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Chapter 124: Soar, Reaching the Skies at Ten Thousand Meters

“By the way, here’s this back to you. It should be important to you, right?”

Saying this, Vilyric took out a doll named “Little Liliya,” made of expensive materials but slightly rough in craftsmanship, and handed it to Mona.

“This is…”

Seeing it, even the little princess, who could barely maintain her composure in the face of fear of death, suddenly lost control of her emotions, her voice catching.

“Th-thank you, Miss Vilyric… Wuwu… Thank you for bringing it to me…”

I knew it…

This little doll was the only item that Vilyric found in the mirror image of Liliya in the Blood Clan manor.

Some things don’t need to be explicitly explained.

To construct Liliya Meikailande’s mirror image, one must have something closely related to her, something ordinary people can’t easily obtain.

But Mona Meikailande, Liliya’s younger sister, was an exception.

As the saying goes, to make one go to ruin, one must first drive them mad.

To put it simply, if it weren’t for successfully constructing Liliya’s mirror image, how would the Blood Clan gather in force, allowing Mona to find an opportunity to lure Ban’s subordinates into a mutual destruction?

Vilyric also couldn’t learn anything from the conspiracy they devised after colluding with Devitt.

So, Mona secretly handed this doll, likely made by Liliya herself for her sister, to the Blood Clan through special channels.

Using Rebecca as a go-between, she secretly had the “Throne of Immortality” look for the “Wishing Artifact” and sent out news to the Blood Clan, which followed the same reasoning.

You could say everything was part of Mona’s plan; to help her sister, she even gave up her most treasured possession to draw out the tumors buried in the capital one by one.

Watching the little princess carefully put the doll back into a small box, while hearing cheers and noise from afar, Vilyric suddenly thought of a concerning question.

“Speaking of which, is the ‘Wishing Artifact’ really in your possession or in that Julius’s?”

“That… well…”

The little loli wiped her tears and smiled shyly.

“Actually, the ‘Throne of Immortality’ didn’t find any Wishing Artifact at all. According to the info I stumbled upon in the ‘Revelation,’ this artifact seems to randomly move to a vast area after each wish is fulfilled. I suspect that area could very likely be the entire world.”

“So, Rebecca actually made a fake artifact based on the information I provided to trick Julius, hehe…”

Randomly moving? Great, now the déjà vu feeling is even stronger.

Vilyric facepalmed.

She had thought that if that thing was really obtained by little Mona, no matter what, she would have to borrow it to study and see if it was indeed equipment from the “Phantom World” and what its usage limitations were.

Seems like that’s not happening now.

“Alright then, I’ll take my leave for now…”

As soon as she stood up and wiped the cream off her mouth, the Priestess remembered another question.

“By the way, where’s Miss Rebecca? Why isn’t she with you? Did she really go out for a trip?”

If the mastermind behind this turmoil in the capital was little princess Mona, then Rebecca was undoubtedly the one pulling the strings, or rather, Mona’s agent.

Without this second throne on their side, many things would become very difficult for little Mona.

Moreover, Vilyric was curious about the relationship between Rebecca and that Blue Dragon Aaliyah and why she would be willing to become a member of the “Throne of Immortality.”

“Rebecca… seems to be planning to take a little walk now, but she hasn’t left yet. She’s waiting for you, Miss Vilyric.”

Saying this, the little loli mysteriously pointed to the clear blue sky above.

Vilyric immediately understood what she meant.

“Oh, is that so… Interesting, I’ll accept this invitation then. Goodbye, little Mona.”

“Yes, I wish you all the best, Miss Vilyric.”

Mona smiled and nodded, looking a bit hesitant, then added.

“If possible, please spare Rebecca’s life. She is also a poor victim caught up in this storm, and many things are out of her control.”

“Well… I’ll judge for myself.”

With that, the White Robed Girl stepped back a few paces, stood at the edge of the rooftop, turned, and spread her holy wings, soaring like an angel, disappearing from Mona’s sight in the blink of an eye.

“It seems this is the end. May you find redemption, Sister Rebecca…”

The young princess clasped her hands together, as if sending sincere blessings to someone.

…

Her body continued to slice through the clouds, parting the rushing air currents.

This was the first time Vilyric had risen to such a height since arriving in this world.

Based on her instincts, she was probably nearly ten thousand meters above the ground by now.

Fluffy white clouds were beneath her feet, and around her was an endless blue sky, the light wind blowing in from the distance, just like a fairyland.

Although the air pressure had become very low, making it difficult for ordinary humans to stay here for long without succumbing to asphyxia, Vilyric felt no discomfort at all.

After all, she suspected that this body didn’t even need to breathe.

Once she reached a height of ten thousand meters, Vilyric stopped ascending.

Though she was somewhat curious about what would happen if she kept rising; would she reach the so-called Heaven, or, as common knowledge on Blue Star suggested, break through the planet’s atmosphere and enter the vast universe?

But right now, it was clear that it wasn’t the time to ponder such matters.

Just as Mona had said, someone was waiting for her.

The other party, like Vilyric, could easily and effortlessly linger in the sky ten thousand meters high.

Vilyric sensed her presence just beyond the clouds; upon her ascent, the Priestess had been intentionally closing the distance.

The other party didn’t move.

The two girls stood a hundred meters apart, gazing at each other across the unobstructed sky.

It was Rebecca’s appearance, dark blue long hair, wearing a simple long dress, but this time she had grown dragon horns and a tail since their first meeting.

Clearly, she was telling Vilyric that the one standing before her was not Herbert’s daughter Rebecca, but rather the second seat of the “Throne of Immortality” — “Twin Dragon Princess.”

“Hi, Miss Rebecca, nice to see you again.”

Vilyric took the initiative to greet.

Despite the distance, given both their strengths, this volume was more than enough for casual conversation.

Rebecca nodded, returning the greeting.

“Miss Vilyric, it’s unfortunate… to meet you in this form again. Though I suspected you two might be extraordinary during our first encounter, I didn’t expect you to be the ‘Descendant’ that little Mona has been longing for.”

“I’ve heard about your exploits in the Western Frontier and the capital; you’re quite strong.”

For a Transcendent Level Expert’s acknowledgment, Vilyric didn’t act overly concerned but tilted her head slightly in curiosity.

“Don’t you want to explain? Share your inner turmoil or something?”

Even if the primary goal was to help Mona eliminate the dangerous factions lingering in the City of Courage, the fact that Rebecca had killed so many people wouldn’t change.

Vilyric clearly remembered that just regarding what she saw, hundreds of prison guards and countless petty criminals had been ruthlessly slaughtered by her using Transcendent-level powers.

For the former, if it was to find Ban Meikailande and personally fulfill Liliya’s wish for vengeance by clearing the obstacles, Vilyric could somewhat understand; after all, she wasn’t the type to value the lives of bystanders heavily.

But those petty criminals in the prison really seemed to have crossed the line.

They were merely thieves, their crimes not warranting death, and they had already been punished; they wouldn’t pose any obstruction to Rebecca’s actions. Why then would she go for total extermination?