After the emergency mobilization event in the evening, Lan Tulls took off her military uniform and changed into civilian clothes before returning home.
Just as her full name suggests, this young woman in her early twenties comes from a noble family.
The Tulls family is no ordinary household. On the contrary, throughout the Human United Kingdom, especially in the north led by the Demon Suppression City, this name is well-known.
For example, the current lord of the Demon Suppression City and a Marquess of the Human United Kingdom is named Taylor Tulls.
Furthermore, the current Prime Minister of the Human United Kingdom, a three-time veteran, highly respected and revered, even by Her Majesty the Queen herself, is Lord Gryffith Tulls, the current head of the Tulls family.
The Tulls family, alongside the family representing the guardianship of the Grand Duke Stephens family, are considered the two pillars of the Human United Kingdom, having existed since its founding with centuries of deep-rooted heritage.
In the noble circles of the Human United Kingdom, there is a saying:
【One king, two powers, ten thousand subjects.】
The “one king” naturally refers to the royal family of the Human United Kingdom, the undisputed top controllers of the kingdom.
The “two powers” refer to the aforementioned Tulls and Stephens families. These two families, one civil and one military, constitute the two apexes of the entire nobility circle of the country. With a long history and unwavering loyalty, even the royal family must show them some respect.
This indicates the lofty status of the Tulls family in the country.
There is also another crucial point: the Tulls family is the leader of the anti-foreigner faction in the entire country and holds an overwhelming advantage in the mainstream cultural consciousness of the Human United Kingdom.
However, as a member of the Tulls family, Lan Tulls, although exposed to many similar educations, actually doesn’t feel anything particularly special.
Lan is an exception and an oddity. Despite being born into a civil family, she has a natural affinity for martial arts and possesses astonishing martial talent. At a young age, through her relentless efforts and self-study, she mastered a martial skill that was passed down to the Tulls family through a fortunate coincidence three hundred years ago. Now, she has even reached the realm of Sky-level.
There are few in the entire Demon Suppression City who can confidently defeat her in a one-on-one situation.
The 【Demon-slaying Blade】 she wields is a precious magical weapon meticulously customized by Lan herself according to records in the literature. Of course, “Demon-slaying” is a name she came up with.
Due to her biological father, the Lord of the Demon Suppression City, Taylor Tulls, having reservations about Lan’s martial pursuits, among other reasons, the persistent girl moved out of the Lord’s Manor after coming of age at eighteen. With her own savings, she bought a small house in the city to live alone, which turned out to be quite peaceful.
Lan is not a pampered young lady. Even without the maids constantly circling around her, she can take care of herself just fine.
Placing the meal box brought in from outside on the table, the girl didn’t rush to eat. Instead, she untied the two long ponytails behind her, allowing her long black hair to naturally cascade down. After placing her beloved blade on the cabinet, she took a cold shower in the bathroom and changed into clean pajamas that she had prepared in advance before sitting back at the table to enjoy her meal.
Lan is a very disciplined girl. She likes to plan everything in advance, knowing exactly what needs to be done when. She strictly adheres to and executes these plans. Therefore, in the eyes of outsiders—other officials from the Internal Security Bureau and her subordinates—the third squad leader always appears calm and composed, handling matters with precision and efficiency.
Or perhaps, one could call her dull, monotonous, and aloof, like an alchemical puppet programmed with a set routine, showing no emotional side whatsoever.
Lan’s third squad is also the only special unit in the Internal Security Bureau dedicated to combating and apprehending human criminals. Nine out of ten of the major criminals imprisoned in the Demon Suppression City’s prison were personally captured by Miss Lan.
After finishing dinner, Lan disposed of the disposable meal box, washed her hands, and untied the tablecloth, intending to head to the bedroom.
She was going to engage in thirty minutes of post-dinner exercise, which would aid digestion and maintain her physique in a balanced and natural manner.
In fact, this is indeed one of Lan’s quite proud assets. Her explosive strength, reminiscent of a cheetah, and the graceful curves that unconsciously draw the attention of the opposite sex are gradually honed through daily exercise and training.
However, when the girl pushed open the bedroom door and her gaze turned to the interior of the room, her pupils instantly contracted.
In her room, which should have been empty, there sat a black-haired girl in a white robe with her back to Lan, her slender legs swinging in the air due to the high chair, flipping through the martial arts manual left by Lan on the desk curiously.
She seemed unaware of Lan’s return as she flipped through the manual, but Lan, noticing this, didn’t advance but instead retreated silently, darting like lightning towards the hall!
Although she couldn’t ascertain the identity of the intruder in the haste, there would certainly be no familiar faces suddenly visiting at this time, let alone being so impolite as to bypass the main hall and appear directly in the bedroom.
Clearly, this was an enemy, a strange and formidable foe with unknown abilities. Therefore, she needed a weapon, Lan’s 【Demon-slaying Blade】, which was still on the altar in the living room.
The intruder seemed genuinely oblivious to the girl’s every move until Lan grasped the hilt of her long knife with one hand. Even then, the small figure in white robes and black hair didn’t emerge from the bedroom.
“..........?”
Just as Lan’s heart skipped a beat upon obtaining the weapon and she was about to go back to see what was happening, a dark shadow suddenly flashed by. A short distance away from Lan, another blonde girl’s figure appeared out of nowhere!
She was wearing a strange tight-fitting shirt that only covered her upper body and upper arms, seemingly connected to her skin. Simple leather shorts exposed her long, smooth legs and fair bare feet, exuding a casual yet untamed and unique temperament.
Lan almost recognized her identity at first glance.
She was one of the guilty fugitive girls she encountered at the Black Knights Mercenary Group’s residence in the evening!
The other party was a treacherous criminal attacking the army, so without hesitation, Lan directly swung her blade towards the blonde girl!
“One-Word Slash!”
This was one of the powerful abilities Lan comprehended from that scripture. With the speed of lightning, she pulled out her quick blade, leveraging the force of drawing the sword to unleash a lightning-fast and unstoppable slash. Its power was so great that even the massive shields made of inked steel used by the army to defend against city-crossing crossbows could be split in two with one strike.
The extreme speed that the blonde girl exhibited upon her appearance completely escaped Lan’s perception, which had already put her on high alert. The fact that the other party dared to brazenly intrude into her home, the residence of the captain of the Internal Affairs Bureau’s special support team, must mean that she had deep confidence. Lan exerted her full strength with her first move.
However...
The swift blade light streaked through the air like lightning, indiscernible to the naked eye, but in the next moment, it abruptly came to a halt. In Lan’s unbelieving gaze, the strangely dressed blonde girl only extended two slender, fair fingers, easily catching the 【Demon-slaying Blade】 in its high-speed movement, causing the attack to dissipate.
“What?!”
Even Lan’s icy demeanor couldn’t help but reveal a strange exclamation that made one want to laugh, like a goose in loud squawking being firmly grabbed by the neck.
Lan tried to retract her blade for another attack, but the fingers of the blonde girl gripping the blade were as solid as cast iron, immobilizing it no matter how much force she exerted.
Then, the fingers of the girl with monstrous strength lightly trembled.
“Bang!”
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The vital magical weapon that had accompanied Lan for nearly ten years, witnessing her transformation from a weak young girl to the Sky-tier powerhouse she was today, shattered into two pieces.