This was when Liber changed.

In the early days of the Liber Mutation, various strange events occurred in various parts of the Liber Kingdom. For example, the sightings of white ghosts in the Luan area, the ancient dragons that attacked the city in the Perth area, the thick fog in the Loliente area, the earthquake in the Chase area and the sharp rise in the temperature of the hot springs.

After Estelle's hard work, it was finally determined that behind every mutation, there was the shadow of the Devouring Snake.

The Snake of Devouring Body, no one knows who they are, only that they have great powers, and the executors inside are all superior beings.

A dancer who is proficient in illusion, a strange thief who is proficient in thaumaturgy, a martial artist who is proficient in boxing, a little girl who controls a giant humanoid mecha soldier, and an arrogant white-haired swordsman...... And also...... A dark-haired, assassin proficient in assassination.

"The Tooth of Darkness" Joshua Asterray. The Snake of Body's Eater belongs to the executor. Once failed to assassinate Cassius, but was adopted by the other party. He thought he was saved, but he didn't expect that his spirit had long been manipulated by [Professor] to pass information to the Body-Eater Snake without his knowledge.

The reason why Libel's mutation went so smoothly was directly related to Joshua's intelligence. Joshua, who had been told everything, had a heart breakdown, left Estelle, and reincarnated as the Dark Fang, fighting against the association in secret.

But...... This move broke a girl's heart.

"I'll definitely bring Joshua back!"

So the girl declared. Then, together with his reliable predecessors and reliable companions, he embarked on a journey to hunt for the Snake of Death. After the aforementioned mutations, Estelle and her party have finally found the secret stronghold of the Devouring Serpent!

It was a fortress on the lake, and it was found to be Crutz Naldan, and he was the only one who escaped after being ambushed by a team of guerrillas consisting of Karuna, Janias, and Kurats.

And now, Estelle and her party have broken through the brainwashed Karuna, Yanias and Kurac, and are heading towards the top floor.

"Guys, this might be the last room."

Father Kevin said, motioning for the people around him to step back.

Father Kevin, someone Estelle met by chance, was a priest with a green hedgehog head who liked to wear white robes and defend himself with a primitive weapon like a crossbow. Father Kevin's personality is somewhat casual, joking, somewhat unreliable, occasionally stupid, and occasionally reliable.

In order to prevent the total annihilation of the army, Estelle chose the mode of detachment when she broke into this fortress. Fighting in a building is not as many people as possible, because of terrain restrictions, there are too many people, but it can't be used. In addition, someone needs to watch the boat and be ready to help at any time, so Estelle chose 3 people to enter the fortress on the lake with her.

Kolos, a cute girl with short purple hair, is a student at Janis Royal Academy in the Luan region, and a junior of Yuo Tatsumi. A member of the fencing club, he specializes in channeling magic.

Father Kevin, although he may seem unreliable, has mastered the secret art of the Church, and he is the one who has lifted Crutz's brainwashing before. In order to rescue the three people who were also brainwashed, he was semi-forced to follow.

Yu・Tatsumi,Asked by Cassius,The people who have been following Estelle.。 The more complex the terrain, the greater the function he can play.

Listening to Father Kevin's words, Estelle and Kolos couldn't help but swallow their saliva, for Kolos, it was still a little nervous to directly face the Devouring Snake. Estelle wasn't nervous about that, but she had heard a piece of information that made her feel uneasy.

[Estelle! I, I seem to see Joshua! 】

Joshua, are you in there?

Estelle stared at the door, only a heavy gray patch.

Seeing that the people were scattered, Kevin replaced his crossbow with a special arrow and shot at the location of the door lock. At the same time, he jumps backwards to give way to the distance. If the people inside have arranged a trap or are preparing a sneak attack, this will give them valuable reaction time.

You looked at Kevin thoughtfully, and the latter would give him a heartless smile.

The door opened, and inside was a wide space.

It looks like an arena or something. In the middle of the clean, high-tech room, the black-haired teenager was lying on the ground, two short knives scattered around him, the costume, and the black hair! Estelle won't be mistaken!

"Joshua!!"

Seeing her beloved brother fall to the ground, how could she calm down?

"Hey! Istelle! ”

Kevin complained bitterly, wouldn't it make no sense for me to be so careful before!

However, complaining in his heart, he still followed the pace and rushed in.

Kolos glanced at You, as if to confirm his thoughts. The latter nodded and said a word of caution.

Because you settled in Lu'an, and often appeared at the Genesys Royal Academy, you are quite familiar with Kolos. For this calm and rational senior, Kolos still has some almost blind trust.

The four of them gathered around Joshua, and Estelle carefully picked up Joshua's head, but she only cried vigorously and couldn't say a word with a whimper.

You patted Estelle on the shoulder......

"No...... Comfort me ......"

However, without saying anything, he threw Estelle back with all his might, and his free right hand jerked forward, turning into a hand knife and stabbing Joshua's neck with a click.

"Joshua!!"

"Give me calm, can't you see that this is a trap."

You shouted rather roughly.

At such times, it is not enough to reason in a whisper, but to shock Estelle with a brute attitude, and then explain.

"Huh?"

Sure enough, in front of Estelle's eyes, under Joshua's head, there was no blood coming out, but all kinds of strange threads, and his skin began to fade, revealing a metallic gray luster under the flesh color.

"Trapped...... Pitfall? ”

Estelle said with some dismay, and at the same time breathed a sigh of relief, so that at least it showed that Joshua was not dead. As soon as the person relaxed, Estelle felt a wave of exhaustion hit her. Poof, sit down on the ground.

At the same time, Kolos and Kevin were also in a trance.

"Poison gas?!"

Kevin immediately reacted, as a clergyman, he still has common sense about herbal medicine and the like. This is clearly a hypnotic gas being dispersed.

Kolos tried to turn around and open the door, but found that it had been locked for some time, and could only look at the staircase leading to the top floor. Kevin smiled wryly, and in a trance, he raised his crossbow in his hand.

Syllable.

The bolt flew towards the stairs and snapped in mid-air.

No, it's not broken in mid-air, it's something there. For example, tempered glass, or something more sturdy, transparent wall.

The poisonous gas became thicker and thicker, and the four of them fell to the ground in a daze. Kolos opened his eyes with all his might, searching for the shadows of the crowd.

"Senior......

Swim lying not far from her.

"Estelle ......"

She was a little farther away......

Ay? The people around Estelle...... Who is it?

Blue...... Hair? And also...... Spectacles?

Dizzy...... What do they do relative to Istelle......

Who's going to ...... Who's going to save Estil!

――――――――――――――――

"Dodge ......"

The blue-haired, glasses-wearing, bookish-looking man was rudely knocked open.

Knocking him away was a man with pale blond hair and haughty purple eyes. He was wearing a tooth-white coat, and the golden blade of the sword in his hand had pierced through the chest of his enemy.

Yuki Tatsumi's chest.

This blow undoubtedly pierced his heart.

The swordsman seemed to feel his heartbeat coming from the blade.

"Oh-oh? Really, paralyzing me by pretending to be a trick? Thanks, Thanks, Levy. ”

The man with glasses stared at Yu-Tatsumi's grim face with a cobra-like gaze, and then smiled like a poisonous snake.

"This isn't the ...... That little brother in chains. It smells similar to Joshua's. I really want to tweak you. ”

The golden swordsman snorted coldly and did not speak.

"Give it to me...... Let go of the girl......"

Lobbying weak lines. This contrast makes the man with glasses even happier.

"Oh, oh, oh, that's so energetic. But what else can you do? ”

"Phew!"

You opened his mouth, the tip of his tongue moved, and a ball of air suddenly burst out in his lips, and the small hidden weapon under his tongue was ejected towards the man with glasses! At the same time, he forced a dodge, and the swordsman's sharp golden sword slashed off half of his body in one fell swoop!

He's dead. But before he dies completely! He finally broke free from the shackles of the sword! It's free! He bypassed the pale golden youth like lightning, his figure flashed, and he flickered his right hand at the man with glasses!

But he didn't catch it......

His right hand flew up in front of him. Detached from the body and flew. was cut off. The golden scythe cut off his forearm in the slightest. It is divided in two from the elbow bone, and the score is exactly the same.

At the same time, the golden swordsman turned around, and the blade followed his wound and slashed down again.

This time......

Yuki Tatsumi was completely cut in two......

Yu・Tatsumi, death.

The stump fell weakly to the ground, allowing the blood to stain the ground red.

"Senior!!

That was the last thing Kolos remembered......