The story of the black silk female knight

A Radiant-rank expert might be able to take a bath in such a self-destruction and emerge unharmed, but a Lighthouse-level ninja clearly doesn't have that ability... The ninja responsible for carrying the high-level Mist Demon core was quickly pierced by multiple tail needles in the explosion.

The needle was poisonous, and the toxicity was very strange... Even with the elite ninja's resistance to poison, they still felt dizzy, had tinnitus, and felt weak in their limbs after drinking the antidote.

Moreover, after failing to defeat the wasp-type fog demons that attacked with their stingers, two new insect-type fog demons soon appeared.

One type also resembles a wasp-like fog demon, but it lacks a stinger and has a larger abdomen. It explodes as soon as it gets close to a target, destroying everything with highly corrosive acid.

Another new type of insect-type mist demon is a mantis about the size of a large dog. It uses sharp forelimbs to fight. It is not strong but very fast. With the cooperation of the two types of wasp mist demons, it can always launch highly efficient sneak attacks, and soon adds several new wounds to the ninja.

These two newly emerged insect-type fog demons, like the original wasp fog demons, do not have a fog demon core and cannot be completely killed.

"I'll go..."

Seeing that the ninja tasked with acting as bait was about to give up, Valensa drew her sword, ready to join the fight.

"Wait first!"

Iwaha stopped her, his expression serious:

“Our Chiba family’s anti-demon ninjas can hold out for a while longer… More importantly, I suspect that the current attack is just a test. If Your Excellency makes a move too early, it may scare away the high-level mist demons hiding nearby, or attract a larger-scale attack.”

"...You mean there are high-level fog demons hiding nearby right now?"

Valensa frowned:

"Are you sure?"

"definitely."

Iwaha was very confident:

"Even the lowest-level Mist Demon, which even a Candlelight-level novice can defeat, has its own independent core... A Mist Demon without a core cannot sustain itself for long, and we have verified this many times."

The insect-like fog demons that are launching the attack now have no cores... This means that they are not even low-level fog demons, but rather part of a high-level fog demon, just like your Noble Shield, which can be divided into six and used for divine magic attacks.

Therefore, there must be a high-level fog demon hiding within this thick fog, and her hiding place should be within a kilometer! Please be patient and wait a little longer... Once you discover the hidden high-level fog demon, it will be your time to show your skills.”

"……Fine."

Valensa took a deep breath, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded.

Professional actions require the opinions of professionals... The Demon Ninjas have been fighting the Mist Demons for generations, and Valensa trusts Iwaha's judgment.

So the ambush troops remained inactive, while the ninja tasked with acting as bait continued his battle against the three types of insect-like fog demons, sustaining new wounds all over his body.

Pierced by sharp tail stingers, burned by highly corrosive acid, and wounded by mantis blades.

The pain of such an injury would drive an ordinary person to despair, but the ninja's patience was truly legendary... Apart from clenching his teeth tightly, the decoy ninja showed no sign of panic due to pain and injury. On the contrary, he was frighteningly calm and became increasingly adept at dealing with the swarm of insects.

Even so, as his injuries continued to accumulate, the decoy ninja's counterattacks visibly slowed down. Many attacks that he could easily dodge in the past could only be met with non-vital parts of his body that would not affect his movement. The severity of his injuries increased exponentially.

"...No, I can't stand it..."

"We've found her!"

Just as Valensa was about to step in to save the person, the other elite ninjas responsible for searching for the high-level mist demon finally brought good news.

About 600 meters from the shore outside the village, a giant new advanced fog demon is constantly releasing insect-shaped fog demons.

The main form of that high-level fog demon resembled a whale, but it had no head; instead, it was a beautiful girl with pale skin.

The girl's appearance and temperament were no different from the previous high-level fog demons, except that her body lacked a structure below the waist... She was like a unicorn's horn growing on a giant whale.

On the back of the giant whale, there are three fleshy sacs arranged in a triangular pattern. Each sac has a honeycomb-like array of holes on its surface, from which the insect-like fog demons constantly emerge.

...Submarine carriers and reconnaissance and strike drones?

Upon seeing the video intelligence transmitted back by the reconnaissance ninja using ninjutsu, this was the first thing that came to Valensa's mind.

Could it be... that the predecessor of this Fog Demon was actually some kind of high-tech creation?

With this in mind, Valensa immediately took action.

It's the same old trick... After empowering herself with divine magic, she charges forward, unleashing her aura and various dazzling effects of divine magic buffs to attract the enemy's attention. In the air, the Six Flower Floating Cannons provide fire support, while Nana sneaks around to the enemy's back.

But this time it didn't achieve the desired effect... The giant whale girl clearly had a different way of detecting things than ordinary cultivators and demons. She immediately discovered Nana sneaking around from behind and used a large number of insect-shaped mist demons to pounce on Nana.

As for Valensa's main body and the attacks from the Six Flower Floating Cannons, they were completely ignored.

The Holy Light Slash and the Solar Flare Ray struck the giant whale's body simultaneously. The Solar Flare Ray pierced a large hole in the whale's body, while the Holy Light Slash shattered one of the flesh sacs that created the insect-shaped mist demons.

But it was no use... For a high-level fog demon, as long as its core is not damaged, it doesn't matter if the rest of its body is reduced to ashes.

Nana was forced to switch from a sneak attack to a full-scale assault, shattering all the insect-shaped fog demons that were blocking her way, and then kicking the half-body of the giant whale girl's head.

The half-body girl looks like a vital part, but it doesn't seem much different from the massive body and fleshy sacs on the back of a giant whale.

Even though Nana kicked it into a shower of liquid, it didn't affect the giant whale's attack in the slightest.

It's unclear how this high-level fog demon made its judgment... In any case, after this exchange, she seemed to believe that she couldn't defeat Valensa, but Valensa also couldn't inflict fatal damage on her.

So she simply ignored all of Valensa's attacks... letting Valensa's lightsaber slice the giant whale's body back and forth, letting the Six Flower Floating Cannons' Sunfire Rays shoot wildly from different angles, and letting Nana's extremely powerful punches and kicks take their toll.

Under this onslaught, the giant whale's nearly 100-meter-long body was quickly reduced to a bloody mess, with not a single intact piece of flesh remaining.

But the giant whale girl showed no intention of retreating. Instead, she decomposed all the flesh and blood that Valensa had ripped off her body into mist, which then turned into more insect-like mist demons. She launched a fierce attack on the decoy ninja without regard for the cost.

She seemed willing to sacrifice herself to rescue or destroy the high-level Mist Demon core on the decoy ninja.

However, her wish was destined to be in vain.

After Valensa and the giant whale girl officially clashed, Iwahachi's ninja squad quickly searched the nearby sea area again, but found no other lurking high-level mist demons.

So they immediately acted according to plan... The ninja barrier they had prepared beforehand was activated, trapping the giant whale girl and Valensa together, while simultaneously rescuing the decoy ninja.

all the best.

After the giant whale girl was separated by the ninjutsu barrier, the insect-shaped mist demons that were besieging the decoy ninjas quickly stopped and dissipated into mist.

The exhausted and severely injured bait ninja collapsed instantly. His teammates rushed to his side and fed him specially prepared ninja herbs to detoxify and heal his wounds.

Those ninja herbs were quite miraculous... The bait ninja's complexion improved noticeably within two minutes of drinking them. Although his various external injuries were still quite severe, with a paladin possessing healing magic present, the external injuries were actually the easiest to treat.

Inside the ninja barrier, the giant whale girl, realizing she had been ambushed, completely gave up on escaping and engaged Valensa in a desperate battle.

She used mist to transform into the fighting limbs of various marine monsters or insect creatures, engaging in direct combat with Valensa, and frequently self-destructing parts of her limbs.

The giant whale girl seemed to have figured out that Valensa wasn't a demon ninja and had no way to deal with the constantly moving core inside her body, so she fought very aggressively.

Actually, the Giant Whale Girl's tactical approach isn't wrong.

Under normal circumstances, a high-level fog demon will only be injured when its core is attacked. Its outer shell can regenerate and replenish itself almost infinitely as long as it is in the sea, and it is least afraid of wars of attrition.

Even a skilled anti-demon ninja like Chiba Rui would find it difficult to hit the constantly moving core within a high-level mist demon during naval battles, let alone a paladin who couldn't even see the core.

Apart from that one special case, all the high-level mist demons killed by humans throughout history died on land because their disguises were exposed... High-level mist demons in the sea can run away even if they encounter a human powerhouse they can't defeat.

So the giant whale girl's behavior was a bit strange... Normally, shouldn't she be trying to break through the ninjutsu barrier and retreat as soon as possible? Was it necessary to fight to the death like this?

However, this suited Valensa's wishes perfectly, because her goal was to have a good fight with the high-level fog demon for Friedea to see, and winning or losing didn't really matter.

Meanwhile, Valensa was also observing, thinking, and analyzing the Fog Demon's fighting style.

Valensa had never thought about this in depth before, but after looking at it carefully, she realized that the Mist Demon had indeed not used any magic.

The fog demons seem to have stolen the fighting methods of various common monsters and then used the fog to conjure up the fighting limbs of those monsters to reproduce them.

"Oops!"

Just as Valencia was carefully observing and thinking, she suddenly heard Thousand Leaf Grass exclaim in surprise.

She quickly looked away and saw that something had happened in the small village.

Another humanoid high-level fog demon seemed to have infiltrated the village along with the fog long ago, but had not yet made a move.

It wasn't until Valensa appeared and began a fierce battle with the giant whale girl, the ambush ninja squad activated and maintained a ninjutsu barrier, and the decoy ninja relaxed and began to recuperate, that they suddenly made their move.

Humanoid high-level mist demons are generally not as strong as human Radiant-rank demons on land, but they are still not something two Lighthouse-level ninjas can fight against, especially when they are ambushed.

Fortunately, the high-level humanoid mist demon's main purpose was not to kill, so the two ninjas who were ambushed, although seriously injured, were still alive.

What's truly terrible is that the high-level mist demon core on the decoy ninja's body was stolen by the humanoid high-level mist demon after he was severely injured.

Now, that advanced humanoid mist demon is less than a hundred meters from the sea. Once she escapes into the sea, it will be very difficult to catch her.

"Don't even think about running away!"

Upon seeing this, Valensa immediately tried to rush over to intercept her.

"Let her go."

At the same time, the voice of the Great Witch Friggia appeared in Valensa's ears:

“I already know what’s going on with the Mist Demons… If we want to completely solve their problem, getting them to take that core back is actually an opportunity.”

Chapter 26 The Secret of the Mist Girl

In a split second of quick thinking, Valensa chose to believe Frieda.

"Don't even think about running away!"

She still shouted loudly, her body bursting with holy light, activating several buffs in one go, and swung her sword to chase after the fleeing humanoid high-level mist demon, looking very imposing.

But that was all... The holy light slash, filled with rage, seemed to be a step too slow. By the time it struck, the fleeing humanoid high-level mist demon had already entered the water, leaving only a deep trench on the shore.

Then the Six-Flower Floating Cannons fired a barrage of Sunfire Rays at the sea surface, but it only created large splashes and steam, failing to harm the humanoid high-level Mist Demon in the slightest.

"Damn it! Bastard!"

Valensa pretended to be furious again, and stopped fighting the high-level mist demon who was half whale and half girl. She and Nana jumped into the sea to chase after it.

But there was no trace of that humanoid high-level fog demon... She became completely undetectable by sight almost the instant she entered the water.

While Valensa went to chase after her companions, the giant whale girl, Mist Demon, stopped fighting to the death and instead found a weak point in the ninjutsu barrier and attacked with all her might, clearly wanting to escape as well.

With the strength of Iwahachi's elite ninja squad, they could easily trap a high-level Mist Demon, so this giant whale-girl Mist Demon shouldn't have had a chance to escape.

However, Friggia suggested that Valensa should release the giant whale girl as well, so Valensa simply went ahead and secretly gave the same order to Iwaha.

Although Iwahae didn't understand the orders, a good ninja never asks too many questions about the reasons for the mission; he only needs to know the mission objective.

As a result, the ninjutsu barrier that had been trapping the giant whale girl quickly broke open, and by the time Valensa, who had failed to catch up with the humanoid high-level mist demon, returned, the high-level mist demon in the form of the giant whale girl had also escaped.

They failed to capture a single enemy and even lost the precious high-level mist demon core, which seems to be a major defeat in the battle.

"Whew, the operation was a great success!"

Friggia's voice chuckled softly in Valensa's ear:

"Don't worry, I've figured out what the Mist Demons really are, and I can roughly guess their current situation."

"That's fine."

Valensa finally breathed a sigh of relief.

What is the ultimate goal of researching the advanced fog demon core?

Isn't it just about unlocking the secrets of the Mist Demon? As long as this goal is achieved, let them take the high-level Mist Demon core if they want.

Moreover, according to the information Yi Qiuya previously revealed... one of the three great calamities will become Valensa's own power, and perhaps that power is the Mist Demon?

Killing two fewer high-level fog demons now will mean having two more capable subordinates in the future.

This is definitely not a loss!

Valensa quickly thought for a moment, then looked up and saw that Iwaha had already gathered in front of her with his ninja squad, seemingly wanting her help to treat the two injured people.

"……grown ups?"

Seeing that Valencia seemed to have finished thinking, Iwaha asked softly.

It consists of only two words, yet it carries the dual meanings of request and doubt.

"Do not worry."

As Valensa knelt down to treat the two injured ninjas with her healing magic, she confidently explained:

"Everything is going according to plan... Your performance has been outstanding, and I will tell Miss Rui and His Majesty Himiko that."

"Thank you, sir!"

Iwahae breathed a sigh of relief and his face lit up with joy.

He didn't ask Valensa a single question about why she deliberately let the high-level mist demon go. After the injured ninja's condition stabilized, he silently led the ninja squad away.

Valensa was also quite impatient and immediately took Friggia and Thousand Leaf Grass to a luxurious hotel in the Imperial Household Department of Chuyun City to ask Friggia for details about the Mist Demon.

“I have recognized what the Mist Demons really are; they are indeed from the previous era.”