The Almighty Ring - Chapter 518

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“Bernard, I think you need to be taught a lesson . How dare you accuse me?” Hua Mulan could see clearly that Bernard was trying to frame her . She raised her brows and without skipping a beat, started stabbing at him with her long spear .

“Ah!” Bernard was taken by surprise by Hua Mulan’s sudden attack . Most people would try to explain when they were being accused as traitors . After all, colluding with the Nephilims was not a petty crime .

However, Bernard did not expect the lady before him to be completely irrational . Hua Mulan’s logic was that she was not in the wrong and would, therefore, attack anyone who tried to accuse her .

Although they were both High-tier Lords, Bernard did not stand a chance against Hua Mulan . When they started fighting, Hua Mulan immediately overpowered him . Not only did Bernard not have any chance of counter-attacking, but he was also severely beaten up by Hua Mulan .

Fortunately, Hua Mulan did not have the intention of killing him . If she did, Bernard would not stand a chance of surviving .

“Stop it!” Right then, a beam of golden light descended from the sky .

Sylphy actually wanted to show herself when she heard about the collusion between the peasants and the Nephilims . After all, she was a special agent from the Religious Judicatory . Hunting after Nephilims was her rightful responsibility .

However, Hua Mulan was too hot-tempered . She attacked without even trying to reason things out . That took Sylphy by surprise and therefore she could not respond in time before Bernard got beaten up .

Based on Sylphy’s position as a special agent in the Religious Judicatory and the fact that she was the Moon God’s disciple, Hua Mulan and Bernard should immediately stop fighting when she appeared . However, Hua Mulan who was enraged did not care about Sylphy’s appearance at all as she continued to attack Bernard .

Although Hua Mulan did not stop attacking, Bernard knew he was safe now . With Sylphy’s presence, how could Hua Mulan continue attacking him? Bernard predicted that Hua Mulan would be suppressed by Sylphy while the Nephilim would be captured as well . As such, not only could he accomplish the task of capturing the peasants, he would even be rewarded for capturing a Nephilim .

It sounded like a very good plan in Bernard’s mind . However, after Sylphy appeared, she did not even glance at him . Instead, she looked admiringly at Jiang Fei .

“Have you really come?” If not for the crowd around her, Sylphy would have thrown herself into Jiang Fei’s arms .

“Yes! I have been tasked by the Saint to bring these peasants to safety and away from the battlefield . This is to prevent them from being affected by the approaching war,” Jiang Fei said .

“I know!” Sylphy did not speak loudly . However, the way she spoke sounded as if she trusted Jiang Fei completely . Moreover, even if Jiang Fei wanted to kill someone, Sylphy would not try to stop him due to her infatuation toward Jiang Fei .

After becoming infatuated with Jiang Fei, Sylphy was no longer the cold-blooded assassin from the Church of Saints .

Right then, she was just a young lady who had met the love of her life .

“D*mn! What is going on?” While Jiang Fei and Sylphy were engaged in a cheerful conversation, Bernard was starting to feel annoyed . He was already a weaker opponent to Hua Mulan . If Sylphy immediately intervened, he might even have been able to withstand a few more attacks . However, Sylphy was now paying full attention to Jiang Fei . Bernard was already long forgotten in Sylphy’s mind .

Therefore, after the enraged Hua Mulan feigned a single attack followed by a kick, Bernard instantly fell to the ground . Swiftly thereafter, Hua Mulan used her long spear to poke at Bernard’s body . With him locked to the ground, Hua Mulan started punching his face with her fist . Bernard’s lips were becoming increasingly swollen by the second .

After Hua Mulan was done letting off steam, Bernard’s face had become as swollen as a pig’s head despite not losing a lot of Health Points .

“Master Inquisitor, do you know each other?” Hua Mulan walked over to Jiang Fei as she spoke . When she was kicking Bernard’s ass, she had noticed Jiang Fei flirting around with the assassin from the Church of Saints of the Religious Judicatory .

“Eh…” Jiang Fei was flabbergasted and suddenly did not know how to explain himself . In all honesty, he did not think he would bump into Sylphy here . After all, Sylphy was his spy in the Light Faction . If he were to be exposed right then, it would be a shame .

“He saved my life before . He was the one who helped me complete my quest to become a deacon!” Sylphy said proactively .

“Ah?” Hua Mulan stared at Jiang Fei in surprise .

Outsiders did not know the exact situation . However, anyone with authoritative power knew clearly that Sylphy had been able to become a deacon in the Religious Judicatory at such a young age because of her accomplishment in killing the Nephilim race’s Fourth Prince .

If Jiang Fei was able to help assassinate the Nephilim race’s Fourth Prince, that meant he was even more loyal to the Luminous Vatican than normal Luminous disciples .

“Ding! Your Reputation from Hua Mulan has increased by 1,000 points!”

“D*mn it!” Jiang Fei had earned more Reputation points for no apparent reason . He did a quick check and realized that Hua Mulan was 100 Reputation points away from entering the Worship state toward himself . If that were to happen, Jiang Fei dared not imagine how Isabella would react .

Although Jiang Fei felt very troubled by the issue of Reputation, he was at least able to explain the relationship between himself and Sylphy . Moreover, after what Sylphy said, even Bernard’s status toward Jiang Fei had changed from the Hostile State to the Indifferent State .

According to what Sylphy had originally said, Jiang Fei should have been able to achieve the Friendly State with Bernard . However, as a front-line commander, Bernard had experienced too many a loss of his brethren in the hands of Nephilims . Therefore, Jiang Fei’s Nephilim status made him feel intrinsically annoyed at Jiang Fei .

“Master Inquisitor, what should we do next?” Since Jiang Fei’s status was no longer an issue, Hua Mulan decided to let Jiang Fei call the shots . After all, now that Sylphy had shown up, Hua Mulan would be powerless if they insisted on bringing the peasants back to the front-line despite her success in beating Bernard up .

“We are merely following the Saint’s orders, hence…” Before Jiang Fei could finish his sentence, Sylphy cut him off .

“Don’t worry about it . We were just passing through . Carry on!” Sylphy smiled sweetly at Jiang Fei .

“Eh… This…” Bernard’s jaw dropped . However, he did not dare to speak despite his unease . The way things were unfolding was not what he and Sylphy had agreed on before .

Since Sylphy had already decided to let them go, what more could he say? If he insisted on standing in their way, he might take another beating from Hua Mulan .

“I have something else to sort out and need to leave now . Don’t forget about the jade plate…” Sylphy looked longingly at Jiang Fei as she spoke . Jiang Fei was the only person who heard her final sentence .

“Eh…” Before Jiang Fei could reply, Sylphy turned into a pillar of light and disappeared into the sky .

“Let’s go!” Sylphy had already left . There was nothing left for Bernard to say . After half a day’s of toiling, all Bernard had accomplished was getting beaten up by Hua Mulan . One could only imagine the state of grievance Bernard must have felt in his heart .

“Let us leave as well!” Jiang Fei said to Hua Mulan . He too wished to complete his quest as soon as possible .

“Alright!” Hua Mulan nodded as she reorganized her subordinates to bring the refugees toward the inlands .

Thereafter, Jiang Fei and the rest did not encounter any obstacle in their journey . They were able to make it through all blockades without any resistance . After all, the Saint’s decree was still very effective before the lower-ranked military commanders .

“Alright, this is far enough away from the borders . The refugees should be safe here!” Hua Mulan said to Jiang Fei after seven more hours of traveling .

“Ding! Quest completed!”

Right then, Jiang Fei also received a quest notification . All he needed to do now was to return to the Saint to complete his quest .