It’s getting harder and harder to be a villain these days

There were countless scraps of paper scattered on the ground, which looked extremely messy. However, Sophie was sleeping soundly while lying there, breathing evenly and long without being affected in any way.

Thanks to Vickery's guidance, Sophie finally made some progress on her thesis, and this was the best sleep she had had in a month.

However, at this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Sophie, wake up quickly!"

Sophie frowned, opened her eyes drowsily, and muttered while getting dressed.

"I don't know who it is?"

Today is Sunday, and she originally planned to have a good rest.

But when Sophie opened the door sleepily, she felt happy.

"Judy?!"

"Well, long time no see."

After the last dormitory attack, the injured Judy finally fully recovered.

After the two hugged each other.

Judy said with a smile.

"Not bad. I heard from Peko that you are on the list for this promotion exam."

"Ahem...um."

Sophie coughed and scratched her head sheepishly.

"By the way, come with me quickly. Today is the autumn festival and everyone in the club is waiting for you."

"Ah, wait..."

Before she could refuse, Sophie was dragged out by Judy.

...

On the bustling street, Sophie stood at the center of the festival, feeling a little dazed.

"Wow."

As a country girl, she had only participated in town fairs at most, and this kind of scene was a bit too exaggerated for her.

Early in the morning, various festival-related products are being sold throughout the streets. At the same time, there are many merchants selling snacks and the special food of the imperial capital, milk cake.

Milk cake is a food made by mashing cooked rice in a large basin, then soaking it in fresh milk from a special cow. After a period of time, it is taken out and drained, and then kneaded into a ball shape. The texture is a bit sticky. Cake, full of milk flavor.

"They all look delicious..."

Sophie stared at the snacks intently.

"Yo, Sophie~"

In the distance, the greetings from Peco and Gates brought her back to reality. (**

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"Look, look, you are at the top of the list for this promotion exam. Our club is famous for these things."

Peco happily handed over a list.

"...well, thanks."

Sophie had a bright smile on her face, but when she discovered that Olivia's name did not appear on it, her heart suddenly sank.

"...Olivia wasn't selected?"

"Olivia? I heard that she dropped out of school and said she was going to a floating island to further her studies. The Pearl family is really rich."

Gates sighed.

As the son of a wealthy local businessman, he is relatively well-informed.

Of course, this is also the reason why Tyneer did not deliberately hide this matter.

The circle of nobles is very small, so I believe that this matter will spread soon.

"Floating island..."

Sophie's eyes darkened, she was somewhat disappointed that Olivia left without saying goodbye.

"What's wrong? Sophie."

Pei could see that she was in a bad mood and said doubtfully.

Sophie shook her head.

"No, it's fine."

"That's right, let's have some fun at the festival."

"Ah."

Afterwards, the group of people laughed and started walking around the streets, enjoying the joy brought by the festival.

Sophie, who turned her grief and anger into appetite, bought a lot of snacks along the way.

Potato cakes, pork skewers, milk cakes, sweet wine, you can buy almost everything you see.

After a while, Sophie had large and small bags of snacks in her hands.

Judy looked on in shock.

"...Sophie, have you finished buying so much food?"

"Huh? Do you want to eat too...Here."

While eating milk cake, Sophie handed over the pork skewers in her hand.

"...No, no need."

Looking at the bitten pork skewers, Judy and others secretly smiled bitterly.

Yet at this moment.

In the distance, a huge fireball fell from the sky.

"boom!!!"

After the explosion, desperate shouts rang out in the noisy streets.

In the commotion of fear, people fled in all directions.

Sophie and others looked in that direction doubtfully.

Could someone be stupid enough to cause trouble at the festival?

...

In the thick black smoke, a figure slowly walked out of the explosion pit.

"Hey! Who are you!"

Upon hearing the noise, the guards who were maintaining order immediately

He drew his sword and surrounded the man.

"With this tattoo, you are from the Red Blood Tribe...!"

The guards seemed to have discovered something, but before they could finish speaking, the bodies of the guards started to burn strangely.

"what!!"

"help me!"

The guards groaned in pain and howled endlessly.

The disgusting pungent smell irritated everyone's nerves.

Stepping over the burnt corpses of the guards, the figure raised its head.

Sophie gasped when she saw his face.

The man's body was burning, and only half of his face was left with a scarlet tattoo, which was the mark of the Crimson Blood Tribe.

As for the other half of the face...

Sen Bai's skull was constantly burning with flames.

That black smoke actually came out of his body?

Undead!

"Betraitors immersed in...hypocritical peace..."

"...The ashes will... awaken your memories!"

This voice was dirty and disordered, and the words were filled with uncomfortable madness.

"Die!"

As soon as the words fell, a huge explosion occurred in the street, centered on the man.

"Boom boom boom!"

The flames lit up half the sky.

A powerful shock wave spread in all directions, setting off bursts of dust and smoke, submerging the entire street.

The explosion knocked away all the items originally placed on the street and threw them into the sky.

The airwaves from the explosion formed a huge whirlwind, rolling down trees on the street and collapsing houses, and splashing rubble fell like a torrential rain.

Pedestrians on the street ran in panic, avoiding the sudden fire.

"Sophie!"

At Judy's call, Sophie immediately worked with everyone to create a defensive barrier to protect the civilians who were unable to protect themselves as much as possible.

...It's just a little weird.

This seemingly violent explosion did not last long, and even the people's cries were short-lived.

The whole street seemed to be at a standstill.

In the thick smoke flying all over the sky, people who were on the verge of being buried alive by the rubble looked at everything in front of them in amazement.

Pieces of rubble stagnant in the air. This fantastic scene even made them forget to escape.

An unusually familiar sight...

"..."

Sophie looked around blankly.

Finally, she spotted a tired-looking figure in the crowd.

Amidst the smoke and dust, Vickery patted the dirt on his body.

Then he turned his attention to the center of the explosion...

Chapter 155: Degenerated into a demon?

The dust dispersed, and a man in black with flames all over his body appeared.

Vickery recognized him at a glance.

Mad Flame Ferguson, a Crimson Blood clan whose body and mind have been corrupted.

The mid-game boss, a semi-immortal with instant death items.

The proof of this is the death curse dagger wrapped in black smoke in his hand. Even in the later stages, it is still quite troublesome for players.

"Look at the tattoos on his face!"

A civilian's cry broke the silence.

"It's the Crimson Blood Clan!"

"Run! It's a devil!"

The people who came to their senses immediately ran away.

This is the purpose of the Order of Ash.

From now on, the Scarlet Bloods who have an affair with the Ashes Order will definitely become the target of public criticism.