Danmaku, my skills refresh weekly.

Whoosh whoosh—

A lightning-infused grappling hook shot out from Ais's blind spot, narrowly missing her hair at the last second.

The spreading magnetic field made Ais feel slightly uncomfortable, and her body gradually hardened.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Alpha flashed around, activated the skill [Blazing Soul], and a red light ignited on her body. Her wrist left afterimages as she fired steel balls in rapid succession.

In an instant, a total of 30 lightning bolts came from all directions towards Ais.

"Tempest!" Ais roared, and the condensed wind field wrapped around the blade suddenly exploded.

"Wind King's Hammer!"

A violent gale formed a wind barrier, blocking Alpha's scattering.

Her small body flashed, taking advantage of the violent wind, and appeared in front of Alpha.

"So fast!?"

The sword of despair swung its last rays, cleaving Alpha in two...

stab-

Ais crashed headfirst into the afterimage of lightning, the electric current causing her hair to stand on end.

With an afro, he stared blankly at the vanished Alpha, his small eyes filled with confusion.

"Disappeared?"

"it's here!"

Alpha's voice sounded from behind, and he wrapped his arms around Ais's waist, delivering a powerful back throw.

Ais felt her feet leave the ground, and as the world spun around her, she bent her knees and managed to regain her footing before her head hit the ground.

She used her waist to generate power, employing the terrifying strength of a level 4, and flung Alpha away in the opposite direction.

"Ah—Wind Vortex Sword!" Ais sheathed her sword and gathered wind, unleashing a tornado as Alpha floated in the air.

Alpha reacted swiftly, shooting out the grappling hooks on his body, grabbing Ais's longsword, his body transforming into lightning, gliding in an arc, and kicking Ais in the face with both feet.

"Is that all you've got, Arya!"

"How is this possible?! Aaaaaaah!" Ais grabbed Alpha's ankle with one hand, and as she fell, she threw Alpha away with her.

"Gotcha!" Ais wiped the blood from her nose, grabbed Alpha's wrist with one hand, and punched Alpha in the face.

"Ouch, that hurts! You really dared to do that!" Alpha's body flashed red light, and her super speed allowed her to repeatedly block Ais's barrage of punches, but even if she stopped, her level 4 strength was still something Alpha could not withstand.

She finally found a chance to turn the tables, and after throwing two punches back, she was pushed down by Ais again.

Finally, it evolved into them pinching each other's cheeks and rolling around on the ground.

The battle, which resembled a children's fight, was honestly broadcast live by the Mirror of God.

They also gave the two little girls a close-up shot each.

Loki chuckled, "Double the fun of Aistan, hehehe, it's decided! Forget about feigning defeat, I'm not going to lose!"

however……

The scene in the Mirror of God shifts to the depths of the ancient castle, to the room where the clan's banners are kept.

In the desolate void, a halo of light floated, and Asphie slowly removed her blindfold, her gaze sweeping over her surroundings...

"It's the Almighty! The Almighty has infiltrated the enemy lines!" the gods cheered.

Loki's expression changed instantly: "Oh no, I forgot about the Hermes kids!"

But after surveying the area, Asphyxis was completely surprised to find no evidence of what was the most important bargaining chip for victory in the war.

"Don't bother looking. The clan's banner isn't here."

Raul's dejected voice rang out behind her: "Everything went according to Commander Finn's plan. Your attack has failed."

Asphie turned her head and saw Raul standing in the corner of the room, holding a sword.

"Can you tell me where you hid the flag?"

"Are you kidding me? Even a kid knows not to leak information carelessly."

boom----

Outside the castle, fierce shouts of battle erupted.

With the castle breached, Nar led a group of wounded soldiers into the castle.

They stared in astonishment at the empty position.

Where is the flag?

Asphie shrugged: "Looks like he's not here. We've been tricked. Finn expected this outcome."

"Damn it!" Nar slammed his fist against the wall.

They had to sacrifice more than half of their fighting force to sneak in from the guards.

Now it's actually...

“Hey, tell me, where did Finn hide the flag?!” Nal grabbed Raul by the collar.

"Give up, I won't tell." Raul said, resigned to his fate.

"You bastard!" Nar was furious. "Didn't you know what Finn was doing, and still want to help him?!"

"what?"

"It's all over Orario! The Loki Familia is colluding with the Dark Clan, making deals with them!" Nal exclaimed angrily.

"You're the one who started this news! Using the blood of us lowly clansmen to gain his reputation as a 'Hero,' why would you help such a despicable and shameless person like Palum!"

"What?!" Raul's expression changed drastically, and he gritted his teeth.

Where exactly did the intelligence leak from?

Is it Allen who broke his promise?

It was Maria... no... it's impossible, I trusted them so much, why would they lie to me!

"Why can't you speak?" Nar coaxed. "It's not too late to wake up! Tell me, where is the flag!"

"We just want to reclaim the honor and compensation for the sacrifices of our pioneers!"

Raul was torn between his inner turmoil and his own mind. He was covered in cold sweat before slowly raising his head. His eyes were bloodshot, and his expression was a mixture of fear and madness: "Fine, I'll tell you!"

Anyway, Finn was going to fake a defeat, so saying it wouldn't be considered betraying his clan.

Everything is the commander's order!

"The flag is on Finn! Only by defeating him can you truly achieve victory!"

however……

At the assembly of God.

The Mirror of God focused on Raul's face in an instant.

"Wow! So, they've admitted it?!"

"Loki, all your kids have confessed!"

"Loki, what else do you have to say?!"

Raul's betrayal precisely confirms Loki's actions.

If even your own child can't hold back and confess, what's the point of denying it?

Loki's face turned ugly. He was first surprised, then relieved, and finally burst into laughter, clutching his stomach.

"Hahaha. Oh my god, this is hilarious. What is that idiot Raul doing...?"

"Hahaha, this is so interesting! I didn't expect to see such an interesting development. So this was what was waiting for me? Interesting! Who put on this show for me? This is so much fun!"

Chapter 354 Asphie: No! The perspective is wrong!

Inside the secret chamber of the ancient castle.

Asphie frowned when she heard that Raul had so easily betrayed the clan's information.

As the eyes and intelligence network of the city, and the leader of the Hermes Familia responsible for coordinating various battlefields, Asifi understands Finn better than anyone else.

It's entirely possible that Finn deliberately sent out a decoy to create a greater opportunity for victory.

Finn would never do something like colluding with the Dark Faction to deliberately kill adventurers and exchange benefits.

There must be a clandestine force that has exploited the loopholes in Orario's 'compensation' system to push this forward.

The purpose is also easy to guess.

In order to isolate the Loki Familia and prevent the two strongest forces in the city from uniting.

but now……

"【Transcendent】Are you tacitly agreeing with those rumors circulating in the city?"

Raul's pupils contracted, and he instinctively retorted, "I didn't!"

"Is it that you don't have it, or that you dare not say it?!" Nar interjected.

Raul held his breath, feeling a tightness in his chest: "...I didn't admit it!"

"Alright, your expression has already given you away!" Nar sneered.

Having achieved his goal, he was completely unwilling to listen to Raul's explanation and turned to leave.

Inside the castle's passageway, dozens of Loki's retainers returned.

Alicia and Angie blocked Nar's retreat route.

"Tsk, as a noble compatriot, why do you still work for that despicable Palum? Do you know how many people have died because of him?" Nar sneered.

"What did you say?"

"Your comrade has already confessed, so stop deceiving yourself," Nar laughed. "If you want to know the truth, why don't you go and ask your commander in person?"

Angie frowned. She and Raul had been assigned to coordinate the city's supplies from the start and were unaware of the rumors circulating in the city.