It is definitely not the dodging speed that normal humans should have, and even the "sharp lion eye" can't see the opponent's movements clearly.

But it wasn't time to think - the thieves were starting to rush at them because of the attack they had just made.

It's already within reach!

"Oops!"

Grossar reflexively kicked back, barely dodging a fatal claw strike that was just as fast as it was terrifying.

Claw strike?

In other words, the attack posture is also rugged and doesn't look like a human?

The speed of movement is too fast, even with sharp lion eyes, it is impossible to see the true face, and can only guess the race from the outline of the body.

How to say...... It's a bit like a wolfdog or something, and the center of gravity is unexpectedly low.

A succession of claw strikes continued to slam into Grossar's bottom plate.

At this time, the thieves have lost their human form.

Instead, he lowered his chest and ran, swinging his arms back as if he were increasing the flow of the river.

Never resisting such an attack, Grossar tried to dry his brains while retreating vigilantly.

I didn't even dare to turn around and dodge, for fear that I would ignore the slightest sneak attack with my back to the enemy, so I also took advantage of the situation.

However, running away all the time is not like my own style.

Grossar, who did not give up, clenched his greatsword, and every time he took a few steps back, he randomly sent out a few slashes of light.

Damn it! Did you hit the other party? Even if you touch the cold hair, it's fine.

The opponent's offensive became more and more fierce, and he didn't even have time to repel himself.

"I'm sick of it! Let's move a little bit – the 'Holy Spirit Auto Pursuit' is activated! ”

The greatsword was quickly retracted into its scabbard in a hurry—nine unidentified spheres condensed with light elements appeared out of thin air, surrounding Grossar, and the image appeared as if the planet was surrounding the universe.

This is a passive defensive spell that simply activates and automatically removes enemies.

"Attack! Enemies are approaching me! ”

Under the order, the elemental balls shot arrows of light one after another, accurately counterattacking the three thieves.

Because it is the self-consciousness of the light element itself rather than the control of Grossar, the accuracy and power are beyond the level of the illusion level, and even comparable to the high level of the super illusion level - the speed of the thief slows down, and it is obviously at a loss.

The distance that I almost caught up with was pulled away again!

It's a great opportunity!

Grosar once again drew his greatsword that remained of the light element, and re-endowed the light element, even more seriously than the first time.

The thieves' attention seemed to be on attacking their orbs of light.

Heavily due to the overflowing light element, the right hand holding the greatsword also needed the assistance of the left hand at this time, and his arms were pulled down by the greatsword, and Grosar crouched down and assumed a preparatory position for the jump.

Keep an eye on the three distracted thieves - just annihilate the enemy in one fell swoop!

Aloft!

It's a bit of a struggle, but it's worth it.

The thunderbolt fell in shock, attracted by the raised sword, and the space filled with darkness was also covered by dazzling light, and the reassuring warmth filled the space, and also spread to the three thieves.

Finally realized that Grossar was ready to attack.

But it was too late.

The front foot unleashed a shock that could stomp through the ground, and the flesh leaned forward with a sword that fell like a meteorite.

Comet Lion Roar Fall

A sea of light like a wave instantly swallowed the three thieves.

The roar of the lion, capable of tearing flesh, was accompanied by a heavenly slash, and the amber glow mingled with the blue of depression punished the cunning villains who did evil in the darkness, devouring their flesh mercilessly.

One hit kills!

Explode.

Including the nine orbs of light that had just been cast, all of them were submerged in the smoke.

Staring.

His trembling hands continued to clench the hilt of his sword - until the smoke cleared, and there was no halfway to see him.

Then the darkness faded, the space collapsed at high speed, and in the blink of an eye, he returned to the crowd.

It was still so loud, and the battle just now didn't seem to affect the outside world.

"It's over...... Wait a minute!? Kidnapped kids? ”

It's gone.

There was no joy in defeat, no difference from the impatience before the battle, and there was no relief.

Damn it! Was it a procrastination ploy?

The culprit is a criminal organization, and the number of people is probably staggering, and he must be mentally prepared to have one enemy and many enemies.

Slowly tucking the heavy sword into its scabbard for the second time, a thoughtful Grossar stared at the border of the marketplace.

If it's a human trafficker...... Could it be a commercial district?

With a clue, his feet moved unconsciously, and the fatigue after the war began to approach the business district.

And at the corner of the alley, three pairs of eyes were staring at the departing figure.

July 18, 1927, 12:12 PM

The crowds in the market area have decreased significantly, although it is still very lively.

Kui Yong and Ye Ge are no longer in the market area, but strolling side by side in the dimly lit business district.

"Did you sense any trace of Mr. Grossal?"

Kui Yong asked suspiciously. Instead of looking at the Night Pavilion on the right, he continued to look around.

The two figures have been entrenched in the business district for a long time, and the commercial area is much larger than the area of the market. Even the market can get lost in Kuiyong, let alone this dim and barren gray area.

As a last resort, the splinter of the Night Pavilion had no choice but to turn into its real body and follow closely behind Kuiyong, relying on his perception to find Grossar's traces—almost four hours had passed.

The expression of the Night Pavilion was both puzzled and a little curious.

Puzzled, Grossar's breath lingered at the entrance to the business district, and then disappeared into the middle lane.

There are only two possibilities for the breath to disappear -

- Probably deliberately hidden in order to conceal his whereabouts.

- And the worst possible is the complete disappearance caused by "death".

The former will not disappear as completely as the latter, and no matter how perfect the hidden is, it will be detected by people who are superior to their own perceptual ability. When it comes to perceiving breath, the Night Pavilion doesn't think it's going to lose out to just humans.

The current state of disappearance of breath is more inclined to the latter, and it is a complete and clean disappearance.

"It can't be dead, right? However, given the strength of the other party, it is unlikely that he will die easily, at least there is no more threatening enemy in this area, and even if there is, it will be difficult to kill the human easily. ”

"I also don't think Mr. Grossar is going to die like that."

Suddenly, the Night Pavilion also glanced at Kui Yong in trouble, puzzled by Kui Yong's honorifics.

“…… Sir, Kui Yong, I know you don't reject the friendliness of humans, but you still have to be careful - the race of the Seal Lord is human, and the other four Patronus also hate humans, so I want to pay attention. ”

"Is it—is it the title that makes you unhappy?"

"Definitely. To be honest, I don't hate humans, but I don't like them either, and if they are interested in making enemies of adults, I still don't hesitate to kill them. What about you? ”

“…… Of course. ”

"You hesitated."

The Night Pavilion stopped, his scrutinizing eyes glaring coldly at Kui Yong.

The sharp eyes were trying to put pressure on Kui Yong, but Kui Yong chose to face the inverted gaze.

Even if it is a partner, a person who has the idea of betraying gluttony, the Night Pavilion will not hesitate to wipe them out. Even if it is Kui Yong, it is impossible to escape the killer, and the Night Pavilion is not able to defeat Kui Yong easily, but he can fight to the end for gluttony.

The atmosphere between the two sides suddenly became delicate.

Kui Yong is very calm.

"My hesitation is not a choice between adults and humans, but a way to deal with humans."

"Don't you think that direct removal is the most efficient means? Human beings are cunning and wicked, and the longer it drags on, the worse it will be for us, even if our abilities are stronger than those of humans, but we cannot be careless. ”

"In my eyes, human beings are not evildoers, they just need reasonable communication and probation."

"That's because you've never been human—I know it deeply."

"At least I've traveled around the human world, and I've still seen a lot of warm people."

"That's just a fraction of what you can see."

“…… I'm convinced. ”

Like a child arguing, the two figures of very different stature had been arguing for several minutes, but they did not roar.

Although the atmosphere looked like an argument, Yekaku didn't show an angry or embarrassed expression, as if Kui Yong's reactions were all expected by him, or was he deliberately testing Kui Yong? Unknown.

At this time, it seemed that there was a new order, and the secret came into the mind of the Night Pavilion.

Ye Ge motioned with his eyes to Kui Yong to stop arguing with him for the time being. Skimming your head and focusing on the new Secret Order.

As if hearing a suffocating multiple-choice question, the Night Pavilion couldn't help frowning and thinking.

The whispering was over, and Night Pavilion tilted his head slightly and let out a short sigh.

"Hmmm......"

Kui Yong threw away the unhappiness caused by the small dispute just now, and looked at the Night Pavilion curiously.

"Is it an adult?"

"Yes."

"What's wrong? Is it a new order to us? ”

"No......"

At this time, Yege helplessly turned to Kui Yong beside him-

"Your Excellency hopes that we will deal with this matter as soon as possible, and if there is no progress, we will retreat for the time being."

“…… Retreat? Could it be that we are procrastinating too long and making adults feel impatient? ”

"Possibly. What do you think? ”

"Perhaps—it's really my fault for not being familiar with the details of the mission."

"I'm not referring to why the adults want us to retreat - do you think we're making progress at the moment?"

"Leave it at that...... Yes, right? At least have been found with the 'turnip. Einke's related to humanity too. ”

"But are you confident that you can find him? If he can't be found in the end, it's still empty. We can't deceive adults, even if that's not the case, but if we don't hand over the results, we will be in vain. ”

"That's right...... But I don't want to give up on searching for Mr. Grossar. ”

The tone was so firm that he didn't even need to pull out Kui Yong's helmet, he could already imagine those rock-solid eyes.

This answer had already appeared in Ye Ge's mind - there was no need to ask more than that.

Actually, it's not too much.

Ye Ge looked at Kui Yong for a moment, and then nodded in agreement.

"Then I will dismiss the order to retreat for the time being, and ask the Lord to extend the search for another day."

"Please."

The Night Pavilion tapped twice on his forehead for the message back, and the return was soon successful.

This was followed by two "uh-huh" sounds, interpreting the adult's response.

As if agreeing with Kui Yong's decision, the result of the Night Pavilion's return was optimistic - the Night Pavilion respectfully bowed to the air in thanks.

"Your Excellency really believes in you."

"Don't dare to do it - I'm afraid it's for the sake of training the tenacity under it."

"Maybe it's a possibility. By the way, do you know where we are? ”

"I don't know. Do you know that you would ask that? ”

"I also told you the current location after I told it himself—this is the darkest place in the kingdom, and people call it the 'business district'. It's quite a dangerous place, so let's be careful. ”

"Let's be careful...... Looks like adults are going to lift some restrictions, right? ”

Kui Yong guessed right.

"That's right, lifting the ban on killing for your own safety is limited to enemies who risk their lives. In other words, if the enemy is intent on harming us but not enough to kill us, ignore it. ”

"I'm afraid humans won't be able to kill us, adults will do this, maybe there are other dangerous species in this area."

"Yes, indeed. The density of subspecies in this area is indeed greater than that of humans, and it is very different from that of the market area. ”

"I vaguely feel this way, but - I didn't expect such a sunny paradise to have such a place."

"It is not surprising that where there is light, there must be darkness. I was curious about it, and I heard that there was smuggling and all kinds of illegal and inhumane acts and varieties living here, which was exactly what I liked. ”

"It's a good fit for your dark personality."

It sounded like a mocking word, but Kui Yong spoke calmly. Kui Yong took a step and continued to walk deeper into the business district.

“…… I accepted it as a compliment. ”

The Night Pavilion then followed Kui Yong -

- The darkness that appeared to be a shadow suddenly struck the two of them, covering the path around them and surrounding them.

"...... this?"

Kui Yong and Ye Ge also observed suspiciously.

Immediately, the two confused lines of sight were attracted by the ten black shadows in front of them.

It was the ten dark shadows in front of him, and the Night Pavilion finally had a clue about this scene.

"Those shadows that seem to be human beings—'Shadow Technique'?"

"Sounds familiar?"

"It used to be the trick of a well-known demon general, turning his own flesh into shadow blocks, and the shadow can connect with the brain to reach the highest level of control over all shadows - but unfortunately, after that demon general degenerated into a human, the longitudinal shadow technique disappeared."

"Sounds pretty powerful magic?"

"Even if it is strong, it can't withstand decay - look at the thickness of the enchantment that surrounds us, in the shadow technique, it is called the strongest enchantment magic - the enchantment magic called 'Shadow Curtain' is just a thin piece of paper in my opinion."

The Night Pavilion looked at the ten black shadows calmly, and slowly approached the ten black shadows.

"Is there anything going on with you?"

The shadow was silent.

"It's rude not to respond to a question."

The shadow still didn't respond.

"Really...... It seems that the caster has not reached the point where he can control the living with shadows. ”

The exclamation guess made the bodies of the several black shadows in front of them tremble slightly, as if they were shocked and inadvertent.

"A living person? Aren't these shadows just shadows? ”

"The first ten were all corpses, but what we see now is nothing more than a shadow covering the corpse, and then using the shadow to manipulate the corpse's actions and abilities. To put it bluntly, it is just to use the shadow as a manipulation line to control every puppet. ”

"Puppet...... Is it? ”

"But—even in the corpse, there is still consciousness, and that consciousness comes from the caster...... Right? ”

Smile kindly and look back at every still dark shadow in front of him - or the caster behind the scenes.

The tone of knowingly questioning is provocative.

Night Pavilion's intuition and judgment were unmistakable.

"You...... Be...... Who? ”

The dead shadow finally spoke—the sound was as indistinct as noise, and the audio was stiff and monotonous.

Sounds like a young woman?

"Before you ask us who we are, can you tell us what is stopping us from going?"

"You...... Be...... Who? ”

Dead-end continuous questioning.

"It's rude."

Yakaku retracted his kind smile.

Murderous intent and fleeting laughter were briefly leaked.

A claw strike that was out of sight suddenly cut through the darkness—one of the shadows was torn apart and shattered in an instant. The degree of fragmentation is too severe, and even if the Black Shadow has the ability to reshape, it will eventually be defeated by the ruthlessness of the Night Pavilion.

Unaware of what had happened, the Night Pavilion had begun to wipes its right hand stained with 'shadow ink'.

As if he saw a new world, he looked curiously at the white and tender palm of his right hand like ink.

"That's how the touch of shadow and ink is, huh? A viscous liquid similar to blood, without the slightest smell of blood or other peculiar smells, compared to ordinary blood, that is, it is thicker? It's a novelty. ”

On the occasion of exclamation——

Another black shadow was torn apart!

Knowing that the murderer was the Night Pavilion, the Night Pavilion's calmness and immobility made the black shadow stunned in place.

In fact, the Night Pavilion relies on the ability of his hands to transform into blades, and with the speed that the naked eye and brain can't keep up with, he can easily and freely slash - it should be said that it is "cruel" to several black shadows in front of him.

Several black shadows tore in response, and the Night Pavilion only moved a hand, and the tears of the black shadows all came from this knife, and the order of the shadows collapsing was just a delay that the naked eye and brain could not deal with in time.

In short, the dark shadows were all torn to pieces by the Night Pavilion at the same time, and the order of death was only subtle, but it greatly affected the execution of the realistic picture.

The night pavilion quietly wiped his blackened right hand clean. At this time, there were only two black shadows left among the ten black shadows.

The remaining black shadow was surprised by the changes around him, and suddenly emitted a high-frequency sound similar to the chirping of insects.

"How...... What...... Return...... Affair!? ”

"Too weak, right? Compared to the magic generals I've fought before, this child's play is simply inferior. At this point, they want to stop me and Kuiyong from moving forward, really—it's a bit overwhelming. ”

Unsuspected, the Night Pavilion continued to walk slowly towards the two remaining black shadows.

The seemingly unhostile approach made the dead black shadow feel unprecedented death.

Even though it was just a corpse, the fear transmitted by the shadows made the two black shadows finally move.

Instantly—he jumped out of the Night Pavilion's line of sight and quickly moved to both sides of the Night Pavilion, intending to wrap it up.

Swinging like a beast, he rushed towards the Night Pavilion violently—