Frilian: The Adventure of the Hero

The outskirts of the [Count of Guranat].

After leaving the [School Ruins], Shane said goodbye to Ellu.

Ailu returned to the research team's camp, while Shane returned to his teleportation location.

at this time.

He sat on the rock, kneading the [magic-depleted puppet remnant] in his hands, pondering the effect of the blue [Shaping] attribute on it.

"Change the hardness of the target material to make it malleable for one minute. After that, the material will return to its original hardness."

It seems there are no restrictions on a certain material or type of target.

So it seems to have a wide range of applications. Where exactly can it be used? How about trying to make weapons?

Click.

Click.

Just then, a series of stiff, heavy footsteps interrupted his thoughts.

Xia En looked in the direction of the sound, but the lush trees obscured his view, and he saw nothing. The footsteps grew closer, clearer, each step heavy and rhythmic.

In a daze, he felt he had heard the voice somewhere before; it sounded somewhat like someone wearing armor and moving slowly…

"The Undead!!"

Xia En suddenly stood up, alarm bells ringing in his mind.

Without hesitation, the Goddess's Barrier swiftly opened, and in an instant, his figure vanished from the spot, entering a state of concealment.

Click.

Click.

The terrifying footsteps were increasing in number, and they sounded quite numerous. Moreover, these stiff yet orderly footsteps were moving in his direction!

Xia En stood there nervously, holding his breath and not daring to make a sound.

Has he already been discovered?

Is the other party a wandering Undead or an Undead being manipulated?

A moment later, tall figures slowly emerged from the woods, their bodies covered in heavy armor and long swords at their waists. Most chillingly, these figures were headless, their necks empty, yet they maintained their formation and moved forward with precision.

The moment Xia En saw the other person's appearance, his blood almost froze, and a terrifying name instantly surfaced in his mind—[Guillotine Aura].

Headless puppets are precisely the peculiar fetish of [Guillotine Aura]!

Xia En was very surprised.

What a coincidence to run into you here!

The entire headless squad moved slowly along the edge of the barrier, passing by Xia En not far away.

Fortunately, it seems that the other party wasn't targeting him.

As the group moved forward, at the very back, a somewhat familiar figure came into his view.

The other person was wearing a dark blue long dress coat that reached the knees, with gold trim on the cuffs and hem, gold buttons on the front, and a large white pleated scarf around the neck, making them look formal and glamorous.

Standard aristocratic attire.

If you ignore the pair of sharp demon horns on his head...

At this moment, the other party walked gracefully through the mountains and forests, casually took off the white glove stained with a few drops of blood, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and then crushed it directly with magic.

Shaen stared intently at the demon before him, his mind racing. A slightly unfamiliar name came to mind: [Liuguna].

He appears to be one of the "decapitation officers" under the command of [Aura].

Their special task was to decapitate the human general puppets collected by [Aura] and turn them into headless armor. Judging from their recent actions, they just finished decapitating one, didn't they? They even wiped their mouth, which means…

Xia En felt a wave of nausea in her stomach.

Just then, Lucuna suddenly stopped.

He glanced at the spot where Xia En was hiding, then sniffed the air, a hint of doubt appearing in his eyes.

Xia En quickly held his breath.

Although the Goddess's Barrier is flawless and has an excellent concealment effect, who knows if the demons have a nose even more sensitive than a dog's?

Fortunately, Luguna only paused briefly and did not investigate further.

After all the headless armored figures left, Xia En didn't rush to dispel the barrier. He patiently waited for a long time until there was no more sound in the forest before he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The appearance of Luguna finally reminded him.

The outskirts of this [Count Granat] territory where I am now seem to be the site of the final battle between Frilian and Aura. No wonder [Liuguna] appeared here with a small squad of headless soldiers...

"I don't know whether to say it's a good thing or a bad thing. How did I end up here?"

Xia En scratched his head in frustration.

Night gradually fell.

He remained hidden within the Goddess's Barrier, transforming into a mushroom, and continued to wait quietly.

It has to be said that it's really not suitable to see anything highly stimulating before going to bed. Because he saw the headless army and [Liuguna], he didn't sleep well all night and had many nightmares, fearing that he would be caught by [Aura] and become a headless general as well.

Two days later.

Just when he had finished the food and water that Ailu had left him and was about to be unable to survive any longer.

On the ground, where he stood, a huge magic circle suddenly appeared, with pale blue light rising from the ground, slowly rotating and gradually accelerating.

Then, without warning, he was pulled into a blinding magical light and instantly returned to the cellar [Treasure Vault].

The treasure vault was completely empty, just as it had been when I left.

That's not right!

Why is it supposed to be returning to the "treasure vault" instead of returning to the ground?

Only a few seconds had passed, and before he could even adjust to the dimness of the treasure vault, a magic circle reappeared beneath his feet.

Swah——

A flash of white light appeared.

He fell flat on his backside onto the hard, gravelly ground.

"Cough cough cough—"

Not far from him, Shutark, who was drinking water, was stunned and spat it out, choking and coughing.

"Mr. Shane!"

Philon exclaimed in surprise.

Frillie also looked over.

Xia En was slightly surprised to see the three people standing there in a neat row. He hadn't expected that these three guys would be so considerate as to be waiting for him here.

"Mr. Shane, it's so good that you're alright."

Philon walked over and kept looking at Xia En, his eyes full of relief. The little girl held his arm and looked him over from left to right, and even compared his height with his, as if to make sure he was not missing any parts.

"Sorry I disappeared for two or three days, I'm sure you were worried sick."

When Shane said that, Philon was stunned.

"Two or three days? Mr. Shane, you've been missing for twenty days..."

Twenty days?!

That doesn't make sense.

I spent a day with Ailu and then waited at the teleportation point for two days, which is only three days in total. How could twenty days have passed?

Xia En's mind suddenly went blank...

Before he could figure it out, Philonise tugged at his clothes, frowning. "Mr. Shane, aren't you... whose clothes are you wearing now?"

Beside her, Frillie, who had been expressionless, immediately changed her expression after hearing Philon's words.

"Shaun, take it off quickly!"