryan did not seem to have so many concerns. He paid more attention to the paper in front of him, which was the summary of the agenda of this meeting.

Tricia suddenly said, "Your name is Madeus Ryan, right?"

"Yes, my lord."

Ryan raised his head, immediately stood up and bowed respectfully to Tricia.

Tricia gestured for him to sit down and said, "Kus Hegelman's sacrifice is heartbreaking, but the Magician Corps cannot be without a leader. You've worked under Hegelman for so long, so you must be quite familiar with the internal affairs of the Magician Corps. How about appointing you as the temporary leader?"

"I will definitely do my best to live up to the high expectations!"

"Just a side question for you—Shiburn told me that you spent some time as a nun with Father Hugh Angus, was that correct?"

"Yes, Father Angus is my guide, and I will always remember his kindness in my heart!"

"Then remember your words at this time. Don't do anything unnecessary, and don't do anything that goes against your will."

Tricia said no more. At this time, Elsa's information had been temporarily blocked, especially the information about Elsa's origins. Tricia could see that Elsa had feelings for the monastery in Weilin Town, so she naturally wanted to prevent some people with ulterior motives from causing trouble to Weilin Town.

Ryan didn't know what was going on. He just felt that the way Lord Shibern and Bishop Pittman looked at him was a little different, but he couldn't figure out what was different.

"By the way, there are some things... I think you shouldn't spread them around, understand?"

Tricia reminded Heaburn and Pittman, and they nodded repeatedly. They were not vague at all about such things.

"Okay, let's move on to the next topic - how much intelligence have you received regarding this vampire attack?"

"There's something fishy going on. I suspect the vampires are hiding information—but surprisingly, their leader seems to be the vampire attacker who appeared in the underground palace and was killed by the hero. The information we obtained from the vampire commander, Alman, captured by the 'hero', is highly consistent with this. What's interesting is that he also mentioned some 'mysterious people'. It was these 'mysterious people' who provided the vampires with the black dead branches and dragon blood."

As he spoke, Shibern lifted up a wooden box that he had prepared and placed it on the table.

"This is the 'black dead branch' we found near the teleportation array. It was supposed to be used by Alman to break the protective formation of the teleportation array, but for some reason he didn't use it, so it was preserved intact and confiscated by us."

As for why it was not used, Tricia naturally knew the reason. It was because it was stepped on by Elsa.

That was Elsa's ability. If Elsa didn't say it, she would never take the initiative to explain, so she just nodded silently and used magic to support the black dead branches in the wooden box, but soon she frowned. When she tried to touch the dead branches with magic, her magic showed signs of being assimilated and invaded in an instant - she cut off the magic in an instant, and the dead branches stopped responding.

"Did you handle it with your hands?"

Tricia looked at the others present, and they all shook their heads.

"We found it seemed strange and had not touched it directly with our hands."

"Don't touch it directly, especially with magic—this thing is not simple, it can even invade my magic."

Tricia's words shocked everyone present.

"I've seen what it's like to be invaded by it," Tricia recalled the black flesh whiskers she saw on Tobias in the underground palace. "I don't think any of you would want to end up like that."

"Speaking of this matter," Hibborn said after a moment's hesitation, "Arman claims to have important intelligence to offer, but he insists on telling you in person."

"Bring him here."

Soon Alman was brought up.

At this time, Alman naturally knew the pros and cons of obedience and disobedience. After the death of the demon general, his attitude towards these people had already changed 180 degrees.

"I have a clue to report!" Alman saluted Tricia as soon as he came up and said loudly, "I hope you can live a few more days, otherwise I won't tell you!"

"You speak first."

Tricia's words seemed to have some kind of magical power. Alman was stunned for a moment, his eyes fixed on him. Then he said unconsciously, "There's a mysterious person inside your fortress. Because he provided us with detailed information about the fortress's interior, we were able to get in so easily. Moreover, our plan was entirely based on the information he provided. He seems to know everything, so he must be of a certain status..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Alman's expression suddenly paused and became bitter - just now, he had unknowingly fallen into Tricia's suggestion magic.

Alman knew that Tricia was not someone to be trifled with.

But generally speaking, at least the information was handed over to Tricia, and the one who had the final say here was also Tricia. Anyway, although it was a bit of a loss, at least the person who could decide his life or death was found.

Now it all depends on whether he can convince Tricia to let him go.

Anyway, he had figured it out long ago. Going back would be a dead end. He had nowhere to escape.

To do such a thing, sacrifices are necessary, but the sacrifice cannot be made by himself - so he is willing to become the insider of mankind.

After hearing what Alman said, Tricia nodded.

"That's it."

In fact, she had long guessed that this matter was not that simple. There must be someone inside who betrayed her, otherwise everything would be too coincidental. She couldn't even imagine who and how the news that the seal of the demon general Tobias was under the tomb was leaked. In fact, this kind of thing should have been known to her alone.

Moreover, it is impossible for those vampires and ghouls to attack the fortress with layers of defense. There must be someone supporting them from the inside.

So, who is this person?

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96. The bed is big enough for two more people to sleep on.

Aisha Faris became a celebrity and was called a "hero".

On the way back to the fortress from the ruins of the underground palace, Elsa experienced the full treatment of a hero. To be honest, it was not bad, and it was easy to make people feel elated unconsciously, but at the same time, the enthusiasm of those people made Elsa feel a little overwhelmed.

If Elsa wasn't actually much older and more experienced than this, she felt that she might be immersed in this feeling.

After living a new life, Elsa has become indifferent to many things. Fame is of course a good thing, but people's excessive enthusiasm can be troublesome. For Elsa, it is more relaxing and enjoyable to be with friends. What makes Elsa happy is that Vivian and Filia are not afraid of her unreasonable power and do not create any barriers between them. Perhaps this is also related to their personalities. They do not measure the distance between them and others based on their appearance.

Mary was much more reserved, but at least she was in charge of some of the affairs of the monastery, and she handled this aspect just right.

Mary probably saw this, so after returning to the monastery, Mary took the initiative to arrange for Elsa to come to a large guest room with gorgeous and exquisite decorations. This guest room was very large. In addition to the bedroom, there were separate bathrooms and toilets on the east and west sides. The living room was displayed with various exquisite and gorgeous decorations and ornaments. The crystal-carved lighting alone was very elegant and majestic, and the closets on both sides were filled with precious wines and hardcover books.

The overall style of the interior of the room is very elegant and gorgeous, which is very different from other buildings in the church monastery. It is obvious that this is a place specially used by the monastery to receive important people.

When we arrived at the room, all the luggage in Aisha's dormitory had been moved here.

Of course, Mary brought Vivian's luggage over and even called Filia over, arranging separate rooms for them all.

Mary could see that Elsa took good care of Vivian. Vivian was Elsa's friend and they had a good relationship, so there was no reason for Mary to miss out on this.

As for Filia, as an adventurer who had many contacts with Elsa and was also someone Elsa called a "friend", Mary would naturally pay special attention to her. She almost suffered unfair treatment because of the temporary hospital incident, and the monastery naturally had to preside over it and give her special treatment. Therefore, Mary also specially arranged for her to come here - this was a show of goodwill and compensation.

Filia was reluctant to come to the monastery, but since Elsa was here, she thought about it and agreed.

"You are the hero who defeated the demon general Tobias. This was specially arranged by the Bishop. I hope you like it."

Mary said with a smile, her smile as gentle as ever, but within the gentleness there was a touch of respect and a hint of embarrassment.

She was very glad that Elsa treated her, Vivian and Filia as always, and even referred to their relationship as "friends", which made Mary flattered - if Mary before today still regarded Elsa as a potential candidate for the Holy Nun, now in Mary's eyes, Elsa had already taken the position of a saint.

Although it is disrespectful to the current Saint to think this way, in fact, judging from the Sage's attitude towards Elsa, Elsa's future will only be higher than that of the Saint.

"You must be very tired from yesterday to now. The Bishop said you should rest for a while and he will visit you later. I will arrange for someone to be on duty nearby during this time, so no one will disturb you."

Mary said with a smile.

"As a hero, being popular can sometimes be a struggle. If Elsa wants to leave the monastery, you can tell me and I'll arrange for someone to accompany you. You don't have to worry about that."

"Thank you."

Aisha smiled and didn't comment.

In fact, in Elsa's opinion, people's cheers and enthusiasm will not last too long. After all, people are like this. When they are excited, they will be easily infected by emotions, and emotions will quickly fade away with time. As long as Elsa changes her clothes a little after this period of excitement, no one may recognize her even if she walks on the street.

Elsa had seen a lot of things like this in her previous life. The so-called popularity needs to be maintained by some means, otherwise it will soon be overwhelmed by other things.

So Elsa is not worried about being in this trouble forever.

After chatting for a few more minutes, Mary asked someone to bring up afternoon tea snacks and some fruits, and then left.

Elsa simply filled her stomach, said hello to Filia and Vivian, took a shower, changed into a clean petticoat, and went to the bedroom.

It was just past noon. Actually, Elsa was not tired, but proper rest could make her feel happier. Anyway, there was nothing to do now, so Elsa decided to take a break.

Just as I lay down, there was a knock on the door.

Elsa put on her coat and walked to the door. When she opened it, Vivian appeared in front of her, hugging a pillow. She lowered her eyes slightly and didn't look at Elsa. Her chin and mouth were buried under the pillow, leaving only the tip of her small and cute nose exposed.

Vivian looked like she had just taken a shower. Elsa could vaguely smell the scent of vanilla and flowers on Vivian, but unlike Elsa, Vivian looked very tired. After all, she hadn't rested for a long time and had been carrying out combat missions.

Elsa immediately noticed the uneasiness and anxiety in Vivian's eyes and asked:

"What's wrong? Can't sleep?"

There was a hint of panic in his eyes for a moment, but he quickly nodded.

"I...I seem to be having some random thoughts..."

Vivian looked at the petticoat under Aisha's coat, swallowed, and quickly moved her eyes away from Aisha's milky neck.

"Did you... disturb Aisha...?"

It was Vivian's first time experiencing such a scene. Having seen so many dead people, she was naturally a little scared.

Elsa suddenly thought Vivian was really cute.

She had already prepared the pillow and clearly wanted to come over and sleep, but she carefully made excuses for herself - to be honest, this situation also happens among girls.