Volume 3, Chapter 41 – Secretly Causing Trouble

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Faced with the spirit beast that had suddenly appeared before them, the Royal Knights all wore expressions of sheer bewilderment, unable to comprehend how this fragile-looking little thing had passed through the outer barrier to reach the armory. Moreover, why was there a snow wolf inside the imperial palace, and could it be someone’s contracted beast?

The men couldn’t help but wonder. Even the squad leader, Herlo, turned to look at his subordinates and asked curiously, “Is this one of your contracted beasts?” After all, it was quite normal for a contracted beast to come looking for its master.

However, the Royal Knights all shook their heads in denial, which left Herlo even more perplexed. Despite this, the group did not rush to attack the suddenly appearing little white wolf nor did they show much hostility. The little wolf before them looked far too cute and clumsy, its aura was weak, and the way it panted with its tongue out seemed entirely harmless.

So, what should they do now? Should they drive it out? But wouldn’t that be a bit pitiful? Perhaps they should feed it something first?

Watching the charmingly naive little white wolf, Herlo’s mind raced. Originally, as the guardian of the armory, he would arrest or drive away any unregistered trespassers, but as someone with a soft spot for fur, he had no resistance against this seemingly soft and fluffy little thing and was even unwilling to attack the little white wolf.

‘What should I do?’

However, just as Herlo was lost in thought with his attention focused on the snow wolf, a bird’s chirp suddenly rang out by his ear.

“Chirp chirp~”

“What?!”

Startled by the sound, Herlo’s eyes snapped wide. He jerked his head to the side as powerful battle aura instantly coated the longsword in his hand. But upon seeing the source of the sound, Herlo was stunned once again.

“This… a Radiant Spirit Bird?”

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At that moment, a cute little ash-white bird had somehow perched on Herlo’s left shoulder. Its emerald eyes blinked as it stared back at him, leaving Herlo’s mind filled with questions.

‘What? Another spirit beast?’

But this time, he didn’t have the chance to think further. In the next instant, under Herlo’s incredulous and terrified gaze, the little gray bird suddenly leapt up. Letting out a signature shout reminiscent of Bruce Lee, it swung its wings and struck Herlo squarely in the head!

Crack~

Accompanied by a crisp sound, the energy gathered around Herlo abruptly dissipated. After a moment of dazed blurring, the Royal Knight’s eyes rolled back as he foamed at the mouth and collapsed into a dead faint.

Tens of seconds later, after the strongest squad leader Herlo had been mysteriously taken down, the remaining Royal Knights also fell unconscious under the ‘care’ of the little gray bird. At this moment, the armory briefly lost its protection.

Looking at the rows of golden knights lying on the ground, the little gray bird let out a cheerful chirping sound. Then, after a slight ripple of emerald Shadow Essence, the little gray bird transformed into a lovely gray-haired girl, as exquisite as carved pink jade but completely unclothed.

After tearing off a cloak from one of the Royal Knights, Li Yu hurriedly wrapped it around her body.

‘Emm, as I thought, I still need to find Xiao and have him help make a set of clothes out of memory fibers like Mother’s…’

It felt truly uncomfortable being naked every time she changed back into human form. Forget it, she had work to do. Thinking of this, Li Yu slowly turned her head and urged, “Sister, it’s time to go. You… what are you doing now…”

However, the moment she turned around, the smile on Li Yu’s face vanished, replaced by a look of total speechlessness as metaphorical dark lines appeared over her head. She saw that Li Mo, whose old habits had flared up again, had instinctively moved to Herlo’s side and opened her adorable ‘bloody maw’.

As her sister, Li Yu didn’t even need to think to know that her elder sister was being greedy again.

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‘Sigh…’

After a long internal sigh, Li Yu instantly transformed into a streak of emerald light and appeared beside Herlo. Without a word, she grabbed the little wolf’s tail, pulled Li Mo away, and tucked her into her arms.

“Sister, you can’t eat him.”

“Meow! Meow!!”

Seeing her food getting further away, Li Mo protested in her foreign tongue, her crimson eyes filled with complaints toward her sister. Faced with her sister’s resentful gaze, Li Yu sighed helplessly.

“Please, Sister. If these knights die and their soul gems shatter, people will notice the situation here. How are we supposed to sneak in then? When it comes to infiltration, we can’t be like the Nightingales and just go on a rampage whenever we feel like it.”

“Meowoo…”

Hearing Li Yu’s words and feeling her sister’s constant stroking, Li Mo’s ears drooped. Although she still looked sulky, she at least stopped clamoring for meat. Seeing her sister being unusually well-behaved, Li Yu revealed a sweet smile and rubbed her chin against the little white wolf’s head.

“Heehee, Sister is so good~”

“Meowoo~”

“Alright, alright, time for the real business.”

After comforting her silly sister, Li Yu turned to the main gate of the armory and pushed it open. The gate was ten meters wide and ten meters high, forged from heavy iron. Opening such a gate was no easy task, yet Li Yu opened it with a casual, light push. Her thin arms contained terrifying power.

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When the doors opened, various weapons and a dazzling array of equipment suddenly appeared before Li Yu, causing the gray-haired girl to raise an eyebrow.

‘It seems this Chosen Son has collected quite a lot of things.’

Whatever, those weren’t her targets anyway. Xue Tian’ao’s weapon was supposedly in Storage B3, right? Recalling the files she had seen with Fengling earlier, Li Yu carried the dazed little white wolf and walked slowly into the interior.

As she strolled, Li Yu looked back thoughtfully.

‘Emm, the periodic check-in seems to be about every fifteen minutes. If there’s no contact for more than fifteen minutes, an alarm will automatically sound. That means I have fifteen minutes left, I need to find it quickly.’

With that thought, Li Yu held the dim-witted wolf and ran toward the inner depths of the armory on her bare little feet.

Half an hour later, deep underground behind the imperial palace in the location of the Heavenly Prison, Garfield, one of Xue Tian’ao’s confidants, leaned back in his chair in exhaustion after finishing a segment of experiments. Following the orders of His Majesty Xue Tian’ao, he had been constantly thinking and repeating experiments in an attempt to find a way to kill Inferno.

However, Inferno’s body seemed to be constructed entirely of raging fire, completely different from any life form they understood. Even now, after finishing the forty-ninth experiment, he still had nothing to show for it. This caused Garfield great distress and anxiety. To repay Xue Tian’ao’s kindness in recognizing his talent, he had to produce some achievement to earn his approval. Moreover, if he failed to crack Inferno’s secret, he would undoubtedly disappoint Xue Tian’ao.

‘I cannot let His Majesty down!’

Garfield emphasized to himself repeatedly.

‘It seems it’s time to prepare the next experiment. I’ll try element-combining magic this time to see if it has any effect.’

Staring at the blazing fireball inside the prison cell not far away, Garfield took a deep breath and regained his focus.

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Right at that moment, the fireball suddenly expanded.

“Hmm?”

Under the gaze of the city guards and the Royal Knights, crimson flames abruptly erupted from within the fireball. The surging flames swept through and engulfed the entire cell, slamming into the outer barrier with a terrifying wave of heat.

“Heh, still haven’t given up?”

Watching Inferno trying to destroy the barrier and escape, Garfield let out a disdainful smile, not feeling at all uneasy about the resistance. After all, Inferno had attempted to escape many times during this period, but all ended in failure. While they couldn’t kill Inferno, Inferno, whose power was sealed, could not possibly break through the barrier they had set up.

Furthermore, in a sense, it was good to let Inferno make a scene like this. After wearing down her excess energy, the risk of the subsequent experiments would drop significantly because by then, she would have almost no strength left to attack the researchers.

Thinking of this, Garfield silently picked up a cup of tea and took a slow sip. He would wait for her to finish her tantrum before continuing the experiment.

Thus, under the indifferent gaze of Garfield and the others, the crimson flames continued to expand, filling the entire interior of the barrier until everything was swallowed by a sea of crimson fire.

Meanwhile, inside the crimson fireball, a red-haired woman dressed in thin, tattered rags but possessing a graceful figure and an alluring face stared through the sea of fire at Garfield and the others outside. Seeing that the other party suspected nothing, the corners of the woman’s mouth tilted up slightly. It seemed her previous feigned resistance had been effective.

Then, the woman slowly turned her head toward a ventilation duct not far away and revealed a sweet smile, entirely different from her usual icy expression.

“Li Mo, Li Yu, long time no see. Quick, come here and let Big Sister give you a hug!”