Chapter Twenty-Seven: Rag Dolls



Although the maid who had her eyes gouged out did not take any hostile action, her tense nerves caused Cassius to unleash the magic that had been gathering power for a long time.

The ice arrow hit the maid, but the maid was unaffected, as the ice arrow passed directly through the maid's body and smashed into the wall behind her without any hindrance. The maid who was attacked walked towards Cassius, who hurriedly stepped back, but unexpectedly stepped on a round rolling pin on the ground and fell to the ground with a "pop".

"It hurts to death. Cassius braced his visibly overnourished body with his magic wand, struggling to get up from the ground. When he was ready to meet the approaching maid, he found that there was no one in front of him.

The maid was long gone, as if she had never existed. Not only that, but Cassius looked at the cutting board of the stove, and he couldn't see the half-cut human infant corpse, leaving only a dirty and dilapidated rag doll in its place.

Illusions: The enemy's tricks?

Whatever it was, there was only one thought in Cassius's mind at this time: this place should not be stayed for long!

In such a small and clutter-filled space, it's easy to lurk unseen enemies, and it's the worst battlefield for a pure magician like Cassius who isn't good at hand-to-hand combat.

Cassius immediately turned around and took quick steps towards the door of the dining hall.

He didn't know how fast he had made his way over the litter, and when he rushed out of the oppressive dining hall and back to the hall where the moonlight could still be seen, he had the feeling that his neck had been choked for too long and then suddenly released.

But he didn't have time to catch his breath for long, for he saw lying on the moonlit ground something that had not existed before: a crumbling rag doll!

It was impossible to confirm that it was the same as the ragdoll lying on the cutting board, but it still made Cassius's hair stand on end.

Just as Cassius's mind was racing to think of a countermeasure, he suddenly felt someone blow in his ear. Cassius turned his head suddenly, and all he could see was two bloody holes!

The maid who had disappeared just now had quietly clinged to him without Cassius noticing, and the two were almost at zero distance.

"Ahh

But he forgot that the floor of the hall was covered with water and moss. The left foot stepped on the moss, the sole of the shoe slipped, and the chubby body lost its balance again and fell heavily to the ground.

However, this time it was not as lucky as just now, the back of Cassius's head hit the hard floor, and in a sharp pain, Cassius only felt that his eyes were dark, his head was dizzy, and he gradually lost consciousness......

"Yike...... Hi...... Hey...... Kill!"

Alice shouted and launched a series of swift attacks on the enemy. But this could not reverse her declining momentum, which was on the verge of being strong.

The effect of the temporary boost in stamina from drinking the magic potion given by Cassius had begun to fade, and by the time she threw her final side kick, she had lost the strength and accuracy she should have, and was easily stopped by Emilia with her delicate left hand.

But the loss of physical strength is not the biggest crisis facing Alice right now. After the two daggers were corroded by the acid blood mist, Alice, who had lost her weapon, had to get closer to her enemies in order to attack, which also greatly increased the area of Alice's contact with the thick acid mist.

The magic immunity function of the True Martial Armor protects Alice from the effects of acid mist, but this is only temporary for the time being, and resisting the magic requires the consumption of the magic energy contained in the True Martial Holy Armor. If Emilia can't be defeated before the energy in the armor is completely exhausted, Alice will be so thick that there will be no scum left.

And Emilia seems to see Alice's limits.

"Haha! Is that all there is to it?" Emilia laughed, and the kitchen knife casually swung forward, not looking fast, but actually powerful. Alice crossed her arms and blocked with all her might, but she was also repelled by 7 or 8 meters.

But before Alice could catch her breath, the deadly rusty kitchen knife snatched up in front of her again.

"Who told you to rest? I haven't had enough of it. Emilia sneered, and rushed forward with lightning speed, leaving Alice no time to react.

The kitchen knife slashed at Alice's armor with a dull thud. The armor, which was built by famous dwarven craftsmen and prided on its sturdiness, had cracks that should not have been, and the cracks were constantly expanding, and the impermeable defense of the True Martial Armor was crumbling little by little.

The reversal of offense and defense occurred almost instantaneously. Unlike just now, when Emilia seemed to take the initiative to withstand Alice's attack, at this time, in Amelia's chaotic attack, Alice, who had experienced a hundred battles, was powerless to fight back. She was only able to defend against the fatal vital parts, and in the midst of the retreat, in addition to anxiety and fear, there was also her incomprehensible confusion. The little girl in front of her, who spoke the voice of an old woman, her strength was greatly improved compared to the beginning of the war. It's not just a 10x or 100x increase, it's a continuous intensification, and as long as this battle doesn't end, Amilia's power can continue to grow endlessly.

"Ahh

The powerful impact of the kitchen knife not only shattered Alice's wrist armor and bones, but also caused her workout body to lose its balance and fall to the ground.

In the face of the kitchen knife cut high, Alice could not dodge or dodge, only closed her eyes, raised her still movable left hand, and put it against her forehead as the most passive defense.

However, the pain from the kitchen knife shattering her left hand was not transmitted to her brain.

Alice opened her eyes and removed her wrist, only to see that the kitchen knife was hovering less than 30 centimeters away from her, unable to continue falling, because it was blocked by a saber.

"Princess Sophia!" Alice shouted excitedly when she saw who had saved her.

At this time, Sophia has awakened and is able to join the battle, and with the intervention of a strong man with the divine power of "Stigmata", the battle will soon be over.

If you faint now, you will be completely at the mercy of the enemy, and there will be no way to live!

Grabbing the last consciousness in his mind, Cassius's sense of survival was stimulated to the maximum. He forcibly used the magic of his physical strength, freezing the air near the back of his head, forming a thin ice cap that covered the back of his head. One is to freeze the wound on the back of the head, and the other is to make the cold feeling sober up.

The tenacious Cassius grabbed the magic wand in his hand and swung it forward, but all he could get was air.

The strange maid, her disappearance is as silent and elusive as her appearance.

"Ah......h

Cassius screamed and tried to stand up in pain, but couldn't because he found that he couldn't move the ankle of his left foot.

I don't know if it was because he sprained his ankle when he fell, or because he injured the nerve that controls his left foot when he hit his head, but now Cassius can no longer move as freely as he did just now.

Immobilizing the ankle of his left foot with ice, Cassius barely stood up with the support of the "Endurance Grip". After standing up, the first thing the magician saw was the dirty rag doll, and what made Cassius feel furious was that although the rag doll was still lying crookedly in place, the position and posture were obviously very different from just now.

This strengthened Cassius' idea that "this place should not stay for long". He used the "Grip of Endurance" as a crutch, limping to the door on the other side of the hallway. When he passed the doorways of the dormitories, he glanced inside, and saw that the rooms were full of people, and they were all mutilated.

Some have had their eyes gouged out, some have their hands and feet cut off, some have their noses cut off, some have their ears cut off, some have their tongues removed, some have their skin stripped off...... The men looked dumb and bloodless, facing the doorway.

Cassius was suspicious, but by the time he had calmed down and wanted to take a second look, the men were gone, and all he could see was empty rooms and messy beds and miscellaneous items.

"What the hell!" Cassius cursed, no longer caring about what was going on around him, and took a breath as he headed for the exit of the hallway.

However, as he approached the exit of the hallway, he suddenly stopped. Because Cassius suddenly found that the dirty and worn old rag doll was next to the wooden door at the exit of the corridor at this time, as if to say to Cassius: Wait a long time.

Inexplicable fear crept through Cassius's mind, and his heart beat wildly.

The magician subconsciously took a step back, but the leak happened to rain overnight, and at this time, Cassius suddenly noticed a vision behind him, he turned around, and the scene in front of him made him unable to close his mouth.

I saw the people in the collective dormitory he saw just now, gouging out their eyes, cutting off their hands and feet, cutting their noses, plucking their tongues, and peeling their skins...... One after the other, they were lined up in two rows, facing Cassius collectively and standing in the narrow corridor.

With no way back and pursuers, Cassius is in a dilemma.

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