The Forbidden Magic Laws of a Fallen Princess

After we had eaten and drunk our fill, we planned to guard the camp and rest.

Guarding the camp basically requires two people, with two resting and two on duty. We actually have six people here, which can be divided into three shifts, so everyone can get a little more rest.

"Your Highness Ivy, you should go back and rest. Let Mi'er keep you company, and the rest of us four can take turns."

At this moment, Wenya spoke directly.

"But...but I also want to do my part."

Because, in any case, they still need to save my precious Lila before they can obtain the essence blood of the Minotaur King. It would be a bit embarrassing to let me just rest all by myself.

"It's alright, leave this to us. Besides, your serious injury hasn't fully healed yet, so you should rest well."

"Well, all right then."

That's true. Although my abdominal wound has healed, I still experience occasional dull pain, which is probably a lingering effect of the injury...

So I lay down in the makeshift camp tent and slept until midnight.

Around midnight, we put down the tools we had used to set up camp and marked them. Then, we tiptoed and tried to make as little noise as possible into the underground passage leading to the Minotaur's lair.

The underground passage was very deep, and although it was described as having stairs, climbing down was quite strenuous.

The main problem is that it's pitch black inside, and I'm afraid that if I'm not careful, I might step into a hole and fall. If that happens, I might get injured, or I might attract enemies... Either way, it's a pretty troublesome situation.

Therefore, we need to be extra careful.

And so, after climbing countless steps, we finally reached flat ground.

If I'm not mistaken, this should be a sewer... otherwise, how could I hear the sound of rushing water?

Although all the houses in the royal city of Allen have sewers, I really didn't expect that these Minotaur would actually build sewers. It seems that their intelligence is even higher than that of humans.

This clearly demonstrates that their strength should not be underestimated.

And so, guided by the faint glow of fireflies (a stealth-specific item made by the night elves), we began to venture deeper into the sewers.

The sewer was quite long, and after about ten more minutes, we finally saw a huge circular opening. That meant that if we climbed up there, we should be able to reach the interior of the Minotaur's lair very soon.

After climbing to the huge circular opening, I saw an unimaginable scene.

That's right, bones were everywhere along the way.

These bones seem to belong to no human, as humans have never ventured into this vicinity, nor have they ever reached the remote lair of the Minotaur.

If my analysis is correct, these bones and skulls, if I'm not mistaken, should belong to dwarves or something similar.

Because their skeletons are very small, the largest of them appear to be only about 1.2 meters tall, but they all seem to be quite old. If they were human, they would be at least in the forty to fifty years old range.

Don't tell me how I know... because a young person's bones shouldn't be like that.

It's not impossible that the dwarf kingdom also sent a scout team to investigate this place, only to be killed by the Minotaur.

"From here on, we need to be careful. See these dwarves and the bones of wild beasts? They were killed by the Minotaur for making a commotion. So, let's avoid making any noise if possible. Let's sneak in quietly like this."

"learn."

Therefore, we were quite careful with every step we took, lest we accidentally step on these bones or kick a stone and make a noise.

Then it would be bad if the Minotaur's guards were attracted.

When we reached the end of the cave entrance, we found a very dilapidated wooden door directly in front of us.

I estimate that going through this broken wooden door means we've officially entered the Minotaur's lair.

Just as Bacharak was about to reach out and open the wooden door, I didn't hesitate and immediately drew my Aurora Blade from its sheath and slammed it hard into the back of its hand.

Chapter Eight: Exposing the Minotaur's Trick

At this moment, Bacharak quickly withdrew his hand, which I had slapped until it was red, and looked at me with a completely bewildered expression.

I quickly put my index finger right in front of my mouth to silence him, as if just in case we alerted the enemy.

However, Bacharak was also a very clever night elf. Since he knew that I must have my reasons for doing this, he immediately made way for me and let me take the lead.

Although I'm not sure if my idea is correct, I am a meticulous person, and I really wouldn't dare to act rashly unless I'm absolutely certain.

Then, I slowly pressed my ear against the dilapidated wooden door, trying to hear if there was any movement behind it.

As expected, it was just as I had predicted.

As I listened for a while, I thought I heard a very faint heartbeat and a faint breathing sound.

This proves that at this moment, a Minotaur is guarding the door with its back pressed tightly against it.

They were just waiting for someone to open the door.

When encountering a weak enemy, they will engage in battle immediately; when encountering a powerful or dangerous enemy, they will call upon their companions at the first opportunity. Even if they die, they will protect the safety of their nest.

I never expected that the Minotaur would be so clever.

However, this time she has run into the naturally beautiful and exceptionally intelligent Princess Ivy, and this time she is going to be completely defeated by me.

However, as I was listening, I suddenly realized that this bastard was actually snoring.

It's clear that he's still asleep.

That way, it can go straight to hell to meet the King of Hell without any pain. How wonderful!

As I spoke, I drew the Aurora Blade from my waist, stood on tiptoe, raised the blade high above my head, and then, with lightning speed, plunged the blade directly into the dilapidated wooden door.

"Well……"

Then, I suddenly heard a sound from behind the door, and from the moment my blade pierced through, a trickle of bright red blood began to flow down and slide down my blade.

Seeing that my self-made strategy had succeeded, I quickly drew the Aurora Blade, shook off the red blood, and then put it back in its sheath at my waist.

"All right."

At that moment, I was quite confident that it was safe behind the door.

However, the night elves present stared at me in disbelief after seeing my actions, as if they couldn't believe that a child like me could do something so terrible.

Because this is a creature that is easy to slaughter. Although it is not killing people, it is still a creature similar to humans.

“Ivy, how did you know there would be a Minotaur standing guard at the gate?”

At this moment, Badalak seemed to have been holding back for a long time and was finally able to speak.

"Hmm... I was thinking, with so many skeletons around here, if a conflict were to occur after entering, the skeletons should logically be inside. But not only are these skeletons not inside, they are all outside. That's why I started to suspect that the Minotaur's guard might be using its body to block the door, so that as soon as we open the door, even if it's fast asleep, it can wake up immediately and call its people."

"No wonder... I never expected that you, Sister Ivy, could think of such a thing. This makes me admire you even more."

At this moment, Yuzu and Mi'er grabbed my hands on either side and said with eyes that looked like they were seeing stars.

"It's alright, this is just my rough estimate."

This made me a little embarrassed.

It's true, the more cautious you are, the more likely you are to live longer.

"If Badalak were to open the gate rashly, we would all be wiped out."

"Hmm... Even if they weren't completely wiped out, they would still lose one or two. So, Princess Ivy's considerations were more thorough. I didn't expect her to see through the Minotaur's trick."

"Alright, enough talk, let's get ready to move on."

Without saying a word, I pulled open the dilapidated wooden door that I had just pierced with the Aurora Blade, and instantly a huge figure fell directly into the doorway.

At this point, the Minotaur was already dead, and I had killed him with a single sword stroke to the throat, so he died without any pain.

“Princess Ivy, how did you know you pierced the throat of this Minotaur…”

At that moment, Badalak was somewhat surprised to see the sword-like eye on its throat, and stared at me in astonishment.

"Well, that's just my guess. It was purely coincidental that it hit the throat..."

Actually, I'm about 1.47 meters tall now. With shoes on and standing on tiptoe, I'm at least 1.55 meters tall. I estimated that this Minotaur was between 2.1 and 2.2 meters tall, with its throat at about 1.8 meters. So I raised my arms, estimated the position of its throat, and then poked it down.

Surprisingly, I guessed it correctly by some twist of fate.

Otherwise, it was wearing full-body rattan armor, which would be impossible for me to pierce with my strength and attack power.

So this time, I was just lucky.

"Hey, since that's the case, let's hurry up and infiltrate it. Wenya, do you know where the Minotaur imprisons people?"

At this moment, Badalak quickly asked.

"Hmm... but there are two places, one is where ordinary prisoners and livestock are kept, and the other is where their king is kept. I'm not quite sure which one it is right now."

At this moment, Wenya couldn't help but scratch her short hair and said with some distress.

"Then let's go straight to the place where King Minotaur kept prisoners. If I'm not mistaken, my friend won't be locked up in the place for ordinary prisoners and livestock."

"Eh, Princess Ivy, how can you be so sure?"

Mi'er asked her confidante with some doubt.

"Because... she is quite special, so my intuition is probably right."

"Alright, let's set off then."

With that, we put away the map and quickly ran into the Minotaur.

My lovely darling Lila, you must hold on! And I really hope you stay locked up there, because that would give me a better chance of rescuing you.