Nobody knows how to be a villain better than me.

At this moment, under the cold moonlight, two indistinct blobs of ink crashed into the house, stirring up dust and smoke.

"My child! My child..."

The mother, her face covered in blood, cried out and fell forward, clutching her ankle tightly beneath the black smoke.

Two canine-like, upright monsters, shrouded in darkness and clutching a swaddled infant, suddenly turned their heads. Their two scarlet eyes radiated intense malice, and their arms, extending sharp claws, were raised high.

In an instant, the ordinary woman, driven solely by maternal instinct, felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave, as if her blood had frozen under that brief gaze. She closed her eyes in despair, awaiting the arrival of death.

"Qiang!"

At the critical moment, a beam of light shot out, cleaving the monster formed from head to toe in two. The magnificent longsword, shrouded in dazzling starlight, plunged into the rocky ground, illuminating the darkness.

"Ow!"

The blinding flash caused the black smoke on the other monster to boil and dissipate violently, eventually evaporating like melting snow in the blink of an eye.

"It's okay, don't worry."

At the same time, an unnamed swordsman dressed in light blue and white armor and wearing a hood was slowly walking over, holding the swaddled baby falling from mid-air in one hand, and gently comforting the crying child.

"Child! My child!"

The mother, still shaken, staggered to her feet and rushed to the person who had come.

Samael handed the baby to the mother and turned to look ahead with a frown.

"How about it?"

"There's a person inside, trapped under a pillar, with several broken ribs. He looks badly injured, but I've cast a spell to stabilize his condition. Just don't move around."

A white-haired, pointy-eared female magician emerged from the billowing smoke, her expression slightly serious, and nodded gently in response to her companion.

Meanwhile, Mary stepped forward and gently waved her wand to heal the mother.

"Thank you! Thank you, Knight, and thank you to this magician!"

The woman, who had escaped unharmed, hugged her child tightly and looked at her husband, who had been placed in an open space. She repeatedly bowed and expressed her gratitude beyond measure.

knight?

Upon hearing this, Samael realized that his mother regarded him as a member of the Knights of the Round Table. He twitched his lips slightly but did not argue.

"What is this?"

Mary, wand in hand, squatted on the ground and poked at the few empty wisps of ashes. She was somewhat curious.

"I don't know..."

Samael shook his head slightly, and after observing for a while, a frown gradually appeared between his brows.

However, this thing feels kind of familiar...

"Hoo hoo hoo hoo!"

Suddenly, amidst the muffled roars, several similar auras emanated from various parts of the town.

Immediately following were the sounds of ether exploding, houses collapsing, flesh being torn apart, and the screams of dying humans.

and also!

"You heal the wounded, I'll take care of clearing out these monsters!"

Samael whispered his instructions, and Melly nodded earnestly. The two companions, who rarely reached a consensus, strode towards the scene of the incident.

"Ether, fill this place—unleash the magic!"

Blue and white light and shadow darted across the street at high speed. The holy sword in his hand swept up magical elements in the air, forming a sharp sword storm that tore the black monsters that roamed along the way to pieces.

Following behind, Merry cast spells to protect the living and heal the wounded.

Soon, the two powerful beings, second only to the gods, almost swept through the town, wiping out most of the monsters.

At that moment, near the city gate, the town guards, who were a little slow to react, rushed out of their posts, wielding swords and shields and hacking at an even larger monster.

However, amidst the clanging of metal against metal, ordinary people's swords and knives only stirred up a ripple of black mist on this thing, unable to harm any vital organs.

"Roar!"

The enraged monster roared, raised its neck, and swung its two-meter-long claws, sweeping them in all directions.

Nearby soldiers suffered broken hand bones, and with deformed shields and shattered swords, they were sent flying by the unparalleled force, crashing heavily to the ground, vomiting blood incessantly.

"Kill...humans...kill..."

The monster stepped forward, stomped on the waist and abdomen of a severely wounded soldier, grabbed his legs with one hand, and tore him in two in an instant amidst the human's shrill screams.

Crimson blood and sticky intestines splattered on the monster's body, seemingly making the black mist around it even thicker and more sinister.

"Go away!"

Just as the paralyzed soldiers were filled with terror, a golden crescent-shaped blade slashed out from behind them, and the monster instinctively raised its hand to block it.

"Ow!"

In an instant, an arm shrouded in black mist was abandoned high above the ground. The monster let out a mournful howl and immediately charged forward, smashing through the city gate and rushing into the desolate wilderness shrouded in darkness.

Chapter Ten: The Crying Child Wants Milk

"Sir Knight, child, that monster has also snatched a child from its grasp..."

Just as Samael and Melly stepped forward to treat the soldiers, one of the guards immediately grabbed his savior's arm and pleaded with him.

I am not the round table...

Once again, Samael was mistaken for someone else and forced to boost someone else's reputation, leaving him speechless.

However, time was of the essence, and the ancient serpent was too lazy to argue. He left Merry to clean up the mess and incited Aether to take the lead in chasing after them outside the city.

On the desolate plains, Samael, with his magic fully unleashed, moved with lightning speed. His narrowed snake eyes swept across the surroundings, and through his night vision, he took in all the traces around him.

Thanks to the hunting techniques he learned from Chiron and the keen senses of snakes.

Even though the monster changed course and hid several times, the ancient snake was not shaken off. It followed the tracks left by the grass and trees and the lingering scent along the way, and kept its bite on its target.

"Trying to run? Stay here!"

Soon, Samael spotted the monster running wildly across the wilderness, carrying a child in one hand. He couldn't help but swing his sword, unleashing a beam of light that slashed at the creature's ankle.

"laugh!"

However, as the sharp edge drew near, the dark figure, like mud, disappeared into the softened silt.

boom!

The sword's edge, having lost its target, struck the ground, carving out a prominent trench, sending grass and pebbles flying everywhere.

Amidst the billowing dust, the shadowy figure that had escaped unscathed emerged from the shadows a hundred meters away.

However, its size has shrunk by nearly half.

Clearly, the monster had expended considerable energy to avoid this fatal blow.

You had that trick up your sleeve? I really underestimated you!

As Samael murmured, his brow furrowed slightly, and he accelerated again with a stomp of his foot, instantly covering the hundred-meter distance the monster had painstakingly created. He arrived first, standing at the fork in the road ahead, cutting off the creature's path.

"Ouch!"

Seeing that the human chasing it was already close at hand, the mist on the black shadow's body boiled violently, and it immediately let out a shrill howl.

"Roar!"

"Roar!"

"Roar!"

At the same time, rustling sounds and echoing howls came from the nearby woods.

In the blink of an eye, one black monster after another emerged from the shadows cast by the nearby bushes, charging fearlessly toward the powerful pursuer, buying time for their kind to escape.

This is really never going to end!

Samael swung his sword to deflect several sharp claws formed from black mist, and couldn't help but frown.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the monster bypassed the battlefield and rushed into the dense forest ahead.

Finally, we escaped from that demon's clutches!

The crimson in the shadowy eyes throbbed violently, and its mud-like body seemed to gradually melt into the darkness beneath the trees as it drew closer to the dense forest.

laugh!

However, a sharp whistling sound suddenly arose, and a beam of dark blue light, like thorns, flew out from the dense forest, piercing straight through the monster's chest and brutally pinning it to the ground, dragging it for dozens of meters.

Immediately, the black monster turned to ashes, disintegrated, and fell to the ground, becoming a puddle of fluffy matter.

At the same time, the falling swaddling clothes were gently lifted by an invisible breeze, carrying the sleeping infant, flying towards the dense forest, and landing in the arms of a fair hand.

Merry arrived so quickly?

The holy sword pierced through a black monster, freeing up the view ahead. Samael, sensing the change, stared ahead in surprise.

No, not Meryl...

Immediately, the ancient snake's gaze froze, its expression one of astonishment.

Accompanied by the rustling sound of grass and trees being plucked, a figure wearing a blue-black branch-shaped hair crown, an elegant blue-black gauze dress, a black veil covering her face, and long silver hair slowly walked out from the depths of the dense forest.

Like the cool moonlight, illuminating the deep darkness.

"As it is, so it ends. You filth, shatter!"

With a cold, low murmur, a dark blue wand with a cross-shaped tip was pointed forward in the silver-haired woman's hand.

puff! puff! puff! puff!

In an instant, a dark blue magic circle formed in the sky above another battlefield, drawing in the vast moonlight and converging it into beams of ghostly light that fell from the sky, pinning dozens of black monsters to the spot.

Phew, they're actually helpers.

With all threats around him eliminated, Samael's tense muscles quietly relaxed, his fingers gripping the hilt of his sword loosened their tension, and he rose to walk toward the mysterious woman who had appeared.

"Are you the knight who's here to investigate this matter?"

The mysterious magician hesitated for a moment, then handed the child to Samael.

"It's not like it's anything good. Only Knights of the Round Table can do that, right? I'm just a traveler passing through Cornwall. I saw these monsters attacking the villagers and helped out. What about you, Miss Magician?"

The ancient snake smiled helplessly and responded with a half-serious, half-joking tone.

"That direction... Cornwall was attacked too?"

The silver-haired magician frowned and muttered something unconsciously.

"also?"

Samair immediately sensed the unusual tone in those words, and his gaze froze slightly.

The silver-haired magician looked up at the nameless swordsman, frowned, and spoke.

“I come from Kamran, where many babies have gone missing these days…”

"Hiss, could this not be an isolated case?"

Samael was clearly aware of the potential possibility, and he couldn't help but gasp slightly, his expression becoming serious.

Perhaps, the situation is worse.

When you see one cockroach in your house, there may be a thousand in the shadows.

These black monsters possess the ability to become invisible and briefly move through the shadows, making it difficult for ordinary people to detect their intrusion.

Camlann and Cornwall are quite far apart, yet he and this female magician somehow ended up together because of a similar incident.

That would prove that similar troubles may have occurred throughout Britain.

"Miss Magician, if you don't mind, how about we team up and go into this forest together?"

After a moment's thought, Samael took the initiative to extend an olive branch.

"Alright! I'll take care of the child, you clear the way!"

The silver-haired magician nodded seriously, agreeing with unusually quickness, even seeming somewhat impatient.

Things went surprisingly smoothly. Samael was slightly taken aback, but then he came to his senses and wisely walked ahead, parting the branches along the way to find a path leading directly inside.