Chapter 418: The War Marshal Who Betrayed the Kingdom (Part 4)

Samimi listened to Fabiana’s words, feeling a surge of respect and deep relief.

You see, the old Fabiana was a little coward who would shrink away at the first sign of trouble.

She watched helplessly as her name was stolen by villains to commit evil.

Even when her parents were murdered, she could only hide in the little chapel and weep secretly.

But now, that immature little coward had finally grown up.

Finally able to stand on her own.

But the price she paid was just too great.

“What are we going to use to fight the rebel army?”

“Just you, me, and Niubao—three of us?”

“That’s practically suicide.”

But even though she was relieved, Samimi still didn’t hold back her questions.

“It’s not a question of whether we can win or not.”

“It’s that we have to fight.”

“No one else can stop this from happening.”

“Only we can save the world.”

Fabiana replied firmly.

“You’re thinking about saving the world now?”

“Who do you think you are?”

“Are you a hero?”

Samimi perked up at that, walked over, and gently patted Fabiana’s head, deliberately trying to deflate her ego.

It’s good that she’s no longer a little coward.

But she shouldn’t get too cocky either.

But…

Sitting on the sidelines really wasn’t Samimi’s style.

She had been so carefree before because she was only here to assist with revenge.

She herself had no vendetta.

But now it was different.

The grudge over sealing Shalum.

Samimi had to grind that red doctor into dust and tear him limb from limb.

Otherwise, she would never be able to quell her anger.

Without Shalum by her side, Samimi felt uncomfortable all over.

And even though Shalum was sealed, she was still constantly draining Samimi’s mana.

Samimi had no idea what Shalum was doing in Hell.

The only thing she knew was that Shalum was still alive.

After losing Samimi’s control, Shalum would only act on her most basic combat instincts.

That is—

Eliminate everything that might threaten her.

Samimi absolutely couldn’t keep dragging this out.

She had to dig Shalum out as soon as possible.

Otherwise, she would eventually be drained dry.

And right now, the only clue was indeed the rebel army.

Those guys were one hundred percent connected to the Order of Compassion.

As for Count Salam and Marquis Edward, how deep were their ties to the Order of Compassion?

Hard to say.

Hard to investigate.

And there was no time for slow investigation.

Right now, they were in a state where everyone around them was an enemy.

Every single person could be a vampire’s minion.

Better to kill a hundred innocents than let one enemy go.

Since they were going on a killing spree.

They should first pick the ones who most deserved to die.

Go kill those open and notorious villains.

That way, even if they killed them, there would be no worry about consequences.

Not only would the world not blame them, it would actually boost their reputation.

What Fabiana lacked most right now was the name of “justice.”

If they didn’t remove the stigma of “Rebel War Commander” as soon as possible.

She wouldn’t be able to do anything.

“You’re the boss. I’ll follow your lead.”

In the end, Samimi nodded in agreement.

“Thank you, Mimi, for supporting me.”

“Without you, I would be nothing.”

Fabiana thanked her earnestly.

Hearing such cheesy words, normally Samimi would have cursed her out.

But today…

She was just too tired.

“Sigh, those who aren’t needed in the hospital shouldn’t stay. Everyone, go on alert outside.”

Samimi waved her hand.

She had no time to rest.

There were still more than fifty injured knights in the Knights’ Hospital who needed care.

She had to stay here to oversee things.

Until this moment.

Samimi finally had a bit of self-awareness that she was actually a priestess.

She had never seen herself as a priestess before.

Healing was just a secondary role.

The tragedy that was supposed to happen in the Southern Tree Sea.

Had now broken out first in the West Sea.

As said before, because adventurers underestimated the importance of healers, they nearly got pushed all the way to the royal capital by the Abyss.

Good thing the Abyss had already been pushed back by them.

The human race thus gained three years of safe development.

But now, the West Sea had erupted in a crisis no less severe than the Abyss.

Unfortunately, most of the Church’s healing forces had been dispatched to the Southern Tree Sea.

In the past, everyone looked down on the priestess.

Now…

Priestesses were in short supply.

The battle priestess Shalom had been sealed.

The entire West Sea probably only had her as a real priestess left.

“Sigh…”

“If Qiqi Duo were here, would I be in such a mess?”

“Did Veronica even deliver the message?”

Samimi could only sigh repeatedly.

On the other side.

The Diermute grandfather and granddaughter sat at the entrance of their mansion.

“Grandfather, you should go stay with Auntie in the Central Continent for a while.”

“It’s no longer safe here.”

“We know people on Black Street; they can take you to the Central Continent.”

Fabiana earnestly persuaded Shia.

“This old bones of mine can still hold up.”

“I may be old and unable to fight alongside you anymore.”

“But I can still stay and guard this empty city.”

Knight King Shia refused flatly.

“Grandfather…”

Fabiana was still very worried.

“Anna, I taught you this.”

“There are only knights who die in battle, not knights who flee.”

Knight King Shia said solemnly.

“My mind is made up.”

“I will not leave.”

Fabiana was instantly speechless.

The old man was usually easygoing with others.

To Samimi and Niubao, he was like a kindly grandfather.

But with his own granddaughter, he was always stubbornly harsh.

“This old bones of mine have lived long enough.”

“Seeing you so accomplished now, I can rest easy.”

“But even if only one person of the Diermute family remains.”

“This city will still be the Diermute family’s territory.”

But this time.

When the Knight King looked at his granddaughter, his expression had softened considerably.

Gone was that sharp edge from before.

He gently patted Fabiana’s shoulder and advised her earnestly.

However—

Fabiana instead shook her head.

Her attitude suddenly turned hard.

Her words became increasingly harsh.

“Grandfather, don’t say that.”

“If something happens to you, I won’t be able to fight with peace of mind.”

“Staying here will only distract me.”

“You must go hide in the Central Continent.”

“Otherwise, you’ll just be in the way.”

“What bullshit knight spirit?”

“It’s because you cling to those outdated knight spirits that you’ve ended up like this.”

Knight King Shia was stunned by the scolding.

But instead, a relieved smile appeared on his face.

It was the same feeling Samimi had.

He suddenly felt that the tsundere, timid little girl had finally grown up.

“Alright.”

“I have my own secret route to the Central Continent; no need to bother the Black Street smugglers.”

“I still have some old friends in the royal capital.”

“Though I don’t know how many are still willing to recognize me as the Knight King.”

“But I’ll go and try to get reinforcements.”

“At the same time, I will personally report the information about the Order of Compassion and the vampires to the Church and the Royal Government.”

Knight King Shia finally relented.

He had just spoken a bunch of grand principles.

But in the end, he still had to run.

When you’re old, you have to accept it.

Now, he no longer had the skills of his youth.

And the fame he had accumulated over a lifetime.

Had finally come to the point where he could use it to retire.

But Knight King Shia never expected—

That in the end, the ones truly willing to support him were not the knight class.

Because those knights…

Almost all of them wished for his death.

That was the hardest thing to accept.