The Mythical Path of a Princess from a Destroyed Kingdom

It seems there's no way to improve the situation on its own, even if it's placed on its chest beforehand.

While Mani and the other detectives were sitting and drinking tea and eating pastries, the other detectives from the area followed suit and asked the shopkeeper for food, sitting quietly to watch the show.

"Hey, do you think your Slaughter God can escape?"

"Just kidding, she killed a bunch of Bloodstained Society members in the ruins. I bet five cents she can kill a lot of people and escape."

"It's difficult. This time, I'm probably going to die."

The voice of "Ilsis" rang out, and the detectives looked at the girl, wanting to hear her insights, after all, she was already quite a celebrity.

“Magnus is strong in the ruins only because she has an advantage in psychic energy. Once the life force around her is insufficient, she is still helpless when surrounded and attacked.”

Pointing out their own shortcomings, the detectives seemed thoughtful, but some still couldn't help but refute them, though not in terms of hard skills, but rather in terms of divine favor.

……

The spellcasters found a way to target her, and Maginos immediately returned to the streets and alleys to hide from them, using the complex passageways to conceal herself.

She wasn't wandering aimlessly; her target was the sewer entrance.

The sewers are a great place. The girl has escaped from pursuit through the sewers countless times. If she were a wandering knight, she might have a technique that favors sewer terrain.

"Chase!"

The sound came from behind. Maginus was about to enter the sewer area according to the route, but just after turning the corner, a biting cold wind came towards her!

"Long time no see, Maginus Imperius. You didn't expect us to be here guarding the place, did you?"

A suppressed yet angry female voice rang out, and Desna's blue hair fluttered in the wind. The men of Lake Crystal City, who were guarding this spot, had already anticipated her move.

Maginus had actually seen them with her life force long ago, and it was intentional that they stopped her.

The icy wind almost completely froze the girl, but she unleashed her life force to condense a blood wall in front of her to block the wind and retreat. Sensing something, she turned around and kicked.

An assassin was kicked away. She turned back to look at the furious Desna, without any intention of greeting her, and used her psychic blade to deliver a fatal blow to her longsword!

"Just as you seek revenge for your loved ones, I seek revenge for Lady Carly."

Desna grinned cruelly, and a barrage of ice spikes, carrying a chilling wind, hurtled towards the lifeless girl.

Chapter 343 The Slaughter God Child Has Been Captured

Desna is a mid-level spellcaster, and she was the kind who waited here on purpose, having already transformed the surroundings into an environment suitable for her.

The chill seeped into Maginos's limbs. With no remaining life force, she felt the biting cold and forcefully swung her hand to create blood spikes that slammed into Desna.

However, she had teammates: familiar or unfamiliar rangers, warriors, alchemists, and assassins who helped her block the blood spikes. The alchemist even threw out a bottle of jet-black potion.

Bang!

The potion exploded with a bang, and a tiny bit of negative energy spread into the air. Under normal circumstances, the girl would not be affected by such a small amount of negative energy.

However, things are different now. Since she doesn't have much life force to begin with, she needs to use it sparingly. This negative energy makes it difficult for Maginus to gather life force in the air.

Well, that's one of my weaknesses. I need to think about how to exchange my own minimal life force for the enemy's life force when I have no life force left.

Staring intently at Desna in front of him, Maginus lightly swung his longsword, gripping the hilt in reverse, activating all his physical strength and breaking through his physical limits, his bones making a loud cracking sound.

Karaara

He slammed into the ice spike to dodge the head attack, then swung the longsword, imbued with a spirit blade, at Desna with all his might, aiming specifically for her shoulder to ensure she couldn't escape with a triggered life-saving spell.

The Demonic Technique of Slaughtering Souls!

With a single sword strike, no one was used to Maginus's style of trading blows for injuries. Desna and her soldiers were caught off guard as the girl, riddled with bloody holes, charged towards them.

The severed arm flew up, its flesh and bones shattering together, replenishing the girl with a little life force. But since Desna was a spellcaster, it was better than nothing.

The blood rushed towards the girl before it even hit the ground, and some of the negative energy in the air was also drawn away, resulting in an even smaller amount of blood.

"Ahhhh!"

The pain, which came from the depths of his soul, caused the blue-haired officer to fall to the ground, and he couldn't help but let out a cry of agony.

Their indifferent eyes met those of anger. Desna showed no fear, suggesting she had come prepared to die.

Just as Maginus was about to cut off her other arm, the low-level professionals behind her rushed forward to protect her.

Several arrows flew toward Maginus, and a shockwave was released from the alchemist's hand. Sensing the even more troublesome figures approaching from behind, the girl kicked her legs against the wall and leaped over them.

"Hold on"

Realizing what the girl was about to do, Desna shouted, and a warrior stood in front of Maginus. She swung her longsword down, and the force of the blow forced the warrior back.

The action was like a tide.

The forced-back warriors launched two more attacks in quick succession, their large swords striking the girl twice, momentarily hindering her advance.

That short period of time was enough for the group to catch up from behind.

After kicking the warrior away, Maginus lifted the manhole cover in the sewer and tried to jump in, but a huge black tentacle stretched out from below and slapped her back.

As she was being pushed back, she glanced sideways at the many enemies that had appeared at the street corner, thinking that she had struggled long enough and could take one of them with her.

With his hands placed in front of his chest, his transformed body was torn open with countless wounds, turning him into a blood-soaked figure. A red mist, filled with malice and somewhat different from before, slowly surged and rolled.

Those who were initially close by didn't notice anything amiss, but one of the assassins noticed something was wrong; the wall covered in red mist began to hiss.

"Run! The fog is corrosive."

The assassin shouted, and some people didn't even realize what was happening. Desna's squad, however, quickly carried Desna and the injured soldier away.

For the past six months, Maginus has been experimenting with infusing death, silence, and slaughter into life force through psychic energy to enhance its offensive power. The results have been quite good, with life force gradually gaining the ability to erode matter.

It's just that I'm not skilled enough yet; it works best when I'm emotionally agitated, like right now.

The slowly rolling clouds spread outwards, and the impatient mid-level warriors were the first to touch the red mist, which then demonstrated its destructive power to them.

He grunted and immediately retreated, his palm mostly melted away, the bones visible at his fingertips.

The test results are pretty good; they should be able to disperse it, right? I need to adjust the mist a bit more so that it's not so easy to disperse.

"This is the corrosive mist she used in the ruins. Try to blow it away!"

Maginus, having landed, used her longsword to support herself as she walked down into the sewers. The ground seemed to sink slightly, and just as she was about to enter the sewers, several strong storms blew out, completely dispersing the red mist that was used for erosion.

"Huff... hiss... huff... hiss..."

The pale face stared at the soldier in front of him. All the surrounding houses had been demolished, leaving a large open space.

The lower-ranking soldiers stood in the outer perimeter, in places the girl had deliberately arranged for them to be out of their sight; the mid-ranking soldiers eyed her covetously; the warriors surrounded her; and the spellcasters were ready to unleash their spells at any moment.

Maginus used his longsword to support himself, but clearly could not continue. The nobles in charge of this immediately revealed arrogant expressions, and one of them shouted in a sanctimonious tone:

"Magnus, the Goddess of Slaughter, is there anything else you would like to say in the end?"

"You've killed so many people, have you ever thought about what your end will be?"

Ignoring the shouters, she looked at Inser, who was ready to cast a spell, and at Desna, whose arm was broken and who was staring at her fiercely.

With her chest heaving slightly, Maginus uttered the names of the two most important people she had killed:

“Addisoncio killed my second sister, and Kaliwisda killed my third sister. I have never regretted it, not even now.”

Flames suddenly erupted in her eyes, and her psychic energy and life force exploded once again, even more fiercely than before, making the girl's expression extremely ferocious.

Red mist rose behind her and condensed into a hideous skull with its mouth open, while thicker mist formed two giant black and red hands.

"I want to take a few down with me too!!"

It was obvious at a glance that he was about to unleash his ultimate move at the cost of his life, but it was all just for show. What Maginus was really going to do now was to completely explode this body and die in front of everyone.

There's no need to worry about her soul; they'll doubt whether there's something wrong with Maginos's soul, like whether she was chosen by the god of slaughter or something.

Everyone retreated immediately, showing no intention of confronting Maginus head-on, but there was an unexpected turn of events.

Undeterred by her own death, Inser ran towards the girl, pointing both her wand and the index finger of her other hand at her as she unleashed her ultimate attack.

Petrification!

The petrification spell struck Maginus, who was already on the verge of death. She was quickly petrified, and before she was completely petrified, she deliberately put on a look of resentment.

A beautiful stone statue stood amidst the ruins, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Inser was now filled with joy.

Chapter 344 Developing in Seclusion

The first act has ended; it's time to secretly prepare for the next one.

Maginos, munching on her roasted meat, withdrew her psionic energy and stopped checking. She didn't need to care what would happen to Inser and the other nobles next.

The triumphant leader approached all the local detectives, waving his hands excitedly as he explained the current situation to them, displaying a variety of body language.

Maginus has been petrified by Inserluti, and if this continues, she will eventually be permanently petrified. Unless Inserluti unseales her, it will be difficult for anyone to steal her from the royal treasury and restore her.

Inser has already signed a contract with the worried nobles, and she will only try to unseal Maginos once she becomes a legend.

"Thank you all so much for your help, especially Miss Ilsis. We were so sorry that we mistook you for the Child of Slaughter."

“It’s alright,” Maginus said nonchalantly. “As long as the payment and compensation arrive on time.”

"Absolutely, please rest assured and trust us."

The person in charge beamed with joy. Everyone was happy to have gotten rid of such a scourge that threatened their family. Maginus looked at the joyful crowd and gently rubbed his right canine tooth together.

No rush, I have plenty of time, I can take my time to deal with them later.

According to the person in charge, a celebration banquet will be held tonight, and all the professionals who have helped them will be invited. Of course, it is all voluntary. For many professionals, this is an opportunity to get in touch with the nobility, so naturally few would be unwilling.

Maginus would definitely refuse, simply feeling that interacting with them was pointless and that it would be better to go home and continue training and studying.

Leaving the crowd and heading home, the girl entered an alley. Before leaving, she cast her gaze in the direction of Inser, then completely disappeared into the darkness.

It's unknown how long it will take before others discover that she's still alive.

Back home, Neko rushed up and kissed her, then tried to leave knowingly, but Maginus, contrary to her usual behavior, grabbed Neko's arm and held her tightly in her arms.

"Master, what's wrong?"

Startled by the girl's unusual behavior, Neko turned to look at her, but she didn't say anything, only hugged the cat and buried her head behind her.

Neko didn't speak again, but wagged her tail and wrapped it around Maginos's arm, stroking it up and down as if trying to comfort her.

After the capture was completed, the joint team left one after another a few days later, having obtained what they wanted. Inserluti even tore open a scroll and took the statue back first.

Redbird City returned to its former tranquility, at least that was true for Maginus.

She had originally considered writing a letter to Lenia, but it was too dangerous, so Maginus ultimately gave up on the idea. After much deliberation, she hoped that Lenia would know that she was not dead.

In the end, she went to the magic shop and bought a waterproof, invisible, and flying magical letter. She wrote the nonsensical sentence "I am still alive" inside, and attached a strand of Lenya's hair from long ago before sending it out.

Watching the envelope fly away, Maginus wasn't sure if it would reach its destination, but she couldn't turn back, at least not now.

After all her enemies left, she gradually accepted fewer investigative cases, and her work became more in-depth yet accessible each day, at least in this increasingly cold winter.

Mastering life force and practicing other skills all require time, and this is the only way to avoid continuing to kill one's own blood relatives.

As for whether she prefers to grow stronger gradually or by devouring divine power, she would naturally prefer the latter if it had no side effects. After all, who wouldn't want to reach the top in one step?

"It's so cold, so cold... Master, I'm back from buying lunch. We're having grilled fish today!"

Pushing open the door, a gust of biting cold wind blew into the room. Nei Ke, wrapped in heavy clothes, shivered as she entered the villa, then gently pushed the door back open with a slight shove of her bottom, and shouted at the silent villa.

She didn't care that no one responded. She swished her cotton-covered tail, happily ate her share first, and then took Maginus's big bag of food and went downstairs.

Upon reaching the basement, Neke stopped abruptly. His beastly instincts sensed the terrifying atmosphere inside, and he swallowed hard, his face clearly showing that he didn't want to go in.

But she had no choice but to go in; even delivering meals to Maginos was considered part of her training.

She mustered her courage and took a step forward, but the malevolent aura completely enveloped her, and even if she came every day, she still couldn't adapt.

Pressing the doorknob and turning it to open the door, one sees a girl floating in the air, curled up in a ball, without any support, holding a silver greatsword in her arms. The room is filled with psionic energy that is full of killing intent and fear.

As she stepped inside, Neko saw a vision: Maginus, filled with murderous intent, suddenly grabbed her neck, his hands gradually tightening around her neck.

Suddenly snapping out of the illusion, the cat wiped away a cold sweat. She was behaving much better now than before; at her worst, she had been so terrified that she almost cried out.

After placing the food on the table, Neke whispered, "Master, I'll head out now."

She hurriedly ran out of the room, patted her chest, and returned to the empty hall, where she took out equipment from her dimensional bag and began to train.

In the basement they had just left, Maginus, curled up like a baby, fell from the sky, opened his eyes, released the silver sword of Gisyanki, picked up the food Neco had brought and swallowed it in large gulps, too lazy to even spit out the bones.

She has been in the basement for almost a month, and the Killing Aura and Fear Aura are no longer up to par with her strength. At most, they can only affect weaker professionals.

The girl is trying to purify and upgrade her aura abilities, turning them into killing and fear auras.

Overall, she's almost there. After entering the intermediate stage, her soul and body structures have undergone significant changes and enhancements. The training of the Soul-Eroding Blade has also helped her strengthen her ability to integrate her will into various energies.