"Angry?" said Sonya, bored, sitting on a high stone pillar. At her feet was a huge altar thirty feet in diameter. This pure white building is constructed of a material called "jade" by the Akavir serpents. Glows with a little fluorescence in sunlight.

The roar of a giant beast came from beneath the altar. But it looked like something was in between. The sound was somewhat muffled and choppy.

"Ah, of course you should be outraged. After all, even if you are a legendary dragon, it is not so pleasant to be awakened and then stuffed back into the seal. ”

Sonia propped her chin and looked out over the towns north of the mountains. Even from this distance, you can clearly see the curling smoke rising from it—it is Loristade, the land of wool and wheat, the liver covered with snow.

It's a good place, suitable for vacation, suitable for retirement, and more suitable for ...... Bury.

"You'll have to hold back, though. ”

A rune-constructed spear suddenly appeared in her hand, and she threw it hard underneath. A stream of shadow flew into the ground.

The impact did not cause any significant physical changes. There were no explosions, no light and shadow, it was like throwing a piece of sand into the sea. There was nothing but a low, sudden wail from under the altar.

But that's enough.

"Be patient, Nahargriff. She gently twisted a strand of long hair from her sideburns.

"For your size, this little stage can't fit you. If they let you go now, how can they kill her?"

"Be patient. Sonia said to herself. "I don't want to do it again. ”

………………

The fine teacup stopped at Alice's lips. The turquoise liquid ripples shallowly in the cup.

"Isn't it to your taste?" said Bray, who was standing beside her, quickly.

"Nope. Alice's eyes moved downward. "I'm just thinking. How long are you going to wait? Do you think I'm going to drink it? ”

She looked at him mockingly, as if she were looking at a dead man.

Demeanor, movements, language, all match. Sending this kind of fledgling rookie is too underestimated!

The boy seemed to be frightened, and then threw himself at Alice with a strange scream. An inky blade pops out of your wrist.

[Hidden Blade? Too Slow!]

Alice reached out and smashed his wrist before the blade of the fake Bray cuff was halfway out, and then broke his other arm with a punch amid the boy's screams!

His neck was pinched lightly by Alice and lifted into the air!

"Say, Who sent you? ”

The boy opened his mouth, as if he wanted to answer. But when he raised his tongue, he squirted out several sharp needles!

[It's a little too bad.] 】

Alice just turned her head as the metal pins flew past her face and shot against the wooden walls of the hall with a 'poof' sound.

And that's not all!

The wall behind her suddenly exploded! Several bolts flew out of it!

[Defensive Enchantment, Open!]

Alice's mind turned, and the fingers of her free other hand trembled slightly, and immediately a translucent force field wall formed a foot behind her...... Why is it so thin!!

Those crossbow arrows seemed to have been treated with special treatment, and this undercharged force field wall only blocked them for a moment!

But that's been long enough for Alice.

She turned backwards, and her footsteps led her body to draw an imperfect semicircle. As soon as the body turned, the body of the fake Bray was blocked by her as a shield, and several crossbow arrows were blocked by the attack.

As soon as the sound of the arrow piercing through the human body came, the boy's body immediately turned from ruddy to pitch black, and he was no longer alive.

[It's dangerous. This is really poisonous......]

'Bang ——!!!!!'

The explosion came beyond Alice's expectations. Even if she sensed a little precursor, Alice didn't expect the other party to be able to do this.

They actually planted a bomb inside the body of the fake Bray!

The red flames of flesh and blood bloomed like a blooming lotus. The flesh and blood eroded by the secret method were extremely corrosive, and in just a moment of contact, the ancient wooden structure quickly melted, decomposed, shattered, and collapsed, and the decoration of the entire hall was corroded in the blink of an eye!

Alice didn't want to be touched by this thing, and she couldn't be touched either. Even if she explodes at zero distance, with her superhuman reflexes, she can still fly backwards faster than the shockwave. By the time she was about to stop, the corrosive force was no longer a threat to her.

【Hoo~End————】

There was a sudden sharp pain in her back.

It was only then that the sound of the arrow breaking through the air reached Alice's ears.

Originally...... The crossbowman is not just on one side......

"You're killing yourself!!"

The outer wall of the courtyard was shattered by the blows! And in a small cabin on the opposite side of the breach, several guys dressed in black were turning to escape!

[Give it to me...... Dead !!]

The first man was punched in half, and the second man's head was cut in half by the palm rim. And the third person, Alice, wanted to stay alive. But when his hands and feet were broken, he decisively committed suicide by poisoning.

It was only then that the people on the streets took the shocking image into their minds.

"Murder!!! a peasant woman carrying a vegetable basket screamed at a high frequency, making one wonder if her throat could be recovered.

There are two of them, and this is the starting point for a big riot in this neighborhood.

"Guard, Guard, Murderer here!"

"Help!

"Mom, Mom, where are you?"

The bloody scenes pounded into the brains of the townspeople, forcing them to act in extreme emotion. The vendors threw their stalls, the urchins fled in all directions, and the women could only scream helplessly—though no one wanted to do anything to them.

In the midst of this great chaos, the center of the matter is less noticeable.

"Hmm. Alice snorted softly. Pull out the bolt on your back along with the arrow.

"Hollow arrowhead, is it poisoned?" she reversed, and found a few crystal-blue droplets from the bloody-black structure.

Strange stuff.

Although it didn't seem dangerous, Alice felt a wave of disgust from the bottom of her heart, and she threw a few arrows to the ground.

The wound on his back has largely healed. Although I don't know why the mana is suddenly reduced to less than one-tenth of the original amount. But there's nothing wrong with casting a few healing spells on yourself.

"Nothing unusual happened to the body. No abdominal pain, no paralysis, no dizziness, no hallucinations. So what did they go to such lengths to poison for?"

"Let's see if we can find a living mouth. ”

She turned and walked in the direction of Boultina—the mark on her body remained motionless after all the commotion.

[If I had sensed the reduction of mana in advance, I wouldn't have been hurt at all.] Presumably it was a conspiracy between this morning and the morning. So, who could it be?]

[Is it Lydia? In today's breakfast?]

[No, it's not her.] It should be a problem with the ingredients or seasonings. 】

[Yes, Lydia had mentioned that Bray had helped her pack her bags and ingredients last night.] Presumably at that time, there was a swap between the two Brays. 】

[So, let's start with Bourtina.] 】

The door to the storage room was rudely ripped open by Alice. Bringing the long-lost sunlight into this perennially dark room.

Bourtina stood in the corner, staring blankly and motionless.

"Where's my sword?"

“………………”

“？”

Alice stepped forward and lifted the female scholar's chin. And the other party didn't seem to have any consciousness, just stood dumbfounded, at her mercy.

There was no response, no matter how much Alice stimulated the sensitive parts of Bourtina's body, or even released a small electric current, she was unable to get even the slightest change in her face.

She was like a delicate doll, exactly like a real person, but she wouldn't move.

"Well, the spirit is dead? Alice said disappointedly. She then placed the shell on the ground. Eyes turned to the corners of the walls.

[A secret passage.] 】

[It seems that there is an ambush ahead.] 】

Although she thought so in her heart, there was no ambiguity at her feet. Even if you can't cast spells at will now, it's still a joke to use numbers and terrain to deal with her.

"Let me see what you're up to. She stomped hard, and a large hole opened in the floor of the masonry and earth, and the secret passage was revealed. Without thinking, she rushed in.

To her surprise, there were no traps or ambushes in the tunnels. It seems that her enemies also know that this is futile. There's no way they'll succeed in another sneak attack while Alice is on their guard.

"Well, the person I want to see is at the exit. ”

Sure enough, when she came out of the exit set up in the cemetery, there were already dozens of samurai in red and black power suits with light and heavy weapons waiting for her.

"That's all?"

She was responded to by arrows and blades, as well as a dense volley of spells.

Alice shook her head in disappointment, "Is it someone from the Dark Brotherhood?" Yes, after all, as long as you have enough money, you can do anything. She closed her eyes gently, not caring about the approaching blade!

"Dragon form, open. A golden flame erupted, holding Alice in her arms.

"It is commendable to dare to face me with a sword. She opened her eyes, and her golden pupils shone as brightly as the sun.

"But that's the end for you. ”

…………

Five minutes later, apart from Alice, who was wrapped in a pale golden flame, there was only one fraternity member whose hands and feet had been torn off, and who was still breathing with his tenacious vitality.

"Tell me the messenger, and I'll give you a good time. Alice held his head, and there was not the slightest emotion in her golden eyes.

Whether she said it or not was fulfilled or not, perhaps only Alice herself knew. But she never expected that this dying man would give her such an answer.

"Ahem, ahem, you're already a dead man. Hehehe-"

"What?" Alice frowned.

At that moment, black blood suddenly oozed from the Assassin's eyes and nose, and he shouted "Long live Citez!", and there was no more sound.

"Inexplicable. ”

Alice tossed the Assassin's body away. Then head towards the center of town. There seemed to be a commotion there, and even in the most remote of cemeteries, Alice could clearly hear a series of explosions, screams and wails, and fires coming from the center of town.

"Is it Lydia who is causing the trouble?"

"No, she can't do it yet. ”

"Maybe I should go over and see if she's being bullied. ”

[Hmm...... How is it a little wet on the nose. 】

She wiped it on her face, but it was cold at the tentacles.

"Huh?"

Alice focused her attention on the hand she had just stretched out, the white skin, and the blush on the back of the hand was particularly gorgeous.

Not only that, but her vision was also unconsciously dyed with a layer of crimson.

[This is the ...... My blood?]