Wizard: I crush legends with martial arts.

This is a very strange situation.

How could a place considered a forbidden area of ​​the Demon God Cult be so laxly guarded?

Sera was completely baffled.

The last time I infiltrated the Demon God Cult's altar, the place was heavily guarded, so I was discovered early and had to flee beforehand.

Sera pressed her ear against the wall and listened carefully.

You can hear the sounds of machinery and flowing water.

It seemed as if water was being pumped up to the top of the tower through a mechanism.

Sera disappeared into the void, her body becoming a shadow, carefully and quickly climbing upwards layer by layer.

There were indeed few guards in the tower, and they had already sensed that the guards had activated a stealth detection spell.

But the magic has a range; by avoiding the guards' movements, one can evade it.

Sera couldn't help but feel a little fortunate; if there had been more guards stationed in the tower, this trip certainly wouldn't have been so easy.

Based on the faint sounds heard, the water was being drawn directly to the top of the tower, which must be where the water was transformed into the fountain of life.

The secret that was hidden there will finally be revealed!

After a while, Sera reached the top floor of the tower.

Using her senses, she detected that there was no guarding presence on this level, but there was another, rather weak, presence.

Although the City of Peace is located in a dark underground world, this level is shrouded in a colorful glow.

Every inch of ancient floor tile and every weathered pillar is veiled with the glow of the sunset.

There was no shadow at all; the entire area was filled with the glow of the sunset.

The dazzling light even pierced through the windows of the terrace, spilling outwards.

Sera was somewhat shocked and stunned. She was in stealth mode, but the dazzling light made her location outline a human figure.

Her whereabouts have been exposed!

However, this floor was unguarded.

A stroke of luck amidst misfortune!

Sera's eyes were fixed on the room emitting a glow.

The water flowing up from the bottom of the tower entered that room, and the weak aura sensed was also in that room.

Just as she was about to walk over, a sudden sense of unease arose in Sera's heart.

He turned around abruptly, his hand flashed at his waist, and several gleaming throwing knives shot towards the dark figure that had suddenly appeared on the terrace.

It's not that there were no guards.

The man was hiding behind a pillar on the terrace.

His ability to hold his breath was so strong that Sera didn't even notice his presence.

Sera wouldn't have noticed his movements if he hadn't started moving.

Under the brilliant light, the throwing knives seemed to trail streaks of light, extremely dazzling, yet they all shot into empty air.

The dark figure flashed past Sera like lightning.

In that instant, Sera felt the sharp blade slice through the skin beneath her ribs.

When a knife is too light, too thin, and too sharp, it won't cause pain when it cuts through flesh.

Because pain will slow things down.

Blood splattered out, and Sera gripped her short sword tightly with one hand. She spun around sharply, facing the enemy who had wounded her with a single blow.

They didn't dare to be distracted and reach for medicine from their spatial necklaces.

This man showed mercy; if he had truly wanted to kill her, he would have attacked Sera's vital points, and she would have died on the spot.

The dark figure made no further movement, but simply stared straight at them. Under the dazzling lights of the building, his tight-fitting black clothes were particularly eye-catching.

It should be her; the black bodysuit had already revealed her curvaceous figure.

He has a pair of horns that curve back to the back of his head, and strange orange-yellow vertical pupils in his eyes. The lower half of his face is covered by a black mask, so his full appearance is not revealed.

At the edge of the black mask, one could see grayish-white scales on her face that resembled scars, extending all the way to the lower edge of her eyes.

"Vitina!" Sera gritted her teeth, staring at the woman in black, and uttered her name with hatred.

The woman in black had such a strange appearance, how could she not recognize her?

He thought that after eating the flesh and blood of the earth dragon, his strength had improved, but he didn't expect that the gap between him and her was still so big.

"Sera, long time no see!" The woman called Vitina chuckled. "It's a bit of a surprise, but I didn't expect you to actually come here."

He sighed softly, "Your strength is still quite average. You let your guard down so easily. I really can't imagine that you are also an Abyss Walker who has passed the Dark Lord's Trial."

"You're so weak that I don't even dare to brag about passing that trial! Staying in that heretical church won't make you stronger. Give up that unrealistic dream! I can give you a chance: submit to the Demon God Cult, receive the gift of the Fountain of Life, and gain eternal bliss!"

"You betrayed the God of Darkness for that addictive Fountain of Life?!" Sera shouted angrily. "My brother already freed you from the Fountain of Life's shackles, why did you still betray him and rejoin the Demon God Cult?"

It's no wonder Sera was so angry, because this half-dragon woman named Vitina was one of those who had followed her brother Sharibel in rebelling against the City of Peace.

Vitina is also a very powerful Abyss Walker who is skilled in assassination techniques. Sera had received a lot of guidance from her and respected her greatly, regarding her as both a teacher and a friend.

Sharibel also trusted her greatly and even appointed her to a high position in the Dark Church.

Unexpectedly, she betrayed her faith and rebelled against the Dark Church.

"That's because you don't understand the true mysteries of the Fountain of Life." Vitina lightly waved the gleaming scimitar in her hand. "Struggle is meaningless. The Lord of the Barrier is invincible. Rather than pursuing the defeat of Kasobia and escaping this forsaken land, we should live in peace. The peace we find in tranquility is our only happiness. Half-demons are already struggling to survive in Fantalia, so I want to take a gamble and see what kind of peace this cult, which is neither correct nor widely believed, truly offers!"

He sighed again, "I think I've found what I'm looking for!"

While she was speaking, Sera hurriedly took out some medicine from her spatial necklace and applied it to the wound under her ribs.

The wound was long, but not too deep into the flesh; it just bled quite a bit.

After applying the ointment, the bleeding stopped.

Vitina didn't stop me. She continued to deftly twirl her curved blade. "So you were just talking to me to buy time to heal? It's no use. Your strength is still far inferior to mine. If I wanted to slit your throat, it would only take a light touch. Don't do anything to provoke me again. I still remember our past friendship. I don't want to kill you."

Sera's response was to throw several knives, and at the same time, she darted out of the terrace.

Escaping down the stairs was not a good idea; even on the steep outer wall of the tower, she had ways to mitigate the impact of her fall.

Once she can escape the tower's radiant glow and re-enter stealth mode, disappearing into the darkness, even Vitina will find it difficult to locate her.

After all, Vitina is not a magician, and Abyss Walkers cannot detect invisibility magic.

Having also passed the Dark Lord's trial, Sera obtained the short sword, the Shadow of Gaton, which enhances stealth techniques and allows her to conceal her presence.

Vitina received the scimitar Gaton's Fang, which enhanced her assassination skills.

With a sudden, violent movement, Sera's figure froze, and the fighting spirit she had gathered dissipated rapidly.

Only then did she realize that Vitina's scimitar was poisoned!

Although this poison is not fatal, it will affect the flow of fighting spirit!

She was stalling for time, and so was Vitina.

"I remember when I taught you, I said that the pleasure of taking lives should not be given to poison. So, this poison will not kill you. I still like you quite a bit, little sister." Vitina walked forward gracefully and punched Sera in the chest with lightning speed, then snatched the short sword from her hand.

Sera groaned, utterly powerless to resist. Her use of battle qi had rendered her unable to gather it any longer, and her entire body was sore and weak.

The heart, the core of the fighting spirit, was struck hard, and its remaining strength was completely shattered.

He collapsed into Vitina's arms.

At this moment, Sera regretted that she had oversimplified things and hadn't expected that her stealth skills would be exposed under the brilliance of this level.

Even more unexpectedly, Vitina, the powerful Abyss Walker, was still guarding this place.

Vitina, holding Sera hostage, pushed open the door to the room she wanted to peek into.

Sera struggled to lift her head.

The scene inside the room took her by surprise.

In this spacious room, the light shines even brighter, radiating brilliance.

It was shrouded in a misty fog, and glowed with rainbow-like light.

The source of light, however, is a little girl slumped against the wall.

The little girl's skin was as white as snow, and her appearance was tender and sweet, but she was lifeless, and her deep purple eyes were eerily devoid of any white.

She was not human, though she possessed human characteristics, but on her head were two purple and red feathers interspersed with black stripes, resembling large leaves.

Behind her, there was also a pair of wings that looked like bat wings, but with strange patterns that resembled butterfly wings.

Water was spewing from the mouth of a statue sculpted into the head of a monster, pouring over the little girl's head, flowing over her thin and frail body, and all the way to a large pool at her feet.

The water in the pool did not overflow, as if there were other channels underneath, flowing to other places.

The chain around the little girl's neck restricted her movement, preventing her from leaving.

She was only wearing a short dress, which had turned white from being washed by the water.

"This is the Fountain of Life." Vitina put Sera down, stepped forward, looked at the little girl with a complicated expression, and bowed slightly.

The little girl, like a walking corpse, ignored Vitina and simply raised her arm blankly.

Without hesitation, Vitina used her scimitar to make a cut on Vitina's hand.

The little girl's blood was also multicolored and very viscous.

She seemed to be used to it, and her face showed no sign of pain.

In that instant, the mist in the room became even thicker and the light even more dazzling.

"How could you hurt a child like that?!" Sera shouted indignantly.

She never imagined that the Fountain of Life would come from a little girl trapped and locked at the top of this tower.

Vitina slowly shook her head and picked up a vessel from the pool. "She is not an ordinary little girl. She is a fallen fairy dragon. She is older than you. The high priest took her in because of her weakness, allowing her to survive here. All she has to give is some bodily fluids and blood, which can provide the believers of the City of Peace with an inexhaustible source of life, allowing all believers to obtain eternal peace."

Sera was stunned. Was this little girl a fairy dragon?

As she spoke, Vitina used the vessel to collect some of the little girl's blood and some running water, stirred it well, and then returned to Sera's side.

"The believers drink a diluted version of the Fountain of Life. The water mixed with her blood will be even more potent. You will forget the heretical beliefs of the Dark Church and completely submit to the Demon God Cult. Be good, drink it." Vitina half-embraced the limp Sera in her arms and brought the vessel containing the water to her lips.

"I won't drink! I don't want to!" Sera shook her head desperately, trying to break free from Vitina's embrace, but she couldn't muster any strength.

How could she not understand that the spring water was even more addictive? If she drank it, she might really, as Vitina said, completely abandon her former faith and turn to the embrace of the Demon God Cult.

At this moment, she realized with horror that Vitina might have betrayed the Dark Church because she had also drunk the spring water mixed with the blood of the little fairy dragon.

Vitina grabbed Sera's chin, forcing her mouth open, and poured the spring water into her mouth. "Don't worry, drink it obediently. With me here, no one can hurt you."

Alphonse's interrogation did not go too smoothly; he did not get much information out of him before a large number of guards surged in like a tide.

Although it was easy to deal with, Alphonse was already getting impatient.

He casually unleashed a few palm strikes, causing the ground to explode violently and countless shockwaves to rise, blasting away the guards who surrounded him. With a furious roar, he shouted, "If you don't stop, I'm really going to kill people!"

Alphonse had been holding back and hadn't killed anyone. Although there were casualties among the guards and the half-demons living in the City of Peace, it was due to the aftershocks of the force.

If the slaughter had been carried out unrestrainedly, things wouldn't be like this now.

The soft sword alone can cover a large area with a single roll.

Bloodshed is inevitable in this peaceful city.

Just then, the demonic sword spoke up, "Master, the dark elf girl's aura is becoming extremely weak. Should we go and save her?"

Alphonse asked in surprise, "Do you know where she is?"

"I left my mark on her, and she is now at the very top of that tower," the Demon Sword replied.

"Let's go!" Alphonse was too lazy to argue with the guards. With a leap, he soared into the sky like a huge eagle, his body twisting and flying towards the tower.

This isn't really flying, it's just vertical leaping, and it's not affected by the no-fly zone. It just requires landing from time to time to use the momentum to take off again.

The demonic sword, however, wanted to salvage the situation. "Master, this is too slow. I have a faster way!"

"How so?" Alphonse asked curiously.

"Space Slash!"

With a roar from the demonic sword, Alphonse felt a blur before his eyes, and instantly, a large black shadow appeared in front of him. (End of Chapter)