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

The castle’s three-story corridors are spacious and empty, with iron windows facing the door.

Several armored soldiers, armed with long spears, were gathered around a beautiful corpse, waiting for their officer to give the order.

But no one expected that there were still two intruders who had not been discovered in the maids' lounge, which had just been searched and expelled.

The incident happened suddenly. At that moment, the Sword Maiden moved like a phantom. The instant she drew her enchanted longsword, a white light flashed at the necks of the three soldiers who had their backs to the room, and blood spurted out immediately.

"who!!"

The sergeant reacted the fastest, gripping his spear tightly and reflexively thrusting it towards where Hino was.

But clearly, even at half her strength, Wind Sword Princess could easily deal with these city guards.

The spear tip swept past the hair, while swords and knives clashed and slashed through the air on either side of the body.

Her body moved like a dancing sprite, gracefully dodging the soldiers' fierce attacks. With each sword strike, a person's head would lightly touch the ground.

Seeing that she was able to attract all the enemies' attention with ease, An Xiao was completely relieved. Seizing the opportunity, she rushed towards the girl's corpse lying on the red carpet ten meters away.

"Airi, death must taste terrible."

As you can see, a girl wearing an exquisite pleated dress and with long, soft, light blue hair has a red stain slowly seeping from her heart, staining her white dress red and spreading outwards little by little.

Her pupils, clear as angel stones, had lost their luster. She stared at the ceiling with a helpless yet resolute expression, the sharp silver scissors falling to the ground beside her.

An Xiao ran to her side, her gaze sweeping over her beautiful face. She bent down and carried her body on her back as quickly as possible, then stood up and ran in the opposite direction.

"Don't even think about touching Her Highness's corpse!"

The formidable sergeant caught a glimpse of his movement, shouted, and raised his hand to throw his spear.

But Xinuo wouldn't give him a chance. In the gap between his opponent's charging and aiming, he seized the opening, broke through the defense with a sword, and injected the tangible emerald green into the soldier captain's armor.

With a soft "pfft," the other person seemed to finally realize something in the last moments of their life.

"You, you are...?"

With a terrified expression, he slowly knelt down and fell to the ground.

"Wait, that...that sword...it seems to be the Wind Sword Princess's enchanted Noble Phantasm!"

"The Ultimate Sword - Wind Traveler!"

A sharp-eyed soldier recognized the highly recognizable weapon in Hino's hand.

Having spent a long time in the palace, many people could see Wind Sword Princess going in and out of the castle where the princess resided.

Everyone was deeply impressed by this sword.

"How is this possible! Could they be the foreign fugitives who stole the Sword Maiden's corpse!?"

"Quickly! Go find Lord Volta!"

This panic finally alerted another team of colleagues who were searching the princess's bedroom.

The bedroom door was kicked open with a bang, and more enemies filed out.

"Tsk."

Seeing that his weapon had been recognized, Hino no longer needed to suppress his abilities and refrain from using his combat skills. After all, these people were already courting death.

"You go in first, I'll be right there."

She stopped and turned to say something to An Xiao.

"Okay. Be careful."

At this moment, An Xiao had already rushed into the maid's rest room and was about to return to the secret passage.

The girl on his back was soft and light. Even though he didn't have much strength, he was still able to carry her smoothly and run quickly with small steps.

Her long, fragrant hair brushed against her ears, and the bloodstains on her skirt were sticky and wet, flowing from her chest and rubbing against her back.

With mixed feelings, he stepped through the stone gate.

The next moment, a powerful sword strike resounded outside the door—the soldiers screamed in agony, and their cries subsided amidst a terrifying noise reminiscent of being torn apart by a hurricane.

"Is that her signature move, 'Wind Flash'? Looks like it can still deliver a devastating blow to those guys..."

An Xiao nodded to herself.

After a while.

The swordswoman, having destroyed the internal switches and restored the bookshelf, followed.

"Phew... The stone door is locked. Even if Volta discovers the secret passage, it will still take some effort to destroy it."

She was slightly out of breath, her chest heaving.

It's clear that the exertion she just experienced was not easy for her.

"Not enough magic?"

An Xiao glanced at her and asked.

"No, it's just that I haven't gotten used to the stiffness of this body yet."

"I see."

Indeed, such sudden strenuous exercise was quite beyond her capabilities, especially considering she had been lying in a coffin for nearly a month.

She sheathed her sword, her eyes filled with sorrow as she fixed her gaze on the princess's corpse:

"Would you like me to carry your bag for you? You look delicate and frail..."

"No need, I'm afraid you'll carry her into the sewer. You should rest your ailing body first."

An Xiao tightened her grip on her hands and quickened her pace amidst the strange sensation.

...

Another hour later, the two returned to the entrance of the passage at an even faster speed than when they arrived.

A distant, unfriendly shout echoed from behind. An Xiao and Xinuo exchanged a glance, both knowing that pursuers were still following them.

"As expected, it's unrealistic to think we can hide this with just a secret passage."

"What do we do... Volta will soon order martial law throughout the city, and there's nowhere left for us in the main urban area... Where... where can we go to lay low?"

Having just killed so many guards, with her hands stained with blood, Wind Sword Maiden was completely at a loss.

Rather than An Xiao and Lilia, she was more like an S-class wanted criminal in Alevant at this moment.

"Don't panic, come with me."

At the critical moment, even though her body had reached its limit, An Xiao still came to her own conclusion and stepped towards the side of the jungle.

"Wait, is that... the direction of Ningye Town?"

"Um."

Although An Xiao didn't want to explain too much, he knew that if he didn't make things clear, this swordswoman would keep asking questions and getting to the bottom of things.

So he could only say in a deep voice:

"The king is dead, the princess is dead, and you can no longer withstand the pursuing troops, no matter how strong they are. Now I need a place to replenish my magic until it is full, and then I can cast a spell to resurrect her."

"Huh? But even if we get there, there's nowhere suitable to avoid the search..."

"Have you forgotten Lilia's cellar?"

"!"

"That is the original place where you were resurrected. It is quiet and deserted, and I am very familiar with it. Even if I cast a spell inside, the noise will not reach the outside world. Of course, no one will be able to see the light produced by the magic."

Because the house is dilapidated, the pursuers are unlikely to notice it, which will at least buy us some time.

Finally, once everything is ready, I will leave Aleiente and flee abroad.

The calm words left Miss Wind Sword Princess stunned, her brain overloaded once again.

After what seemed like an eternity, he finally managed to stammer out, "But... but how can we break through the border defenses...?"

Although Ningye Town is not far from the border mountains, there are armed guards at every city gate, and the sergeant majors are at least level 40 in combat. I'm not sure I can have it as smoothly as this time.

After this battle, she was a little lacking in confidence.

With half their fighting force combined with their unfit bodies, they simply couldn't withstand Aleient's massive army no matter what.

"Huh? I never said you were going to charge straight through the city gates."

"How are we going to get out? Even at night, there are people on guard duty in two shifts. If we're discovered, the wyvern legion will catch up quickly! Volta's bipedal wyverns have terrifying speed; in the wilderness, we have no chance of escaping his pursuit!"

"..."

Being relentlessly questioned by Xinuo, An Xiao was getting a little tired. She saw him stop, glance at her ring with the look one would give a kindergarten child, and retort:

"Miss Sword Maiden, have you forgotten about the 'Single-Bit Silent Excavator Model 1' that you spent a fortune on?"

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