Outside the imperial capital.

The sunset, with its last glow, disappears below the horizon. The night sky was overcast, and there was not a single starlight in sight. Under the curfew, the people in the imperial capital closed their doors one by one, and the originally lively streets seemed quiet.

The gates of the city have long been sealed. However, there was a slender figure with a hood, walking alone under the city walls. Several patrolling guards walked past her with torches, but they all ignored her.

"I'm so smart," the woman said to herself as she watched another group of guards pass her, unaware of her presence, "those powerful mages and secret warriors, either guarding the gates and palaces, or going to the manor to deal with them, no one cares about me. They can't keep the gates closed forever and wait until dawn for me to go out of the city and go home, and no one will find out. ”

She's a self-conscious person.

"Huh?" The woman was still complacent, but was bumped by a silver-haired woman who walked past him.

The hooded woman's face changed slightly. Her secret rituals directly affect the souls of the people around her, making people subconsciously ignore her...... It stands to reason that they won't bump into each other anyway.

"Who are you?" The hooded woman snapped.

Silver haired woman smiling. Not far away, a gray-robed young man looked at this scene and shook his head.

"There are few secret rituals that affect the soul, and there are few people who have searched all over the imperial capital," the gray-robed young man said, "You came out of Engor Manor." Right? ”

This silver-haired woman and gray-robed young man are naturally the two black apostles: Belviel and Goth.

"You ......" The woman's expression changed greatly, she felt that she was already very cautious, but she didn't expect to escape the fate of being recognized.

"Ina 'Spectreclaw', you're a wanted criminal for the Empire," Goth said, "but ......"

"Hmph."

Ina snorted. The two people in front of him didn't seem to be secret warriors. If it's a mage, it's just enough to be able to carry his own spiritual secrets, but he is stupid enough to come and collide with himself closely? Do they want to melee with themselves?

With a whoosh, translucent blue claws appeared on Ina's hand. Under the dark night sky, his claws shimmered with ghostly blue phosphorescence and swung towards Beviel.

And Verviel was still smiling.

"Huh?" Ina jerked, "What about people? ”

She swung her inevitable claw into the air. Where Belveel used to stand, now there was only air—

"Ina." Goth's calm voice rang out.

Ina felt that the voice was very familiar, and then her eyes became misty.

"Yes." She turned around and said with her deferentially retracted paws.

At some point, Goth had an extra staff in his hand: a gray staff, and two flame-shaped crystals, one black and one white, embedded at each end of the staff. Just staring at him was like staring at the endless stars.

"I can't imagine that to confuse and control a Blue Sky level secret ritual warrior, it's just a secret ritual that is good at influencing the mind," Goth sighed in his heart, "You have to use the Manfred Staff." ”

"Ina," Goth said softly, "tell me, how many of you are there?" Why are you here alone? And ......"

"Yes......" Ina said respectfully. Completely controlled, she naturally knows everything.

In the distance, Bevier, who had disappeared into shape, listened to all this.

Perhaps most of the Blue Sky Level Secret Ritual Warriors were already unimaginably powerful for ordinary people. But in the eyes of the Black Apostle, who has many means such as "Emperor of the Eternal Night", "Empress of Change", "Pale Moon", and "Star of the Stars", he is not an equal opponent.

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The girl looked down at Lisa's corpse.

If you don't have an "Aurora" body...... The girl thought to herself, then, at this moment, she must use the hidden hole cards in public.

She gently picked up the "Dai" that fell on the ground and put it into her dimensional bag.

The girl suddenly felt a little dizzy.

The "Aurora", which turned into plate armor, turned into a black tight-fitting costume in an instant. Then the girl fell on her back to the sky. If it weren't for Jane Hahn's quick catch, she would have landed directly on the back of her head.

"Are you alright?" Jane exclaimed in a low voice, "Lord Victoria! ”

The girl smiled lightly.

“…… It's just a bit of physical exertion," she said, and the ladies had already gathered around, "I'm fine." ”

The girl took out a test tube filled with golden liquid from the dimensional pouch and poured it into her mouth. Powerful magical power flowed through the girl's body, and several wounds healed quickly.

It's just that powerful healing potions can't restore physical strength immediately. I'm afraid that the lost physical strength will take a while to recover, the girl thought.

"Victoria ......" Seeing the girl sitting on the ground resting like this, a girl with long hair like a waterfall spoke timidly, unsure whether to add an honorific title to the girl's name.

"You're not my subordinate, nor are you in the army," the girl shook her head, "just call Victoria." ”

"Victoria," said the girl, plucking up her courage, "what shall we do next?" ”

The girl thought about it for a moment.

[Do you really want to be such a hero? In the inner world, Xiaowei said, who has long been clear about the girl's thoughts.

"I have no choice," the girl replied, "At least, with that "hole card", we are at least sure that we will retreat safely. 】

[Forget it,] Xiaowei sighed, "I'll be with you for a few months. I feel like I'm used to going crazy with you. 】

[That's not bad, isn't it......] the girl said.

"Victoria?" Seeing that the girl did not answer, Jane asked worriedly.

"Nothing," the girl smiled, "I've thought about it over and over again. There is only one way to go. ”

All the girls listened obediently.

"The hall is the only exit from this dimensional prison," the girl's tone sank, "you all heard it, and there are only two secret warriors guarding there right now. ”

I'm afraid that the "second" husband will be closed, and the girl added in her heart.

Everyone nodded.

"I'll go there later, and perform a special secret that I've learned," said the maiden, "and if I'm right, they'll be trapped by me for the time being." When the time comes, I will stay and fight them, and you will take the opportunity to escape. ”

"Wait......" Jane was startled, as if she had figured something out.

"You can rest assured," the girl smiled, "as I expected, the army of the Imperial Capital should have been assembled outside...... It's just that the prison itself is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the reinforcements can't figure out the situation inside, so they don't dare to attack rashly. But no matter how good the Secret Warriors in charge of defense are, as long as you hostages escape smoothly and pass the word out, I will join forces with the reinforcements from outside when the time comes, and I will not be distracted to protect your safety, but will make the enemy suffer from the enemy's back. ”

"Will it go well?" Jane asked rhetorically.

The girl's face sank.

"Anyway, you're going to have to fight both of them at the same time," Jane said worriedly, "if ......"

"They won't hurt you," the girl frowned, "I promise to hold them back......"

"It's not just about guaranteeing that!" Jian said sharply, unable to believe the girl's decision, "Lord Victoria, please tell me...... Even if we can escape, you stay alone to deal with them, what ......?"

There was silence in the room. After listening to Jane's words, even the dullest person understood what the girl wanted to do.

"Now that we have come to this point," said the girl, "we can only take one step at a time." ”

"Absolutely not!" Jane yelled. The other girls also looked incredulous.

"Is there anything else you can do?" The girl asked rhetorically.

"Absolutely not!" Jane repeated, not knowing how to convince the girl, "Your life - your life is more than ......"

"No one's life is worth more than anyone's, Jane," said the maiden calmly, and this was a great opportunity to establish her prestige, "I am the strongest of us. I have to carry everyone's lives on my shoulders......"

The girl paused slightly. She looked around at the faces of the girls, and there were dazed, surprised, admired, uneasy, and panicked on the young and lovely faces.

I'm not going to really die here, the girl thought. The "Bright World" has been exposed, and I just want you to spread my name.

"No matter what, even if it costs with my own life, I will save all of you."

The girl's words were loud. This time, no one answered. There was silence for a while.

Half a day.

"Is there really no other way?" Finally, Jessica, who had been silent, spoke.

"Nope."

"Are we here waiting for help? There are also ...... in the imperial capital."

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister," the girl said with a wry smile, "they may be able to save us." However, I believe that since the enemy dares to hijack us, there is a way to guard against them...... Perhaps, they have long been branched out. ”

"Then there must be some other way, you don't have to go ......"

"It's 'war'!" The girl said, interrupting Jessica, and there was determination in her voice, "There are always sacrifices in war. And, believe me, no matter how strong the enemy is, no matter what desperate situation I face, I will fight for victory. ”

There was another oppressive silence.

Tears were already welling up in Jane's eyes. She hated her powerlessness. She knew how Victoria had tried her best to hide her identity as a secret warrior. In Jane's opinion, Victoria didn't like to fight at all, but in the face of danger, she still stood up and fought to protect everyone.

How nice it would be if I were the one who became a Mystic Warrior...... Jane thought to herself, I could go to war, and Victoria just had to be a scholar in peace......

[You made the atmosphere too tragic,] Xiaowei said, "I know your plans are more empty......]

[Don't say it......] The girl was helpless, [They talked about it.] 】

"Let's go." Unable to stand the increasingly heavy atmosphere, the girl stood up.

……

Unbeknownst to the girl, at the same time as she was giving an "impassioned" speech, a pair of shining eyes were watching everything in the room in the gap space outside the plane prison, outside the bubble-shaped room.

"Victoria?" In the void, the diminutive Chancellor Friedrich Ngor smiled and said to himself, "Good enlightenment." But want to take the burden on your shoulders? Woo...... If you always ask your juniors to steal the limelight, Dietford and I will be too embarrassed. You've fought hard, and now it's our turn, Victoria. ”

Ngoljae has always been wary of the girl's consciousness from another world, and it is not until this moment that he fully trusts it. The girl's remarks not only moved the eldest ladies present, but even the legendary mage who was secretly observing was very admired.