The Paladin in the Abyss-Chapter 674 - 698: The Lord’s Lover

Chapter 674: Chapter 698: The Lord’s Lover

The companions exchanged glances before Lancelot sighed softly and said,

“I’m sorry to hear that news…”

“What’s there to be sorry about? She’s the one who died, not me.” The Succubus shrugged her shoulders, a motion that nearly caused her top to slide down, “As elite agents sent by the allied forces, your mission shouldn’t be to find a pitiful tavern waitress, right?”

“Indeed it isn’t, we just happened to come across a Tiflin corpse, and the relic mentioned his wife.”

“Ah, that must be Amnon then, that cripple surely couldn’t have survived the massacre.” Gayka curled her lip, “You find a corpse and then think to go looking for the widow? Brilliant, I like the way you think…”

“You misunderstand, we have no intention of taking advantage of her.” Lancelot shook his head somewhat speechlessly, “We found a letter on Mr. Amnon’s body and planned to pass it to his widow, or their three children, along the way.”

“Ah… Amnon did have three children, but only the son is that Tiflin’s offspring—anyway, you couldn’t tell who their father was just by looking at the daughters.” The Succubus flashed a wicked smile, “If you’re looking for those children, I happen to know where they might be…”

“You mean the sanctuary beneath the Temple of Lord Wu’an?”

“You already know?” The expression on the Succubus’s face clearly froze, “The entrance there isn’t easy to find, I could take you…”

“No.” Lancelot shook his head, “We must head to the Blazing Palace first and take care of the Demon army entrenched in this fortress. After everything is over, we’ll see if we can find those orphans.”

“What? No, you should go to the Temple first, where you can rest well without worrying about being found by the Bartez, and there are some very private rooms that could allow me to repay you for the lifesaving favor…”

The Succubus’s face clearly showed panic, and suddenly, Lancelot found his perception of the person in front of him had changed, as if she were a trustworthy old friend known for many years, and it would be extremely inappropriate not to fully oblige any request she made.

However, that feeling lasted only a short time, like an illusionary realm crafted by a spell, initially very beautiful, but with a little attention, one could realize that the scene in front of them was not real. After returning to normal, that strange fondness became extremely absurd and laughable. If one had to describe it, it felt like inadvertently recalling someone liked many years ago and feeling deeply embarrassed about one’s poor taste and unbelievable foolishness as a youth.

Lancelot knew that the Succubus had just tried to use her Charm ability on him, and had pathetically failed. Gayka also realized this, her face now showing a genuine look of fear—the stronger the effect of the Charm ability to induce fondness, the deeper the hatred for the charmer once it ended. These alluring Fiends would not use this ability unless absolutely necessary, for if they did, they had to kill the charmed victim or leave them far behind before the effect wore off.

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Her worry wasn’t unfounded, because the cold tip of a sharp longsword was already at her chest, making it hard for her to breathe. If the Human Knight holding the sword made the decision, her life would end instantly, and there was absolutely nothing that could change that.

“You shouldn’t have done that, and I can assure you, if it had been successful, your fate would be even worse,” Lancelot said, staring emotionlessly into the Succubus’s eyes, exuding a cold killing intent, “Unfortunately, we now have to conduct our conversation like this. From now on, you must honestly answer each of my questions, else you’ll grow a longsword tip from your back. I hope you don’t take this as a challenge… If you understand, nod your head.”

Gayka slowly nodded her head, careful not to make any grand movements that might be misunderstood by the Human Knight.

“Have you ever collaborated with Demons in any form?”

“No, I hate them more than anything else.”

“Not a bad start. Why do you want us to go to Lord Wu’an’s Temple?”

“My wings are injured, and we may encounter other Demons on the way. I need your protection.”

“Understandable. What’s in the bag? Food?”

“Yes.”

“For whom?”

“…The children.”

“…How many civilians are still hiding underground in the Temple?”

“Not many, about twenty or thirty… The Fiends started an indiscriminate massacre right after they breached the city. Those people are all fish that slipped through the net, like me.”

“Is that so… How can we enter the palace in the center of the city?”

“The Flame Palace is surrounded by a moat filled with magma drawn from beneath the ground. The only way to get in is through the main gate near the fortress’s entrance, but it’s certainly crammed with stinking, rotting Demon soldiers now… I’m telling the truth! If you don’t believe me, climb up to the rooftop and see for yourself!”

“She’s right,” came the voice of the monkey demon girl from above them, “By the way, I only see three Demon Refinement now; the one in the Black Armor has disappeared again.”

“Is that so,” Lancelot frowned, “Crossing that magma moat forcibly will probably make it hard not to get spotted…”

“There’s another way…” the Succubus, with a blade pressed to her chest, spoke again, looking very scared but still continuing, “Come with me to Lord Wu’an’s Temple. Among the survivors there, someone came out of the Blazing Palace after the city was breached, and by that time the palace’s front door was already blocked by the Demon’s forces. The only explanation is that there must be some covert passage…”

“This person who escaped… what is their identity?”

“The most favored concubine of Visuvius among his many lovers,” Gayka said with a weird expression on her face, “However, her race might come as a surprise to you… She is a Bartez, an Enreyes, in other words, what you call a Succubus. But after the city was broken, she didn’t go to see her own kind. Instead, she ran to the Temple and hid with us survivors.”

“That joke isn’t very funny,” Lancelot’s expression turned cold, “After we get to the Temple and don’t find this person, you’re going to say that the Succubus has recalled her past identity, and the Demon forces surrounding the Temple are all her doing?”

“I’m telling the truth!” the Succubus argued defensively, “Think about it, an Enreyes, favored by the Barlow Flame Demon Lord, who can go wherever she wants in its territory, clearly not restricted in her movements… What would happen to such a person if she really fell into Bartez’s army’s hands?”

Lancelot looked into the eyes of the Succubus, then sheathed his Longsword.

“Thank you for your cooperation. The situation is special now, and I’m very sorry for the rudeness earlier.” Lancelot rubbed his wrist as he walked to the side, “However, about this lover of Visuvius, I still need to confirm with someone else…”