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

The head guard quickly reminded him, "Hey, it should be to the east."

Lorenwei shook her head and said, "I trust Meilan; she's chosen the right path!"

The head guard was troubled, but seeing the king's expression, he could only send a few more men to bring the horses, and with one rider each, they followed Lorenwei in pursuit.

Kurara chimed in, "I'll go with you."

Sylph didn't say much, she just followed Lorenve.

Lorenwei led a group of people and chased after them.

The second prince awkwardly opened his mouth, relieved that he hadn't said anything.

What he was trying to say was: Lorenwei must have gone east to catch up.

Only someone who needs to pick up girls would chase after women westward. But who would have thought Lorenwei would also chase after women westward?

If I were as pretty as her, would I even need to pick up girls? The Second Prince watched with envy and jealousy as Lorenwei and her companions left in a cloud of dust.

If I were like her, I would have already won over countless beauties with my looks.

"I really envy the Sevilles!" the Second Prince muttered to himself.

"Kendy, you should rest. You were seriously injured just now," the female warrior and the female administrator quickly reminded her.

"It's you all who care about me." The Second Prince smiled with satisfaction.

"I just don't like beautiful women. Girls with average looks like this are the most reliable!" the Second Prince thought to himself.

The common people gradually noticed that the second prince was unharmed and began to cheer.

Although they may not be aware of the deep-seated conflicts between nations, it is still a relief that the important foreign guest did not die after the incident.

With the care of the royal family and commoners of the Kingdom of Persia, the second prince returned to the palace to rest, where security was tightened.

Those in the royal court and the chief of the guard who knew the inside story greatly praised Lorenvi's uncanny foresight, realizing that an assassination attempt had indeed occurred. Unfortunately, Lorenvi chose to believe her friend who had gone in the wrong direction rather than follow the direction the guards were investigating.

Lorenwei led the team in pursuit, though she herself was somewhat uncertain about the outcome.

However, considering that she had almost confirmed Meilan's identity, her ability to never let her down at crucial moments, and her affinity for the dark attribute, Lorenwei felt that she should trust Meilan.

At least, even if his wife ran in the wrong direction, as long as he followed her, it wouldn't be considered a mistake! Lorenwei was making her own calculations.

If this guy became emperor, he might be like King Zhou of Shang, spoiling his wife without any limits...

Lorraine led a dozen men on horseback and chased after them for a good ten minutes.

At first, you could still find the marks Meilan had made on the road—deep scratches on the rocks with her fist guard, the marks still fresh. But once you entered the mountains, these marks became less obvious and harder to find.

Lorenvi dismounted, surveyed the terrain, and ordered, "Split into three teams to search for the markers! You must respond every time I shout!"

She left two people to look after the horses, and with only Kurara and Sylph by her side, she began to head into the mountains. The others were divided into three teams and sent out to spread out more quickly to search for markers.

"Huh? There are pink slimes in the forest?!" someone exclaimed.

"This is the mark! Don't touch it!" Lorenwei rushed over and, sure enough, it was a clone of the Slime King, a palm-sized slime. "Everyone, expand outwards from here and keep searching!"

The little slime could also lead the way, and the search became even faster, with a new little slime leading the way.

After wandering through the woods for about half an hour, Lorenwei reminded her:

"There's movement ahead! All personnel on high alert!"

Not far ahead, sure enough, the sounds of fighting came from a cave not far away.

Chapter 203 Sword Light and Firelight, the Secret Lorenwei Forbids the Corpse Protector from Revealing...

Meilan sensed the impending explosion from a distance immediately.

She sensed the gathering of dark magic and looked warily into the distance. By the time she realized it was a dangerous exploding corpse, it was too late to warn Lorenvie.

"Lorenwei actually sensed it too, not bad." Meilan praised with admiration when she saw Lorenwei rush over.

The child's corpse was a high-level body that the Corpse Guardian had nurtured for many years, consuming a large amount of magic power and magic crystals to conceal the fluctuations of dark magic.

Therefore, she escaped Lorenwei's senses for a short time. However, Meilan noticed that Lorenwei was only slightly slower than herself, a demon, and was very satisfied.

"Yes, this way we can produce even more powerful offspring!" Meilan thought to herself, "Indeed, my choice of a queen was correct."

For high-ranking demons, procreation is not limited to the distinction between men and women; bloodline inheritance is also a form of offspring. For example, she hatched from an egg, but this egg was not born from the demon king's physical body; rather, it was a condensation of inheritance.

At first, Meilan didn't take the explosion seriously, but when she saw Lorenwei's anxious look from afar, she suddenly realized: That's right, my wife has been slapped in the face!

Although the guess was accurate and an assassination attempt did occur, the fact that the Second Prince was blown up in front of Lorenwei is a disgrace to the future Demon King's beloved consort!

"Don't even think about escaping!" Meilan immediately began searching for auras.

This corpse explosion technique must be remotely controlled from a certain distance, meaning the caster is nearby.

Sure enough, two dark auras were fleeing. One, the stronger one, was heading east.

Another one fled westward in a very clandestine manner, difficult for even ordinary magic experts to detect.

“You can’t escape my senses.” Meilan was absolutely certain that the weaker one was the real one! The one with the strong aura was just a puppet!

Meilan followed her instincts and continued on.

The Corpse Protector was just too sharp-tongued. If she hadn't insisted on leaving a scroll to annoy Lorenwei, she might have already escaped. But the time she wasted on the scroll resulted in being targeted by Meilan.

"You dare mess with my beloved concubine? You're dead!" Meilan put on her boxing gloves as she ran, marking arrows on the rocks along the way.

She believed that Lorenwei would realize she had gone after someone, and once she caught up, she would definitely notice the mark and find her.

It's relatively easy to find similar rocks on the main road, but it's not so easy to follow them into the mountains. Many trees obscure the rock formations, and there's also a lot of moss to disturb the search.

"Puyo!" Melanie summoned the Slime King, causing it to split into tiny pink slimes to serve as signposts for Lorenwei.

She also believed that Lorenwei would recognize her.

Following her instincts, she tracked down to the entrance of a cave and strode inside.

There were torches shining from inside the cave, so visibility was still fairly good.

After walking less than thirty steps into the cave, an elderly woman's voice rang out: "Who are you, little girl? Why have you followed me all the way here?"

The elderly woman was none other than the Corpse Protector; she had long since noticed Meilan's stalking.

"Meilan, Lorenwei's teammate." Meilan clenched her fists and rushed towards the direction of the voice. "State your name!"

"They are indeed enemies, not friends!" the Corpse Protector exclaimed in surprise.

"Nonsense! If we weren't enemies, why would anyone follow you all this way?" Meilan swung a punch at the figure in the shadows.

Thud—The blow struck a tall, magically forged corpse, shattering its withered arms. The corpse, under the Corpse Guardian's control, had uttered its master's voice, intending to grab Meilan's arms as she attacked. However, the outcome exceeded the Corpse Guardian's expectations; the corpse's arms couldn't withstand the force of a single punch.

"Little girl, you have great strength!" The Corpse Protector's voice came from another direction.

"It's bigger than you think!" Meilan snorted, but instead of continuing her attack, she closed her eyes and sensed the fluctuations of the dark elements.

"..." The Corpse Protector watched her movements from his hiding place, unable to suppress his surprise. "No wonder you were able to follow me all the way here. Could it be that your sensitivity to dark elements is exceptionally strong?"

"Even stronger than you think!" Meilan always spoke concisely during battle. With a flash, she threw another punch.

bang——

The defensive barrier activated, and when Meilan's fist struck it, a tremor ran through the surface, causing the blue-green interface to ripple.

"You're just her teammate, why did you chase me here alone? You even managed to see through my hiding place, so you must have practiced dark magic. We're on the same path, there's no need to force me." Seeing that Meilan was connected to dark magic, the Corpse Protector wanted to communicate with her to see what would happen.

Corpse Protector was a man of great patience; otherwise, he wouldn't have been hiding behind the three visible protectors, working secretly and making him seem quite mysterious.

"You slapped my wife's face! I won't let you get away with this!" Meilan charged up her fist again and struck the protective barrier once more.

"Your wife?" The Corpse Protector was stunned for a moment, his hunched body involuntarily leaning forward. "Where would a young woman like you get a wife?"

“You don’t understand young people.” Meilan was too lazy to explain to her and continued to bombard the protective barrier, which was now riddled with countless cracks.

The Corpse Protector wanted to communicate further: "Little girl..."

"Don't you dare say it's small!" Meilan slammed her fists into the barrier.

Seeing her resolute attitude, the Corpse Protector stopped trying to communicate and began to attack with all his might. His previous act of releasing scrolls to provoke her indicated that the Corpse Protector was cautious yet eccentric.

She waved her staff, and the hundreds of corpses in the cave began to move, staggering as they slowly surged toward Meilan.

Meilan looked around, and a surge of pride welled up inside her: "Perfect practice! Watch me smash them all before I deal with you!"

She stopped attacking the protective shield and instead frolicked among the pile of corpses.

The Corpse Protector secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the young man was stubborn and did not continue his attack, otherwise he would have really felt a bit troubled.

Once inside the cave, the Corpse Protector began dealing with the pursuers, intending to trap them like turtles in a jar. However, the little girl unexpectedly pinpointed his hiding place. Fortunately, there was a defensive barrier, or he might have been in serious trouble.

The Corpse Guardian took a few breaths and continued to unleash his corpse-controlling spells to attack Meilan.

bang bang bang-

The number of corpses increased, and although Meilan was smashing corpses everywhere, she began to pant slightly. Her body was also in a sorry state, covered with bits of flesh and bones.

Fortunately, the corpse's blood had all congealed, otherwise it would have been even more of a mess.

"It looks so dirty, I wonder if it will affect my appetite for dinner," Meilan muttered.

Meilan thinks she can clear the jungle and then turn the tables? That's a misconception! Hundreds of zombies aren't just standing there waiting to be unleashed.

Meilan kept throwing punches, constantly searching for the best position to strike within the cave.

Even so, there were several times when the force of his attacks temporarily dissipated, and he was almost caught by the corpse.

Once a zombie grabs your arm, it's very difficult to break free! Although this was Meilan's first time encountering zombies, her innate knowledge made her aware of the terror of these slave soldiers.

I'll pile you up with corpses until you die!

Exploding corpses are expensive, requiring a lot of time, money, and magic, so the Corpse Guardian uses a sea of ​​corpses to overwhelm Meilan.

This cave is her headquarters, where a large number of corpses accumulated over the years are still awakening.

Many of them were rotten and incomplete, all of which the Corpse Protector used without hesitation or restraint, and now they've all been used.

Meilan's fighting space was gradually blocked as too many corpses surged in.

Not only that, the Corpse Guardian also chanted a dark debuff spell: "The Heart of Chaos gives rise to illusions..."

"Stop causing trouble!" Upon hearing the chanting, Meilan actually turned around and protested to the Corpse Protector inside the defensive barrier.

"Dark Bewitching Spell!" The Corpse Guardian naturally ignored the protests and finished chanting the dark magic.