novelraw Chapter 64 – Please, save her
Chapter 64 – Please, save her
Sylvie's face gradually darkened upon hearing this. He shook his head firmly and said, "This has nothing to do with me. That day, the Demi-human Saintess and I only had a simple and friendly exchange about the governance of Morninglight Town."
He was filled with confusion; such an incident had never occurred with the Saintess in the game of his previous life.
"System, do you know what's going on here?"
"Ding! Insufficient current information. Please proceed to the anomaly point to investigate."
One must admit, this system is truly a piece of crap.
Sylvie pursed his lips.
"Is that so...," Round-faced Fat Hen bit her lip. She really liked the Saintess Roye, who, despite being a bit naive, was kind-hearted and pure.
If Roye died, she would truly be gone, never to return.
Even if it was just data, she couldn't bear to see Saintess Roye being mercilessly erased.
In her eyes, the people in this game were not NPCs; they were living beings.
Throughout her journey, she had seen the myriad facets of life, the joys and sorrows, the more she saw, the tighter her heart clenched.
The Saintess Roye's every smile and frown was vivid in her mind.
She would blush with embarrassment when teased by players, angrily scold those who recklessly committed suicide, joke and play with everyone, and pray devoutly for players heading to the battlefield...
This was not fake; it couldn't be just data!
"Please, save her! Roye... Roye might not have much time left!"
Round-faced Fat Hen knelt before Sylvie, choking with emotion as she pleaded.
She no longer saw herself as just a player but had truly integrated into this world.
"Let's go!"
Sylvie didn't hesitate, immediately dragging Round-faced Fat Hen to the castle's balcony. He placed his fingers to his lips and blew a sharp whistle with all his might, aided by his Battle Aura.
A piercing eagle's cry echoed in the castle's back garden, and soon, a massive griffin wobbled its way to the balcony, looking as if it hadn't fully awakened.
Sylvie hoisted Round-faced Fat Hen onto the griffin, tying her up with a rope to prevent her from falling off.
Round-faced Fat Hen was at a loss for words.
Such blatant favoritism—holding the Demi-human girl in front, while she was tied up like a package? The Eaglehold Lord was truly a jerk!
Sylvie didn't notice Round-faced Fat Hen's peculiar expression.
He gently patted the griffin's large head, and the creature, understanding his intent, spread its wings and took to the sky, flying towards Morninglight Town under Sylvie's guidance.
...
Morninglight Town, Mayor's Estate.
A group of players gathered outside Saintess Roye's room, their faces filled with worry, creating a heavy atmosphere.
At this moment, Avatar pushed open the door and stepped out, immediately surrounded by players bombarding him with questions.
"How is it?"
"Did the Grand Purification Scroll work?"
Avatar shook his head regretfully, his face full of bitterness.
The money for the Grand Purification Scroll had been earned by players hunting magical beasts and selling magic crystal beast hides, costing fifty gold coins at the Temple of Order, yet it still had no effect.
Before this, they had also obtained Healing Spell Scrolls and Purification Scrolls.
They even traveled to distant towns, desperately snatching the Water of Life and concentrated Holy Water from auctions using sheer numbers.
They tried everything, but apart from the Holy Water slightly alleviating the Saintess's condition, nothing else worked.
They had sent a group of players to even more distant towns to see if they could find more Holy Water, but they hadn't returned yet, and the Saintess's condition had rapidly deteriorated, becoming increasingly severe.
"That Eaglehold Lord is truly despicable! I used to like him."
"We're the most pathetic players ever, unable to save even a game character. The Fourth Calamity is just a joke."
"Our levels are still too low. If only we had more time..."
"Has the protagonist been found?"
The players sent to find Ye Hao had dejected expressions.
Ye Hao had said he was going to find a way to save the Saintess, but he hadn't returned since.
Who knows where he was now.
The players helplessly began to discuss the Eaglehold Lord, whom they blamed as the culprit.
"Did the Eaglehold Lord really do this?"
"Who else could it be? That day, only the Eaglehold Lord was with the Saintess, and afterward, she was alone."
"Fing hell, we'll take him down eventually, damn it!"
"Not only take him down but also desecrate his corpse!"
...
Just as the players were angrily cursing the Eaglehold Lord, a loud eagle's cry suddenly echoed in the sky above Morninglight Town.
It can be hard to make great work when its stolen from "pawread.com".
With a loud "bang," the Eaglehold Lord, clad in Dragon Crystal Armor, descended from the sky. Several players didn't even have time to scream before being crushed to death.
The Eaglehold Lord solemnly shook the blood off his knight's boots, with a player, Round-faced Fat Hen, tied up and wriggling on his back.
"It's the Eaglehold Lord!"
"Brother, you died so tragically... flattened like a pancake... hahaha..."
"Eaglehold Lord, look at what you've done!"
"Brothers, grab your weapons, let's kill the Eaglehold Lord and avenge the Saintess!"
...
Sylvie tossed Round-faced Fat Hen to the ground, his brow furrowed, ignoring the chattering and aggressive players.
Because the System Notification was going crazy, popping up incessantly:
"Ding! Anomaly point detected!
"Ding... Ding... Zzz... Analyzing anomaly point..."
"Ding! Anomaly detected with Chosen of Destiny Ye Hao, fate threads severed, three ruptures. World line un... Zzz... unable to repair."
"Ding! Anomaly detected with Demi-human Saintess Roye... Analyzing remedial measures..."
"Ding! No remedial measures available! Forcibly initiating third-stage plot, abducting Demi-human Saintess, Saintess Roye has two hours of life remaining... Zzz... Host, execute immediately!"
"Host, execute immediately!"
For the first time, the system's voice was so urgent, tightening Sylvie's nerves.
"Only two hours of life left?"
Sylvie's expression turned serious. He knew nothing about the issue with the Saintess, but based on the system's prompt, it was definitely related to Ye Hao.
The only potentially useful method he could think of now was to take the Saintess to Winterfell Keep and see if Loli could heal her.
There was no time left.
Sylvie's eyes were cold as he faced the players surrounding him. He drew his longsword from his back.
His entire body surged with Battle Aura, and with a sweeping slash, the roaring Goldlion cut through the air, instantly slicing the hundred players blocking his path in half.
"Fuck! The Eaglehold Lord is a Sky Knight?"
"Fing hell, is he the player, or are we the players?"
"Stop talking nonsense, get up there, take him down, avenge the Saintess!"
...
The players encouraged each other, fearlessly charging forward. They believed that even at over twenty levels, with their numbers, they might have a chance to kill the Eaglehold Lord.
But Sylvie's goal wasn't to kill these players. He used a charge skill to break through the crowd and entered Saintess Roye's room.
The girl lying on the bed was emaciated, her breathing weak, her face pale as paper, already unconscious.
In less than half a month, the once holy and beautiful fox-eared girl had almost wasted away.
Even an ordinary person standing here could confidently judge that this girl was on the brink of death.
There was no time!
Sylvie, with urgency on his face, picked up the unconscious girl from the bed. With a powerful upward slash of his longsword, the roof was torn open by the soaring Battle Aura.
He jumped with all his might, using the momentum of the Battle Aura to soar into the sky, mounting the griffin, and headed towards Winterfell City.
The entire process took only a few breaths, leaving behind a group of players looking up at the sky, roaring in anger and frustration.