ALL NOVEL Chapter 22
Chapter 22: Flashbang!
What’s left isn’t something to discuss publicly; this time, it’s primarily a ceremonial power transfer. The specific strategies and deployments will be discussed separately by Liliya and Layton.
Vilyric didn’t really want to get involved in these matters. Her only promise to Liliya was to protect her until she returned to the capital. Everything else, like removing curses from Layton yesterday, was just based on her mood.
Actually, Vilyric had considered flying solo to the Beast Kingdom before the war broke out to scout the situation, to see what kind of monsters the Princess was bragging about.
But after thinking it over, she dropped the idea.
As she always said, Vilyric was there as the Fifth Princess’s guard at the western frontier of the kingdom. She didn’t want her actions to bring unexpected changes to the situation. That group of fanatical citizens from yesterday really freaked her out a bit.
Plus, being next to Liliya and watching her break through dilemmas on her own was quite interesting. Vilyric wanted to understand this world more deeply, rather than meddling indiscriminately.
That night.
Princess Liliya was in the War Spire, discussing the upcoming battle plans with Layton and several other leaders. Vilyric listened for a while, but it started to feel unbearable, so she stepped out to get some fresh air.
After all, there was Hua to protect her. She thought nothing major would happen inside Wanku Fortress, and since earlier, she had felt a peculiar sensation.
Summoning the Divine Feathers, Vilyric had learned from past experiences to keep the brightness and effects of the skill at their lowest; it merely looked like a simple pair of genuine white wings.
Taking advantage of the nighttime and being undetected, the girl soared high into the air.
Easily, Vilyric found her destination—the highest clock tower in the entire Wanku Fortress.
This clock tower was several hundred meters tall, used for alerting during wartime and for emergency communications. Generally, not many people go to the top-level platform.
“This should be about right, heh.”
Vilyric tucked away her wings, sitting on the edge of the few square meters wide platform, half of her body hanging in the air. The feathered-patterned holy robe was lifted by the cool autumn night breeze, exposing the smooth, pale legs of a girl, swaying slightly.
In the western region of the United Kingdom, autumn nights can get close to zero degrees. If she were still an ordinary person wearing just a thin robe, she’d probably be shivering in the cold…
However, she felt nothing like that. The overall quality of this divine race’s body was astonishing; the cold wind only made Vilyric feel a slight chill.
Although she tried her best to integrate into human society, the inherent rejection and discomfort, coupled with the increasing discovery of her differences from mortals, forced Vilyric to accept this reality.
The term “human” probably had no relation to her anymore…
Swish, the magic circle sparkled, and the golden-haired Little Dragon Daughter flapped her dragon wings, floating in the air beside Vilyric.
“Master, you look a bit melancholic. Did someone upset you?”
Vilyric didn’t respond, instead pointing downward towards the vibrant lights of Wanku City inside the fortress.
“Xiao Guang, what do you see?”
Turning to look in the direction her master was pointing, the Little Dragon Daughter cutely guessed, “Hmm… humans? Houses?”
“No, it’s ‘kindred.'”
Vilyric’s smile carried a tinge of solitude. “Having been in this world for so long, through everything I’ve seen and heard, along with the information Liliya provided, I’ve figured out my standing here. Not to say I’m invincible, but I doubt there are many who can threaten me… at least, I haven’t encountered any yet.”
“Xiao Guang, you know I belong to the divine race, possessing powers that mortals can only look up to, so there are no ‘kindred’ here.”
“Lester uncle barely counts, and Liliya and Hua are more like little pets I amuse myself with rather than ‘kindred.’ I realized that when I used 9th-tier magic yesterday and saw the look in their eyes.”
The golden-haired Little Dragon Daughter tilted her head, confused. “I don’t really get it. Is it because you’ve come to this world and can’t see your old friends anymore, making you sad?”
“Pfft, you cut to the chase.”
Vilyric’s sad expression couldn’t hold up anymore as she playfully ruffled her pet’s head. “Whatever, I’ll just consider it me being melodramatic. I haven’t let you out for a while; must be boring.”
“Hehe, it’s fine, I was used to mostly staying in there anyway.”
“By the way…”
Vilyric suddenly remembered something, “Xiao Guang, the empty white space you mentioned, is there only you inside?”
“Well, there used to be a lot of various creatures, most of them weak, but occasionally, I’d run into some decent ones. I’d fight and play with them when I had nothing else to do.”
“Ever since I came to this world, they all disappeared, leaving just me. But now, I can communicate across the space with you and see the outside world. I guess it has something to do with the change in rules?”
“There’s actually that kind of thing…”
What was just a casual question piqued Vilyric’s interest when her pet said this.
Did Xiao Guang leave the original pet space, or did that space abandon the other “pets” to follow the Little Dragon Daughter into this world?
To clear these questions up, she probably needed to understand more about this world and see stronger beings, like the “mythical creatures” Liliya once mentioned.
But it was said that mythical creatures hadn’t appeared in a long time.
“Alright, that meeting over there should be wrapping up. It’s time to go back.”
Vilyric leaped up, her pure white wings spreading naturally, allowing her to hover in mid-air like Xiao Guang. She glanced down at the myriad of lights below.
War… if Liliya were to lose, all of this would be destroyed too.
“Um, Master, then… should we deal with that dirty thing, or just leave it?”
“Oh, if you hadn’t mentioned it, I almost forgot why I was here…”
The Priestess glanced at a certain direction in the night sky. “Hey, since I took on the duty of protecting the princess, safeguarding her privacy counts as part of that, right? Besides, this thing has been peeping on us for so long, it’s a bit annoying…”
Vilyric reached into the void and fiddled around for a while, finally pulling out a… shoulder-mounted rocket launcher?
Okay, this was actually a prank item from a game event—it was only purple-grade, had a set damage of 999, which would barely scratch high-level players.
However, this thing had a special effect; the missiles fired would flash with a blinding light. Even a level 110 player like Vilyric would be dazed if hit directly.
So…
“Flashbang!!!”
The missile, adorned with a little demon icon, shot out with a fiery tail, crashing into the dark night sky, exploding in a blaze of blinding white light.
“Ah! Not bad, I say. Like to peep, huh? Let’s make it worth your while.”
Removing the sunglasses that appeared on her nose at some point, Vilyric patted her pet dragon’s head, recalled her into the space, then turned and flew towards the War Spire.
Behind the girl, the vast black night sky cracked like broken glass, and with a thunderous boom, it restored to its original tranquil depth.
Meanwhile…
“Ah!! My eyes! My eyes!!!”
In a certain tent, the old fox, who had been sitting cross-legged in a priest robe with his eyes closed, suddenly let out a scream, sprawling on the ground, covering his eyes and rolling around as if seriously injured.
“Master Priest! Someone! Quickly call the Shaman physician!!!”
Vilyric: Well, just another day of doing good deeds~