Chapter 92 - 88: The Fiancée Arrived Just in Time

Chapter 92: Chapter 88: The Fiancée Arrived Just in Time

Lian drank a bottle of Essence of Life. The taste was like a cheap soft drink, not something to be savored. After he finished, a slight burning sensation lingered in his stomach.

Just as Lian was starting to suspect he’d consumed an expired product, he suddenly heard the notification: [Physique +1].

His eyes lit up slightly. His Physique hadn’t been upgraded in quite some time.

He’d thought that aside from acquiring new entries, the only way to increase his Physique was by constantly pushing his limits. He never imagined he could do it by chugging potions.

The Goblin Grand Wizard really lived up to his reputation. The Magic Potion tasted awful, but its effects were immediate.

He was now a Four-star Shadow Knight. A normal Four-star Knight’s Physique was 76, yet his had already reached 143, making him a tank among Four-star Knights. He was unrivaled within his tier, but he could still be taken down by a Five-star or Six-star opponent. However, if he could boost his Physique to the Five-star level of 156 beforehand, Lian wouldn’t have to fear even High Tier opponents.

At this thought, Lian unhesitatingly chugged down the other bottles of Essence of Life.

One bottle, two bottles, three bottles...

After Lian had drunk half a case of Essence of Life, his Physique reached 167. He had hit a bottleneck; drinking more wouldn’t increase it any further.

That left 24 bottles of Essence of Life, which could be rewarded to his capable subordinates—for example, the utterly worn-out Father Simo and Robson.

At the same time, Lian felt the burning sensation in his stomach intensify. His blood began to boil, and a wave of heat rushed up from his lower body straight to his head. His adrenaline spiked.

[New entry acquired: Blood Boiling]

[Blood Boiling] (Green): As a result of drinking too much Goblin-made Essence of Life, your Physique has been greatly enhanced, but you now have a stronger desire to mate with females. Equipping this entry increases the probability of being attracted to female Goblins by 50% and increases the probability of winning a duel against a male for a female by 20%.

’Wait a minute. What kind of weird entry is this? Why am I attracted to female Goblins?’

’Could this be the Goblin Princess’s true intention?’

Julia’s tactic of feigning a retreat to advance, all to "win his friendship," was truly a deep scheme. It made Lian once again experience the wickedness of the Otherworld.

Now, when he thought back on Julia’s face, he suddenly felt she was the most beautiful being in the world. From her green skin to her perky butt, everything was flawless.

He desperately wanted to rush out of his tent right now and declare his love for the Goblin Princess.

To restrain this [Blood Boiling] impulse, Lian had his personal guards bring several buckets of ice water.

Lian tried to douse the urge in his body with cold water, but unfortunately, the ice water was useless. More R-rated images seemed to flash in his mind, and the worst part was that the subject of all of them was the Goblin Princess.

This wasn’t Essence of Life, it was basically a Goblin aphrodisiac!

"Where did Sophie go?"

Lian asked.

’Hopefully, Sophie can save me at a time like this,’ he thought, ’before my aesthetic sense deviates irreversibly, and I become hopelessly addicted to the beauty of Goblins.’

"The Lady Ice Witch is helping Captain Cobb build an ice-wall warehouse."

Ever since Lian had proposed the concept of a refrigerator, Sophie had been helping the army build a "large refrigerator" to store the meat from the guards’ hunts.

Unfortunately, a "large refrigerator" made of Magic without a Magic Stone to sustain it required Sophie to periodically reinforce it to prevent it from melting.

In reality, Sophie had created an ice chamber large enough to hold more than ten people, which required even more regular maintenance.

Lian felt a little hopeless, unable to find Sophie at this critical moment.

’Then again, it might not be a good thing if Sophie came right now.’

’Am I supposed to ask Sophie to help me with my... biological problem? She’s still an underage Witch who doesn’t know anything.’

’Sophie is even younger than Catherine. Catherine has at least completed her coming-of-age ceremony; Sophie hasn’t.’

’If it really comes to it, I’ll just have to give in to the Goblin Princess, Julia!’

’Worst case, I’ll just pull up my pants and pretend I don’t know her.’

Just as Lian, in a state of utter resignation, was about to have a guard summon Princess Julia to share a night of passion, he heard the voice of his personal guard.

"Lord Lian, Miss Catherine has arrived."

’Catherine? My fiancée?’

’What is she doing here? Her timing is impeccable!’

Lian put on a show of casually throwing on a piece of clothing and welcomed Catherine in from outside the tent.

As for Catherine’s maid, Mina, and the Five-star Glory Knight, Kage Mori, they were stopped outside the tent.

Lian also dismissed his personal guards.

Only Lian and Catherine, who hadn’t seen each other in a long time, were left in the tent.

Catherine’s long black hair was tied in a bun, topped with a black-veiled formal hat. She wore a long, pale violet dress. The look in her eyes was both delicate and alluring, like a blooming rose on the verge of withering at any moment.

Her eyes seemed to be veiled in a layer of mist, as if she could burst into tears at any second.

But only Lian knew this was just her surface; inwardly, she was incredibly strong.

Although the number of times they had dated could be counted on one hand—to be precise, they had never had a proper date, only signed a marriage contract—they had feelings for each other. Now, reuniting after a long separation, those feelings were even more intense.

Catherine threw herself into Lian’s arms and hugged him deeply.

Lian was already in the throes of [Blood Boiling], and the contact with Catherine’s soft body made him even more unable to control himself.

He didn’t even ask Catherine why she had disobeyed his arrangements and come to the Bone Forest on her own to find him. He just lifted her straight into his arms.

"Catherine, I will marry you."

After declaring that he would take responsibility, Lian carried the beauty to the bed without any hesitation.

Catherine didn’t resist. She knew this day would come sooner or later.

Besides, when she had set out for the Bone Forest, she had already prepared herself for this moment.

Lian untied Catherine’s elaborate outer dress, only to find an inner dress.

He untied the inner dress, and there was an underskirt.

He untied the underskirt, and there was a chemise.

She didn’t look like she was wearing much, but undressing her was unexpectedly like peeling an onion.

Catherine felt a bit awkward at this moment. It was a tradition for noble girls to wear at least five layers when going out.

On top of that, the Bone Forest was a bit cold, and her constitution was weak.

So she had put on seven layers at once.

Her cheeks flushed slightly, and she didn’t dare make a sound.

"Did you bring a spare dress?"

Lian asked.

Catherine nodded slightly. How could a lady go out without a spare dress? Especially on a long journey.

And so, Lian, without any hesitation, ripped her dress to shreds.

It was a bit violent, but much more efficient.

Lian had already grown tired of untying all the annoying lace ribbons.

If the first and second could be considered foreplay, the seventh was just infuriating.

Catherine was slightly surprised. She hadn’t expected Lian to have such a rough side.

But this only served as further proof of her own charm. It made her heart pound wildly again, and she could even feel her breathing quicken.

"Wait."

Catherine suddenly stopped Lian.

Lian looked at his delicate fiancée in confusion. ’It’s too late to have regrets now,’ he thought. ’Once the arrow is nocked, it must be fired.’

’At this point, I absolutely won’t let myself suffer. I’ll just have to wrong my fiancée.’

A phrase suddenly popped into his head: ’Go ahead and scream. No one will come to save you even if you scream your throat raw.’

’But on second thought, that doesn’t really fit the scene. Why do I feel like I’ve turned into a supervillain? This is clearly consensual.’

Catherine’s face turned beet red as she said, "I’m a little nervous. Could I have a little fruit wine?"

"Relax."

Lian kissed Catherine’s full lips.

Following Lian’s lead, Catherine gradually became less nervous, and her body was no longer so stiff.

The lights in the tent went out.

The maid, Mina, looked nervously at Knight Kage Mori. "Miss Catherine! What’s wrong with Miss Catherine? Why did the lights go out?"