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"Don't rush off, let's play a little longer, Joker..." Ciel rubbed his nose and said casually.

Chapter 444 Inheritance of Weapon Power

Alfia lowered the blue ring clock on her witch's hat, raised the angel's scepter with a blue teardrop at the top, and aimed it at the motionless Joker.

Joker glanced around, then sheathed the Black Tyrant Sword back into the Black Dragon Shield, slung it over his back, and raised his hands: "Since the renowned 'Witch' is here, we must give her face."

"Jaruo... let's go."

"Hey, wait!" Kaguya grabbed the dragon-transformed hand, her face contorted in pain. "What on us is that?!"

Joker turned around, looked at Kaguya, whose body was now half-transformed into a red dragon, and sneered, "It's nothing, just a little gift for you. Hmm, if you don't behave yourself and get along well with it, it might dislike you... and then..."

Joker glanced at Lyra, who was covered in white scales and lying on the ground, writhing and convulsing, and said coldly, "Your body will break down."

With those words casually uttered, Joker turned his back to the crowd and strolled away leisurely with the Bishop and the Slave Cat.

"Hey...explain yourself!" Kaguya rushed forward, her dragon-transformed arm bringing down a punch.

"stop!"

The fist paused in mid-air, and Charles said calmly, "If you don't want to kill your companions anymore, then stop."

Kaguya's world distorted again. Half a meter away from the dragon's claw stood Iska, covering her face, with golden lion mane growing from her neck.

Her eyes widened as a sharp pain began to emanate from her dragon-transformed body.

The taut muscles are collapsing, and the shape is contorting.

"Ah...we've been exposed." Joker muttered to himself, his back to the crowd, and snapped his fingers lightly.

next moment.

The beast-like Astrea Familia screamed in agony as their bodies involuntarily rose to their feet and charged toward Ciel.

"Humph--"

Seeing this, Alfia snorted coldly, and the tip of the Archangel's Staff released a violent sonic shock.

The terrifying bombardment tore through the earth, striking Joker from behind, where it was absorbed by an invisible black substance.

"How terrifying... The magic of sound found my location so easily. But... it's mine now."

boom--

The same sonic impact reflected back from Rimuru's body, but was instantly neutralized by magic.

Joker left after all.

The Astrea Familia fell silent under Alfia's bombardment. As their beastification intensified, their strength slowly vanished, and they collapsed to the ground one by one, struggling as they watched Charles approach.

"Kill us!" Kaguya's face was completely covered by a red demon mask made of an evil dragon, with a pair of dragon horns and orange-yellow eyes revealing her determination.

"Haven't you been wanting revenge on us for a long time? Now's the time to kill me."

Lyra, also curled up, stared at the boy with wide eyes: "Attack... We absolutely cannot become that guy's accomplices! We cannot become monsters!"

"Isn't this letting you off too easily?"

Ciel pursed his lips, pulled out a metal collar from behind his back, and fastened it around the necks of all the members of the Astrea Familia.

The magic of the Fairy Blade was suppressed by the collar, and the beast transformation process gradually came to a standstill. Everyone, exhausted, completely lost consciousness.

After finishing everything, Charles glanced at the puppet Liu, who was leaning against the broken wood with magical fragments floating around her. He took the eye crystal from her, deleted some of its contents, and stuffed it into her arms.

"Give my regards to Belle."

Ryu stared intently at Ciel. She didn't recognize him at first, but after those words, she seemed to understand everything.

She struggled frantically, but could not break free from the shackles of the Trickster's Mirror.

Charles chuckled and led ten beast-transformed Astrea Familia members away from the dungeon.

……

I don't know how much time has passed; it could be a few hours or a few days.

The 30-story labyrinth was gradually restored under the immense power of the underground city.

At that moment, an elf with a green cloak and short golden hair rushed anxiously into the battlefield.

Having finally made it from the man-made maze to the battlefield, Ryuu looked around.

Blood and remains had long been decomposed and devoured by the maze; only familiar weapons, armor, and broken limbs remained scattered on the ground.

“Kaguya… Lyra, Alexie…”

Her pupils trembled, her expression one of despair and helplessness, as she picked up Kaguya's severed limbs and lost weapons with trembling arms.

She wandered aimlessly through the battlefield, trying to find surviving comrades, but all she found were pairs of blood-stained armor mixed with blood clots.

“Gome… Gomeyo. I… I’m late.” Ryu knelt before the broken “Crimson Order” of Alisha, gripping the blade tightly with both hands, kneeling on the ground with her face pressed against the earth.

Just as her spirit was sinking into utter despair, a faint rustling sound came from the bushes.

Liu glanced sideways and saw speckled magic emanating from the bushes.

Liu stumbled in and saw a white-haired girl lying on a broken log, her arm missing and her body covered in wounds.

“You…” Ryu’s face contorted with rage as he grabbed the girl by the collar and lifted her up. “Where are Alyssa and the others?! Tell me, are they still alive?!”

“Gume…” The girl chuckled bitterly, and gently grasped Ryu’s arms. Warmth flowed through Ryu’s hands and slowly entered her body.

"Hey, Rion... don't make that face."

A patch of light composed of sacred characters appeared.

"Answer me! Where is Alicia?! What happened? Answer me, Jester!" Ryu shouted, ignoring everyone else.

"I'm sorry, I can't tell you anything..." The girl grasped Ryu's hand, and the tears began to slowly fade...

Bang.

The girl's body vanished as magical light spots, leaving only rings of barriers bearing sacred characters flashing beneath Ryu's feet.

The girl's words echoed in her ears.

"When you can't see the road ahead, don't forget... 'Justice is in the making.'"

Ryu stared in disbelief at the starlight barrier woven from sacred characters left behind after the girl disappeared. The moment the magic vanished, magical light spots slowly merged into her body.

Ryu didn't sense anything unusual, only seeing an eye crystal left behind after the girl disappeared, and a protective cloth from the fire fairy spirit on the ground.

Picking up the eye crystal, Ryu used the magic stored inside to see what the girl was seeing.

Starting from the Mansion of Stardust, delve into the artificial labyrinth, reach the 28th floor, stop Alyssa, engage in battle... fight against Jhara, fight against Zagnath, Alyssa comes to the rescue, and the Joker intervenes...

Kaguya loses an arm, Aste is dismembered, Leana and Celty are injured by magical backlash...

The scene continued until ten flying blades pierced through the bodies of Alicia and the others, then abruptly ended.

Ryu's eyes grew increasingly red, her heart filled with indescribable grief.

She returned to the city, to the Mansion of Stardust, carrying her companion's belongings.

After completing the final ability update, he said those words to Astraea:

"Please leave the city, I don't want you to see me like this..."

Astraea looked at Ryu, whose eyes were filled with hatred, and a hint of pity flashed in her eyes, but...

"Ryu, don't completely abandon the sense of justice in your heart."

……

At this point, the [Swift Wind] panel is as follows:

Liu·Liang lv5

Strength: B757→I0

Durability: C664→I0

Dexterity: S921→I0

Agility: S975 → I0

Magic: S901 → I0

[Hunter] G / [Abnormal Resistance] G / [Magic Defense] I / [Magic Guide] I

Magic: [Wind of Light], [Noah's Healing], [Astraea's Memoirs]

Skills: [Fairy Sing], [Mental Recharge], [Swift Wind]

Chapter 445 Leaving the City

Inside a private merchant ship at the docks of the port city of Mellen.

Charles leaned against the window, gazing at the ocean and feeling the sea breeze.

Inside the room, on ten beds, lay girls who had become half-beasts, their faces mostly covered by bandages, resting quietly.

dong dong dong...

As agreed, the walnut-colored goddess, leading a fox spirit, pushed open the door and entered.

Charles turned around and smiled:

"Looks like things are going smoothly."

Astraea glanced at Alyssa and the others lying unconscious on the bed, her beautiful eyebrows furrowing:

"How did it get like this?"

Charles shrugged: "Don't worry, it's just that they were given the blood of immortal essence. Those beast-like transformations are just the appearance of immortal essence possessing them."

The ten weaponized fairy spirits are survivors of the fairy spirit soldiers that the Dark Faction used to modify. After being purified by Xia Erjuzi, they have temporarily recovered to a certain state, but there are also some drawbacks.

"Because they are inherently flawed and contaminated, they must form a contract with a true hero to completely overcome their defects. It's a win-win situation. However..."

Xia Er closed his left eye and said, "If the host is not a hero and cannot gain the approval of the immortals, they will also show signs of rejection and become restless."

"Therefore, this is a contract between the two parties. Only by genuinely acknowledging them can you gain their friendship. Don't cheat by telling them this."