Chapter Twenty-Three: The Man Behind the Scenes
The beast was smashed into the wall and hit hard.
The damage from this hammer was more serious than the injuries from the previous ten minutes combined.
This is not an exaggeration, but it is. The mystery lies in the characteristics of the weapons that Shinji said, some weapons are suitable for killing, some weapons are suitable for attacking fortifications, some weapons are fast, and some weapons are powerful, which was decided at the beginning of the birth of weapons. If you find the right weapon, it will be the best helper, and vice versa.
The Breaker Hammer was one of the former for the Beast, and as a result, the Beast's sturdy shell was smashed through a shocking hole, and the two lower limbs at the end were also shattered by the force attached to the hammer.
"How's that?
Shinji carried the sledgehammer and said to Grey, who nodded vigorously.
"Got it. ”
"Very well, let's end it. ”
The city-breaking hammer is raised again, and this time, it will definitely completely hammer the "beast" into mud.
At this time, a voice came from the observation deck on the second floor.
"Hmph, something funny seems to have happened. ”
"What are you doing?"
"That's, that's—"
When I looked up, I saw familiar faces, the magicians who lived in the castle, Orlock, Fryuga, Kiyogen Jirobo at the time, and Heine's sister Rosalind.
"I'm sorry to disturb your rest, we're catching the murderer of Ryori Kano. ”
Shinji looked up and smiled meaningfully.
"Murderer? Is that the synthetic monster? I'll see, I'll see—"
Qing Xuan jumped off the lookout with some excitement and ran towards the "beast".
"Be careful!"
Grey hurriedly reminded, but unfortunately it was too late. The "beast" that looked like it was dying suddenly burst out, opened its mouth and pounced on Qingxuan.
Qingxuan seemed to be frightened stupidly, and stood motionless in place, until he was caught by the beast's mouth, and then he screamed like a sad afterthought.
"Help, help, help me, I don't want to be eaten. ”
The "beast" ignored his screams, and the rest of his lower limbs exerted their strength and ran wildly outward.
"I want to run, no way!"
Shinji threw away the city-breaking hammer, and the whole person turned into a black smoke and stopped in front of the "beast", and flew with a kick.
What is shocking is that this kick is not aimed at other parts, it is Qingxuan, who was held in the mouth by the "beast" and kept calling for help.
Immediately after, something even more shocking happened, the "beast" actually took the initiative to give up the hostage in his mouth and took the initiative to pounce on Shinji.
Shinji, who successfully kicked the beast in the head and prevented the other party from escaping, was unwilling to give up, and with the power of a step, he accelerated again, and the target was still to land safely, and the frightened Qingxuan seemed to have made up his mind to kill him.
However, this raid was ultimately unsuccessful, as the "Beast" once again stopped in front of Shinji and withstood Shinji's attack with his body.
Shinji, who was blocked in the second attack, did not continue to attack, maintaining a distance that could be attacked and retreated, and looked at the stunned Qingxuan and the "beast" in front of him with a smile.
"Sure enough, it's you, then Jirobo Qingxuan, no, the culprit of everything, the mastermind behind the scenes!"
The crowd of onlookers was dumbfounded.
From Qingxuan's jump to Shinji's withdrawal, it took no more than 20 seconds in total, and during this time, a total of five turns occurred, which was dizzying, and he couldn't react at all.
"Wait, I'm confused. ”
"Who's going to explain to me what's going on?"
"Mr. Qingxuan was caught, Mr. Shen wanted to kill Mr. Qingxuan, but the 'beast' was protecting ......"
Is the "beast" protecting Qingxuan, or twice?
The magicians who were able to come here were all smart people who quickly realized the anomaly, including Heine, who had just been rescued by Luvia.
When he first saw Shinji wanting to kill Qingxuan, he also wanted to save people, and he turned around. Recalling his previous judgment, he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
"Not good, Rosalind!"
Despite his physical weakness, the young knight rushed out of the corner where he was hiding with a rudeness that did not match his usual demeanor, rushed to the lookout on the second floor, and took his sister in his arms.
"Brother?" the ignorant girl looked at Heine blankly.
Heine did not respond to his sister's call, and used magic to examine the girl's body before breathing a sigh of relief.
Among the magicians in the castle, in addition to the mysterious Orlock and Shinji and Grey who concentrate on training, the other four magicians formed two groups of allies, Luvia hired Friuga, and Heine was like-minded with Qingxuan, and even taught his sister to take care of him when he was out, but he didn't expect that the ally he chose was the most dangerous, and his "beast" almost killed himself.
"You bastard!!"
Heine's eyes were full of anger, both to Qingxuan and to himself who had mistrusted others.
"At that time, Jirobo Qingxuan, the cultivator was just your disguised identity, no, maybe even your name is fake—your real identity is a disciple of Griwin Ashuburn. ”
Luvia stepped forward, and beside her stood the maid Cloune, who had arrived at some point, a coat draped over her thin nightdress.
"Disciple, I've never heard of a disciple of Griwin Ashuburn, Miss, what the hell is going on?" asked Friuga.
"I don't know exactly, but the roar of the 'beast' can stop the magic mark. This is the ability of 'mediating lawyers', and it is not an ordinary 'mediating lawyer'. In addition to this, I heard from its mouth'—ask the name of the angel. If you can't answer, let me strip it. ’”
Heine spoke, "I can testify for Miss Luvia, and I hear it. Because of the wrong answer, he fought it, and finally lost consciousness due to the effects of the roar. If it weren't for Mr. Shen, Miss Grey, and Miss Luvia, I might have died. ”
"I see, it seems that the so-called 'inheritance' has been a conspiracy from beginning to end. Speaking of which, it would have been a strange thing for a magician to look for an heir to an inheritance, and it was all egoists who could be so kind. ”
Fryuga sighed in hindsight.
"This time, you also want to get something from us, is it our magic mark? ”
"Oops, hey, what are you talking about. ”
Qingxuan waved his hand exaggeratedly. He tapped his placket and conch, and pulled his cheek.
"How do you look at it, our painting style is different from Ashuburn, right?"
"Then why have the 'beasts' of Ashubone been protecting you until now?"
Shinji took a small step forward, and the half-human, half-spider woman immediately tensed her body.
"We really don't know—"
Halfway through speaking, Qingxuan's feet suddenly stumbled. When he stood firm again and looked up, his expression and tone changed. The style that was originally incompatible with the stripping city also became harmonious in an instant.
"That's right, I'm the son of Griwin Ashuburn, Guranid Ashuburn. ”