Chapter 696 : The Second Battle Maid

In the dust, those beautiful, deep-blue fox eyes slowly opened, their gaze falling upon Felyn.

Her long hair continuously brushed against the spear behind her, her right leg slightly bent, her elegant posture like that of a Valkyrie statue.

"Brother Felyn, let's go!" Dorothy pulled on Felyn, wanting to leave.

She wasn't afraid of Flos, but of the person behind Flos.

"But Eitani..."

"She'll definitely be fine. If we stay any longer, Dorothy will lose you completely."

While Felyn hesitated, the group of knights opposite them also steadied their formation and raised their swords again. "Hey! Who are you? Are you with them?"

The maid turned her head, her moss-green long hair making her face appear even more languid.

"Flosia, is my name. I am with Mr. Felyn. He is my..."

Flos, no, she should be called Flosia now. Just as she was about to say the word, her forearm began to tremble slightly, her hands clenched tightly together, suppressing her inner emotions.

"...my master."

The moment this sentence fell, the entire cave was as if someone had pressed the mute button.

Seraphina felt it was a little hard to breathe.

Your master is also Felyn?

No???

How can there be someone competing with me in such a niche lane?

Dorothy, however, showed no expression. She had met Flosia long ago.

When the Royal Capital District had just been sealed, Olivia had asked her to get a legal identity for Flosia and had also asked her to teach Flosia about being a maid.

"Wait, wait, wait." Felyn waved his hand and looked at Dorothy. "Is this your handiwork too?"

"I just put in a little bit of effort..."

The one who really put in the most effort was your dear sister, Olivia!

"So it's just a maid!" The knight captain on the other side chuckled lightly. "Just because you're a little strong at home, you don't know the immensity of heaven and earth? A maid like you should just stay obediently at home and live happily ever after in the dream you've woven."

The knight next to him chimed in, "Really, you made such a cool entrance, I thought you were some big shot."

"Cut the crap," the captain said in a low voice. "That person is still here today. Before the 'Morning Star' is moved, no one is to be let in. Make it quick."

"Understood!"

More than ten divine chains appeared in the cave. The knights were about to charge, preparing to cut down Flosia and then drive Felyn and the others out.

At this moment, Felyn also saw a divine chain appear above Flosia's head.

Felyn was very familiar with that divine chain; it was the one that had appeared during the showdown with the God of Reincarnation.

「Fourth-Rank Divine Art - Wither」

A familiar ghostly green domain spread out from under Flosia's feet, instantly enveloping all the knights.

"What is this?!"

"I feel like my body suddenly can't exert any strength!"

The effect of the divine art was the same as when the God of Reincarnation had released it, still absorbing the opponent's life force.

Felyn didn't quite understand why Flosia could release a divine art.

If she was the same type as Anise, then she should have already lost her faith in the gods.

"Don't panic, use a divine art combo, then we'll charge together!"

The knights at the rear began to release ranged divine arts, the attacks heading straight for Flosia.

Her tall boots made a crisp stomping sound, then she pushed off with her left leg, leaping into the air and dodging the first wave of attacks.

But after all, there were many divine art attacks. Felyn saw with his own eyes that her arms and legs were still hit.

"It hit!"

"Good! Stop releasing divine arts, with me..."

The captain frowned deeply, unable to finish saying "charge."

Flosia's arms and legs, hit by third-rank divine arts, showed not a single wound. The attacks were completely ineffective against her.

"Continue releasing divine arts!"

The attacks continued. Flosia dodged while rapidly closing in on the knights, the long spear in her hand grinding a dazzling spark on the ground, her long hair fluttering like a banner in the air.

"Raise shields!" The captain and the knights in the front row prepared to block her charged strike, after which they could launch a counter-charge.

"BOOM--!"

The long spear swung a desperate arc in the air, smashing fiercely towards the knight beside the captain.

In the captain's eyes, the hard shield was first dented, then dense cracks began to form from the point of impact, and the entire shield shattered in an instant.

Under this violent impact, a knight was smashed to the ground, losing his life.

"Attack!"

With the captain's roar, the surrounding people raised their swords and charged at Flosia.

The captain stood at the very front. After strengthening the sword in his hand with a divine art, he used all his strength.

The demon who killed my comrade, I will absolutely not let you off easy!

The sword swung down at Flosia's head at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

In the captain's eyes, his sword had already touched Flosia's head. At this point, no matter what resistance she put up, it would be useless.

I got her!

But in that instant, he suddenly felt his hand couldn't move.

His entire person was suddenly frozen in the air. The inertial force from his charged swing acted directly on his arm, shaking it with pain.

But before he could cry out, he felt a warm liquid welling up in his throat.

Flosia had pierced the captain's chest with her long spear, then kicked him in the chest, sending him to the ground.

"Cap-Captain—!!!"

Countless swords appeared above Flosia's head, but just like the knight captain, at the last moment before they fell, their bodies were still forcibly frozen in the air, and they were dealt with one by one by Flosia.

This was a one-sided slaughter.

「Wither」 continuously absorbed the life force of everyone present, strengthening Flosia's body.

And the strange forced pause of their bodies made the knights lose all resistance at the last moment of their attack, becoming spirits under Flosia's long spear.

Blood had long since splattered her face, her moss-green long hair stained with crimson.

But Flosia's face remained impassive, not even a frown.

The blood that dripped down her exquisite cheeks onto her chest stained her white maid outfit red.

Amidst desperate wails, Flosia slaughtered all the knights present.

She stood on the corpse of the last knight, forcefully pulled out her long spear, and the battle was declared over.

The domain also dissipated.

After the absorption from 「Wither」, Flosia wasn't even panting from the battle, her chest still calm.

In this mode, Flosia would never get tired no matter how many people she killed.

She took out a cleaning art seal from her pocket and wiped the bloodstains from her body.

Then, Flosia walked in front of Felyn, her beautiful fox eyes fixed on him. Her lips parted several times, the words seeming extremely difficult to say.

"Ma-Master... Flosia has come to take you home."

「Master.」

「What am I doing? Why am I calling Felyn 'master'? He was the one who killed me, he was the one who destroyed everything I had. My family, my friends, my future were all ruined by him.」

「And now I have to call him master again. It's... it's so humiliating.」

「But... once I serve him, or he orders me to do something, my body just...」

Felyn stood frozen in place. The Flosia in front of him had suddenly become a little strange.

She was no longer the cold god of death who had just taken lives in battle.

Flosia's hands, clad in white lace gloves, were clenched into tight fists, her knuckles trembling violently from excessive force.

Her breathing had also become heavier and more rapid than before, her chest even beginning to rise and fall slightly.

"You... what did you call me?"

Flosia slowly raised her head. Her deep-blue fox eyes were already covered with a layer of moisture so thick it couldn't be dispersed.

Her cheeks, at some unknown time, had been dyed with a morbid flush.

"My... Master..."

An extremely suppressed, subtle sigh escaped uncontrollably from the depths of her throat.

[End of Chapter]