Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

—(It ended without a hitch, meow… Oh, meow… I’m so exhausted, meow…)

Shiiki Ruri thought she could finally relax, but unexpectedly, the Frost Armor Knight immediately told her bad news.

"Sorry, Boss Liuli, I need your help with something..."

After confirming that Shiiki Ruri was not injured, the Frost Armor Knight spoke in a heavy tone about an emergency situation that surprised her.

Lord Frost Knight said that he had used too much magic power today, and after using a large-scale attack outside just now, his magic power was almost exhausted... and even more unfortunately, there were still monsters wandering outside, and it was estimated that they would break into the warehouse soon.

"I will hold the main entrance to the warehouse until my magic power is exhausted. I wonder if you could sneak out through the back door and go to the Quest Guild for me to see if anyone can come and support me?"

9.203 - Shiiki Ruri's Battle

After hearing the explanation from the Frost Armor Knight, Shiiki Ruri didn't know what expression to show for a moment.

——(Exhausted from mana? How unfortunate is this?)

Because the Frost Armor Knight was wearing a helmet, Shiiki Ruri could not see his expression, but judging from his no longer upright figure and his breastplate that kept rising and falling due to his rapid breathing, this powerful knight seemed to be really exhausted.

As far as Shiiki Ruri knew, Lord Frost Armor Knight had been completing a large number of quests commissioned by the guild every day since he came to Mel Town, and today was no exception.

Under such high-intensity continuous combat, and unfortunately encountering tonight's emergency, it is inevitable that one will accidentally fall into a situation where the use of magic power exceeds the plan.

—(It seems that the massive blue flame just now used up too much mana, meow… It seems Stan-sama wanted to end the battle with one strike, but didn't expect there were still some fish that slipped through his net…?)

Shiiki Ruri basically understood the situation, but she needed to think further about whether or not to act according to the Frost Armor Knight's request.

Indistinctly, Shiiki Ruri felt that there might be something wrong with Lord Frost Armor Knight's request.

However, the situation was urgent and she had no time to think too much. Helplessly, she could only agree to the Frost Armor Knight's request and immediately head for the back door, thinking while taking action.

"Master Stan! I'll definitely do it as soon as possible, meow! You have to hold on, meow!"

Before leaving the warehouse, Shiiki Ruri shouted to encourage Lord Frost Armor Knight, and then after leaving the warehouse, she immediately put away her identity as the proprietress and in a blink of an eye entered the state of "Teruya Ryuque·Ryudo Master·Shiiki Ruri".

·

——(Air Wind Step)

In the dim night, the fourth-order, level 140 Phantom Wind White Ninja, Shiiki Ruri, jumped three times in the air and easily landed on the roof of the warehouse.

This height that was impossible to jump to was made as "easy" as climbing stairs with the help of her skill "Wind Step in the Air".

After using the skill, a circle of translucent mist-like "White Wind Blessing" wrapped around Shiiki Ruri's body, improving her agility attribute.

Taking advantage of the terrain on the roof of the warehouse, Shiiki Ruri quickly grasped the surrounding situation, and then sighed in his heart that the strength of the Frost Armor Knight was truly extraordinary.

What caught Shiiki Ruri's eye was a large number of second-level monsters, the "Four-Winged Black Bats," burned to death on the ground. There were at least a hundred of them.

With such an astonishing number, it would normally require at least fifty second-level combat professionals to jointly defeat them. However, the Frost Knight burned them to ashes in just a few minutes with his own strength.

——(No wonder Stan-sama is running out of mana. The move he used might have siege-level power... meow...)

While expressing her emotion, Shiiki Ruri did not forget her original intention of jumping onto the roof. Relying on her bright eyes, the cat-man girl immediately found the five "four-winged ghost bats" still hovering nearby. These guys should be the ones who escaped the net tonight.

——(Take on these five monsters without using magic... I'm afraid even the Frost Knight-sama would have a hard time escaping unscathed, nya...?)

When she thought of the Frost Armor Knight's final resolute words and his back as if he was about to die, Shiiki Ruri felt that she couldn't just abandon this place.

According to Shiiki Ruri's estimation, it would take at least fifteen minutes to travel back and forth from the warehouse to the mission union branch. During these fifteen minutes, if the Frost Armor Knight ran out of magic power and fainted on the ground, no matter how powerful he was when he was awake, he would most likely become a delicious meal for the bat monsters after fainting.

Shiiki Ruri didn't want to see the tragic scene when she came back, but she couldn't reveal her identity to Lord Frost Armor Knight, so she decided to act quietly, and while Lord Frost Armor Knight was still in the warehouse, she killed all the bat monsters outside by herself.

——(Don't worry, Lord Frostmail Knight, I will never let a high-quality second-in-command like you die a violent death, meow!)

·

——(The wind obscures the shadow)

Shiiki Ruri used her skill again, summoning sand and dust.

She did not hesitate to use her magic because she knew that the time left for her by the God of Death was running out.

Under the effect of her skills, a strong sandstorm blew up quickly outside the warehouse, reducing the vision of all creatures and monsters in the area, making them unable to move freely for the time being.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Shiiki Ruri jumped off the roof of the warehouse and flew straight towards the "enemy" closest to her...!

——(White Wind Phantom Weasel)

When they were nearly ten meters away from the bat monsters, Shiiki Ruri used a large-scale killing skill. The purpose of this move was not to kill the bat monsters, but to destroy the bat monsters' flying ability, making it impossible for them to easily break into the warehouse and pose a threat to the Standars.

After using the skill three times in a row, the translucent mist surrounding Shiiki Ruri has reached three layers. When the number of layers of "White Wind Blessing" reaches three layers, Shiiki Ruri can consume all the "White Wind Blessing", so that a skill that is in a cooling state can be used again immediately.

——(White Wind Phantom Weasel: Second Strike!)

Shiiki Ruri was extremely skilled in fighting. With just the sudden "White Wind Phantom Weasel·Second Combo", she stopped four of the five third-level "Four-Winged Ghost Bats", and only one was accidentally allowed to break into the warehouse.

(Sorry, Mr. Stan, please take care of this one, meow. I'll take care of the other four as soon as possible, meow!)

Shiiki Ruri felt guilty but had no time to feel guilty. She knew that she had to deal with the monsters outside as soon as possible before she could turn around and help the Frost Armor Knight.

However, Shiiki Ruri's combat profession is not actually suitable for frontal combat. In the secret intelligence organization "Teruya Ryuja", most people's combat skills are mainly based on infiltration and escape. Shiiki Ruri, as a high-ranking cadre of an intelligence organization, is no exception.

Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that Shiiki Ruri really tried her best to rescue the Frost Armor Knight tonight.

——(Stepping into the air with wind!)

Whenever she feels that the cooldown of a skill has ended, Shiiki Ruri will immediately look for an opportunity to use the skill again, thereby adding layer upon layer of "White Wind Blessing" to herself.

With the enhancement of multiple layers of "White Wind Blessing", even if Shiiki Ruri has no wings, she can still fight with four four-winged ghost bats in the night sky.

In the end, Shiiki Ruri relied on her extreme intelligence and rich combat experience to chop down the four-winged ghost bats and end their lives.

The rest depends on whether the one that broke into the warehouse has been dealt with by the Frost Armor Knight...?

9.204 - In a hurry

——(Stan-sama, please be safe, meow…!)

Shiiki Ruri pierced the heart of the last four-winged ghost bat, and then ran to his own warehouse without even bothering to dig out the magic core.

As she ran, she hid her weapons and did not forget to check if there was any new blood on her body.

——(Shiiki Ruri, calm down, stay calm, you can do it, meow!)

With self-suggestion and self-encouragement all the way, Shiiki Ruri returned to the warehouse from the back door. She could not easily appear in front of the Frost Armor Knight at this time, because her current "setting" was on the way to the Mission Union branch to ask for reinforcements.

In other words, no matter what Shiiki Ruri is going to do next, she cannot let Lord Frost Armor Knight see it unless she has a suitable excuse.

So, after entering the warehouse, Shiiki Ruri immediately hid in the shadow of the shelves as if she was familiar with the place. She began to look for the location of the Frost Armor Knight based on her memory, and erected her fluffy cat ears, listening carefully to every sound in the warehouse.

——(Master Stan, where are you, meow…)

The anxious Shiiki Ruri spent several minutes and finally found the figure of the Frost Armor Knight.

She was in disbelief to see that the Frost Armor Knight with extraordinary strength had actually fallen beside the shelf, and on the ceiling about eight or nine meters away from him, a wounded four-winged ghost bat was about to swoop over!

Seeing this thrilling scene, Shiiki Ruri had no time to think about it.

She subconsciously thought that the Frost Armor Knight must have fainted due to exhaustion of magic power. If she didn't rush to save him now, the second boss who had done a favor to the Cat Girl Restaurant and to her would die!

——(Stepping into the air with wind!)

In a flash, Shiiki Ruri leaped up.

At this moment, the route in her vision was not an ordinary road that ordinary people saw, but a three-dimensional spatial passage where everything could become a foothold.

Sometimes she flew on the vertical wall, and sometimes she made a sharp 90-degree turn without slowing down in the air. In just a blink of an eye, she used up the seven air jump opportunities brought by the skill "Wind Step in the Air", and then appeared behind the four-winged ghost bat at an almost impossible angle.

——(I won’t let you succeed, meow!)

Shiiki Ruri fell from the air as fast as the wind, and stepped accurately on the back of the four-winged ghost bat. Then, before both of them landed on the ground, she pulled out her usual dagger and stabbed it into the monster's skull, ending its life.

As the four-winged ghost bat fell heavily to the ground with a "bang", Shiiki Ruri's heart also settled down.

This inexplicable monster attack tonight really made her experience what it felt like to be surrounded by danger for the first time in a long time.

—(A monster attack of this magnitude couldn't have happened naturally, meow... Once I find out who's responsible, I'll make sure they pay for it...!)

Shiiki Ruri walked to the monster's corpse, bent down, pulled out his dagger, swung it twice with neat movements, and then put it back into the wooden scabbard.

Then, Shiiki Ruri turned around and wanted to check on the condition of the Frost Armor Knight. Generally speaking, after the magic power is exhausted, it will take at least an hour for the knight to wake up.

However, Shiiki Ruri was dumbfounded after turning around. She was dumbfounded to see that the Frost Armor Knight had actually climbed up and was half leaning on the shelf looking at her!

——(It’s over...)

——(It’s over, it’s over, it’s over…)

——(It’s all over now, meow!!!)

·

Shiiki Ruri didn't know how much the Frost Armor Knight had seen, but even if the Frost Armor Knight had only seen a little, it would be difficult for Shiiki Ruri to explain.

What's even more troublesome is that Shiiki Ruri can't ask questions like "What did you see?" because once she asks, she will be confessing herself, so it's better not to ask.

Therefore, after a very short period of thinking but with a huge amount of calculation, Shiiki Ruri's brain crashed, and he stood there like a petrified person, not even blinking.

Now there was only one voice in her mind that kept replaying, and the content of this voice was: It's over, there's nothing I can do, this time I can only kill Lord Stan to silence him, wuwuwu meow meow meow ahh ...

·

Shiiki Ruri, whose heart was broken, just stood there motionless until the Frost Armor Knight slowly stood up with the help of the shelf.

"Boss Liu... Liuli? You... your moves just now were amazing..."

As soon as Lord Frost Armor Knight opened his mouth, Shiiki Ruri felt even more disheartened. His words undoubtedly showed that Shiiki Ruri had just seen the backstab of the four-winged ghost bat.

After hearing this, Shiiki Ruri knew that she would no longer be able to use her previous excuses. What she had just displayed was not a level that a beginner or amateur fighter could possess.

However, if she was asked to kill Lord Frost Armor Knight immediately to silence him, she couldn't do it. Firstly, they were an intelligence organization, not an assassination organization. Secondly... whether it was for interests or friendship, Lord Frost Armor Knight was irreplaceable and important to Shiiki Ruri.

Therefore, Shiiki Ruri decided to give it one more try, using whatever excuses and lies she could, as long as she didn't expose the matter of Teruya Ryujaku.

"Yes... yes, meow, I was startled too, meow..."

Shiiki Ruri forced herself to suppress her inner uneasiness, and quickly came up with a plan. Then she used all her acting skills to pretend that she had just escaped death and was still frightened.

"Shocked? How could that be? It was you who just dispatched that four-winged ghost bat with a single swish."

The question asked by Lord Frost Armor Knight at this time hit the mark for Shiiki Ruri. This was exactly the question she wanted.

The rest depends on whether the lies you make up on the spot will work.

"Yeah, that's right, meow. I killed him, meow, but I didn't know I could do that... This 'potion' Aunt Magee left me turned out to be so powerful, meow..."

As Shiiki Ruri spoke, she pulled out a bottle of light blue potion from the bag on her back, pretending to be incredulous. In fact, the potion was just an ordinary dexterity potion.

Shiiki Ruri's next plan is to brag about this potion as one that can greatly enhance physical abilities in a short period of time. She intends to tell Lord Stan that it was because she drank this potion just now that she was able to perform in combat far beyond her own abilities.

As long as Mr. Stan's manufacturing profession is not a pharmacist or an appraiser, then Shiiki Ruri's lie can perfectly cover up what happened just now!

9.205 - A lot of effort

"Potion?"

The Frost Armor Knight took a step closer to Shiiki Ruri. Just this one step made Shiiki Ruri's heart beat faster.

As a senior manager of a secret intelligence organization, Shiiki Ruri has received professional training, but the kindness in her heart makes it difficult for her to suppress the guilt every time she lies, and she can only use superficial acting skills to get through it.

"Yeah, I just drank this potion in a hurry, meow. I didn't expect my physical ability to improve so much all of a sudden..."

Shiiki Ruri began to explain her extraordinary fighting ability according to the routine she had prepared in advance. She believed that she could definitely make things go smoothly.

However, according to Murphy's Law, which Shiiki Ruri did not know, the more people fear something, the more likely it is to happen.

So, since Shiiki Ruri believes that the Frost Armor Knight's manufacturing profession is definitely not a pharmacist or an appraiser, then...

"There's actually a potion that can have such a powerful effect? ​​Isn't there any side effects? Come, let me take a look. My crafting profession happens to be a pharmacist."

The words of the Frost Armor Knight almost made Shiiki Ruri faint on the spot.

·

At this moment, Shiiki Ruri's hand holding the potion froze in mid-air. In her mind, thousands of cute little alpacas were running past, spitting.

——(How could such an unfortunate thing happen in this world?!)

——(Stan is such a rough and violent knight, how can there be such a refined manufacturing profession as a pharmacist? Meow!)

If the complaints in one's heart could be transformed into physical form, then Shiiki Ruri's complaints at this moment would definitely flood the entire Kingdom of West.