A Core Ship From The Start

Chapter 225: Chapter 178: Invasion Plan_1

Defeating Fafner didn’t take up much effort from everyone. The followers of the Dragon Worship Sect were basically pushovers and as for Fafner, who was sealed in the crystal, he was powerless, unable to get any response from heaven or earth. Even though it couldn’t be absorbed by Greiya (if she could, they would have done it earlier when Duanmu Huai killed it), Duanmu Huai wasn’t completely helpless against it.

All they had to do was ask the Clear Sky Angel for a hand.

Saharir didn’t refuse, after all, she came exactly for this reason.

With a shriek, Fafner completely dissipated under the Clear Sky Angel’s starlight attack. It signified the complete disappearance of this evil dragon, who would no longer cause any more trouble.

With the complete disappearance of Fafner, the girls finally let out a sigh of relief. After entirely exterminating the Dragon Worship Sect, they returned to their inn in the city, planning to take a good rest.

Taking advantage of this moment, Ann went over to Greiya and hugged her arm tightly.

“Greiya, how was it?”

“How was what?”

Upon hearing Ann’s puzzling question, Greiya was surprised. Ann then pursed her lips and glanced at Duanmu Huai, who was chatting with Ogis.

“I mean, about Sir Knight, you’ve been together for so many days, do you have any thoughts?”

Hearing Ann’s implication, Greiya’s pretty face blushed immediately, and she turned to ask Ann in response.

“What about you, Ann?”

“Me? I think Sir Knight is great. Although he looks a bit fierce, he does provide a lot of security. No matter what happens, he is always at the forefront and never forgets to care for us. I think Sir Knight is very good… of course, his armor is quite adorable right now!”

In the end, Ann couldn’t help but giggle.

As for Ann’s evaluation, Greiya agreed internally. During her time with Duanmu Huai, Greiya found that Duanmu Huai wasn’t the type to treat others with extreme tenderness and sweetness. Simply put, he had practically nothing to do with the gentle and handsome Prince Charming girls dream of.

However, it wouldn’t be right to say Duanmu Huai was careless. He indeed cared for her a lot, he just didn’t express it verbally.

If an analogy had to be made, it would be that if she felt thirsty, Duanmu Huai wouldn’t ask her if she wanted water, he would simply put a cup of water in front of her as if it was a common thing to do.

She had also seen how he took care of Bambi. She could imagine that if she had children in the future, Sir Knight would surely take good care of them… What was she thinking about!

Thinking about this, Greiya abruptly blushed and forcibly shook her head.

Although Duanmu Huai was indeed quite good, but…

“I… I’m a bit scared…”

“Scared?”

“Yeah, Sir Knight he…”

At this point, Greiya hesitated, casting a timid glance at Duanmu Huai and then quietly continued to speak to Ann.

“He seems to care more about humans… that makes me a bit scared…”

Yes, if asked whether Greiya had any insecurities, she had them indeed. She had seen with her own eyes how Duanmu Huai attacked the Thalmer Elves. Frankly speaking, this incident might have been the fault of the Thalmer Elves, but Duanmu Huai’s iron-blooded ruthlessness towards alien races made Greiya very uneasy.

Ann was a princess of the Human Empire, so she might not think there was anything wrong with Duanmu Huai’s attitude. But it was different for Greiya. As a dragonkin, her identity was sensitive, and she was more keen on the surprises regarding race. Therefore, she wasn’t quite accustomed to Duanmu Huai’s way of putting humans first, yet dealing blows to other races.

“Is that so? But the races that Sir Knight deals with are all those not very friendly towards humans, right?”

“True, but…”

Hearing Ann’s reply, Greiya sighed quietly. Just as Ann said, Duanmu Huai’s targets were basically races that were unfriendly to humans. But if put another way, if any race posed a threat to humans, would he deal with them all?

What about the giant dragons of Regnes?

Thinking about this, Greiya was reminded of the time when Duanmu Huai had a chat with her. He straightforwardly told her that he would never allow Regnes to threaten humans.

But… Greiya also knew that even she and her father couldn’t constrain all the dragons of Regnes, let alone those conservatives. They might try something at any time to attempt to regain the dominance of the Dragon Race.

In that case, all she could do is…

“I understand, Ann.”

Greiya made up her mind and looked at her best friend.

“I’ve decided to marry Sir Knight and become his wife. I’m going to be a great wife.”

“Huh… Um… What…?”

Faced with Greiya’s response, Ann is taken aback. At first, she was only trying to ask about her friend’s relationship with Duanmu Huai, and now within a few sentences, Greiya had already made up her mind to marry Duanmu Huai. From her expression, she didn’t seem to be shy or particularly happy.

Why was that?

Looking at Greiya, Ann is filled with question marks, completely clueless about what was going on in her friend’s head.

On the contrary, at this moment, Greiya had already made up her mind. The reason for her decision was not out of any girlish feelings. On the contrary, Greiya was hoping that if she married Duanmu Huai, and later if the dragons of Regnes ever did anything, Duanmu Huai would spare Regnes for her sake… just like how he planned to deal with the Thalmer Elves.

Ann, of course, had no idea what her best friend was thinking. But looking at Greiya, she felt curious.

Could it be… did something happen between Sir Knight and her? It couldn’t be Sir Knight taking her by force… No, Greiya was formidable, an ordinary person couldn’t defeat her… Um…

But after glancing at Duanmu Huai’s towering height of 8 feet, Ann suddenly became unsure.

An ordinary person wouldn’t be able to, but whether or not Duanmu Huai could… was debatable.

But… it couldn’t be, right?

“Alright.”

As Ann allowed her mind to wander, Duanmu Huai’s voice suddenly rang out. He clapped his hands to draw everyone’s attention to him.

“Now, there’s a very important matter I need to discuss.”

“What is it?”

Hearing Duanmu Huai speak, everyone became curious and quickly gathered around him. They were currently staying at an inn which Duanmu Huai had reserved entirely for themselves, so they had no need to worry about any outsiders disturbing them. The original plan was to simply celebrate after eliminating Fafner, but it seemed that Duanmu Huai had other matters?

“Our mission here is, for the most part, accomplished.”

Duanmu Huai motioned for everyone to sit and then looked earnestly at his company before proceeding.

“But there are still two matters I need to handle, one of which I could use your help with, if you’re willing.”

One of the matters involved the Thalmer Elves, which Duanmu Huai could handle alone – a small matter. However, the other matter…

“I plan to take down a Demon God.”

As soon as Duanmu Huai finished speaking, everyone fell silent.

Having been in this continent for quite some time, they had a fair understanding of what a Demon God was. Although a Demon God isn’t a Nine Saint, strictly speaking, it isn’t much different, with many sects worshipping them. Yet, Duanmu Huai’s immediate statement of wanting to take down a Demon God left these girls a little overwhelmed.

“Th-That… Why, Sir Knight?”

Lorena, as the first to express her confusion, asked. Being a missionary priest, she naturally studied these religious entities and knew that among Demon Gods, some were benevolent while others were malicious. However… Duanmu Huai didn’t seem to have any vendetta against them, did he?

“Bambi…”

Duanmu Huai beckoned, and Bambi promptly ran over and pounced like a kitten into Duanmu Huai’s embrace, who then gently patted Bambi’s little head.

“I assume you’re all aware of this little one’s circumstances.”

“This…”

Looking at Bambi, the girls nodded. Duanmu Huai had informed them about Bambi’s story through Mental Induction, so they understood the little creature’s past.

“As it turns out, the Demon God that encouraged those people to attack the Vampire Kingdom is none other than Morag Baal. And not only that, I’ve discovered through my investigation that the souls of the Vampires from the Vampire Kingdom who died during that time are now imprisoned within Morag Baal’s Obliteration Domain!”

“Huh?!!”

On hearing this, Bambi looked up at Duanmu Huai in disbelief.

“Is this true? My lord!?”

“It ought to be. That guy admitted it himself.”

Duanmu Huai nodded, then looked solemnly at everyone.

“Hence, I plan to enter Morag Baal’s Obliteration Domain, take that bastard down, and free the souls he has enslaved. I want to avenge Bambi. What do you think?”

Upon hearing Duanmu Huai’s question, the girls also began to ponder. Soon, Lorena spoke.

“Morag Baal, the Soul Reaper… I recall it being one of the Four Corners of Disaster… It’s a brutal Demon God. Fighting such an enemy… is my duty too…”

“The Obliteration Domain, huh… I’ve never been. It seems similar to Hell?”

Ann blinked and curiously asked, to which Duanmu Huai nodded in agreement.

“Right. We missed out last time. How about we take a look this time?”

“Let’s go, let’s go! We MUST go!!!”

Hearing this, Ann excitedly raised her hand. The last time Duanmu Huai had to complete an advanced class mission, Ann wanted to accompany him to Hell. However, since the mission required Duanmu Huai to accomplish it alone, she couldn’t go. Now, given this opportunity, she wasn’t going to miss out.

“But, is it going to be too dangerous to confront a Demon God in its domain with just a few of us?”

Greiya expressed her doubts, but Duanmu Huai shook his head.

“Of course, it’s not just going to be us. I’ll have all the Night Guards convene here, and in addition, I’ll also recruit some Guardians.”

Is he planning on going all out?!

Hearing this, everyone was stunned. They had expected Duanmu Huai to pull another small Adventure Squad and attempt a beheading strategy, not a head-on war!

Duanmu Huai had his reasons, of course. This time his chosen adversary was a Demon God, in part to avenge Bambi, and in part to train his troops. After all, as a Judge, he would soon have to challenge the Subspace Chaos Evil God on its home turf, and obviously, he couldn’t do this alone. Now that there was a Demon God available, he might as well use it for practise, to let his troops get used to these sort of battles.

“I see.”

However, much to Duanmu Huai’s surprise, Saharir, who had been silent and reticent, spoke.

“I will also return to Heaven, gather a group of warriors, and join the fight.”

“Oh?”

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai’s eyes lit up.

This… is even better!