You sneaked into my simulation world and started spamming the panel?

Seeing this, Green immediately shouted, "Help! Help!"

The guards outside the door had already been killed by Isolde, so no matter how loudly he shouted, no one could hear him.

Furthermore, the other guards had been specifically instructed by Grin not to approach the room no matter what happened. Therefore, some guards in the distance noticed something amiss, but faithfully carried out Grin's orders and did not go to investigate.

Green struggled desperately, his life force rapidly fading, plunging him into terror.

“Isolde… good niece… Uncle knows he was wrong, okay? Please forgive me, we are family after all, don’t be so cruel…”

Isolde began by saying, "I don't talk about feelings with dead people."

Green cried out in despair, "Help! Someone, please save me!!"

No one responded to him; everyone was busy.

The nobles in the banquet hall all collapsed to the ground, convulsing, and the guards in the banquet hall did not step forward to intervene.

The guards had no idea what a sacrificial ceremony was like; they thought it was a normal occurrence.

Not only dragons, but anyone standing in the sacrificial ceremony will have their life force absorbed by Isolde.

Grin and the Emperor had been preparing for this sacrificial ceremony for many years, bringing with them life crystals from most of the empire. They hoped to extract the life force from the crystals through the dragon's magic array and transfer it to them.

But all their preparations were stolen by Isolde and Lott.

Lotte's experience was still rapidly increasing, and his strength had also broken through the 100 mark, reaching 110.

More important than experience is the rapid advancement of Lotte's talent [Original Derivation] on the panel!

[Essential Derivation: 2% → 2.03%]

[Essential Derivation: 2.03% → 2.57%]

[Essential Derivation: 2.57% → 3.21%]

Without Lot, Isolde would never have been able to reverse the ritual, let alone absorb the life force of legendary dragons and emperors.

The dragon's roar reached Lot and Isolde's ears again. Then, the area covered by the magic circle in the center of the room began to shrink, and Grin and the others gradually escaped.

Without the control of the magic circle, Grin collapsed to the ground with a thud, panting heavily.

"Lord Isolde, what's going on?"

Isolde frowned slightly and said, "The dragon's power is weakening; it can no longer maintain such a massive magic array."

Freed from his restraints, Green crawled on the ground toward the dead emperor, tore off a gold ring from the emperor's hand, and pressed it down.

A flash of light appeared on the ring, then it returned to calm.

After doing all this, Green swayed as he got up and fled without a care in the world.

Lotte wanted to leave the magic circle to kill Grin, but Isolde stopped him.

"Don't go, just stay here."

"But……"

“He can’t have gone far. He just used the ring to call for help from the calamity guards outside the city. Let’s absorb the dragon’s life force first.”

A short while later, Lotte heard footsteps outside the room; the garrison was approaching.

The dragon's life force rapidly declined, and the magic circle beneath its feet shrank smaller and smaller until it could only remain at Isolde's feet.

The dragon can't hold on any longer!

With pursuers closing in, Isolde felt she had absorbed enough, so she slowly closed the magic circle.

As the magic circle gradually closed, the [Origin Deduction] on Lotte's panel also slowly stopped!

"and many more!"

Lotte, who had escaped the magic circle, quickly stopped Isolde, "The magic circle can still be maintained for a while, don't turn it off!"

"The enemy has arrived."

Lotte absolutely refused to let Isolde stop and began to persuade her in the opposite direction.

Lott said seriously, "Every second you absorb more, your strength will increase significantly. Do you really want to give up?!"

Isolde realized what Lotte was about to do next, and she coldly refused: "Obey orders."

“Lord Isolde, but this is the optimal solution.”

"I told you to obey orders."

"Are you actually concerned about me?"

Isolde was taken aback; she hadn't expected Lotte to say that.

Lotte continued to remind him, "Lord Isolde, as a knight, isn't it my duty to fight for your opportunities? At this time, letting me help you block the enemy is what I think Isolde should be doing, isn't it?"

"Lord Isolde, do not let your emotions cloud your judgment."

Isolde's mouth was slightly open, her words stuck in her throat, and for a moment she couldn't say anything.

She took several deep breaths, trying to explain herself, but she couldn't refute them.

Because Lott was right.

If it weren't for the several cycles of reincarnation in the world, Isolde wouldn't have stopped Lot.

Isolde lowered her head and slowly closed her eyes.

What am I doing...?

"Go."

"okay."

The sound of armor being clashed could be heard outside the door. Lotte drew his sword and lay in ambush by the wall at the doorway.

The Imperial Guards were the first to rush into the room. Lotte, who was lying in ambush at the door, rushed out and killed the guards at the door with two swords.

Lotte didn't want to reveal that he knew Valgard's swordsmanship, so he rushed out of the room so that Isolde wouldn't see him.

The sounds of swords clashing grew increasingly intense, accompanied by screams and wails.

Isolde forced herself to calm down and focus all her attention on the magic array ritual.

As Isolde's strength continued to grow, she absorbed the dragon's life force faster and faster, with efficiency increasing exponentially, and the roar of the dragon above grew louder and louder.

More than half of the life crystals had not yet been digested. If Isolde stopped at this moment, she would waste the enormous life force that was enough to completely transform her.

She must seize this last moment to absorb as much of the dragon's life force as possible in order to narrow the gap between them.

"Hurry up..."

Her eyes were tightly closed, and sweat dripped down her face.

"Faster..."

The sounds of battle in the corridor grew more intense, and Isolde felt her heart pounding faster than she had ever felt before.

Don't let your emotions cloud your judgment.

Isolde repeatedly reminded herself that Loth was merely a figure who deduced the world, and even if he died, it wouldn't matter; he could still be resurrected in the future.

The sounds outside the door suddenly subsided, the sounds of battle ceased, and the world fell into an eerie silence.

She forced herself not to think about Lott, or even to hear anything from the outside world.

The magic circle beneath Isolde's feet vanished completely, and the blood moon above Orantis began to return to its original shape.

The giant dragon that had been standing above the castle crashed to the ground, struggling and its former majesty completely gone.

The people of Orlandis were unaware of what had happened, let alone that they had been saved by Isolde.

Underground, ice-blue eyes suddenly lit up in the dark room.

Isolde absorbed the life force of Grin and others, the life crystals that the Empire had stored for more than ten years, and a massive amount of life force from a legendary dragon.

In just one night, Isolde became an elite of the [Catastrophe] class.

She drew her sword and ran quickly toward the room door, her white hair billowing wildly in the air with each step.

Will I be able to make it?

She had just run to the door, and before she could even see the battle unfolding in the corridor, a familiar figure flew past her.

"boom--!"

The dull thud sent shivers down Isolde's spine.

Isolde froze on the spot, her eyes wide, her mind going blank for a moment.

She slowly and stiffly turned her head away.

To the left, in the corner of the wall, Lott lay sprawled amidst rubble and corpses. A horrifying deep gash marred his armor, and blood continued to gush from his body.

It's the same again.

Two voices came from the corridor:

"What a piece of trash! If you're so capable, get up again! Didn't you say I was raising goblins?"

"Hey, Uchi, stop playing around. His Majesty is waiting for us to rescue him."

"You go first, I'll talk to him later..."

Uchi’s voice stopped abruptly, and his blood seemed to freeze instantly.

Isolde slowly walked out of the shadows in the corridor, sword in hand.

Her white hair remained perfectly still, and her face was extremely gloomy.

There was no anger in his icy blue eyes, only pure emptiness, so indifferent that it didn't seem like he was looking at a person.

“What’s Isolde doing here… Grin didn’t say anything…”

Chapter 32 World Sages and Dragon Slayers

Isolde's figure swayed slightly, and the next second she teleported in front of Uchi. Uchi, who was also a [Cataclysmic], had no time to react.

The red-haired man rushed over to protect Uchi, but he couldn't see the sword in Isolde's hand at all. He only saw two flashes of white light before the red-haired man was sent flying against the wall.

"Clang!"

The red-haired man's sword fell to the ground with a crisp sound, causing the guards behind them to retreat slowly.

Now, only Uchi stands before Isolde.

“I-Isolde... I didn’t know you were here. I... I didn’t intend to lay a hand on you.”

Isolde listened quietly to Uchi's explanation with a cold expression.

Uchi quickly said, "See, I didn't hurt you, did I? I just received His Majesty's order to ask for help."

Isolde began, “You have killed Lot once again.”

"Again? Who is Lotte?"

Wuqi got no answer.

His head fell and rolled to Lotte's feet, and his body followed, kneeling on the ground.

Uchi couldn't understand why, despite having many magical items on him, he was still beheaded by Isolde with a single sword strike.

The red-haired man standing nearby saw clearly that Isolde had swung her sword twelve times in a short span of time, which was probably one of her sword techniques.

With her back to Lotte, Isolde intended to deal with the redhead first, but she suddenly heard a familiar voice behind her.

"That's really... scary."

The golden talent [I'm still alive] was activated. Lotte sat up, clutching the wound on his chest. He was still alive.

He couldn't help but glance at Wuqi's head, but still felt uncomfortable, so he quickly looked away.

A warm breath gently landed on Lot's face, and when he looked up, he found Isolde's face suddenly appearing in front of him.

Lotte was startled, but was then calmed down by Isolde's breathtakingly beautiful eyes.

The two were so close that Lotte was finally able to remember the color of Isolde's eyes.

"Lotte, are you still alive?"

What kind of question is this?