How Could the Villainous Young Master Be a Saintess?-Chapter 407 - 127 : That’s the right position!

"What did you say?! Impossible!" Charon gritted his teeth. "I know that bastard better than anyone else, there's no way that expression was faked! Besides, doing so serves absolutely no purpose!"

"So you really are terrifyingly stupid, Master Charon. I'm actually starting to regret teaming up with you."

"As for the meaning behind his actions, I think even a single-celled organism could figure it out."

At this, Charon fell silent. "Impossible. Absolutely impossible. He's definitely not someone capable of such scheming. That villain has always been purely evil!"

"Enough. Save your weak whining about reality for later, Master Charon. You weren't seriously planning to get knocked down right after bonding with the strongest divine weapon, were you??" Honestly, [Bloodied Debt] felt this was the unluckiest moment in its several hundred years of existence, just after being forced to pick a disposable host, it had to run into the awakening of the Varelis family's saintess, a family that had been declining for a century.

Could it be? Surely it wasn't possible that after centuries of silence, it had chosen to reemerge right when the blood calamity incident had finally blown over, only for the timing to be so terribly off??

For a long time, [Bloodied Debt] had a secret known to no one: it couldn't truly switch hosts as freely as it seemed.

There were significant limitations.

For example, after forming a contract with a host, the first three days were a period of synchronization. During this time, it was tightly bound to the host and couldn't abandon them.

If Charon lost this battle, it meant [Bloodied Debt] would suffer too.

So just how unlucky was it, first getting stuck with an utterly foolish, idiotic host, then immediately facing an enemy who hated it with every fiber of her being??

The saintess of the Varelis family was completely hostile toward abominations like them, she would never let them go, and their usual mind-control tricks were almost completely ineffective against her.

Fortunately, this saintess clearly hadn't received much resource training due to deliberately concealing her identity. She hadn't fully matured yet. There was still a chance.

'Hurry up and get serious, Master Charon. If you perform poorly next, don't you dare tell me it's because you're hesitating over some 'don't hit women' principle."

"The Radiance Saintess is tough. If we don't go all out now, both of us are going to get wiped out by this pink-haired woman."

"...If her Varelis blood is genuine, do we even stand a chance?" Charon stared at the approaching cherry-haired saintess. Her pink hair swayed gently, and peach-colored holy light spilled from her body. With each step she took, the polluted soil around her seemed to be automatically purified.

"No chance? Then you'll just surrender? After betraying humanity and attempting to murder your classmates in front of the Radiance Saintess, are you really thinking about whether you can still surrender? Master Charon, could your thoughts possibly be any more naive?" [Bloodied Debt] mocked.

"Don't worry. I've lived long enough to see many Radiance Saintesses. From what I know, no matter how eccentric a saintess's personality might be, none would ever show mercy to anything tainted by evil."

"Understood? Stop thinking like a knight or a human. You're standing completely opposite humanity now. I don't need to remind you what you should do, right?"

"Destroy the Radiance Saintess."

Charon stared at Vanessa, clenching his fists. Although he had finally obtained the power he'd always dreamed of, for some reason, the pressure he felt from facing Vanessa was even greater.

Suddenly, a fierce wind swept through, wrapping around Vanessa's slender, graceful legs. She pushed off the ground, her white high-heeled boots crumpling at the ankle from the force, as a gust launched her body forward, closing the distance in an instant.

In midair, she twisted her body and delivered a sharp, spinning kick charged with storm energy straight toward Charon's temple.

[Hurricane Flow Wind God Leg]

Vanessa was too fast, Charon couldn't react at all. At the last moment, [Bloodied Debt] extended living blood vessels to block Vanessa's kick.

Even so, the hurricane-force impact shredded many of the blood vessels.

"The wind pressure feels off... Could her affinity with wind elements be [Exceptional]??" [Bloodied Debt] analyzed.

"Idiot, what are you spacing out for? Get into the fight already??"

Snapped back to awareness by the wind pressure stinging his scalp, Charon immediately swung his crimson demonic sword at Vanessa.

The demonic blade dragged several fine red threads behind it, tearing through the air with sounds of annihilation as it slashed toward Vanessa.

Vanessa was prepared. Her mithril mace brimmed with light-element energy as she clashed it against [Bloodied Debt].

[Charged Light Strike]

A burst of cherry-colored light explodes outward, like a blooming firework.

Fanya watched in awe, whispering, "Incredible [Charged Light Strike]... Is this the power of the saintess's light-element affinity??"

Unlike her own [Charged Light Strike], Vanessa's version required no charging, she could unleash it instantly, yet its power was at least ten times stronger than Fanya's fully charged version.

Even so, Vanessa didn't fully block [Bloodied Debt]'s slash. But she wasn't injured either. Using the recoil from the magical clash, she launched herself into the air, performed a backflip, and landed steadily, narrowly escaping Charon's continued pursuit.

Seeing this, Charon raised his hand. Countless living blood vessels burst from the ground, surging toward Vanessa to bind her.

He tried the same trick again, restricting her movement.

But Vanessa's speed and reaction were on a completely different level now. With quick reflexes, she dodged the blood reaching vessels for her, then sidestepped the last one trying to ensnare her. She grabbed it, her white-gloved hands gripping both ends, then pulled with all her strength, tearing the blood vessel in half before casually tossing it aside like trash.

A thread of holy light shimmered across her hands, purifying the filth she'd touched, performing what amounted to 'high-temperature sterilization.' Clearly, Vanessa had a strong aversion to such disgusting things.

Seeing that these ordinary tactics were no longer effective against Vanessa, Charon's pupils narrowed, veins bulging on his body as he transformed into a flash of lightning, suddenly charging forward.

Vanessa raised her mithril mace to block and counterattack. Their speeds were so fast they left afterimages, making their movements impossible to follow. All that could be heard were several metallic clashes, sending endless sparks flying.

The spectators, Amisa and Fanya, watched in shock. Their eyes couldn't keep up with the two fighters' speed, and they couldn't help but worry for Vanessa.

In just an instant, the mithril mace had exchanged blows with [Bloodied Debt] several times.

Charon hadn't expected Vanessa to be this skilled. Her true strength can match his own, even with [Bloodied Debt]'s massive power boost.

Under such intense weapon clashes, the magical resonance swirling around [Bloodied Debt] continuously assaulted the mithril mace. Cracks began to form, and finally, during one clash, the fissures broadened. Unable to withstand the pressure, the mithril mace shattered completely into two pieces.

Vanessa realized her mithril could no longer endure [Bloodied Debt]'s relentless assault. But trapped by Charon's attack, she couldn't retreat, and could only watch helplessly as this weapon, her constant companion since her goblin cave adventures, was split in two by [Bloodied Debt].

Charon and [Bloodied Debt] naturally didn't miss this opportunity. The blade thrust straight toward Vanessa's heart.

Vanessa's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly. At that moment, a dazzling, pure holy light formed at her wrist, accompanied by a slightly childish shout.

"Finally fully charged! Don't be afraid, Sister Varelis, I'm here to save you!" Then, a brilliantly shining platinum kite-shaped half-cross shield floated and landed on Vanessa's delicate, white-gloved wrist.

The shield unfurled a pair of massive angelic wings on either side, and a golden-platinum barrier, smooth as silk, rose up, completely shielding Vanessa.

"Clang! Clang!" The dark-element-charged blade was firmly blocked by the cross-shaped curtain barrier.

Charon felt as if he'd been hit by a flying sword, mid-charge, he crashed into what felt like a mountain, halting suddenly. The inertia nearly sent his entire body flying.

"What kind of winged shield is this?....... Why does she have this??" [Bloodied Debt] felt itself starting to break down.

It had assumed she was just an immature Varelis saintess. It never expected she'd already obtained the [Holy Shield of Radiant Glory]!

If she also possessed that other artifact and reached Master level, she'd become the complete Radiance Saintess!

"What... is this thing?" Charon was even more confused about what Vanessa was holding.

"Don't ask. She probably doesn't know how to properly use the [Holy Shield of Radiant Glory] yet. Take advantage of this moment, finish her!"

"That cross shield... I feel like I've seen it somewhere before?" Fanya felt she vaguely remembered the white-feathered cross shield, though the memory wasn't clear.

"That's the [Holy Shield of Radiant Glory], one of the weapons and sacred relics of the Radiance Saintess," Amisa said, her eyes flickering with recognition, her tone light yet cautious. "If I'm not mistaken, this holy shield went missing during the last Radiance Saintess, Sophia Varelis's, battle against the Demon Fox King. It's remained unaccounted for ever since."

She didn't refer to Sophia as the 'final' Radiance Saintess because Amisa knew Sophia would no longer be the last.

"So the saintess has already found the previous saintess' lost sacred artifact??"

"It seems so," Amisa said, gazing deeply at Vanessa's fighting silhouette. "The saintess must have endured much and suffered greatly during the times we didn't know about."

"......." At this, Fanya felt deeply ashamed, speechless and unsure how to respond.

Some of that suffering had even come from her own immature actions in the past.

She wondered if she had caused the saintess too much trouble back then.

"You?" Vanessa realized who was speaking to her and what the cross shield appeared on her wrist was.

"Hehe! Sister Varelis~ It's me! Has it really been so long that you've already forgotten me?" Then, Vanessa heard that overly sweet, cutesy voice in her mind.

How should she put it? She didn't quite react in time.

Not because she didn't recognize who it was, but because the change in attitude was so drastic, she began doubting if it was even the same person. Or rather, the same shield.

"Sorry, sorry! Even though I've appeared, I was still absorbing energy earlier. Only now that my energy is fully charged can I come out and help. Don't hold it against me, okay~" The little angel's playing voice echoed in Vanessa's mind.

Vanessa didn't reply, silently watching Charon furiously stabbing at the cross-shaped barrier.

"Hey! Sister Varelis, no matter what, say something! Scold me if you want, but don't stay silent! Say something! Don't ignore me!" Seeing Vanessa ignoring her, the [Holy Shield of Radiant Glory] started to panic.

"How could I possibly blame you?" Vanessa's lips curved into a slight smile. The gentle upturn of her lips was enough to stir millions of charms.

"You arrived at just the right moment, Miss Holy Shield. Thank you for appearing in time and saving my life."

"Hehehe! Really?" Praise from Vanessa sent the [Holy Shield of Radiant Glory] into such a flustered state it almost turned into an embryo, giggling uncontrollably.

"My apologies~ Earlier, I probably misunderstood something," Vanessa said with a smile so warm it felt like a spring breeze.

"Eh? Misunderstood??"

"Yes. At first, I assumed Miss Holy Shield was someone rather tsundere and bad at expressing herself. But now it seems you're actually quite eloquent when you want to be?"

"When you want to speak, you're actually quite good at it?"

"Ah, uh..." Vanessa's words instantly put the little angel into an awkward state.

She could clearly tell Vanessa was teasing her about the drastic change in attitude.

But at the same time, Vanessa had given her plenty of face, blaming it on 'her inability to express herself.'

That familiar feeling instantly reminded her of all the previous saintesses.

Indeed, she truly was a descendant of the Radiance Saintesses. Her way of speaking was exactly like that of the past saintesses. Even when she'd punched those filthy living meat snakes barehanded, she'd remained so elegant, taking care to cleanse her hands afterward, always maintaining the image of a lady, even in the middle of battle.

Exactly right! That was the feeling!

This was what a divine bloodline, a Varelis lady, should be like!

She was completely different from before!

When scolded by Winnie, the little angel will get flustered and angry. But when teased by Vanessa, she could only giggle and silently beg, "Say another one."

At this moment, perhaps the greatest joy came from the [Holy Shield of Radiant Glory] seeing a new hope.

The Varelis family finally had someone to carry on the legacy.