Volume 1, Chapter 55

“It seems your companions aren’t very reliable, are they?”

After a brief moment of eerie silence, Mengxi’s mocking words drifted leisurely into Elbino’s ears, and hearing this, Elbino clenched his fists in fury as the murderous intent around him surged. His previously calm face had become twisted and comical, even somewhat grotesque, from rage and shock.

“You- What did you say…”

However, after glancing at the two comically positioned corpses, Elbino realized with frustration that he really couldn’t damn well refute her! His companions had absolutely nothing to do with the word ‘reliable’!

They were both sixth tier experts!

And excellent members of the Divine Punishment Holy Church?!

And yet you just fell straight from the sky and died on impact?! Were you trying to laugh the enemy to death?! Or were you trying to piss off your teammate!!

I really must have been out of my mind to choose to wait for you two to arrive!!

You’ve completely disgraced our Divine Punishment Holy Church!

Inside, Elbino was cursing his two dead teammates relentlessly. If Mengxi hadn’t been watching from nearby, he probably would have rushed over by now to hack those two stupid teammates into a thousand pieces.

“Hmph,”

Looking at the two members of the Divine Punishment Holy Church who seemed to be losing their cool, Mengxi let out a cold snort and swept a contemptuous gaze over Elbino and Zack. At the same time, she looked thoughtfully at the two black-robed men who had died instantly upon arrival.

The silver-haired girl’s heart was filled with complicated emotions.

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On one hand, Mengxi felt a sense of relief; after all, if she had to face four sixth tier experts alone, her chances of victory would undoubtedly be slim. The mysterious deaths of two sixth tier experts allowed her to breathe a sigh of relief.

On the other hand, the unexpected demise of these two powerhouses left Mengxi deeply perplexed.

Judging by the momentum they showed when they rushed over, their presence was even stronger than the two she was currently facing, so their strength was likely equal if not higher. Although there was a possibility of an accident when dispelling flight magic and descending from the sky, for two experts of their caliber, the probability of such an accident was extremely low! Moreover, for an accident to happen to both of them at the same time?

This… this was simply too inconceivable.

Thinking of this, a hint of doubt flickered in Mengxi’s pale violet eyes, and right then, the silver-haired girl’s brow furrowed slightly.

???

Wait, what is that? Butterflies?

She saw two or three butterflies fluttering around the two corpses, and the splattered blood and scattered brain matter of the deceased paired with the blood-colored patterns on the butterflies made the scene feel indescribably eerie for a moment…

More importantly, butterflies?

In this freezing place like the Northern Frontier, there were actually butterflies? And they appeared around the corpses… What was going on? It felt like something was wrong.

No!

No, that’s not right! Now wasn’t the time to be thinking about this!

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Suppressing her doubts for the moment, Mengxi focused all her attention back on the two black-robed men who were currently in a state of rage due to their companions’ unreliability. Now was undoubtedly the perfect time to strike.

Thus, while Elbino and his partner were still distracted by the corpses of their teammates, Mengxi suddenly tightened her grip on the silver longsword in her hand!

A piercing murderous intent suddenly erupted in her pale violet eyes, and her silver-white holy magic was released without reservation!

In the next instant, the girl suddenly transformed into a silver-white meteor, charging toward Elbino with thunderous momentum as her silver blade pointed directly at the space between his brows…

And as Mengxi made her move, the Blood Butterflies fluttering around the corpses slowly transformed into dots of crimson particles after a ripple of energy, dissipating into the wind and snow…

On the other side, Miss Yumo, who was being pulled away by the two Ashurmos Church knights, looked back with a playful expression toward the battlefield where Mengxi was fighting the members of the Divine Punishment Holy Church. Relying on her keen perception, Yumo could clearly sense the progress of their battle.

Naturally, when those two black-robed men had come to support from a distance, Yumo had sensed their presence as well.

As for the members of the Divine Punishment Holy Church, those guys clearly harbored immense hostility toward her Chosen Maiden. Originally, Yumo had considered acting privately to eliminate them directly to keep them from getting in the way. However, on second thought, wouldn’t it be better to put them to good use?! Why not gift them to the female lead as experience points?

Besides, through this challenge against higher-tier opponents, she could also see exactly where the Chosen Maiden’s limits lay.

Hehe, killing two birds with one stone.

I’m- No, I am truly incredible~

Consequently, when Yumo noticed the sneak attack by Elbino and the others, she chose to stay quiet and watch the show. Considering that two against one was already enough, she felt she could only regretfully serve a ‘boxed lunch’ to the two Divine Punishment Holy Church members who came to reinforce later.

To make their ‘failure’ look a bit more ‘reasonable’, Yumo had specifically sent out a few Blood Butterflies to paralyze their nerves and consciousness, throwing their bodies into a state of uncontrollable chaos. Ultimately, they didn’t have time to adjust their posture and fell vertically to their deaths.

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It looked completely like an accident!

Simply flawless~

Yumo smiled smugly to herself, and then her deep blue eyes looked toward Mengxi’s location with profound meaning.

‘Well then, my dear female lead, the great Chosen Maiden who is about to save the world, let me see just how much ability you truly have~’

Oh, right.

For a battle like this, it would be best if no one else interfered.

With that thought, Yumo glanced out of the corner of her eye at the dozens of Abyssal Demons rushing toward the rear of the Fort Garros. At the same time, a crimson light slowly rippled in Yumo’s eyes.

‘You all, stay nearby. Don’t let anyone troublesome get close.’

Following the transmission of Yumo’s will, the Abyssal Demons that were about to go on a destructive rampage suddenly stopped in their tracks. They obediently scattered and began to surround the battlefield where Mengxi was! To ensure that Mengxi and the people from the Divine Punishment Holy Church wouldn’t notice them, the Abyssal Demons ‘consciously’ maintained a certain distance.

‘This way, everything should be foolproof.’

Yumo smiled slightly, but just then, an ill-timed roar suddenly exploded in her ear like a thunderclap, instantly causing the smile on Miss Yumo’s face to come to an abrupt halt.

“Damn it, what are you looking at! Move it already!! You slow, bratty girl!!”

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Yumo: …

Hearing this, Yumo turned her head indifferently to look at the Ashurmos Church knight behind her who was already consumed by fear. A moment later, Yumo slightly raised an eyebrow.

Oh, speaking of which, I almost forgot about you guys.

The female lead’s ‘good teammates’~

Meeting the knight’s black eyes, a cold aura gradually emerged in Yumo’s gaze. Since Mengxi wasn’t by her side, there didn’t seem to be any need for her to keep up appearances and act like a frail girl, did there?

“You?! What kind of look is that?! You’re just a slave girl? How dare you look at me like that?!”

The black-haired knight, Boluo Ge, immediately flared up with rage after meeting the girl’s disdainful blue eyes. Having to bring such a burden along while fleeing already made him unhappy, and now, this lowly girl actually dared to look at him like that?!

She was simply asking for death!!

I might not be able to kill an Abyssal Demon and I can’t beat the people from the Divine Punishment Holy Church, but don’t tell me I can’t kill you?!

Thinking of this, Boluo Ge bit his lip in annoyance as a ferocious light spilled from his black eyes, and he swung a slap violently toward the pink-haired girl’s delicate face!

“You lowly slave! Do you have any idea who I am?! Try glaring at me again!!”

Yumo: …