A Blood-Soaked Battlefield

"Isn't this enough? What in the world is closer and stronger than the debt of saving a life! You brought me out of the hellhole and gave me a second chance at life. Xiao Yu, I will naturally repay you tenfold. From now on, you will be my goal in life! I will never leave you alone in this cold world!"

With great emotion, Tamamo no Mae lowered her head shyly and obediently offered him tea.

"Your King, please have some tea."

"I've never seen you so polite before."

"Then, my benefactor?"

"Don't be like that, I'm not worthy..."

Samael twitched his lips, offering a forced smile in refusal, while inwardly grumbling to himself.

Save you? One swipe of your claws and those bandits won't even recognize their own mothers!

Furthermore, he never accepted the tea offered by Tamamo no Mae; who knows if this tea had any random stuff added to it like last time?

"Yes, I understand..."

Tamamo no Mae -Mae furrowed her brows slightly, pondered for a moment, then gently bit her cherry lips with her pearly teeth. Her eyes shimmered with moisture as she lowered her graceful figure, her barely visible tail swaying gently. Her golden eyes gazed at Samael with a charming allure.

"Master, welcome back. Would you like some tea first? A bath first? Or something to eat first...?"

"Stop!"

Samael's facial muscles twitched, and he hurriedly raised his hand, stopping this escalating flirtatious scheme. He knew that when it came to flirting skills, he was no match for this Trash Fox.

Sniff...

However, the moment the two closed the distance, Tamamo no Mae, who was kneeling on the ground, twitched her nostrils and her expression changed slightly. She immediately grabbed Samael's arm, her eyes flashing with a sharp glint, and her voice turned cold.

"The smell of blood! You're injured! Who did this?!"

"A minor accident, nothing to worry about."

Samael paused slightly, a hint of tenderness appearing in his Tamamo no Mae. He then gently reassured her and slowly withdrew his hand.

"Wait, why is there another woman's scent here?!"

However, the Fox Spirit, with her keen sense of smell, quickly detected a new mixture from the bloody scent. She immediately grabbed Samael's arm, her face full of vigilance and displeasure, and pressed her nose close to the chest where the ancient snake's scent was strongest, taking a deep breath to examine it.

"And hair!"

With her amazing eyesight to catch adulterers, Tamamo no Mae casually pulled the silver hair stuck to Samael's collar.

We've already marked the spots, so why are so many still popping out to snatch our food!

We're always the ones taking from others, never the other way around! That's incredibly disrespectful!

"Ahem, it's Attila. She had a bit of an accident, and I just happened to be helping her out..."

"What?! You even prey on children!"

"What are you saying! I like well-developed, mature women!"

Tamamo no Mae was indignant and immediately became furious. Her disdain for the scumbag made Samael honestly explain the origin of these pieces of evidence, and she also righteously and sternly declared her own fantasies.

However, after a moment of confusion, Samael suddenly came to his senses, and his face immediately turned black.

That Trash Fox used her charm on me again!

When her gaze fell upon Samael's slightly sinister expression, Tamamo no Mae instinctively shrank back. Then, her eyes darted around, and she grabbed the ancient snake's arm with a charming smile, appearing extremely attentive.

"Master, as the Lord of a country, your attire reflects your dignity. How can you spend the night in such blood-stained filth? Come, Xiao Yu, let me help you take it off so you can wash yourself properly."

As she spoke, Tamamo no Mae pounced on him, her restless claws reaching to tear off his shirt, her eyes flashing with a sinister light.

"Trash Fox, don't think I don't know what you're thinking! Take your hand away!"

Samael clutched his half-torn clothes and retreated repeatedly, trying to evade Tamamo no Mae's clutches.

Foxes have a very strong sense of territory, and Fox Spirit especially dislike the scent of other females on their chosen prey.

"Come on, wash up, I'll be back soon."

"If you strip me naked, what am I supposed to wear when I'm having sex?!"

"For the sake of your innocence, this filthy thing should be thoroughly cleansed with soapberry, and you should even be soaked in salt water for seven days and seven nights to purify yourself completely, from body to soul!"

"I'm completely innocent! I don't need this to prove it. Besides, what you're doing isn't a smelly exorcism, it's an exorcism!"

Just as the two were arguing and chasing each other in a chaotic manner, a purple streak of light pierced the night sky and fell into the hall.

Oh no, Scathach!

Seeing the Queen of the Land of Shadows usually appeared as the Winter Goddess, slowly approaching, Samael reacted quickly and grabbed Tamamo no Mae, taking the opportunity to stuff her into the temporarily constructed concealment Sorcery Array, ensuring that this Trash Fox wouldn't run out and cause trouble for a while.

"What happened to you? You're covered in sweat, and you're dressed like that."

Queen of the Land of Shadows stepped into the main hall, glanced at the Saint King sitting at his desk, engrossed in writing, and asked in surprise.

"Cough cough..."

Samael's hand holding the pen trembled slightly, and the sweat on his forehead became even more concentrated.

"Is your injury still not healed?"

However, before the ancient serpent could come up with a reason, Scathach leaned closer, placed her hand on Samael's forehead, and whispered softly between her brows.

"Hmm, the curse kicked in, it was a bit sudden..."

Samael caught a whiff of the lingering stench of blood, his eyes lit up, and he immediately stopped charcoal drawing and backed down.

"Since things have come to this, why force yourself? Take a rest."

Scathach sighed softly, murmured, and raised her hand to press down on Samael's fingers holding the charcoal pencil, ending his work.

Immediately, the Queen of the Land of Shadows bent down and sat on the man's lap, raising her soft hand to gently cup Samael's cheek. She brought her head close and her soft lips landed on the ancient serpent's forehead, leaving a warm kiss.

As they whispered sweet nothings to each other, the man, having tasted the sweetness of love, couldn't help but feel a burning desire in his eyes, and he grew even closer to Scathach.

"Samael! Samael!"

Just as the ancient serpent was getting distracted, Anna's excited shouts from outside the porch made him stop abruptly. Looking around, he saw three eerie statues looking down at him, and he broke out in a cold sweat.

I was so excited just now that I almost forgot this is the Temple of the Three Goddesses.

Being caught in this disheveled state is not only blasphemous, but if Anna sees it, it's like telling those tigresses in the Inner Sea of Stars that he's having a lot of fun doing NTR right in front of them.

"Queen Majesty, please go inside and hide for a while, trust me."

"She is..."

"This was an accident! The whole situation is quite complicated, and we really need to keep it a secret from Skadi!"

Samael broke out in a cold sweat, his mind in Celestial Being. He had no choice but to bite the bullet and coax the bewildered Scathach into the concealment Sorcery Array, while also pulling back a certain fox that wanted to escape.

"Samael, the ritual for the Great Sacrifice is ready!"

At this moment, Anna, completely oblivious to the ancient serpent's unusual behavior, eagerly sought credit.

"Yes, it's really great."

Just as Samael was absentmindedly offering perfunctory praise, little Anna lowered her head, looking somewhat shy.

"It wasn't all my credit; Scathach and Brunhilde also helped me a lot."

"No need to be so modest. Fortunately, we have you, our local goddess, here. Otherwise, things wouldn't be going so smoothly."

Amidst thoughtful contemplation, a valiant woman wielding a thorny spear and dressed in a purple bodysuit stepped into the main hall.

Samael raised his hand and gently stroked Anna's head to encourage her, but when he said a certain word, his tongue suddenly tied and his smile froze.

"Thank you, it's been a long time since you and Scathach have worked so hard?"

The valiant woman holding a thorny spear nodded subconsciously, then looked around, puzzled, and asked a question.

"Oh, by the way, where's Skadi? She just arrived this evening and rushed over to Mount of Ares saying she had a surprise for you..."

Samael felt ice-cold all over. He stiffly turned his neck and looked at the Sorcery Array, which was sometimes expanding and sometimes contracting and could break through the shield at any moment, with a look of utter despair on his face.

This is it, we're doomed!