Volume 2, Chapter 48 – Destroy It

A new day.

After the girl logged back in, she spent some time on the road dealing with a Graveyard patrol she had “accidentally” run into, then came to a spot not far from what looked like a small fortress the Kingdom faction had built in the past.

Because she’d been traveling a lot recently and kept encountering Undead patrols and fighting them, the girl gathered her patch of pitch-black soft hair together and tied it into a single ponytail.

With the ponytail tied up, naturally the girl’s fair, swanlike long neck was exposed, and those sharp, exquisitely delicate ears unique to the elf race were revealed to the air.

Of course, she did this so her long hair wouldn’t get in the way during combat; in some previous fights her hair would sometimes blow in the wind and block her vision…

“I didn’t expect there to be a small fortress here. Looks like I’ll have to find a way around it…”

Just because she was one of the top hundred strongest players among the so-called player community didn’t mean the girl assumed she could easily storm this fortress now occupied by Graveyard Undead.

When faced with a huge gap in combat power, the girl didn’t get hot-headed in an instant; instead she stayed very calm.

Naturally, she also felt there was no need to recklessly break into that fortress.

“Well, although I don’t know what exactly Xiaoyin did that resulted in wiping out tens of thousands of players… but from what I can see now, those Undead can’t possibly have captured Xiaoyin, right…”

For a moment she had considered that Tianyin might be inside that fortress, but she quickly dismissed the idea.

“Well… anyway, I’ll just go around for now…”

Thinking that, the girl changed direction and kept moving.

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She didn’t realize that at this very moment Tianyin, guided by Sharl, had arrived at a place not far from that fortress.

“Is this the place?”

Looking at the small fortress ahead with only a few Graveyard soldiers guarding it, Tianyin couldn’t help but ask.

Beside Tianyin, Sharl stood respectfully.

“Yes, my lord, it is here.”

Because Tianyin intended to act alone, bringing too many people would actually hinder her from using Throne-class combat power to its full extent.

However, because Tianyin had the System Inventory, people often underestimated how much she could actually carry; the amount of stuff she could hold was actually quite large.

What puzzled Tianyin was that other NPCs, though they also had inventories, were heavily limited both in capacity and in item quality…

That was another reason Tianyin felt confident coming with Sharl and taking supplies by herself.

After all… she alone could move a lot of things…

“But are you really sure this is the fortress we’re looking for?”

Even though the fortress was right in front of them, Tianyin wanted to confirm.

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After all, her Throne-class power could truly only be used for five minutes; if this attempt failed, the next chance would be tomorrow.

But by tomorrow the Undead might have figured out what Tianyin wanted; what if they destroyed those supplies by then?

Of course, Tianyin wasn’t just playing mind games with the air. Even though she’d turned into a loli, she still thought long-term about important matters.

“Yes… if I’m not mistaken, this is it.”

Sharl wore an expression of seriousness as if saying, “I’ve already checked.”

“Mm… since you say so, Sharl, leave the rest to me.”

Trusting Sharl, Tianyin chose to believe him.

“Then, what’s next is my business… Sharl, you should go back first.”

For Tianyin, this kind of obviously risky task was better done by herself. After all, she had Throne-class power, and Sharl, a Blue-tier swordsman, absolutely could not stay here.

“…My lord, I’ll return now, but please be careful.”

Before leaving, Sharl replied with a face full of earnestness.

“Right, go back first. I’ll come back after I get the supplies.”

Watching Sharl’s figure slowly walk away, Tianyin sank her consciousness into her mind.

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『Samael, I’m counting on you. This matter is in your hands…』

In her mind, Tianyin addressed the girl who had always lurked in the depths of her consciousness, the one who called herself the Seven Deadly Sins “Wrath” manifested, Samael.

The content of their exchange was that Tianyin intended to hand over control of her body to Samael.

Although Tianyin could maintain her consciousness while using part of Samael’s power, given the current situation it was most prudent to let Samael take control of the body and unleash the Seven Deadly Sins at full strength.

「Oh my, has Xiaoyin finally thought of me?」

Samael’s voice sounded in Tianyin’s mind.

Tianyin showed a helpless expression.

『Well, this time I’ll have to rely on you, Samael…』

「Pfft, how could I refuse Xiaoyin’s request? Come to think of it, it’s been such a long time since you released me last time. I thought I might never get out again~」

『Um… there will be time later… there’ll definitely be another chance…』

「Well, let’s not talk about that now. Let’s hand over control of the body…」

『Mm…』

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Strangely, after deciding to hand over bodily control to Samael, Tianyin’s perception of the outside world still existed.

She did not feel entirely excluded.

On the contrary, while she watched the outside world with her eyes, her body, her hands and feet, could move freely without Tianyin consciously commanding them.

To be precise, she was still herself. She could feel her body like a normal person and observe the world, but her body could act autonomously without her issuing motion commands.

『Hey, Xiaoyin, I’m really, really addicted to the feeling of having a body right now…』

Tianyin’s small mouth opened slightly, and the voice that came out was bewildering.

But Tianyin knew that the speaker was not herself but Samael.

At the moment the handover succeeded, those crimson eyes fixed on the small fortress in the distance.

“If what we’re looking for is inside that fortress, then getting it will be simple.”

Tianyin tilted her head; on her cute face appeared a malicious smile she had never shown before.

“That is, destroy it.”