After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

Taking some time always solves it.

In fact, the process of solving these problems made Villian, who was driven by academic exploration, very excited.

But this is limited to the weapons themselves.

Reaching these conclusions just now made her 100% certain that Aize's sudden increase in strength had nothing to do with this weapon.

The reason lies with him.

Violet was worried about this.

No one will complain about being weak, but everything has a price. Becoming stronger for no reason only means that you have paid a price in a place you don’t know about.

This is not a good thing.

If you want to know, you must carefully examine Aize's body.

The puppet reported that Aize had already returned home. As long as he went back and explained the situation to him, it wouldn't be a difficult matter.

But before that, Villian still has one last attempt to make.

She waved her hand in the air, opened the entrance to her storage space, and took out a sword.

It once belonged to Aize, or more precisely, it was the holy sword of the brave Aize.

Chapter 20: Within the Holy Sword

The special equipment for the brave, including weapons such as the holy sword, holy shield, and holy staff, is equipped on the brave when he is summoned to this world.

Compared to the enchanted weapons made in this world using divine technology, these limited edition toys produced by the original factory are much more powerful in all aspects.

While also possessing enhancement functions, its attributes are ridiculously high, and it also comes with a variety of outrageous skills.

In the hands of a cheater like Uriel, most demon leaders would be no match for him.

However, these equipments can only be used with the protection of a brave man.

During the battle on the Anlin Plains, Aize was hit by an instant death curse and his protection was broken, so he could no longer control the holy sword, so he abandoned it and left it in the Knights.

Afterwards, the weapon was kept by Chris, and with the return of the main force, it came into Aze's hands again, but it was still unusable, so it was handed over to Villian.

It is possible to crack it so that it can continue to be used, use it as research material to try to replicate it, or even melt it down and use it as raw material to make new weapons.

It's better than just leaving it there gathering dust as a decoration.

Anyway, Aize doesn't have even the slightest fondness for anything related to heroes.

As early as the end of the Tafia incident, Villian tried to crack the holy sword, but failed completely. Its ridiculously strict protection measures made it extremely difficult to get a glimpse of its internal structure.

There is no question of cracking, counterfeiting or recasting.

But in the past few months, Villian had accumulated a lot of experience through her research on enchanted weapons, and found that there were similarities in their technology - which was not surprising, after all, they all came from the Supreme God Realm.

I decided to use these experiences and try again.

He placed the holy sword aside, then took out a jar filled with a mixture of mercury and dragon blood from the storage space, poured it on the ground in front of him, and snapped his fingers.

The pool of mercury immediately seemed to come to life and began to move on its own, forming a magic circle on the brick floor of the armory.

He waved his hand again, causing the holy sword to float up and land in the center of the magic circle again.

This was a technique he had learned from human magicians back in the royal capital. It relied on a medium to enhance the controllability and strength of magic power.

This is considered a clever trick in the human technological system. For Villian, who can perfectly control magic, there is usually no need to do this.

But this time, it will be useful.

Standing at the edge of the magic circle, the witch raised her hand and activated her magic power.

A shimmering ball of light gathered in the center of her palm, and with a flip of her wrist, it fell to the ground and almost immediately merged with the magic circle.

The blue light flowed like blood in the circuit constructed by mercury, instantly occupying it completely, and releasing a wave-like power, converging on the holy sword in the center.

Wrapped in light, the holy sword began to tremble and even emitted a sharp sound like a bee's buzzing, as if it was actually resisting this external force.

Energy began to dissipate, and all the weapons placed in the entire armory fell into resonance, constantly jumping on their respective shelves and cabinets.

The situation seemed haunted.

"Tsk tsk, you're resisting quite fiercely. Don't be shy, let me see~"

Villian said this, closing her eyes and increasing both the precision of her control and the force she applied.

With such efforts, the magic power finally broke through the surface of the holy sword and began to penetrate into its interior.

The structure of this so-called divine weapon began to slowly unfold before our eyes, bit by bit.

Miss Witch nodded with satisfaction.

My idea was correct. The protection measures of this thing are indeed from the same school as those of the enchanted weapon master.

"So that's how it is. Release mechanism, control unit, multiple serial circuits, authentication device, and... this is... magic power transfer—"

boom! ! ! !

“——Ahh.”

An invisible impact suddenly exploded above the holy sword, and astonishing air waves spread in all directions.

The witch was caught off guard and flew backwards, knocking over the weapons cabinet, and then fell to the ground, her vision instantly blurred.

The impact also shattered the wooden windows and overturned all the furnishings in the room. Weapons, armor, etc. were scattered all over the ground, and the noise of metal colliding was deafening.

Of course, the magic circle drawn with mercury on the ground was also directly flattened by this impact, and the magic power filled in it also scattered everywhere and then disappeared in the dim air of the armory.

"Woo——"

Pinned under a suit of armor, Villian groaned and struggled.

But his head was too dizzy and he couldn't even break free for a moment.

The so-called Great Witch, although a fake, has perfectly inherited the glass cannon characteristics of the witch clan, and her body is as fragile as that of an ordinary person.

So this is actually quite fatal.

Fortunately, after the holy sword released this shock wave, it fell into silence again without any further reaction.

With such a big commotion happening in the arsenal, several knights on duty outside immediately broke open the door and rushed in.

"Who's causing trouble here? I wonder... uh, Lady Villian?"

The one leading the charge was a rookie with little experience. The scene before him made him blink, not knowing how to react.

The old knight who had been following Aize for a longer time immediately slapped his helmet vigorously:

"What are you still standing there for?! Hurry up and save him! Tell the people outside to bring a stretcher over, quickly!"

"Yes!"

Several people hurriedly moved the pile of things that were pressing on Villian.

When they were about to lift her up and put her on the stretcher, Miss Witch finally recovered from her dizziness.

"I... I'm fine, I... uh... I can do it myself..."

Waving her hand to signal the knights to retreat, the witch lady sat up, and then she felt a sharp pain in her abdomen and her legs were completely out of control.

Fortunately, his right hand can still move normally.

Gritting her teeth and leaning against a fallen cabinet, Villian endured the pain and dizziness and concentrated her mind, releasing a scanning technique on her body to assess her injuries.

Several bones were broken, and he also suffered a concussion, internal bleeding, etc.

It was serious, but as long as she knew the situation, it wasn't a problem for her.

The corresponding healing technique will be released immediately.

As different lights corresponding to different techniques flashed in his palms one after another, his consciousness became clear again, his hands and feet were able to move again, and the pain gradually subsided.

After taking a long breath, she finally stood up slowly.

The knights who were watching nearby finally dared to step forward and talk to him.

"Lady Villian, what happened just now?"

"It's okay. There was a little accident during the experiment. It's normal for witches."

This is true.

Villian's identity as the former Great Witch was no secret to the knights and soldiers who had fought with her and alongside her.

As a result, the entire Tafia basically knew that the Great Witch had assisted in the previous siege, and the news was gradually spreading outward.

This was what Aize did on purpose.

Truth will come to light sooner or later. As long as Villian remains on the human side in this form, it is only a matter of time before her identity is exposed.

Considering what she has done in the past, it will inevitably cause an uproar.

Therefore, through practical actions, let the news leak out little by little in the form of messages, and tie it to achievements such as defeating the orc army, saving the capital and preventing civil war, so that the world can slowly accept this fact.

Of course, there are drawbacks to doing this.

Three people make a tiger, and rumors will inevitably distort during the spread, and Aize will also be suspected of colluding with the demons, which will lead to damage to his prestige and even make enemies.

But Aize didn't care.

This is the price he must pay to respond to Villian's awareness and feelings, and he will not escape it.

In short, the army under Aize knew her identity and trusted and admired her very much.

Therefore, there would be no doubt about her explanation at this moment.

The leading knight captain nodded:

"I see. What do we do next? Is there anything we can do to help?"

The witch dusted herself off, smoothed her hair, and then gave the order:

"Then please arrange some people to clean up this place. I still have some things to do."

"Yes! Leave it to us!"

Everyone immediately got busy, pushing the collapsed shelves and cabinets back to their original places, and sorting the weapons and armor scattered on the ground into different categories.

Villian walked to the center of the magic circle, picked up the holy sword on the ground, threw it back into the storage space, and walked out of the armory door.

The glaring sunlight outside made her frown.

The experience and discovery just now made Miss Witch look even more serious.

She must have activated some kind of deep protection mechanism of the holy sword, causing it to bounce back all of her magic power - this was not an easy task for Villian, who had extremely perfect control over magic.

Fortunately, I am very cautious in using magic, otherwise I would have been eating by now.

In addition, there is the strange functional block that was discovered at the end.

Villian felt that it looked very familiar.

The technology and form used are almost identical to the ancient techniques discovered in the previous blood plague incident in the royal capital. It can be concluded that they are the products of the same technical system and the same route.

And the effects are all magic transfer.

The question is, why does the holy sword need to have the magic power transfer function?

And that magic rebound function just now, it's so powerful, why can't it be used in combat, but as a hidden self-protection mechanism?

From a weapons design perspective, this is completely putting the cart before the horse.

So, do you want to continue checking?

The self-protection mechanism just mentioned can only work once for Villian. As long as she thinks about it carefully, it will not be difficult to solve it.

After thinking for a while, Villian shook her head.

"...I'm afraid it's not that simple. Let's observe it for a while."

Chapter 21: Progress, but not much

"……Um?"

Aize, who was dozing off on a chair in the room, vaguely felt that someone seemed to push open the door and come to his side.

Following a rustling sound, there came a strange and warm touch, as if something was constantly moving all over the body.