84 – Alliance??

“Please rest assured, I pose no threat to you... Forgive my bold guess, but your team has only you left as well, hasn’t it?” The girl began to speak. Her beige hair shimmered faintly under the western light, with a subtle pink dye at her bangs. Her vertical sapphire pupils radiated friendliness, like a cat begging for food.

Teresa noticed the tail swaying restlessly behind her—fluffy, white with amber stripes.

Seeing that Teresa hadn’t immediately attacked, the girl let out a quiet breath of relief. While Teresa hadn’t lowered her guard, she was at least willing to hear her out.

Presenting herself completely defenseless before a hostile Divine Princess was a dangerous gamble, and the cat-eared girl knew that all too well. But she had no choice. Alone, she had no hope of advancing in the top ten match. So she placed her bet—on this girl who seemed to be in the same situation.

To make her intentions crystal clear, she had discarded all her defensive weapons and remaining magic scrolls before approaching, deliberately letting her footsteps be slow and audible to show she wasn’t trying to ambush.

Whether this Divine Princess was powerful enough to justify such risk? Any Divine Princess in the top ten wouldn’t be weak—and paired with her Divine Authority, there might be a chance of breaking into the top five.

“This may sound abrupt, but allow me to introduce myself. I’m Wenfu Silesse, from the land of demihumans.”

“As I said before, I pose no threat. My Divine Authority and Domain are purely supportive and defensive—meant for bolstering teammates. Without teammates, I’m no match for a proper Divine Princess like yourself.” Wenfu didn't hesitate to lay her cards on the table, revealing her Domain and Divine Authority without reservation.

But she also knew this wasn’t enough to convince Teresa. After all, one could lie about Divine Authority and Domain. Without Divine Appraisal, everything depended on words alone.

“If you don’t believe me, I can demonstrate right now,” Wenfu added quickly, realizing her claims lacked weight.

Her anxiousness was showing, but that couldn’t be helped. As someone without teammates, she was desperate to find outside support. Running into Teresa felt like grabbing hold of her last lifeline.

Two lone competitors—there was no more perfect setup for a potential alliance.

Had it been another team, her chances would be zero. But someone also alone? That significantly raised her odds.

So Wenfu desperately tried to express her harmlessness and sincerity.

As a priest-type Divine Princess, Wenfu had no combat capability of her own. Her entire value lay in supporting Knight Divine Princesses or Heavy Artillery Divine Princesses.

For a priest-class like her, the most important thing wasn’t finding a strong Divine Child—it was finding a powerful "carry."

Normally, the carry would be a Knight or Heavy Artillery Divine Princess. Given the more rear-line positioning of artillery, Wenfu always felt less secure with them. Which was why her ideal partner was a Knight Divine Princess.

Unfortunately, her previous team lacked one, which was likely why they lost.

Seeing Teresa’s longbow, Wenfu guessed she was most likely a Ranger Divine Princess.

Not a Knight—which left Wenfu a little disappointed—but now wasn’t the time to be picky. She was like someone falling off a cliff, grabbing at whatever she could reach.

“No need. I believe you.”

“Huh?” Wenfu, just lifting her hand in a peace gesture, was stunned when the quiet, golden-haired girl finally spoke.

To believe a stranger, a potential enemy, at first meeting—it left Wenfu a little dumbfounded.

What she didn’t know was: from the moment she got close, Teresa had already stripped her bare—figuratively. Everything worth seeing or not had already been scanned.

In front of Teresa’s Divine Appraisal, Wenfu was laid even better than if she were naked.

Name: Wenfu Silesse

Race: Demihuman

Subtype: Phantom Cat Clan

Strength: Yellow

Speed: Blue

Jumping Ability: White

Divine Domain: [Charm's Blessing] (LV8)

Physical Resistance: 3

Magic Resistance: 6

Alchemy Resistance: 6

Divine Authority Resistance: 3

Domain Effect: When receiving physical attacks, has a chance to disorient the attacker. When receiving Divine Authority attacks, may choose to teleport (3-minute cooldown).

Divine Authority: [Spirit Cat’s Favor] (LV9) Consumes Divine Power to transfer one of her own attributes (including any resistance stat) to an ally. The blessed target’s next Divine Authority gains enhanced effect.

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Divine Appraisal turned all information into the most intuitive data possible—Teresa's world looked a bit like an MMORPG from her past life.

No wonder Wenfu was willing to take such a risk approaching her.

After reading through Wenfu’s Domain and Divine Authority info, Teresa deactivated Divine Appraisal to conserve mental energy.

A pure support-type priest Divine Princess had absolutely no way to survive solo in a top ten showdown—only dimensional slaughter awaited her.

Teresa now understood perfectly what Wenfu wanted.

“In that case, please trust my sincerity,” Wenfu said, her tone earnest. “We’ve both lost our teams. The other eight may have suffered casualties, but none are likely down to one.”

No matter what else, Teresa hadn’t killed her or cut her off mid-sentence. That was proof enough she was listening—and Wenfu knew now was the time to lay out her reasoning.

Rationally, Teresa made sense—she was solo. Emotionally, though... Teresa was really pretty.

Humans were visual creatures. It was instinct to pursue beauty—and assume beautiful things were harmless.

Would you think a cute little kitten would suddenly pounce and shred you to bits?

“With just the two of us left, facing full teams, we have no real chance,” Wenfu began subtly aligning their interests. “But if we team up, the odds change dramatically.”

“I don’t mean to boast, but I’m confident in my buffs. With me, your ranking will definitely be higher than if you fought alone.”

“I’m just a priest—you don’t have to worry about me turning on you after you’ve worn down the enemy. I literally don’t have the power to betray you,” she added, her soft voice laced with sincerity.

“On the contrary, if you ever grow tired of me, you can eliminate me at any time. You could pick me up with one hand—I wouldn’t be able to resist.”

Everything Wenfu said made perfect sense. An enemy priest offering an alliance did benefit Teresa more. If she wanted, Teresa could eliminate her later and move up in rank.

It was a tempting offer—but the choice still lay entirely with Teresa.

Wenfu kept her expression calm, but inside, she was tense.

She couldn’t find even the slightest flicker of emotion in Teresa’s shimmering golden eyes. Her words hadn’t moved her at all...

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