After mastering the resurrection technique, they begged me to extend their lives.

Looking up through the narrow alley, which resembles a sliver of sky.

A little girl dressed in a gothic bear dress sat on the eaves of the fifth floor of a merchant guild's warehouse, a few strands of spiritual energy in her hand reflecting a chilling radiance in the sunlight.

The port area is densely built up with scarce land, making it extremely valuable and resulting in buildings clustered together.

An Xiao hadn't expected the road to the Adventurers' Guild to be blocked in such a place.

However, now that our enemies have caught up, if we don't retaliate now, we'll be looked down upon.

"Boss, I'll handle the puppets in the back. You guys try to hold off the guys in front, and I'll be there to help shortly!"

Miss Hela was highly focused; her wand emitted a dazzling blue light, and the water-based magical particles brought a chill to those around her.

"it is good."

An Xiao immediately gave the order—

[Airi, send your blessings to Miss Hela.]

"learn."

Having gained experience from her first battle, Princess was no longer as slow-witted as a novice. Instead, she was able to cast "Blessing of Wisdom" on the witch, the strongest fighter in the team, immediately.

A flash of white light appeared, and the incantation began to be chanted.

However, it is clear that the enemy cannot simply stand by and watch their teammate cast spells without doing anything.

"Tsk."

Lilia sneered, swinging her smooth and alluring legs, her fingers lightly flicking the silk threads in her hand as if playing a musical instrument.

"roar!!"

A loud shout.

Just then, the shield warrior directly in front of them bent forward the instant he unleashed his intimidating roar.

With a loud thud, he unleashed a charging attack—

With the large shield in front, the bottom edge of the shield slammed into the ground, and amidst the ear-piercing sound of metal scraping against metal, it launched a fierce attack towards the middle of the alley.

An Xiao frowned and took out an inscribed scroll from behind her.

"rise."

Crack!

"Third Ring Spell - Ice Wall" instantly rose from the ground in the narrow passage, blocking the shield warrior puppet a few yards in front of it.

Without any warning, the opponent was completely unable to stop.

The great shield collided head-on with the barrier formed by ice elements, and with a loud bang, the puppet was sent flying backward.

"Continue casting the spell."

An Xiao knew she had a limited number of rolls of paper, so she naturally wouldn't waste her time.

"Yes, brother."

At this moment, the princess's blessing of wisdom has been cast on Hela. Her next skill is also a blessing, but this time it is a "hardness blessing" cast on the entire team with An Xiao as the center.

Group defense, group speed, single magic attack, group magic defense...

Airi is no longer the silly girl who would freeze up when she encountered enemies.

A series of large-scale support spells were being unleashed relentlessly, regardless of mana consumption, like a high priest at the heart of the battlefield.

This not only impressed An Xiao, but even Lilia in the sky became a little anxious.

"What is the origin of that creation? How can it be so powerful?"

She narrowed her eyes, her gaze fixed intently on Airi.

"I specifically targeted Wind Sword Princess before she was resurrected, so could it be that I missed some other information?"

Lilia's face was gloomy.

With a slight movement of her fingertips, she controlled the rusted lizard monster to slant along the wall towards Airi.

"An Xiao didn't bring my magical artifact, and it's impossible for him not to take Wind Sword Maiden with him."

"So, he hid the Wind Sword Princess?"

"Then who exactly is the person next to him?"

"They're all large-scale support spells, why do they look so similar..."

A certain figure flashed through my mind.

The more I think about it, the more outrageous it seems.

"In short, kill them first."

Lilia didn't want to speculate any further.

With the mindset that "my puppet is not necessarily weaker than your creation," Lilia chose to let the lizard monster kill Airi instantly.

"Hiss hahaha—!"

The lizard monster was incredibly agile. During its charge, it opened its mouth wide and spewed out a cloud of dark green poisonous mist.

The mist was sprayed towards Miss Hela in order to interrupt her spellcasting and bypass her position to directly target the team's main support, thus securing a partial victory.

However, something unexpected happened.

Miss Hela, with the spell almost complete, actually gave up on defense or... displacement.

She endured the corrosive poisonous mist, and as her clothes decayed, she raised her wand high, unleashing a Frost Nova directly at the rusting lizard!

"Hiss?! (Holy crap!)"

The puppet lizard has no intelligence; it only makes primitive roars based on instinct.

The most unbelievable person was actually Lilia.

Lilia simply couldn't understand why this level 36 witch would risk serious injury or even disfigurement to withstand an attack that could be easily dealt with by "blinking".

Does she think that exchanging her life for someone else is more worthwhile than interrupting the spell?

But on my side, I'm just a puppet.

But she was to be truly corroded by the poisonous fog.

"boom!"

The sound of ice shards erupting from the ground startled the nearby houses.

As the voices gradually gathered, the rusted lizard's feet were also stuck to the spot.

"Airi, clear it out!"

"clear."

Seeing An Xiao anxiously issuing a new command, Airi immediately cast a "Status Removal" on Hela, completely blocking and removing the debuff that was about to corrupt her face.

Despite having such a means of protection, Airi, as the spellcaster, still felt that Miss Hela was perhaps going a little too far.

What if I'm a jealous and wicked woman, and I deliberately delay casting the dispelling spell on her by three breaths...

Then it will be a foregone conclusion that half of her face will be ruined.

How could she dare to gamble like that?

"Dumb! Master, be careful!"

Before she could react, the little dark creature on An Xiao's shoulder sounded an alarm.

At the same time, it flew away from An Xiao's body ahead of time, and in mid-air, it brought its wings together towards its chest!

After generating a small black magic arrow, it shot straight into the eye of the shield warrior who was leaping towards it...

Extremely accurate.

"Awoooooo...!"

For a level 32 warrior, a first-circle spell is merely a tickle, or at most a mosquito bite.

But if the bite were in the eyeball... I doubt anyone would find it easy to swallow.

Ouch!

The impact on the ground caused it to deviate.

An Xiao used the Blink Scroll, moving back three body lengths to completely avoid the stun attack.

And this time.

A chant came from behind: "By the law of the rising tide, I swear, I will become an ice spear that cleaves through shields—"

"The torrent is cut off!"

This is Hela's exclusive third-circle water spell, "Minor Torrent Burial," which was quickly chanted with the blessing of wisdom.

A three-meter-long water-shaped spear, imbued with high-pressure water flow, appeared like a shuttle on her raised right hand.

Water-based special attack magic damage will undoubtedly amplify the damage of cumbersome shield warriors, increasing spell power by up to 180%.

"Yubora, locate!"

"Received. Target marked. Also, my name is Xiao An."

call out--!

With perfect coordination, the Torrent Spear pierced through the shield golem's large shield and then through his chest, pinning him to the wall to one side.

Bah!

The chill hadn't dissipated; Hela's clothes were torn, and her pantyhose at the thighs were riddled with large holes, but her spellcasting continued.

The target was the rusty lizard behind them that had broken free of control and was about to throw its grappling hook at Airi.

In the sky, Lilia's pupils suddenly contracted.

"Just how terrifying is this woman's endurance? She's clearly a lower level than me, right?"

As a level 41 genius sorcerer, Lilia's purpose in coming out this time was to test her skills and scare An Xiao, "friendly" telling him that she was always following her, while also taking back her Iron Maiden and giving him a good beating...

Who would have thought that he not only created a new creature, but also managed to acquire such a powerful professional-level mage, as well as a raven that inexplicably seeks out enemies.

This combination of a magic-based beast and a commander (who needs to be captured alive) really stumped her.

"Frost Fang - Pierce".

Sure enough, in just a fleeting moment, Hela unleashed another three-ring spell, condensing three spinning ice spikes that instantly immobilized the rusted lizard's arms and abdomen.

The lizard raised its tail, struggling to deliver a tail spike to Hela, but Ice-type special attacks were effective against mechanical or puppet joints.

After the rusted lizard's tail twitched for a few breaths, frost crystals condensed all over its body.

This whole commotion was completely resolved by the powerful young mage.

"hateful……"

Lilia's expression shifted between light and shadow.

Such a failure is not an outcome that a genius sorcerer can accept.

They were considering whether to bring out even more expensive and powerful corpse puppets to save face.

But at that moment, her small face inadvertently met An Xiao's gaze below.

"..."

From An Xiao's perspective, the girl's skirt was facing her, the meaning of which was unclear.

She blushed slightly for no apparent reason, gritted her teeth, squeezed her legs together, and flashed to the other corner of the eaves.

Judging from his flushed face, he still wants to fight again.

An Xiao was about to speak to dissuade her when she heard a very familiar shout coming from both sides of the street—

"Listen up, you inside! You are surrounded! We are guards from the Golden Scales Guard of the Stardust Harbor Commercial Security Force, employed by the Bartos Commercial Congress! We urge everyone in the alley to lay down their weapons, obey the guards' instructions, and come with us to the Inspectorate!"

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