The story of the black silk female knight

"Uh...no!"

Vincent only had time to let out a scream before the magic around his body and he himself were crushed like an eggshell by the evil goddess girl, exploding into a cloud of blood mist.

Then, having just finished yawning, the evil goddess girl sucked in all the blood mist and energy fragments that Vincent's body had turned into with her small mouth, devouring them completely.

The ambitious eleven sages who had caused immense financial losses to the Sage's Tower perished in the dark underground, leaving behind not a trace of their souls or flesh.

The evil goddess girl, who had just devoured a Moon-level powerhouse, seemed to have only eaten a piece of candy, and continued to look at the other cultists present, as if they were looking at the next dish on the table.

"We are willing to offer our faith and loyalty to the supreme Princess Lingji!"

Those cultists no longer dared to harbor any ambitions; they instantly knelt down and once again became legitimate cult members of the Abyss Spirit Society.

Unfortunately, they encountered a different kind of evil god.

The evil goddess opened her mouth again as if yawning, and said lazily, her words somewhat unclear:

“But I have no interest in your faith and loyalty... I only want your souls and flesh.”

Suck it~

In just a moment, the vast underground laboratory was empty except for the evil goddess girl... Only the black robes scattered all over the ground proved that perhaps many people had existed there.

"Hmm... now there are no annoying sounds bothering my ears."

The evil goddess stretched and yawned, her beautiful body twisting in mid-air:

"Are you ready, sis? I'm coming to play with you... Don't be scared, okay?~~"

Snap! Plop!

Without any apparent movement, as if the evil goddess had wished, the six layers of magical barriers above her head shattered, and the hundreds of meters thick layer of soil was pierced through by an invisible force, reaching the ground.

The evil goddess girl slowly flew out, stretched again in the bright sunlight, her face full of satisfaction and nostalgia:

"The sunshine in my hometown is so comfortable... There's nothing like that in the negative space."

After basking in the sun for a while, the evil goddess girl rose again, looking around from the air to identify the surrounding terrain and directions.

"...Where is this place again?"

The Misty Mountains, which border the Barren Ridge, are arguably one of the least visited areas on the continent of Frenoia. Before the incident at her home, Elena was just an ordinary noblewoman with some power; how could she possibly know about such a place?

"I have absolutely no sense of direction... Where is my sister?! Ugh!"

Slightly annoyed, the evil girl muttered a few words, then tilted her head and took off one of her little boots, holding it in her hand.

“I remember my sister used to do this when she got lost while playing outside…hey!”

As she spoke, she threw the boots out, letting them fall freely to the ground.

"This way."

The direction the toes of the boots pointed after they landed freely was the path the evil goddess girl would take next.

Perhaps wanting to better experience everything about her hometown, the evil goddess girl did not continue flying in the sky after determining her route. Instead, she landed on the ground, put her boots back on, and slowly began to walk around like a noble lady going out for a spring outing.

Some of the more intuitive and powerful demon lords had already fled far away, but the remaining ignorant and fearless ordinary demons treated the girl as a delicious meal delivered to their doorstep, drooling as they pounced on her.

Then they became a delicious meal, leaving not a single bone or hair behind.

The evil girl ate and walked along the way, and soon she had completely traversed the mountains and dense forests, where a vast expanse of wasteland suddenly opened up before her.

"Hmm... Where am I? This place is so desolate, it even feels a bit like a negative space."

The evil goddess girl paused briefly to ponder at the boundary between the mountain forest and the wasteland, then casually continued walking forward.

"Never mind... No matter what this direction leads to, there will always be intelligent life. We can just catch them and ask them questions."

The barren wasteland was quite vast, and the evil goddess girl walked slowly for a long time before finally seeing city walls appear in the distance.

"Finally, we have a city...wait, what?"

The evil goddess girl, her eyes lighting up, was about to quicken her pace when she frowned again.

She discovered that the city walls were completely different from the walls of human cities she remembered; they were very crude and resembled large stone enclosures for raising wild animals.

"I feel like I've seen this kind of city wall somewhere before... Where? In my history textbook? Or in those picture books my sister secretly bought? I can't quite remember..."

Muttering to herself, the evil goddess quickened her pace.

The city walls quickly became clear, and the soldiers guarding the city gates were even more clearly visible... They were not human at all, but a kind of humanoid beast with a bull's head.

"A beast's head and a human body... Ah!"

The seemingly delicate girl showed no fear despite the vast difference in size between the two groups. Instead, she pointed with curiosity and excitement at one of the minotaur-like beasts and asked:

"You are the wild beasts, right? The ones that Father used to kill every year when he went to the front lines!"

Human... a girl?

The bull-headed beast guarding the city gate widened its bull eyes. This was the core area of ​​the beast race, the second largest city of the beast race, and the gathering place where the beasts concentrated their superior forces to prepare for a charge in this autumn war. Currently, there are more than 130 million main force beasts and a total of 9 Radiant-rank beast powerhouses, including one Moon Radiant, who is the chieftain's younger brother.

What kind of human being would dare to come and die at this time?

The Minotaur Beast Guardian laughed, but the laugh was full of ferocity and cruelty.

The girl smiled too, a pure and innocent smile, as if she were going to a banquet.

Chapter 32: Activating the Cataclysmic Disaster Contingency Plan!

Fortress No. 24, in the eastern part of the northern border of the Kingdom of Fran, on the continent of Frenoia.

Inside a lounge, three people who have fought side by side since childhood are resting and preparing for the upcoming battle.

A burly man, nearly 2.5 meters tall, knelt by the door, next to a basin of water, a cloth for maintaining weapons, and a grinding wheel. He was meticulously maintaining the 400-kilogram door-panel sword with these tools, just as he would care for a beloved lover, polishing the blade until it shone and smoothing out all the small nicks with the grinding wheel.

Another, thinner man sat cross-legged on the lower bunk of the bunk bed, a magic wand lying across his lap. He was meditating with his eyes closed, and one could see fireballs, ice balls, and whirlwinds the size of grapes moving rapidly and erratically in front of him, without accidentally damaging the bed.

On the other single bed opposite the bunk bed sat a woman with a hot figure, wearing only underwear. She had temporarily removed the white silk bodysuit that was rumored to be hers. She was carefully selecting diamonds from a wooden box and personally installing them one by one onto the white silk bodysuit.

These three were none other than Giru, Harry, and Melody, the three musketeers of Suri City, who had just graduated from the War Academy and officially joined the army.

Their talent and achievements may not be comparable to those two overpowered individuals, but they are definitely among the top students in the history of the War Academy, and they are very good at coordinated combat.

Melody's dazzling sword dance possesses an alluring power that makes her a formidable force in humanoid combat, capable of overpowering even most monkey-like monsters, let alone wild beasts whose physical characteristics are closer to humans.

During the nearly two-month autumn war, the Three Musketeers consistently adhered to Melody's captivating and dazzling sword dance as their core tactic, achieving numerous brilliant victories and killing many elite warriors of the wild beasts. In one instance, during a large-scale siege by the wild beasts, they even held back the charge of nearly 20 elite wild beast warriors, making a significant contribution to the subsequent encirclement and counterattack.

Their outstanding abilities and excellent performance quickly made the three musketeers stand out and they were assigned to the most elite team among the elite soldiers.

They are resting now in preparation for the mission ahead.

"...I wonder what those wild beasts are up to."

Having finally replenished the diamond particles used up on her white silk bodysuit, Melody stretched lazily in front of her two close companions without any hesitation. After slightly adjusting the position of her underwear, she put the white silk bodysuit on while complaining:

“They had clearly amassed a large force in Blackrock City long ago, preparing for a decisive battle, and we had also made preparations for the final battle long ago, with even the strategist personally overseeing the operation… but suddenly those menacing beasts went silent, and we had to make another trip to investigate.”

"This reconnaissance is essential."

Harry, who had just woken up from his meditation, opened his eyes and continued the conversation:

"Don't forget that wild beasts also use tactics... Two years ago, they did just that. They concentrated their forces to make it look like a decisive battle, which attracted our attention, but then they launched a surprise attack on other fortresses. As a result, one fortress was breached, several villages and towns were looted, and the kingdom suffered heavy losses."

"That's because they still had a great prophet the year before last, so they could use surprise attacks to sneak up on their enemies and even evade the detection of prophetic spells."

Melody shrugged nonchalantly and finished putting on her white bodysuit.

"But that great prophet has already been killed by Valensa. I don't think the wild beasts can produce another great prophet so quickly... Even if they try to use feints, they will definitely not be able to hide it from Lord Morris's prophetic magic detection!"

“Merudy is right.”

Giroud joined the discussion, initially offering unconditional support for Melody before shifting his focus:

"But the mission still needs to be completed. After all, we are now soldiers of the kingdom, and soldiers must obey the orders of their commanders... Is everything ready? If it is, let's set off. Don't keep the captain and the others waiting."

"Okay." x2

Melody was just making a casual remark and had no intention of disobeying orders. The three of them quickly prepared for battle, left the room, went down the fortress, and met up with the rest of the squad in an inconspicuous corner.

This is a standard reconnaissance team, with a total of 6 people including the Three Musketeers.

Besides Melody and the other two, the team also includes a medic who is skilled in both healing magic and herbalism, a space-type mage who is not as good as Tia but can still teleport people in emergencies, and their captain—a well-rounded Star-level warrior.

Their mission was to personally infiltrate the Wasteland to confirm the movements of the beast army, based on the general intelligence provided by the divination mages in the rear—without engaging in combat with the enemy, prioritizing safety and allowing for retreat at any time.

This is their third mission since the team was formed. The result of their last mission was that nine days ago they confirmed that the main force of the Wild Beasts had gathered in Blackrock City, seemingly preparing for a general offensive.

They naturally reported the intelligence to the command immediately upon their return. The command took it very seriously, dispatching reinforcements and experts from various places and preparing for a decisive battle. However, the enemy did not appear for a long time, nor did they attack other fortresses.

It's like... the autumn war, which only lasted two months this year, has already completely ended, and the wild beasts are now completely silent, which is very strange.

Something unusual must be going on, so the scouting squad of Fortress 24, which is closest to Blackrock City, was once again given a scouting mission to go to Blackrock City and find out what was going on.

Based on their experience from the previous successful mission, the trio of musketeers quickly made their way to Blackrock City and even found their previous hideout, only to look at each other in bewilderment.

Because the second largest city of wild beasts, which should have been visible from about 4000 meters away, had disappeared.

Such a huge city as Blackrock? How could it just disappear like that?

"Could it be Valensa's doing again?"

Melody immediately thought of her friend who was always hanging on to the wall:

"I've long heard that she has a particularly powerful weapon that can destroy a city in one blow... The new trade route was opened up by her leading the expeditionary force to eliminate many wild beast tribes."

“Miss Sunflower? Hmm… she certainly has that ability.”

The Radiant-level captain of the reconnaissance team hesitated for a moment, then nodded and shook his head:

"However, this time it was definitely not her doing. She is currently on the Divine Continent, and the expeditionary force is in a conservative defensive posture. There has been no movement for the past two months... Even if the expeditionary force really wanted to do something, it would be impossible for them to reach Blackrock City all at once. The distance is too far."

"Right."

Melody did not refute the captain's judgment, but her beautiful brows furrowed even more deeply:

"If it wasn't Valensa, who else could do something like this? Surely the beasts didn't destroy their own city, right? The entire beast race only has three cities, and they were built for them by our kingdom when we made peace with humans. They don't have the ability to do this on their own... Even if it was some kind of tactic, would they really be willing to give up a city like this?"

"do not know."

The captain shook his head again, bit his lip, hesitated for a few seconds, and then made up his mind:

"Let's get a closer look; we need more detailed information."

"I object."

The space mage in the team, responsible for wide-area perception and emergency teleportation, immediately objected:

"This location is too dangerous. If we get any closer, we'll definitely be discovered... Based on the Blackrock City beast troop deployment we detected earlier, if we're exposed, none of us will escape!"

"So the only one who will continue to get closer is me."

The captain's gaze remained unwavering:

"I am a Star Glory, after all. Even if I am surrounded by multiple Glory-ranked players, I will not die immediately. I can still buy you time to retreat... You can wait here for now. I will continue to approach Blackrock City to observe. Once a battle breaks out, you can retreat immediately without worrying about me. Just report the current information to the command center truthfully, and they will make the correct analysis and judgment."

"But……"

"No buts!"

The captain interrupted Melody, who was about to say something more:

"This is an order, not a consultation... Prepare to carry out the mission."

"……it is good."

The others had no choice but to agree.

A few minutes later, after preparing Melody and the others for an emergency retreat at any time, the captain put on his Noble Phantasm cloak with the ability to make them invisible and quickly approached Blackrock City.

Melody and the others were very tense at their hiding place, fearing that several Radiant-Rank Wild Beasts would suddenly emerge to ambush their captain, while more elite Wild Beast warriors would charge towards them.

However, even after their captain had fully entered the area where Blackrock City was originally located, no attack as expected occurred... The more than 130 million main force of wild beasts that had gathered here and the hundreds of thousands of wild beast civilians who originally lived in the city seemed to have really disappeared into thin air.

What's happening here?

While making wild guesses in her mind, Melody soon saw a flash of light shooting from the ground into the sky in the distance, flickering on and off in a certain pattern.

This is one of the various long-distance communication signals used by the reconnaissance team, representing security.

"Let's go take a look."

Aside from the Star-level captain, the main force of the reconnaissance team is undoubtedly the Three Musketeers. Since Gil and Harry both listen to Melody, Melody is also the vice-captain of the reconnaissance team and can give orders when the captain is not around.

The group of five also left their hiding place and headed towards the spot where the captain had given the signal earlier.

Although the captain gave a signal that everything was safe, Melody and her group of five remained on high alert, constantly watching for any potential enemies as they traveled.