The Mythical Path of a Princess from a Destroyed Kingdom

As Maginus gazed at her ever-changing dreams, she couldn't help but think to herself.

This was three days after she went to the Lusty Lips Ball again; moments before, she had been in a spiritual dream, removing the will of the gods and absorbing pure divinity.

However, as she concentrated, her mental dream momentarily blurred, the scene shifted to blood red, and the gates of Red Sparrow City appeared before her.

Crunch... crunch... crunch...

The dilapidated carriage followed the caravan into Redbird City in the middle of the night, and Maginus could see the faces of the caravan members clearly.

The perspective shifts to the interior of the dilapidated carriage, where a handsome man lazily dressed in leather armor is talking to a merchant outside. A scar on his face mars his appearance, adding a touch of ferocity.

Maginus stared intently at him, and he seemed to sense something as well, exuding murderous intent as he looked around, but found no one there.

The dream shattered, and Maginos opened her eyes, staring at the ceiling. She didn't get up; she had no intention of looking for the newcomer.

In the past two years at Red Sparrow City, we've tried to avoid being exposed as much as possible, and we need to make full use of our time.

Participating in and engaging with the Bloodstained Society's actions can deepen others' understanding of the "Ilsis" character. Once she actively goes to kill the children of the gods, no matter how well she hides herself, she faces a great risk of being exposed.

And most importantly, she doesn't want to add any more fragments of consciousness to her mind for the time being.

The Mind Flayer said that the power of the two of them had already deeply affected Maginus, but the girl herself felt that these fragments of consciousness had only stimulated the emotions and desires in her subconscious.

Slaughter and conquest were exactly what she wanted to do.

"So the task you're talking about is for me to accompany you to the noble ball and dance?"

As the manor drew closer, Maginus asked a question.

Laura, sitting not far from her, licked her lips. Today, she was dressed in luxurious clothes, with only a small amount of skin exposed, a stark contrast to her "relaxed" appearance at the Lusty Lips Ball.

“It’s to protect me, you don’t need to dance. However, if Miss Ilsis is willing to show off her royal dance skills, I will not refuse.”

Not long after sensing the killing of the God of Slaughter, the Lusty Lips Ball sent someone to inform her that the mission had begun. Maginus arrived at the bar, boarded Laura's carriage, and was taken by her to the Holly family's noble estate.

It was only on the carriage that she learned that the Holly family had invited her, a dancer, to dance.

The identity of the person in charge of the "Lola" Lusty Lips Ball is a secret. She is more famous as a dancer, and many noblemen and young noblemen admire her, and she welcomes all of them.

This is why Laura has virtually no reputation among the nobility, but as a succubus, she seems to enjoy it.

Ignoring the succubus's teasing, Maginos peered through the curtains at the vehicle, her life force emanating from her as she probed the crowd.

Psychic energy is relatively secretive, mainly because there are relatively few psychics in the prime material plane, and even fewer people like her who use it. There is basically no need to worry about being discovered; only energy fluctuations will attract the attention of certain people with strong senses.

Observing the numerous life fluctuations around her, Maginus subconsciously flicked her fingers, using her psychic energy to communicate with the life force of others protected by the life force field.

Buzzing... Buzzing...

The jolting of the carriage brought her back to her senses. She stopped what she was doing and got out of the carriage with Laura. The eyes of the surrounding crowd turned to Laura. She smiled confidently and entered the mansion with Maginus.

"Aren't you afraid the people from the temple will find you?"

The girl asked why, for large banquets like this, unless it's something extremely shady, many families would invite temple personnel to attend, in order to ensure that no strange or unusual things would enter the banquet.

For example, succubi and lustful demons.

"Don't worry, I'm confident. Succubi are capable of tempting temple personnel to corruption. You can go to the banquet hall now, and we'll meet here after the ball."

"Although problems are bound to arise, remember to protect my fragile self, Miss Ilsis."

Laura waved her hand, chuckled, and swayed her serpentine waist as she entered the backstage dressing room.

Maginus turned around, found a maid, and asked her to lead her to a corner of the banquet hall belonging to the guards. She sat down wherever no one was around and began to observe by spreading her life force. She discovered that there were magical fluctuations everywhere in the venue, which even affected her spiritual energy.

Chapter 293 Are assassin organizations really this bold?

Is it a spell to prevent being spied on?

The magic permeating the hall made Maginus's life sense very blurred; she could only barely make out the specific state of things, and as for more detailed things, such as human faces, she couldn't make them out clearly.

However, her ability to perceive the life force emanating from each person remained unaffected; she could still identify who was who through their life force.

"Miss Ilsis, you've come too."

A calm and steady voice came from outside the guarded area. Maginos turned her head and saw Detective Moni standing outside the guarded area with a wine glass in his hand, raising his glass to her from a distance of one fence away.

"...You're a guest, Mr. Mani?"

“Yes,” the detective chuckled, downing his glass of red wine in one gulp, “after all, I’m Miss Rosley Holly’s friend. But you, whose bodyguard are you here as?”

After taking some food from the buffet, Maginus stuffed a piece of roast meat into her mouth and swallowed it: "Ms. Laura."

"Lola, Laura the dancer?"

A hint of surprise flashed in the detective's eyes. He was clearly aware of Laura and her reputation, and he hadn't expected that Maginus would be associating with her.

Picking up a piece of grilled fish smeared with spices and chili sauce, the young woman marveled at the extravagance of the Red Sparrow City nobility, putting it in her mouth and nodding as she savored it:

"Yes, that's her."

"Yeah."

Mani didn't ask any further questions. He leaned against a pillar by the railing, looking at the empty stage, and chatted idly with Maginos.

About thirty minutes later, an acquaintance approached; he was looking for Mani.

“Mr. Mani, you’re here. Miss Roslie invites you over.”

Yueqian, who was sent by that young lady to find Mani, finally found him. She walked over and was about to call out to him when she saw Maginus in the guard area just as she stepped over the pillar. Her voice paused slightly.

The detective noticed her pause, narrowing his eyes as he looked at Yueqian and Maginus, unsure whether Yueqian's pause was because she had seen him talking to another woman, or because she knew "Ilsis".

Without showing any sign of distress, Maginus nodded to Mani: "Goodbye, it seems your young lady has come to see you."

"Heh, you can't say things like that carelessly. If others mistake it for the truth, I'll be beaten out with sticks. Miss Roslie and I only have a pure friendship."

Mani shook his head, turned to Yueqian and said, "Let's go, Miss Yueqian."

The two, each with their own private matters on their minds, left "Ilsis" and entered a luxurious room together, where they saw the idle Yue Liang and a beautiful woman with orange hair.

"Mani, you've come."

Rosely Holly smiled at Manny, a smile filled with sweetness and genuine joy, but it was clear at a glance that the two had a complicated relationship.

"Um, Rosly, weren't you supposed to go on stage to give a greeting? Don't you need to get ready now?"

Mani sat down next to the young lady and naturally reached out to take her hand. Yue Liang and Yue Qian were used to this and didn't say anything.

After talking for a while, Luo Sili got up and said she would be leaving for a while, and then left the room with Yuexi.

When they returned, Roslie's smile was even more radiant, but Manny sensed a change in her emotions.

After she sat down, just as the detective had predicted, the young lady asked, "By the way, Mani, who was the white-haired girl you met?"

Okay, it seems the pause was because they saw me talking to another woman. Hooking up with a rich woman is really troublesome.

Sighing inwardly, Mani raised an eyebrow: "Her name is Ilsis. You should know her."

"Oh!" Roslie's sudden realization and change of mood relaxed Manny. "It's that adventurer who provided great help in finding the Bloodstained Society, right?"

While Mani was being tortured by his female companion, Maginus leisurely ate the buffet at the banquet, recording the fluctuations of other people's lives, and suddenly stopped eating.

Someone caught her attention: a servant who had just left the hall. Before he left, his life force didn't seem to be fluctuating like it was now.

After walking in, his life force seemed to change as if he were a different person.

Transformation?

Using her life senses to observe his movements, Maginos glanced up at his face as he passed by, then lowered her head to continue eating.

After everyone left, the girl channeled her life force further away, eventually finding the still-warm body of her servant in the storage room.

The servants have been replaced by someone whose identity is unknown, most likely a member of the Bloodstained Order.

No wonder Laura called me here; it seems something big is going to happen tonight.

After drinking the grape juice in her glass, the sounds in the hall gradually quieted down. Maginos looked up and saw the lights of the magic lamps going out one by one, until only one lamp remained lit on the stage.

Some people emerged from the luxury suites as the lights were turned off, including Rosley Holly and Manny.

The host gave a slight bow and then began his rambling remarks, which in short thanked the other nobles and upper-class people for coming to the Holly family to attend the young master's engagement ceremony and wished them a good time.

The two engaged couples walked onto the stage, exchanged tokens of their affection, and with everyone as witnesses, their engagement was considered a success, and applause quickly followed.

After the engagement ceremony ended and it was time for the performance, Maginus saw that the first to come up were Laura and a group of dancers.

She and the other dancers no longer dressed in revealing styles. Instead, they wore light, deep red dresses, like red birds flying together. They did not show any physical allure, but attracted everyone with their dance moves and aura.

Laura unfurled the red ribbon in her hand and twirled it around. Before the ribbon could even drag on the ground, it was lifted up and surrounded her with the music.

It can only be said that this succubus is quite something, as she has a wide range of seductive abilities.

Maginus didn't care how well she danced; she was more concerned about when the assassins would make their move.

Laura was also on the assassination list, apparently by some of her suitors and their suitors' suitors.

If the Bloodstained Society plans to take action against several targets on the same day, now might be the best time to target Laura, Roslie, and Holly.

Oh, the blood-staining ceremony has already begun.

As the girl wondered when the enemy would make their move, she suddenly noticed a red mist spreading through the hall, the color of which... was somewhat similar to hers.

Are these guys planning to take direct action? They're really audacious.

"what happened!?"

A commotion broke out among the crowd. The nobles realized something was wrong and rose from their seats. The guards in the protected area decisively jumped over the fence and ran towards the nobles they were protecting.

Chapter 294 Imitating my face, and even imitating my...

The red mist gradually spread, obscuring everyone's vision. The dancers on the stage were thrown into chaos. Laura feigned panic, her expression extremely realistic, as if she were truly unarmed and powerless.

At this moment, Maginus, who was sitting in the chair, finally got up, slowly walked through the crowd in the mist, jumped onto the stage, and came to Laura's side.

"Why did they dare to take such drastic action? Aren't the four great families all legendary figures?"

Laura was helped up by Maginus, who whispered in her ear:

"Oh, those four old guys are nearing the end of their lives. They're trying to extend their lifespans. They probably won't be back for a while. When they do, they might become liches, or they might successfully extend their lives."

"Most of the high-level professionals went out with them, leaving only a few elites and a bunch of mid-level professionals in the four families."

"Under these circumstances, the Bloodstained Society would definitely want a quick victory."

"The Bloodstained Society is really well-informed."

The girl spoke calmly, her meaning clear: she was asking Laura if there was a traitor within the four major families.

"Yes, they are very well-informed, but it's common knowledge that the four legends haven't appeared for a long time."

Laura chuckled, then suddenly feigned a terrified expression: "Help! What's happening?!"

She screamed in panic, and several noblemen who were closer to the stage extended an olive branch to her, offering her their protection.

But before they could make a move, Laura's shouts attracted the Bloodstained Society assassins hidden among the servants.

"……you do this delibrately?"

"Of course, my mission targets these assassins and nobles, so I naturally need to create chaos in the environment."

Maginus didn't say much. She drew her longsword, enchanted it, and extended her life senses, watching an assassin who was quietly approaching.

Just before the assassins were about to make their move, a familiar voice reached Maginus's ears.

"You are... Maginus Imperius!? Why did you do this? Our four great families are not your enemies!"

Huh? Maginos raised her eyebrows, quite puzzled.

"Ha ha! All living beings are my enemies, my servants, kill them all!"

A slightly familiar voice rang out, and the girl immediately realized that it was her own voice.

"Pfft."

Laura, standing next to the girl, put her hand on her shoulder, covered her mouth and chuckled, her expression quite pleased: "Magnus is certainly talkative, isn't she, Miss Ilsis?"

“What I’m more concerned about is why the Bloodstained Society uses a pseudonym,” Maginus didn’t reply, “or this person who has a grudge against them.”

"This might attract other uninformed people to put pressure on Maginus. After all, look, the temple staff are still here."

Laura pointed to a corner, and Maginus extended her consciousness to find that it was still a few of her old acquaintances, Wright and the others, at the banquet.

"If others find out that it was the Bloodstained Society that did it, but rather the Slaughter Cult, wouldn't other countries be able to put pressure on the temple and demand that its personnel also participate in the siege of Maginus, the Slaughter God Child?"

"For a massive organization like the Bloodstained Society, this is just a minor move. Even if it's discovered, it won't matter. They've already made enough enemies. If it's not discovered, then they don't need to worry about having a formidable foe like Maginus in the future."

Laura wasn't afraid of the approaching assassin and analyzed the situation for the girl in a very organized manner.