The Sorcerer King ignored Remedios' words and directly walked forward.
"Stop, or I will kill him!" the Goatfolk leader shouted loudly.
"Do you think you can threaten me, an Undead, with a human?" the Sorcerer King said coldly.
"Maximize Magic : Fireball!"
The Sorcerer King merely raised a finger, and a massive fireball flew out.
The Goatfolk leader's eyes widened in surprise, not expecting the opponent to take action so directly, not caring about the hostage's life.
A "sizzling" sound echoed, the sound of a blade cutting into flesh, and it rang in the ears of the Goatfolk.
He realized that the hostage in his hand was gone, and along with it, his entire left arm.
The Goatfolk leader looked to his left—his arm and the hostage had flown away. It was only then that Nana gradually revealed herself; she had severed the Goatfolk leader's arm and carried the hostage away.
The Goatfolk's brain had no time to process the situation.
"Boom!" A massive explosion erupted where the Goatfolk leader had been sitting.
The enormous fireball created a large hole in the city wall. Seeing their leader had died, the other Goatfolk scattered and fled in all directions.
The Holy Knights, having not received orders from Remedios, all took the initiative to charge into the city and begin hunting down the Goatfolk.
Soon, all the Goatfolk in the city were killed, not a single one left.
A group of Holy Knights, guided by the thieves, arrived at the prison where the people of the Holy Kingdom were held.
They rescued several hundred residents of the Holy Kingdom.
One mother, who had been freed, frantically asked where her child was.
The other Holy Knights remained silent, or claimed they didn't know. She eventually turned to Remedios and asked her. Remedios explained the situation to her.
This mother then found the Sorcerer King and loudly scolded him:
"You killed my child! How dare you kill my child! I will make you pay with your life!"
When the Sorcerer King turned to look at her, she fell silent.
The large skeleton scared her into silence.
"I am an Undead. Undead do not show mercy to the living."
The mother looked into the Sorcerer King's blood-red eyes and dared not speak.
She felt as if the other party wanted to kill her.
Her child was already dead, and if she argued now, it might be a case of buying one life and getting one free.
It was pointless, and she might end up losing her own life. After thinking it through, she found herself stuck, unsure whether to leave or stay, with everyone around watching.
If she left, people would surely say she was afraid of death, that she abandoned her child's life just to save her own.
"Mom!"
A child's voice came from behind her. Nana had brought the boy to find his mother.
The mother thought she was imagining things, but slowly turned around, and there, right behind her, was her child.
"Mom!" The little boy stretched out his arms, wanting his mother to hold him.
"My son, thank goodness you're alright."
The mother tightly embraced her child.
"How were you saved?"
"It was that big sister who saved me!" The little boy pointed at Nana.
"Thank you, thank you so much!"
The mother approached Nana, expressing her heartfelt gratitude.
Nana, who had been expressionless, suddenly seemed a little at a loss. She raised her hand, unsure of what to do, and opened her mouth but didn't know what to say.
Her gaze shifted toward Peroroncino in the crowd.
Since Nana had remained silent throughout, the mother, after expressing her thanks a few more times, left.
The other soldiers and Holy Knights got back to their tasks.
Remedios gritted her teeth and glared at the Sorcerer King.
"Why can't the undead disappear from this world?" Remedios thought to herself.
After that, Remedios also left.
Nana quickly ran a few steps and reached Peroroncino.
"How does it feel to be thanked?" Perorocino asked, patting Nana on the head.
"It's a feeling I can't quite describe, but I guess it's happiness!"
It's important to note that Nana is only 9 years old, and her mind is still immature.
The things she can do independently now are all things Yulia taught her step by step.
After everyone had left, Peroroncino walked over to the Sorcerer King's side.
"Did you ever feel the urge to kill that woman just now?"
"Are you referring to Remedios and the mother who almost lost her child?"
"Both, I guess!"
"No, their words didn't affect me at all. Maybe it's because I'm an undead."
"When I heard Remedios shout at you earlier, I really wanted to give her a big fight."
"She begged for support from the Sorcerer Kingdom, and now she's saying the Holy Kingdom has nothing to do with you!"
"Should we go give her a big fight now? It's probably not too late." The Sorcerer King responded to Perorocino's words.
"Not a bad suggestion."
At this moment, Neia walked over.
"Your little follower is here, I'll go rest now. See you later!"
"Alright!"
"Greetings, Your Majesty, the Sorcerer King!"
"No need for such formalities!"
"How is the information I asked you to check on?"
"Your Majesty, the Sorcerer King, I've figured it out. The main force of the demi-human is split into two groups. One is fighting against the Holy Kingdom's southern army, and the other is near the city of Zerukis, not far from here."
"Good job, thank you for your hard work!"
"It is my honor to serve you!" Neia said excitedly.
This intelligence was something Peroroncino had learned directly from Demiurge, but Neia was always looking for tasks to do around the Sorcerer King, prompting him to come up with a task just to keep her occupied.
That task was to gather intelligence on the demi-human.
On the other side, Remedios was worrying as she looked at the dwindling food supplies in the army. She had ordered her subordinates multiple times to request food from the Southern Army of the Holy Kingdom.
At first, they sent some, although not much, but later they simply said that they too were out of supplies and told her to figure it out herself.
"Dammit!"
Remedios slammed her fist down on the table.
"Do those bastards in the Southern Holy Kingdom think they can use this opportunity to become independent?"
"Once we've dealt with Jaldabaoth and rescued the Holy Queen, I'll be the first to take action against them."
"Who?!" Remedios gripped the hilt of her sword and spoke coldly.
She scanned the surroundings but saw no one.
She thought for a moment that she might have been too tense.
"Slap!"
A small, delicate hand slapped heavily across Remedios's face.
She was knocked to the ground.
"Lord Chino asked me to deliver a message: If you act so rudely to His Majesty the Sorcerer King again, I'll beat you in front of tens of thousands of soldiers next time." The suddenly appearing Nana spoke.
After finishing her words, Nana disappeared again.
"Bastard! Damn Sorcerer Kingdom! You all deserve to die!" Remedios gritted her teeth as she said.
"That little brat, and Chino, one day I will kill you both!"
"Slap!"
Once again, it was the familiar formula, the familiar slap.
Originally, only one side of her face was red, but now both sides were equally flushed.
"I can't pretend I didn't hear what you said just now! And this way, it looks more symmetrical." Nana said before vanishing again.
"Bang!" The table was shattered to pieces by Remedios.
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