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Before Kal'tsit could speak, a long-lost shiver suddenly swept over her entire body, causing the hairs on her ears to stand on end. Without any hesitation, Kal'tsit grabbed Amiya's shoulder and jumped to the side.

With a mere hair's breadth, a scarlet sword aura appeared out of thin air and slashed towards the spot where Kal'tsit had just stood. The thick rocky ground was neatly sliced ​​open like a piece of delicate tofu, exposing even the pipes laid beneath. However, even so, the sword aura did not stop until it collided head-on with Logos's spell shield, nearly knocking the bone pen in the Banshee Queen's hand away, before finally disappearing.

In the blink of an eye, Scout had already drawn his sniper crossbow and aimed it at the direction where the sound had first come from. Ace had also raised his large shield, protecting Kal'tsit and Amiya behind it. Misery's staff distorted space in the blink of an eye, and with the spell released by Logos, the group's positions were instantly moved a hundred meters away from their original locations.

Then, their gazes simultaneously focused on the figure that resembled a Buddha descending from the sky.

Short pink hair, scarlet and cold eyes, heavy armor, and a straight sword in his hand that seemed to be stained with blood.

No one in Babel will forget this person's name.

"Tracy!"

Kal'tsit gazed at Theresis, and Theresis looked back at Kal'tsit.

His swordsmanship had deteriorated somewhat because he missed with that last strike.

Or rather, the cat's reactions have become faster.

The people of Babel will not forget him, and he will never forget these remnants of Babel.

"Kelsey."

Therese spoke slowly, her tone icy cold.

"I gave you a chance. When Babel was defeated, I allowed you to leave your warships and the territory of Kazdel. You made a promise then that you and your retinue would never use the name of 'Babel' again, nor would you interfere in the affairs of Kazdel. Your presence here now is a violation of that promise."

Kal'tsit patted Amiya's head, stood up, and looked at Theresis, who was standing a hundred meters away, with a composed and respectful expression:

"Theresis, this is Londinium."

“Rhodes Island is not the Tower of Babel. We are here not for the rule of Kazdel, nor for the ownership of the Demon King. We are here to stop your conspiracy and prevent you from dragging this land down with you.”

Kal'tsit was exceptionally confident. She knew Therese was powerful, but this time, she felt an "absolute moral advantage," which was rare for her.

This is Londinium, the capital of the Victorians, not Kazdel. Therefore, her presence here is certainly not considered interference in Kazdel's affairs.

As for the rule of Kazdel, it is now neither with Theresis nor with Kal'tsit, but with Kazdelnia—an internationally recognized Sarkaz nation, which has nothing to do with Theresis!

And the Demon King's allegiance to Nine is no longer related to Theresis. That little Five, the Demon King of another race, is currently standing beside Kal'tsit.

This time is different from the last Kazdel Civil War, where each side served their own master and followed their own path, and even from the time before that, where she righteously declared she was "eliminating a two-hundred-year-old threat." This time, she simply stated the facts, and she has already positioned herself on the moral high ground!

win!

Of course, she didn't say these things entirely for the sake of "winning." Logos was weaving a spell to break free, and upon entering, it immediately collided with Theresis, which was clearly outside the scope of the plan.

Kal'tsit is stalling for time!

The fact that the enemy would rather abandon the front lines than let her escape means there are only two possibilities: either Theresis feels that his grudge against Kal'tsit is a "deep-seated hatred" that must be killed as soon as possible, to the point that he can even ignore the main battlefield, or Theresis is confident that even if he suffers a temporary setback on the main battlefield, as long as he holds the city, the battle can still be reversed!

This confidence is clearly illogical. There is only one reason that can support his choice—the Shard is ready!

They were too late. They had to leave immediately and report the news to Ernst! Otherwise, the Allied forces would suffer heavy losses!

But she obviously didn't expect that after hearing her words, Therese would not continue to argue with her, nor would he simply see through her stalling act and strike her down. Instead, he would reveal a somewhat "weird" smile for the first time.

His gaze remained fixed on Kal'tsit, but it was no longer directed at her.

"Doctor Kal'tsit, the spell is complete, you can disengage at any time!"

Without time to think, Kal'tsit immediately said:

"Notify Kroos, we're retreating immediately!"

Logos nodded, and with a light tap of his bone pen in mid-air, the incantation that had been constructed in mid-air lit up one after another, emitting a dazzling white light, and the group disappeared from the spot in front of Theresis.

Therese did not stop him; he did not even make a symbolic slash with his sword. Instead, he gave Kelsey a meaningful look.

Londinium, the secret passage into the city.

The pre-arranged spell array lit up, and Kal'tsit and the others reappeared, immediately spotting Kroos standing by the passage.

Kal'tsit's mind was still preoccupied with Theresis's meaningful gaze, and she was somewhat unsettled. Seeing Kroos still standing there, she immediately frowned:

"Kroos, why are you still standing there like an idiot! Didn't you receive the order to retreat?"

Kal'tsit

Kroos called out weakly, stretched out her hand, and pointed behind Kal'tsit.

Kal'tsit was slightly taken aback. Before she could speak, a hand had already slipped through her arm, pulled Amiya, who was standing next to her, into her embrace.

Without a second thought, Kal'tsit instinctively summoned mon3tr, and the Originium Beast burst forth, its massive scythe-like legs slashing toward the person behind it. But the expected sound of flesh being torn apart did not come. Instead, a gentle white light enveloped mon3tr's body, and then a hand gently patted Kal'tsit's shoulder.

Kal'tsit slowly turned her head and saw Amiya sitting in her arms, Logos, Scout, Ascalon, and Ace looking bewildered, Mon3tr bound by white light and threads, unable to move an inch, and the figure with its hand raised in a "scary" pose, but with a warm smile on its face.

Theresa let out a soft gasp:

"Ha! Were you scared?"

"Ho-"

"Hey, Kal'tsit?! Why did you fall? Am I really that scary?"

Chapter 837 The Tale of the Two Kings

Victoria, Londinium, the secret passage into Rhodes Island.

Amiya felt her mind was in a mess.

She was standing beside Miss Theresa, her hand in Miss Theresa's. The warmth of her hand, the slightly panicked expression on her face as she reached out to support Kal'tsit, and the way Mr. Logos, Miss Ascalon, and Mr. Scout looked at Miss Theresa all proved that this was a living, breathing person.

She was neither an illusion nor a fake created by the "Shapeshifter syndicate" that Dr. Kal'tsit had described as the most troublesome. Miss Theresa was truly standing beside her, holding her hand once again after several years.

Amiya instinctively gripped those hands tightly.

"Tetetetetetete"

"It's Theresa, Amiya."

Theresa lowered her head slightly and patted Amiya's head with a slight smile.

She had intended to give Kal'tsit a little scare, but to her surprise, Kal'tsit was so decisive that Theresa was caught off guard.

In my memory, Kal'tsit shouldn't be this fragile, right?

What did Mr. Ernst do to her?

A series of questions filled her mind, but Theresa knew that now, here, was not the right time to play a question-and-answer game.

Beside her, Ace was helping Kal'tsit slowly to her feet. Logos's bone pen trembled slightly, revealing his inner turmoil. Ascalon's eyes gleamed, and his lips trembled slightly, as if he wanted to say something but was afraid to speak. Only Scout had his hand on the trigger of the sniper crossbow, but even he did not actually raise the crossbow bolt and aim it at Theresa.

Theresa knew they were hesitant, they were doubtful, and they were constantly trying to deny the possibility:

—A dead person can actually return alive.

But Theresa is not fake.

Kroos was the first to react; she grabbed Logos's arm and shook her head so fast it was almost a blur.

"No, don't do it! She's Theresa!"

However, her words did not change the minds of the others; instead, they broke the brief hesitation.

Scout was the first to raise his sniper crossbow, aiming it at Theresa's head, his words exceptionally firm:

"Princess Theresa is dead, we all know that! Who are you?!"

Theresa noticed the slight tremor in his index finger as it gripped the trigger.

Before she could answer, Lucille interrupted:

"That's Theresa!"

"She just saved you!"

"If you don't believe me, ask Kal'tsit! Just now, if she hadn't had that shapeshifter warn you, Theresis's sneak attack would have succeeded!"

Kal'tsit then helped Ace to her feet.

She rubbed her forehead, glanced at Theresia, then at Kroos, and a sense of understanding dawned on her.

She had just felt something was off. The term "we" wasn't uncommon, but in the context of Lentinium, using it to refer to oneself was clearly too suggestive.

The only person who could have suddenly hijacked her communication with Ernst and issued her a warning was the Shapeshifter syndicate.

But I'm not afraid of being laughed at. Despite the Shapeshifter syndicate seemingly idling around the Sarkaz Residents' Committee in Kjerag and occasionally helping Ernst with small favors, they've never once offered any assistance to Rhodes Island when it comes to matters involving them!

The areas where Teacher Da Bian provided assistance to Ernst were always unrelated to the "Kazdel Military Council," such as capturing Deep Sea Cultists in Iberia.

On the contrary, when the shapeshifter swarm helped Theresis, they were actually revealing information about Sherag.

Every time he appeared in different forms or acted out a scene, he was revealing to Therese Ernst's decisions on the Sarkaz issue, the changes in the Sarkaz Residents' Committee and Kazdelnia, and the latest developments of the World Summit regarding the Sarkaz issue.

This includes some information that has not yet been released to the outside world, information that was never intended to be released, and even classified information!

It's only because most of the time, Seraphim has no secrets, and Theresis really doesn't intend to destroy Kazdelnia's hope, that the things the shapeshifters do seem insignificant.

Otherwise, if our intelligence is transparent to the enemy, everyone knows what will happen once a conflict occurs.

Therese wasn't stupid; he could certainly see through the shapeshifters' little tricks, but why did he only ever "warn" and "verbal criticize" them, and never actually use force?

Is it that he can't do it?

Although he couldn't kill the shapeshifters, he could easily take down some of their clones.

It's simply because the shapeshifter has never crossed his bottom line.

But this time, the shapeshifter defied common sense and inexplicably sent Kal'tsit a "life-saving warning"! In fact, to make Kal'tsit realize the importance of this warning, he didn't even bother to imitate Ernst, and his clean and crisp "we" directly triggered Kal'tsit's stress response!

This allowed Kal'tsit, with Hakimi's superhuman reaction speed, to successfully dodge Theresis's attack after feeling unwell!

To put it bluntly, that one sentence from the shapeshifter was enough for Theresis to consider "betrayal"! The shapeshifter had never done anything like that before; it defied all logic!

Now, his reasons for doing so make sense.

It was Theresa who found Kroos, it was Theresa who hijacked the communication frequency, and it was Theresa who made the shapeshifters issue this warning.

She didn't even personally come forward or use her own voice.

Because she understood Kal'tsit well, she knew that the lynx was terrifyingly suspicious, and that she would easily overthink even the slightest unusual occurrence. If she spoke rashly, Kal'tsit might very well react the opposite way, thinking that the warning was a "trap."

She anticipated all the reactions, including Kal'tsit's suspicion, Kroos's surprise, and Theresis's uncertainty about the abilities of her greatsword, Cat, after not seeing her for so long. Only then did she successfully save Kal'tsit from that fatal blow.

Having figured out the abnormality of the shapeshifters, Kal'tsit pursed her lips and nodded in front of everyone:

"The shapeshifters did interfere with communications, and they even advised us to retreat immediately."

"I was able to dodge Theresis's attack with Amiya thanks to that reminder."

As she spoke, she took a deep breath, looked intently at Theresa, and then said:

"Put down your weapons."

Logos and Ascalon exchanged a glance. Ascalon lowered her knife first, silently bowing her head and pulling down her hood to hide her expression. Logos pursed her lips and silently looked around.

He didn't see his mother's magic cart, but he was sure her eyes were nearby.

With these two leading the way, Scout, Misery, and the others also laid down their weapons.

Kal'tsit then spoke with a heavy heart:

“Lentinium winters are very cold; it’s not a pleasant place.”

"Theresia, you saved my life, surely not just to see me."

"You must have things you can't get over, or people you can't let go of, and so can I."

"Come on, I think we all need an explanation."

Theresa’s slightly open mouth closed immediately, a bitter smile appearing on her lips.

She had considered that this might happen.

Kal'tsit's words are never pleasant to hear; the depth of her life experience is so astonishing that she has come to regard all "abnormal" things as commonplace.

As for someone like herself, a demon king who had been resurrected from the dead, or the Babel Tower Speaker who stayed with Londinium and Theresis, people who could make her feel strange, were naturally enemies rather than friends to her.

However, Theresa's rescue of her this time was indeed out of consideration for their past relationship. Otherwise, she wouldn't have needed to show herself or force the shapeshifters to warn Kal'tsit. She could have simply stayed at the core of Londinium, atop the Shard Tower, waiting for Theresa's good news.

Kal'tsit can't even see her.

Of course, she knew Kal'tsit wouldn't believe these words. To her, the "anomaly" was everything, and until she was certain she understood the anomaly, or even eliminated it altogether, there was little chance of discussing anything else with her.

Stheresis probably understood this, which is why he tacitly allowed her to act alone.

Surprisingly, the two siblings, Shan and his sister, were equally knowledgeable about Kal'tsit.