(In the future, the release time may be changed to the evening, and it will be a large chapter of more than 4,000 words like today; If you work during the day, it's hard to make time for updates, unless you write too much the day before...... ）

"Don't you care who I mean by the Holy Maiden's lover?"

Wendy still had the same cold look.

"Wendy, please hurry up and tell me the details of the demonic invasion!"

Xia came to her in a flash, then grabbed her hand tightly and asked:

"Also, how is Agnes doing now? Is she still in the charismatic kingdom? Has the Temple of the Holy Goddess been attacked by demons? Did she get hurt? ”

The vampire girl stared at her face for a moment, then suddenly opened her hand with a "snap".

Then he turned around and said:

"Don't worry, I'm not talking about Helen, nor is it the purple-haired one...... It's the impostor saintess you care about now. ”

The vampire turned his face slightly sideways, looking at Natsu, who looked anxious, but didn't dare to approach too closely:

"Although she is still in the territory of the Order, judging from the news that has come, there is no major problem, are you satisfied now?"

“…… Don't scare me. ”

Xia was like a ball full of air, instantly relaxed, and let out a long exhale.

"I've read the history of the Faense Continent, in fact, because the abyss rift is too sparse, the hell race can't form a scale in this world at all, although every once in a while, demons that have slipped through the net will gather together to attack the town, but the damage caused is limited."

Then she patted her chest, as if to comfort herself:

"Xiao Ai should also have the level of a great magister or above now, she is so genius, she may have reached the level of a Dharma Saint in this year! And he stayed in the place where the demons in the whole continent feared the most, even if hundreds came out at a time. Thousands of high-ranking demons will also be wiped out by Truis soon. ”

"You're thinking too simply." Wendy didn't continue to tease her, and said:

"Although Agnes is not weak, her main focus is on dark magic, and even if Truis allows the use of such a spell that they consider very dirty, it does not mean that it is tolerable for someone to study it all the time. And the performance is above the magic! ”

"Her attack magic is just at the same level as the purple-haired female sacrifice, and when she encounters a slightly stronger enemy, she will be at a disadvantage, so she can only try her best to defend; As for the Purification Divine Technique......" Wendy's eyes were full of red light, and black mist appeared around her, filling the surrounding space:

"Do you think that if she fights with that kind of thing, it doesn't affect her at all?"

Xia felt a breathtaking dark thought in her, and unconsciously took a step back, looking at the two red eyes shrouded in black mist, secretly frightened. The mood that had just gotten a little better sank to the bottom again.

"How's everyone doing now?"

The silver-haired girl calmed down and tried her best to stabilize her emotions:

"If it wasn't particularly difficult, I would like to ......"

"Do you want to go back to Faense?"

Wendy cleared the black fog and said sarcastically:

"It seems that in your heart, Agnes alone has more weight than everyone else here."

"You should know, that's not what I meant." Xia's chest kept rising and falling, and he said in an astringent voice:

"I mean, if everyone here isn't in danger......"

"Xue Qian. You can go on. "Wendy said to the Flame Goddess:

"Let the leader of the missing little lover understand the situation we are facing."

"Don't command me."

Compared with Xia, Xue Qian's attitude towards her is very cold:

"I'll tell her myself."

Then he gently pulled Natsu's hand. Tell her about what had happened during the year.

……

"You mean, the Empire suspects that I kidnapped Princess Dolinda?"

Xia was surprised:

"What about Tasia? And Duragar, do the two of them think so too? ”

She doesn't have a good relationship with the Empire's top officials, and she doesn't have a good relationship with Expedition Commander Elion.

But the great sage Dulagal seemed to be very enthusiastic about herself, and Princess Tasia was even more flirtatious with her, and it stands to reason that the two of them should not be like the others. It's right to think that you are a criminal.

"If the two of them think you've kidnapped Dolinda, we're not just going to be pushed into the middle of nowhere."

Wendy sneered:

"Not long after you left, news came from within the Empire that you had rescued Dorinda from captivity...... However, perhaps the people who broke the news did not expect that you would disappear with the Imperial Princess. And once it disappears, it's a whole year. ”

She took a few steps back and forth in front of the two of them, holding her shoulders: "At first we found out that this forest was just an accident. ”

She looked up at the shadows of the blackened trees in the distance and said, now that they were at the edge of the forest:

"The attitude of the people of the empire is becoming more and more strange, and everyone has to hide here for safety, this forest is far away from human settlements, battlefields, and development bases, and is also rich in resources; Some time ago, Harlem and the Combine officially went to war, and there was no time to take care of us, but the support gradually decreased, and the attitude became bad. ”

"Dolinda, they are not near the mountain, they should have gone back, and I will arrange for her to meet with Tasia as soon as possible."

Natsu's face also darkened:

It was a good thing to save Dolinda, but it turned out to be like this, which is simply unreasonable!

"Don't be angry."

Xue Qian touched her hair:

"Now that the Harlem Empire has built a new city, I can go and destroy it, although I can't destroy the entire city in an instant like Antoine, but just give me a little time......"

"Forget it." Xia Yi stirred up her spirit and stopped her from this terrible thought:

"If Dolinda really died in that world, this matter would not be reconciled, and the situation is not necessarily a bad thing for us now."

The silver-haired girl glanced at Wendy, and when she saw that the other party had a thoughtful face, she continued:

"According to the current situation, I know Dolinda and them well. I also know Lorraine and Duragal, and my combat power exceeds the limit of ordinary powerhouses, but after all, I am just a princess of a small country, and they don't need to curry favor with me at all, as long as they don't offend me on the scene. ”

"But now it's different, I didn't just save Her Royal Highness the princess of Harlem. My companions were oppressed by the Empire, and instead of helping them in their troubles, they fell into the trap of ......"

Speaking of this, a malicious smile appeared on her face:

"Once this matter spreads, it will be an absolute shame for the people of the Empire, who have always prided themselves on being fair and grateful, and if nothing else, they will do everything possible to make amends and apologize to me, so that many of my plans can be implemented in advance."

"It seems that you are not arrogant enough to think that if you break through the boundaries, others will lift you to the sky."

By this time, Wendy had already walked to the outside of the forest barrier. Reach out and tap on it.

The dark light flickered, a tree slowly moved, and the scenery in front of him suddenly changed, and a hidden path appeared in the deep and dense jungle.

I only heard her turn around and say:

"You say you see memories from thousands of years ago? Then you should understand how strong the Harlem Empire is, fortunately this is the New World, and their absolute strength is not much better than ours, otherwise it ......"

She shook her head slightly.

"Wendy, can you tell me where you were at that time?"

Xia suddenly thought of something. Puzzled, he asked:

"I haven't met you in the world of memory, and I've never heard of vampires. Were you already ...... by then?"

Wendy raised her head and replied softly:

"You seem to have the wrong date...... The time when the first empire existed is a mythical age for today's people; When I came to this world with the Wolf Girl, it was already the end of the First Continental War. ”

- Interracial!

One word immediately popped into Natsu's mind.

While the First Continental War was in full swing, alien races suddenly appeared and began to wreak havoc on the continent of Faenns. It directly led to a truce between the two great powers and united to deal with these monsters that poured out from another world.

Yes, monsters!

Whether it's a gigantic ogre, a vampire sucking blood, or a savage orc who eats alive. Even in the eyes of humans who are accustomed to seeing the face of demons, they are some terrible guys, and they belong to completely unacceptable anomaly!

"We are far outnumbered by demons and have strong leaders, and the Harlems and Truis are quick to see us as great enemies...... Yes, our leader is indeed strong, but everyone is already scarred, what can a group of fugitives have left to resist the slaughter? ”

Wendy seemed to be recalling the scene, and there was a sadness in her blood-colored pupils.

"Huh?"

But her sad look only flickered, and she suddenly frowned.

"The outer barrier of the forest has been regenerated."

The vampire girl crouched down, looking at the rubbing marks on the path.

"It smells bad."

Xue Qian also covered her nose.

"Don't make a noise yet, I'll go over and take a look."

Natsu pulled out the godfall dagger from his waist and walked to a tree.

The surface of the tree was covered in some kind of jet-black slime, and the foul smell that Xue Qian said came from the slime.

"It's the stench of corpses."

She whispered to the two of them in her mind:

"But not the Black Spirit's...... Is there a den of the dead or a large cemetery around this forest you've chosen? ”

"No, it should be safe around here, this barrier can't block the breath of humans, if there were undead nearby, they should have come to the door a long time ago, and the animals in the forest wouldn't survive."

It was Xue Qian who answered her.

"It's just the undead."

Natsu's nervous mood relaxed, pulled out the transparent Valrhona holy sword, and took the lead to walk forward.

This sword is so magical that it doesn't shine at night, and only when it's needed, it produces a glow that purifies evil.

"Master, where are you?"

A voice suddenly sounded in her head that she hadn't seen for a long time.

"Woooooooooo......oo The host ......" the voice seemed to be crying.

"Stephanie?"

Xia Yi looked up and found that a little Lori in a black dress flew into the night sky, not coming out of the forest, but approaching from behind.

Hearing her call, the voice stopped for a moment.

Immediately, little Lori seemed to go crazy, and crashed straight into the air. Flew into her arms.

"Host master ――――――!!"

Stephanie cried and hugged her, and kept digging her head into her plump chest, tears gushing like a spring, and if it weren't for the peculiarity of the Fragment of God, Summer's clothes would have been as wet as if they had been swept by the rain.

"Why did you cry like this, can't you feel that I'm still alive and well?"

Xia gently patted the back of the little Lori in black. Due to their invisibility, neither Xue Qian nor Wendy could see this scene, nor could they hear the conversation between the two.

Compared to Erin, this artifact Lori who was the first to follow her is obviously more attached to herself, maybe because of her higher favorability?

"But...... The owner suddenly disappeared...... Woo-ah-ah...... I'm so worried...... I'm so scared! I'm really scared...... I'm afraid I'll never see you again......"

As if sensing that she was influencing her master's actions, Stephanie wiped her tears with one hand and reluctantly left her arms.

But the other little hand still grabbed her clothes and refused to let go, for fear that the master would disappear again.

"Come on. An important task has been handed over to you. ”

Xia thought of the artifact Lori's favorite thing to do, first gently touched her head, and then ordered her:

"Go and see if there's any threat ahead, whether it's the undead or whatever, report to me as soon as you find it."

"Yes, master!"

Sure enough, Stephanie's tears disappeared immediately, and she rubbed her hand with her little head. Rushing into the air, he carried out the first task given to him after the return of his master.

"Looks like the little guy has been found too."

Wendy notices her move. A slight smile:

"She's such a little fool, she went out before we all did, but she was the last to find you."

"You deliberately bypassed the straight when you came back, Wendy."

Xia said with some complaints:

"The distance we sensed was very limited, and Stephanie could only detect my approximate location...... Didn't you tell her where the mountain was? ”

"Hmph, that little thing has been like a lost soul since you disappeared. didn't listen to anyone's words, forced her to disappear immediately after being in a hurry, and everyone couldn't find her at all...... If she hadn't remembered the task you gave her, she would have thrown us a little material once in a while, and she would have been completely invisible. ”

Wendy smiled a little wickedly:

"Let her be anxious for a while. It can be regarded as a punishment for passive slacking off this year. ”

"You really like to bully her."

Xia said helplessly, and began to open the way in front.

"Master, there is a situation!"

The voice of the little Lori in black soon sounded:

"It's an undead boss, master, it looks powerful."

Then the information of the boss appeared in front of Natsu.

"Deathwalker?"

Looking at the information on it, Xia nodded his forehead and said to himself:

"I think I've heard this name somewhere......"

Unexpectedly, as soon as this sentence came out, Wendy and Xueqian's faces changed at the same time!

"Is this the information that your envoy just sent back?"

The vampire girl's expression was a little solemn, and she walked a few quick steps to a tree that was also stained with jet-black slime, and carefully observed it for a long time, regardless of the stench.

"What's wrong with you?"

Xia asked a little strangely:

"It's like seeing a ghost...... It's just an undead, and its strength is about the same as the skull just now......"

"Pretty much?"

Wendy's voice was a little astringent:

"The guy who doesn't know anything...... What a blessing. ”

"Ugh."

Hearing her say this, Xia thought that there was something wrong with her words, but after taking a closer look at the prompts on the system panel, it seemed that there was no special information worth paying special attention to.

――Is this boss capable of hiding anything that can escape detection by the system?

"If that's the case, it's really dangerous......"

Thinking of this possibility, Xia looked at the information bar with some trepidation, trying to find out what he had missed on it.

In her experience, sometimes even a seemingly obscure sentence can contain quite a bit of information, and it is indeed easy to be overlooked.

Unfortunately, it has not been found.

According to the system prompt, this is just an ordinary boss-level undead creature, although the rating is S+, which looks threatening at first glance, but the only thing worth noting is its unusually strong physical defense and extremely high magic resistance. (To be continued.) )