The Mythical Path of a Princess from a Destroyed Kingdom

Refusing the help offered by the person in charge, Maginos returned home alone and lifted Neco off her bed.

Neko rubbed her eyes, her cat ears twitched slightly, and her tail swung out of nowhere: "Master, you're back~, did anything fun happen outside?"

In just over a month, under Maginus's urging and tireless teaching, she transformed from a clueless wild beast into someone who resembled a human.

Now her speech is gradually becoming clearer, and moreover, Maginus has vaguely discovered some problems with Neko.

His servant was a bit too talkative.

It is precisely because he talks so much that his language skills improve rapidly. Neko will chatter incessantly in the girl's ear almost every day, even when he is hypnotizing himself or sleeping, constantly muttering or meowing in his dreams.

Should we not have taught her to speak?

Maginos sometimes thought this way, but she couldn't bring herself to regret it. She ruffled Neko's long hair:

"There might be an enemy attack tonight, fight alongside me."

Chapter 286 Neko's First Battle

In the manor filled with the bright light of magic lamps, well-dressed nobles were participating in a ball, and everyone was having a great time.

The host of the banquet raised his hand, signaling to the guests to take their time, and then led his most loyal servant to the study and locked the door.

"Tell me, what happened?"

Lowering his voice and plunging himself into complete darkness, the host of the banquet took out a crystal ball and asked questions. He then learned from the crystal ball that the Lauta family had formed a detective team.

Sensing the impending trouble, the high-ranking member of the Bloodstained Society's Red Sparrow City branch frowned and asked, "You really can't shake them off?"

If the other side dares to say so, the nobles wouldn't mind dealing with all the lower-ranking members of the Bloodstained Guild who know their situation.

There are a few troublesome people. Please give us some time. Killing a few adventurers should be enough to deter them from getting involved again.

Hearing the response from his subordinates on the other end of the crystal ball, the nobleman nodded and said:

"In that case, let's hurry. If the identities of a large number of people are discovered, our stronghold in Red Sparrow City, which we have been operating for many years, will definitely be abandoned. At that time, we will all be punished."

Yes, actually, the key person who discovered us was a woman from out of town named Ilsis. Once we get rid of her, it will be very difficult for the rest of the detective team to find our whereabouts in a short period of time.

"Oh?" The nobleman became interested. "Does she have any special abilities?"

Having learned of Maginus's abilities from his subordinates, the Bloodstained Society high-ranking official said with little interest, "Alright, I understand. Hurry up, we absolutely cannot let them continue investigating."

He thought it was some kind of magical ability, but it turned out to be just enhanced observation skills.

"Hoo~, hoo~, Master, look, look~!"

Nei could swing a dagger with its tail, and just as it was about to fall, it could instantly wrap its tail around the hilt, preventing the sharp blade from cutting its own tail.

She is naturally agile and can perform a variety of difficult movements, much like a cat, and her internal organs are almost liquid.

Of course, that's just an exaggeration.

Could her tail be used as an arm after training? Like, attaching a weapon to her tail or something.

Maginos gazed at the catwoman's constantly swaying tail and pondered.

As for how she was addressed, it was naturally Maginus who asked her to call her that. It was secondary to make Neko feel inferior to him in spirit; the main concern was that she might inadvertently reveal his name.

Neko always complained that having two names, Maginus and Ilsis, was too troublesome, so the girl simply let her call her master.

"Master, Master, let's do it one more time while there's still plenty of time!!"

He played with the three daggers for a moment, then caught them precisely. He pounced on Maginos and rubbed his chest against hers with great interest.

Although Neko looks very small, Maginus has confirmed through bone age that she is already an adult and two or three years older than herself. The reason she is so small is due to congenital malnutrition and the pressure of psychic energy on her brain.

Given the genetic factors involved, she estimates that without using other methods, she cannot grow much taller naturally in her lifetime.

Unlike Maginus, who was merely suppressing her bloodlust and sadistic desires, the adult Neko, as a beastman, could be said to have developed a taste for it after experiencing it, and had inexhaustible energy every day.

She can now eat her fill, her room is warm, and her freedom is increasing as her strength grows.

Having satisfied numerous survival desires, she had none of the vanity or competitive desires of a normal person; as a beast-like being, she had only one remaining greatest desire.

She stuck out her tongue, which was covered in soft, barbs. The barbs slid across Maginos's cheek, making her feel a little itchy. The girl looked down and met Neko's wide-eyed gaze, and a sense of irritation rose in her heart.

She pointed her finger at Inner Ke's forehead:

"Two. I will reward you as long as you kill two prey."

"Great!!"

Neko wagged its tail happily, showing no sorrow or fear at having taken another's life.

The bestiality and savagery of a beastman are difficult to eradicate, and Maginus had no intention of making her suppress her nature.

The road ahead is difficult, and all "companions" must be the kind of people who don't care about good or evil and aren't oppressed by morality.

After all, even her own conscience and moral values ​​are being worn away little by little. If it were before, would she have done that kind of thing with someone she didn't love?

Withdrawing her cold gaze from Neko, Maginus drew the iron sword from her back and rubbed it against the whetstone.

"Master~ Master~, when are you going to buy me magical weapons and magical equipment~?"

"next year."

"It'll be so long... won't there be any weapons I can use?"

"No."

The auction was over, and Maginus really didn't have any extra money to buy Nexon a full set of equipment.

That's too expensive. It's better to hope that someone will send them equipment, like the Bloodstained Society assassins later on. As long as they can't kill them, they should keep increasing the strength of the assassins they send.

Who knows, you might encounter someone with magical equipment while you're farming.

……

As night fell, the once-haunted house became quiet. Several uninvited guests darted from the street corner to the vicinity of the haunted house, their sharp eyes observing the overall situation of the house.

They communicated with each other using sign language. The shadows quickly approached the house, took out a wire, inserted it into the window crack, and hooked the window lock with a flick and a pull.

The assassins opened the window with the utmost quiet, leaped in, and pushed open the door to the empty room to enter the living room.

Standing at the corner of the living room stairs, a position most difficult for others to spot, they looked up and gazed around, eventually focusing their attention on several places that might be the bedroom.

However, they were unaware that in the shadows not far from them, a beast was baring its fangs.

So weak, you can't even find me. Hmm, Reimu Yiling, Chess Gone Qia Jiu Si Jiu, are there four in total?

He gripped two blackened, non-reflective daggers in both hands, his tail still barely wrapped around one of them. He crouched like a cat, his tail flicking gently, occasionally pointing the dagger tips at the assassin, ready to throw it at any moment.

With the owner around, should we play a bit more aggressively?

He opened his mouth and lightly licked his lips. He bent over, his leg muscles tensed, and spiritual energy surged within him, ready to be unleashed. A significant amount of energy dissipated towards the assassin.

crackle...

A faint glimmer of light appeared, and the static electricity generated by the friction of their clothes caused the four assassins to frown and communicate with each other using sign language:

"start to act."

They slowly separated, but Nei had no intention of assassinating them. Once they were sufficiently separated, Nei activated his spiritual energy, and electricity surged within him!

Chapter 287 Taking Advantage of Someone's Downfall

The flash of lightning made the assassins turn around. Naeko, holding a dagger, pounced like a wild beast, stepping on the back of the nearest assassin and forcing him into a state of imbalance.

The sudden attack caused him to lose his balance, and he fell forward with two daggers already at his neck.

The blade sliced ​​lightly like a claw, spraying blood everywhere. Nero, whose body crackled with electricity, revealed a wild smile to the astonished assassin, stepping on the back of the corpse to leap to another.

Kill her!

The remaining three assassins did not expect Neko's appearance; they did not even know who she was, but that did not stop them from launching an attack on Catwoman.

They made a coded gesture, leaving one person to face Neko directly, while the other two came from both sides to surround Neko from behind, forming a triangle.

The four daggers clashed and crossed, bringing the battle into the open. Nei Ke gradually found herself struggling to keep up, as she had only been learning for a little over a month and was now mostly acting on her instincts.

Forced to retreat by the assassin, the two people behind her gradually approached. The cat girl twitched her ears and smiled. Suddenly, a dark shadow emerged from behind her!

The two daggers of the assassin in front of her were already restrained by her daggers, but the third dagger at her tail caught the assassin completely off guard.

A flicker of fear crossed his eyes as he tried to move his body, but the dagger still managed to slit his throat.

Having completed the basic task given by Maginot, Neko licked the blood from the corner of her mouth. The sweet, metallic smell made her cat eyes shrink into long strips as she lunged forward to dodge the attack from behind.

She rolled on the ground, stood up, and leaped onto the wooden table. With a dagger in her mouth and one hand gripping the second-floor corridor, Catwoman turned to stare at the two assassins, focusing her attention on the weaker one.

Her eyes were full of provocation and disdain, but the two assassins from the Bloodstained Society had no intention of fighting. Before they even saw Maginus, two of them had already been killed by this strange beastman. If this continued, they would die here too.

That's right, they're preparing to escape. Seeing that things are hopeless, the best course of action is to run away and report back.

Seeing the two preparing to rush out, Nei Ke immediately released his arms, used one foot to step on a pillar in the room for leverage, and leaped again towards the assassins, launching an attack with incredible agility.

The assassin wielding the scimitar turned and engaged Neko in combat, the scimitar striking the dagger. Catwoman's heterochromatic eyes flashed with cunning, and her psionic energy surged towards the dagger, transforming into a faint electric current.

As weapons clashed, a sudden tingling sensation caused the assassin's muscles to stiffen and become uncontrollable for a moment. He had been prepared for the dagger at his tail, but now he had no time to defend himself.

The dagger magnified in his eyes. He raised his arm to try to block it, but the nimble tail wrapped around his arm, and the dagger plunged deep into his throat.

She kicked the dying assassin to the ground, then stepped over him to chase after the last man. Hearing the whooshing sound behind her, she immediately turned to defend herself. The poisoned scimitar was deflected by her, grazing her cheek and leaving a tiny wound.

Oh no, the last one!

Catwoman turned around and saw that the assassin who was about to escape was kneeling on the ground, and an iron sword was thrust into his chest through the window.

Maginus, who had jumped down from the second floor and was waiting outside, climbed back through the window, glanced at the corpse on the ground and Neko running over, raised his hand to support her forehead, closed the window, and stomped his leg hard on the ground.

The corpse turned to ashes, and Maginus held its life force in her hands. She cupped Neko's cheeks and slapped the life force directly onto her cheeks, slowly drawing out some black liquid.

That was blood contaminated with toxins. The toxins applied to the scimitar were quite potent, and the internal organs might not be able to withstand them.

Over time, Maginus has become familiar with Neko's life force fluctuations, which allows her to help her with things like expelling toxins. However, treating others is not so easy.

"Master, Master, what you promised me~."

She could make a coquettish sound, and the bloodstains on her face also disappeared due to Maginos's psychic power.

Seeing her lustful smile and beast-like eyes, Maginus nodded, indicating that he would keep his promise: "Go take a shower first."

"it is good!!"

The assassination attempt on the first day failed.

Maginot walked out of the room unharmed. On her way to the theater, she felt many eyes approaching and then leaving. Pretending not to know, she entered the theater and explained the situation to the person in charge.

"Is that so? It seems that Miss Ilsis, your strength is quite good. I estimate that there will be far fewer people coming today."

The head of the Lauta family frowned, filled with anger at the Bloodstained Society's provocation.

This is a provocation against the three major families. Openly disrupting order and wantonly killing people right under their noses, and more importantly, killing their direct relatives, is simply unforgivable.

It seems we can't just let these idle people take action anymore, but apart from the Lauta family, the rest of the group might not want to get involved.

No, not necessarily.

The person in charge recalled the news he had just learned from his elders yesterday: the Church of the Endless Light had somehow obtained a large document containing information about the Bloodstained Society.

Those despicable assassins from the Bloodstained Society somehow got the mission to assassinate the nobles of Red Sparrow City. As for the authenticity of the mission, the Church of the Endless Light had no reason to lie, but the three families still had doubts.

In short, the incident is not over so quickly, and many dangers await everyone.

Maginus sat to the side, waiting for the other trackers to arrive. Soon, almost all the official mages and trackers arrived, but the number of adventurers participating decreased significantly.

Adventurers gradually limped in, asking the Lauta family for protection, as they too had been attacked by assassins the previous night.

The person in charge, with a gloomy face, told them to wait on the side. More adventurers entered the theater with angry expressions. Mani, whom Maginus was familiar with, was also there, looking somewhat disheveled but not seriously injured.

The team of thirty-five consisted of fifteen adventurers, but only five have arrived so far. As for the remaining ten, their chances of survival are slim.

Seeing this, the silent head of the Lauta family left the hall to speak with his superiors. Upon returning, he looked regretful and addressed the idle adventurers:

"Adventurers, I'm sorry, but if you're hoping for the protection of the Lauta family, you're in for a disappointment."

The three people other than Maginus and Mani stirred up a commotion, while the other professionals with affiliations revealed mocking smiles. One adventurer couldn't help but shout, "What do you mean? You're the ones who brought this on!"

Chapter 288 Delivered to Your Door

"But this was stated when the commission was posted, wasn't it? It's normal for commissions to be dangerous, and being attracted by the commission's reward is your own problem."

The person in charge of the Lauta family suddenly turned on her, but Maginus wasn't too surprised. She continued to listen to their argument.

"you……"

An adventurer was about to unleash a torrent of curses, but upon noticing the eager guards surrounding the leader, he held back the swear words that were about to spill from his mouth.