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9:26 p.m.
"The left wall and right wall are done with their preparations, Lady Knight Major Sina," a Knight said in Ironian.
"Inform Lady Knight Major Saskia that all preparations for the defense wall are complete," a woman in her mid-40s with pink short hair wearing a pink-colored set of armor and a black cloak that had gold accents replied in Ironian without looking at the Knight.
The Knight saluted and then left.
Sina stood on top of the three-story wall surrounding Ne'bel Castle and was above the main gate. And because it was nighttime and shrouded with a thick mist, she had a Passive Vision Magic Effect on.
A couple of hours earlier, when she was back at Rosa'nebel Village, her family received news that a Priestess Inquisitor from the Holy Crusade and the Priests and Priestesses of the Temple of Priests in Blauer'nebel Town had banded together and attacked their male relatives.
Their first reaction was disbelief, because they are an Aristocratic Noble family. In addition to that, out of the 4 Factions in the Iron Kingdom, the Marquis Faction were "allies" with the Holy Kingdom, while the Royal Family and the Duke Faction were "allies" with the Twin Kingdom, and the Count Faction was neutral.
Once their initial surprise wore off and they had to accept the reality of the message they received, they immediately made their moves.
But while they were still planning their moves, Vinzenz, Achim and 2 more of their male relatives arrived with a group of representatives from the Branch Chapter Temple in Blauer'nebel Town and then explained the situation. According to them, it was all of Inquisitor Monad's fault, Monad even attacked Nils and Gerda's secretary when Gerda refused to go along with her demands, and everyone in the Branch Chapter Temple had no intention of starting an unlawful war with the Blauer'nebel and Rosa'nebel family. They also warned them about her monstrous Physical and Magic Force. And to prove their sincerity, they even resurrected Vinzenz, Achim, Ansgar and Laurin.
Upon learning that, they decided their final plans.
Victor the former Baron, Malte the retired personal bodyguard of Victor, Vinzenz the current Baron, and Achim the personal bodyguard of Vinzenz will go to Blauer'nebel Town and arrest Inquisitor Monad with the help of the Priests and Priestesses assigned there.
Baroness Susanna will stay at Rosa'nebel Village. And although the Branch Chapter Temple there has already been informed by the Branch Chapter Temple in Blauer'nebel Town, they have yet to give a proper answer about what they were going to do.
Meanwhile, Yvette the former Baroness, Saskia the retired personal bodyguard of Yvette, and Sina the bodyguard of Baroness Susanna were to guard Ne'bel Castle.
To give a precise detail about Ne'bel Castle's defense system, Sina was the one in charge of the wall surrounding the castle, Saskia for the surface floors of the castle, and Yvette for the underground floors.
And with Sina's assigned post, there were 8 Knights patrolling on top of the wall and another 8 Knights on the castle grounds, all of which had at least a Physical and Magic Force of Spirit Steel-Grade or 210 points.
Tch!
Sina clicked her tongue as she stared at the sea of forest in front of her.
"I don't understand why everyone is buying what those men said…
"A single person with a monstrously high Physical and Magic Force…?
"Anyone can tell they're just trying to save face…
"What actually happened: They were too confident and careless because in their eyes she was just another female they thought they could mock and play with, but instead they got outsmarted in a fight…
"And now they're dragging our side of the family to participate in this ruse to cover up their usual incompetence…
"I could never fathom how the male species could be so hateful and arrogant, yet at the same time also so stupid and incompetent…
"It's truly baffling and almost admirable…!"
Although the Iron Kingdom's Marquis Faction were "allies" with the Holy Kingdom, the Baroness's family or the Rosa'nebel family's "actual ally" was the Orion Kingdom, mainly the Priestesses of the Orion Kingdom.
Sina's brows suddenly slightly knitted together when she noticed something.
About more than 2 miles away from the castle and at the edge of the forest, there was something large and fiery. Although the Vision Magic Effect makes the caster see the world in black and white like an infrared version, one of its weaknesses is that extremely bright lights, such as a flash bomb, can temporarily blind the caster -- It wasn't like the demon eyes, where it doesn't get affected by bright lights.
Naturally, the large and fiery thing that Sina was currently seeing wasn't bright enough to blind her. But due to its fiery features, it was impossible to miss.
Vooom!
A female Knight in her mid-30s with pink hair who was patrolling nearby and one of her relatives arrived next to her.
"Lady Knight Major, do you see that large fiery object at 1:00?"
VOOO-CRAAG-PSSST…!
Before Sina could answer, the large and fiery object, which turned out to be a 12-meter-tall Fire Golem, charged forward with a loud and earth-shattering speed, and already passed through the wall like a hot, burning knife cutting through butter, while leaving a fiery and melted track line.
BA-PSSST, BA-PSSST…!
The giant Fire Golem began causing a blurry fiery scene of destruction. The Golem's flames were too powerful that the Knights and buildings who were struck by its attack didn't produce a burning sound, but a melting sound instead, causing True Death.
VOOO-CRAAG-BA-SPLAAAT…!
The only ones who managed to escape True Death were the Knights who had mastered [Fire Mastery] and unlocked the final spell [Fire Body]. But they were still too powerless to do anything.
Sina, who had 4 Magic Art Affinities with a Physical and Magic Force of 300 points, dropped her jaw in astonishment. Had it not been for the Golem's 12-meter stature, she wouldn't have been able to see anything and only hear the loud whipping and earth-shattering sounds. But despite that, she was still struggling to properly see the Golem.
"How could the Elemental Gods and Schlangengott allow this to exist…?"
The Fire Golem turned to the walls.
VOOO-CRAAG-BA-PSSST, BA-PSSST, BA-PSSST…!
And then began destroying it as well.
Sina activated her Lore Item, the black cloak with gold accents that she was wearing, turning her entire body into a transparent figure as she tried her best to evade the attack.
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Vivian tossed an empty bottle of a High Mana Potion and then stared at the burning, melting, and ruined Ne'bel Castle as she casually approached it with Caleb walking slightly behind her.
Hmm…
I didn't think that a mere 12-meter-tall Fire Golem would be too destructive…
VOOO-CRAAG-BA-PSSST, BA-PSSST…!
I mean…
I, of course, always planned to teach these people a lesson…
But I didn't expect it to be this fast…
Or be this destructive…
BA-PSSST, BA-PSSST…!
She and Caleb finally reached the spot where the bridge was supposed to drop and link it to the castle gate. But half of the bridge already melted away and the remaining parts were in flames.
I don't even know how to enter…
And even if I managed to enter, I would have to tap dance around to avoid getting my boots burned…
This is a very different experience when I attacked that family of dogs castle…
BA-PSSST, BA-PSSST…!
She glanced at Caleb who was now standing beside her.
I can't see his face behind that helmet…
But I can tell he's conflicted…
Hey, I also feel guilty, but they're the ones who started it…
What choice do I have…?
Back down…?
Negotiate…?
That will only make their head bigger…
And who told them they have any right to refuse the Holy Crusade…?
Someone has to put these slaves in their rightful place and remind them who their masters are…
"Brother."
VOOO-CRAAG-BA-PSSST, BA-PSSST…!
Caleb turned to her.
"Do you have any orders, Sister Inquisitor?"
"Is your entire armor fire resistant?"
"Against normal fire, yes. But against your Fire Golem, no."
"Princess-carry me over to the castle grounds. I don't want to destroy my boots."
"Yes, Sister Inquisitor."
Chud.
He scooped her in his arms, and Vivian wrapped her arms around his neck.
[Mana Leg].
[Power Leg].
Craa-woooom!
A single boot made out of mana appeared on his right leg, and then he jumped over to the half-open main entrance.
Thud!
When they landed near the entrance, he quickly searched for an area where he could enter without having Vivian touched by the flames and the melting metal and stones.
[Power Leg].
Vooo-cra-wooom!
Thud!
Wooom!
Thud!
He ran a couple of steps, jumped on top of a giant stone rubble, jumped once again, and then finally landed in the castle grounds.
Vivian climbed down from his arms and looked around the fiery scene.
Both she and Caleb had their normal eyesight back.
In the case of Vivian, she didn't want to risk Caleb noticing her demon-like pupils in case he decided to undo his Vision Magic Effect. Moreover, she didn't really like the Vision Magic Effect.
Meanwhile, for Caleb, although the flames weren't too bright to affect his Vision Magic Effect, the flames were bright enough that it would be difficult for him to spot an enemy if they hid behind the flames to launch an ambush attack.
However, there was another problem -- the smoke.
If someone were to attack from above, there would be some delay for them to react.
BA-PSSST, BA-PSSST, BA-PSSST…!
Vivian stared at her 12-meter-tall Fire Golem punching and kicking holes into the castle and mountain.
"Brother, what do you think are the chances of this castle having underground floors? The last Aristocratic Noble castle I destroyed had one."
For a split moment, Caleb was both surprised and not surprised to hear Vivian casually admitting that she had destroyed an Aristocratic Noble castle before.
"Do you intend to kill everyone here with True Death?"
Vivian raised an eyebrow.
"Do you not think heretics must be punished?"
"I do. But must they suffer with True Death? This seems excessive."
"So you don't think demons, demon-kins, the Cult of Infinity and heretics must not be dealt with True Death?"
"These people aren't demons, demon-kins or part of the Cult of Infinity."
"Let me remind you that these people, instead of cooperating, have decided to not only deliberately obstruct our investigation to search for Brother Inquisitor Song and Brother Captain Kian, and the killer of Brother High Lieutenant Stale, but also try to arrest us.
"Our Brothers and Sisters are the Branch Chapter Temple should be thankful that I have not decided to punish them as well."
"But Sister, you said it yourself: Each second we waste is another second that Brother Inquisitor Song and Brother Captain Kian get closer to death. At this moment, how close are we to saving Brother Inquisitor Song and Brother Captain Kian?" Caleb said.
Vivian's eyes turned to slits.
"Tell me, Brother. Can you guarantee that these people would finally decide to help us once I stop?"
"So you plan to kill everyone here with True Death…?"
Vivian's lips curled into a smile.
"Well, since you like to quote people, didn't you say to me more than once that you people from the Infantry Division are trained to only follow orders, not question them?"
"That…" Caleb said as he struggled to look Vivian straight in the eyes.
"Were you lying to me, BROTHER? You LIED to me TWICE?"
Caleb could no longer look at Vivian's eyes and finally stared at the ground in silence, while his mind was in a complete mess.
Tap.
Vivian placed her right hand on his left shoulder.
"I will admit, I planned to kill them, but not all of them, of course," she said and then returned her gaze to her Fire Golem who already destroyed 100% of the castle and about 50% of the mountain. "I won't touch the underground floors and will stop all of this once my Golem destroys the entire mountain. I swear to the God of Light."
BA-PSSST, BA-PSSST, BA-PSSST…!
Caleb continued staring at the ground as Vivian pulled her hand away from his shoulder and then took a few steps forward to marvel at the fiery destruction her golem was causing with a smile on her face.
I'm not that stupid and unreasonable to kill everyone here…
After all, if I kill all of them, they would lose all hope…
And once a living being loses all hope, there won't be anything you can do to control them…
At least with this approach…
Yes, they will hate me, no doubt about that…
But they will also fear me…
And then they will tell others what it means to defy the Holy Crusade, especially the Inquisitory Division…
She let out a soft chuckle.
Well…
I just hope they truly have underground floors…
If not…
Sucks to be them…?
"Burn, you pathetic lower lifeform insects…" she said in a soft whisper that only she could hear.
[Whistle].
A string of musical notes made out of white aura flew out of Sina's mouth and went towards Caleb, while she stood behind him and lost the transparent ability of her Lore Item.
Vooom!
[Zaubernebel].
Tang, tang, thud…!
While the magical notes were still delivering their Silence effect on Caleb, she stepped closer to him and activated her family's Lore Magic, transforming her entire body into a cloud of pink mist and dropping all of her items.
Before Caleb could fully realize what just happened, the pink mist already entered his orifices.
"S-s-is…ter…" he said as he stretched out a hand towards her.
Voo-whooosh!
Vivian slowly turned to him, wondering what he was going to say this time. But halfway through, she noticed Caleb's fist heading straight for her face, and she evaded it.
Whooosh, whooosh!
"IRO-YOU IRO-MURDERER...!!!" Caleb shouted with a strained voice as he continued throwing punches and kicks.
Vivian was about to ask if Caleb finally snapped, but then she noticed something:
There was a pile of pink-colored armor set and clothes of different colors on the ground, not far away from where she last saw Caleb before he decided to attack her. As someone who was so concerned about not getting her boots burned, there was no way she wouldn't notice that.
A slight smirk appeared on her lips.
This can't be Caleb…
Voo-whooosh, whooosh!
"So you're from the Rosa'nebel family?"
"IRO-SHUT IRO-UP IRO-AND IRO-JUST IRO-DIE...!!!"
Whooosh, whooosh!
"You must be quite strong to be able to control Caleb's body."
Voo-whooosh, whooosh!
"But both of you are too weak."
Voo-chud!
Vivian's hand was like a viper that easily grabbed onto Caleb's neck with lightning speed.
[Cleanse].
A green light enveloped Caleb's body, and a pink mist, with some of its parts colored red, immediately came rushing out of his orifices.
"I know your weaknesses."
When all of the mist left Caleb's body, he fell unconscious. Meanwhile, Sina was still in her mist form.
Tang!
[Enchant Dark].
Vivian dropped Caleb's body on the ground, and a dark and sinister aura appeared on her right hand.
Wooo-wooh!
She jumped forward in the air, and then stabbed her hand on the mist, but nothing happened.
"Oh, you have [Dark Body]?"
Thud!
[Enchant Fire].
She deactivated the [Enchant Dark] on her right fist as she landed on the ground, and it was replaced with a fiery aura.
Sina began flying higher in the air, trying to escape.
Vooo-woooh!
Vivian once again jumped forward in the air and stabbed the mist with her hand, but it still produced the same results.
She also has [Fire Body]…?!
Thud!
[Halo].
[Mana Leg].
When she landed back to the ground, she deactivated [Enchant Fire], a golden ring appeared on her back, and a boot made out of mana appeared on her right foot.
[Power Leg].
Cra-wooom!
Cracks of web appeared underneath Vivian's right foot as she jumped in the air.
"Undo your Lore Magic!"
[Power Punch].
Ba-rii-woooh!
The moment Sina returned to her human form, Vivian delivered a skill right to her chest.
Unfortunately, Sina only half-transformed into her human body before she snapped from the semi-charm state of the [Halo]. Nevertheless, she still ended up receiving severe injuries, but it wasn't enough to kill her.
Vivian gritted her teeth.
Shit…!
I should've used [Explosive Fist]…!
Thud!
She landed back on the ground.
[Power Leg].
Cra-wooom!
The person who jumped this time was Caleb.
[Holy Wrath].
Booom!
CRAAAG…!
The moment he got close to the mist, a golden light shock wave with a diameter of 5 meters erupted from his body. Sina reverted to her human form, coughing out blood and was knocked away, sending her crashing back to the ground.
Thud!
Caleb landed on the ground and immediately turned to Vivian.
"Sister, are you okay?"
"I'm fine," Vivian said as she stood up and deactivated her [Halo] and [Mana Leg].
Vooom!
She appeared next to Sina.
Sina was unconscious and naked. Although there was so much blood, most of it was from the [Holy Wrath] and the rest was from [Cleanse]. And as for the [Power Fist] earlier, her upper right chest seemed to cave in a bit with all of the skin ripped into shreds, revealing the muscle tissue.
Vivian deactivated her [Fire Golem].
"Blauer'nebel and Rosa'nebel family!
"I am Sister Inquisitor Monad of the Inquisitory Division's Holy Crusade!
"I have already given you people two chances to cooperate peacefully, but you spat on my face both times!
"This will be your last chance to cooperate peacefully!
"I left a task with Ansgar, and the time limit is 6:00 a.m.!
"Once I have that, I will cease to bother you.
"But if you people continue to resist, then enjoy your remaining time in this world!
"I will be returning at the Branch Chapter Temple in Blauer'nebel Town and expect Ansgar to finish the task I gave him before 6:00 a.m.!"
She turned to Caleb.
"Brother, let's go."
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