Holy Night: My Husband is Definitely a Paladin - Chapter 122
At that moment, she noticed that his body was also trembling.
Could the fact that she almost died be something so terrifying for him?
Either way, they couldn’t stay like this any longer.
As she thought about what to do, she reached out and hugged Michael, just as he had done to her.
Then, she slowly began to raise her purification power.
As she did, the monster’s blood that had soaked Michael’s back began to purify quickly.
At the same time, his trembling gradually subsided.
Only then did the arms that had been holding her relax.
Irene quickly stepped away from his embrace and looked around.
Thankfully, everyone was still so disoriented that no one seemed to pay much attention to the two of them. Even if anyone had noticed, it must have looked like she was simply performing a purification.
“Sir Michael!”
“Thank you!”
The scattered people, after confirming the safety of their pairs, approached Michael.
Irene also checked on him.
“Michael? Are you okay?”
“…I’m fine. But why… why did you do something so dangerous…”
Although he said he was fine, he didn’t look fine at all.
Irene suddenly recalled the usual emotions a knight might feel toward their purifier.
When a pair’s relationship lasts long enough, the knight starts to rely more on their purifier. It’s a blind devotion toward someone who has saved their life and soothed their pain multiple times.
These feelings usually subside once the pair disbands, but for some, they only deepen over time.
Perhaps Michael was one of those people. Even though Irene’s purification power was quite weak, he was such a kind person.
Irene adjusted her disheveled clothes and bowed her head to him.
“I’m sorry. I acted without thinking when I saw my friends in danger. I’ll think more carefully before acting next time.”
Even though Irene apologized sincerely and even bowed her head, Michael’s expression remained hard.
At that moment, Cecilia, who had run off somewhere, approached and spoke up.
“Thank you for saving us, Sir Michael. How did you manage to deal with that monster so quickly…?”
Cecilia said, tears streaming down her face.
“I feel like you’ve avenged the death of my pair who was sacrificed to that monster. I’m truly, truly grateful.”
As she stepped closer, Michael raised his head and looked at her.
“…You.”
In that instant, not only Cecilia but even Irene, watching from the side, flinched.
Michael glared at Cecilia and muttered again.
“Because of you… Irene almost…”
“What… what do you mean? Miss Irene? Why are you acting like this, Sir Michael?”
Cecilia, flustered, looked at Irene with eyes pleading for her to explain and clear up the misunderstanding.
But Irene was just as confused, unsure of what to do.
Michael was always polite and respectful to others. Yet now, he was showing an intensity of hostility that Irene had never seen before—not even toward the monster.
“Sir… Sir Michael?”
Cecilia, panicking, called out to him, but Michael’s gaze only grew sharper.
Then, he reached out toward Cecilia, his hand aiming for her throat.
At the moment his hand was about to grab her neck—
Boom!
A loud sound echoed as the entire dungeon shook.
“What’s happening?”
“Over there! The dungeon is collapsing!”
At someone’s shout, people turned to look up at the dungeon’s ceiling.
From a distance, dust was rising, and sand began pouring down.
But what was even more terrifying came next.
The dungeon began to shift, as if it were rippling, and it slowly started to change its shape.
Where there had been paths, walls formed, and where there had been walls, paths appeared.
At that moment, everyone realized why the number of paths hadn’t matched when they entered.
As they swallowed their shock, another wave of panic struck.
“Over there! Look at that!”
Everyone’s gaze followed where someone was pointing.
What could be more terrifying than a shifting dungeon?
“The dungeon is disappearing!”
At that shout, people immediately turned and ran toward the unknown paths.
The dungeon’s disappearance.
That meant if they didn’t escape before the dungeon completely vanished, they would be trapped here forever.
