I was accidentally injured by God and I just want to be an ordinary person

Looking at the prisoner car that was destroyed by a blow and the guard lying on the ground twitching, Tifarian slowly lowered her hand from the rapier at her waist.

"How on earth can I achieve a single strike..."

"Well, before that, let's first ask them what their purpose is."

"Too."

Without further questioning Ella, Tifarian began searching for the leader among the moaning crowd, while Ella began to explore the entire underground through a "terrain search".

Using a knife to knock the groaning person lying on the ground unconscious, Fukagami murmured helplessly.

"Looking back now, it wasn't completely unnecessary for me to stay awake at that time."

"If everyone fell asleep at once, they might think the plan was too easy and start to suspect us, right? That's why we kept Ms. Fukama awake, so they'd think the plan was a complete success. But now it seems unnecessary. I thought these people would be smarter."

Lotte filled Hela with magic power and responded to Shen Gan with a wry smile.

All of this was planned long ago. In order to make the other party careless, only Shen Gan was kept awake, giving them the illusion that the plan was going smoothly and just encountered a little incident, so that they would let down their guard. Then Shen Gan would fight with the people who broke into the VIP seats to create the illusion of resistance. Finally, as long as Shen Gan "accidentally" failed and was caught by these people, the plan would be a perfect success.

——Although there were some unexpected events along the way.

These people were too weak, and the VIP seats could only accommodate a certain number of people at a time, so Shen Gan had a complete victory. Later, Pero used Ella as a hostage to give Shen Gan the opportunity to deliberately surrender.

After that, the current scene came about. Although Lotte's plan was to wait for the people from the auction house to send her and her group to their destination before taking action, there was nothing wrong with taking action in advance. After all, if Ella didn't use the "Holy Pestle" to get rid of everyone, Pero might be strangled to death by Fukagami's physical skills. Judging from the current conversation, Pero was the one who had the most information among all the people.

Tifarian drew out her rapier with a soft "clang" sound, and then kicked Pero, who was lying on the ground, with merciless force.

"If you can still speak, answer my question, otherwise—"

The golden rapier easily cut through the clothes, leaving a string of fine blood beads on the skin. If Tifarian had not wanted to show her cruel side in front of Loti, the rapier would have pierced through some important part of Pero.

However, even if Tifarian used violence to coerce him, Pero, who had collapsed on the ground like mud, would not be able to answer. He was now in a deep coma.

In order to allow Pero to answer Tifarian, Ella gently waved the Fire Arrow.

"'Blessing of Sobriety'."

The blue light spots gathered on the top of Pero's head, and then Pero slowly opened his swollen eyes. After noticing Tifarian's condescending gaze, his whole face suddenly showed a look of fear. Although Tifarian looked like a princess on the surface, the way she raised the rapier now made Pero understand without thinking that with just a little force, his life would come to an end.

"Hey!"

Ignoring Pero's panic, Tifarian asked again.

"I want to ask you, what is the mission that Serpro has assigned to you? Where is he sending us? And who is the 'Nameless' you mentioned earlier?"

“…This…this…”

Pero's eyes began to swirl, a look of hesitation between two options, trying to find a third solution. Given Marquis Sepro's methods, if Pero revealed the answer here, he would undoubtedly face his revenge, which would be death. So, for a moment, Pero hesitated between speaking and not speaking.

"Princess Tifarian, there's someone here who looks like the leader."

"Oh?"

Tifarian's action of turning her head to look at Angeline made Pero make up his mind instantly, and he answered Tifarian with a decisive attitude without any delay - Pero was not the only one who knew the answer here. There was almost no need to compare which was more important, a valuable person or a worthless person. At this critical moment, it would be better to choose the option that would allow you to live longer.

"I, I'll tell you everything! Lord Serpro told me to send you to the torture chamber. He said he wanted the blonde forger and Lady Tifarian to obey his orders. Lord 'Nameless' is a talking black mist. He and Lord Serpro are friends!"

"Follow orders? Use mental magic?"

“I don’t know about that…”

"Um?"

Tifarian pointed the rapier from Pero's waist to his throat and snorted softly. This action immediately made Pero's face covered with sweat, and his whole body began to spasm slightly.

"I, I really don't know, Lady Tifarian! I've already told you everything I know!"

"In that case—hmph."

Kicking Pero hard with the crystal shoes, Pero fainted again. Tifarian turned to look at the others who were cleaning up the battlefield. After confirming that there was no danger, she tore off the hem of her long skirt and discarded the gorgeously decorated crystal shoes. These equipment were unnecessary for the warriors and would only hinder the upcoming battle.

After carefully considering the information just now, Luti nodded slightly.

"So, that 'Nameless' is 'Gluttony'? The blonde-haired forger is probably referring to Miss Ella, right? Are you targeting Miss Ella because of those magical weapons inscribed with the Spinjitzu technique?"

"Uh...don't worry about that."

"Does Miss Ella have a secret that she can't tell?"

"No, no, no, that's impossible. Lotte, please continue with your story."

"Is that so? Okay, Miss Ella, let's continue. If Miss Ella and her sister are brought to the torture chamber to obey Serpro's orders, and Miss Tifarian doesn't complete the torture before tomorrow, the kingdom will discover them. If we want to control them quickly, we can only use mental magic, but the side effects of mental magic..."

Tifarian raised an eyebrow.

"People under the control of mind magic behave differently than normal people, so it's easy to spot, right?"

"Hmm, that's right. Considering the memory manipulation he did earlier, perhaps he's using suggestion or subconscious manipulation to achieve mental control. In that case, my sister would be Marquis Sepro's property. In other words, my sister is actually a pro-royalist? Otherwise, Marquis Sepro, who is a member of the aristocratic faction, wouldn't be able to use such a difficult method to control my sister."

Loti's orange-red eyes stared at Tifarian's orange-red eyes, not asking questions, but questioning with a strong will.

After the two looked at each other for a moment, Tifarian's eyes gradually softened and she finally sighed.

"At this point, there's nothing to hide. I'm a pro-King. But now isn't the time to describe the details. The question is what to do next. Although I couldn't see outside when I got here because I was in the bag, I can sense that I've passed through many levels."

"Yeah, it took at least five checkpoints to get here."

Fukagan, who had been staying outside the cage and could confirm his surroundings with his eyes, nodded.

Tifarian raised her eyes and looked around. There were several wooden boxes piled in the dim passage, which was about three meters high and could accommodate five people walking side by side. Apart from that, she could not see the entrance she came from nor the next exit.

"...Breaking out directly isn't very realistic... Maybe it could be done with a wide-area annihilation spell, but it's difficult with just the five of us. If we don't escape before the commotion escalates, it'll be troublesome. And—if we can take advantage of this opportunity to break into Marquis Sepro's room and find evidence of his collusion with the Seal of Original Sin, the noble faction will be in danger of collapse from within. Anyone who values ​​life wouldn't want to be in cahoots with the Seal of Original Sin, right?"

If I can really find evidence and bring it to Emperor Tovasan, I will be a hero of the pro-king faction. Even if I don't have to marry Leklik, I can complete my revenge. It is simply the best ending. All the important information of Marquis Sepro must be hidden in this underground space. Now that I have passed layers of inspection, I can even say that I am definitely the first pro-king faction to come here. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

but--

His request was too selfish. Ella and the others had nothing to do with this matter. It would be irresponsible to involve them without authorization. What's more, his beloved sister was involved. If the infiltration operation failed, everyone would face death.

Thinking of this, Tifarian couldn't help but give up the idea of ​​breaking in. It didn't matter what happened to her, but losing Luti was an unbearable consequence.

The fighting spirit in her orange-red eyes gradually faded, and Tifarian suddenly turned back the way she came, her long pink hair flying.

"Let's go back the way we came. It's too risky to go any deeper."

"Eh? This place isn't far from the room where Sepro keeps his books, huh?"

Tifarian's behavior was completely different from what she had imagined, which made Ella blink. According to the "Topography Search", the room covered with various anti-detection magic circles should be the most important place in the entire underground space, and it was only two doors away from where she was standing.

A look of struggle flashed across Tifarian's face again, but Tifarian still showed no sign of turning around. Her tall back was in sharp contrast to the countless guards lying on the ground.

"Since we've already received information about Serpro's collusion with the Seal of Original Sin, it doesn't matter if we search again later. Besides, Serpro will have a lot of trouble explaining my kidnapping, but that's enough. What we need to do now is to work hard to bring this information to the surface."

But Tifarian's cover-up did not escape Luti's eyes.

"...Are you worried about me, sis? If that's the case, I hope you can act on your own will. As for the danger, didn't I tell you? With this, there won't be any problems."

Lotte took out the magical fireworks made by Iris from under her dimensional skirt. Even underground, the fireworks formed by magic power could reach the ground. At that time, Camisia, the strongest fighter, would descend with Iris.

"but--"

"Don't worry, Tifarian. Just go ahead and do it. After all, Tifarian is Lotte's sister, and she's the one who took care of me. I'd feel bad if I didn't help her at this time. I'll lead the way. Lotte, Angelica, and Fukagan will hide nearby."

Ella waved her hand to signal Luti and the other two to hide the guards in the passage in a hidden place behind the wooden box. Then she took out a set of swordsman clothes suitable for Tifarian from the storage. The style was no different from the "Swordsman's White Dream" in the swordsman state.

"Wouldn't it be easier to fight if you wore this?"

Under the persuasion of Lotte and Ella, Tifarian fell into thought again. After about a minute, she turned around and put on the swordsman uniform from Ella's hand without hesitation.

"Hmph, you're amazing! Lead the way, but I might not be able to protect you in an emergency. If you're in danger, it's best to run back here. It's a shame. If you were a combat-capable magic caster, it would be much better. While that attack just now was barely adequate, it probably consumed a lot of magic and won't be usable many times."

Tifarian sighed and stepped on her silver metal boots. With her experience as an adventurer, she could tell at a glance that this piece of armor was at least of the Crimson Gold grade.

"Well, don't worry about me, Tifarian, just focus on your own things. Then-"

Ella turned her head to look at Lotte, who was hiding the unconscious guard behind a wooden box.

"Lotte, open the magic fireworks. Tell Camisia and Iris to come beforehand. Tifarian and I will go find information about Marquis Sepro's collusion with the Seal of Original Sin."

"Okay, Miss Ella, please take care."

Starting with Lotte opening the magic fireworks, the grand blaze began.

Chapter 64 Sparks Fly (Part 2)

Chapter 64

* At 00:05 on February 11, 6187 Genesis, in the basement of Marquis Sepro's residence in Zeos City

"Are Angelica and Ms. Fukagan ready?"

Lotte knelt on one knee and half-knelt on the ground to confirm with Angelica and Fukagami who were sitting on the ground.

After Lotte turned on the magic fireworks and informed Camisia and Iris, the three of them quickly moved to the corner of the passage and used the power of their level bonus to rearrange all the wooden boxes piled on the roadside. Basically, they piled 3/4 of the wooden boxes on the side where Ella left to block the passage, and then placed the remaining boxes as cover at the entrance when they came in - the purpose of doing this was to prevent being attacked from both sides and to buy time for Ella and Tifari to sneak in.

Since Shen Gan and Angelica are not good at setting traps, they obey Ruthie's words. Although Iris usually makes the major decisions, Ruthie is actually not bad in this aspect. If the two must be put on opposite sides, the chances of winning are about 64, Ruthie 4.

Now, in addition to the boxes serving as cover, this passage also has a large number of trigger traps. Although it is impossible to set up a more powerful magic circle due to lack of time, things like pits, explosive bombs, and strong wind barriers can still be easily made.

Lotte's idea was, of course, to move the rolling stones and logs that could occupy the entire underground passage here for use - that kind of prop is simply perfect for this narrow passage. However, since the dimensional backpack has been handed over to Camisia who stayed at the inn, she can only show some clever traps now.

"Everything is fine~"

"Yeah, no problem."

The two people who were also hiding behind the wooden box shelter gave an affirmative answer.

The corner filled with wooden boxes was not spacious at all, and could only accommodate less than ten people at most. In addition, the passage was only wide enough for five people to walk side by side. In other words, if the guards here wanted to engage in close combat, only two people could rush forward at the same time - in order to ensure enough space for maneuver, it was impossible for five people to rush forward together - and these two people had to withstand the firepower of either Angelica or Shen Gan in front of them. Without considering breaking out, it would not be an exaggeration to call it a "fortress".

Of course, if the opponent has a high-level magic caster, it will be quite troublesome. Here, only Lotte can deal with long-range magic casters, so this can be regarded as the only flaw of the "Fortress".

Gently shaking the cat ears on her asymmetrical twintails, Fukagan informed Lotte of the soldiers' movements.

"We're getting close. We'll be here in two minutes at most."

"Is it the entrance or the exit?"

The entrance refers to the direction we came from, and the exit is the direction Ella and Tifarian left. The location blocked by the wooden boxes is the exit, and there are only a few obstacles at the entrance that serve as cover.

"It seems the soldiers at the entrance and exit have been cleared out by Senior and Princess Tifarian."

"As expected? Well, it's only natural that you'd find out so quickly."

Ignoring this, Lotte filled Hela's magic power to saturation.

If he hadn't used magic fireworks, the soldiers here wouldn't have noticed the abnormality so quickly, but using magic fireworks is a necessary action. If he waited until a crisis occurred before using them, it might be too late by then.

As for why most of the obstacles were blocked at the exit, it was because the enemies there had been cleared out by Ella and Tifarian. Even if there were remnants coming to the passage, they were only a very small number. It would be difficult for a small number of soldiers to clear so many obstacles in a short time. In that way, their side could buy more time to avoid being attacked from both sides.

Although the task assigned to Loti by Ella was to hide and wait for her and Tifarian to come out, Loti certainly couldn't just sit there and watch Ella take risks while she stayed quietly by the side. What's more, there was no place to hide in the passage. Hiding in the wooden box was a good idea, but once discovered, she would have no choice but to surrender, and she would have to bear the heavy psychological burden of being afraid of being discovered. Compared to this, Loti would rather take the initiative to do something to assist.

For example, setting a trap now will buy time for Ella to sneak into the mansion and search for evidence of Serpro's collusion with the Seal of Original Sin.

"The strongest person in this mansion is the black mist. Apart from that, there's only a level 30 warrior called Korha. According to the magic caster's companion, Korha should be in a room below. This way, we won't encounter enemies above this level. At most, they'll be elite soldiers of the same level. With enough magic potions, delaying them for fifteen minutes shouldn't be a problem..."

At the end, Lotte's voice began to lose confidence. Fifteen minutes was already the limit, and ideally it should only be about ten minutes. Of course, she also had a last resort to deal with these enemies, but that would cause irreversible damage, so she would not consider that direction for the time being.

Angeline nodded and gripped the giant sickle that was a mixture of gold and pink.

"Well, which side am I responsible for?"

"Miss Angelini's weapons aren't suitable for use in this kind of passage. Please keep an eye on the enemies at the exit. If anyone breaks through the barriers and enters, please stop them."

"Eh...but isn't Fukagan's assassination technique only suitable for surprise attacks?"

"Even though it's a passage, the light here isn't very bright. Combined with Ms. Fukama's ability to erase her own presence, it could unleash a powerful force."

"Haha—that's what you say, but Lotte-senpai is the one who plays the biggest role."

Shen Gan sighed. In this kind of defensive battle, he and Angeline were only there to provide assistance in emergencies. To put it bluntly, only when Ruthie was unable to stop those soldiers with Hela would he and Angeline have a chance to take action.

Without dwelling on this point, Lotte focused her attention on the end of the turbulent passage. Although the situation over there was completely invisible to the naked eye, it was clear if she looked through Hela's scope. It was far beyond the artifact level, reaching a realm unattainable for mortals. This was the conclusion Iris came to after trying to dismantle Hela.

At that time, Iris simply picked up a utility knife to examine Hela before giving up the idea of ​​disassembling her. There were no gaps in her, not even the joints between the trigger and the pod, where a fine needle could penetrate. Not only that, even physical violence was impossible. Even if Hela could act as a shield in an emergency, it would be no problem. Preliminary estimates showed that she could withstand at least level six magic bombardment, while the ultimate magic of the entire continent was only level eight.

If Ella happened to be present when Iris was making her assessment, she would probably have made a subtle expression. Even within F.Wing, Hela could be considered a pinnacle of magical technology. Not only was she indestructible to eighth-order magic, but even super-level magic reaching the hundredth order could only damage her, not completely destroy her.

After unfolding the bracket and laying Hela flat on the wooden box that served as a temporary shelter, Luty began to measure the distance from the end of the passage to herself.

"I remember Ms. Ella saying it would be even better if there were a 'cyber fairy,' but when I asked her about it, she didn't give me any specific information... Could she be saying that the current Hela is actually a flawed version? Well, that's fine with me."

In fact, even if one were to say that the current Hela was a flawed version, it wouldn't be refuted. While Hela was powerful, the most important thing about sniping was accuracy. In F.Wing, hitting the target accurately required not only experience like feel, but also a great deal of calculation—air pressure, temperature, humidity, weapon status, and so on—all of which would affect shooting accuracy. Normally, players would prepare a pet named "Electronic Fairy" to assist with calculations and fine-tune weapons, but this world didn't have such a convenient thing, so everything had to be done by Lotte herself.

Of course, compared to real sniping, Hela is simpler because of the difference in power. Hela itself is not a single weapon against people, but a large-scale device against objects. If it can blow up the opponent including the people and the house, it doesn't matter even if the accuracy is a little worse. Hela itself is such a weapon.