Chapter 103
(Lurelia’s Belated Bonus – Update 1/14 🎉)
The first knight spoke irritably, but Angelina was looking not at him but at the second knight who had pointed at her.
That person… seems very familiar…
“Gasp!”
The bald Holy Knight!
Just as Angelina was surprised, that knight’s eyes widened.
“It’s those bastards!”
“What?”
“The Magic Tower spies who infiltrated the Grand Temple months ago!”
“What!”
“No doubt about it! That woman in black clothes is that mercenary from back then!”
At the bald Holy Knight’s shout recognizing Laura, they all drew their swords at once.
“Everyone run!”
And Haley and Laura began running as soon as Angelina’s order was given.
Laura and Haley had no problem escaping, but Angelina, who had always kept her distance from exercise, couldn’t gain speed no matter how hard she ran.
Haley created smoke screens with magic and blocked paths, but the effects were weak.
Moreover, the black market was full of unauthorized magical tools that made Haley’s magic go haywire.
“Argh, these damn magical tools!”
The magical power stabilizing devices made it worse.
It was only thanks to Haley’s skill that she could control it slightly, but it wasn’t enough to safely extract Angelina from this place.
“Over there!”
“Call for more backup! They’re the ones who escaped from Solamor, too!”
To make matters worse, security guards scattered throughout the black market began to converge.
“At this rate, we’ll be trapped! Haley, you take care of the young lady!”
“Yes, senior!”
“Laura?”
“They only recognized me. I’ll draw their attention, you escape!”
Laura left only those words before sharply changing direction.
“Miss, this way!”
Before Angelina could even be surprised, Haley grabbed her wrist and pulled her in the opposite direction.
“They’re over there! Northern security squad, close in!”
Fortunately, many of the pursuers followed Laura. But Angelina and Haley weren’t completely free yet.
“They’re together! Don’t let any of them escape!”
They were still being tailed.
“Miss, excuse me for a moment.”
Frustrated by Angelina’s slow pace, Haley finally lifted her with magic.
Weeeeeing~!
“Tsk, of all times.”
But just then, a nearby magical tool detected the surge in magical power and began to sound loudly.
“Got them! The wizard is over there!”
Making Laura’s strategy pointless, new guards rushed toward where Angelina and Haley were.
And they blocked their escape route.
Bang! Thud, Boom, Crash!
Round balls of holy power condensed at the tips of the Holy Knights’ arrows and swords were fired, raining down over the two.
Fortunately, they either dissipated upon hitting Haley’s barrier or bounced off into the surroundings with loud explosions, causing no harm to the two.
But because the attacks were fired so recklessly, the deflected forces caused tents to collapse and stalls to topple, turning the black market into chaos.
“Ahhh! What calamity is this!”
“Eek! What are the security guards doing!”
As a result, spilled food and potions mixed together, causing strange phenomena to occur everywhere, and damaged magical tools began to malfunction.
Normal ground turned into swamps, and hail suddenly poured down in one area. In another area, flames burst out of nowhere.
Screech! Bwooooo-!
Even magical beasts that were supposed to be auctioned tomorrow at midnight broke out of their cages and began to rampage.
Among the magical beasts were rare animals smuggled from distant southern countries, making it impossible for imperial citizens to distinguish which were animals and which were magical beasts.
It was absolute chaos.
That’s when it happened.
BOOM!
“Eek!”
A nearby tent suddenly exploded, and Angelina and Haley were swept away by the magical storm.
Thanks to the numerous barriers Haley had placed on Angelina, there was no direct impact, but they couldn’t block the aftereffects.
“Miss!”
Angelina, who was floating in the air, squeezed her eyes shut, and Haley hurriedly cast a spell.
But strange devices of unknown origin intertwined with each other, influencing one another.
“Argh, this is really frustrating…!!”
Haley was frustrated because she couldn’t act recklessly in a situation directly linked to Angelina’s safety. It felt like facing a huge wall.
It was so overwhelming that it felt like facing a Magic Tower Master.
Just as Angelina was beginning to fall to the ground:
“Kyu!”
Pudding, who had been holding onto Angelina’s hair tightly to avoid being blown away, suddenly jumped forward and enlarged his body.
In the blink of an eye, the swollen Pudding grabbed Angelina and Haley, lightly stepping on collapsed metal and materials before landing on the ground.
“Haah… that was scary.”
“Miss, are you alright?”
Haley checked on Angelina first. If this delicate body had fallen to the ground, she would surely have broken at least one bone.
“I’m fine, but Pudding…? What is this form?”
Angelina was bewildered by Pudding’s appearance after he dropped his invisibility. It wasn’t his familiar form.
Instead of the black fur, sacred silver fur that looked like it was woven from moonlight was fluttering, and the white tips of his ears and tail were now black.
Moreover, the azure eyes that had resembled Blake’s were gone, replaced by crimson ones.
If she hadn’t directly seen him jump from her shoulder just now, she wouldn’t have thought it was Pudding.
“You could transform too…?”
Pudding had completely transformed into a different appearance, as if knowing his true form shouldn’t be revealed right now.
He had grown his body so large that it was twice the size of when Angelina occasionally rode on him.
“Kruwaaang!”
His powerful roar dominated the chaos.
The magical beasts running in all directions stopped at once, and not only the wandering animals but also people stopped and turned around.
A moment of silence fell.
And through that stillness, someone muttered:
“The Saint…?”
Angelina’s hood had come off, revealing her blonde hair.
No matter how shabbily she dressed, perhaps her elegant aura couldn’t be hidden.
As Angelina slowly turned her head toward them, several people exclaimed and knelt down.
And they shouted:
“The Saint has appeared…!”
“She has come to save us!”
“It’s the Saint!”
They bowed their heads.
In this absurd situation that had suddenly unfolded, while Haley and Angelina were unable to react, a man in the crowd shouted:
“It’s a divine beast! The Saint has descended with a divine beast to quell the chaos of the world!”
Angelina’s head turned sharply at the shout that dismissed even the threatening-looking Pudding as a divine beast with just one word.
It was none other than the shop owner who had given Angelina the earring and “holy water” earlier.
The guards immediately pounced on him and restrained him, but the words that had already flowed out couldn’t be taken back.
“Oh, divine beast.”
“Save us…!”
They didn’t doubt anything.
Because everyone’s emotions were heightened due to the chaotic situation with no way out, people were more easily captivated by the existence of a Saint.
When people find themselves in a dilemma, they pray for salvation.
And Angelina was quite perplexed.
‘This shouldn’t be me doing this?’
This was exactly the goal that Catherine and Aesi were working hard for in the capital.
The moment when people praise the Saint so much that they begin to worship her over the temple.
So this was a moment Angelina had been anticipating as well.
However, she was troubled because the subject should have been Catherine, not herself.
But there was no time to worry.
“Capture the frauds!”
“They are endangering the safety of the capital! Don’t be deceived!”
The Holy Knights’ shouts erupted, and they immediately became the targets of concentrated attacks. Round condensed holy power bombs and whip-like straight blades rained down on Angelina.
It was an amount of attacks that no barrier, no matter how strong, could withstand.
“Saint! It’s dangerous!”
“Kyaaaa! Saint!”
People screamed and covered their heads.
But what everyone feared did not happen.
“Kruwaaang!”
Pudding’s powerful roar filled the sky once again, and his large tail swept through the air with a whoosh.
Crash! Boom! Rumble.
His fluffy and enlarged tail deflected numerous attacks in one sweep.
“Aaagh! Sh-Shield! Barrier…!”
Not only did he deflect the attacks, but he also returned them to the Holy Knights. As a result, they were thrown into confusion.
“Grrr…”
Pudding wrapped his massive body around Angelina. And he growled threateningly, baring teeth larger than double-edged swords.
He looked ready to tear apart anyone who came close to Angelina without leaving a trace.
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