Chapter 94: You are a Dependent, and I Use Dependents Too, Quite Reasonable

The Black-haired Girl stepped forward alone and casually waved her hand at the others.

“Leave this guy to me; you all go take care of those annoying pests.”

“Ah?”

Including [Tree Bow], Qionghua and [Tree Branch] were slightly taken aback, while a certain Miss Thief immediately dashed off like she had received a pardon, leading a group of similarly enhanced but clearly inferior militias away, clearing the battlefield in the middle.

Though she feigned concern with words like, “Boss, be careful; that guy isn’t easy to deal with!” it was obvious she had no intention of helping.

“But…”

Vilyric tilted her head and glanced at the hesitant young man with green hair, a half-smile on her face.

“Didn’t you always want to test the true strength of the [Priestess]? I’m exposing myself on purpose; why hesitate now? Don’t worry, this kind of small fish can’t hurt me.”

Enrique, caught with his thoughts laid bare, paused briefly, and seeing that the Black-haired Girl wasn’t joking, could only helplessly shake his head.

“Fine, just be extra careful… Everyone follow me!”

“~”

With the annoying ones finally gone, Vilyric turned to face the Bear-Human standing alone with her, not taking out any weapons but arrogantly placing her hands behind her back, calmly watching the opponent as if guiding a junior.

“You don’t seem worried at all that they might escape?”

“Can they?”

“True… For a place with obvious connections to the laws, you’ve got quite an impressive backing from the [Church of Truth]~”

Marcelo raised an eyebrow, and without speaking further, the aura around him violently surged, unleashing the built-up strength toward the front!

Sweep!

“Boom!!!!!!”

Far stronger than the previous casual slash, the power swept through, cutting through more than half of the gray aura surrounding the Bear-Human, transforming into a swirling, twisting storm that aggressively tore toward the Black-haired Girl!

Vilyric didn’t flinch or dodge; she didn’t even take any defensive measures or cast magic. Before Marcelo could be astonished, a massive golden figure suddenly appeared out of thin air, blocking in front of the girl!

“Contract Magical Beast?!”

With the Bear-Human gasping in low surprise, a golden giant dog, over three meters long, with resplendent golden fur, let out a howl to the sky!

“Awoooo!!!!!!”

An overwhelming pressure mixing both a wild menace and a divine nobility instantly swept out like a hurricane, clearly fueled by no magical power but still creating winds that shook trees and buildings!

Seeing the attack coming, its eyes instantly flashed with a fierce light, and it too stood its ground, raising one of its front paws to directly swat at the swirling gray flame storm!

“Boom boom boom boom boom!!!!!!!!!”

The clash of physical force and furious magical energy collided straightforwardly; what was a terrifying storm capable of shredding even Ink Steel was, in that moment, split as easily as cotton candy with a blade, scattering in all directions upon impact.

The sharpness extending from the giant beast’s claws swept forth, continuing unabated, tearing large sections of the surrounding houses into debris, like giant fingerprints pressing down, leaving five deep, unfathomable claw marks on the distant mountains in the night.

And naturally, Marcelo, who was right in the line of that blow, bore the brunt of the damage without exception, without even a chance to react, sent flying like a doll filled with broken stuffing, crashing into the distant forest, disappearing with a loud thud.

“??? ”

Enrique and the others on the other side of the battlefield were petrified at the sight.

But before they could react, the Black-haired Girl had already mounted the golden giant beast as it lowered itself, lightly tapping it, and with that, it pushed off the ground, vanishing in a flash, racing after Marcelo’s flying direction.

“…”

An eerie silence lingered for a long time.

After a while, Scholar [Tree Branch] was the first to snap back, managing vines to bind the transformed militia members with a shiver, he quietly asked Enrique.

“Captain, what on earth is that golden giant dog? Such terrifying power, speed, and destructive force; no wonder Miss Vilyric is so fearless…”

Swallowing hard, [Tree Bow] shook his head, forcing down his astonishment.

“I don’t know, but judging by the power of that last attack, this magical beast might have reached level six or even seven; even if it’s not a true mythical creature, it probably isn’t far off.”

“Remarkable… No wonder [Priestess], despite her fragile physical body in a healing profession, dares to roam alone even when stripped of [Light Scale]’s protection. It seems this is truly Miss Vilyric’s trump card…”

Glancing at Le Qiao Qiao, who was still fighting not far away, Enrique didn’t dwell too much on discussing others behind their backs. He quickly focused back on his surroundings.

“Sophie and the others should be here soon. We need to stabilize the situation here quickly, then support Miss Vilyric. Although she currently has the upper hand, the enemy is too unpredictable; we should remain cautious.”

“Understood.”

…

“Cough, cough…”

Leaning against a particularly thick ancient tree, which had nearly snapped in half from the impact, the Bear-Human was pale-faced and coughing violently.

A stream of dark, shadowy substance—their blood was turning into a gray-black mist—was continuously coughed out, gradually dissipating into the air. The dark aura that had been burning around Marcelo’s body was extinguished, leaving only a faint stream of mist lingering in the previously hollow eye.

“Swish~”

The girl riding the golden giant dog appeared not far from him.

Well… by the way, although it looked like instantaneous movement, it was actually just an optical illusion due to the speed being too fast.

Sitting high up on her pet’s broad back, Vilyric looked down at the Bear-Human with a calmness as if she were gazing at a corpse, evaluating whether he still posed a threat.

Given her height, even with Marcelo sitting on the ground, it was hard to achieve such an oppressive position, but the presence of that dog conveniently filled that gap. Since it was comfortable, the Priestess had no intention of dismounting for now.

“Cough cough…”

Struggling to stop coughing, Marcelo raised his head, propping himself up with his battle-worn sword, the corners of his mouth still spilling faint gray mist like blood, but he widened his one eye, seemingly wanting to scrutinize the mysterious girl and the terrifying giant beast.

“You… who are you? How do you possess such power? A legendary transcendence… or even stronger?”

The girl smirked and gestured for the fierce giant golden dog not to speak yet and casually replied.

“There’s nothing to be surprised about, right? Is it only permitted for you to borrow power from some evil god while others can only wield pathetic ordinary weapons and passively take hits like cavemen? Even if you barely brush shoulders with a god’s dependents, you’re still far off, Uncle~”

The Bear-Human shivered slightly, the already tattered armor shedding several pieces with the tremor, clattering noisily in the dark forest.

It seemed her earlier statement had genuinely astonished, even terrified him.

“You… how do you know…”

“I know a lot more than you can possibly imagine.”

Sitting high above, the Priestess rested her chin on her hand, looking down at him with a smirk.

“Hey, Uncle, you didn’t think there was only one god in the world, did you? Do you know what a chain reaction is? You’ve never encountered anything like this before simply because your horizons and levels were too low at the time, making you unqualified. Now that you’ve gained more power and climbed to a higher position, you naturally have to face stronger figures too.”

“Alright, now spill all the information you have; don’t make me resort to force… [Church of Truth]’s watchdog, Mr. ~”

   

---