We have to go in.
Seeing that Verania had entered first, Xiao Dai immediately took out his Holy Shield and followed closely behind.
"Hey! Why did you go in without saying a word?"
Liu Lang blinked. As soon as they left, the Lionheart Knights and the Holy Sisters went inside.
Only Liu Lang, Vivi, and Xiao Ju remained in this run-down place.
"Mr. Liu, please."
"Don't do that, Vivi."
Liu Lang followed closely behind, pulling Xiao Ju along. However, just before entering, Liu Lang suddenly felt someone watching him. He turned his head to the right in confusion, but saw nothing.
"Mr. Liu? What's on the right?"
"Hmm... I didn't see anything except a shadow."
"I see, the lighting here is indeed rather dim."
As Vivis and Liu Lang entered the castle, the outside environment suddenly became pitch black, and the entire castle was enveloped in darkness like a shrinking ball of yarn.
Suddenly, a pair of eyes opened in the spot where Liu Lang had been looking, but they weren't looking at Liu Lang, Vivi, or Xiao Dai; rather...
Veraia.
...
The familiar hall, the familiar portrait, the familiar furniture, the familiar...
"Dad? Mom?"
Verania stared in horror at her parents, who were drinking tea and reading newspapers in the living room.
This is impossible! This...this!
"Xiao Dai, look..."
Verania turned her head and suddenly realized that she was in her own room, but Xiao Dai and Liu Lang were nowhere to be seen. Where were they?
"Summon the Lionheart Knight!"
With the Netherworld Summoning in her hand, some of the Lionheart Knights were summoned here. They looked at Vera in confusion. Weren't they just summoned? And they weren't taken back, so why were they summoned again?
"You can see this is the bedroom, right? If so, protect me."
The Lionheart Knights looked around and finally nodded.
"Squeak~"
"Nia, come quick and see who's outside!"
The mother walked into Villania's room with a smile on her face. Villania felt that the words were very familiar. She was about to reply when she found that her voice had become extremely childish.
Who is it?
What? !
Verania stared in astonishment at the body that had begun to speak, while she remained in her childhood body like a spectator.
The Lionheart Knights also noticed the anomaly, because Vera suddenly shrank and became a child. Therefore, the Lionheart Knight who was closest to Vera instinctively tried to take her away from the area.
The next second he was enveloped by a force and disappeared before the knights' eyes!
"wait!"
Some of the remaining Lionheart Knights stepped forward to stop everyone. At the moment, it was unclear whether Vera was being controlled or not. They were the last Lionheart Knights who could save Vera. If even they were to fall victim to this without knowing why, Vera would be in grave danger!
"Didn't you want to marry the person you love most? He's right outside here."
"It's my brother!"
Verania burst out of the door in surprise, and the Lionheart Knights immediately followed. Although they didn't know why the person who seemed to be Verania's mother had been ignoring them, they didn't need to pursue her as long as she didn't hinder their protection of the saintess.
Verania happily pushed open the door, only to discover... that old Earl Fique from the Empire!
"Who...who are you? Where's my brother?"
"Oh? She can even call me brother. Not bad, she's got the makings of a beauty. You guys did a great job."
The old count elegantly adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, then gently removed his hat, revealing his silver-white hair underneath.
He looked at Villania and gave her what he thought was a friendly smile, while Villania's father was bowing and scraping to her, looking all sycophantic.
"Nia, why haven't you paid your respects to Lord Count Fique?"
Hearing her mother's familiar yet unfamiliar voice from behind, Verania suddenly realized something, and her small body began to tremble violently.
"You...you're not my brother!"
"If you want to call me brother, that's fine too, Nia."
A flicker of excitement and curiosity flashed in the count's eyes. This little sister named Nia is quite something.
"I say, Nia! Quickly pay your respects to Lord Count Fikry!"
"You're lying to me! Mother is lying to me! Father is lying to me too! I'm looking for my brother! You're not my brother!!!"
Verania screamed, trembling, before being restrained by her mother's hands.
"Nia! What's wrong with you?"
...
"You're not my brother!!!"
"Nia! What's wrong with you?"
Bu Xiaosai, his face grim, held Verania, who was trying to break free from him. Verania's eyes were blazing with purple light, clearly indicating that she had been corrupted by the void!
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