The Mythical Path of a Princess from a Destroyed Kingdom

The girl squinted and looked at their right chests, where a badge pinned to their chests identified them.

The badge has a horizontal line dividing the ground and the sky, and the sky is further divided into three areas by two lines. Each area has three small suns, and the three suns have subtle differences.

It is currently unknown whether the members of the Church of the Endless Light are paladins or priests.

Maginus quickly recalled information about the god of endless light. Since her mother, Hilda, was a follower of K, the girl also knew something about K.

The Light of Endless Light, originally named Lord of Dawn, is also known as the "God of Vitality and Revival," the "Eternal Star," and the "Core of Order and Goodness." He is a benevolent deity and has formed an alliance with two other deities: the Suffering and the Sincere. As a result, the Church has a close relationship with him.

As for the story of K, there are many different versions. The myths told by individual churches cannot be fully believed, but by combining the myths and histories of many churches, we can more or less glimpse the truth of the matter.

What is now generally accepted and confirmed by many mythologists on the mainland is that the original Lord of Dawn only governed the "young sun of dawn". Later, after a series of changes and handovers, the gods symbolizing the "midday sun" and the "evening sun" withdrew from this universe. It is said that the original god of justice also left at the same time.

Three or four churches merged smoothly with only minor disputes, and since then, the Lord of Dawn has become the eternal light of this universe, without beginning or end.

……

What are they doing here? Has their blood relative been exposed?

Maginos remained calm and thoughtful. Seeing the church members in front of her looking very nervous, she considered for a moment, then raised her hand and took off her hood, revealing her changed face.

The three members of the Endless Light before her visibly relaxed upon seeing the girl's face, maintaining only a minimal level of vigilance. Maginus further whispered, "..."

"You guys from the Light of No End, are you here to cause trouble for this nobleman?"

She harbored no resentment towards the followers of the Church of Benevolence; the Imperius family had simply been branded as evil by those countries, and the church had indeed remained silent.

Judging from the current situation, the church probably knows that her family has the bloodline of an evil god, and remaining silent can even be considered as helping her.

However, this only meant that he did not intend to take his anger out on the Church of Benevolence. Maginus felt that given his status, he would inevitably have fierce conflicts with the Church of Benevolence in the future, so there was no need for him to get involved.

Now is the perfect time to use them and see what's really going on with this blood relative of mine.

Hearing the girl's question, the three exchanged surprised glances. Finally, the girl in the long robe stepped forward and cautiously asked, "May I ask who you are...?"

"This isn't the place to talk. Are you in a hurry? If not, how about we step back and talk first, then come back later?"

After a brief exchange, the three church members nodded in agreement to Maginus's invitation. The four of them quietly left and only began their formal conversation near the Temple of the Endless Light.

"Little guy, are you here to cause trouble for Korno?"

After leaving that dangerous place, the warrior completely relaxed and even raised his hand to touch the girl's hair. When Maginus saw this, he realized that they were treating him like a helpless child, so he raised his hand and created a psychic blade to block his palm.

Seeing the girl's move, the three were stunned again, and their attitudes changed slightly. Although they didn't know the principle behind her Nen Blade, they were certain that she was no ordinary child.

“My name is Walker. I have a grudge against that nobleman in the manor. What about you? Why are the people of the Endless Light targeting him?”

Maginus explained his reasons for the hatred in a vague way, while exuding murderous intent to increase credibility. The three of them huddled together and whispered to each other again.

"Should we tell this little one?" "Hey, she's a vampire. Telling her should dissuade her from seeking revenge alone..." "Let's tell her then. She saw us. It'll just delay her until the captain arrives. He should be here soon."

After finishing their discussion in a voice the girl couldn't hear, the three of them turned around and introduced themselves.

The taller, more mature-looking man is named Light, a paladin who has just completed his apprenticeship. The somewhat immature one is named Haru, who calls himself a genius warrior. The girl in the robe is Simi, who has been a full-fledged priest for about a year.

The three men were ordered by their captain to investigate Corno, a nobleman suspected to be a blood relative of Maginus. The reason for the investigation was mainly related to the rumors in White Dove City.

The rumors are true; the vampires in White Dove City have made some moves, and the Church of Endless Light has thus discovered that the nobleman Corno is very likely a vampire.

Chapter 77 A Beast in Human Clothing

Cornorovella, originally the second son of the previous Baron Rovira, should not have had the right to inherit the title.

However, a long time ago, the Rovira family suffered a disaster when a group of villains attacked the entire manor, leaving only Corno Rovira, who naturally inherited the original title.

"After investigation, it was found that the people who attacked the manor were probably their rival family. After Corno came to power, this family also suffered misfortune, and most of its members died."

Wright's words were pointed, clearly implying that the demise of the Maginus family was closely related to Corno.

"What is his reputation like in White Dove City?"

"Magnus asked, the three people in front of him had strange expressions, and a rough voice came from behind the girl: "A good reputation, this guy is very good at disguising himself."

"team leader!"

Maginos turned around and saw a tall man in heavy armor looking down at her. The three people behind her immediately bowed to the strong man.

"I'm Kent, the captain of this temporary squad. And you are?"

Paladin Kent stared at the girl in front of him, slightly raising his hand to release a wisp of magical energy. The girl's alignment aura appeared in his eyes. When he saw that her alignment leaned towards good, he lowered his hand and his tone became gentle.

"Walker has a grudge against Corneau, so he wants to get involved in your investigation. Don't worry, he won't work with you or interfere with your progress. He just wants to learn more."

Kent stroked his stubble and readily agreed to share the intelligence, but also hoped that Maginus could help keep an eye on things and contact them immediately if there were any problems.

After the girl agreed, the paladin began to explain the current situation in Corno.

This baron who inherited the title enjoyed a great reputation among both nobles and commoners. On the one hand, he funded the city's orphanage and helped some orphans and disabled people find work to survive. On the other hand, he befriended many nobles and brought them benefits.

It can be said that this baron was a rare and excellent nobleman on the surface, with almost no blemishes to be found.

"How did the Church of the Endless Light discover him?"

"This involves the internal strife that happened among the vampires a few months ago."

Before Maginus arrived, something had happened among the vampires in the shadows of White Dove City. They were engaged in a fierce internal struggle, and some vampires even attracted the Light of Endless.

That's right. The influence of the local Triune Church in White Dove City is somewhat weak. The paladins' support was brought over by some vampires who wanted to fight to the death with the enemy.

After a major purge, the Endless Light successfully averted the crisis before it could occur. However, it was during this purge that someone discovered that Corno seemed to have connections with those vampires.

"That's why we suspected he was also a vampire. Unfortunately, these nobles weren't very welcoming to us, so the main group left first, leaving me and a few others to investigate. The more we investigated, the more suspicious it seemed."

Pastor Simi stepped forward and said indignantly, "I've staked out the orphanage he sponsors. The children there said that every month, one of their friends disappears, and it's a regular occurrence."

“Wait a minute,” Maginus noticed something amiss. “Since you suspect he’s a vampire, why don’t you bring him out into the sun?”

Kent's expression turned serious:

“We’ve tried everything: silverware, the sun, flowing water, not inviting him in, garlic—nothing worked. If it weren’t for the regular disappearances from the orphanage and the revelation the priest received indicating that the investigation was going in the right direction, we would have wondered if we had wronged Corno.”

"None of the methods for dealing with vampires have worked?"

The girl's pupils widened slightly. Her first thought was of the magical power brought by the evil god. She could revive herself without relying on other people's magic, so she should be able to make a vampire ignore his original weaknesses.

"Yes, nothing works, and that's why we're at a stalemate."

The Church of the Endless Light couldn't possibly send a paladin who had sworn an oath of revenge to kill Korno without any regard for the consequences.

"..."

After listening to their descriptions, Maginus was unsure how to deal with Corno. She agreed to exchange information with Kent near the church every three days and then turned to return to her inn.

Watching the girl's departing figure, Wright asked, "Captain, can this child be trusted?"

“It’s alright. We just need to keep some important information to ourselves. If she really is one of Korno’s people, it means he discovered us a long time ago. The child wouldn’t have asked so many questions, and she wouldn’t have even met with you.”

In the days that followed, Maginus traveled through White Dove City to familiarize himself with the routes, and also went to the orphanage to check it out, but like the others, he couldn't find anything out.

In the morning, she would spend some time familiarizing herself with the route. In the evening, she would keep an eye on the manor from a different location than the paladins. In her spare time, she would practice swordsmanship and psionic skills. The busy Maginus also became familiar with Korno's movement routes.

She still hadn't seen the baron's face. He always chose to travel by carriage when attending banquets, a maid would go out every morning to buy the ingredients he needed for the day, and he was frequently visited by people...

Besides, Corno was practically a homebody who rarely went out, and Maginus concluded that the estate must have a tunnel connecting it to the outside.

As her blood relative, Corno would never just stay at home like that.

If Maginus hadn't been troubled by the Dark Guardians, she could have waited, but she didn't have much time left; as the days passed, the weariness from her soul grew heavier.

She also asked the priestess Simi if she could restore her damaged mind, but unfortunately she had not yet learned the restoration spell and could only barely control Maginus's mental injuries with the minor restoration spell.

Since secondary restoration spells do not require materials, Simi cast the spell on the girl free of charge, but the effect was minimal.

The stalemate showed no signs of abating, and everyone was at a loss. It was under these circumstances that Maginus discovered the turning point.

That day, the girl planned to buy some poison at the black market in the slums. She arrived in the slums under the cover of night and walked through deserted alleys.

As they drew closer to the black market, shouts came at just the right moment from afar. Upon hearing them, Maginus did not immediately head to the black market. Instead, she sensed her remaining life force, turned around, and walked to the side of the street, peering out.

A girl was running and calling for help in the streets of a slum, followed by several thin men and women who kept hurling insults at her.

Maginus also knew this girl; the farm girl Bereia, whom he met on the road, was being chased for some reason.

Chapter 78 I have a job in the slums...

"Help! Help me!"

Why did this have to happen to me?!

Bereya was filled with despair, especially when she saw a Dark Spirit Alliance member in a broken robe appear on the road...

But why does this person look a bit short?

When Maginus took off his hood, the farm girl's eyes widened, and hope immediately rose in her heart. She never expected to meet an acquaintance here.

"Miss Walker, please help me!"

She scrambled toward the girl, fearing that the longsword behind Maginus was just for show and that Maginus would turn and run away at any moment.

Thankfully, the premonition did not come true. The girl stepped forward, grabbed Berea's outstretched hand, pulled her behind her, and stared at the person running towards her as he drew his weapon.

Without asking what had happened, Maginus licked her lips, lowered her body, and rushed out.

Those guys who were about to shout something immediately took out their weapons. In the blink of an eye, the girl was in front of the fastest runner. Her longsword ignored his wooden stick and slashed upwards, splitting his body and the stick in the middle.

Using the sharpness of her magical weapons and her own powerful physique, Maginus cut down everyone with a single sword strike, and an invisible life force began to converge towards her.

Instead of rushing to absorb all the life force, the girl, enjoying the feeling of her body becoming fuller, pointed her sword at the last person who was slumped on the ground, and asked Bereya and him without turning her head: "Miss Bereya, how did you get targeted by them?"

Seeing her pursuers lying on the ground, the blood-soaked scene made the farm girl want to vomit. Remembering something more important, she struggled to suppress the urge and went to Maginus's side, pleading with the young woman:

"Miss Walker, please save my mother!"

"Don't rush, don't rush. Rushing won't help. I need to understand the situation clearly before we talk."

With the explanations of Bereia, the "voluntary" additions from Baqiqi and the fallen slave traders, Maginus quickly learned the whole story.

The farm girl and her family were not very lucky. Or rather, people from other cities didn't have a good life in the city these days. Except for merchants, they were considered vagrants and were generally not well received.

They rented a house and settled down, and after only a few days they started looking for work, but Bereya and her mother encountered setbacks everywhere.

Go apply for a job as a dishwasher in a restaurant, a textile worker in a textile factory, or a maid in a wealthy person's home...

Jobs came one after another, but they immediately refused when they heard that the two were from out of town. Just as Berea and her mother were giving up on the idea of ​​going out to work and preparing to start their own small business, their neighbors gave them some advice.

There's a designated open space on the street where the wealthy and working-class areas meet, where residents looking for work can wait to be selected. The two of them could also try their luck there.

Belea, who felt she wasn't very good-looking, went with her mother. To their surprise, someone soon came to recruit female workers and selected the two of them, along with a few others.

Those who were chosen were relieved, but they were unaware that they were all newcomers who had only recently arrived in White Dove City.

"Excuse me, where is this place...?"

The group of out-of-towners, who had been lured along, were quickly led, through a maze of seemingly respectable individuals, to the slums. They finally realized something was amiss.

Someone mustered the courage to ask a question, but the very beautiful woman in the lead turned around and opened her eyes wide. Bereya, who was in the crowd, only saw a faint light emanating from the woman's pale red pupils. The next second, the atmosphere around them became strange.

"Don't ask too many questions, just come with me."

The woman spoke in a commanding tone, and Bereya noticed that everyone else, except her, mumbled incoherently, "Yes..."

What's wrong with them?!

Bereya's eyes widened, and she grabbed her mother's hand and began to shake it vigorously, only to find that her mother had no reaction at all, staring blankly ahead.

The farm girl panicked upon realizing something was wrong, but she didn't know what to do and could only follow the crowd and wait and see.

The group was led to a small, dark room, where the woman and her guards waited until night fell before they resumed their operation.

Before long, they were taken deep into the slums, where some men who looked like gang members came to meet the woman, behaving obsequiously.

Upon seeing the dark, gaping entrance to the sewer, Berea completely lost her composure. In a panic, she let go of her mother's hand, stopped, and tried to run in the opposite direction to find the guards or others for help.

The crowd continued to move forward, while the girl who had stopped in place was essentially moving backward. When she reached the edge of the crowd and saw the lax guards, she took a deep breath, prepared herself, and then rushed out!

The sudden appearance of the girl caught the guards off guard. They hadn't expected their leader to be let escape. It wasn't until they shouted that the woman in front realized someone had run far away.

Instead of showing anger, she looked delighted and pointed at Berea, shouting, "Go and grab her!"

……

"That's how it is, Miss Walker, please go and save my mother!"

Could the woman with the red glow in her eyes be a vampire derivative of my blood relative, which is why she can walk in the sunlight?

If that's the case, then it's troublesome. However, there should be limitations; otherwise, Korno could simply turn everyone in the upper echelons into vampire derivatives.

As for where they were going, Maginus knew it was the black market slave market, since the market was located beneath the slums.