I'm really not a Sanctuary Warlock.

Anna's hands, without her noticing, had risen from her sides and were now resting limply on his shoulders.

She buried her face in the crook of his neck, like a little animal seeking refuge, greedily inhaling the comforting scent emanating from him.

"Lynn."

Her voice sounded extremely aggrieved.

"Don't be afraid."

Lynn responded softly, feeling as if he were embracing the bright moon that had broken free from the clouds, perfect and holy.

Anna completely gave up resisting...

Time seemed to lose its meaning at this moment.

Just as Lynn was about to arrive at the last stop.

Anna used all her strength to grab his mischievous hand.

"Do not……"

Her voice trembled slightly, with a hint of pleading in it.

"It really won't work..."

Lynn's movements suddenly stopped.

He looked up and met her shimmering, watery eyes.

There is shame, confusion, and desire in it, but more than anything, there is a clear-headed adherence to principles.

Lynn looked at her and suddenly smiled.

He did not insist further.

He respected her choice.

He leaned down, gently kissed her forehead, then rolled off her and lay down beside her.

The two lay side by side in the flower field, breathing heavily.

An ambiguous and alluring atmosphere filled the air.

After a long while, Anna finally calmed down and stopped breathing.

She turned to the side, looking at the man beside her whom she both loved and hated, her eyes filled with complex emotions.

"you……"

She was about to say something when she suddenly felt herself...

Anna's mind went blank.

Lynn couldn't help but chuckle as he looked at her adorable, dazed expression.

He took her still soft and limp hand in his...

"Your Highness Anna."

"Let me teach you how to cast spells."

……

If she hadn't tacitly approved of his intimacy...

Anna took a deep breath, as if she had made a major decision.

Anna's hands suddenly felt very cold...

"Can……"

Although Anna was reluctant, she slowly took action.

He enjoyed more than just...

He leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Anna, open your eyes and look at me."

Anna's body trembled, but she slowly opened her eyes.

Her eyes still held shame and resistance, but also a hint of curiosity.

“Look…”

A long time passed, until everything was completely consumed.

Anna was completely stunned; her mind went blank.

Lynn reached out and gently wiped away the tears on her cheeks.

"..."

Anna: "......"

Seeing Lynn's shameless, unsatisfied look, she finally snapped out of her daze.

She shoved Lynn away, grabbed her clothes, and ran out of the cave without looking back.

Lying in the flower field, Lynn looked in the direction she had disappeared and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

he knows.

From this day forward, his relationship with Anna will be completely different.

He looked down at the mess in front of him, then at the somewhat disheveled flower field, and his smile deepened.

He slowly cast a small cleaning spell, cleaning up all the traces.

After doing all this, he stood up with satisfaction and slowly chased after Anna in the direction she had left.

There is plenty of time, Your Highness.

......

Lynn had just stepped out of the dreamlike flower field created by Anna when she bumped into Saine.

The patrol captain of the Burning Fire organization had a face full of anxiety.

“Mr. Lynn!” Upon seeing Lynn, Sain visibly breathed a sigh of relief. “That’s wonderful! Lady Nora has been looking for you everywhere!”

"Nora is looking for me? What happened?" Lynn's romantic thoughts were instantly suppressed.

“Yes, it’s very urgent.” Saine’s tone was grave. “Miss Eve has had Lady Nora convene an emergency meeting, and they’re waiting for you.”

Emergency meeting?

Lynn's heart skipped a beat. He nodded and didn't delay any longer: "Lead the way."

The two of them, one in front of the other, quickly passed through the dark underground passage.

When Lynn pushed open the conference room door, she found the atmosphere inside to be slightly heavy.

In the small stone chamber, Nora stood in front of a stone table covered with a huge map, her brow furrowed.

In the corner of the room, Eve sat quietly, holding a knight's longsword in her arms, seemingly indifferent to everything around her.

Lynn's gaze lingered briefly on Eve before turning to another person.

Anna had changed back into her simple white robe, and her face had regained the cool and solemn demeanor befitting a saint, as if the woman who had been infatuated in the flower field was merely a dream of Lynn's.

But when Lynn's gaze met hers, Anna's golden, glassy eyes trembled uncontrollably, and she quickly looked away, a faint blush spreading across her ears.

Lynn's lips curled into a smile, which quickly faded before she regained her composure.

He walked to the table and looked at Nora: "I'm here. How is it?"

Nora looked up and saw that Lynn and Anna had arrived. She took a deep breath, pointed to the map on the table, and spoke in a low voice.

"The situation is terrible."

"Lynn, your operation to destroy the city lord's manor has indeed bought us valuable time."

"Based on my observations and calculations, the manor, which is the core node, will need at least a week to restore its original energy transmission function."

"That means we have a week to prepare."

Nora's voice echoed in the quiet stone chamber.

“The sacrificial ceremony will resume in a week, and we must completely destroy the obelisk then.”

She raised her hand and pointed to the building marked in red in the center of the map.

“I have studied the blueprints you brought back. The obelisk’s energy is supplied by four core nodes, which must be destroyed simultaneously to completely interrupt the ritual.”

“But our biggest problem is…” Nora’s gaze swept over everyone present, finally settling on Lynn, “We know nothing about the fighting strength of Karthus.”

Chapter 142 Formulating a Plan

Upon hearing this, Lynn looked at Nora and shook his head: "I can't see through him."

"However, I do have some information about the priests who guard the other three nodes."

Lynn recounted the results of his reconnaissance from the clock tower.

"I have confirmed the levels of two of the Abyss Priests, one is level 57 and the other is level 61, but there is another priest who is the same as the Abyss Bishop, and I cannot detect him."

Nora's expression grew increasingly serious.

The two known priests alone are already of frighteningly high rank, not to mention the mysterious third priest and the Abyss Bishop himself.

Destroying all four nodes simultaneously is virtually an impossible task.

"I'll deal with Karthus."

In the corner, Eve, who had been silent all along, slowly stood up.

“Leave the Abyss Bishop to me,” she said, looking at the central square on the map, enunciating each word clearly.

"Really? Will it work?" Lynn blurted out.

He knew Eve's current state better than anyone else.

A sanity score of 20 is a number that could drive someone to complete madness at any moment due to intense emotional fluctuations.

Sending her to deal with that Abyss Bishop whose level is impossible to discern? What's the difference between that and sending her to her death?

Eve seemed oblivious to the worry in Lynn's voice, merely glancing at him indifferently.

“Don’t worry, if it’s just an Abyss Bishop…” she paused, “it shouldn’t be enough to make me go all out.”

Lynn stared at her in astonishment.

Is this the confidence of the Kingdom Guardians, the Watchers?

"And there's no need to wait until the same day."

Eve's gaze returned to the map, and she stretched out her slender fingers, gently tracing over the nodes where the other three priests were located.

"Since our goal is to stop the ritual, why don't we remove these nails beforehand?"

"If all these priests die, or even... if the Abyss Bishop dies prematurely, won't that obelisk become just a pile of useless stones?"

Her words instantly dispelled the confusion in everyone's minds.

Yes.

Lynn's eyes suddenly lit up.

They have been constrained by the condition of "simultaneous destruction".

But Eve's suggestion offered a simpler and more direct approach.

Rather than taking huge risks with some complex, simultaneous raid, it would be better to carry out a decapitation strike directly.

“I agree,” Anna said first, her cool gaze filled with approval. “Assassinating them in advance and taking them down one by one is the most feasible plan at present.”

“I agree,” Lynn quickly added. “This way, we can maximize our strengths.”

Nora looked at the three unfathomably powerful foreign aids, her lips trembling with excitement.

She had originally prepared to sacrifice all the members of the Burning Fire team in a tragic, suicidal charge.

But now, she sees real hope.

"Alright!" Nora slammed her hand on the table. "In that case, let's immediately formulate a new battle plan."

In the following time, the small meeting room began to liven up, and a bold and meticulous plan was quickly formulated.