The city gates opened, and a procession of Demons entered the city under Aura's command. At the same time, Nanoda established three strict rules with them.
"First, after entering the city, you are not to harm the humans within at will."
"Second, you must obey Lady Aura's restrictions and commands."
"Finally, you are not permitted to leave the Demon District without permission."
"Violators of the above shall face the death penalty!"
Under Nanoda's coercion, whatever Nanoda recited, Aura recited as well.
Fortunately, almost all the Demon soldiers obeyed Aura's prestige.
Except for Draht, whose face was somewhat deformed, who muttered a few complaints in a low voice. However, under Nanoda's sharp gaze and the lingering pain in his head, he chose to compromise.
"So, are we done...?"
For some reason, Aura, having gained a great army, couldn't drum up any interest at all. right now, she only wanted to go back into the city and think of ways to bully humans.
Before the Hero died, she dared not do anything, let alone with the bizarre Nanoda present. Nanoda didn't let Aura leave, but instead kept her there as a mascot to intimidate the Demon army.
Nanoda struck up a conversation with Lugner, who seemed relatively easier to talk to. But the moment she asked about their origins, she keenly sensed something was wrong.
"Are you saying that an old human man gave you directions, and that's why you came here?"
Nanoda was surprised by Lugner's answer.
"That's correct. He not only blocked our path but was also very certain that the one we were looking for was Lady Aura. Otherwise, we would have killed him long ago. It was my first time seeing such a bold human."
Lugner's words were calm, yet they made Nanoda's heart skip a beat.
"Did that old man have a long white beard and wear a black headscarf?!"
"Eh? How did you know?" Lugner's eyes widened slightly.
A face flashed through her mind. Nanoda clearly remembered that Zari had told her the old man was merely a refugee. She immediately turned and asked Vincent, "Where is that old man you sent soldiers to appease?!"
Her tone was somewhat hurried.
Stunned for a moment, Vincent reacted. "I'll go look for him right now."
Vincent strode out, running toward the bottom of the city wall.
"What's wrong?" Zari, who had just brought Aura back and was covered in sweat, scratched his head.
"I suspect we've been played!"
Nanoda's heart was filled with ominous premonitions. Her Mana Perception expanded fully within the range of Gaderia, but she discovered nothing.
A moment later, Vincent ran back in a rush.
"He... he's gone. And those two soldiers are already..."
"What happened?!" Zari's face instantly became anxious; most of the soldiers guarding the city were his subordinates.
"Dead..." Vincent's expression was ugly.
"Damn it!"
Nanoda hadn't cursed in a long time, but soon, she reverted to her expressionless, rational state.
"Aura, keep an eye on them here."
As soon as she spoke, in the next second, Nanoda vanished without a trace.
***
Inside the Lord's Manor Barrier.
The spatula in Linie's hand transformed into a massive double-bitted great axe. The axe face reflected Wolf's somewhat manic countenance.
"Intruder... eliminate!"
Linie's thoughts were simple. In her view, Aaron was Nanoda's associate, and she could not let Aaron die here.
"Heh, full of enthusiasm, aren't you, little sister?"
The battle axe collided with the steel blade, and afterimages flickered between Wolf and Linie.
The vases and decorative items in the hallway were shattered during the fierce battle. The wooden floor was stomped into depressions everywhere, and the shockwaves of the combat left shocking gouges all around. The two before Aaron's eyes were like two ferocious beasts, entangled in a struggle.
Seeing the stalemate, Linie mimicked the moves of the strongest warrior, Eisen, and for a moment, she beat Wolf to the point where he had no power to fight back.
Aaron slowly sat down in a corner, beans-sized beads of sweat dripping slowly from his forehead. He had to admit that he, having neglected his training for so long, was still too weak.
BOOM!
With a downward cleave of the axe, Wolf seemed unable to parry, and his entire body was smashed into the wall at the end of the corridor.
"Tch. Killing Magic!"
The steel blade transformed back into a palm, and a magic circle appeared in the center of Wolf's hand. Dust was blasted apart by a pillar of black magical light!
Linie's pupils constricted. Instinctively, she wanted to dodge, but behind her was the heavily injured Aaron. She had to take it!
In an instant, the battle axe in Linie's hands transformed into a great shield.
The next moment—
"Eh?"
The great shield was pierced through, dissipating into black mana. Linie's abdomen was penetrated by the residual Killing Magic. It was as if she had been bitten; fresh blood slid down the semi-circular wound, dyeing her white apron red.
"Cough, cough."
Coughing up blood, Linie nearly stumbled. Feeling the strength draining from her body, her knees buckled inward, and she was already struggling to stand steady.
"Ha, hahahahaha! This thing really is useful."
Watching Linie being struck by the magic, Wolf laughed wildly.
"Good thing I secretly learned a trick or two." Wolf walked out of the hole in the wall, slowly approaching Linie.
Linie, heavily injured by a single strike, was powerless to resist. Under her bitter struggle to support herself, she barely managed to remain standing without falling.
"Little Demon sister, I'll give you a chance to survive now. Kill that human behind you and become my subordinate. Betray him! And you can live!"
A magic circle emerged in Wolf's hand, aimed at the weak Linie.
"..."
Linie did not speak, her expressionless eyes staring at Wolf.
"Truly regrettable. What I like most is watching everyone betray each other." Wolf sighed.
At that critical moment, as if a meteor had fallen, the wall of the corridor was suddenly smashed open, and a figure landed between Linie and Wolf.
Wolf, who was about to release his magic, paused, his breathing suddenly becoming rapid.
"Oi, are you the piece of shit who made a mess of my subordinate and this place?!"
Seemingly at ease now, with a thud, Linie collapsed to the ground. Blood from her abdomen pooled on the floor.
Ignoring Wolf, who was pointing Killing Magic at her, Nanoda turned her back to him and gently picked up the fallen Linie in a princess carry. At the same time, she transferred her condensed mana to Linie.
Although she didn't know healing magic, for Demons who were mostly composed of mana, as long as there was enough mana and the vital points weren't damaged, a heavily injured body could be temporarily preserved.
"Look after him for me."
Nanoda placed the weak Linie beside Aaron. Aaron immediately revealed a bitter smile, expressing that he was actually in a difficult spot himself.
"How did you break my barrier..." Cold sweat broke out on Wolf's forehead.
"You'll know soon enough." Nanoda's expression was darker than it had ever been before.
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