A few minutes later, Lucien and Natasha changed their direction and flew to the east using Advanced Flight. At the same time, Lucien removed the layer of light covering Natasha.
"Are you trying to distract Demigod-lich so that Auntie Camille can leave the city of Husum and go to the desert in the east?" Natasha did not blame Lucien for not reminding her in advance. Instead, she accepted it without any worry. She also keenly sensed what he was trying to do. This was the tacit understanding they had formed after several life-and-death situations.
As far as Natasha knew, there was a secret contact point of the Congress of Magic in the desert in the east. From there, messages could be sent back to the controlled area on the other side of the sea through the sound transmission magic circles.
Once they knew Lucien's exact location and coordinates, Fernando and Hathaway could return to the main material world first and then open another portal to the north of the Erdo Peninsula. Although it would take about a day, it was much faster than crossing the sea and the desert in this alternate dimension where flying speed was limited.
If a heavenly Knight was familiar with the location of the half-solidified space barrier, it would take him less than two days to get to the contact point in the east from the city of Husum. If not, it would take him three to four days. Unfortunately, Camille belonged to the latter.
Flying at a high speed, the wind was howling, and it was very cold. Lucien smiled and nodded. Through the telepathic bond between them, he said, "If Demigod-lich can't find any trace of us when he comes back to the city of Husum, he will definitely look for other survivors, and his main target will be Auntie Camille. By then, he will not only know our real purpose, but also use Auntie Camille to threaten you. So, we have to kill him before he shows up."
"That's right. If Demigod-lich can track us down, he will definitely chase after us in case he misses the opportunity. That way, as long as Auntie Camil hides well, she will have enough time to recover.
"By then, when she leaves the city of Husum, Demigod-lich will have a hard time finding her in this world where even the spiritual power of a legendary is suppressed to less than three hundred meters. He will have to rely on the trajectory of fate, which is very likely to lead him astray. Also, in less than a day, Auntie Camille will return to the mountains in the northeast and enter the territory controlled by His Excellency Varantine. Unless Demigod-lich wants to wipe out the entire Church by himself, he won't be able to catch up with her. "
Natasha was flying in the air like a sharp arrow, helping Lucien to finish his sentence. She also told him the approximate location of Varantine so that he would not run into him.
This time, they could not use the method of provoking Varantine to fight with Demigod-lich to let them escape, because Varantine would have a way to notify the Church. Once Varantine knew about this, Lucien would be surrounded by the pope, the saints, the cardinals, and the Holy Knight. It would be ten thousand times more dangerous than it was now.
"That's why we have to keep Demigod-lich under control for a day," said Lucien seriously.
Natasha raised her left eyebrow, "Aren't you worried that Auntie Camille will tell His Excellency Varantine about you?"
"I can't think of everything in this dangerous situation. After seven days, Alterna will finish absorbing the fragment. Even if I have to face the pope, I still have a chance to survive. Besides, I trust you," said Lucien seriously.
Natasha put on a big smile and said, "So, I told Auntie Camille that the Silver Moon Alterna will finish absorbing the fragment in four days. If she didn't betray you and send the message to the Congress of Magic, I'm sure that the Lord of Storm and Granny Hathaway will come to you no matter whether Alterna recovers or not."
"And if she betrays you, by the time His Holiness the Pope and the others arrive, almost three days will have passed. Considering that the Silver Moon Alterna is about to become a demigod again, the pope might not be willing to take the risk to search for her. "
Lucien looked at Natasha from head to toe and praised, "I always thought that you liked to be straightforward when you were fighting and dealing with things. I didn't know that you could read people's minds so accurately. However, Auntie Camille has been with you for so many years. How could you lie to her? Aren't you afraid that she'll be sad? "
Natasha chuckled, "You lied to me, so what I told Auntie Camille was fake. I'm an honest Knight. How could I lie?"
After joking, Natasha became serious, "Although I prefer to solve problems with my own strength, I'm living in the circle of nobles, and I'm the heir of the Grand Duke. If I'm careless, I'll be betrayed by my cousin Verdi. I believe that Auntie Camille won't betray me, but I'm not sure if she'll betray you. Maybe in her eyes, sending you to the stake so that I can get away from Demigod-lich is the best way to protect me. "
"I can't put our safety on 'I'm willing to believe'."
At this moment, Lucien seemed to have seen a real female Grand Duke. She was decisive, prudent, and not blinded by feelings.
Of course, that was only referring to not being blinded, and not choosing the path that one wanted from the perspective of feelings.
Lucien chuckled, "At this point, we can't control other things anymore. We can only focus on our own things. We'll go north and east alternately, making Demigod-lich think that we're going to the desert in the east on an irregular route. "
Hardly had he finished the sentence in the telepathic bond when Lucien's left hand was covered in a layer of solidified black, white, and grey again. As a result, Advanced Flight failed, and he fell heavily. The weird air of the World of Souls spread out at the same time, like a torch in the dark night, which could be "seen" from far away. It seemed to have broken the suppression of space.
Natasha dived and hugged Lucien. Then she drew out 'Pale Justice' and slashed at the monotonous color.
The longsword failed to break the color this time. Frowning, Natasha continued to slash. It was not until three times that the layer of black, white, and grey was broken and suppressed again.
"What's going on?" Natasha asked concernedly.
Lucien said calmly, "Don't worry. The resistance will be fierce occasionally. I estimate that when it's about to be completely absorbed, it'll have a very long counterattack before its death."
"When Alterna recovers, you'll have to ask for a reward from her. Otherwise, wouldn't you have taken such a great risk for nothing?" Natasha said half-jokingly.
There was confusion on Lucien's face. "As a matter of fact, it's sort of a reward. Every time it's solidified like this, I have a feeling that the world around me stops running, but my soul continues to grow without any hindrance under the effect of my cognitive world. During the first time, I seemed to have skipped two years of growth. Right now, my soul is already in the level of the seventh circle. After I analyze a seventh-circle spell, I'll try to improve my soul. "
"Your soul is already in the level of the seventh circle? I'm only one level higher than you, and you've already caught up with me! " Natasha asked in surprise. Then she pretended to be disappointed and frustrated. "It's not fair. We're both hunted by Demigod-lich. You've made such a great improvement, but I haven't. After this is over, you must repay me well!"
"As long as it's not an angel costume, I'll agree to anything." Lucien revealed Natasha's hidden thoughts with a smile.
Natasha raised her eyebrow and said 'coldly', "Then you can fly on your own."
It was not until this moment that Lucien realized that he had been held by Natasha the whole time. So, he left with an embarrassed smile and performed 'Advanced Flying'.
… …
Half a day later, in a town near the northern mountains, Lucien and Natasha breathed heavily in a mud house.
"Why is there no pattern to the uncontrollable outbreak of the pieces of necromancy? Otherwise, we would've been able to calculate the time to hide and take action, unlike now. After Demigod-lich sent out his army of necromancers to search for us, the changes in our whereabouts are gradually reduced, and our range of activities is starting to be restricted. We also have to be prepared for ambush and tracking at all times. "
Natasha stared at Lucien's left hand sharply. It was this guy who had harmed them! However, she was told that it was a delicate and beautiful blonde 'girl'. Well, it seemed to be bearable. Also, this guy Lucien is always involved in great danger. It's really worrying!
Lucien said with a bitter smile, "You said it yourself that it was uncontrollable. Where can you find the pattern?"
In the past hour, the two of them had encountered two waves of senior-rank servants of the necromancers of different species. Thanks to the legendary features of 'Pale Justice', they were able to kill and escape without any delay. Otherwise, Demigod-lich Congus would've caught up with them a long time ago.
Natasha was about to make a joke to ease the tension, when suddenly, the monotonous and disgusting colors of black, white, and gray appeared on Lucien's body again.
Alarmed and solemn, she slashed out Pale Justice diagonally and hit Lucien's body, collapsing the layer of boring colors.
"Thankfully, it's not so fierce this time." Hardly had the idea occurred to her when Natasha lunged forward, grabbed Lucien who hadn't come back to himself, and rolled out of the mud house.
After a huge bang, the wall at the back of the mud house was pierced through by a giant rock. It shook for a moment and collapsed, raising a lot of dust.
Natasha raised her longsword and shielded Lucien behind her. Then, she saw the group of green, rotten monsters.
They were a group of giant apes as tall as three people, but they had no skin and only disgusting, rotten green muscles. Each of them was holding a giant rock.
"A group of 'Rotten Raiders' who are not even senior-rank dares to attack us?" Natasha chuckled. Exerting her strength, she flashed around the 'Rotten Raiders' and retreated to where she was. Crack! Crack!
Crack! Crack! It was not until then that the group of 'Rotten Raiders' melted into pus and disappeared.
"Let's go! There must be a senior-rank or even stronger undead creature as their leader! "Lucien reminded her. Also, he did not want to get the innocent townspeople involved.
Enhanced with spells such as' Haste ', the two of them quickly entered the mountain and changed their direction aimlessly.
Several minutes later, Natasha suddenly jumped and slashed at a tree. A Rotten Raider fell to the ground.
"Still not free?" Natasha looked at Lucien solemnly.
Lucien looked back and frowned. "It seems that the senior-rank undead creature this time is a stalker. We have to find it and kill it as soon as possible, or we'll have to face Demigod-lich."
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