The Mythical Path of a Princess from a Destroyed Kingdom

By describing his life force as blood and concealing the fact that he could devour soul energy, Maginus selectively revealed his abilities to Vera, raising his hand to indicate, "I've agreed to your employment, but what do you think?"

"...Let me inform the Earl. I actually think your chances of being selected have increased."

Vera said sincerely that although she didn't know what a Soulblade was, she knew about Psionicists, and Maginus could quickly repair his body, so he could obviously be a qualified meat shield.

Although using blood might seem like something a vampire would do, they can't actually control their own blood at will; it's just an illusion.

After the conversation was over, it was nearly dusk when Maginus left the tavern. She glanced at the sky and decided to find a random inn to stay at.

Arriving at a quiet street, the young woman entered a hotel that looked quite clean, tapped the counter lightly, and inquired about the price of accommodation: "Madam, how much is a month's stay?"

“Two gold coins,” the middle-aged woman glanced at Maginus’s youthful face, her already small eyes narrowing slightly, her gaze devoid of any goodwill.

Sensing the other party's malice, Maginus gently rubbed her fingers, took out two gold coins from her dimensional pouch and tossed them onto the table. The woman put the gold coins away and led her to her room.

The room was fairly nice. The girl closed the door, pretending not to notice the woman's gaze, spread out the blankets on the bed as if someone was inside, and stood in front of the wall to take a deep breath.

She had reached a bottleneck in self-hypnosis and it was time to learn new skills, which she named "Wall Climbing."

In a focused state, she can use her psychic powers to fix herself to a wall while running, or even perform actions like rolling, until she stops, is obstructed, and breaks out of the psychic focus state, at which point she will exit the technique and fall off the wall.

Of course, this technique doesn't allow psionicists to run upside down on the roof.

Looking at the wall in front of her, Maginus imagined herself running, but soon decided to temporarily put aside this technique and instead start practicing a Soul Blade technique called Mental Strike.

There's no way around it; you have to practice running to scale walls, you can't just stand still to get on them.

As for mental attacks, simply put, it involves infusing destructive power into the psychic blade, which directly amplifies the damage to the enemy upon impact. Even a small cut can cause the psychic energy to damage their body.

As she crafted a mind blade in her hand, the girl considered Oren's instructions and decided to infuse it with destructive spiritual energy—a power filled with destructive and murderous desires.

Perfect, those are exactly the things she has plenty of.

She closed her eyes, stirred her emotions, and her soul energy surged towards the blade. Suddenly, cracks appeared on the short sword, and black and red light emanated from the cracks in the pale blue sword.

Kara

Upon hearing the sound, Maginus opened her eyes and saw that the short sword had been destroyed due to the violent psionic energy. Fortunately, the psionic energy was all her own, so it did not cause any harm to her.

But this failure still left her somewhat helpless. She heard from Oren that the reason why other Soul Blade users practiced mental attacks was mainly because they were not good at mobilizing negative emotions, so they had to strengthen their mental fluctuations through practice.

She was trying to control the sudden surge of mental energy and prevent the overly frenzied mental energy from destroying the Nen Blade.

"Take it slow, it's just a matter of self-control."

The expressionless girl stared at the reshaped blade of thought, pouring her anger and sorrow into it once more. These emotions, like unstoppable magma or a torrent, relentlessly destroyed the short sword in her hand.

However, as the number of practice sessions increased, the pressure that mental power placed on the Nen Blade began to decrease. But the negative emotions did not disappear; instead, they quietly lay dormant, so that they could be detonated at a better time.

"It won't be long, be patient...be patient..."

Chapter 109 A Genuine Black Market

As darkness fell completely, the girl, who was exercising, opened her eyes, blew out the candle from a distance, then shrank to the corner by the door, placed her hand on the hilt of her sword, and silently waited for the attackers who might appear that night.

She didn't expend too much energy and still had enough left for her to use.

Time passed slowly, and Maginus was very patient; otherwise, it would have been much longer.

The girl, who had been holding the pose, finally heard someone slowly coming upstairs at 2 a.m. The footsteps were approaching her and stopped right in front of her door.

A wire was inserted from the outside to pull open the door latch, and two burly men strode into the room without making any attempt to hide.

"Why are you dawdling over tying up a little devil?" "It's better to be careful, in case there are busybodies in the other rooms."

The voices came one after the other, and Maginus, who was emitting a red mist, also knew the number of people: three in total. The locksmith was waiting outside the door.

Before the two burly men could even reach the bedside, Maginus, knowing her hiding skills were not strong enough, took advantage of their momentary lapse in attention, stepped onto the wall, and leaped out from behind the door.

She turned around in mid-air and threw her psychic blade. The sound of the short sword piercing flesh rang out. The two burly men in front of her slowly turned around under the girl's gaze, while she had already raised her long sword high, and her killing intent exploded!

With a burst of speed, Maginus decapitated the two men with a single sword strike, then spun in the air before landing silently.

The three fallen corpses had not absorbed much life force and remained intact for the time being, if we disregard the two heads that had flown off.

"Huff"

Besides the two techniques of mental strike and wall-running, the follow-up slash should also be put on the agenda. However, it seems that all three can be honed in battle, so I guess I'm lucky.

After unleashing her full power, Maginus landed, took a deep breath to recover from her exhaustion, and thought to herself.

If she had the "Following Slash" ability, the degree of exhaustion she would experience after killing someone would be greatly reduced, thus eliminating the need for a short rest during combat.

If she were to combine the advanced technique of Powerful Strike with the self-healing achieved through utilizing her life force, she might be able to maintain a state of fighting with all her might, unleashing a full-force strike with every attack.

After searching the intruders' pockets, Maginus confirmed they were shop employees. He decisively drew his longsword, stepped out the door, and leaped down the stairs, landing with a loud thud.

The crimson mist of life force spread outwards, and she turned her head with her bright eyes to look at the kitchen area, drawing a scarlet arc in the darkness.

With an eerie smile, the girl leaped up again and kicked open the kitchen door. She looked at the female boss leaning against the stove, her white teeth exposed: "Madam, what do you mean by calling three people into my room?"

It seems there's still room for negotiation!

The obese woman swallowed hard, as if trying to speak, her eyes gazing towards the second floor as if hoping someone would come out. Indeed, the sound of a door opening could be heard.

But Maginus heard it too, and her smile, which had made her appear alluring, became even more sinister. The girl who had given the woman a chance to live and allowed her to have hope directly swung her longsword, not giving her any chance to speak.

The woman was brutally cleaved in two. Maginus twisted his neck, glanced silently outside the inn, and then looked away, searching for any clues related to the crime in this shady establishment.

Several adventurers came down from upstairs with weapons. They looked puzzled when they saw the girl rummaging through drawers and cabinets. When they saw the woman's body, which was almost torn in two, they gasped in horror as they faced the kitchen door.

They first saw the body lying in front of the girl's room and thought that the beautiful girl had met with misfortune. But when they went downstairs, they found that she was fine. Then they saw the dead woman.

The heart rate fluctuations were extremely large.

“This shady business sent people to try and capture me, but I’ve dealt with them. You can do as you please.”

Maginus spoke calmly, a smile lingering on his lips, patted the account books and letters in his hand, and walked into another clean room.

The adventurers exchanged glances. There were no paladins or members of the Order of Good among them, so they didn't want to get involved in any trouble and returned to their rooms, remaining vigilant.

The next morning, Maginus opened the door, intending to explain the situation to the manager. Shortly after opening the door, a group of people appeared beside the inn. A warrior dismounted and said to the girl:

"Someone reported this hotel as a shady establishment. There were even sounds of fighting coming from inside yesterday. Miss, do you have any leads?"

Earl of Silvs.

The warrior mouthed to indicate that she and Maginus were companions, and she also confirmed that the person who had been standing outside the door all night was likely a spy connected to Sylvis or Vera.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, the girl stepped aside and took out a stack of ledgers and letters from her bosom: "They tried to sell me as a slave last night, but I killed them. These are their correspondence with the slave traders."

The murder by Maginus ended quickly with minimal impact; the onlookers only knew that the shady business had met its match.

After the soldiers who came to handle the case left, a beggar tossed her a crumpled piece of paper. She caught it, unfolded it, and read, "Meet at the usual place."

Sylvis... he really has a huge family fortune.

Reaching out to touch her cheek, Maginus slightly altered her appearance and found the heavily made-up woman in the bar room where she had previously met and spoken with Vera.

"With such a big incident last night, I don't understand why the Earl still chose you as his bodyguard."

"Perhaps there are too few people who meet your criteria. Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Having learned from Vera's words that he had secured a bodyguard job, Maginus dutifully asked, "Where should I meet Miss Lenya Silvers?"

Vera didn't bother with pleasantries. She took out a map, spread it out, and pointed to a street that bordered both the working-class and commercial districts: "Around this location, someone will guide you there when Miss arrives. The rest is up to you."

"What does Miss Lenya actually look like... wait, I guess she'll come out wearing a maid outfit?"

“Oh, of course,” Vera shrugged. “Miss has no other way to escape from protection. Do you have any other questions?”

The red-haired girl placed her hand on the table, a crimson glint flashing in her pupils: "Ms. Vera, I hope you don't find me long-winded, but it's still the same question."

"I can take care of anyone who wants to harm Lenia Silvers, right?"

“Yes, you can kill them all,” Vera leaned forward as well, meeting Maginus’s gaze. “There are no people we specifically sent, only people we specifically stopped.”

Chapter 110 A Handsome Rescue

"Well then, Charlotte, I'll head back now!"

"Take care, Lenya!"

A luxurious carriage drove out of the manor. The purple-haired girl leaned out of the carriage window to wave goodbye to her best friend. After getting into the carriage, she stared at the maid who was clutching her clothes, placed her hand on the maid's leg, and stared intently at her.

She took a spell scroll from her purse, tore it open, and the carriage was enveloped in a silencing spell. She whispered, "Catherine, shall we change our clothes according to the previous plan?"

"Miss, why do you insist on running away?"

The maid looked utterly helpless, as if she hadn't told Earl Silves about her escape at all. Lenia pouted, "I don't want to get engaged to a man I don't even know. I'd rather run away now."

"But it's dangerous outside, Miss."

"Oh dear, don't worry," Lenia patted her pouch, appearing very confident, "I've put plenty of spell scrolls in here, it'll be fine!"

"What if you..." "Stop talking nonsense, I order you to switch places with me!"

Lenya said angrily, clearly annoyed by the maid's persuasion. The maid, naturally, had no way to resist her mistress and reluctantly took off her clothes, changing them with her mistress inside the carriage.

With her wealth and power, she tore open two more transformation scrolls, and the two of them instantly transformed. Lenya, now a maid, waved her hand to dispel the silencing spell and used hand gestures to command her maid, who had become her, to speak as planned.

“Catherine,” the maid called out awkwardly, “I want to eat the cream bread from the corner store. Go and buy one for me.”

"Yes, Miss."

Catherine suppressed her joy and spoke in a maid-like manner. The coachman heard the conversation and slowly stopped the carriage. The young lady took the opportunity to get out of the carriage and headed towards the alley according to the map she had obtained.

Once she confirmed that the driver had driven away, Catherine immediately showed a happy expression and hummed a song as she walked towards her intended destination.

She had already planned to hide in the city for a few days to let her parents know her determination not to get married to a stranger, and then go back when they were anxious to see her, and then make her demands.

"Hmph hmph hmph~...Hmph hmph hmph~..."

Thinking about what would happen in the future made Lenya very happy. She hummed a song as she walked forward, completely unaware that she was still under her parents' surveillance, nor that she was about to face any danger.

After a while, she deliberately deactivated the transformation spell and returned to her original form, immediately attracting a lot of attention. Some people's eyes flickered slightly as they disappeared into the crowd.

Following the map in her mind, Lenya walked through a small alley and suddenly stopped, looking warily at the person blocking her way, her hand already in her dimensional bag.

"who are you!?"

Lenya shouted loudly, but no one paid attention to her. Several men with unfriendly expressions, who didn't look like ordinary thugs, chuckled and said, "Young lady, have you run away from home? Why don't you come with us to a deserted place to have some fun?"

Is this human trafficking or kidnapping?

Although she was mentally prepared, she still panicked a little when this actually happened. With a serious expression, she said, "Since you know I am the young lady, how dare you stop me?"

"This isn't the first time we've done this, don't worry... it'll be quick!"

The leading man moved closer to the girl step by step. As soon as he finished speaking, he rushed towards Lenya and reached out to press his hand on the young lady's palm.

She had only theoretical knowledge but no practical experience, and she also lacked the determination to fight to the death. As the man rushed forward, the girl's mind went blank, and she didn't even have time to take out a spell scroll.

Just before she was about to be tackled and pinned down, a figure flashed past her from behind. The leader was kicked against the wall and did not get up after landing; his fate was unknown.

Lenya instinctively turned around and saw a girl, slightly shorter than her, wielding a longsword as she swept past her and charged at the kidnapper in front of her!

Time goes back a moment.

Maginot waited early in the alley of this neighborhood, motionless like a statue, letting all the noise around her fall into her ears. After filtering out the irrelevant things, she listened intently to the women talking in the alley.

A mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, a wife and husband, a hostess scolding a customer, a widow disciplining her son...

"who are you!?"

Maginos opened her eyes and, hearing the sound, turned a few corners and found a beautiful girl dressed in a maid outfit, her fair and smooth hands as white as a baby's.

Lenya Silvers, I've found you.

Having confirmed her identity and also noticed the bodyguards hidden in the shadows, Maginus rushed out first when the leader showed any intention of attacking. She leaped up as she got close to the two, running quickly with her feet on the wall, her psionic energy converging into her legs.

The girl leaped up from the wall, kicked out, and struck the enemy's chest with a sharp sound. After landing, she drew her longsword with both hands.

The key to a follow-through slash is to utilize the residual force after the swing...

With Beth's words still ringing in her ears, Maginus rushed to the front of the enemy. In order to make a good impression on her "employer" and avoid killing too many people, she raised her sword and plunged it into the heart of the unarmored man.

The moment the knife pierced their hearts, the kidnappers finally reacted, drawing daggers and other short weapons and slashing down. Judging from their nimble movements, they seemed to possess some skill as thieves.

Noticing that their weapons appeared to be coated with poison, Maginus's arm wound reopened, and blood splattered onto the men's faces!

The kidnapper, splattered with blood, instinctively closed his eyes. Taking advantage of this, Maginus turned around, kicked the enemy whose heart she had pierced with her sword, and used the momentum of the rotation to draw her longsword with one hand, slicing it across another person's neck.

Nian Ren.

With her left hand, she shaped a blade and threw it at the person who was about to open their eyes. The protector who had just slashed across the neck was thrown behind her. The girl released her hand and gripped the longsword in reverse. She placed her left hand on the hilt and held it firmly in a way similar to gripping a millstone, before rushing towards the last person.

With the image of the enemy's head being severed flashing through her mind, Maginus changed her killing method at the last moment. She released her left hand from the bottom of the sword hilt, gripped the hilt with her right hand in reverse, and held it to her chest, thrusting the sword tip towards the enemy's heart.