Chapter 1257

"You... what's wrong with you!" The sudden change caught Luo Quan off guard, and her speech became stammering.

"Sorry, maybe my way of greeting was too enthusiastic."

The Holy Paladin reined in her emotions slightly and said seriously, "I am Lilith of the Liming Sect, ordered by Archbishop Kairisi to escort you back to the Sect."

As she spoke, she removed her mask, revealing her true face.

Luo Quan guessed this female Holy Paladin would be beautiful, but never expected her to be this beautiful.

On her ivory-white face were a pair of soul-stealing peach blossom eyes; the slightest turn of her gaze could make one's heart race.

Her small, vivid red lips were even more eye-catching; as they parted and closed they bloomed with a bright luster, making one unable to resist wanting to kiss them, to greedily harvest the fragrance belonging to her.

This was absolutely a top-tier enchantress, but as a Holy Paladin, she was far too alluring, somewhat defying common sense.

"Hero my lord, say something?" Lilith looked at the seemingly stunned Luo Quan, her face puzzled as she pouted.

Luo Quan snapped back to her senses, shocked to find herself so immersed in feminine beauty, and hurriedly pinched her thigh hard.

The intense pain finally brought her overheated brain a measure of clarity; she then looked at Lilith: "What do you want me to say?"

"Come back to the Sect with me." Lilith smiled radiantly, "In the Prophet's prophecy, you are the savior who will save the Hertalo Continent; brutal demons, bloodthirsty insect swarms, deranged ancient gods — all evil in the world will be crushed by you, and your renown will blaze through the annals of history, immortal for ten thousand generations!"

"Wait, what did you just say?" Luo Quan's expression turned strange.

Lilith blinked innocently: "I said you are the savior who will save the world."

"The last sentence."

"Brutal demons, bloodthirsty insect swarms, deranged... eh, Hero my lord, don't leave!"

Lilith hadn't finished speaking when Luo Quan already turned and walked away.

"Are you crazy or am I crazy, letting an ordinary person who hasn't even cultivated Dou Qi deal with these things, what kind of international joke is this!" Luo Quan complained as she walked.

Seeing this, Lilith anxiously circled in front of Luo Quan, spread her arms and blocked her: "But the prophecy said you will definitely be able to defeat them."

Luo Quan chuckled: "Did the prophecy say I would refuse to become the Hero?"

"That... that it didn't."

"Haha, that shows your prophecy isn't necessarily completely accurate either." Luo Quan smiled without warmth, bypassed Lilith and continued forward.

"No, you're not allowed to leave!" Lilith grew anxious, grabbing Luo Quan's arm.

Luo Quan, walking with head down, discovered her hand was clamped like in an iron vise, completely unable to move; she was inwardly shocked at this female Holy Paladin's great strength, but on the surface remained calm: "So, my lord finds reasoning ineffective and plans to use force directly?"

"That's not what I meant." Lilith hurriedly shook her head.

Luo Quan glared coldly: "If not, then hurry and let go, or just kill me; either way, this job of saving the world I absolutely will not take even if I die."

Seeing the Hero's tone so unyielding, a flash of determination crossed Lilith's anxious gaze, as if she had made some resolution.

She tightly embraced Luo Quan's arm into her bosom, her whole body coiling up like a bewitching snake, pressing tightly against Luo Quan.

"Please, Hero my lord, as long as you agree to go to the Sect, Lilith is willing to do anything you ask." Finished, she pressed her head against Luo Quan's arm, refusing to let go no matter what.

"Playing the rogue, huh, is this playing the rogue?" Luo Quan was completely held in an embrace, thoroughly losing mobility, and could only loudly demand.

No matter what Luo Quan said, Lilith just held her like that, muttering: Not listening not listening not listening............

They deadlocked like this for ten minutes; Luo Quan ultimately couldn't hold out and chose to surrender: "I agree, okay? Hurry and let go, I can barely breathe!"

"Thank the Lord of Dawn, Hero my lord you've finally seen the light." Lilith joyfully released her hands, smiling as beautifully as blooming flowers.

On the surface Luo Quan appeared helpless, but inside she was quite satisfied with this outcome.

Although she didn't know why she would become the savior, being able to cling to the Liming Sect's thigh was definitely a good thing.

The Liming Sect was an organization Luo Quan had transplanted the Universal Dawn Church into; all aspects of its setting were basically identical, and in the game it belonged to one of the top-tier organizations.

Moreover, if she wanted to walk the Holy Paladin path, the Liming Sect was absolutely an indispensable link, so entering under the identity of the savior would certainly gain her no small preferential treatment.

Most importantly, she could learn the Sanctuary Combat Arts and formally embark on the extraordinary path.

Currently she only had a Swordsmanship Specialty on her body — nothing more than an ordinary person with a bit more strength; and comparing strength, she seemingly didn't even have as much as Lilith.

"Lilith, your strength seems very great; are all Holy Paladins' bodies this strong?" Luo Quan curiously asked at this moment.

Lilith proudly curled her lip: "Of course not; my strength even among Holy Paladins belongs to the comparatively large tier."

Speaking, she removed her helmet and brushed aside her thick hair.

Beneath her fiery red hair, two rather delicate goat horns could be seen.

Immediately after, she turned and lifted her perky buttocks: "Actually I also have a tail; Hero my lord, do you want to see?"

"No need, no need!" Luo Quan hurriedly waved her hands; broad daylight, what would it look like!

"You have both horns and a tail; are you a Spu tribe sheep-person from the beastmen?" Luo Quan asked curiously.

"Of course not." Lilith shook her head, "To not deceive Hero my lord, I actually have half Succubus bloodline; my mother is a Succubus from the 456th layer of the Bottomless Abyss."

"Succubus... Holy Paladin?!" Luo Quan's eyes widened, "Can demons also use the power of Holy Light?"

"Not all demons are evil." Lilith smiled faintly, "My mother Aikelia is a kind Succubus, and has only my father as her husband, more faithful than many nuns of the Sect."

If such words were put on the internet, who knows how many people would laugh their teeth out.

This world is too crazy; a dignified Succubus can actually become an iron-clad chastity belt.

"Hero my lord, you won't develop any prejudice against Lilith because of my race, right?" Lilith timidly looked at Luo Quan, her eyes full of nervousness, "Actually, as a human-Succubus half-blood, besides the horns on my head and the tail on my butt, I no longer have any Succubus characteristics.

Lilith has been a righteous, kind good child since childhood."

"No no, I'm not a person who likes racial discrimination, and never have a habit of one kind." Luo Quan hurriedly waved her hands.

But Lilith's appearance just now hugging her and twisting about didn't look at all like what she said, not possessing Succubus characteristics.

Or perhaps in her view, this is simply a very ordinary thing; after all, compared to a true Succubus, her little movements aren't worth mentioning.

But as she said, she is not a person who would racially discriminate.

Besides, Succubus or not Succubus has no use to her; no matter how formidable a Succubus, could it harm her, a woman?

"Haha, knew Hero my lord you wouldn't have prejudice; Lilith's fondness for you has increased by another point, so when do we set off for the Sect?"

Lilith blinked her Kardashian big eyes, asking Luo Quan.

"So your enthusiasm is because you want me to set off right this instant?" Luo Quan's mouth twitched.

"Of course not." Lilith hurriedly shook her head. "If my lord Hero wishes to stay here for a few days, that's fine too. I'll keep you company the whole time. If my lord Hero feels cold at night, Lilith can..."

"No need. I'm used to sleeping alone." Luo Quan refused righteously and sternly.

"My lord Hero, you misunderstand." Lilith's face flushed red in an instant. She took out a white round stone from her storage ring. "This is a Light Stone, a specialty of the Holy See. One charge provides lasting warmth. Put one in your bedding in winter, and you're guaranteed to stay cozy and warm, not cold at all."

"Now that's a good thing." Luo Quan raised an eyebrow and pocketed the treasure.

Just as she was about to say something more, streaks of white light descended from the sky.

Luo Quan's heart gave a start, and she then guessed: could it be that players had descended?

"Haha, good things just keep coming!" Military Dog let out an excited call, and then, ignoring Lilith's attempts to stop him, ran off in the direction of the light pillars...

"Damn, finally got in the queue. Way too many people. It's the middle of the night and we still have to queue!"

"Bro, you stayed up late to play the game too?"

"I downloaded the game on my laptop, but the laptop ran out of battery and shut down while I was asleep. Only when I opened it today did I find it had only downloaded halfway. It wasn't until just now that it finally finished."

"That's indeed a bit hard to take."

"Fair point, the game's huge, but the graphics are really good. Put on VR glasses and it'll probably be just like the real thing."

"Where are the NPCs? Speaking of which, where is this place?"

"Where this is doesn't matter. Hurry up and spawn someone. Tell me who I need to kill!"

A dozen or so players spawned simultaneously in the woods. Their races varied, and their customized faces were bizarre and grotesque.

Some were still fairly normal — they made some modifications on Gao Liang's face model and produced a handsome guy's look.

Some were downright hideous — Ultraman, Hulk, Kappa, Heibai Wuchang. Anyone who didn't know better would think Halloween had come early.

As for these power-leveled accounts, right now they only had one thought: slaughter to their hearts' content, hurry up and raise their levels first.

As if hearing their summons, a dark-skinned villager appeared before them.

"So this is an NPC?"

"How come it's a girl? A bit too dark, isn't she."

"Figure's not bad though. Shame she's so ugly."

"Where's the quest? Hand out the quest already!"

The bizarre players evaluated her right in front of Luo Quan. It was the first time she had ever encountered such treatment.

But in order not to expose her identity, Luo Quan declared loudly: "Chosen ones from another world, welcome to this place. I shall become the guide on your path forward!"

The players looked at each other in blank dismay:

"This line... seems a bit different from what those streamers encountered?"

"Normal. This game's NPCs all use AI algorithms. Different regions, different races, different lines."

"Feels pretty impressive. Like a real person."

"That's exactly what makes it interesting."

Listening to the players' discussion, Luo Quan continued: "The village here has run into a big problem. Just now a band of goblin bandits attacked the village and stole the villagers' food and property.

Kind warriors, you're surely willing to lend a hand for the villagers' sake, right?"

Finished speaking, Luo Quan used her golden finger in this world — namely, quest issuance.

Based on the experience these power-leveling groups needed, Luo Quan arranged a 100-point quest completion experience reward for each person.

Only enough for one-third of a level-up. This way they could stay in the novice village longer, convenient for her to harvest them like leeks long-term.

"A measly 100 points. A bit low, huh."

"Novice quests are like this. It'll be better once we're out of the novice village."

"Classic goblin small fry. Do all online games of this genre have a beef with these things?"

"I hate goblins the most. Gotta kill them hard!"

"Whoa, this bro seems to have a deep prejudice against goblins. Could he be a victim of Goblin Slayer too?"

"Sigh, the girls in Goblin Slayer are truly tragic. Never had the heart to watch that anime."

"Hope we don't see anything bad in the cave later."

The players walked and chatted following Luo Quan, while Lilith rode a griffin observing from the sky.

Although she didn't know what background these people on the ground had, intuition told her these people were definitely not simple.

And these people obey the Hero so readily — could they be guards arranged for the Hero by the gods?

Lilith, with her powerful imagination, quickly assigned the players' origins.

And although Luo Quan didn't know where the goblin nest was, she still remembered the retreat route of those goblins just now.

Once they entered the forest, they could see bloodstains and looted goods scattered along the way. Tracking was no difficult matter.

Just like that, after walking a few minutes, Luo Quan finally discovered the first goblin gathering point.

About thirty goblins sat clustered together resting. In the middle a cow leg was roasting over a fire, filling the air with a meaty aroma.

"Those are the bandits. Warriors, charge with me!" Luo Quan raised her mallet and shouted a rallying cry at the players behind her.

In the players' eyes, these goblins were experience points, were quest objectives. Where was there any need for Luo Quan to incite them? They directly brandished their novice weapons and charged up with howling cries.

The goblins suffered a sudden attack and immediately scrambled to pick up wooden sticks, wanting to resist.

And what greeted them was a bunch of fearless fourth calamities.