The Mythical Path of a Princess from a Destroyed Kingdom

"A dragon...it's a dragon!!" "What kind of monsters are these? Run!"

The residents of the capital screamed at the sudden appearance of the monster and the black dragon. They breathed a sigh of relief when they realized that the monster did nothing to them, but they still kept their distance, afraid of being involved.

The running, crimson figure sped up, its liquid life force hardening, and it held different weapons in its hands: a short sword, a long sword, and a greatsword.

At the same time, they, including the black dragon in the sky, exuded a strange attraction. One couldn't help but want to get closer. Fortunately, fear temporarily prevailed, and apart from some children, no one got too close.

Black Dragon took the lead and approached the cemetery from the air. At that moment, several fireballs emitting bright light crashed down on the dragon's head.

The meteor shower plummeted vertically, and the agile black dragon flapped its wings to dodge it. Suddenly, countless magical chains rose from below, locking the dragon's claws and attempting to pull it down from the sky.

Besides Ebes, who is a high-level spellcaster, there are two high-level warriors and one spellcaster in black robes below him. If the black-robed man is also high-level, then there are a total of four high-level spellcasters.

The legendary mage didn't make a move, which meant it wasn't within the scope of his contract, putting Maginus, who was prepared to face the legend, at ease.

Focusing her attention on the black dragon, she glanced at the four high-ranking beings below and gave a soft snort, controlling the dragon's mouth to open.

The black dragon's roar was deafening, and acid rained down like a torrential downpour, instantly turning the beautiful garden into a foul-smelling swamp.

"Magnus Imperius!"

A completely different person from before, Ebes roared and waved his hands, causing a tall wall of water to rise and engulf the acid.

A bolt of lightning pierced through the wall of water and struck the black dragon in the chest. Maginus, who was controlling the black dragon, paused briefly. Before she could continue her destruction, the black-robed figure beside Ebes made his move.

Force field walls quickly appeared around her, a magical force field prison. The black-robed man wanted to imprison the huge black dragon directly inside. Maginos noticed this and made only one move: she fully spread her wings.

The black dragon in flight still folded its wings slightly, not opening them too wide. When it fully opened them, they were so wide that they blotted out the sky, completely blocking the sunlight from entering the main gate of the palace.

As its size increased, the force field prison automatically dissipated, and the black dragon revealed a very human-like expression, slightly narrowing its eyes as it stared at the black-robed man.

Well, Maginus's true form isn't here, so it's hard to tell the black-robed man's origins. She shifted her gaze to Ebes, letting out some of the pent-up anger in her heart:

"Ebeslut, I've returned for my revenge! Wait for my army to arrive in the capital, and I will reclaim everything that is rightfully mine!"

The black dragon's roar echoed throughout the entire capital, and Ebes's eyes turned red: "You? I'll be waiting for you. When you come, I will kill you completely!"

He has become much more irritable.

The tables had turned, and the composed Maginus noticed that Ebes, who had always been smiling, seemed quite irritable.

Because of his daughter's death?

No, he's not that kind of person. There must be some external factor influencing him, probably the treasure of the God of Slaughter. In that case, I need to find out how the others who obtained the treasure are doing.

Maginus pondered as the black dragon flew through the air, continuously releasing acidic breath. That was all; after all, she had only created a black dragon shell without a soul.

She neither possesses their spell-like abilities nor can she cast the spells she knows using the black dragon's body; she's still quite far away.

As for the power of faith, it should be saved for emergencies.

The black dragon's body was entangled, but the other blood puppets were already closing in.

Twenty-two blood puppets, each with the strength of a low-level professional, began to storm the palace. The soldiers were terrified as they stared at the blood-red humanoid figures.

Information about the Blood Puppets was leaked out. When the Blood Puppets were used to deal with the Allied forces, not everyone was captured; one or two escaped.

Several people came up to test the waters, but their slashing or blunt force attacks were basically ineffective. Blood Puppet raised his weapon and slashed down, quickly killing the soldiers who rushed out.

Ignoring the corpses, they continued to charge forward, their life force slowly being drawn from them. The mages used spells to stop the blood puppets.

They are still very weak before they grow up, and they are really helpless against spells like earth wall and fire wall. One spell after another hits down and forces them back.

Scattering them out didn't work, so let's try aggregating them.

The specially made blood puppets will only rush towards the palace and will not hunt creatures with a certain level of vitality, meaning they will not hunt down civilians, and the spellcasters will also be ignored.

This results in blood puppets having no time or opportunity to grow; it seems the only option is to gather them together to increase their strength.

Using the hidden Neko as a signal tower, Maginus emitted psychic energy, causing the separated blood puppets to reunite.

Just as the soldiers were about to breathe a sigh of relief, having finally managed to eliminate the weak but troublesome blood puppet, a strange change occurred: the blood puppet, now dull in color, turned into a pool of blood.

Twenty-two blood-red crystals, each about the size of a thumbnail, fused together with all the blood. The life force emanating from the "aggregated blood puppet" caused the soldiers to feel pressure once again.

Hurry, now!

Everyone's attention was drawn to her. Ebes and the man in black naturally assumed that Maginus didn't have any powerful stalkers under her command, and even though they knew of Neko's existence, they didn't take her seriously.

Many of the defenders of the cemetery went to reinforce the area, which gave Neko the opportunity to infiltrate.

"Alright, watch me." (Skirt chat plind durian)

Tearing open the special invisibility scroll, this invisibility spell will not be broken by any spell as long as the user does not attack others.

His body disappeared into thin air, and he could then spread his shoulders with his fingers interlaced, bend over, and get down on all fours, with electric currents flashing across his body.

Overload due to electrical stimulation: overload due to amplification: lightning speed.

By forcibly enhancing his physical abilities with psychic energy and electric current, Nekko's eyes flashed with electricity, and lightning-like patterns appeared on his transformed body.

With her strength fully charged, she tiptoed out from where she had been standing, brushing past the soldier without eliciting any reaction from him.

At this moment, the cat was like a ghost, and no one could spot her as she moved. Even if a spellcaster used True Knowledge on her, she could still pass through everyone's blind spots at a terrifying speed and remain undetected.

Guided by Maginot, she bypassed the gardens and the rear palace and soon arrived at the royal tombs, where soldiers were almost forming a circle around them.

Chapter 505 The Secrets of the Underground

Having run this far, Nei Ke showed no sign of stopping. Electric current began to overflow from his body, covering his skin with a thin film, and his spiritual energy further reduced air resistance.

With a powerful leap, Nei Ke ignored the almost human wall of defense formed by Qi$Mingwushi Liu VIII's wife Lingmeng in mid-air, aimed at the only opening, and tilted his body slightly towards the tomb.

The spiritual energy within his body was emitted backward, and he could use the recoil force to accelerate again, heading straight for the cave entrance.

A dazzling bolt of lightning shot into the sky. In short, the inside could be heading towards the cave entrance, but what the soldiers saw was a bolt of lightning suddenly appearing in the sky and still escaping into the heavens.

The visual effect created is exactly like something that just came out of the cave and is currently flying away.

"Stop him quickly!"

The captain, realizing what was happening, roared loudly. The mages quickly cast spells to prevent the "escaping" lightning from flying, but unfortunately, the effect was not very good.

A barrage of spells were thrown at the lightning bolt's head, but many spellcasters were surprised to find that there was nothing there at all.

The most important truths don't lie, unless you encounter a legend.

"Find them quickly! We absolutely cannot let anyone escape!"

Outside, there was a commotion, but as Nei Ke ventured deeper into the underground tomb, he could hear their angry shouts and secretly chuckle.

Why didn't they build a door at the entrance of the tomb?

No, it looks like it was built before, but it was recently destroyed.

Maginus, observing more closely, noticed through Neco's perspective that the exit of the underground burial chamber was full of door-like structures, and showed signs of multiple repairs, as if something inside the tomb had rushed out several times.

Recalling what the underground catacombs looked like when she first entered, Maginus discovered that they had undergone many modifications, mainly changes to the defensive aspects, making the cave more resistant to attacks.

Ugh... It smells so bad, it's so uncomfortable.

The further you go in, the more uncomfortable you feel inside. A huge amount of negative energy is accumulating inside, and there is also a special sense of oppression, like the pressure that many powerful creatures involuntarily exude.

Try sharing your feelings with me.

Maginus merged further with Neko, and the oppressive atmosphere that the cat felt gave Reimu a strange sense of familiarity.

Yes, besides the low pressure caused by the gathering of undead, there was also the killing aura of the killers.

Keep going, and I'll help you if necessary.

Far away in the volcano city, Maginus raised his hand, and the power of faith flowed into his body as a backup.

As for Neke's discomfort, she didn't intend to concern herself with it.

Since her time in Red Sparrow City, Nei Ke had already undergone the tempering of killing spiritual energy, so this little bit of spiritual light was nothing to her; it could only make her uncomfortable.

As you continue deeper into the area, a thick, dark red fog shrouds the lower levels, obscuring the view of what lies beneath.

For Neko, this was not a difficult task. She drew her bone scimitar from her waist and tapped it lightly. The electric current spread out from her, sweeping through the mist and leaving it alone.

The fog is mainly composed of negative energy and evil magic, while Neko's reconnaissance is accomplished by psionic energy and electrical elemental energy. The two do not conflict much, and at most, they are affected by energy fluctuations.

The electric current swept through the black mist, and Neko's eyes instantly turned into vertical pupils. He turned to the side, dodging the bone spurs that suddenly appeared.

"Ow!"

The once silent mist erupted, and a half-dead monster leaped out of it. Its mutated body closely resembled the Killer, and its beating heart confirmed that it was still alive.

Vitality and negative energy coexist within him. Vitality is compressed in his heart and brain, while negative energy permeates other organs and even muscles. What brings them together is an evil magic.

Maginos raised an eyebrow as she looked at the fabric clinging to her skin.

Damn!

Neko cursed inwardly, ducked low and sprinted to dodge the monster's claws, his sharp scimitar carrying an electric current as he sliced ​​off its head.

How many similar monsters are there?

There were many, nearly a hundred in the area I swept over, but most of them didn't move. This one seemed to move because it sensed my life force.

Killing this monster, it also lost its ability to move after losing its head. Negative energy completely took over the corpse, and it did not revive even without its head.

Based on the available information, it's clear that Ebeth is using the negative energy within the tomb and the evil magic emanating from the treasure's hiding place to conduct some kind of experiment.

Those monsters are clearly human; slaves or trafficked people are probably thrown in for research, with the aim of creating more of these inferior monsters that are close to killers.

The initial assessment is that it's targeting her, since it reacts to strong life force, something that seems to share similar characteristics with blood puppets.

Will things change after experiencing the vitality? It's unclear for now, but if the Benevolent Church finds out, it will definitely intervene.

She needed to notify the Church of the Three Gods… no, it concerned the boundary between the undead, the dead, and the living, so she had to try contacting a church she had never been in contact with before.

Neko kicked the corpse inside. Maginus manipulated her own life force to form a false armor on her body, isolating her from life and allowing Neko to continue walking down.

Isolated from life force, the cat tiptoed into the mist, keeping the surrounding negative energy at bay. Its false armor was slowly eroded, and it could probably last for about two hours.

Quick, run according to my instructions.

Once it's confirmed that these monsters truly consider it one of their own, Maginus can guide you to find a passage out of the graveyard and into a lower cavern, skillfully avoiding all the monsters and weaving through them.

The three techniques of concealing oneself, hiding one's presence, and avoiding disturbances did not cause any commotion inside. They walked out of the half-repaired road and into the huge cave.

The stalactites dripped murky liquid, and the corrosive negative energy droplets reacted with the false armor. You can avoid areas with more liquid and jump onto a rock to look down.

"Hiss, Master, what if the royal palace up there suddenly collapses at any time?"

……

Maginos remained silent, gazing at the ground below with a sense of awe.

So far, the largest underground cavity she has encountered is the cave that was blasted out by the devil of Lake Crystal City, covering an area of ​​nearly a city block.

But here, there is an even larger underground space, almost the same size as the capital, with underground rivers interwoven throughout.

In the center of this cave stands an extremely magnificent building, two or three times larger than the royal palace, resembling both a palace and a temple.

This building was definitely created using magic; the skull hanging above the temple clearly indicates its connection to the god of slaughter.

Chapter 506 The Temple of the Sleepers

After we conquer the capital, we must use magic to completely fill this underground cave.

Maginus had no desire to go near that temple. Having finally escaped the control of the God of Slaughter, how could she possibly fall into such an obvious trap?

Instead of going in to search for a vague and illusory treasure, it would be better to find more killing gods and kill them, extracting their divinity for one's own use.

Okay, that's enough for our exploration. Let's get out of here quickly; we shouldn't stay too long.

"Oh, I know."

Already feeling unwell, Neko obeyed orders, turned and ran, exiting the underground cavern at an even faster speed and returning to the cemetery.

When she reached the vicinity of the cemetery exit, she stopped and stared outside, no longer daring to make any further moves.

Someone with a strong sense of danger has entered. If exposed, she might be killed instantly without the owner's help.

Maginus, who shared the same senses, did not speak to disturb the focused Neko, and instead mobilized the power of faith to prepare for support.

The newcomer was the black-robed figure who had been standing next to Ebes earlier. There were two of them; the one in the cemetery was likely a simulacrum created by simulacrum magic.

"You said a bolt of lightning shot out of the tomb and disappeared in an instant?"

"Yes, everyone present saw it!"

The captain in charge of guarding the tomb shouted, facing the man in black robes with fear. Fortunately, this very mysterious guy didn't have time to deal with the captain. He muttered incantations and raised his hand to cast a spell.

The scene from not long ago reappeared. He was still baffled by the flying lightning and psionic energy. According to the trajectory, it was indeed as the spellcaster and the captain had said: the person was flying upwards.