The hero's gender is yet to be determined after rebirth.

However, the Puppet Guardian's puppetry technique, which he developed himself, had to be explored from scratch. In terms of theoretical understanding, he was no match for Lorenwei, whose perception and manipulation of the elements were overwhelmingly superior. Therefore, Lorenwei quietly observed him for a while, sensing the different meanings represented by the dark element, and almost like decoding, she deciphered his puppetry's driving method.

"I am unharmed! You all just need to break through the barrier!"

When the king's voice came to report that everything was alright, the queen and the others were all invigorated.

By this time, the cracking work was almost complete, and everyone immediately sped up their pace.

Queen Percy, who had been helping out, put away her magic wand and began to explain the principles of setting up the magic barrier to Kurara.

Kurara frowned: "I didn't expect that the people in black robes could so easily set up a magic array within our palace. We must seriously strengthen our vigilance!"

Queen Percy agreed: "The Black Robes have risen rapidly in recent years, which must be due to the assistance they have received."

"Oh, Mother, how was Lorenve able to enter without breaking the barrier?" Kurara asked, puzzled. After all, she was a knight and didn't have a deep understanding of magic.

“All magic circles have weak points, but they constantly change with the fluctuations of magic. You must be very sensitive to elemental fluctuations to avoid or shield the power of the circle.” Queen Percy explained, “Didn’t you see her circling around just now? She was constantly avoiding the magic circle’s detection. If she was accidentally triggered, she would instantly deflect the force. That’s a great skill.”

"Hmph, a mere trick." Kurara snorted. She wouldn't truly deny Lorenwei's abilities in her heart, but she wouldn't admit defeat verbally.

“Oh dear, this is no trivial trick. She knows how to bypass barriers, yet she still manages to slip in unnoticed…” Queen Percy lowered her voice, leaning close to her daughter, “You must be careful of her tongue and fingers, or you’ll see what she’s capable of…”

Kurara was initially stunned and didn't understand, but after a while, she reacted, her face immediately turning red. She pushed Queen Percy away and scolded, "What? Mother, really, what nonsense are you spouting..."

Queen Percy just chuckled.

Seeing the two important figures still chatting and laughing, the guards and mages who had come to the king's rescue felt a little relieved. However, the mages' work on deciphering the mystery was not delayed in the slightest, and they quickly broke through.

A group of guards and protective magicians rushed in, howling and desperately trying to protect the king.

"Oh dear, only Lorenve could get in without breaking the barrier, right? As expected of Aisser's child, worthy of her bloodline..." Queen Percy said to her daughter in a sarcastic tone.

She knew about some of Aisser's romantic escapades back then, though she wasn't sure exactly how many were implied.

"Mother! You still have time to say these things?!" Kurala stomped her foot heavily and rushed in.

The group had only rushed halfway down the corridor when they felt a powerful beam of light coming towards them.

The light was blinding, but none of them flinched in order to protect the king.

Queen Percy and the old sorceress issued a joint reminder:

"It's high-level holy magic, don't worry!"

"It won't harm ordinary people!"

People like Kula, who have a high affinity for light, feel as if their bodies are being injected with a lot of vitality, and their strength is constantly surging out, making them run faster.

When everyone rushed into the council hall's administrative room, they discovered that the battle there had already ended.

An officer was covered in blood, and it was unclear whether he was alive or dead.

The three guards had no injuries and appeared to have collapsed on the ground.

In fact, the puppet magic that had been placed on all four of them was broken. In the burst of light element, not only was the dark element control destroyed, but even the dark spiders were reduced to ashes.

His Majesty the King and the Chief of the Guard were still standing in the same spot, only slightly stung by the dazzling white light in their eyes, and were still rubbing their eyelids.

There was also an extremely short corpse, which was naturally the puppet protector.

The already emaciated and bizarre body had completely lost its remaining vitality, revealing a true appearance like dry tree bark. It was a body resembling that of a puppet.

The person everyone was most curious about was a young girl standing not far from the puppet corpse.

"Don't come any closer!" A blue-haired girl was examining a small corpse, deliberately keeping a few steps away from it and slowly circling around it.

What a beautiful girl!

Many people gasped in surprise at first sight.

One of the young guards even trembled.

Of course it's not him... it's because I just asked the girl's name, and I didn't expect to run into her here again.

Could it be that we are destined to meet? The young guard thought narcissistically.

"Just as you suspected, it was her doing." Queen Percy understood the situation immediately and pulled Kurara aside to whisper, "She dealt with the puppet protectors of the Black Robe Organization."

Kurara's eyes sparkled as she looked at Lorenwei with a bright, mischievous gaze.

"What are you standing there for? Hide quickly and don't let her see you easily."

Kurara hesitated for a moment. She wasn't as angry with Lorenve anymore.

First, Sylph explained things, and then Lorenve came to the Grand Duchy of Percy to look for her. What was there to be angry about? Of course, there would always be a little bit of revenge in her heart.

The Queen immediately understood her daughter's thoughts upon seeing Kurara's hesitation, and pulled her away with her sleeve: "Girls should be reserved. Even if you like someone to death, don't let the person you like think it's too easy to get them!"

Kurara was pulled away by Queen Percy.

However, Kurara kept her eyes on Lorenwei the whole time, and it was only with great reluctance that she was pulled away.

As the Queen was leaving, she subtly gestured to her husband, the old king, and the highest-ranking subordinate, the old female mage, indicating that she would not be leaving the scene.

Lorenwei was focused on keeping a close watch on the puppet protector and didn't notice that Kula and her daughter were mixed in with the group. She was also unaware that the mother and daughter had quickly retreated after seeing that the king was unharmed.

"Hey, are you dead yet? Is the black robe really that useless? You're already dead? I haven't had enough fun yet!" Lorenwei started launching a barrage of non-aggressive but highly insulting remarks.

"What's your name again? Oh, thank goodness the head guard reminded me you're a puppet protector. You call yourself a protector? You've gone bald from protecting people!"

"Is this piece of rotten wood your lifeline?"

"Hey, if you don't say anything, I'll turn this place into a pigsty?"

"Wake up, your wife has been cheated on."

"They're planting trees on your family's grave..."

The guards escorted the king as he slowly retreated, while others tended to the wounded and the unconscious. The rest watched cautiously as Lorenwei dealt with the corpse.

The head guard had already given a brief description of the situation, and everyone knew that this young girl was the formidable figure who had easily dealt with the puppet guardian.

What's going on? Could she have killed the puppet protector with just her words? Many maids, listening to her cheerful talk, couldn't help but look at her suspiciously.

Although this girl is incredibly beautiful, and I'd be willing to die in her mouth, that's not enough to kill a Dharma Protector, is it?

The old woman's voice, tinged with age, rang out: "Distinguished guest, thank you for dealing with the enemies of my Grand Duchy. Please rest a moment, and leave the rest to us."

Lorenwei didn't even turn her head: "No way, you have to take responsibility if you mess with someone."

"Take responsibility?" The captain of the guard didn't leave, but asked curiously, "You don't think you'll be held responsible for murder, do you? Don't worry..."

“No, I mean, if you’re going to mess with someone, you have to take responsibility: if you’re going to mess with someone, you have to mess with them to death, otherwise you might as well not mess with them at all.” Lorenwei’s gaze was still fixed on the puppet’s corpse. “Just in case, I need to check it carefully to make sure that destroying the evidence will prevent it from coming back to life.”

Haha, this girl's got some nerve. A group of guards curled their lip, thinking that this girl must have read some unhealthy books from the streets, like "The Knight's Chronicle," "The Mischievous Swordsman," or "Days in the Assassin's World"—books that are definitely not suitable for a young girl. Otherwise, how could she utter such slang?

In fact, Lorenwei was serious when she said this. Her experience as a hero in her previous life made her ruthless, unless she was dealing with women or children.

"I went easy on you last time!" Lorenwei was still very dissatisfied with her previous actions and gave herself a bad review.

Although he had previously dealt a swift and decisive blow to the woman in the black mist, she had still left behind a message about her assassination, which resulted in old man Burbo doing him a favor. He couldn't afford to make the same mistake again!

The old archmage, however, looked at the girl with suspicion. Was it the puppet protector she had defeated?

This is truly unbelievable. Usually, the prettier the girl, the more focused she is on cultivation. I myself couldn't marry into a good family back then, which is why I went further and further down the path of magic. How could she defeat the black-robed protector when she was only ten years old? What kind of family would she need to marry into to be a good match?

Lorenwei was unaware of the archmage's thoughts; she focused on sensing the magical fluctuations.

“I know your body is a puppet, but all the elemental control power just now came from it, so your soul must also be on it.”

Lorenwei kept talking to a wooden puppet corpse.

Everyone was completely baffled.

But the puppet guard wasn't quite dead. As a high-ranking member of a mysterious organization, he naturally had unique methods for protecting himself.

At this moment, his soul was hiding inside a small piece of wood. Although the outside was charred, the core inside was still intact.

At the core of this wooden block is carved a human figure, a miniature puppet created by condensing a great deal of energy and magic crystal power.

This small piece of wood also had many engravings to prevent magical energy from leaking out; these were life-saving measures meticulously implemented by the puppet guardian. Therefore, even with Lorenwei's keen senses, she couldn't detect any magical energy from this piece of wood without direct contact.

"Damn it! We've been caught off guard today!" the puppet guardian's soul roared silently. Of course, the sound wouldn't carry; the soul could only rage helplessly within the formation.

If Lorenwei heard this, she would definitely disagree with the idea of ​​"capsizing in a ditch": "You're the one who capsized in a ditch! That's a forbidden word, you know? Hmm? You mean cleavage? That does fit the traditional saying that even heroes can't resist a beautiful woman. Wait, I don't have any!"

The puppet protector's actions today were against the leader's orders of the Black Robe Organization. However, he was angry that the Shadow Protector was suddenly exposed and captured, and he also discovered that the palace's magic crystal defense system was simple and outdated. So he quietly arranged everything, hoping to change the situation by relying on his minor mastery of puppetry.

At this moment, the puppet protector, now with his soul hidden away, felt immense regret.

His skills were certainly not limited to puppetry, but he didn't have time to use them. He was distracted by the series of antics of the girl who called herself Himegami Chihaya, and was so frightened that he wanted to run away and had no intention of fighting to the death. This resulted in him not being able to fight with all his might.

"How could someone unleash such pure, high-level light magic in such a short time, using the magic crystals that were quietly arranged? What is her identity? Could she be the reincarnation of a celestial deity?" The puppet protector still couldn't believe what had just happened.

Light magic, short duration, burst damage, purity, and high level – these five elements are indispensable, constituting an absolute counter to the puppet guardian. Even the puppet's body, which was originally protected against light magic, couldn't withstand the destruction of its dark magic runes.

This is troublesome. The only option is to try and regain some mobility while the guards are cleaning up the puppet's remains so they can slip away. This will take several days to rebuild the magic array. Because the puppet's control circuitry has been destroyed by light magic, the body inhabited by his soul has become a broken puppet, incapable of movement.

As the puppet guardian was lamenting, he heard the girl's chanting begin again.

"The holy light residing in the heavens..."

Lorenwei can easily cast luminous holy magic instantly, but powerful spells require chanting or the use of magic crystals. The fact that she can now seriously chant what she considers a somewhat childish magic incantation is naturally because she wants to conserve magic crystals while increasing the spell's level and power.

"...Waltz of Light!"

"...Starry sky and sunset!"

Several mid-to-high-level light magic spells were continuously cast, and although the council hall was not small, the entire hall was filled with white light amidst the flashing lights.

In just five minutes, the entire hall was washed clean by light magic several times.

The guards wished they could cover their eyes and leave.

"Won't her spiritual power run out?" The soul hiding in the core of the wooden block was constantly being bombarded by light elements, and the puppet guardian was suffering terribly, but it was also fortunate that "it's not a single-target, focused light magic attack, otherwise even with my well-constructed defenses, I might not be able to withstand it..."

As soon as he got to this point, Lorenwei seemed to respond to his idea and began to cast a simple single-target light-based attack spell.

"Light Impact!"

"Light Impact!"

"Light Impact!"

The left and right hands continuously emitted beams of light, like laser plates, bombarding the puppet's body relentlessly.

It was a time of bright moonlight, and the guards and others outside the council hall watched as the hall transformed into a glittering star, twinkling and sparkling.

The magic circle at the core of the small wooden block, outlined with dark runes, finally collapsed at this moment.