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Huaak.
A bright light burst forth, and Davian appeared from the magic circle.
The Marquis Espin Elina's castle, who protects the largest port city of the Arcancia Kingdom.
Marquis Espin gave up an entire room for the installation of Davian's exclusive warp magic circle.
As if cleaned every day, there wasn't a speck of dust in the room.
As he opened the door and stepped out, he saw a servant far away.
"Excuse me."
"Oh? That room is...? Ah! Are you Davian-doryeonnim (young master)?"
Young master is a bit much.
"Yes. I came to see the Marquis."
"You were told to be guided to the inner castle whenever you came. Please follow me."
He followed the servant to the inner castle.
"Yes? Ah, yes. I understand."
The servant who had spoken with the guard returned.
"Davian-doryeonnim, what should we do? I confirmed that he was here until a moment ago, but the Marquis left the castle a little while ago."
"Ah, really?"
A setback.
Fortus City is the territory of the Border Count Espin Elina.
If I'm going to do something here, I need to talk to the Marquis first.
"Yes. There was a very gruesome murder case in Comes City a while ago, and a tip came in that the murderer was found. So, the Marquis went out himself."
What kind of development is this...?
Davian hurriedly approached the guard.
"Which way did the Marquis go?"
"Who are you?"
"I am Davian Naone."
"Davian...? That name sounds familiar... Ah!"
Suddenly serious, the guard saluted smartly.
Davian shook his head.
'What kind of instructions did you give to the people in the castle regarding me...'
The guard replied in a very disciplined voice.
"Davian-doryeonnim! The Marquis said he was going to the southern quarry!"
"Thank you."
The servant scurried over.
"Shall I prepare a carriage to go to the quarry?"
"Is it far from here?"
"It will take about 2 hours by carriage."
"No. Then it will be faster to go alone. Can I see the map once?"
"Everyone, spread out and search!"
Espin Elina.
A knight who turned down the position of the 2nd Guard Captain and became a Border Count for the sake of his daughter's treatment.
The Witch of the Battlefield.
The Iron Swordswoman.
A nickname given when she participated as part of the 4th Guard in the suppression of the local nobles' rebellion, almost wiping out the nobles who participated in the rebellion.
Her eyes were blazing with fire.
The two fists holding the reins trembled.
The quarry where high-quality white marble was mined was all stained red.
Blood stained everywhere.
What was rolling on the floor was the dismembered corpses of the workers.
"Who... dares to do this to my territory and my people..."
An adjutant quickly ran up.
"Yes. Any survivors?"
"There are no survivors!"
"Not even one?"
"Yes, that's right."
"What is the number of dead?"
"It's difficult to grasp yet. As you can see..."
Everyone is dismembered, so it is difficult to even know the total number of people.
"Search every nook and cranny. No matter what, find the guy who did this."
"Yes!"
At that moment.
"Who is it!"
Espin Elina's head turned quickly.
Before she knew it, her right hand was on the sword hilt.
"...Davian?"
"Marquis-nim!"
Davian, who was being stopped by the sentry in the distance, waved his arms.
'What's he doing here?'
"He's my guest! Let him in!"
The sentry stepped aside, and Davian quickly arrived in front of Marquis Espin.
"Davian, what are you doing here?"
Davian's brow furrowed as he looked around.
"I know the one who made this quarry like this."
"What? Are you saying you know who the culprit is?"
"Yes. I'm also chasing him. Just last week, he did something similar in the northwest of the continent."
"In the northwest? Are you saying he's going around the entire continent doing this?"
"Yes."
"I will definitely catch this guy and..."
"Rather than that, you should quickly withdraw your search troops. The search troops are in danger."
Temporary barracks near the quarry.
"So. That Solvere Linea is dealing with witnesses in such a way?"
"Yes."
"And this is all for the amplification of the dungeon core?"
"Yes, that's right. In the end, the goal is to create a path to the Demon World in our continent."
Bang!
Espin slammed the desk.
"No! Marino Empire bastards are coming into our kingdom and blatantly plotting this kind of thing, what is the royal family doing and what is the guard doing?"
"There are already too many people in the royal family who are in collusion."
Words that should never have been uttered came out of Espin's mouth.
"Alonso... what a dull and stupid old man."
Alonso.
Alonso Arcancia.
The name of the current King of Arcancia.
Calling the king a dull and stupid old man.
It is a statement that would not be strange to be destroyed immediately.
But there are only Espin and Davian in this barracks.
Davian doesn't care about that at all.
Espin opened her mouth again.
"The royal family is weak, so young students like Davian are stepping up to protect the kingdom. I am ashamed as the same adult."
That's not important now.
"Marquis-nim. They will be leaving soon. There are no more dungeons nearby that are about to be amplified."
"Really? I have to catch those bastards and beat them to death before that! As you said, Davian, I withdrew all the search parties."
If they had been left alone, the search party would have just been Solvere Linea's enjoyable prey.
"I know Solvere's method well. The city guard of Comes City must have been caught in the same way."
"I listened to Davian to reduce reckless sacrifices... then, are you saying that we should just let those guys go like this?"
"No. I have a good plan."
Espin's fierce face finally softened a little.
"As expected. You had something in mind, Davian Naone."
A forest a little away from the quarry.
"Ah... that's strange. Why did you stop trying to chase me? How boring."
"After hearing about the news from the neighboring city's guard, you must have been scared and gave up. We're leaving here tonight as planned."
Solvere Linea twisted her body from side to side.
"Ah, I feel a little sad. It's also unsettling."
"I told you not to make a big deal out of it. All the witnesses have already been taken care of. A long tail will eventually be stepped on."
"Then I'll just kill the guy who stepped on it again."
Proton shook his head.
"Solvere, you do whatever you want. I warned you. Don't make a big deal out of it."
At that time.
Solvere's eyes, which had been twisting her body and bored, narrowed like a dot.
"It's here."
A surprised Proton got up from his seat.
"Who?"
"The guys who came to step on my tail."
Proton sighed deeply.
"Don't forget the schedule. Don't make too big of a deal out of it."
"Okay."
Taat.
Solvere Linea's body instantly disappeared into the trees.
Proton stared blankly at the place where Solvere had disappeared.
And he drew up his inner strength as much as possible to maximize his senses.
'Where on earth is someone coming from... that monstrous woman.'
Solvere ran through the forest with a pleasant gait.
'It's that way.'
It's time to erase the signs a little.
She walked lightly with her hands behind her back.
She was close enough to hear the conversation of those who stepped on her tail.
"It must have gone this way."
"The Marquis didn't order us to stop the pursuit. Is it okay to keep going into the forest like this?"
"He is a murderer who killed dozens of people. If we catch him, we will be the candidates for special promotion this summer."
"That's right. I can't slip up again like last year."
"Look here! It's a trace that they went that way!"
Pfft.
Solvere couldn't help but burst into laughter.
'Traces that went that way, my foot.'
I didn't even pass that way.
A sloppy pursuit team.
In fact, it was not the pursuit team that came to find Solvere.
It was Solvere who felt the signs of the pursuit team and came to find them.
'There are three of them. It's too few, but... I'll have to be satisfied with the three of you today. It's better than just going.'
Solvere hummed and passed a few more trees.
The three foolish pursuers were visible.
One young-looking boy.
One man who looks to be middle-aged.
Similarly, one woman who looks to be middle-aged.
But.
The woman's appearance is very interesting.
A height that is not small compared to a man who is said to be huge, and broad shoulders.
The muscles visible outside the clothes are swollen as if they are about to burst.
"Is that a woman or a man or a monster?"
Seureung!
The middle-aged man drew his sword.
"Who are you!"
"Oh, dear. Was I too loud?"
Solvere covered her mouth and laughed, revealing herself in front of the pursuit team.
The middle-aged man who made eye contact with Solvere flinched.
A reaction that anyone who makes eye contact with Solvere for the first time can't help but show.
But the muscular woman and the young boy have no reaction.
Solvere Linea should have felt something strange here.
Definitely.
She should have felt it.
"Are you perhaps the murderer who killed the quarry workers!"
The middle-aged man, who had made an effort to come to his senses, shouted.
"Yes."
"Yes?"
"Yes. I am that murderer. How about it? Aren't you glad to see me?"
"You wench! Surrender obediently!"
"These kingdom guys, how can their comments be so consistent? Hey, you."
Solvere's eyes narrowed to a small dot.
The middle-aged man, who was facing Solvere's gaze head-on, took a step back without realizing it.
"I'm the murderer who chopped up so many people. But do you think I'm going to obediently hand over my arms and say, 'Please take me away'? First of all, you have to know my skills. You have to be able to beat me to tie me up, drag me, or do anything, right?"
"Shut up! Murderer. I will take your head back to the Marquis' castle today!"
The middle-aged man rushed at Solvere.
Solvere smiled and stretched out her arm.
Sarak.
The silver thread released from her arm headed towards the three people.
At that time.
Solvere Linea momentarily missed the muscular woman's movement.
'What?'
The muscular woman disappeared from Solvere's sight.
No, it wasn't that she disappeared, but that she was too fast to see.
A sword presumed to be the muscular woman's was reflected in the sunlight and flashed.
"Huh?"
At the same time.
Solvere's silver thread began to be cut off in mid-air.
"Huh?"
Cheok.
The muscular woman who had disappeared from sight appeared.
Right in front of Solvere.
And the tip of her sword is touching Solvere's neck.
"How... how? Who... who are you?"
"I am Espin Elina, the Border Count who guards the border of the Arcancia Kingdom. Where are your comrades?"
"Border Count Espin Elina...? I thought there would be strong people here too... How? How can my silver thread not even react to that extent...?"
Solvere Linea's eyes turned to the floor.
Pieces of silver thread, weakly cut off, are scattered disorderly.
"How...? How can you cut off the silver thread with such an ordinary sword...?"
Seureuk.
Espin Elina put her sword back into its scabbard.
Then she approached Solvere Linea.
And grabbed her neck tightly.
"Keok!"
"You monster-eyed wench. Where are your comrades who are doing strange things in the dungeon?"
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