Chapter 71: Vifiya, [Vifiya] and Niv are so...
Everything happened so fast, Vifiya gripped the hilt of her sword, ready to strike at any time.
Benedict was instantly surrounded by sharp ice spikes.
He was not in a hurry, but looked at Hefa next to Vifiya calmly: "Give me the potion, traitor of the Church."
Hefa looked puzzled and jokingly said, "How can I be considered a traitor? I've never been loyal to the Vatican."
"But..." He changed the subject, his gaze shifting from Ruguien's body to Benedict. "You fabricated a human world? No, at your age, the timeline doesn't fit."
Benedict responded by pulling out his crozier from beneath his black robe.
Several white threads burst out from the staff, crushing all the ice spikes in an instant and rushing towards Vifiya and Hefa.
The two of them subconsciously dodged in opposite directions, leaving a large hole on the ground where they had been.
Vifia looked back at Neve who was sleeping behind her. It was undeniable that Rugien's death created a perfect opportunity to teleport Neve. As long as she could hold Benedict back, she could ensure Neve's safety. No matter how the plan went on, she would have no worries.
She looked at Hefa and Benedict who were fighting, took a step forward and was about to call Hefa when a hand grabbed her.
She looked back suddenly, and the first thing she saw was Neve's eyes, a pair of very ordinary eyes, but these eyes revealed an emotion she had never seen before.
She didn't have time to think about it, as her crimson eyes reflected a silver light that quickly gathered into a point, like a star.
Instinct was frantically sending out warnings within Vifiya's body.
She wanted to break free from this hand and retreat quickly.
But why can't she move?
No, you can't!
Her breathing became heavy, and the hand holding her was cold, so cold that it froze Vifia's thoughts.
She seemed to shake off Neve's hand, and the silvery starlight was approaching her and magnifying in her eyes.
It's too late, we must take up arms.
Is she going to swing her weapon at Neve?
A moment of confusion can change a lot of things. Before her hesitation completely dissipated from her mind, the hand holding the weapon had already been raised, but it was still too late.
"Zheng!"
"Bang!" The entire simple bed made of iron plates was kicked against the wall of the basement.
Stones fell from the cracks in the wall.
Someone blocked the attack for her, an unexpected person.
Neve steadied herself, and Vifiya couldn't help but take half a step forward worriedly. Her rationality suddenly returned, and she stopped her from taking the next step.
"Miss, losing focus in front of the enemy is not a good habit." Marlene smiled, holding the double blades, and looked at her with a gloating look.
Vifiya didn't look at her, but stared at Neve who stood up, and her hands tightened.
In front of the enemy? She wanted to deny Marlene's words, but Neve pointed the dagger at her.
She subconsciously wanted proof that Neve was being controlled, but how could she not see it? [Vefiya]'s memories, her memories, they knew Neve so well.
Why would she do this? She had always been so loyal to Neve, the Neve she had never doubted. Even if she had reported her in the past, she would have cried bitterly, but she would never point a weapon at her Neve...
Why did she do that?
Will she really become her enemy? Can she really attack Neve without any scruples?
If Niv strikes again, how can she minimize the damage? If Niv is unwilling to return to her, how can she change her plan and include Niv as a variable?
The key is that Neve doesn't really understand herself. After all, there are still some subtle differences between her and [Vifiya]. As long as she grasps this point, she has a chance to win.
My mind was turning over and over again, but time passed in a flash.
She suddenly realized what she had just been thinking.
For the first time, Vifiya hated her rationality. She was still analyzing the pros and cons and all the possibilities that might exist at this time.
Shouldn't she ask Neve why and address the reasons why she did this?
Vifiya didn't say anything, and her expression didn't change. She just looked quietly at Neve who had stood up.
What kind of reason would make Neve do this?
Something seemed to pass through her mind, making her feel numb and tingling, but she couldn't move.
She subconsciously denied this idea, but Neve's cold voice came to her ears: "It seems that you have guessed it."
Without waiting for her to answer, Neve lowered her eyes and said expressionlessly, "I know everything."
Their eyes met, and they both understood what the other wanted to express, confirming that they were thinking the same thing.
"You really are with..." Neve paused, lowered her eyes, and her voice became extremely soft, as if it would break if blown by the wind, "her."
Her voice returned to its normal volume. "Same here. You're all very smart."
Vifiya didn't know what to say. It seemed that no matter what she said, it would be extremely pale in the face of this established fact.
"I just want to know, where is she?"
Neve did not question her heart-wrenchingly, nor did she accuse her angrily. She asked her so calmly, where is [Vefiya]?
She doesn't know, she doesn't know either, and she also wants to know.
Neve's eyes were even more dejected now than when she watched her die.
Vifia's mouth opened and closed, and she found that she could not say a word to defend herself or to answer Neve's words.
She couldn't say it.
She felt the pain of her heart being torn apart so directly, almost suffocating her. Was it Vifiya's emotion? Or her own? Perhaps both.
Two pieces of clear white cloth lightly covered Vifiya's heart, feeling light yet heavy.
Neve didn't press her, as if she knew from the beginning that the only answer she would get was silence.
"Wow~" a sudden voice rang out beside me, "Miss, you seem to have been betrayed."
Marlene poked her head in front of Vifiya with interest. "How pitiful! Miss, do you need my comfort?"
Marlene blocked Vifiya's sight. She had to focus her eyes on Marlene. She said softly, "No need."
She no longer needed anyone's comfort.
"Oh." Marlene looked past Vifia and looked at Hefa, who had noticed her movements and was already behind Vifia. "Don't look at me so warily, Master Magician. The young lady has never looked at me like this before~"
After being interrupted by Marlene, Vifiya's thoughts did indeed return much more clearly.
She gave her back to Hefa, who was trustworthy in the current situation, and she believed that Hefa could stop Benedict.
She missed Marlene and looked at Neve. The look in her eyes was familiar to Neve, the same look she always gave her. She asked, "Is there no possibility?"
They all knew the answer to the question.
This time, Neve didn't answer.
The silence said it all.
Just as Niv did not ask about [Vefiya's] whereabouts, Vifiya did not take the initiative to ask her why she knew about this. They knew each other well.
Marlene stood up straight, gripping the double blades tightly in her hands, and smiled boldly, a stark contrast to the timid person she had been a while ago. "So, Miss, how do you want to proceed?"
Vifia touched the butterfly gem brooch in her robe. Her feelings towards Neve were always complicated.
She had always felt that she owed something to [Vifiya] and Neve, and she had always felt guilty.
In these long lives, she would vaguely think that she was [Vifiya]. She was trying to distinguish them, but it seemed that she couldn't.
She slowly tightened her grip around the brooch.
Whether it was her reappearance due to Niv's denunciation, or Niv running towards her without hesitation and dying with her, these memories constituted her again.
She didn't know how determined Niv was, but she knew she would live again. But Niv didn't know that she would think that was the end of her life.
She would never forget [Vifiya]'s request, which was the warmth her best friend wanted to protect.
Vifiya couldn't blame Neve; she was not wrong in this matter.
The sharp tip of the brooch scratched her fingertip, and a drop of blood that was about to fall was quickly absorbed by the gem on it.
Beneath the robe, an intricate magic circle the same size as the butterfly gem was silently operating, and dense runes pierced into her heart.
Vifiya's breathing was disordered for a moment, but soon returned to normal.
Her vision was doubled, and it felt like someone was talking in her head.
Marin, who had been paying attention to her, had a quick flash of doubt in her eyes. She couldn't be wrong. Vifiya's breathing was disordered just now, but her expression didn't change, which made her suspicious again.
Hefa, standing motionless behind Vifiya, sensed the fluctuations of his own magic. Even if betrayed by the maid, would he still do this for her? To Hefa, this behavior was truly foolish. He did not look back, did not stop her. This was her choice.
As if she could sense something that had been planted in her body without her consent disappearing, a look of slight surprise flashed across Neve's face, mixed with other emotions, and she hesitated to speak.
The discomfort in her body was slowly suppressed. Vifiya no longer looked at Neve. She turned to look at Benedict: "Do you have any backup plan?"
Such a direct question made him hesitate to act. At first, he did not understand why God needed the betrayal of a maid. Now, he understood.
In some ways, he and Vifiya are the same kind of people.
But he didn't like this feeling, the feeling of having someone of his own kind.
Vifiya, Vifiya, Vifiya...
Benedict repeated the name over and over in his heart, and he knew that the emotion surging in his heart at the same time was jealousy.
Now there was no chance of winning by trying to snatch the potion by force, so his eyes fell on Neve.
Vifiya and the other two watched Neve walk step by step to Benedict.
Marlene glanced at Vifiya calmly. As expected, she was from the Kesley family. Even when faced with such a thing, she was still as hard-hearted as ever.
Benedict tapped the ground lightly with his staff, and a teleportation array lit up beneath him and Neve's feet.
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