Zongman, the journey begins from the wrong place

Ok?

If you weren't playing a prank on me with Alisha and the others, why would you feel guilty? Weren't you so confident just now?

Could it be——

Liu's elf intuition made him aware of a certain possibility, and his rationality was instantly taken over by instinct.

In other words, he confessed his feelings while being teased?

...unforgivable!

Noah's heart skipped a beat when he saw Liu's pupils turn into a deep, dark darkness with no focus, just like last time.

"...Hey, Mr. Sifel, you weren't teasing me again, were you?"

"You, why do you think so?"

"If not, why did you stand up? Are you trying to escape?"

“Huh? This, this!!”

"...Escape is not allowed!"

The next moment, the elf turned into a gust of wind and pounced on Noah!

Although Liu is an elf known for his elegance and nobility, he now exudes the ferocious aura of a wild beast pouncing on its prey!

Oh my god! This speed!! Isn’t she level 3?!

Noah's pupils constricted, and in panic, he almost failed to dodge Liu's attack.

After dodging, Noah didn't even have the energy to look back, he just ran forward!

"Hey! Aren't you an elf? Don't you hate physical contact?"

With Noah's speed, he should have been able to easily dodge Liu, and he did shake him off several times.

But maybe it was because elves had bonuses in forest areas, but just a few seconds after Noah shook off the opponent, he saw the opponent suddenly appear in front of him again!

"I've already hugged you! I've already looked you over! What's the point of saying this now? Don't run away!"

"I won't run away unless you chase me!"

"In that case, don't blame me!"

"Hey! What are you doing!"

"Wind of Light!!"

"Hey! No need to chant lyrics? That's so unfair!"

Feeling the magical fluctuations coming from behind him, Noah's expression changed.

It wasn't because of the opponent's magic attack, but because he was surprised by the elves' great potential.

Even after turning evil, they've actually broken through to the point where they can cast magic without chanting?!

Hey! Can you be serious? This isn't a comedy theater!

Although Noah had all sorts of thoughts in his mind, he gave up on running away. He quickly moved behind Liu and pinned her down.

If a wizard is interrupted while using magic, it will often cause his magic power to go out of control, which can be life-threatening in serious cases.

But perhaps because Liu had just cast the spell and the magic power had not yet gathered, there was no explosion.

However, an angry girl is indeed harder to control than a wild boar!

Just as Noah was debating whether to knock Liu unconscious and take him away, the elf suddenly stopped struggling.

"Ok?"

"let me go!"

Although Liu's gaze was filled with anger when he turned around, he did return to normal, and Noah let go of his hand.

Liu stood up with rapid breathing, still panting, and at the same time, he adjusted his messed up combat uniform without saying a word.

Then she glared at Noah with tearful eyes.

"...Mr. Sifel, you're really dangerous. Playing with girls is as easy as breathing! I can't leave you alone!"

It’s not about not letting you go, but about not being able to ignore you. There seems to be a subtle difference here.

Although he was curious, Noah knew that he had more important things to do.

He gripped the hilt of the sword and looked into the depths of the jungle, his eyes turning into glaciers.

"Valetta, come out!"

63 Ambush

"Valetta? Kill the Emperor?!"

Hearing this infamous name that could stop children from crying in Orario, Ryuya immediately put all other thoughts aside, put on his mask, and stood beside Noah with his sword in hand.

For a moment, it was as if the monsters all sensed the danger and left, and the forest suddenly became silent.

Then, accompanied by the sound of "da da da" footsteps, a bright red figure that was unsettling just by the sight walked out from the woods.

It was a short-haired woman wearing a fur-trimmed coat with many holes, holding a blood-red sword in her hand.

Strictly speaking, she was a beauty, but the harsh malice emanating from her body was as chilling as black flames.

“Noah!!”

The moment she appeared, she started shouting with a voice that was totally out of character for a woman, a voice full of chaos, brutality, distortion and fanaticism.

"I really miss you so much! You pretentious little brat! Today I'm definitely going to rip your intestines out and break your neck!"

Facing Valetta, who was spitting all over the place and smiling ferociously, Noah only glanced at the black sword in her hand with little interest, and then looked around.

"I'm not interested in you. Just finish what you want to say." - Realizing the meaning in Noah's eyes, Valetta's smile twisted instantly.

He fought me fiercely last time, piercing my body and inflicting unforgettable pain, but now that we meet again, he treats me like a stranger?!

Not only are you more despicable than Finn, you're also more ruthless and cold-blooded than Finn!

Oh, it's because of that elf chick, right?

Today will definitely give you an unforgettable memory!

However, no matter how much she muttered and cursed in her heart, she could not launch a real attack, so Noah's attention was still on the surrounding forest.

Dozens or even hundreds of figures emerged from the dense forest, replacing the monsters.

The uniform white robes worn by priests and followers clearly declared their identity as members of the dark faction.

This made Noah want to complain a little bit - why are you villains dressed so formally? It makes us decent people look like a ragtag group put together by chance!

Apart from that, what concerned Noah a little was the weapons in the hands of the believers.

There are swords of different colors, all emitting a strong sense of danger, or swords as black as solidified blood and as silent as dead wood.

Recalling what he had learned from Livilia's class, combined with Noah's "intuition", he quickly determined the types of those weapons.

Demonic swords, and cursed weapons.

The magic sword is easy to deal with, but the key is those cursed weapons.

When adventurers level up, they have a chance to gain 'development ability'.

It is a project that can more perfectly reflect the enhancement of professional characteristics than the five basic abilities.

There are many development abilities, but the most widely known and rare development ability is the amazingly effective 'Mystery' - because it can make props, potions, and weapons have all kinds of magical abilities.

For example, the scepters that wizards use to increase the power of magic, or the various spell tools in front of us.

A curse is an ability that doesn't have the power of magic, but is more dangerous and strange.

A violent curse that causes warriors to suddenly turn their swords against their compatriots.

A demon-sealing curse that reduces a powerful wizard to an ordinary person.

An incurable curse that renders wounds incurable and causes blood to drain away.

There are also other curses such as frenzy, weakness, and fatigue.

The adventurer's 'abnormal resistance' is meaningless for this.

If you don't defeat the caster or use special methods to break the curse and defend yourself, you will be tortured to death by the curse.

Although the spell tools made by the sorcerer are slightly inferior to regular magic like most magic swords, they are also quite dangerous and rare among special weapons.

It would be fine if there were only one or two, but there are dozens of magical tools with similar textures in front of you. It would be impossible to have them without a special way of mass production.

This shows that there are adventurers in the dark faction who have the ability to develop "mystery".

Unlike Noah who was aware of other details, Liu's eyes were bloodshot.

"You! You evil heretics! How dare you attack a child!"

Following Liu's line of sight, Noah saw several unconscious children lying on the ground behind the dark faction members, near Valetta.

Several dark faction leaders held sharp blades, hanging over these children.

Although they didn't speak, they seemed to be issuing a silent invitation and threat to Noah and Liu.

This wasn't directed at me, but at Liu—Noah made a judgment in an instant.

Valetta probably wouldn't think that he would give in because of a few children, but for Liu, this was a fatal blow.

The same goes for these spell tools and magic swords.

If I can’t hurt Noah, can I hurt Liu?

If Noah was alone, he could just kill the enemy first, since no one could touch him anyway.

But if Liu is here, it would be difficult to run away even if I want to.

Forget it, if I can’t run away, I’ll just kill them all first!

Tsk, you are just like me, Valetta. I have decided to turn you into Valetta-chan!

Changing his previous lack of interest and inattention, Noah cast a look towards Valetta that was filled with murderous intent and admiration.

Sensing that cold gaze that showed respect once again, Valetta felt a sense of satisfaction, like receiving praise from her father for her hard work at housework. There was even a burning sensation in her stomach...

wrong!

what the hell!

"Noah! And that elf chick next to you! You don't want these little ghosts to die tragically in front of you, do you? Get off right here!"

Having had many experiences in rescuing hostages, Liu also knew that he should never lay down his weapons in front of the enemy and pin his hopes on them.

If you allow them to slaughter you, not only will you lose your life, but you will also completely lose the opportunity to save the people.

Generally speaking, when faced with such a situation, Liu would use extreme speed to knock down the enemy before they could react and successfully rescue the people.

But she had never faced a dark faction group of hundreds of people alone.

Not to mention that there is the Killing Emperor on the opposite side, a genuine Lv5, first-level adventurer!

Normally, if faced with such an enemy, one would simply retreat immediately.

Ultimately, given such a huge gap between the enemy and us, strategy is of no use at all.

But there is no way I am giving up on those kids!

What should we do?

Just when Liu was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead, his hand was suddenly held by someone.

So far, Liu had only been touched by three people, and this kind of touch was extremely unfamiliar to her.