Chapter 1317: 75. The Battle Begins

Ariel felt as though she were hallucinating.

Perhaps it was because that damn Calamity was ruthlessly bullying and humiliating Muen right in front of her, giving her such an enormous shock that her mind had become unstable and even her brain had started malfunctioning.

Otherwise... why would Liya Angel—the dignified Saintess of the Church, the one crowned with the name of “purity,” the guide of all believers in the Goddess of Life, and once Ariel’s very best friend—be hiding underneath that enormous bed right now?

And why would she be watching those obscene scenes as though savoring a side dish with her meal, while making movements that were completely contrary to the very meaning of “purity”?

“Damn Calamity, I’ll definitely repay this humiliation...”

Ariel rubbed her eyes, trying to dispel this hallucination.

But halfway through, she suddenly realized something.

No!

If it were the Liya from Ariel’s old impression of her, then of course she could never have done something like this. Back then, she had been a pure little white rabbit who would blush, her heart pounding helplessly, just from seeing a man unbutton his shirt down to the second button.

But if it was the Liya of today... that utterly hateful Liya who opposed her at every turn, radiated the scent of shameless seduction from her very bones, and even fought her over the same man—

Then of course she was capable of doing something this shameless!

It really was her!

“Y-You, why are you here?”

Ariel flung her hand aside and glared fiercely at her.

“I already told you. I came to save Muen.”

Liya blinked. Perhaps influenced by the atmosphere above, her face now resembled a blooming flower, breathtakingly alluring.

Even so, the sacred aura radiating from her did not diminish in the slightest.

Of course, the countless believers across the world would absolutely never believe that the Saintess they worshiped would hide beneath someone else’s bed, watching other people engage in passion while immersing herself in it as well.

“Save him? With just you?”

Ariel snorted, planted her hands on her hips, and sneered:

“I can’t do anything about this. What can you possibly do?”

“I can do quite a lot. For example, I can enter this restriction, while you can’t.”

Liya raised her damp little hand. Sacred radiance flashed, and everything became pure and immaculate once again.

“So what if you can get inside?”

Ariel bared her teeth:

“Can you, by yourself, beat even one finger of that evil dragon?”

“Who said I was alone?”

Liya withdrew her hand and sighed at the same time:

“Ariel, you’ve been far too focused on the sight of Muen being ruthlessly bullied. Just like that dragon drowning in the release of her desires, you’ve failed to notice until now that this room is actually... extremely lively.”

“Hm?”

Ariel froze.

Then, as though suddenly realizing something, she turned her head and looked toward the nearby...

Wardrobe!

“We were one step too late.”

The cool voice was like falling snow in the depths of winter.

The wardrobe doors opened.

A young woman wearing an elegant, understated dress stepped out. Her bearing was indescribably noble, her silver-white hair fluttering behind her.

Her eyes locked onto the blood-boiling scene atop the purple bed.

Her expression remained utterly calm...

But a bone-piercing chill had already begun spreading outward from beneath her feet.

“So that bastard still managed to get her hands on him.”

The Empress of the Empire stepped out of the wardrobe with slow, measured steps, radiating overwhelming pressure like the king of beasts inspecting its own territory.

—Even though that territory was merely an erotic hotel room decorated for pleasure.

“What?”

Ariel was utterly stunned.

She had never imagined that one day she would see the Empress of the Empire...

Celicia, who aside from when she was drunk was always cold and proud beyond measure...

Actually crawl out of a wardrobe like some secret lover caught in an affair.

Had that little bitch Liya used the Church’s spatial power to send her here?

...And yet, that still was not the end.

“Exactly. Earlier, when I suddenly couldn’t sense that female dragon’s aura, I thought it was some kind of trap. Turns out I was overthinking things. What a shame—we really missed the perfect opportunity.”

On the other side, shadows stirred in the corner.

The empty darkness seemed to transform into an open doorway.

A graceful young woman stepped out in high heels, swaying her waist. Every smile and movement overflowed with seductive charm, yet beneath that gentleness was the teasing malice of a little devil.

The shadows twisted.

Countless hideous eyes flickered within the darkness.

The silent sword-wielder finally shed her gentleness, revealing an edge as sharp as a drawn blade.

“In the end, everything still returned to our worst-case prediction.”

Anna lightly brushed back her hair.

The Authority of the Silent Moon constructed an absolute silence that stood above all living beings.

Here, only darkness remained.

“I already told you we should have acted sooner. You were all too hesitant and worried about consequences. Young Master is in such a pitiful state now, and all of you bear the primary responsibility.”

The door to the room was pushed open with ease.

The complicated locking mechanism upon it transformed into flowing liquid metal with a mere thought, merging into the cold steel flowers surrounding the young woman.

The exceptional maid stepped into the room.

Her dignified posture did not even cause the hem of her maid uniform to sway, yet the terrifying scythe scraping across the floor already sent sparks filled with murderous intent scattering everywhere.

She raised her head.

Within her eyes, which were gradually being dyed blood-red, ancient images surfaced, weaving together blood and fire.

“But right now... our first priority is still dealing with this troublesome creature.”

An spoke softly.

Complicated runes crawled across her skin, forming exquisite structures incomprehensible to the present age.

Three people.

Three directions.

Together, they surrounded the purple bed.

No.

If the certain “pure” Saintess hiding beneath the bed was included as well, then the evil dragon still wreaking havoc atop the bed had already been completely surrounded!

“Why are you all...”

For a moment, this sudden development overloaded Ariel’s brain.

“Didn’t you all say you had things to do? Why are you all here again?”

“Hmph. Do you think everyone is like you, Ariel? Small chest, no brains, and only capable of charging forward blindly?”

Liya snorted smugly.

“I never believed that dragon would truly let Muen go, so I merely retreated temporarily and waited for the right moment to act... I just didn’t expect these people to have exactly the same idea. So in the end, I still had to act together with these annoying women.”

In the end, everyone had thought of the same thing.

Against this unprecedentedly powerful enemy, they had no choice but to temporarily set aside their differences and join forces.

“Wait for the right moment?”

Ariel rolled her eyes and continued sneering:

“You make it sound so impressive, but did it work? If all of you had come with me earlier, everything would already have been solved. Would we really be stuck in this situation now?”

Perhaps the evil dragon on the bed was too absorbed in the pleasure of completely devouring Muen to pay attention.

Or perhaps they had used some special means.

Either way, being able to approach a legendary Calamity this closely was already extremely impressive no matter how one looked at it.

But that was only getting close!

It was merely the simplest first step!

And earlier?

Earlier, that evil dragon had been completely defenseless!

Defeating her would have been effortless!

Yet these people had somehow arrived late precisely at that moment!

It was all their fault!

Opportunities always vanished in an instant.

They had failed to seize that chance.

And now, what had the result become?

“...I can’t anymore!”

On the bed, amid indescribable pain and pleasure, Muen’s entire body suddenly tensed as he let out a low growl.

Above him, Hamreign’s waist arched as her body leaned backward, her swan-like neck stretching gracefully.

Upon her normally indifferent face appeared an indescribable expression of satisfaction.

“Haah...”

She exhaled deeply and stroked her abdomen.

“It’s warm. Our bodily fluids have merged together again.”

“C-Can we stop now?”

Muen tremblingly stretched out one hand.

“That was so intense, I already...”

“What do you mean, stop? We’ve only just begun.”

Golden eyes looked down upon him coldly.

Muen’s trembling hand was mercilessly pressed back down.

At this moment, all of Hamreign’s gentleness had temporarily vanished beneath the desire raging through her body.

Until the desire accumulated over a thousand years had been completely released, she would show no tenderness whatsoever.

Therefore, Muen could now place his hopes only in the others...

In those “heroes” who had cut through countless obstacles to finally arrive here.

“H-Help...”

He turned his head.

His eyes contained three percent defiance, three percent unwillingness, and ninety-six percent terror at the thought of being completely drained dry.

“Everyone... save me.”

“Hang in there! I’ll definitely save you!”

Ariel jolted awake and immediately began pounding against the restriction.

She looked like an adventurer who, after overcoming countless hardships, had finally reached the final boss and found her beloved there, her expression both longing and desperate.

“Wait for me, Muen!”

“Oh? Human females.”

At that moment, the final boss—the Calamity, the Dragon of Death and Doom, the strongest creature beneath the heavens, the great dragon named Hamreign—finally seemed to notice the uninvited guests surrounding her.

Her gaze shifted slightly.

A trace of contempt and disdain appeared within her golden eyes.

“You come here at a time like this to disturb someone else’s good time. Do you not feel ashamed?”

“Ashamed? The one who should feel ashamed is you.”

Celicia showed no fear whatsoever as she continued walking forward.

The humiliation of having her wedding interrupted.

The humiliation of being defeated.

And now, the humiliation of seeing the person she loved being toyed with so casually right before her eyes.

All of it surged into her heart.

At this moment, her fury had already become a raging inferno, endless and unceasing.

“You are a dragon who has lived for a thousand years, yet you laid your hands on a human. Do you even know how the word ‘shame’ is written?”

“I...”

Hamreign’s face grew slightly redder.

For her, this matter truly did strike at her pride and dignity.

But before these human women she had disdained in the past, disdained now, and would continue to disdain in the future, she naturally refused to show even the slightest weakness.

“Muen is my lover. Of course I can do whatever I want with him.”

“Oh my, your lover?”

Anna twisted her waist as she stepped forward, the darkness behind her advancing with every step.

“That word sounds rather different from what we heard before. So not only does a mighty Calamity like you enjoy stealing other people’s lovers, you also enjoy lying? How astonishing.”

“Shut up!”

Hamreign shouted coldly.

A violent wind instantly surged through the room.

“Do not use your human standards to restrain us dragons!”

Clang!

A scythe tore through the air and shattered the violent wind, cutting off Hamreign’s shout as well.

An’s gaze remained tightly fixed on Muen, who was still being suppressed atop the bed.

Her heart ached unbearably, while her anger continued climbing higher and higher.

“Hah, what dragons? Nothing more than a race infamous for lust since ancient times! I already said it before. There was never any possibility of negotiating with a lustful female beast controlled by desire like this. We can only defeat her if we want to take Young Master back.”

“With just you?”

Hamreign remained disdainful.

Every expression, every movement, every gesture radiated overwhelming majesty and confidence.

Even though her current posture was hardly dignified.

Even though the desire inside her had still not been completely satisfied.

Even though the overwhelming pleasure brought by the exchange of bodily fluids and union of flesh had already occupied most of her mind...

Facing the provocation of these human women, she still remained high above them.

She was still fearless.

“Don’t speak so confidently just yet.”

Liya poked her little head out from beneath the bed, her adorable face filled with determination.

“This time, we came fully prepared. We will definitely defeat you here and take Muen back!”

“Then come and try!”

Hamreign’s reply was concise.

Right in front of everyone, she exerted force through her waist and sank down once again.

Muen, who had not yet recovered, was struck by the sudden movement and immediately sucked in a sharp breath.

“N-No...!”

“Muen!”

The women erupted in anger.

None of them had ever treated Muen...

With that much force!

And thus, Muen’s miserable cry sounded both like the beating of war drums and the ringing of a bell announcing the beginning of battle.

This great war over saving and being saved, over heroes and an evil dragon, over the ownership of a pitiful princess—cross that out—a pitiful yellow-haired man...

Was about to erupt!