Volume 2, Chapter 72 – Yumo’s Suspicion

‘Meow?! This guy!!’

Seeing Wilt suddenly erupt with a surging, tidal wave of killing intent, even Lei Jie couldn’t help but feel a tremor of fear as its fur stood on end! Regardless, it was the Guardian Beast of the Duke Family and the ‘bodyguard’ assigned by Lady Yumo!

For its own beautiful and bright future, it absolutely could not let this madman harm the people behind it!

Thinking of this, Lei Jie suddenly let out a heart-wrenching roar.

“Roar!!!”

Surrounded by surging magic power and violent lightning, Lei Jie’s claws suddenly grew at a rapid pace, turning into sharp talons as sharp as Wolverine’s! Without fear, Lei Jie swung its claws head-on to clash with Wilt’s ‘Soul-Releasing Blood Scythe’!

In an instant, the two violent forces collided once more, and the terrifying shockwave that erupted immediately swept through the entire Windward City. Those near the Marquis Mansion who lacked sufficient strength or mental fortitude immediately fainted upon the ground under the pressure of the energy ripples.

However, unlike the previous state of being evenly matched, Wilt’s dark green aura gradually suppressed Lei Jie’s lightning radiance this time! Lei Jie’s massive body retreated repeatedly under Xiumu’s anxious gaze, and even its titanium-like claws, wrapped in the power of lightning, began to show cracks that continued to spread.

Lei Jie seemed to be gradually losing its strength while Wilt himself grew more courageous as the battle progressed, a gruesome smile appearing on his face as his murderous eyes locked onto the beautiful silver-haired girl behind the beast.

‘Once I finish off this big cat, it will be your turn soon~ I won’t disappoint you this time, Lord Demon God! Please watch my performance closely, Lord Demon God!!’

With the boost from his fanatical faith, Wilt’s power output continued to strengthen…

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Meanwhile, high in the sky…

‘Red Star Continuous Slash!!’

Accompanied by an internal roar, the battle aura within the Blizzard Knight Order’s commander, Sikta, was released without reservation! Under his swing, the blade wrapped in surging sword energy unleashed a barrage of explosive slashes against the barrier enclosing Windward City!

At the same time, the members of the Blizzard Knight Order beside him also used their most powerful moves against the barrier! Even the fifth tier griffins serving as mounts did not dare to lag behind, releasing powerful breaths to join the onslaught against the barrier.

“Boom!! Boom…”

Brilliant bursts of fire and blinding sword energy continuously exploded above Windward City!

However, no matter how these knights attacked, the crimson barrier remained motionless without even a single crack appearing.

Seeing that even his strongest sword art failed to cause any substantial damage, Sikta felt a wave of powerlessness as the anxiety in his heart continued to climb!

‘Damn it!!’

Thinking that the Marquis was under attack and the people of Windward City were being ravaged by the Divine Punishment Holy Church while he could only watch from the outside, Sikta tightened his grip on his sword hilt! At the same time, his gaze became increasingly solemn as he wondered what on earth this barrier was and why it was so incredibly sturdy.

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“Bastard! Break for me!!”

Roaring, Sikta could only continue his futile rage, leading his soldiers in a frantic assault against the barrier even though such output was ultimately useless and merely a waste of physical strength…

Elsewhere, in the small woods outside Count Hektor’s estate, the servants and guards of Count Hektor’s household along with some members of the Blizzard Knight Order were anxiously fleeing toward the outside with a group of noble women and children! However, the escape was not smooth! Because they had to carry these defenseless women and children, their speed was insufficient, and a large number of Divine Punishment Holy Church members quickly caught up from behind!

The guards were forced to engage these frenzied cultists while protecting the women and children.

Under such unfavorable combat conditions, the guards soon fell into a bitter struggle!

In an instant, blood splattered and flesh flew! Many guards were quickly killed by the blades of the Divine Punishment Holy Church members! Although many cultists were also killed by the guards, the guards were soon suppressed due to the difference in overall quality.

Their total annihilation seemed to be only a matter of time.

Blood stained the forest floor, and the cries for help from the children and noble women, paired with the heart-wrenching wails of the guards, performed a desperate overture of death…

However, because she had long since grown accustomed to all kinds of wailing, Miss Yumo remained unmoved upon hearing these sounds, her heart incredibly calm as she allowed a knight to carry her and Xingya while fleeing. By the way, Xingya was the Count’s daughter—the little brat who had spoken rudely to Miss Yumo before.

“Waaaahhh!! Sob, sob!!”

After sensing the threat of death, Xingya’s tear ducts lost all control as she began to wail loudly!

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Compared to the howling Xingya, although she also shared a child’s appearance, Yumo’s expression was so indifferent it was hair-raising. At least, the knight carrying her thought so…

Looking at the calm and completely expressionless Miss Xia’er, the young man from the Blizzard Knight Order couldn’t help but show a confused expression. “Miss Xia’er?! Are you alright?!”

“…”

However, facing the knight’s worried inquiry, Yumo gave no reply, instead remaining silent as she looked up toward the sky at the massive magic barrier enclosing the entire Windward City. Yumo’s azure eyes narrowed slightly.

‘This is truly quite lively…’

Miss Yumo felt somewhat caught off guard by this sudden attack, and at the same time, a deep sense of doubt emerged in her heart.

‘Is this sanctuary magic, the Sealed Domain?’

The barrier currently enclosing Windward City was undoubtedly the sanctuary magic Yumo was familiar with—a powerful protective barrier that could only be manifested by four experts channeling their magic power simultaneously.

The original magic text for the ‘Sealed Domain’ was a New Year’s gift ‘given’ to her by the Dragon Clan back then. After seeing how fragile and pathetic the barrier at Fort Garros was, she had recently been pondering how to reasonably ‘hand over’ this ultimate defensive magic to human forces since it would surely be more useful than the previous city-defending magic.

However, why?

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She clearly hadn’t passed this magic on yet.

How could this magic, which should have been lost on the Ancheka Continent, be used by the people of the Divine Punishment Holy Church?!

Of course, it wasn’t impossible for the ‘Sealed Domain’ to have been passed down secretly.

But right now, the version the Divine Punishment Holy Church was using was not the ordinary version, but the ‘Crimson Sealed Domain’, an enhanced version modified by Karina. The original manuscript for this enhanced version was still stored in her treasury deep within the Deepwinter Forest…

‘Why? Why did these guys from the Divine Punishment Holy Church know this move??’

‘What exactly is going on…’

Was it Xiao’s side that accidentally leaked this magic? Or did ‘someone’ in the forest secretly teach it to the members of the Divine Punishment Holy Church? Recalling the pill containing Abyssal Demon blood obtained from a member of the Divine Punishment Holy Church, Yumo narrowed her eyes thoughtfully.

‘Are those girls hiding something from me…’

Additionally, as her peripheral vision drifted toward the distance where Afnora and Romney were fighting, Miss Yumo narrowed her azure eyes slightly as a complex emotion flickered within them.

It didn’t seem quite right to just leave like this…