in the name of the queen.

Since Christine was already here, she would definitely not turn back easily, so Roland simply took the opportunity to invite her to go with him. Sif didn't care, but Angelina was unwilling to go.

She knew very well that Sophia had offended the Goddess of Light to death, and Christine was the most loyal believer of the Goddess of Light in the world. How could she not worry?

There are also advantages to Christine joining, at least the team doesn't have to grope forward in the darkness.

Although lighting the lamp in the dark was a bit ostentatious, Roland did not object. What they had to do was to protect Sophia, whether it was to scare off or kill the enemy.

Christine summoned light, illuminated the night, and frightened the enemy, which saved a lot of trouble.

The light that was hovering around everyone was not strong, but it was clear, guiding them in the direction forward.

They stopped for a moment in front of the black tower, took a look and then continued on their way.

The corpse of the black ape has now become Christine's trophy, and the black tower has become a ruined tower because no one is operating it. The only thing that can be confirmed is its function.

Create an absolutely dark sky to cover up the conspiracy in the darkness.

Light is the nemesis of darkness.

Although the dark sky can absorb ordinary light, it cannot block pure light.

With light, the journey is naturally much faster.

Christine led the way, followed closely by Sif, Roland, and Angelina.

Roland saw Angelina's worried face from the corner of his eye. He knew what she was thinking, so he walked a few steps behind her and walked side by side with her.

Direct persuasion would definitely be useless, so Roland decided to tell a story.

"Do you remember Andrews?"

"Of course, this idiot has been locked up for violating Her Majesty's trust."

It would be fine if this name was not mentioned, but Angelina would become furious when it was mentioned.

As an outstanding young official handpicked by Sofia, Andrews had performed outstandingly in the Rodinian War and was particularly good at logistics support. He should have had a very bright future.

However, this promising young man fell in love with a foreign girl, and the pure rose he thought was actually a carnivorous plant.

The girl was a spy from the Kingdom of Tyrol.

It is not a very decent thing to send spies to the homes of allies, but in this era of low overall moral standards, everyone does it, so it is nothing.

Andrews had a chance to cut his losses.

As long as he tells Angelina the whole truth, even if he is not reused in the future, the Queen's favor can keep him safe.

However, he made one mistake after another and leaked many secrets to the damn female spy.

Because the two countries are allies and lack key evidence, the matter was left unresolved.

Andrews was placed under house arrest and was required to confess his crimes at a specified time and place.

Angelina really wanted to slap the traitor to death, but because he was appointed by the Queen herself, she could only wait for Sophia to deal with him personally.

She sighed in disappointment and asked in a low voice: "Why did you mention him? Don't mention him when you see His Majesty later, so as not to upset His Majesty."

"I mean, what Andrews does is beyond our jurisdiction."

Angelina was stunned for a few seconds, then suddenly realized.

Roland went around in circles, still reminding her not to worry about Christine.

For minor acts of blasphemy, Christine, as the Pope, can discipline on behalf of the goddess and arrest the blasphemer and burn him to death.

But she cannot deal with serious blasphemous acts on her own.

In more serious cases, the goddess may send down an oracle and ask believers on earth to deal with it, or she may entrust the God's Punishment Legion to handle it on her behalf.

If the act is extremely blasphemous, the goddess will most likely take action herself.

Sophia's level of blasphemy is undoubtedly the highest.

Adding to the past grudges, it is almost certain that the Goddess of Light will take action personally.

Angelina breathed a sigh of relief, and her expression became much more relaxed.

This time it was Roland's turn to be surprised.

"Aren't you worried about the goddess coming?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty is invincible." Angelina said firmly.

Perhaps she felt that this argument was too arbitrary, so she quickly added: "What I mean is that with your help, Her Majesty the Queen is invincible."

Roland smiled and did not continue the topic.

Invincible?

Even for a conceptual god, there is no such thing as invincibility.

Invincibility is not a skill, but a state.

Any strong person is invincible until he is defeated. What does this mean? Is Sophia, whose winter power is exhausted, still invincible at the same level?
Even if she can remain invincible at the same level, what if the enemy sends out stronger warriors of a higher level?

This is not impossible. With the arrival of the fourth day of return, the powerful people who once existed in this plane have also gained the qualifications to return.

They hide in the mountains, rivers, lakes and seas, and in the endless darkness, waiting for their chance to strike.

If Queen Sissi invites these people to launch a shameless sneak attack, Sophia will still be in danger.

There was really no danger, so Roland was too lazy to run.

Are you coming to see the polar night in the middle of winter?
After resolving the trust issue, the four-man team continued to move forward.

However, they faced the same dilemma as hiding the enemy and could not find Sophia.

Although he had not seen the enemy, Roland's intuition told him that every time night fell, mysterious enemies would appear in the darkness.

The North Pole of the Theia plane is not a vast ocean, but is composed of several huge islands and a series of small islands.

The glacier is very large and connects several major islands.

If nothing unexpected happens, Sophia must be near the extreme cold point, but the Ark Island where the extreme cold point is located is equivalent to the area of ​​seven or eight provinces. It is too difficult to find someone who is practicing in seclusion here.

The four-member team wandered around Ark Island for almost a week and found nothing.

Neither Sophia's trace could be found, nor could the enemy be spotted.

The only good news is that the polar nights are getting shorter as time goes by.

Half a month had passed since entering the Arctic, and even Angelina, who had the most resolute attitude, felt a little confused.

She secretly left marks and tokens every day.

If Sophia saw it, she would naturally know that she was coming and would definitely find a way to contact her.

However, no.

Sophia seemed to have disappeared from this world without a trace.

This kind of running in circles like a headless fly is very frustrating, and it also causes you to lose energy at a much faster rate than usual.

Finally, on a freezing cold night, Christine raised her objection impatiently.

"How long are we going to keep going? If you insist, I'm sorry I can't keep you company."

It's normal for Christine to have opinions.

If he wasn't sure that something was wrong with Sophia, he wouldn't want to come to the Arctic and freeze.

Despite taking appropriate measures to prevent cold, the polar regions were still more severe than expected.

Half a month later, even replenishing food became difficult.

The dry food he brought with him was almost used up, and a few days ago Roland had to hunt a walrus and make jerky to satisfy his hunger.

The walrus's huge body is high in meat, but it is not included in the human menu, which shows how bad the quality of its meat is.

The only good news is that walrus meat is high in fat, which is very helpful in keeping out the cold.

Christine's attitude was very bad, and Angelina was also a little annoyed.

You were not invited in the first place, you came here on your own initiative.

Who are you angry with?

She stood up and said pointedly, "If you can't stay, just leave. I am enough here."

"It was windy just now, so I didn't hear clearly. Are you ordering us to leave?"

Christine also stood up, her face stern, and she looked like she was ready to take action at any time.

Roland quickly winked at Sif, asking her to mediate.

As we all know, when girls quarrel, their best friends, enemies, and passers-by can persuade them, but the only thing they cannot persuade is the men who have a good relationship with them.

Persuasion is just adding fuel to the fire.

As long as Roland spoke, it would be considered peaceful coexistence unless they fought on the spot.

Angelina's hard power is weaker than Christine's, but this is the ice field, her home court, and with the courage brought by her firm determination to protect Sophia, she certainly dares to speak loudly.

Christine dared to face Sofia, so she would not be afraid of Angelina. She had already clenched the scepter in her right hand, ready to attack at any time.

Without Roland's reminder, Sif had already started trying to stop the fight in her own way.

She looked at the two people who were confronting each other with a smile and clapped her hands.

"Go ahead, why don't you fight?"

Faced with this kind of behavior that is obviously sarcastic and fuels the flames, even if there is a grudge for the murder of one's father, one has to put it aside for now.

Angelina and Christine simultaneously cast angry glances at Sif, then remembered that the person who could make the decision for Sif was still pretending to be dead, and they stared at Roland at the same time.

"Who do you support? You are not allowed to stand in the middle!"

The two spoke almost in unison.

Seeing that Sif had reduced the difficulty of the life-threatening question to a point-saving question, Roland breathed a sigh of relief, took out the prepared walrus jerky, and threw it to the two of them at the same time.

"That's enough. Eat something quickly and get ready for your night watch."

Roland knew that Christine needed an answer, so he held up a finger and said in a deep voice, “If we can’t find anyone in a week, we’ll leave.”

Christine bit her lip and reluctantly agreed.

Angelina frowned and reluctantly agreed.

For them, a week is not the best answer.

Christine thought it was too long, Angelina thought it was too fast.

This is the charm of compromise. If Roland had come out to smooth things over and put forward this suggestion, they would most likely not agree.

Roland and Sif resolved the conflict simply by exchanging glances.

Christine was originally supposed to be on duty tonight, but in order to reassure Angelina, Roland volunteered to replace Angelina.

After the storm, the three girls went into their own small tents and fell asleep wrapped in sleeping bags.

Roland looked up at the starry sky, and enjoyed the same sky with Alina who was thousands of miles away.

That night, the starry sky was vast and bright like a river.

Roland was lost in thought as he looked at the endless starry sky. It was said that each star path corresponded to a huge star, but he could not find this star before he reached the divine realm.

This is the mystery of the road to stardom.

Roland's research on astronomy was not very deep, he just stared at the starry sky in a daze.

Just when he thought the night would pass quietly as usual, screams rang out.

It's Angelina!
Roland was stunned for a moment, then fell into deep self-blame.

He was on night watch tonight, but someone sneaked in.
Wait, where do the enemies come from?

He has always been cautious in doing things, so it is impossible for him to really sit under the starry sky and daydream.

He set up many warning devices and alarm magic.

If there really is an intruder, he will definitely be discovered, unless his strength is far superior to Roland's.

Why would you use sneak attacks if you have this ability? It would be much easier to just rush in and hack them all to death.

The answer is obvious, there are no intruders, only traitors.

A dazzling white light lit up, and the holy light was like a blade, piercing Angelina fiercely.

Perhaps it was not her destiny to die, for the shock of the intersection of the power of light and winter allowed her to avoid the fatal blow and roll away in embarrassment.

Angelina had no time to angrily rebuke Christine for her shameless sneak attack, nor did she dare to think deeply about why Roland had no reaction, let alone why Sif did not see through the traitor.

Now she couldn't trust anyone.

She bit her tongue, and blood sprayed onto the azure bracelet. An ice wall appeared out of nowhere, blocking Christine and Roland and Sif, who were awakened in shock.

She didn't even dare to turn around and say something harsh.

She tried desperately to escape.

She ran barefoot on the glacier, her eyes covered in blood and tears.

Fear took hold of Angelina.

Christine is crazy! Sif and Roland are condoning it, they are also accomplices.

The ice wall only provided a slight obstruction. After breaking the ice wall that blocked her way, Christine immediately began to chase.

Sif was stunned. She didn't even have time to put on her shoes and walked barefoot on the ice field. The cold ground caused her more pain and also slowed her down a lot.

Christine planned a sneak attack and was of course fully dressed.

Roland kept watch, also wearing shoes.

Angelina fled in a panic, wearing only thick cotton underwear. Although she didn't faint from the cold on the spot, her barefoot running was greatly affected.

Sif was so concerned that she followed him barefoot, taking one step forward and one step back.

Seeing Roland catching up, Sif growled anxiously, "Don't worry about me, stop her!"

Roland quickly caught up with her and walked side by side with her, but he did not rush to catch up. Instead, he lowered his voice and said:

"protect yourself."

"Christine is really crazy!" Sif couldn't help but complain.

"She's not crazy. This is the only way to break the situation."

Roland patted Sif's shoulder, gave her various blessings, brushed past her thin shoulders, and moved forward quickly.

Sif was slightly stunned, and finally understood Roland's voice-over.

Christine used this method to lure the enemy in the dark to appear, and at the same time forced Sophia to come out.

tough enough.

But poor Angelina was hit hard by the scepter and almost died on the spot.

A crazy chase begins.

Angelina's scolding and roaring were particularly harsh in the quiet night.

The pursuit did not last long, as someone trying to stop the fight finally arrived.

A familiar figure stood between Angelina and Christine.

Sophia is here.

She didn't say anything, and her eyes didn't waver at all. She just looked at Christine calmly, and that made the Pope of Light dare not take a single step forward.

No matter how strong the evidence is to prove that Sophia's strength has been greatly reduced, it is still inference.

If Sophia remains as strong as ever, no one can be her match.

Christine paused for a second, then raised the scepter without hesitation, and an aria-like voice rang out.

"Blasphemer, pay the price!"

She took action, and this time her target was Sophia.

Sif, who had just arrived, looked at Christine with fear and her throat was a little dry.

An ice barrier appeared out of nowhere, freezing Christine in the middle.

Sophia grabbed Angelina and disappeared into thin air.

Roland rushed over to check, and after confirming that Christine was okay, he grabbed the scepter and smashed the ice barrier into pieces.

The three of them looked at each other.

What surprised them was that Sophia still retained some of the power of winter, but not much.

Sophia's strength had indeed declined seriously. If she were in her prime, it would not be difficult for her to freeze Christine to death on the spot.

Following the scent left by Sophia, the trio continued to move forward.

Being caught by Sophia, Angelina's heart finally settled down.

She was about to cry and complain to Sophia, but Sophia stopped.

"Now that you're here, how long do you plan to hide?"

As her cold voice rang out, seven dark shadows emerged from the night.

Their bodies were like reflections in the water, seemingly real and illusory, and quickly condensed into shape.

The facial features of the seven black shadows looked no different from those of ordinary people, but their skin color was dark green, and they were obviously not human.

"Sophia, you have come to this day. Let me introduce myself. I am..."

"I'm not interested in the names of dead people." Sophia interrupted the shadow leader.

There was no change in her expression, as if she was announcing that she was about to kill a bedbug.

Her arrogance made the shadow leader particularly angry.

“Sophia, do you think you are still the strong man who recovered the power of demigod and cut off the White Mountain?”

"You can't even maintain your rank five now!"

"Come together, don't hold back!"

The shadow leader's tactical thinking is very clear. A skinny dragon is bigger than a chicken. Sophia's invincible reputation and her feat of slashing the white mountain with a sword are both facts.

No matter how weak she is, she must have a trump card.

Don't be arrogant.

The shadow leader gave up the stupid strategy of giving away heads one after another to reduce Sophia's physical consumption, and planned to attack from the beginning.

Just as he was about to take action, Roland and others arrived.

The shadow leader shouted loudly, "Roland, if you don't want to live under the tyranny of this stinky face for the rest of your life, you should stand on my side! This is the only chance!"

"if you"

"Haha, good!" Roland interrupted the shadow leader's mumbling with a smile, raised his scepter high, and smashed it down like a mountain.

The shadow leader was well prepared and directly condensed the dark power in his palm to form a protective shield.

As he took action, several others attacked Sophia at the same time.

In a flash, the two sides were entangled with each other.

Christine was surrounded by light, passing over the shadow leader like a ball of light.

A smile appeared on the corner of the shadow leader's lips.

He was right, Christine really hated Sophia.

He had just observed that it was true that Christine had attacked Angelina.

If Angelina hadn't been lucky, she would have died.

Although she didn't die, she was seriously injured and basically withdrew from the battle.

When passing by the shadow leader, Christine asked in a low voice: "Price?"

"You say!" The shadow leader responded quickly.

He couldn't help but want to laugh.

As long as they have a common enemy, light and darkness can coexist
?
No, because Christine turned around the moment she passed him, and the scepter hit the back of his head silently.

"boom!"

The light shattered my skull, and black, white, and yellow all mixed together.

The shadow leader got the pass to the underworld without even a grunt and died on the spot.

With his fall, there was no suspense in this chaotic battle anymore.

In just three minutes, five of the seven black shadows who attacked were killed and two escaped. This ambush that had been planned for a long time ended in such a ridiculous way.

Sophia's fingertips trembled slightly.

The battle just now consumed too much energy and she could hardly hold on any longer.

Compared to all this, she was extremely angry about Queen Sissi's planning of the raid.

She didn't even talk to Roland and walked straight to where Tyrol was.

Roland's voice came from behind.

"Cardinal Minister Roland, come and protect the emperor."

"No need, just take good care of Angelina. It's just a matter of killing one person, there's no need to mobilize a large army."

Looking at Sophia who disappeared in an instant, Roland silently mourned for Queen Sissi.

Sophia is just like that, she will never let go of any grudge or even any slight.

If you anger her, you must be prepared to die.

Queen Sissi, are you ready? (End of this chapter)