Lu Mingfei is transforming into the final boss.

A woman emerged from not far away.

The black-robed woman who attacked Lu Mingfei that day was Kyōshinko.

Lu Mingfei naturally wouldn't have any goodwill towards someone who attacked her without even communicating with her. However, if the other party was willing to explain their reasons, she could consider it. First of all, for her now, understanding herself is the most important thing. She can't be ignorant of herself, especially given how powerful she has become.

"A repulsive odor."

Kyoko hated this smell; it had a similar scent to the one she had smelled.

"Tell me why you think that way? Is it simply because you don't like me, or are there some characteristics you dislike, or do you just see me as someone you need to get rid of first?" Lu Mingfei looked at her. This time she wasn't afraid. She didn't think it was necessary to kill her, but to at least draw with her or even intimidate her.

"People from the mountain, why not try to communicate? Communication isn't a bad thing." Richard joined the situation like a peacemaker, but he was neither a peacemaker nor a good person. If you thought he was a friendly and sunny young man, you would be very wrong and would definitely suffer a great loss.

First, it was only natural for him, as a member of the alliance, to support Mingfei's demands. In addition, he could see that Mingfei was not aware of her own situation and that she could fill in the gaps in her information through other people's evaluations, which was a good thing for both him and Mingfei.

Kyoko first looked at the group of people before saying, "She has an aura similar to that of a demon."

"A monster?" Lu Mingfei sniffed her clothes. There was no strange smell, and there was even a faint scent of cheap laundry detergent.

"Mingfei, that's not the aura," Richard reminded her. "A monster? You mean the Dead Apostle, right?"

"Lionheart, I've heard about you. Why are you joining forces with monsters?" She seemed a little angry.

"It's a pity that Mingfei isn't a monster. She just has a bit of a smell that might make some people uncomfortable." Richard looked at Lu Mingfei to get her opinion, and after Mingfei agreed, he continued, "Compared to those monsters, Mingfei is actually closer to the legendary dragon in some ways. Of course, she's also human in other ways, that's beyond doubt."

Richard vouched for Lu Mingfei, as he had a lot of authority on the matter of fighting the Dead Apostles. He could at least confirm that Mingfei had absolutely no connection with the Dead Apostles, or at least they were not in the same category.

In addition, he felt that the girl was a bit silly. Before attacking Mingfei, she did not confirm whether it was true or not. Instead, she attacked based on her first feeling, that is, her intuition. Intuition can sometimes be misleading and needs to be judged. There is a big difference between "partially like" and "it is that thing".

Enkidu smiled but didn't say anything. To it, the person named Lu Mingfei was not some kind of Dead Apostle, but far above them, surpassing Heroic Spirits, and even more dangerous. She was an existence that could cause harm to humanity and even the Earth itself. Perhaps her awakening alone would be enough to destroy the surface. It already knew this in advance, but it didn't need to do anything now because she showed no signs of awakening.

The fact that Lu Mingfei was summoned was extremely strange in itself, but what's done is done, her summoning has become a reality, so we can only continue.

Crazy Nobuko paused for a moment. She needed to consider Richard's opinion because he had far more authority than her in matters concerning the Dead Apostles. He had even participated in the war against the Dead Apostles. From this perspective, he would not protect the Dead Apostles, nor was there any need or possibility for him to do so. The Lionheart had his own pride, and she could not definitively say that Lu Mingfei was a Dead Apostle.

"What the hell is a Dead Apostle?" Lu Mingfei interjected.

"In modern thinking, she's like a vampire. She attacks you because she sees you as a Dead Apostle, and Dead Apostles are enemies of humanity."

If that's the case, she can understand it. They treated her as an enemy of humanity and then attacked her. This makes sense in Lu Mingfei's logic.

"I understand, I understand. I'm really not a vampire. Look, I'm fine even when the sunlight shines directly on me." Lu Mingfei deliberately walked into the sun, took off her jacket, and waved her smooth, fair arms in the sunlight, seemingly unaffected.

Could it be that she really misjudged?

"If I misjudged the situation, I will apologize and take responsibility for my attack," she said calmly. "My only goal is to kill the monster."

She had absolutely no intention of harming humans, let alone a girl.

"Furthermore, I have a proposal," Enkidu suddenly said, its expression still as inorganic as ever. "This city also contains monsters I want to eliminate first: a pitch-black curse and pollutants from reddish-black sludge. If these two combine and contaminate the Holy Grail, it will have dangerous effects on the planet itself."

"That sounds like it's much harder to deal with than Dead Apostles or anything like that."

"I agree. After all, it will affect the Earth itself, which is something quite exaggerated." Lu Mingfei raised her hand to express her opinion, but her statement made Enkidu look at her with surprise.

"So, before eliminating these three factors, let's form an alliance first. The Mountain Elder's people can also confirm Mingfei's identity through this alliance. Is that acceptable?"

"I have no objection, but I won't be leaving this forest for the time being."

"Okay." Kyoko nodded. It was both an alliance and a process of exchanging trust. Nothing could help you understand a person better than through personal interaction. The Dead Apostles' inherent flaws existed from the very beginning. To humanity, the existence of the Dead Apostles was a mistake, a sin; their sole purpose was to negate humanity.

If Lu Mingfei were a Dead Apostle, she would be unable to suppress the bloodsucking urge that was inherent in her soul.

"I have no objection. Of course, it would be best if you could prove that I'm not a vampire." Lu Mingfei had no intention of becoming a vampire. Even before Richard explained, she thought vampires were cool. But it was clear that in this world, the meaning of vampire was completely different from what she knew. Vampires were not cool at all, nor were they romantic. On the contrary, they were enemies of humans.

She also needs some time to understand and master her own power, which is a very important part, and the alliance is a buffer that can give her time... When did she become so pragmatic?

"Then the alliance is successfully formed."

Richard said the alliance has a high probability of success because everyone in the alliance has their own ideas, or what they want to gain from the alliance, and also their own things they don't want to deal with alone. After all, if one can handle everything independently, an alliance would seem unnecessary.