The Mythical Path of a Princess from a Destroyed Kingdom

Arrows coated with poison and foul-smelling liquid, stakes that seemed to have fallen from nowhere, rope nets rising from beneath the ground...

The numerous traps were causing the cat great distress. Maginus had recited from the book that kobolds were skilled at making traps, but the cat had never expected them to be so troublesome, hence its earlier screams.

Maginus leaped among the trees, observing Neko's every move, while his life force, already permeating the small tribe, watched the kobolds' movements.

As time went by, Nei Ke, who had dodged the traps time and time again, became increasingly agile. Her pupils turned into vertical slits, indicating that she had entered the zone. All her smiles and complaints disappeared, and the corners of her mouth turned up, revealing her canine teeth.

Her wildness was awakened by each trap and danger, and she could feel her senses becoming more acute.

The wind brushed against their faces, and subtle sounds came from the dense jungle. The sound of mechanisms came from the source and reached the cat's ears.

Neko twitched her ears, leaped into the air and spun around, dodging the incoming arrows. After landing, she stared intently at a tree, bent over, and launched herself forward.

With two curved swords drawn, she leaped across tree trunks until she found the kobolds controlling the trap. Amidst their roars and the swinging of their weapons, she slit their throats with her swords.

Wiping the blood off his scimitar, Neko made no attempt to use his psionic powers and continued searching for his next target.

……

The initial setup took about ten minutes, and the subsequent handling of the kobolds only took about seven minutes. As she had said before, she dealt with about twenty kobolds in the kobold camp within thirty minutes.

"laugh……"

Neko stood beside the last kobold's corpse, her body bobbing up and down. Maginus walked over and patted her on the shoulder. She turned around, revealing a wild expression. Seeing that the girl wasn't frightened, she pursed her lips, then shouted happily:

"Master, how do I look?"

“You’re stronger than when you were weaker,” the girl praised. “Let’s go home.”

Chapter 301 Newly Discovered Ruins

The mansion of "Ilsis".

The once-haunted mansion has now been resolved by the adventurers who lived there, much to the relief of the surrounding residents.

However, the adventurer living there is a bit strange. The nearby residents, who are idle and relatively wealthy, have learned through rumors that she seems to be a warrior skilled in tracking.

The residents rarely saw her; she always left early and returned late, and they could only see her during the three meals a day.

Besides her, there seemed to be another person in the mansion, who was said to be a slave kept by the adventurers and treated as a pet.

The residents were curious about their new neighbor, Miss Ilsis, but they didn't bother her.

Nobody knows what kind of personality this adventurer has. What if she's evil? It's said she's gotten involved with an assassin organization. What if she gets too close and gets targeted?

Inside the mansion, Maginus was training, with translucent blades floating around her.

They spun rapidly within a three-meter radius, creating a storm of blades that pierced the air with a continuous, incessant sound, seemingly without end.

Suddenly, the girl clapped her hands lightly, and the flying psychic blade abruptly stopped, then instantly closed in front of her!

It transformed back into a psychic blade and fell. Maginus grasped it in her hand and threw it, which accurately struck the target hanging on the wall.

"Blade Storm is finally complete. There's one last ability left. If I can master it, I'll have truly entered the intermediate level."

Maginus muttered to himself, taking out the Soul Blade Handbook. The Soul Blade's training manual only went up to the point of Soul Devouring with Mind Blade, and there was no further path.

After that, Maginus could only seek advice from the two astral monsters in the Silver Sword of the Gith Yankees, or focus on developing her own psionic powers and controlling more life force.

The girl hadn't made a decision yet. She was always good at taking things one step at a time. In short, she would focus on cultivating the Soul-Eroding Blade first, and deal with the rest later.

The Soul-Eating Blade, as the name suggests, is an attack targeting the soul.

After applying the technique of mental strike to the Nen Blade, the Nen Blade is enhanced by psionic energy and willpower, allowing it to inflict more physical damage on the enemy in the real world.

The Soul-Eroding Blade technique enhances the damage to the soul. Once this technique is used, the attack of the Soul Blade on the body will be converted into an attack on the soul, which can forcibly remove a part of the soul.

It may be of little use against mechanical constructs, but if it encounters a monster or professional with an iron shell that it can hardly penetrate, Maginus can launch a soul attack against it.

"Oh, there's another thing."

As Maginus muttered to himself, the wound on his wrist burst open the moment he raised his hand, and life force surged out from the wound, quickly condensing in the air.

The liquid life force, which transforms from mist into liquid and looks no different from fresh blood, changes form again and gradually solidifies as if the water in the liquid has been drained.

The liquid becomes increasingly viscous and solidifies, eventually turning into a solid material like gum or resin. You can squeeze it hard enough to deform it, and it is still very soft, but it has indeed become a solid.

Once you reach the intermediate level, you'll definitely be able to try making harder and sharper things.

Maginus was certain of this, and reached out to make the solidified life force liquefy again and flow into the leather armor.

They quickly separated the girl from the leather armor as inner armor, and the vitality transformed into soft armor that solidified again. The side that was against the leather armor became softer, while the side that was against the girl's skin became harder.

"We need to try to maintain this fake armor normally from now on, but it's a pity that we can't make the bones yet."

Having completed her training, Maginus pushed open the door, where Neko was leisurely swishing her tail, the tip of which was now adorned with a dagger.

The dagger kept slashing at the dummy as its tail moved, but the cat couldn't control its strength, and each hit left little mark.

Attacking someone without armor is fine; just like when attacking an assassin before, you can simply slit their neck.

However, it is not so easy to break through the defenses of someone wearing light or even heavy armor; both precision and strength are indispensable.

This "toy" was made by the blacksmith at Maginus's request after returning from the kobold camp, as a way for her to have some fun. Whether or not she can turn the toy into a weapon is up to her.

Sizzle sizzle

Several times he failed to make an effective attack on the dummy, so he kicked the dummy, jumped, spun around, and landed while aiming at the metal dummy, wielding two bone scimitars to clash with each other.

The psionic fluctuations were amplified, and a beam of psionic electricity emitting a white light shot out from the point of impact, directly hitting the dummy in front of them!

With its current level of psionic energy, Neko naturally couldn't generate an electric shock, but the scimitar made from a psionicist's bones could amplify it, causing the cat's psionic current to leave its body.

As for the damage, it's not too bad. It can definitely paralyze a person, and if someone has a heart condition, it might even trigger a heart attack.

The day passed slowly during training, and just as Maginus thought the day was about to end, there was a knock on the door.

Upon opening the door, a gaunt, obviously dissolute man shoved a letter into the girl's hand before hurriedly leaving.

The envelope was printed with a thorny rose and a kiss mark, the girl thought no one knew who had kissed her. She carefully opened it and raised her eyebrows as she read the contents of the letter.

This was written by Laura. She obtained some interesting information from the Slaughter God: an underground ruin not far from Red Sparrow City had been discovered by the Bloodstained Society, and they were currently secretly exploring it.

It seems to be a relic left by a legendary mage from long ago, and it appears to be connected to a demiplane he created with magic. There may be many good things inside.

The letter asked if she wanted to go and investigate together, not just the "Ballet on the Lips," of course. The Bloodstained Society was too troublesome, and Laura planned to spread the news so that everyone in Red Sparrow City could go and cause trouble for the Bloodstained Society.

Maginus naturally wanted to go; the ruins left by the legendary mage might contain some good things, and most importantly, it would be a chance to take action against the Bloodstained Society.

However, she still had some concerns.

The girl turned her gaze to the cat that was resting on the sofa not far away.

Right now, Neike is too weak, and with a promising future, she can't be used as cannon fodder. But she's also a little worried about leaving her at home. She needs to find someone trustworthy to take care of her.

After considering the candidate in his mind, Maginus waved to her:

"Neko, I have something to tell you."

Chapter 302 I Want to Go Too

In a secluded martial arts school in Red Sparrow City, Yue Liang and Yue Qian urged the students to train.

While it's called encouraging exercise, it's mostly just idleness; all that's needed is to make slight adjustments when the children's movements go astray.

When they first arrived in Red Sparrow City, their newly opened martial arts school was virtually deserted and had hardly any customers.

But soon after, they met Rosely Holly through a trivial matter. With the help of that young lady, their martial arts school gained a reputation, and it was for this reason that the two of them went to protect her.

The small martial arts school was filled with a large group of children, mostly children of nobles and wealthy merchants. Yue Liang and Yue Qian had very high requirements; the first requirement was that they had to be able to read and write their own names in the common language, which eliminated most of them.

After the selection process, the children were divided into two groups: nobles and non-nobles. The two groups were further divided into those who were willing to study hard and those who were only interested in physical fitness.

Whether it's Yue Liang or Yue Qian's profession, you don't need talent at the beginning. You can achieve the effect of strengthening your body just by being diligent. In any case, the initial training is similar to that of a warrior.

Whether they can cultivate the power of the Vomiting Demon depends on their own talent. Those with high enough talent will be able to sense the still delicate nature of Nonai.

If someone has very little natural talent, training at a martial arts school can help them become a warrior or a wandering knight in the future, but they certainly can't become a sword saint.

The children who are learning now are the children of wealthy businessmen who came to improve their physical fitness; their training will be much easier.

"Come and have some snacks!"

Yueqian called out, and the five children, who had been basking in the warm sunlight for most of the afternoon, collapsed on the ground, wiped the sweat from their foreheads, and then got up and went into the room.

The wealthy merchant's children were offered snacks and honey tea. After a long day's work, the children washed their hands and immediately began to wolf them down. One of them asked:

"Teacher Yueliang, when will we be able to cast spells like you?"

“That’s hard to say, it depends on your talent,” Yue Liang patted the questioner’s head, making no attempt to hide the harsh reality, “Most of you can only become warriors, even the nobles are the same as you.”

"Really? So, it's possible that some of us might surpass those who are nobles?"

A competitive glint flashed in the eyes of the boy, who was not yet ten years old, and Yue Liang couldn't help but shake his head inwardly.

With equal effort, family background can have a significant impact. These wealthy businessmen's children cannot continue studying indefinitely; when they reach a certain age, they will inevitably have to manage business affairs.

Once they get busy, they won't have time to continue exercising, and there's a high chance they'll regress instead of improve.

As for the children of noble families, they are definitely much busier than the children of wealthy merchants when they are young, as they have to learn everything from etiquette to martial arts.

But as they get older, they learn more and more, and due to their status, they gradually become polarized.

Children of noble families with territories and affairs to manage will gradually neglect their martial arts skills as they grow older, just like the children of wealthy merchants.

However, some noble children don't have to worry about anything. These nobles will continue to train and improve their skills after they grow up.

People are different. The group of people in front of Yue Liang are children who have neither the conditions nor the diligence. Unless someone is talented enough, once they step into the low-level warrior stage and learn the moves like a tide, that will be the end of their career path.

While marveling at the differences between people, a knock came at the door shortly afterward. Yueqian said to her idle older brother, "Go check the door."

"Okay~".

He got up, went to the outer wall, and opened the gate. Suddenly, Yue Liang stopped, and an unexpected figure appeared before him.

"Hello, Mr. Yue Liang."

Maginus greeted Yue Liang indifferently, his eyebrow twitching as he said, "Hello, Miss Ilsis."

Several questions flashed through Yue Liang's mind, but he didn't ask any of them. Instead, he stepped aside and said, "Let's come in and talk. I suppose there's something you need to talk to us about?"

"Yes, I hope you can help me take care of this child."

The girl turned her head away, and only then did Yue Liang notice the girl in black robes following behind her, her heterochromatic vertical pupils peeking out from under her hood.

Upon entering the room, Yueqian noticed that the white-haired girl also frowned, and then waved for the rested children to continue their training.

With only four people left in the room, Yuexi asked, "So, Miss Ilsis, what brings you here?"

"I hope you can help me look after this child for the next few days."

Maginos spoke frankly, and Neko removed her hood to reveal her appearance. The brother and sister couldn't help but show a hint of curiosity in their eyes when they saw the catwoman.

This was truly the first time they had ever seen this type of beastman.

After spending some time explaining to the two that she was going to explore the ruins, Yueqian thoughtfully stroked her chin and surprisingly agreed quite readily:

"Okay, my brother will take responsibility for protecting her."

"Huh?" Yue Liang, standing to the side, made a face, suddenly realizing what his little sister wanted to do.

"Where's the reward?"

Seeing how easily Yueqian agreed, Maginus knew things wouldn't be that simple.

"Take me to that ruin. If there's anything good, you have to share with me. I can also be considered a hostage. If my brother loses Miss Neko, you can do whatever you want to me."

Yueqian made her request, but then it became more of a joke. This beast-like person didn't seem like the type to run away randomly. If she got lost, Yueliang himself probably wouldn't be in much better shape.

Where would Red Sparrow City get so many dangers? The only real danger is probably the Bloodstained Society, but they can't find these insignificant people in the short term.

If we're talking about danger, the ruins are actually more dangerous.

Hmm, if Yuexi doesn't come back, can I kill the hostage?

Yue Liang pondered, looking at her younger sister, wanting to tell her not to go, but the words remained unspoken. They were all adults and could be responsible for their own actions.

Take people to the ruins...

Maginus observed Yueqian before him, his penetrating gaze sweeping over her entire body. After a moment of silence, the girl stood up and said:

"Fight me and let me see your strength, otherwise I won't feel comfortable letting you come with me."

"it is good."

Yueqian readily agreed, and neither of them asked about the assessment criteria.

Yuexi knew she definitely couldn't beat Maginus; only Maginus herself knew the standard.