The Mythical Path of a Princess from a Destroyed Kingdom

After hearing this, Maginus simply found a chair, sat down, and closed her eyes to rest. An adventurer, seeing this, stepped forward with displeasure and said:

"Hey, miss, Lake Crystal City didn't invite us here just to sit around. Aren't you going to use your abilities to restore this place to normal as soon as possible?"

Maginus opened his eyes and looked at the righteous young man without getting angry: "I have already explored the area once. There is nothing I can do here. I might as well put my efforts into the next area."

"Oh, is that so?" There was some distrust in the boy's eyes, but he still apologized politely, "Sorry to bother you."

After sending the overly righteous boy away with her words, Maginus turned to Kovdele, who was stealing glances at her, and said in a cold tone, "Is there something you need, Captain?"

Kovdler stroked his beard and chuckled, "I thought you'd just stay silent and ignore that brat."

"I hate trouble. Problems that can be solved with words should be solved with words. If words can't solve them, I'll try to solve them with force."

"Not bad," the captain praised. "I also hate trouble the most, and I try to avoid fighting if I can, but your behavior does not quite match your expression. It feels a bit contradictory."

Maginus touched her cheek and replied indifferently, "I really do have a blank expression, it's not that I have no emotions at all."

Lying fluently, the girl was trying to make a good impression on Kovdler and get along with him as much as possible.

Judging from the strength of Jim Regan and Kovdler, this team is very important, and it's likely true that the best performers will get to meet Kali Wisda up close.

She needs to figure out a way to climb up, to get to Kaliwisda's side and deliver a fatal blow. This time, there's no easy stepping stone like the Silvs family; she has to find her own way up.

While climbing the ranks, I also need to find ways to cause trouble for Lake Crystal City, and ideally, kill Jim Regan. As for what will happen to the city...

Maginos stepped outside the tavern, watching the passersby and reminding herself to maintain an "iron will."

They are not my people, so there's no need to care about their lives. The priority is to kill Kaliwisda, and the devil can be dealt with appropriately elsewhere.

The tavern was explored in an hour. Seeing that no one had found anything useful and the elf who had asked for the information was still searching, Kovdale was not discouraged and led the group to their next destination.

However, on the way to the opium den, he still reminded them:

"I hope everyone will work hard. Those who can't achieve results in a short time will be kicked out of the team. After all, thirty people is still too many and we need to optimize it a bit."

Many people turned their attention to Maginus, who had been resting earlier, and all felt that Kovdell was talking about her. As for who he was actually talking about, only the captain himself knew.

Upon arriving at an opium den that had been vandalized three days prior, Kovdler did not allow the group to enter as he had done at the previous tavern. Instead, he explained the situation:

"In fact, a wealthy businessman had gone missing five days ago. It wasn't until three days ago that the people at the opium den were approached by the businessman's family to inquire about the situation, and that's when they learned that a businessman had not returned."

"Three days ago, the army killed a Harvest Demon disguised as a wealthy merchant. After receiving the news and comparing the information, they confirmed that the Harvest Demon was indeed disguised as a wealthy merchant."

Maginus recalled information about this kind of devil; the reapers were master scheming devils skilled in seduction, who corrupted communities and exposed mortals to insidious temptations.

They may control greedy conglomerates behind the scenes, or infiltrate the court to become favorites of a tyrannical ruler. They may also travel with merchants, lurking in the streets and alleys, or hiding in the heart of the city.

This kind of demon has a strong ability to disguise itself; it can even disguise its own side and become a good person when magic detects good and evil.

Only by using techniques like the Evil-Slaying Slash or other methods that deal different levels of damage to good and evil beings can one easily determine whether it is a disguise.

The elf was quick-witted and immediately understood what Kovdell was trying to say: "Captain, are you saying that there might be more than one missing businessman, and that someone was replaced before the incident?"

“That’s right,” Kovdler nodded. “Find out which wealthy merchants have been replaced, and then send soldiers to their homes to arrest them.”

The girl, who was distracted, didn't listen carefully and focused most of her attention on the inside of the opium den, where many people were still puffing away.

However, that wasn't what Maginus was concerned about; her life force perception detected many creatures from the lower realms.

Chapter 246 Speeding Up the Climb

It looks a bit complicated, 1, 2, 3...

Quietly counting the figures exuding the aura of the lower realm, Maginus discovered that there were more than a dozen lower realm creatures inside the opium den, most of them underground, with five above ground. It was unclear whether they were staff members or wealthy merchants who had come here.

Without immediately informing her companions or the situation inside Kovdale, Maginus was prepared to escalate the situation, and death was necessary.

Once things escalate, my current reputation and strength will naturally spread, making it much easier than being a noble assassin in the Crystal Salt Kingdom.

As he slowly entered the opium den, a brown-haired man with a small mustache saw Kovdele and immediately squinted his eyes and walked over with a smile:

"My lord, I have been waiting for you for a long time. Have you come to thoroughly investigate the devil?"

The shopkeeper had already received the news, and Maginus hadn't sensed any lower realm aura from him, so he should have been ruled out as a suspect. However, the girl still had some doubts.

How could he not have noticed so many demons? Or had he already sided with them?

“That’s right,” Kovdler said, looking at the smoke-filled room with disgust. “Hurry up and tell your guests, well, it’s no use talking to a bunch of delusional people.”

Abandoning the idea of ​​gathering the customers, Kovdler waved for everyone to move freely: "Go your own way. If anyone tries to obstruct the operation, just don't kill or cripple them. Those who are not strong should stay with those who are strong."

Upon receiving instructions, the thirty men immediately sprang into action, splitting into several groups to search the entire opium den. Shouts and cries of pain could be heard from time to time.

The team acted arrogantly. After identifying themselves, if the bodyguards of the wealthy didn't give way, many members of the reconnaissance team would simply knock them down and then go in to search.

Maginus didn't do that; she simply strolled around the corridor a few times, making sure there was no secret entrance to the basement and that there was no way out to the sewers.

Once a demon enters the sewers, it becomes incredibly difficult to find. An investigation in Lake Crystal City revealed that a large number of demons are hiding in the sewers and have not been eliminated.

After confirming everything, Maginus pondered which one to target first. To her surprise, a demon delivered itself to her door.

"Hey, miss, what are you looking at here?"

A curious voice rang out, and Maginus turned around to find a girl who was about her age, or at least appeared to be a girl.

As for the inner self, she felt that the devil's vitality and soul were more intense than those of humans, much like eating chili peppers.

This is a little devil who can only transform, and is about to become Maginos's food.

"Check if there are any demons. How come there's such a young child like you working in an opium den?" the girl asked calmly.

The little devil flashed a cheerful smile, just like a real girl: "I'm working now, trying to save up a little money to buy something and start a small business. By the way, is there anything you need? After all, you're an adventurer."

She casually pulled out a plate from behind her back, her tone alluring and enchanting; anyone who wasn't wary of her would likely be easily fooled.

Maginus looked down at the plate in her hand; besides the ordinary tobacco, there was an unexpected bonus.

A small bottle, about the size of a little fingernail, containing a lot of painful liquid.

Picking up the small bottle of "pain water," the girl asked the little devil disguised as a girl her own age, "There's such a high-class thing as 'pain water'?"

"Of course, this is the biggest opium den in Lake Crystal City. But the 'pain water' is very expensive. Do you have enough money, Miss?"

The girl blinked, a cunning glint in her eyes. Maginus thought for a moment and decided not to delve too deeply into what was behind this devil; digging for clues wasn't for her.

Maginus opened his dimensional bag, put the water of pain inside, looked at the girl in front of him, and placed his hand on the hilt of his sword without hesitation: "I was prepared to take your things for free, so thank you for the water of pain."

"Varied"

A flash of white light appeared, and a line of blood split open from the top of the girl's head, then she was completely split in two. As blood gushed out, her appearance changed at an extremely fast speed, turning her into an ugly little devil.

Extracting the little devil's life force and soul energy, Maginus picked up half of the corpse, turned around, and walked towards the stairwell. He reached the stairwell as quickly as possible and threw the little devil's corpse directly down from the air.

"There is a devil here."

Blood splattered in front of many people. "Mine's" calm voice reached their ears. Kovdel's pupils contracted, and he roared:

"Squad members! All of you, regroup!"

The roar made Maginus rub her ears. She turned her attention to her next target, deliberately making a show of mystery in front of many people and non-people, closing her eyes and twitching her nose as if she were sniffing something.

"It smells like sulfur all over."

Bloodthirsty!

After saying this briefly, Maginus bent over upstairs, straining all her muscles to unleash her bloodlust and enhance herself in every way.

She smashed through the stairs and leaped down from above, a sinister smile on her face. With a single sword stroke, she sliced ​​the customer who had been cursing at Kovdele and who now looked terrified at the sight of the corpse in two!

The corpse broke apart in front of everyone, and the transformation spell covering the fallen corpse was canceled, revealing another little devil to everyone.

Kovdel's pupils contracted slightly, and he raised his voice, saying, "Are these the only two devils here?!"

Is the plan to wait for soldiers to arrive and surround the opium den before taking any further action?

Maginus knew what Kovdele was thinking. After a moment's thought, she decided not to disobey his orders and nodded, saying, "There should be two left."

Devils, don't let me down.

She thought to herself that she could obey the order, but if the other demons realized that "I" could detect their presence, that was no longer Maginus's concern.

Sure enough, even though Maginus said he had only found two demons, the other Nether creatures who witnessed this scene did not believe him at all.

Three demons remained above the opium den. One of them, upon noticing the situation, immediately turned its head, its human disguise completely shed, revealing its ugly and evil form, and shouted:

"Come out quickly! Someone has spotted us! A fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl with red hair and red eyes, carrying a long sword, can pinpoint our location very accurately!"

He roared out a string of words, and the devil turned and ran outside without hesitation. Kovdler cursed under his breath, grabbed the dart at his waist, and threw it with all his might.

The dart struck the fleeing devil, and Kovdele tossed a signal flare to Maginus, urgently saying, "Protect yourself, fire the signal flare into the sky!"

Special talents always receive special treatment, don't they?

Maginus grabbed the signal flare and ran outside. The red smoke, visible even in daylight, fell. Maginus turned back, listened to the sounds of fighting inside, and went in.

Chapter 247 A Stylish and Perfect Attack

When Maginus stepped back into the opium den, it was in complete chaos. With Maginus alone outnumbering twelve Nether creatures, the situation was far from ideal.

Four of the thirty-one members had no combat ability. Under Kovdele's command, they ran out, followed by many customers and employees who passed by Maginus.

The brown-haired boss who had previously greeted them was also among them. Maginus held a psychic blade to the middle-aged man's neck, the smile still lingering on her face.

"Tell me, are you prepared to die here or choose to live?"

"I want to live, please don't kill me!"

The boss immediately knelt down with a fawning smile. The girl knocked him unconscious, pulled out a rope from her dimensional bag, quickly tied him up, threw him to the four members who had no fighting ability, turned around, drew her Nen blade, and threw him away.

A psychological blow!

The reinforced short sword's blade suddenly vanished, its hilt floating in the air. Then, the invisible little devil appeared, its head struck, and it fell straight to the ground.

There are indeed very few people out of thirty who could fight the devil.

Looking up, it was clear that only Kovdler was putting up a counterattack; the rest of the group was already exhausted from holding off the devil's attacks, let alone attacking the devil.

Well, Maginos is quite happy to see this situation, after all, only in this way can she demonstrate her strength.

"She's there! Kill her!!"

A sharp cry rang out, and the conspicuous Maginos attracted the attention of all the demons, easing the crisis for the rest of them.

But the demons swarmed over, as if launching a collective attack to tear the girl to pieces.

Damn it, didn't I tell her to run away a long time ago? How dare she come back!

Kovdler, entangled by an assassin and two harvesters, widened his eyes and swung his greatsword faster, but no matter what he did, he couldn't quickly kill these demons who dared not fight him head-on.

The imps and demons swarmed forward, but Magnius drew his longsword, activated Bloodlust, licked his lips with a smile, tossed the sword aside, gripped the hilt tightly, and the veins on his neck bulged.

The speed of thought!

She leaned forward slightly, her soul energy instantly spreading and enveloping her entire body, and she rushed out. The floor did not crack, but her speed was much faster.

Arriving at the side of a small devil after arriving late, Maginus even had time to adjust his body angle, turn the hilt of his sword to aim the blade at the devil's neck, and look past the devil to those around it.

It's so weak.

Cut along the way!

The sword's edge sliced ​​through the little devil's neck without the slightest resistance, and the life force it carried merged into the hilt, giving it a touch of crimson light.

The enchantment proceeded slowly. The girl used the momentum to take a step forward, spinning and turning around. Her second sword struck the demon closest to the first demon.

"Slippery Japanese Three-Piece Skirt~~!"

Two corpses landed, and the massive, mud-like Lesser Demon lunged forward. Maginus released one hand and flung out a translucent energy dagger that pierced the Lesser Demon's head.

As the lowest form of demon, it was merely sturdier in appearance. The dagger, which had been used to inflict a mental attack, pierced through its head, and its massive body immediately collapsed to the ground.

With one hand gripping the protector, Maginus sidestepped the claws that, if unarmored, would have been enough to disembowel a person. Her free left hand struck the hilt of the sword, sending the longsword backward.

The devil's uniquely hot blood dripped onto her neck, the burning sensation giving Maginos a pleasurable feeling, while her thoughts drifted slightly.

The "Beauty Protector" sword seems to have become too short for me. Fortunately, I have practiced swordsmanship with longswords, short swords, and greatswords. I should probably switch to using a longsword for the "Beauty Protector" sword soon.

Cut along the way!

With his left hand, he grasped the hilt of the sword, and the blade emerged from the demon's body, naturally slashing at another demon charging towards Maginus. After splitting the fourth demon, the remaining demons finally all approached.

A terrifying aura!

She stepped down, and a hidden purplish-black light flashed. The four demons froze in place, feeling the terror of the girl from the bottom of their hearts. She took this opportunity to break free from the encirclement, wielding a mind-blade in one hand and a longsword in the other, slashing across the monsters' bodies.

The whole process was incredibly smooth, and the scene was bloody and violent. Maginus shook off the blood on the blade, turned around, plunged the longsword into the ground, and two semi-transparent short swords appeared in her empty hands.

The two remaining demons awoke and watched helplessly as a translucent dagger flew towards them and pierced their heads.