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Chapter 899: 742 Catalina: Allow Me to Be Arrogant for a Moment

Chapter 899: Chapter 742 Catalina: Allow Me to Be Arrogant for a Moment

Don’t even mention how surprised Wald XVIII was.

Xu Shuo himself couldn’t quite understand—why on earth would Catalina show up to help him at a time like this? Had this elf lost her sanity from reading the Holy Book of Light too many times?

But he decided not to respond.

Right now, all he wanted was to lie face down on the ground and play dead.

It had taken him so much effort to make Wald XVIII believe he was out of tricks, thus lulling the opponent into lowering his guard, only for a random Ice and Snow Elf to suddenly pop out.

Xu Shuo didn’t even know what to complain about anymore.

Although, admittedly, Catalina was indeed useful.

But this was definitely not the right time for her to appear.

…

The battlefield of the city-state dimmed.

Without the glow of the Power of Light, the winter night returned to its rightful pitch-black silence.

An aura of Extreme Frost, colder than this winter itself, lingered in the air. Under the pale moonlight, Catalina’s form shone as if she were carved from the very frost she commanded. A colossal Dawn Beast replaced the golden War General, standing tall at the city’s center.

“I’ve heard of you, Catalina.”

Having snapped out of his earlier shock, Wald XVIII raised his head to gaze at the pale figure in midair, whose presence resembled a moonlight goddess descended. His expression was one of ambiguous intent.

He laughed derisively, “But I didn’t expect someone like you, the Elf Holy Maiden, to stoop so low as to become the Pope’s lackey!”

Xu Shuo, still lying on the ground playing dead: “…”

This was slander!

Catalina’s gaze flickered slightly in midair.

Whenever she appeared so righteous, she almost seemed like the same proud, haughty, and untouchable Ice and Snow Elf of old from the Holy Land of Elves.

Her face was as frosty as ever, those silver-white eyes narrowing into sharp slits, like icy blades piercing straight into one’s heart.

With an air of absolute arrogance, Catalina cast a dismissive glance at Wald XVIII before slightly lifting her hand. Silver-white light, emanating with the Power of the Dawn Faith, swept up the young man lying on the ground and brought him to her side.

The Extreme Frost spread over Xu Shuo’s body, overwhelming the fragile remnants of his Power of Light Faith, which could hardly resist as his skin took on the frosty hues of snow and ice.

Holding him close, Catalina shifted her gaze back to Wald XVIII on the ground below.

With chilling indifference, the Ice and Snow Elf said, “Despicable half-blood, I believe you’ve misunderstood something. No matter how far the Elf Clan has fallen, the Executors of the Holy See of Light are unworthy of claiming me as a slave. However, his identity still holds some value for the continuation of the Elf bloodline. I will not allow you to disrupt my plans.”

As her voice fell.

Xu Shuo suddenly opened his eyes to look at her.

Meeting the youth’s enigmatic silver gaze, Catalina, who had been exuding an aura of icy grandeur just a second earlier, felt a momentary pang of unease.

It didn’t last long.

Remembering that the man was clearly on his last legs,

having just gone through an intense battle that must have depleted his Power of Light Faith, Catalina concluded that he had no way to counter her current strength. With that thought, she straightened up confidently once more!

“Hmph, the Pope of Light, as this era’s Executor of Faith, may be human, but even he could at least approach my status.”

Catalina instantly assumed the demeanor of a domineering elf, pinching Xu Shuo’s chin with her fingertips as she said coldly, “I may have been under your control before, but things are no longer the same now.”

Xu Shuo said nothing, merely casting her a meaningful glance before closing his eyes outright.

This elf had clearly lost her mind.

Let her bask in her arrogance a little longer.

Catalina had initially been waiting for some sort of retort from him, so that she could stamp her dominance even further!

But she hadn’t expected Xu Shuo to outright ignore her.

This feeling.

Was extremely unsatisfying.

Catalina’s expression immediately soured.

On the ground, Wald XVIII seemed lost in thought. He narrowed his eyes at Catalina and said, “In that case, it would seem I’ve actually helped you. Why must you still attack me?”

Catalina immediately turned her displeased gaze toward him.

There was a certain disdain in her eyes, one that could hardly be concealed despite her usual restraint, betraying some measure of revulsion and loathing.

She didn’t even need to respond.

Wald XVIII already knew the reason.

Absurd prejudice against half-bloods.

“I know your origins. A human half-blood born from the last Executor of Dawn.”

Catalina frowned and said, “Long before I inherited the Power of Dawn Faith, the faith-driven strength of the Sacred Tree of the Elves had already been waning drastically. At the time, we believed it was because our clan’s devotion had weakened to the point it could no longer sustain the Sacred Tree. But now I see—it was stolen by you despicable creatures!”

As her words carried into the air, Catalina’s voice grew increasingly sharp, her tone laced with rage. A murderous aura surged around her, and the temperature plummeted, ice blooming in every direction!

The five-tailed Dawn Beast Wald XVIII had summoned earlier was something Catalina knew all too well, for it had once been the Guardian God’s Acolyte of the previous Executor of Dawn Faith.

So the strength siphoned off from the Sacred Tree had been diverted to this purpose.

That explained why its decline had been so rapid.

Rage welled up within Catalina!

She seethed at her predecessor’s foolishness, and even more at these half-blood humans for stealing the Power of the Dawn Faith. Now, they even had the audacity to flaunt their spoils before her!

“Return the faith that belongs to the Dawn!”

With fury in her command, Catalina swept her arm, signaling the tiger-like yet bear-like Dawn Beast nearby. It roared and charged toward Wald XVIII’s position with mighty force.

Boom!

The street was once again reduced to rubble under the massive beast’s relentless assault.

Dodging the attack, Wald XVIII let out a disdainful sneer. He opened an ancient-looking book in his hands, effortlessly drawing a glowing rune in midair.

A massive silver broadsword materialized in the sky.

Judging by its markings, aside from its color being off, it was identical to the sword wielded by the golden War General from before!

The colossal sword came crashing down toward the beast.

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