I Was The Hero, But I Woke Up as a Phoenix Princess! – Chapter 719

Ig held her hand. The girl was only slightly surprised as she raised her head, not breaking free.
“Veer, are you still worrying about something…”
Ig looked at the girl’s snowy cheeks, still unable to shed the solemnity and trouble, “Are you, worrying about Miss Caslette?”
The fluctuation of ice flowed through the air. Even far from the center of the battle between her and the descending Frost God, and even beyond the scope of the Frost Calamity, from the aura of ice laws permeating, it could be fully judged how fierce the battle between the girl and the Frost God was.
Since Ig could vaguely sense it, as a goddess, Verafia naturally knew even more.
“There is some… but, it’s not her.”
Verafia gently shook her head.
Frost God… the confrontation of two halves, the battle of laws, would be incredibly magnificent, but Verafia wasn’t actually that worried about Caslette’s safety.
In the twenty years since the Frost Calamity descended, the girl had been chased by the power of frost, always wandering at the edge of ice and snow, and had not been devoured.
Even if, this time, the deity of the Frost Calamity used the power of the entire Vinash City to descend its will, yet, its power originated from the same frost as Caslette, and was not even its true form.
Caslette was merely preventing its descent and pursuit… perhaps, she would be injured, but the possibility of facing a danger to life was not that great.
Moreover, the fluctuation of ice laws transmitted through space also proved her judgment.
She gently raised her head, and with Ig, looked back.
They had already passed the frozen city walls, outside the scope of the Frost Calamity. The moonlight that was once again cast reflected a cold light on the transparent ice layer. Even from a distance, one could feel a bone-chilling cold.
However, this was merely due to the descent of the Frost God’s will. Once its power was exhausted and the ice and snow dissipated, this frozen city, which only had the most ordinary snow-born creatures, would be reclaimed by the surrounding human city-states with little effort.
Ig gently held her small hand. The girl slightly raised her youthful and beautiful delicate face, like the most gorgeous and flawless porcelain jade. The cold moonlight embellished a soft luster. Her exquisite amber-like brilliant golden eyes were gorgeous and charming, but at this moment, they retained a sense of disarray and trouble.
“Then, Young Lady, are you still thinking about the Star God fragments that you and Miss Caslette mentioned earlier?”
“Star God fragments… perhaps.”
The ground was covered with a thin layer of falling snow, and the girl’s lotus-like steps left delicate and petite imprints. Around them, only a faint trace of frost overflowed. Verafia put away the lamp in her hand, and with her slender, jade-like fingertips, simply gathered the soft golden hair on her slender shoulders.
Her gaze swept around. The tranquil moonlight fell from the quiet night, gently shrouding the equally slender white snow, making the cold snow seem less chilling, and appear exquisite and beautiful.
“I was thinking, the person who possesses the Star God fragments, hmm, this guy… let’s just call him ‘Dark Swordsman’.”
A slightly angry expression suddenly appeared on her face. Her pure white snow-kissed cheeks puffed out slightly, shattering the sacred and beautiful appeal like an artwork, replacing it with a cute charm.
Ig really wanted to reach out and rub her little head, but he forcefully restrained himself, his azure eyes gazing at the girl’s brilliant golden pupils like gems.
“This Swordsman gave Kaino his sword and killed Bro, so that the heart of the Frost Calamity would fall into Trist’s hands, ultimately causing the Frost Calamity to descend. However, his shadow has never appeared, as if he just wanted to bring this Frost Calamity.”
From the girl’s raised delicate face and her flickering golden eyes, Ig felt a deep sense of confusion and concern.
He originally thought that Verafia had just thought of it for a moment and suddenly asked Caslette the question, but he didn’t expect this Young Lady to still be thinking about it now.
“Star God fragments… However, Veer, do you have any guesses about his identity?”
Verafia widened her big eyes and glared at him: “How would this young lady know? This guy never even appeared, and it was just the sword Kaino drew, how could I possibly guess?”
After a slight pause, her voice softened slightly, her golden eyes gazing at the serene night scenery: “However, I always have a feeling that this person is very important. The oversight I felt must have a not-shallow relationship with this swordsman. And…”
Even without the slightest contact, Verafia still had a sense of familiarity that was hard to describe. She also recalled the shadow of Kaino’s ‘Calis’ swordsmanship in the past.
Ig fell into a brief silence, then suddenly said, “Young Lady, are you, perhaps, suspecting him to be the Dark Sword from Peka who came with us?”
“If that’s the case, perhaps Caslette hasn’t met him… However, he helped Trist, helped the Frost God, and brought the Frost Calamity, what does he want to obtain?”
Verafia’s voice was soft.
No matter how she thought about it, this Dark Swordsman would always have something to do with the Frost God.
Was it merely to destroy that city?
Wait…
Verafia’s golden eyes suddenly trembled.
“Veer?”
“Why did the Frost Calamity descend upon Vinash City, destroy it, freeze and even strip away all life…” The girl did not answer immediately, but instead, with a slight tremor, uttered such words.
“Why did Veer suddenly say this?”
Ig was a little confused. Clearly, the answer to this question was something she herself had figured out, and Caslette had also confirmed it, “Wasn’t Vinash City devoured by the Frost Calamity and turned into the power for the Frost God’s descent?”
“The power of the Frost God’s descent, yes… but who can be sure that that power has condensed into its Incarnation?”
“The Frost God wants to snatch the Ice Frost Heart in your hand, so naturally, he should go all out…”
“No.”
Verafia raised her head, this time decisively denying it, “If, Caslette, does not understand the ‘Frost God’ as well as she thinks, and if its true request is not this Frost Heart?”
She thought of the oversight she had always felt. The true request of the Frost God—
There was no evidence for this, but Verafia instead felt that this was the correct answer.
Seeing the girl’s expression suddenly turn serious. The surrounding air seemed to freeze.
“Veer…”
Although it should have been a gentle and soft voice, Ig felt it sounded somewhat stiff and hoarse. He reached out, wanting to caress her smooth hair, but it seemed to be suspended in mid-air by the solidified air.
Originally, he wanted to comfort the girl, but for some reason, Ig also felt that what the girl said was not impossible.
After a moment, a smile appeared on Ig’s face. He cautiously lowered his hand and gently stroked the girl’s soft hair.
“Your guess… has some validity. However, even if they have a conspiracy, they may not necessarily find you and me.”
“Mm. That’s true.”
Verafia hesitated for a moment and nodded. The Frost Heart in her hand had already been sealed by Caslette, and she herself was suppressing her divine status.
Even if it were others, Verafia had already scanned them with her divine sense; there were no mental or demonic power imprints left by anyone on them.
Therefore, even if it were truly the so-called Frost God who wanted to find her now, it would undoubtedly be like searching for a needle in a haystack.
But…
The tender little hand gently hanging down the sleeve was gently held by Ig. Verafia suddenly raised her golden eyes, and the young man smiled:
“Regardless, we still have time. When Miss Caslette returns, you and she can exchange more information, and perhaps, you’ll get an answer.”
“That’s not a bad idea either…”
Verafia’s small hand moved slightly, and the brilliant and gorgeous ice-blue heart, like a gem, reflected in her eyes.
She still remembered the initial rumors about this heart, that it was a weapon capable of eliminating the Frost Calamity.
Cardinal Bro had intended to use it to create a new god on Azer. However, Caslette had placed it in her hands, and Verafia had a feeling that in the hands of that Miss Witch, it would indeed be the weapon that could kill the Frost God.
As she was about to raise her head to speak, suddenly, a commotion erupted from the front of the formation.
Verafia’s temporarily calmed emotions were startled. She exchanged a glance with Ig and hurried forward, holding up the hem of her skirt.
“What’s wrong?”
Ig asked. Behind him, Verafia, breathing heavily, raised her eyes forcefully.
In the cold night, the demonic power of the Knights drawing their swords tore through the silence; in another part of the dark night, shadows with pale fur darted about, emitting a chill that made one feel a hint of needle-like coldness.
“Ig, and Miss Verafia?”
A Knight in black armor turned his face. Ig looked closely and found that he was not unfamiliar; it was Gatos, a Crystal Rank Knight under Count Robert, who had infiltrated Shiel’s castle a few days ago.
Gatos turned to look at them, revealing a smile: “There’s no need to worry, these are just a few intruding wild beasts, and not even snow-born creatures of the frost. I suspect they were eroded by the aura of the Frost Calamity that descended tonight, which is why they’re like this.”
“Their power is not great, we’ll be able to handle them quickly.”
Hearing the Knight’s explanation, Ig nodded. Having been on this continent for quite some time, Ig had also heard of wild beasts being eroded by the leaked aura of the Frost Calamity.
Just as Ig was about to reply, his sideways gaze caught the girl’s suddenly solemn look.
“Young Lady?”
Ig instinctively followed the girl’s gaze. A Knight raised his sword blade, dense demonic power flowing onto the blade, and he slashed down without hesitation.
The sword blade split and descended. Hot blood splattered, watering the dark night, and a sizzling sound was made on the thin layer of falling snow.
But suddenly, Ig’s pupils constricted severely.
“Wait, this is…”
Blood splattered on the white snow. However, through the True Sight Eye, he saw a darkness—this was not a description of any color, but rather, the phenomenon that appeared in his sight after devouring all light and matter.
—Yet Ig would not be unfamiliar with it.
Seeping from the blood was the Seed of Destruction, the Dark Sword, and indeed, a fragment of the Star God!