Chapter 944
The girls let out cries as the imposter Deek burst out through the crowd, attempting to attack me. From the moment I had heard about this imposter, I had already been working out a plan to deal with him. With everyone focused on me, no one had noticed I had summoned the three girls to meet me here. Carmine was standing behind everyone with Garnet and Bernice, and I had already given her a heads up before the imposter had even attacked.
The other girls had all not expected such an impulsive attack. Even I was surprised by it. Lydia was only just moving to try to protect me. Everyone else who was behind me didn’t even have a chance. It didn’t matter. As the imposter got close enough that I could see him, I waited to the last possible second.
“Switch!”
My body replaced Carmine, and Carmine appeared where I was. She already had her shield up, ready to take on the imposter. As soon as the form changed, the imposter balked, trying to stop his sword from slamming down. However, he couldn’t stop his momentum. The woman he was fighting was Carmine, decked in her full light armor from the Twilight dungeon. Even if she didn’t use the shield, he’d be unlikely to harm her. In her garb, she was a true force to be reckoned with.
She shoved back, doing a shield bash as his sword struck it. His body slammed into the shield and went flying back. The girls let out a cry as the imposter was tossed back at them. However, Carmine didn’t just block. She took this opportunity and attacked. She lunged forward at the unbalanced and stumbling imposter and then brought down her sword, intending to chop him in half.
A form suddenly appeared in front of her, erupting with miasma and darkness. It was Salicia who blocked the attack. She wasn’t defensive, but she could attack someone else attack, and that’s what she did. Carmine was never as powerful an attacker as she was a defense, and she had no choice but to jump back and defend against Salicia’s miasma strike. When things settled, Shao had caught the imposter in her hands, and Salicia now faced Carmine.
All of the girls wore stunned expressions on their faces upon seeing Carmine standing there. No one was more stunned than Salicia.
“S-sister?” Salicia’s eyes widened.
“Why did you block me and protect this imposter?” Carmine demanded, her back stiff and her eyes cold.
“He-he’s not an imposter! He’s Deek!”
“Nonsense. I’ve been by Deek this entire time. I can guarantee I am traveling with the true Deek.”
“You… traveling? No… you died… you died… in a dungeon!” Salicia’s eyes flashed. “You… you’re a dungeon copy… like me?”
“What? A copy? What are you saying?”
“You don’t need to be afraid, sister.” Salicia smiled. “You died in that dungeon. Lord Reign must have brought your soul back as a monster to confuse us. But, it’s okay, you see… I died too once. I only remembered recently, but I was born in a dungeon, like you and Elaya!”
“So… my sister died…”
I was as shocked as she was. I didn’t have any close attachment to Salicia, but I did grow close to Carmine. Although she barely reacted, I could feel through the bond that her mind was in turmoil, and hearing about this deeply bothered her. I really wanted to grab her and hold her, but now wasn’t the time. Her eyes flashed, and her body started to glow with light.
“Then, since you are an evil being, I won’t feel bad fighting through you to kill that abomination. Just as master doesn’t want an imposter, neither do I!”
