Chapter 565 The Volkovitch Family

Chapter 565 The Volkovitch Family

[Main Church in the city of Svarograd in the southern part of the Novgorod Empire]

When Jeremiah heard Catherine's threat, he stepped back, but before he could retort, a messenger ran over to the three.

Natalia giggled when she saw her big sister tell off her useless husband and gave her a sweet smile.

But soon, the two women listened in to the messenger. ''My Holiness. All our subjects in Celesta City are gone. The soldiers dispatched said they couldn't even find a bird.''

When Catherine heard this, a smile appeared as she stood up and approached Natalia, who was still listening. She leaned in and whispered. ''It's the white dragon again. He must have done something to cause this reaction.''

The green-eyed woman nodded and stood up before speaking. ''Jeremiah, I will be going now. No need to wait around for me or Lysandra. I'll be taking her with me.''

Catherine grabbed her hand when she finished speaking, and the two vanished. The Pope wasn't bothered about the women and rushed into the church to figure out what had happened.

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[Natalia & Catherine Volkovitch's POV]

Meanwhile, Catherine and Natalia reappeared not far from Celesta City. The sisters walked toward the city while chatting. The red-eyed woman asked with a grin. ''Do you think it's the boy's doing? He seems to hate your husband.''

The younger sister, Natalia, sighed as she answered. ''Yes, most likely big sister. My husband has provoked him more than enough. I only recently learned that Jeremiah has been hunting him since the boy was thirteen.''

Catherine nodded. ''It's true. Your foolish husband has a vendetta against him for some reason, but there will be war if it doesn't stop. There is only so much he could do to the boy before he snaps and comes after all of us.''

They pressed on, moving until they reached the city, now eerily deserted. Catherine sensed nothing and detected no signs of life, while Natalia saw a lonely landscape with no visible movement.

The air in Celesta City was heavy with a bizarre silence as the Volkovitch sisters walked through the deserted streets. The once busy city now stood lifeless. Its former residents had vanished.

Natalia observed the empty surroundings with a furrowed brow, her green eyes scanning the buildings only to see nothing. It was strange experiencing a city that was once bustling with life to be devoid of anything.

Catherine, the elder Volkovitch sister with beautiful blood-red eyes, seemed unbothered. Instead, a knowing smile graced her lips. Her senses tingled as they ventured deeper into the city.

Though invisible to Natalia, the mana in the air was a symphony to Catherine's heightened senses. She halted and closed her eyes, a serene expression crossing her face. Natalia watched with curiosity as her sister connected with something beyond the visible.

The older woman ushered her daughter into a chair before handing her a recording crystal and commenting. ''Watch it, and you'll see Lysandra.''

The crystal was the size of a tennis ball and looked like a crystal. It uses mana to recreate scenes the holder is watching. She put it to her eyes, and a scene showed her a white-haired boy fighting with show church knights in a castle courtyard. Lysandra noticed she was young and worried for him.

But what she saw next shocked her. The boy changed into a half-dragon with claws, wings, and everything else before attacking the church knights.

'Why would they attack him? Even if he's a dragon he doesn't deserve that.' The burgundy-haired woman thought to herself.

Lysandra wasn't used to violence and didn't like it, but felt the boy was justified in defending himself against the knights. Natalia saw the look on her daughter's face and took the crystal from her.

When Natalia did that, she explained. ''You see, my lovely. Your Father has been attacking that boy for years, and his name is Archer Wyldheart. A banished noble who doesn't care for titles or wealth because he has his own. The Church of Light has been targeting him for three years now.''

After speaking, the grey-haired woman saw the worried look on her daughter's face and smiled when she remembered how caring her daughter was and reassured her. ''Lysandra, don't worry about the boy. He knows how to avoid your Father's schemes.''

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[The Pope's POV]

Jeremiah left his mansion and headed straight for Celesta City with his bodyguards, who were high-ranked church knights. He knew who did it and worried about the treasures he had hidden throughout the city.

The wealth generated in the city was one of the church's primary incomes, along with several other cities, making up the backbone of their wealth. But Jeremiah knew from rumors that Archer loved treasure and knew the banks in Celesta City couldn't stop him.

They took the church's only mana ship and flew over the continent's lush landscape. Jungels, forests, and woods passed by while the mountains were covered in their forests.

Most people who visited Verdantia were lost in its beauty. Thriving farmlands produced abundant food that fed the continent—forests and jungles where hunters roam. The central continent was thriving thanks to the mana that flowed through it.

But as the landscape passed by, they came upon a darkened city. The Pope ordered the mana ship to land so he could check on the aftermath. Jeremiah and the knights searched the town but found nothing. They found nothing worth it, and all the Church of Lights vaults were empty.

They returned to the Pope's residence, and he locked himself away. He ordered all the church cities to increase their security and make sure the white dragon couldn't rob them as well.

[If there are any mistakes, point them out, and I'll edit it. Thanks]