Water flowed out through the cracked rock layers.
The ground was already soaked.
Clili had no idea where she was. She simply followed behind Mr. Assath on instinct... Things were somewhat dire. The sudden cannon blast had sent them into this place, which seemed to be cut off from the light of day.
The maid Morian had suffered severe injuries.
The beautiful maid's back had been almost completely blown apart, leaving her flesh a bloody mess. The skin on her back was desperately trying to heal, but as it continuously mended, it also kept tearing apart. It seemed that some strange ability was frantically preventing the wounds from self-healing.
"Boss... that person, is she really Lady Isabelle..."
As a maid of the Rose Mansion, she knew quite a bit about the two Saint Families... Naturally, she knew Lady Isabelle as well.
At the very least, Boss Assath and Lord Ludik would always mention that name when chatting.
"You didn't see wrong. She really is the person you know." Mr. Assath was carrying the severely wounded Morian on his back. He sighed and said, "She came to this world with me before the Divine Blessing Church fled."
"But how could Lady Isabelle do that to you..."
This was a situation Clili found difficult to accept for the moment. Here, their identities had actually placed them on opposing sides!
"There's nothing strange about it." Mr. Assath shook his head. "I became a vampire, while she joined the Divine Blessing Church. The two sides have been opposed since ancient times. The really damnable part is that I had no choice, while she... chose it herself."
Assath had truly had no choice when he became a vampire.
He had fallen into an ancient castle right from the start, where the vampires inside had bestowed