In the sanctuary hall, Li Feng led the Nuns into the hall. At this moment, these loyal bodyguards collectively knelt down to express their reverence for Li Feng, the Living Saint, and the Nuns.
Inside the hall, bookshelves and desks were overturned to serve as temporary cover, indicating that these bodyguards had been holding out here for a while. Li Feng also spoke some polite words to each bodyguard, praising their loyalty.
At this point, the guard captain brought the elevator key and opened the elevator for Li Feng.
"Sir, before you arrived, we experienced Warp interference here, and many of our comrades fell into a state of psychic intrusion... But when you came, those psychic intrusions receded like a tide."
As Li Feng and his party entered the elevator, the guard captain added, "Miss Kassia and Mr. Theobald are upstairs."
...As the elevator doors opened, Li Feng and the Nuns stepped into the Sky Garden on the top floor. Sunlight streamed through the transparent dome, illuminating the entire space.
The floor here was paved with exquisite marble, and various exotic flowers and plants were planted all around, emitting a faint fragrance. In the center, there was a small fountain, and the water flow refracted colorful light under the illumination of the lamps.
The Sky Garden was originally a place for relaxation, but at this moment, it appeared somewhat desolate and tense. There were clear signs of battle in the garden; some plants were trampled and broken, and several patches of dried blood remained on the ground.
At the end of the garden, there was a huge, unfinished painting... and several people in the painting were clutching their heads in great pain.
Li Feng led his people closer, and as he approached, he gradually saw Kassia's pale figure. Her limbs were unusually long and slender. She held her arms high, and her deformed hands had claw-like nails. Her eyes seemed to be shrouded in a bloody mist, and blood continuously flowed from them, covering her corpse-like pale face. Spiky gills were hidden beneath her disheveled hair.
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Li Feng noticed Kassia's third eye on her forehead, hidden beneath a jewel-encrusted headdress. But when Kassia's eyes met Li Feng's, the pained Kassia saw a man full of holy light walking towards her... When Fides and the Nuns saw this scene and these people, their eyes filled with anger: "Heretics' evil deeds..."
As Li Feng gradually approached, he tentatively asked to ensure Kassia was lucid: "Miss Kassia?"
Kassia shook her head wearily, making a sound like a sob or the whimper of an injured small animal:
"What... what's going on? Who was calling my name just now? Are all the traitors dead? You... who are you?"
"My name is Li Feng, The Traveler passing by, here to make friends with you."
As he spoke, a look of sorrow appeared on Kassia's face. Although her body was still very unstable, she still gracefully performed a noble bow.
"Please forgive me, I didn't expect to have the honor of meeting such a friend at such a dark time for this family... What's wrong? I'm so dizzy..."
But the next second, a wave of dizziness made her lose her balance and fall forward. Li Feng saw that this was bad; there were several small steps ahead, and hitting the ground could really lead to a bloody head or even a broken bone.
Li Feng quickly took two steps forward to catch Kassia, and Kassia fell into Li Feng's arms. Instantly, Fides prepared to raise her Bolter to eliminate this "mutant witch" on the spot, but Celestine stopped her, pointing at Kassia, who was in Li Feng's arms.
As she got close to Li Feng, her deformed hands with claw-like nails instantly retracted, transforming into the slender, white hands of a normal girl. The gills on both sides of her cheeks instantly closed and disappeared, and the whispers from the Warp in her mind also began to fade.
In Li Feng's arms, she felt a tranquility she had never experienced before... At this moment, an old man who had been kneeling nearby suddenly burst into muffled sobs. His swollen eyes frantically scanned the room, as if he had just woken up from a trance.
"Holy Child! Miss Kassia... where are you? Holy Child! May the Golden Throne bless you..."
When Li Feng heard the title "Holy Child," he glanced at Kassia in his arms. No way... can she give me the power of the Dragon's Heritage? Old man, are you the elderly Sekiro?
The old man discovered Kassia in Li Feng's arms. Although he was advanced in age, he still rushed over in a single stride. When he reached Kassia's side, he stared at the divine miracle on Kassia in Li Feng's arms and froze... "You... who are you?" The old man turned to Li Feng, revealing his face, which was covered in black veins, and his milky white eyeballs bulged high, like a goldfish. Li Feng, meanwhile, smelled a sickly odor from the old man, the smell of someone nearing death.
At this point, Celestine said: "friend of the emperor, fox of the imperium, hero of frax, archmagos of the adeptus mechanicus, venerable of the ecclesiarchy, prime minister of the badab sector, Colonel of the Regimental Hero Brigade... Li Feng."
The old man was already preparing to kneel when he heard the first title from the Living Saint, but his aged body found it difficult to kneel. Li Feng, being a "respectful of elders and caring for the young" new-age young man, had a few Nuns help him up and find a chair for him to sit on.
Fides then asked, "Are you under some curse? Or were you attacked by the power of the Warp?"
The old man frowned: "Curse? You don't understand that our Holy Child has received the sacred gift of the patriarch! When the Holy Child is sad, we all weep; when the Holy Child smiles, we all laugh out loud; if the Holy Child wishes to see blood, the world will turn crimson. The Holy Child's will is our will! She is the heir of the Othello Family!"
As he spoke, the old man still knelt from his chair, looking devoutly at Li Feng: "My service to the family is coming to an end. Frax has inflicted wounds on my flesh and soul that will never heal. I am... heading towards death. Praise the Emperor, I still have a breath left... Sir, I beg you, please take care of Miss Kassia... take her away from here and entrust her to Lord Alento, who is the acting leader of the Cronus Sector..."
Li Feng looked at the old man's plea and felt a bit of pity: "Don't worry, the traitor Frax below has already been executed on the spot. I will protect her. She will temporarily serve as a navigator in my fleet."
Hearing that Frax was dead, the old man lowered his head: "Frax was my student; he went down the wrong path... At that time, he was still an ignorant young man. I hoped to entrust the Holy Child to his care... But he is a traitor; he indulged in power and wanted to drag the family into the abyss."
But just then, Kassia woke up in Li Feng's arms. She raised her pale face and looked at the handsome face before her... She could feel that the genetic mutation that had long plagued the Othello Family due to Warp abilities had disappeared... The man before her was the destined one; only he could lead her and the family out of the curse... Seeing Kassia wake up, the old man also knelt on the ground and held Kassia's hand, as if giving his last wishes,
"Holy Child, please listen to me carefully, this is... the last time. Now you must embark on a journey with this Lord. He will escort you to reunite with the acting governor's delegation, and if not... this Lord will protect you. As for me... I'm afraid I can no longer accompany you on this journey..."
At this point, the old man hunched over, breathing heavily... Suddenly, a fit of coughing, mixed with blue unknown matter, streamed from the old man's mouth, and the next second, blood flowed from his nose and ears.
Seeing the old man bleeding, Kassia immediately left Li Feng's arms and rushed to the side of the old man who had accompanied, educated, and protected her.
And the moment Kassia left Li Feng's arms, her mutated condition reverted to its original state once again. Her skin, which had had a slight flush, became pale again, sharp nails grew on her fingers once more, and the skin on both sides of her cheeks split open, and her gills reappeared.
"No! Don't you leave me too! Theobald... Don't leave me alone... You must come with us, we will definitely find a way to cure you... As your mistress! I command you! Come with us! Do you hear me?"
This noble young lady, Kassia, for the first time disregarded the strictures of etiquette, but instead, like a daughter, embraced this "father" who, though not related by blood, had cared for her all her life.
Looking at the deep red tears on Kassia's face and her opening and closing mouth, Theobald could no longer hear anything, but he still understood what the young mistress meant:
"Young Mistress, I'm afraid this time... I must disobey your command... I am your Guardian and the Guardian of this star station. Unfortunately, I fear I have less than a day left to live... Please allow me to serve you one last time, to fulfill my duty to the Othello Family."
Kassia helplessly pressed her cheek against Theobald's hand: "No... Theobald..."
Then Kassia looked at Li Feng beside her and asked, "You... what are you going to do with me?"
"My navigator on board unfortunately died, so I need a navigator. Lady Kassia, I, Li Feng, invite you to be my navigator... I will ensure your safety."
"Wait! There are many people on this star station who need protection... What about them?"
"They can all come. I have an entire fleet, and I am in need of people right now."
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