PFC Chapter 164 Identity As An Ascetic! The Final Level!
Chapter 164 Identity As An Ascetic! The Final Level!
Two holy priests are severely injured, and the Abyss magic is continuously eroding them.
Even during the peak period of the little Saintess, it is not certain that she can heal them, let alone now.
"Your Highness... You are also injured, don't waste your energy on us!"
"There are powerful demons here, you must escape!"
"We will block them for you!"
The two holy priests struggled, supporting their bodies with their cross swords, taking a step forward, standing between the little Saintess and the two source spirits.
"Don't worry, they are not enemies," the little Saintess said calmly.
"Not enemies?"
"That's right." The little Saintess nodded, "They belong to the power of Lord Heratugus, the Ascetic."
"Lord Heratugus?" The two holy priests were first shocked, then relieved.
"What are you talking about?" Chen Yu also walked over and asked curiously.
"Heratugus," the name was the identity of Chen Yu's virtual body.
The two holy priests looked at Chen Yu with puzzled expressions, then looked at the little Saintess.
The little Saintess nodded at them.
"Lord Heratugus!" The two holy priests showed a look of reverence.
Chen Yu suddenly looked inexplicable.
His virtual body in the mission turned out to be a figure of high status!
A small Rank Three elite monster, being respected by holy priests of the same level, and even respected by stronger Saintesses, was definitely a strange thing.
However, this also explained how ordinary people could complete the mission when they were limited to Rank Three and entered the trial, even if they found other holy priests to work together.
Without a certain status, why would others believe in you? Why would they listen to your plan?
The identity of "Heratugus the Ascetic" should be an important part of the mission.
However, a new problem arose.
The little Saintess clearly knew Heratugus.
But she didn't show any reaction along the way.
Even when Chen Yu was influenced by some kind of will and said the name "Heratugus," she didn't show any reaction.
"Wait a minute..."
Chen Yu suddenly remembered that the little Saintess did not have no reaction at all.
The first time he met the little Saintess was when he descended in his true form and broke into the courtyard to save people.
When the little Saintess saw him for the first time, she had a moment of surprise and a thoughtful expression.
Then, she asked Chen Yu, "Who are you?"
At that time, Chen Yu didn't pay much attention to it.
Now thinking back, the little Saintess's reaction at that time was not so reasonable.
First, the little Saintess is an almost completely rational and intelligent character, even reminding him of a famous character, "Chu Daxiao."
This kind of character should not be surprised when a stranger approaches.
The first question she asked should not be the meaningless nonsense of "Who are you."
Second, after being rescued, the little Saintess inexplicably tested him several times.
For example, she said when they first met, "If you like me, I allow you to do anything to me..."
This seemingly exhausted plea is even more inconsistent with the character of the little Saintess.
A person who is good at using wisdom to create favorable conditions for themselves would never say such a weak and powerless request.
Another example is when they just escaped from the tiger's mouth and entered the forest that the town treated as a garbage dump, she directly wiped her own neck.
At that time, Chen Yu believed that the purpose of the little Saintess's test was to test her importance to him, so as to coerce him into doing things.
The little Saintess also admitted this.
Upon careful consideration, whether it was his speculation or Little Saintess's admission, they were both extremely absurd.
In a situation where death could occur at any moment, what was Little Saintess's request?
Nothing more than asking Chen Yu to protect her and save her life.
But is it necessary to use such an intense method as self-destruction to test this?
Regardless of success or failure, it would only worsen their relationship.
Now it seems that what Little Saintess was testing back then was not Chen Yu's purpose of saving people at all.
It was...
Whether Chen Yu knew Little Saintess and the extent of his understanding of her.
Combined with Chen Yu's virtual identity "Heraclitus," it can be understood as: Little Saintess was intentionally exploring whether Chen Yu was really "Heraclitus" himself!
"In that situation, is it important whether I am Heraclitus or not?" Chen Yu frowned.
"Isn't it more important to escape from the Abyss area?"
"After she found out that I am not the real Heraclitus, but a substitute, did it confirm something in her mind?"
"After confirming certain things, her state changed greatly."
"She became... like an ordinary child."
"What exactly is this little girl up to?"
Suddenly, Chen Yu felt that behind the seemingly simple plot of the mission, there seemed to be a hidden complex story.
"Whatever, what do I care about these trivial matters? I'm just a stinky player doing missions!"
The most important thing is that Little Saintess is now a well-behaved child, at least in front of him.
As long as it doesn't affect the mission, she can have all sorts of thoughts.
After deciding not to explore the plot any further, Chen Yu asked the two half-dead Saintess with a stern face, "I've rescued Saintess, which direction is the fastest way to leave the border area?"
"Sir, you don't need to escort Her Highness out of the border area completely!" one of the Saintess said.
"With the density of demon patrols, even you would find it difficult to do so."
"What if I can't do it?" Chen Yu said, "Should I just stay here and wait to die?"
"No, that's not what we mean!" the Saintess quickly said.
"Sir Dalia, the Knight Commander, has led the Temple Knights into the border area, patrolling and killing demons, searching for Her Highness Saintess."
"You just need to reach a specific area and release a signal flare, and Sir Dalia will lead the knights to come."
Saying that, the Saintess took out a few colored balls and a sheepskin map.
"This is our current location."
The Saintess pointed to a point on the map, then to a red circle.
"This is the patrol area of the Temple Knights."
"There is an Abyss pillar in the middle of the area, surrounded by strong Abyss magic."
"As long as you can see the Abyss pillar, you can release the signal flare."
"Okay, I understand." Chen Yu took the signal flare and the map.
This should be the final level of the trial mission.
Escort Saintess to the designated location and ignite the signal flare for help.
The reinforcements can see the signal flare, and so can the demons.
Before the reinforcements arrive, it will be a hardcore combat mission.
He must ensure that Little Saintess doesn't die under the siege of demons.
After receiving the map, Chen Yu realized that the border area was ridiculously large.
Even after leaving the border area, it would still take a long time to reach the heavily fortified Holy City.
Moreover, the further he went, the denser the demon patrols became.
If he escorted her himself, once the demons detected him in the final stretch, they would release a signal and attract a large number of other demons.
In that case, it would be better to just release the signal flare and face them head-on.