Meanwhile.

Behind a hill a few kilometers away.

Penny Falson was silently wiping her shield. Ledo, her fiancé was watching her do so in awe. Beside them, eighteen neatly armored soldiers were resting, ready for the next battle.

In order to retrieve the little princess of the Douglas family, Speaker Nicholas Best of the Occade Federation invested considerable manpower. A total of five squads had secretly infiltrated the borders of the French state of Elrios, each with twenty heavily armed soldiers, commanded by a lawbreaker. While the lords were still using the Peasant and Elite Corps, Speaker Nicholas Best had the foresight to expand his elite forces.

As a mortal warrior against mages, the Spellbreaker enjoys a high status among the armies of the nations. It is true that in battle, countering mages with mages is the wisest course of action, but not all mages are willing to go to war for the sake of their country. Therefore, spellbreakers with the help of special equipment and mages have become an important means for the army to fight against mages.

Ledo's talent was so good that he could have chosen to continue his training to become a full-fledged lawbreaker, but instead he chose to stay with his fiancée and fight as her lieutenant: he believed that women in the army needed the protection of men, no matter how strong they were on the outside.

Penny quickly finished her recuperation and turned to look at her boyfriend, "It's time for us to go, Ledo." ”

According to intelligence, women suspected of being Victoria Douglas were following a caravan into the depths of Elrios. Once the caravan arrives in a more prosperous area, there is no hope for the Okads. Based on the caravan's intended route, Penny and Ledo judged that Victoria was likely to be at the trade stack: if Victoria Douglas were to be captured, it would be their last chance. There was no news from the other four squads - I'm afraid they all pounced.

Even Speaker Nicholas, who was as arrogant as Ocard, did not dare to startle the snake. The diplomatic consequences of the military's covert infiltration are very serious.

"We have to be careful." "We're not sure if it's her yet." ”

"But we must act, Ledo," Penny said solemnly, "and we have no time. ”

She turned to the soldiers: "Are you ready, guys?" I hope you guys remember the order. We don't have room for mistakes! ”

The soldiers snapped into agreement. In order to disguise their whereabouts, the squad must act like bandits. In other words, they must wipe out the people of the trading stack without leaving behind, whether they are guards or ordinary people, even unarmed old people, women and children.

Penny and Ledo don't like this kind of task. Ledo offered that the responsibility for killing civilians — if one day someone needed to be held accountable — rested with him, a suggestion that Penny calmly rejected. She's the captain, she makes her judgment, and she's ready to take the risk of her own judgment.

Penny took a deep breath.

"Wonderful," she cried, "let's go!" ”

……

The French state of Errios is a strong country, a land of peace. The double protection of the army and the "wild roses...... Enough to blunt the bravest warriors.

Such was the case with the caravan guards. It's different from those illegal mercenary groups who add blood to their knives all day long. They've been entangled with the hairy thief for too long...... So much so that in the face of real elite troops, they are no less vulnerable.

Before the guards in charge of the guard could figure out what was going on, they were shot through the head with a crossbow arrow. They didn't even have time to raise the alarm, and the others were almost still asleep......

"Hey, what's going on?" A young businessman who got up to go to the toilet looked suspiciously at the source of the killing noise. Then he understood and exclaimed loudly.

A few seconds later, the sword in Ledo's hand cut off his head. People were suddenly awakened, and this was only the beginning of a massacre.

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Victoria and Goth.

The girl who failed to regain control of her body complained about the original owner of her body: "You are too reckless, Xiaowei. You are no match for him now. ”

And the real Miss Douglas, that is, Xiaowei, is busy preparing her last spell: "I know! Please don't keep arguing with me with psychic communication, okay? 】

And the girl also looked helpless: [Originally, you were self-aware - you are not a combat-type mage. I'm glad you calmed down quickly......]

The "preparation phase" for a mage to cast a spell is not theoretically necessary, and the time it takes to complete a spell from zero is so long that it is impossible to wait for a mage to wait for minutes or even hours of preparation before casting a spell, whether on the battlefield or otherwise.

Only by completing most of the steps of casting a spell in advance, commonly known as "preparing a spell", can they keep the cast speed within a few seconds at critical times. Prepare the spell you want to use today once a day, and the only thing left is to throw the spell out.

Therefore, before the battle begins, it is very important to choose which spells to prepare. And Xiaowei is obviously not a tactician who can effectively choose spells.

[You too, hermit creature,] Xiaowei gritted her teeth, "The advice you gave me is very good, I think this plan is enough to win against him.] Are you so unconfident in your plans? 】

[No,] our maiden is like a dead horse as a live horse doctor, [I'm glad you took my advice.] It is true that my battle plan may have scared him, but there are still some key things missing to defeat him. After all, the opponent is in a state of level suppression. 】

[What is "level suppression"......] Xiao Wei was quite uncomfortable with the strange speech of the earthling, but she still understood what it meant, [You said that he had reached the Blue Sky level or even the Blue Sky Level, is it true?] He had just turned nineteen. 】

If a mage can reach the Blue Sky Junior before the age of twenty, he is a super genius. For example, Xiaowei is not yet sixteen years old and is a junior in the blue sky, and she is an absolute pride of heaven in all countries: it is a pity that she is a pure research mage, and her value is not as good as those demons who can go to the battlefield and go down to the research room - for example, the protagonist of the original work, Mr. Goth.

[I have a special source.] The girl said seriously.

[You hermitage also have sources?] 】

[I'm a legendary otherworldly creature, so I have a special source.] Relying on her face not to be observed in her inner world, the girl said cheekily.

[...... like this?] The innocent Xiaowei will be skeptical.

However......

"Miss Douglas, please don't get distracted. Of course, I can extend the time for you a little longer. Goth's voice sounded coldly, making Xiaowei's whole body shiver.

"Don't speak suddenly!"

"I'm sorry." Goth waved his hand and leaned against a big tree in the distance, pretending to be looking up at the starry sky with all his heart.

"Will you just take her to the White City?" Goth said to himself, he had another option in mind, "Maybe...... What better place to go? ”

[It's hard to imagine that this guy is a mage genius who has just turned fourteen years old and broke through the Cloud Sea level and reached the Blue Sky Primary. Looking at the delviated Goth, Xiaowei said in her heart.

[I agree with all my soul. The girl agreed, and began to seriously regret why she didn't use a person with a more stable personality as the hero.

"Huh?!" But Goth suddenly straightened up. His loose expression vanished, and his gaze turned in the direction of the trade stack.

Immediately afterwards, the girl and Xiaowei also noticed it.

[Xiaowei! The girl anxiously shouted to Xiaowei, [That's ......]

【Trade Stack...... ...... on fire? Xiao Wei had just completed her last spell, and she looked into the distance in surprise, and reflexively ran a few steps towards that side.

Could it be ......that a terrible possibility suddenly appeared in the girl's heart.

[Xiaowei, let's go back. She said calmly.

[Hey...... Yes...... What - hey! 】

The absent-minded Xiaowei completely forgot to beware of the earthlings in her heart. She was already lacking in mental power, and she had just prepared a few difficult spells, and she was already sleepy, so that by the time she realized that the earthlings were forcibly taking over her body, it was too late-

The girl's consciousness returned to Victoria's body.

Xiaowei is not unprepared, enemies such as bandits can be easily defeated, and stronger ones are not impossible to maneuver. But if the other party is related to the Douglas family, beware of small and micro emotions, negotiations and other things, maybe it depends on yourself.

"Come back, Miss Douglas!" Seeing the maiden running in the direction of the trade stack, Goth shouted anxiously, "They must be in danger, and this may have something to do with you!" Let's discuss! ”

But the girl should not. She just glanced back at Goth, and then quickly disappeared from Goth's sight.

Goth sighed.

…… I don't have a choice.

He stepped along—but suddenly stopped.

"What is this?" He frowned.

He pulled out a mahogany box from his coat pocket, which was actually a miniature dimensional bag. It was a secret weapon he had taken from some hapless merchant, and only the nobles of the empire could use it.

"Box...... Hot? Goth's face was full of shock, "Isn't it...... This is absolutely impossible. ”

At least to the end, until now, it was absolutely impossible, Goth thought. However, the unthinkable did begin to happen. For the first time, he had the feeling that the situation was starting to get out of hand.

"Just let me see what happens next," the genius mage narrowed, "you really surprise me, 'Miss Douglas...... No, 'Victoria'. ”