After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

"Tsk——"

Heidi curled her lips in dissatisfaction.

Too careless.

It is precisely because there is no one around that we can set up detection techniques at will. How could I have overlooked such a simple truth?

But it doesn’t matter.

There's still a little distance to go, so even if we have to kill, we have to carve out a bloody path and escape!

With this thought in mind, Heidi drew her sword.

Chapter 14 Dragnet

To describe Heidi's current condition as dusty and dirty would be an understatement.

A series of movements such as lying on the ground and crawling made him look extremely disheveled, and even his facial features were almost unrecognizable.

However, even if we can tell them apart, we can't expect these guys to show mercy.

So, the red-haired princess didn't even waste time thinking, she just raised her sword and attacked the guards surrounding her.

As soon as the battle started, the intensity reached its highest level.

The swift movements granted by the Brave's Blessing allowed Heidi to knock down or pierce several guards before they could even react, and they fell to the ground.

The encirclement was suddenly torn open.

Seizing the opportunity, Heidi rushed towards the camp wall which was already within reach at the fastest speed.

"Tsk, this guy is not ordinary, spread out! Get her to the ritual, quick!"

The captain of the guard in charge reacted quickly.

Familiar with the defensive arrangements, he mobilized his subordinates to block all possible directions for people to move, in order to drive Heidi towards the formation.

And Heidi, after suffering a loss just now, had roughly guessed their purpose.

Without any panic or fear, the red-haired princess sneered.

"Iron Wall, activated, maximum resistance to impact, stop looking down on me!!!!"

The faint light spread and enveloped Heidi in an instant, making her whole body emit a faint glow, which made her extremely conspicuous in the dark night.

Then, with this light on her body, she passed through the gap in the encirclement without any hesitation, in front of the astonished eyes of the soldiers, and plunged into the ritual.

Boom! Boom! Boom—

Violent explosions and gusts of air came one after another, shaking the entire camp.

These warning spells, which are set up in large numbers and explode upon triggering, have the same effect as minefields, and are even more powerful.

The series of explosions just now were enough to blow all the large monsters to pieces. Even many of the guards who kept their distance were injured by the air waves.

However, when the smoke and dust cleared, Heidi was still moving forward and had even reached the wall of the camp.

Iron Wall is one of the basic abilities that Heidi possesses as a defensive hero.

In short, time grants extremely strong damage resistance and dominance effects within a limited time.

This allowed Heidi to continue advancing on the battlefield even under the enemy's intensive attacks.

Give the local natives who have never seen the world a little bit of a brave shock.

The captain of the guards in charge also widened his eyes, just as Heidi expected.

"Unscathed!? How the hell is that possible!?"

And that was the fact, Heidi had already climbed over the wall and was ready to run away.

The captain of the guards knew that he would be in big trouble if he let him escape under such circumstances, so he shouted angrily:

"Shoot! Shoot quickly! Everyone else, get outside and block her. We must stop her!!"

The soldiers began to move, and a dense rain of arrows was concentrated towards Heidi.

However, even the close-range explosion of the technique could not cause significant damage, and this attack was no different from a tickle.

The dusty princess finally climbed over the wall of the camp and landed on the other side. Then, without even stopping, she rushed towards the opposite direction of the royal capital at the fastest speed.

And so, I ran all night.

After running until the sun had risen, Heidi finally stopped in a forest.

She sat down against the roots of a big tree, breathing heavily.

"Finally it's out, next... woo——"

A sharp pain came from the leg.

Without a shield, the damage caused by walking directly on the minefield cannot be completely defended even with the protection of reduction.

You don't need to look to know that the condition of your feet and calves probably won't look good right now.

Coupled with running for several hours, blood had now seeped out from the gaps in the armor and dripped onto the wet ground in the forest.

The tense nerves relaxed, so I felt the pain now.

But Heidi didn't care.

After all, escaping with only minor injuries was already a great success.

She took a short breath.

"What should we do next?"

The royal capital was not very close to Tafia. If he ran all the way there, he would inevitably waste a lot of time and might even make the situation in the royal capital irreversible.

So it would be best to get a carriage or a few horses.

Before leaving the capital, Heidi deliberately brought some precious gems with her.

These things that take up very little space can be exchanged for a large amount of wealth in any human town, which is much more convenient than carrying gold coins directly on your body.

So, after resting for a while, let's quickly find a town, exchange money and hire a car.

Of course, there is one more thing.

Heidi lowered her head and looked at the armor that had been with her for two years.

Before setting off, it was painted with a thick layer of dark blue paint, which made it look very shabby. It also rolled through the mud and directly endured the destructive power of the volley-level fire from the combat magic corps.

Now, it has been completely changed beyond recognition.

Although it should still be usable after some maintenance, it is too dangerous to wear something so conspicuous.

Before entering the city, you must find a place to change clothes and get rid of your armor.

Although I am a little reluctant, there is no other way.

Heidi sighed again and closed her eyes, intending to take a short nap.

However, within just a few minutes, something happened.

From the forest where she had come, a great flock of birds was suddenly aroused.

"……what?"

Heidi suddenly opened her eyes and subconsciously hid in the bushes nearby, carefully observing the situation.

Then, she saw a group of fully armed soldiers appear at the end of the narrow field of vision in the forest, lined up in a row and searched towards her position.

Heidi couldn't help but grit her teeth.

It turned out to be pursuers, but why were they so fast?

The place where he broke out this time was facing the Holy City, not Tafia.

This was a deliberate design to mislead the dukes into thinking that the person they were seeking help from was the Church of the Supreme God.

Then, after breaking through and temporarily leaving the opponent behind, quickly change direction.

While advancing towards Tafia, you can also lead the pursuers in a different direction, thereby buying more time.

But why... did they find me so quickly?

do not know.

There is no need to know.

The soldiers were already very close. They were able to catch up so quickly. They were probably not ordinary guards, but knights or even the Duke's guards.

If you just run away, you will almost certainly be caught up.

It would be better to do as before, knock down a few people to create chaos, and then fight your way out.

Having made up her mind, Heidi quietly gripped the hilt of the sword, holding her breath and waiting for the other party to approach.

Then, draw your sword, stand up, and strike—

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!!"

In an instant, the guard who had been closest to Heidi had his throat slit and fell to the ground screaming.

As expected, these guys were completely different from the lax guards in the camp.

“Here I found it!!!”

They reacted almost immediately, issuing warnings and surrounding them.

“Hurry up and die!!!”

There won't be just a few people who can capture me, and the arrival of reinforcements will only make things worse for me.

Knowing this, Heidi didn't stop, but raised her sword and charged at the opponent.

After all, the brave man was still strong. Before the guards formed a formation, three more people were chopped to the ground.

The remaining guards looked at each other for a few seconds, and instead of continuing the pursuit, they turned around and left.

This made Heidi a little confused.

She wiped the blood off her face and shook her head:

"Who on earth are these guys..."

boom!!!!

Before she finished her words, a violent explosion erupted around Heidi.

The violent gust of wind caught her off guard and swept her away along with trees, rocks and dirt. After spinning several times in the air, she crashed heavily into a tree.

Then, the second shot, the third shot, the fourth shot...

Whirlpools of flames bloomed around one after another, and the forest turned into a sea of fire in an instant. The raging flames spread out to the surroundings at an extremely fast speed.

In this round of attack, Heidi was even buried under the tree fragments and was directly burned by the scorching flames.

After some effort, he finally broke free, his body and face covered with scars.

There were also parts of his body that were burned red by the flames and were extremely painful.

"This is a military spell performed by multiple people working together. Tsk—even the Combat Magicians are here!?"

If it were just a few knights who followed, Heidi could still explain it as them discovering her by chance.

But now it seems that the other party has already sent a large number of troops to the border in order to capture people.

No wonder those guys retreated, they saw that as a hero, I was difficult to deal with, so they had to rely on magic to weaken me first.

If you don't run away, you will either be blown to death or surrounded.

Heidi no longer cared about the injuries all over her body. She stood up and rushed in the opposite direction at top speed.

However, the attack spells continued to fall.

These attacks, which can only be carried out by multiple magicians working together, have a long range and are extremely powerful.

If we ignore the extremely slow firing rate and only look at the destructive power of a single shot, it can even be compared with the Great Witch Villian.

Even Heidi would not feel good if she was hit directly in this situation.