"What do you see? I'm not afraid of you at all! ”

Dolinda's face looked a little pale.

She stood there confronting two disproportionately large eyes in front of her, grabbing a small crumbling stone and slamming it at them.

"Tom."

The stone fell halfway through, bouncing on the pimpled face of the Hill Watcher, and finally disappeared through the crack in the rock.

It takes far more energy to actively activate the magic god talisman than expected, and the little princess can only make that collision despite her best efforts, and even her physical fitness has been affected to a certain extent.

"What――――――ahhh

Xia, who was originally holding in his hands, was suddenly let go, and the whole person fell down from a high altitude.

"Peng!"

She scattered the earth and water elements with lightning speed, transforming the shield into two-color wings composed of wind and flame, flapping out of the giant's attack range.

What had just happened was so sudden that she was freed from the dangerous situation before she could understand what had happened.

"The roots of my ears are aching faintly, this big guy's strength is really not covered."

She rubbed her purple face and neck, and thought with some horror in her heart.

Although she didn't use her body to fight the other party, the violent impact still caused some effects on her through compression, and the most direct manifestation was the soreness of the joints in various places.

"Whew-"

After letting her go, the Hill Watcher's giant palm reached for Dolinda on the bridge of her nose.

“！！”

Dolinda shrunk her head, clasped her hands in front of her, and closed her eyes ready to withstand the attack.

Even with the magic talisman on her body, the horror of being attacked by a giant monster was still not something that a little girl could bear, and her closed eyes were full of tears, and she was already so frightened that she was about to cry. Now I'm just holding my breath and holding back.

"Huh?"

Because he knew that she would not be injured, the lich who had not planned to save people suddenly found that the magic talisman did not light up.

"Strange."

Its vast intellect and experience prevented it from comprehending the phenomenon, so it raised its wand anyway, even though its intuition told it that the little girl might not be in danger.

"Fei Nanxi, let's save people together!"

It was only then that Xia noticed that Dolinda was in crisis. And there was no movement in the talisman on his chest; This scene frightened her into disarray, and she hurriedly condensed the elemental shield again, turning into a cloud of four-colored light and rushing towards the boss's chest.

A powerful explosion sounded, and she flipped backwards a few times in the air current, and opened her eyes in a daze, wanting to see if the attack had any effect.

But the next scene made everyone smash their glasses.

"Click."

The Rock Giant's hand of the Hill Watcher simply rested precisely on Dorinda's lap, as if placing a stable platform at her feet.

Then the platform slowly retracted, forming a protective area that enclosed the little princess of the empire.

"It's ...... Want to imprison her? ”

Xia looked at Dolinda, who was unharmed, in a daze. She was also confused and clutched at her pendant, as if wondering why the always reliable amulet didn't work.

"No, how can such a big gap imprison people."

The silver-haired girl scanned the five rough fingers with a wary gaze, and if she found even the slightest sign that they wanted to be against Dolinda, she was ready to fight the boss of the question mark level.

Unfortunately, there is no indication that the other party is going to attack Dolinda.

The little princess stood there in a daze, looking to the left at the two frightening-looking yellow eyes. Then he looked down at the platform he had built for himself, and his expression was a little confused.

"Dolinda. It shouldn't be trying to hurt you, go down and try it. ”

Natsu pulled out the long sword behind his back along with the Dagger of Godfall, and entered a state of full alert.

As long as the other party makes a move, she will immediately launch a thunderous blow, even if she can't hurt this boss, she has the confidence to save Dolinda in the shortest possible time.

"I see. Sister Xia. ”

The little princess hesitantly stretched out her white legs, and stepped on the wide stone platform with her dusty shoes.

"Click......" The hill watcher reacted.

It carefully held Dolinda's petite body in that hand, and ignored the silver-haired girl and the lich on the side, and turned around and walked in the direction of the camp.

"Protect Her Royal Highness ――――――――!!"

The soldiers didn't know who Dolinda was, but Tracy did. Seeing this, she immediately let out a roar.

"Give me strength, even if I become depraved from now on! Become a demon that everyone hates! ”

She hung her head and whispered to the sword in her hand.

A purple-black glimmer flashed from the blade, down the blade, and finally onto her hand.

"Poof!!"

A mouthful of blood spurted out of her mouth, and the blade below seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and the gray blade began to absorb the blood she spurted.

"Why, this feeling is so wonderful?"

The initial frustration of the blood spurt was swept away at this moment, and the burning heat from her hands made her feel her strength increase again, and at the same time, there was an extra tingling and throbbing.

"That's ...... Tracy? ”

Xia's gaze was sharp, and he spotted a black wave in the camp from a distance, and at the center of the wave was none other than Colonel Tracy Orma.

"How did she become like this?"

After seeing Tracy's face, Natsu felt her heart skip a beat.

It was a strange cheek covered with purple-black lines, and the originally beautiful skin seemed to be split into several pieces, and even the eyes turned purple, revealing a strange light inside.

"Sir!"

"--Mistress Tracy!"

The soldiers next to her also sensed that something was wrong and took up their weapons and rushed towards her.

"Sir...... How did you...... It's so exciting. ”

One of the soldiers was the fastest runner, but when he reached her side, his body suddenly went limp, and he looked at the face that was actually a little terrifying, and slowly lowered the weapon in his hand.

"Colonel Tracy, so charming......"

The other soldiers were also in this sluggish state, losing their will to fight one after another. Began to move forward with a feeble step, towards the female colonel in the center.

"Tracy! Do you know? I've always wanted to crush you on my bed! ”

At this time, the adjutant rushed towards her like crazy, knocking over three soldiers in a row, and stretched out his hands with red eyes, as if trying to hold her in his arms.

"Yes."

Tracy, who was supposed to be furious, smiled charmingly, and the hand that was not holding the sword was slightly raised. Hooked his fingers at him.

At this time, her fingers all turned purple and black, and there was a layer of gray fluctuations on the outside of her skin, but the adjutant had been completely carried away by lust~ desire, and he didn't notice anything unusual at all, and pounced straight at her.

"Giggle...... Special, Tracy ......"

But as soon as he reached her side, she grabbed him by the neck with her hand and lifted him into the air like a chicken.

The adjutant's eyes bulged out of his sockets, and he stuck out his tongue and kicked his legs. The two hands still did not give up and stretched out to her chest, but the distance was always a few inches away, and even the other party's clothes could not be touched.

"The smell of filth ......"

Tracy closed her eyes and looked like she was enjoying it:

"Is this what men desire? It's disgusting! ”

Although she said this, her slowly open eyes revealed greed.

"Ah...... Ahhh......h

"She's absorbing the other party's essence!"

Natsu, who had the experience of transforming into a succubus, immediately recognized the unique means of this demon:

Tracy ...... Is it a demon? She couldn't believe her eyes: "It's still a demon spy who has been hiding in the Harlem army, how can she be so disguised!" Even Fei Nanxi and I didn't notice it. ”

"Delicious ......"

Throwing aside the lieutenant who had been described as withered, the purple lines on Tracy's face deepened.

She licked her spiky fingers. Suddenly raised his head, and there was a strange light in his eyes. He raised his sword and slashed in front of him.

A dark purple ripple swung out around her, clinging to the soldiers like mist, binding their necks and lifting them all into the air.

"Give...... I ......"

"I want to ......"

The soldiers clutched at the purple mist that locked their necks, their eyes still fixed on the colonel's face.

Their eyes began to drift, leaving a colorless liquid at the corners of their mouths. Drops fell on top of the mist.

Then the purple mist split into bundles of filaments, shaking off the impurities in the liquid, and all connected to the female colonel's body.

"Hahahahaha―――――"

Tracy stood in the middle, watching as those tentacle-like purple mist continued to convey essence to herself, and an incomparable sense of power surged up from her lower abdomen. It made her tremble all over, and she opened her mouth and laughed wildly uncontrollably.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

The Hill Watcher approached the camp.

Then, under the fearful eyes of the soldiers who were far away and unaffected, they avoided the gates of the camp and walked around the col towards the north of the continent.

"That horrible monster...... Left? ”

The soldiers were like dreaming, you look at me, I look at you, and you can see the look of disbelief in each other's eyes.

After the huge figure completely disappeared from view, a crisp impact sounded, and a soldier dropped the spear in his hand to the ground.

Then the sound of discarded weapons resounded in the camp, and many people began to cry in their arms, congratulating themselves for surviving the impossible war.

"Keep up with it and see what the hell it wants to do."

Natsu hesitated between the frantic Tracy and Dolinda, deciding to make sure the little princess was safe first.

The lich was right, Tracy was just a phantom, a figure who died thousands of years ago, and he didn't have to worry about her at all.

Dolinda is different, even if her identity is aside, saving the life of a living girl is obviously more important.

"I want more......"

Tracy didn't look at the departing silver-haired girl anymore, but rolled her black-purple eyeballs and stared at the soldiers who were hugging each other and crying with joy.

"I thought it was the same kind, it's really boring."

On the high silver-white wall, a sentry passed out in the guard tower, and next to him sat a little Lori in black armor.

Her purple pupils blinked. Kicking his calves against the wall with his chin in his hand, he looked at Tracy in the distance and whispered to himself.

"Stupid woman, that thing can only be controlled by sacrificial refining and blood contracts, and it is only used by demons who have successfully transformed, and you actually forcibly activated it. I don't care what the consequences will be, anyway, I didn't give it to you. ”

"Sissy, silver-haired guy, you have to be conscious this time."

Uninterested in the tragedy that was about to unfold within the walls, she jumped off the wall, carrying the sledgehammer in the direction that Natsu and the lich had left:

"As soon as the big creature came here, I noticed that Lord Atwood seemed to have said it was a puppet called the Watcher; Has the giant awakened? If you can get the first hand, that's a great credit! Oh hehehehehehe......"

……

"Hehe, it looks like we're all wrong."

The voice of the lich flying high in the sky sounded very relaxed:

"The reason why this mythical monster is attacking the camp. It doesn't seem to be because of some prism...... It's for that Harlem princess. ”

"Or rather, it's because of the Dharma God Talisman on their bodies."

It said as it touched its bare chin with its hand.

"They?"

Xia seems to understand what it means:

"Do you mean Bellerier and Dolinda?"

"My fellow, do you remember when we were so far away from the Hill Watcher and suddenly discovered by it?"

The lich slowly picked up speed, rushed in front of her, turned back to her, and said:

"I've been skeptical about it, and after my accurate tests, it definitely doesn't have a warning range of more than two kilometers; But at that time, it found us almost as soon as you appeared. This is very unconscionable. ”

“…… You're the only one who can think of doing something like that at that time. ”

Xia replied with some shame.

"When you have infinite life and you are not afraid of death. Always be a little calmer than the average person. ”

The lich stared at the little princess, who trembled on the huge palm, and said in a low voice:

"The gift of the gods...... It is even more magical than I imagined, not only can it judge life and death, but also have the ability to protect the holder in any situation, such as stealth. ”

"Because of the effect of the magic talisman, the Hill Warden has not always targeted me and Bellerel."

Natsu gestured to Dolinda, who was looking at her from a distance. Encourage her not to be afraid and continue to follow the monster forward.

"It wasn't originally aimed at you, it just stumbled upon the same thing."

The lich tried to get closer, but was immediately alerted by the Hill Watcher, so it immediately retreated. Then he said to Xia:

"It can roughly sense where its target is, and it should also have the mission to protect it, plus it hates humans as creatures, so except for those who have the magic talisman, as long as there is a little threat or obstacle to it, it will find a way to kill them."

"It turns out that the reason it attacked the barracks was because it thought that Dolinda, who had the talisman, had been captured by these humans."

A sense of absurdity rose in Xia's heart:

Since the Hill Warden is a mythical summon, its owner should also be a wise and wise god.

But judging from the nonsensical actions of this big monster, this master doesn't seem to have a lot of brains, and he actually sent such a stupid subordinate to carry out the mission.

"Of course, maybe there is something else hidden in this, then we have no way of knowing."

The lich didn't say anything to death:

"In short, since the other party has no intention of putting the little guy to death, there is always the possibility that things will turn around; Therefore, I suggest that we just follow it for the time being, and not rush to attack it. Besides, we really can't beat it. ”

"You're right."

Xia replied a little dejectedly.

Whether it's desperate or contained, it's too reluctant to let her current self fight this kind of enemy, in fact, no matter how she fights, the final outcome is just to run out of ammunition and run away, unless she really wants to die here.

"Huh. There's no need to be too pessimistic. Just give me another thousand years, and I can help you resist this level of guy. ”

The lich laughed:

"And your own words...... It shouldn't take a thousand years; Maybe it will only take a hundred years to do that. ”

――Do you think I'm a turtle? A hundred years, a thousand years at every turn.

Xia thought angrily - although her body was indeed not human.

The specific time is not specified in the manual, but judging from a certain total extinction ending, there should be no pressure on the first heroine to live for hundreds of years, after all......

The two exchanged various views. While keeping an eye on the Hill Watchman's movements.

The mythical monster looked honest and serene when it didn't attack the enemy, and its two huge thick legs didn't deliberately destroy the surface and objects along the way as just now, and walked peacefully across the mountains and rivers towards the prosperous land in the middle of the continent.

After a few hours, patches of fields and pastures began to appear along the way.

The fields are not well divided, they look like they are east and west, and some pastures are connected to the places where the crops are grown, and it is not uncommon to see horses, cattle and sheep being driven out of the fields, but it will not be long before they slowly wander back again. Nibbling on the seedlings that the farmers have worked so hard to plant while they are not looking.

"There are no pigs here, but there are some strange animals."

Xia looked at a few small animals with sharp horns on their heads, but their appearance was like that of a weasel, and they would occasionally run to the heads of cattle and sheep to clean their hair, and his heart was a little fresh.

However, the main concern for the moment was Dolinda's problem, so she didn't look too much, and after following the Hill Watcher into a large pasture, the people who farmed the land began to exclaim.

"Aluca! Aluca! ”

Some farmers wield old farming tools such as sickles and hoes. He didn't show any fear at all, but gathered excitedly at the feet of the huge monster.

The Hill Watcher surprised these people with no murderous intent. Instead, they walked in silence, and everywhere they went, people bowed down, and some of the older ones were chanting words as if they were worshipping and praying.

"Aluca—"

Then a young child ran into its path, shouting the word Arouca in a thin voice like the adults.

He was about to be trampled on by the broad soles of his feet, but a faint rune suddenly flashed on the child's body. The Hill Watcher stood, avoiding the little child, and landed his feet beside him.

"Quack-"

The child was blown up by the wind, rolled on the ground a few times, and got up laughing and laughing all over the dust. It didn't look like it was hurt at all.

"Aluca...... Couldn't that be the name of this thing? ”

Natsu thought as he looked at the Hill Watcher.

"Myths can be passed down to this day, and there are naturally many archetypes in them, and this monster should be one of them."

The Lich explained to her in front of her:

"Watchman...... In the ancient saying, it means the one who guards the earth. ”

"They are not only defenders, but also reliable sentinels and warriors, and many myths have legends of giant monsters appearing to protect the city-state and the country;"

"At a certain time, they can be said to be the patron saints of a country, and at the same time they are symbols of the spirit of the people, as long as they can be recognized by it, they represent supreme power and power, and it is not impossible to become even kings."

It and Xia took the initiative to fly a little higher, so as not to let the people on the ground see their appearance clearly, so as not to cause a riot.

These seemingly ordinary people must be blessed by some kind of force behind them, as can be seen from the episode just now.

For the two who don't want to be hostile to the Hill Watcher for the time being, it is obviously more troublesome to provoke a wise human than to provoke this brainless monster.

"It's heading towards the temple."

Natsu noticed the direction the boss was heading: "Look, on the square in front of the temple. ”

She pointed out a detail to the lich.

Two footprint-shaped patterns were carved into the back of the square, and in front of the pattern was a high altar, and with the height of her and the lich now, there was nothing on it, which showed the grandeur and majesty of the building.

"Aluca¥&%&*((#%*"

Some unintelligible language rang out from the periphery of the temple.

The guards reacted much more than the farmers who planted the land, and the bronzed walls were thrown into chaos.

"There are no enchantments in the air."

The lich tentatively probed with the Dark Mage's Eye and nodded to Natsu.

"Then we'll follow this big guy in...... Let's see what it wants to do with the people who have the amulets of the gods. ”

The silver-haired girl inserted the sword and dagger she had been holding in her hand back into the sheath, and the four-colored elemental light appeared on the bracelet, and she entered the mysterious hall in front of her with the lich shrouded in black air. (To be continued.) )