Chapter 241: The Scarlet Rebellion

"Relax, no need to be nervous." Natavia withdrew her pressure, looked around, and whispered with a smile, "You wouldn't want to attract too much attention, would you?"

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Brenna followed her gaze and observed the surroundings, discovering that several nobles nearby had already been drawn by the commotion on their side and were secretly observing them with subtle glances.

"Noticed them? Then listen to me carefully."

Natavia's words seemed to contain a certain kind of Magic, causing Brenna's emotions to calm down quickly.

Is it Word Spirit?

Yun Mu was not affected in the slightest, and the Legendary Necklace hanging on her chest did not transmit any information about being able to reflect spells.

Could it be that the other party's Word Spirit can be cast on designated targets? "I swear in the name of my god, the Scarlet Pumelas, that I will absolutely not harm the two of you during this banquet, how about that?"

Natavia said, extending her palm toward Yun Mu once again: "Would you like to dance a song together?"

". Okay."

Yun Mu hesitated for a brief moment, but ultimately chose to agree.

The other party's strength far exceeded theirs; if she wanted to make a move, there would be no need to go through all this trouble.

What's more, swearing in the name of Scarlet—for a god's chosen, such an Oath is basically impossible to break.

She wanted to see what exactly the other party intended to do.

Thinking of this, Yun Mu raised her hand and placed her four slightly pressed-together fingers into Natavia's palm.

"Hehe."

The other party chuckled, then curled her fingers, and with light steps, joined the crowd of dancers.

The training from the past few days had not been in vain; with the 【Dance lv1】 skill, Yun Mu was barely able to keep up with Natavia's movements.

And after the latter noticed her poor dancing skills, she slowed the tempo slightly and kept adjusting her movements to coordinate, guiding her dance steps.

From an outsider's perspective, this didn't look like the Princess's poor dancing, but rather that the Princess was not displaying her corresponding dance skills in order to accommodate Natavia.

After all, ballroom dancing is a dance that requires the cooperation of two people, and how well it is performed usually depends on the level of the weaker party.

Unfortunately, they would never imagine that the person who was the weaker party in the dance was actually the 'Princess' of the Frost Kingdom, and not that maid who came from who knows where.

"Who is that person with the Princess?"

The nobles participating in the banquet were constantly watching the movements of the 'Princess', and seeing her with a strange woman, they immediately began to discuss it.

"Baron Hamade, that is the attendant you brought, right?"

In a corner of the banquet hall, a man wearing a green noble robe asked the man beside him.

"Ye-yes." The noble called Baron Hamade responded with a somewhat strange expression.

He was originally just a merchant, and the Baron title, the lowest rank of nobility, was something he had bought with money.

It was precisely because of this that he had been targeted by Natavia.

After all, he was just a lowest-ranking noble; whether he died or went missing would not attract much attention.

As the target of coercion, he knew all too well how terrifying Natavia was; even now, that damned Word Spirit was still affecting him, making him unable to say anything related to the other party.

"Can you transfer that attendant of yours to me?"

The man in the green noble robe did not know the relationship involved; he only knew that the attendant under this Baron Hamade had actually made contact with the Princess! Even if it was just a gamble, to him, the money to buy an attendant was nothing at all.

"I can offer you 350 Gold Frost." Seeing Hamade not speaking, the man immediately spoke up.

"This..."

Hamade's complexion was extremely ugly; if he could, he would of course want Natavia as far away from him as possible, but he couldn't!

Their master-servant relationship was not at all what it looked like on the surface, you bastard! Moreover, Hamade thought of something, his gaze shifting to the 'Princess' dancing with Natavia, and he only felt that his future was pitch black.

What was that guy's purpose in contacting the Princess? If things were exposed afterward and the Kingdom's people investigated, what should he do? He was just an ordinary merchant who had finally become a noble by saving up his life's earnings; why, why did he encounter such a thing? "Baron Hamade?"

The man in the green noble robe saw that Hamade was completely ignoring him, and his face suddenly became somewhat angry.

"500 Gold Frost, plus your merchant guild can enjoy a permanent 40% discount on stock purchases from me; don't be too greedy, Baron Hamade."

"With your status and identity, even with the help of that attendant, you won't be able to make contact with the Princess; it would be better to transfer her to me, I can bring you real benefits..."

"No, no, no, no, no, no!"

The more Baron Hamade thought, the more afraid he became, coupled with the man's voice in his ear, and those dream-like conditions he wouldn't even dare to imagine in normal times.

Two completely different fantasies collided and tore apart in his mind.

"I want to leave here!"

He shoved the man in front of him away, then stumbled and ran toward the outside of the Church.

Natavia, the Church, noble decorum, money—he didn't care about any of it anymore; he just wanted to escape from here!

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The man in the green noble robe looked with astonishment at Baron Hamade, who was stumbling toward the door, not knowing what was wrong with this guy all of a sudden.

Was what he said really that stimulating?

Or had this grand dream of being able to connect with the Princess burned his brain out? Before he could figure out the answer to this question, Baron Hamade, who had already reached the Church gate and was only one step away from getting out, suddenly had his body convulse and collapsed onto the ground.

"Do not block me."

At the same time, Yun Mu and Natavia's dance was nearing its end, and the other party whispered in her ear.

"What?"

Before Yun Mu could react, a sharp scream came from the direction of the Church gate in the distance.

"Ah!"

Baron Hamade's body suddenly Burst open, and countless bits of flesh, acid, and blood-red mist were released from within his body.

The man in the green noble robe, who had just chased behind him, was splashed all over by the highly Corrosive acid.

He was now lying miserably on the ground, wailing.

"What did you do!?"

Yun Mu was shocked in her heart, and just as she wanted to say something, she discovered that the Legendary Necklace used to signify her identity was being held in Natavia's hand.

"Shh, have a quiet sleep."

Natavia's scarlet pupils met her gaze, and as the power of the Word Spirit took effect, Yun Mu only felt a wave of sleepiness wash over her.

"You..."

Her Spell Strength was 50 points, and her resilience was 11 points. This was the last thought in Yun Mu's mind before she fell unconscious.

"Heh."

"The Scarlet flows in my blood, therefore I must become His lackey. When the crescent moon of the Scarlet hangs high in the sky, no one can escape the transformation."

Natavia gently held Yun Mu in her arms, then walked toward the direction of Brenna.

"In the future named the Scarlet, I will leave a place for you."

"... My sister."

"Take good care of her."

Natavia handed the necklace and Yun Mu together to the wary-looking Brenna and said.

At this time, the crowd at the banquet had long been attracted by the events happening at the entrance of the Church, and no one noticed the matter on their side at all. Even if there were, Natavia would not care in the slightest.

"No need to be nervous, I just let her take a short nap."

The Ether in the air trembled at her words, and Brenna sadly discovered that even if she wanted to be angry, she could not summon any emotions in her heart.

Is this the strength of a Champion-level Transcendental? Her heart sank, and she could only hope that Dunn, who was hiding in the shadows, could do something.

And on the other side, the blood-red mist intensified, showing signs of spreading, and had already completely sealed the gate of the Church.

That green-clothed noble who was lying on the ground wailing was also shrouded by the mist at this time.

This caused some of the nobles who had originally intended to save people to abandon the idea one after another.

"Bishop Land, what is going on?"

At the critical moment, they remembered that they were inside the Church, and that Land, as the Bishop, was right beside them, so one of the nobles hurriedly asked him.

"Hmm."

Bishop Land did not answer him, but merely narrowed his eyes, his gaze searching rapidly within the Church.

Very quickly, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes, and his gaze locked firmly onto Natavia.

"It seems the old thing has already discovered me."

Noticing his gaze, Natavia chuckled.

She turned around and walked toward the location where Bishop Land was.

"It really is you..." Seeing Natavia take off the sunglasses on her face, revealing a pair of scarlet pupils, Bishop Land sneered: "To dare to appear on my turf, have you forgotten the lesson from when you were beaten away by me last time?"

"... In the future established by my God, there is no place for you, Profane one." Natavia said expressionlessly, raising her hand to shoot several scarlet threads toward Bishop Land.

【Twilight Robe!】

"Hmph!"

With a cold snort, a twilight-like dark blue spell shield enveloped Bishop Land's body, and those scarlet threads shooting toward him seemed to be swallowed the moment they touched the shield, disappearing into thin air.

Only then did the surrounding nobles react, hurriedly putting distance between themselves and the two.

【Nightfall!】

Bishop Land flipped open the Codex in his hand, and a dark sphere expanded from him as the center, swallowing the light within the Church in the blink of an eye.

Natavia's scarlet pupils patrolled in the Darkness, yet even with the ability of night vision, she could not see through this thick Darkness.

However, side-stepping to dodge a sharp short sword, Natavia raised her hand, and several scarlet threads shot forward, knocking away the Codex entwined with chains.

The ability of Scarlet Perception had not been abolished, only slightly suppressed, and besides vision, she also possessed keen hearing.

"Petty tricks."

She raised both hands and swung them downward violently, and countless scarlet threads rotated in a spiral shape, continuously expanding outward!

Subsequently, in her Perception, the threads at a certain spot were artificially intercepted.

"Found you!"

As if her blood were boiling, all the scarlet threads instantly straightened, strangling toward the location of Bishop Land.

And while the opponent attempted to dodge, Natavia spoke slowly: "Don't move."

Bishop Land's body stiffened abruptly, and under his incredulous expression, the scarlet threads fell violently, instantly Cutting his body into countless segments!

"Fifth, fifth rank..."

The pitch-black night curtain dissipated, and Bishop Land's dismembered body was presented before every noble.

"Ahhh!"

A sharp scream pierced the night sky; Natavia did not even look at Bishop Land, lifting her leg and walking toward the depths of the Church.

Her Word Spirit originally could not control Bishop Land, but after advancing to Champion, the opponent was no longer her match at all.

If tonight were not the Sacred Night, where all of an Apostle's skills would be enhanced, the opponent would not have been able to hold on for even this long.

"..."

Disappeared.

Suddenly, she noticed something and looked at the location where Yun Mu and Brenna had previously been.

"Memory is a bit chaotic..."

Natavia raised an eyebrow, and the man who had disappeared from her memory slowly recovered his original appearance.

Is it an ability to eliminate presence?

It could actually even affect her memory; if the opponent had not taken action to take Yun Mu and Brenna away, causing a slight flaw to be revealed, she would not have remembered at all that there was such a person beside Yun Mu and Brenna.

"Phew, thank you for your hard work, Dunn."

Leaving with the help of the Church's window, Brenna exhaled gently and said to the Faceless One beside her.

"I have been discovered." Dunn had already returned to his usual appearance of wearing the Stone Mask, and said coldly.

"Mm."

Brenna nodded, indicating she understood, and then pulled a Signal Gun from her bosom.

"Let Bishop Muse and the others take action; the Scarlet Messenger and Bishop Land are both here."

As she spoke, she aimed at the sky and pulled the trigger of the Signal Gun.

"Whoosh!"

The bright signal flare released a dazzling red and white light in the sky.

Following Brenna's order, the many Guards of the Guard Hall, as well as the Mecha Unit, and those few High-level Transcendents who had come from Winter City, all understood that an unexpected situation had occurred within the Church.

"Everyone, prepare to charge!"

Leinuode stood beside the captain of the Mecha Unit, picked up the Communication Device in his hand, and roared.

The encirclement had long been set up, just waiting for those nobles to leave the Church, but now it seemed there was no need for that.

However, just as he finished speaking, the fearful voices of other Guards came through the Communication Device.

"Bugs, there are so many bugs in the sky!"

"What?"

Leinuode looked up, his pupils suddenly trembling violently.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz."

His ears were filled with the sound of wings flapping, and at a glance, countless Scarlet Parasites were floating above Frostfall City like a dark cloud.

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He opened his mouth, feeling that even breathing had become extremely difficult.

Then, he suddenly snapped to his senses.

"Everyone, inject the Immunity Agent, quickly!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the countless swarm of bugs dove down from the sky.

(End of chapter)