Nia felt herself screaming, but she didn't actually make any sound.

She couldn't even move, her whole body was weak, and she couldn't exert any strength.

The hideous-looking Srein walked slowly towards Nia, the axe in his hand that had been used to chop trees was now filled with a mixture of blood and some kind of liquid, dragging a long trail on the ground.

It was at this moment that Nyoa felt a warmth coming from her side.

“！！！”

Inside the basket, the wooden box that Miss Ai Xue had given her was bursting with heat, even melting Nia's frozen body, allowing her to move freely.

With no other choice, Nja hurriedly opened the wooden box, only to see that the amber crystals were glittering, and a strong stream of light poured out and shone on Srein's face, which began to cause his skin to fester, and quickly decay.

"What's going on......"

Nja didn't know what was going on, she only instinctively felt that she might have grasped a lifeline.

Standing up slowly, the girl held up the amber crystal in her hand, causing the other children around her to feel frightened as they tried to get closer.

But in the midst of the group of children who kept retreating, there was a tall being, who did not seem to be afraid, and not only did not retreat, but continued to move forward.

He had an axe in his hand to cut trees, coarse cloth clothes, and even in summer, he wore a red scarf, his face was full of stubble, his hair was messy, his face was pale, and the dark circles under his eyes were very thick, like a man who had not slept for many days.

At the same time, Nja also recognized that the man was none other than Amira's father, Mr. Blazer, the carpenter of the town.

"Mr. Blazer?

Nia was now frightened by a strong adult, even with the mysterious amber crystal in her hand, and retreated step by step, at a loss.

But soon, a hand slapped on Nia's back, startling her and turning her back.

"I told you not to run around on the way home. ”

It's Miss Ai Xue.

The beautiful woman was still dressed in her plain dress, but her eyes had changed and she was staring at Mr. Blazer.

"Miss Ai Xue, I ......"

Nya hurriedly threw herself into Miss Aixue's arms, her face full of tears.

Miss Ai Xue took Nya behind her, facing the terrified Mr. Blazer without fear.

"The puppet of Lafast, I should have known. ”

Mr. Blazer stopped, raised his axe aloft, his face rapidly deformed, turning into a hideous dog's head, his skin had long since festered, his eyes glowed reddish, his tongue drooped down, sticky saliva flowed, and his fangs reflected cold light, looking terrifying.

His body was also covered in thick fluff, like the werewolves that were said to transform every full moon night, but this was a kobold.

"Miss Ai Xue, should we hurry up and escape......

Nia said anxiously that Mr. Blazer had already looked beyond her imagination, and that the girl just wanted to get back to the warmth of her home as soon as possible, and that she no longer wanted to stay in this haunted place for even a second.

"No, Nia, this isn't really a manipulator, it's just an alchemy puppet, and even the little kids, your Srein, are all alchemy dolls. ”

Miss Ai Xue replied, her voice calm, as if she were facing a close neighbor rather than a terrible murderer.

"An existence that hasn't even reached the silver level, what qualifications do you have to stand in front of me and raise your weapon?"

Taking this sentence as an opportunity, from Ai Xue's side, a ray of light bloomed.

Wherever the light spread, all the grass and trees were shattered, and the children who opened their mouths and pounced on them were instantly sorted into flesh and bones, and even the solid crystals in their bodies turned into powder in an instant.

At the same time, Mr. Blazer pounced, the axe in his hand sharp.

But with just one finger of Ai Xue, the vicious and cruel kobold immediately disintegrated, like a balloon that had been burst, quickly bursting, and the filthy flesh evaporated before touching Ai Xue, leaving no trace.

When the light dissipated, Nia realized that there was a wilderness around her, and it was clearly a mass grave, with crows circling and the remnants of the sun like blood, reflecting a dilapidated scene.

The wheat field was long gone, and there was nothing but graves and deep woods all around, and it was not known how Nia had come to this place.

"It's fine, but I should have found out sooner, and those people wouldn't have been sacrificed. ”

Ai Xue said, the woman's face who had just solved a dozen monsters lightly did not change at all, which made Nia feel a different sense of danger.

"Srein they ......"

Comprehending the meaning of Ai Xue's words, Nyoa felt the world spin around, as if what she had experienced before was a nightmare.

"Well, they're all dead, and the corpses have been made into alchemy dolls to trick more people into traps, I can understand your feelings, it's not so easy to accept that playmates who were still together suddenly become monsters. ”

Ai Xue said, gently touching Nia's head.

“...... Wait, but Amila, Amira she just ......."

Nia suddenly remembered that Amira had been split open by an axe, and looked around, but found no trace of the corpse, and even the blood that had been spilled on her body disappeared.

"What did you say?"

Ai Xue felt that something was wrong and asked.

"There was a girl just now, the daughter of Mr. Blazer, who was also with me, but was struck by Srein......"

Explained, Nyoa went from horror to doubt.

Could it be that everything you have just seen is an illusion?

"Girl?"

Ai Xue hadn't seen any girls at all before, except for these unlucky guys who had been made into dolls, and it was only Nia, but she thought about it and quickly understood why.

"Alchemy dolls of this level need to be operated by someone to move, and it seems that the manipulator has a lot of bad tastes. ”

Thinking that if it was that one, maybe he would act like this, Ai Xue nodded.

"But where will his true body be?"

Hearing Ai Xue's inexplicable muttering to herself, Nia tilted her head, and then saw a dark shadow passing by in the sky.

"Escape...... No, did you reveal your true purpose?"

Ai Xue also noticed the black shadow, and instead of making a move, she watched the black shadow speed into the distance, seemingly targeting the house she was living in.

"It's just a pity that you've chosen the wrong target. ”