The weapons I forge are absolutely flawless.

"Yes, they used the promise of awakening crests as bait to gather a large group of bandits and robbers, and then gave them drugs with extremely strong side effects. Even if they could awaken briefly, they would die quickly due to the side effects."

“They dug a deep pit behind the stronghold and threw all the dead test subjects in to serve as food for the cave worms,” Viner recounted.

“These beasts,” Lisette couldn’t help but curse.

She thought of the children who were arrested with her and whose remains were never found, and a surge of anger naturally arose in her heart.

Seeing Lisette's angry expression, Vena continued, "I'm telling you this in advance to remind you that you don't need to feel any guilt or pity when dealing with these guys."

Some things, though they have human appearances, do things that are even more cruel than demons.

“I won’t hold back,” Lisette agreed.

The heavy mood made the two lose interest in talking, and they focused all their attention on getting on their way.

Chapter 504 Lisette: You see, he disagrees.

In order to catch up with the main group as soon as possible, the two traveled without stopping, but were blocked by a river.

There used to be a stone bridge over the river, but it has been broken in two.

Judging from the damage, it looks like it was done by a monster.

It's just that the knights led by Fadvi crossed this bridge the day before, and it was destroyed in the blink of an eye. What a coincidence!

"Hey!"

Without waiting for Wiener's instructions, Little Ma stopped in his tracks.

This distance was just a leap away for it, but it suddenly raised its front hooves high, as if giving a warning.

“Listy.” Vena tapped her fingertips lightly on the scabbard.

The silver-haired girl nodded slightly.

Ever since they left the mansion, a sticky, voyeuristic feeling had lingered between them.

Lisette did not cut off the conversation, wanting to see when the other party would lose their composure.

The moonlight reflected on the lake's surface rippled as if countless snake eyes were watching her through the water's reflection.

“Are there any other ways to cross the river?” Viner suddenly raised her voice.

“There’s another stone bridge upstream, but it’s a bit of a detour.” Lisette understood immediately.

The two voices were exceptionally clear in the silence. As the warhorses trotted their feet in preparation to turn, seven jets of water suddenly burst open on the surface of the water.

Seven men in black leaped out of the water and simultaneously pulled out a crossbow, unleashing poisoned bolts at the two men without hesitation.

As if he had eyes in the back of his head, the cold light of the sword wove a silver net behind him, rendering the seven poisoned arrows either shattered into pieces or deflected by the wind of the sword, completely useless.

Seeing that their sneak attack had failed, the men in black discarded their crossbows, drew their serpentine longswords, and attacked from different directions.

The idea of ​​bypassing guards and directly attacking the spellcaster from behind is deeply ingrained in their very being.

Even if Venus had three heads and six arms, he could not stop so many enemies.

That's the general rule.

Venus leaped off Little Mago, and in mid-air, he split into seven.

Each of the seven "Vina" was confronted by a man in black.

In terms of swordsmanship, these black-clad men, who were only used as assassins, were no match for Vener. After only a few moves, they were already struggling to defend themselves.

As an assassin desperately faced the sword aimed at his heart, the blade pierced through his chest like a wisp of mist.

"It's fake!"

He had just spoken the warning when a teammate screamed in agony beside him.

All the "Vina" were brought back together as one, and then once again divided into six.

"Guess who's the real one?"

The six Viners present spoke at the same time.

The sight of their comrade's gruesome death sent a chill down the spines of the remaining assassins.

In that brief delay, Lisette had already prepared her spell, and a frost whirlwind bloomed beneath her feet.

The whirlwind indiscriminately enveloped everyone.

Vena and Lisette only felt a slight chill.

However, the assassins, who were entangled with the illusion, all stood frozen in place.

The black clothes soaked through the stream became the deadliest prison, with frost growing wildly along the water droplets dripping from their clothes, locking their joints in a charging posture.

Lisette did not stop; the cold wave surged toward the river like a silver dragon.

The flowing stream froze into ice with a crackling sound, and the twisted shadows beneath the ice violently crashed against the gradually freezing cage.

As the last ripple solidified into frost patterns, the long-dormant figure in black robes finally tore through space and landed.

"Roar!"

The roar, imbued with demonic energy, shattered the solid ice on the river surface and also broke the ice crystals on the remaining six assassins.

The man in the black robe removed his hood, revealing a face as pale as a corpse, with sunken eye sockets that shimmered with a bluish-gray hue, as if an ancient corpse buried deep underground had been brought to light.

"To have mastered the power of dual emblems to this extent in just seven years..." The man licked his chapped lips, his eyes filled with longing. "Truly worthy of being our most successful experimental subject."

"Dissociation Technique!"

The emerald green rays tore through the night the moment the words "experimental subject" were uttered, but vanished into invisible ripples the moment they touched the black-robed man's chest.

“Spell Annihilation Barrier…” Lisette sighed inwardly.

Even if it was a pre-arranged spell, it shows that the man's magical skill is above the seventh ring.

The man in black smoothed down the hem of his robes, which had been billowed by the shockwave. What was clearly a deadly attack was instead presented to him as if Lisette were playing a joke on him.

"You looked so much cuter curled up in bed convulsing back then than you are now."

"Don't talk to me like you know me so well." Lisette summoned her staff, and a surge of magical power condensed at its tip.

"What a wonderful power," the man in black robes couldn't help but exclaim. "It's just a pity that every time you use the dual emblems, this beautiful body slides one inch further into the abyss."

"Come back with me. Only I can help you resolve the hidden dangers within you..."

“What nonsense are you spouting to someone else’s girlfriend?” Vena interrupted. “Listy’s body can only belong to me.”

Venerer's sword flashed across the throat of the third assassin, and before the blood on the blade of Miyagi-maru had even dried, it was already pointing at the man in black.

The man in the black robe frowned slightly.

He was unwilling to harm the precious experimental subjects, but that didn't mean he would tolerate the same in front of Wiener.

With her withered, twig-like fingers slashing through the air, a disintegration technique, identical to that of Listy, suddenly erupted.

Viner neither dodged nor avoided the attack, but instead raised his sword to meet it.

The emerald ray was deflected by Viner the instant it touched the sword's edge, turning towards the assassin behind him who was preparing to launch a sneak attack.

The body pierced by the refracted beam of light disintegrated like a sandcastle, leaving no trace of bones in an instant.

"There are three left, so I won't trouble you with your help." Venus flicked the blood off the tip of her sword and her figure blurred as she pounced on the remaining enemies.

Amidst the flashing lights, one assassin, clutching his bleeding neck, staggered and fell to his knees, while the other two were forced to defend themselves back-to-back by the illusory visions.

"Look, my boyfriend doesn't agree to me going with you."

Lisette couldn't help but smile, and it was obvious who that smile was for.

"The path of the demonic path cannot be bound by personal feelings between men and women."

The black-robed man's sleeves billowed, as if his secret had been touched, and his withered face became even more ferocious with anger.

“Just admit that nobody likes you,” the girl chuckled, tilting her head, but her staff fell silently. “But then again, who would favor a coward who doesn’t even dare to show his face?”

Spending a lot of time with Vina significantly increased Lisette's verbal aggression.

"presumptuous!"

Just as the man in black robes was about to get angry, he saw two water dragons burst through the ice and sweep towards him from the left and right.

Even though a spell-based annihilation barrier can block the manipulation of magic, it cannot erase the surging torrents of nature.

The man in black hastily erected a shield of fire.

The river water collided with the raging flames, and thick steam, like a rolling sea of ​​clouds, completely filled his vision.

As the man in black robes was preparing to use his wind-generating magic to disperse the fog, a cold light suddenly shone through the thick fog.

That was the edge of Venerer's sword.

The spell annihilation barrier is indeed the nemesis of most spells, but it has no ability to deal with physical weapons.

The two exchanged opponents instantly without needing to communicate verbally, relying solely on their tacit understanding.

With a flick of her fingertips, Lisette unleashed a bolt of lightning like divine punishment, piercing the last two assassins with pinpoint accuracy.

At this crucial moment, Vena's Mimi-kiri-maru pierced through the mist and struck the black-robed man's heart.

A look of astonishment flashed in the black-robed man's eyes. He hadn't expected that his subordinates wouldn't be able to stop Viña even for a moment.

"Bah!"

The black-robed man's body vanished like a phantom, leaving only a black robe behind.

The black robe, made of some unknown material, was instantly torn to shreds by the sword's pressure.

Chapter 505 Vena: Summoner? Isn't that a coincidence?

"Tsk, not much skill, but plenty of ways to save his life."

Viner unleashed a sword flourish, the sword wind swirling like a tornado, dispersing the surrounding mist.

Just as he was about to turn around and meet up with Lisette, he saw the girl staring intently at the bottom of the bridge.

The river water had long since been evaporated by the black-robed man's magic, and seven scarlet magic circles were clearly visible on the exposed riverbed.

Each magic circle corresponds to a dimensional portal.

“Very well...you have thoroughly enraged me, Draco Ain.”

A hoarse voice rang out from high above.

Vena looked up abruptly and saw Ain, whose robes were torn, hovering in mid-air, clutching a bone staff in his hand.

A dark blue beast core was embedded at the top of the staff, emitting the same blinding blood-red light as the magic circle.

"Listey, watch out!"

With a low shout, Viner moved like an arrow, heading back to his opponent's side.

However, the one who really needs to worry is himself.

With a wave of her staff, the riverbed seemed to be torn apart, and roaring monsters poured out of the portal.

Listy hurriedly waved Tyrhunth's Staff, attempting to close the portal.

However, all the spells cast hit an invisible wall.

This invisible wall also blocked Venus's retreat, and even as he swung his sword, he could not break through it.

"It's no use. This is a barrier formed by the spatial power overflowing from the seven-plane teleportation array. It has its own internal space. To remove it, you have to kill all the magical beasts inside the barrier."

Ian generously introduced her masterpiece.

“Aren’t you very concerned about this kid? If you give up resisting, I might consider letting him go.”

This is a lie.

Having learned her lesson, Ain would never give the two another chance to reunite.

Whether Lisette agrees or not, he wants Lisette to watch helplessly as this kid is torn to pieces by the monster.

"I have another option!"