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Chapter 145: I Am the Divine Envoy Edwina!

“You are, Miss Vilyric’s spirit left behind to protect me?”

A hot wave rushed through my mind, and the little village girl, who had narrowly escaped death once more, instinctively covered her mouth, nearly unable to suppress the urge to cry out.

It felt like soaking in warm water; despite being in the cold night, the little village girl experienced an unprecedented peace, her heart pounding with emotions called gratitude and appreciation.

“Ugh… Vi… Miss Vilyric…”

The golden spirit radiated warmth, quietly drying the tear stains on the girl’s face and rebuilding the characters.

【Don’t cry】

【It’s not safe】

【We need to leave】

“Is the spirit saying that it’s no longer safe here and we must leave immediately?”

Rubbing her reddened eyes, Tilysha struggled to grasp the sparse vocabulary of the spirit, and the glowing orb flashed to affirm her guess.

Realizing this, Tilysha snapped back to reality from her emotional state.

Yes, something felt off; she had made quite the ruckus earlier, and so much time had passed, but still, her white-feathered sisters outside hadn’t even attempted to come in and check?

Could something be holding them up? Or had even those powerful white-feathered warriors been directly killed by the strange gray mist falling from the sky?

Then… what terrifying thing was that?

Tilysha got up from the ground and peeked out the window at the sky.

The entire city was engulfed in thick dark clouds and gray mist, especially around the tower known as the Temple of Sky, where large flashes of emerald and gray light intertwined, mixed with rumbling explosions occasionally ringing out.

This was bad…

Although that gray mist was still hanging high above, blocked by some barrier-like object, once it fell, the entire Sky City would probably…

Was the spirit’s intention to let her escape the city? But Tilysha, being just a powerless little village girl with no support, what could she possibly do…

Ah! Right!

Miss Vilyric had mentioned before that in case of an emergency, she could seek help from those two!

If she remembered correctly, they should be at the embassy in the United Kingdom.

No time to waste! Tilysha dashed to the bedside, rummaging under her pillow for a small pouch, containing the dozens of gold coins Vilyric had given her along with that seed. Though the seed was taken away, the money remained in the little village girl’s hands.

The amount didn’t matter much; what mattered was that this was a gift from Miss Vilyric, and she absolutely couldn’t lose it.

Carefully tucking the pouch into her bosom, Tilysha took nothing else and rushed out of the room with the floating spirit accompanying her.

Outside was a cacophony of noise, with heavy metallic clanging sounds, suggesting someone was fighting fiercely. The white-feathered girls who were supposed to guard her had also vanished without a trace.

The gate to the courtyard was locked, but the spirit made a golden flash and easily melted the strange metal lock inscribed with incomprehensible characters, allowing Tilysha to push it open.

Ah, so there was indeed fighting going on…

After the northern disaster, only six white-feathered warriors remained to guard Tilysha, and now three of them were already missing.

Among the remaining three guards, two were fiercely battling a dozen gray-robed monsters in the street, while one girl lay not far from the door.

Her staff was broken in half, crimson blood already staining the ground beneath her, eyes shut tight, her face enveloped in lingering gray mist, motionless.

That girl, Tilysha recognized; in fact, she knew all of the white-feathered sisters who were guarding her.

Although they were officially her guards, their attitudes had turned quite gentle, especially after Miss Vilyric appeared. They satisfied her every request as long as she didn’t ask to leave.

In truth, they were all good people.

Concerned, Tilysha rushed out the door without a second thought and hurried to the white-feathered girl lying nearby, eager to support her.

“Polly! Are you okay? Hang in there; I’ll… I’ll get you to a doctor!”

Indeed, the little village girl had completely forgotten about fleeing and the spirit’s warning. In her heart, the value of a human life was probably more important than anything else.

“T-Tilysha…? Why did you come out… cough cough… hurry back… it’s dangerous outside… something terrible… has attacked the Sky City… it’s… premeditated…”

“Please don’t talk! You’ve lost so much blood… at this rate, you’ll die!”

Tilysha looked in panic at the massive wound in the white-feathered girl’s abdomen where a sharp object had pierced. She raised her arm then dropped it again. In just this brief moment, fresh blood stained her skirt.

She wanted to help, but Tilysha was just a little village girl; she could do nothing.

“Ah, right!”

She thought of a savior. Tilysha remembered when she was attacked by the gray mist, it was the spirit that came to rescue her, so…

“Spirit! I beg you, please save Polly! If you don’t help her, she’s really going to die!”

The girl cast a hopeful glance at the golden orb floating beside her, and noticing this, even the dimming eyes of the white-feathered mage named Polly sparkled with some light. She could sense the overwhelming power contained in that tiny light sphere; it was something Polly could hardly look up to.

But the orb flickered as if contemplating for a moment, then did not act, merely sketching a few lines of text again.

【Task】

【Protect Tilysha】

【Energy】

【Waste】

“Wh… what?”

Tilysha’s body stiffened, and Polly, who also understood those brief sky-written words, felt her will to live gradually wane, letting out an almost imperceptible sigh. They both comprehended what the orb was trying to convey.

In such turmoil, it was only natural for everyone to wish to conserve their strength.

The spirit’s refusal was for her own good; the little village girl understood that, so she could not feel anger or resentment, only… hatred for her own powerlessness.

Really… nothing could be done?

“Light Slash!”

A brilliant, different gold light from that of the spirit illuminated the night’s dusk and reflected on Tilysha’s despondent cheeks.

She turned in shock to see a blonde girl in pure white holy knight armor, holding a cross shield and a holy sword, stepping forward boldly toward her, breaking the line of gray-robed monsters.

Her long hair, like transparent crystal, was enveloped in holy light as she struck, severing an enemy’s body with each swing of her sword. The dozen gray-robes that had put the two white-feathered warriors in a tough predicament were cut down in less than half a minute.

Afterward, she sheathed her unsullied sword and stepped closer to the stunned little village girl, looking her over as if examining something.

“Um… green hair and green eyes, a bit foolish-looking, about the right place; your name is Tilysha, right?”

“Ah, I-I am. May I ask who you are…”

The blonde girl smiled brightly. Her smile was like warm sunlight in March, evoking thoughts of radiance illuminating the earth.

“I am the divine envoy Edwina Cecelia, sent by my master to rescue a girl named Tilysha.”

“Edwina…? So, you are Miss Edwina! But, divine envoy…?”

“Ah… you don’t need to delve too deeply into that title. In any case, what matters is that I’m here to save you; Miss Vilyric has long foreseen the calamity that would befall the Sky City. But don’t worry; as long as she’s here, this city shall not perish.”

After having calmly reassured the girl who was the target of her mission, the blonde holy knight tilted her head and suddenly caught sight of the winged girl on Tilysha’s lap, who was barely clinging to life.

“Ah! This girl is badly injured! Quick, put her down! I’ll heal her!”

Watching the once-dignified holy knight immediately fluster and start to treat Polly, Tilysha felt an inexplicable sense of panic slowly dissolve.

It must be because of Miss Edwina’s composed demeanor, along with the reassuring name she mentioned.