After Violet threw a straight shot at Mr. Dead Soul, instead of showing the expected anger, confusion, or perplexity, his face seemed more like... a realization and hidden joy after confirming something?
Just as the priestess wondered what this guy was up to, the man with seven swords hanging from his waist suddenly took a step back and respectfully bowed his head.
“I understand. I apologize for my rudeness. Please forgive me, Miss Violet.”
“Huh? Oh, sure...”
Although she still didn’t quite understand, since the other party apologized so sincerely, Violet couldn’t be bothered to make a fuss over such a trivial matter.
“So, what’s the situation now? Have you blocked the Ghost Thief Group? What about the Internal Affairs Bureau?”
Hearing Violet’s earlier implied support, Menna’s eyes flickered with a hint of gratitude, but she didn’t say much, only continuing to explain.
“In fact, we weren’t the first ones to arrive. When we tracked the remnants of the Ghost Thief Group here, they had already been intercepted. I’ve heard of the leader of this force, Lan Tulls, the third-generation sole daughter of the Tulls family. I heard she’s quite a remarkable woman, and indeed, she’s impressive.”
“Is that so... This place shouldn’t be a decoy anymore, right? I mean, there aren’t any more people splitting off and escaping?”
“Don’t worry, Miss Violet. Unless they were never part of the group evacuating from the base from the beginning, it’s impossible for them to escape. We’ve basically investigated the high-level information of the Ghost Thief Group.”
“Well, okay... Do you need my help then?”
Still somewhat puzzled and without answers, Violet decided to wait until the battle was over before deciding anything.
At her words, the blue-haired smiled confidently and shook his head slightly.
“Originally, with the manpower of the Shadow Guards, it would have been more than enough to crush these fugitives. But to completely wipe them out without leaving anyone behind indeed requires some effort. However, with the support of the Internal Affairs Bureau led by Lan, as long as there are no major unexpected changes, it can already be said to be as good as done.”
“Why does it feel like you’re planting your flag...”
Although she was sarcastically mocking with words that the little princess couldn’t comprehend, which made Princess Menna tilt her head in confusion, Violet also understood that if Menna, as the Revelator, could guarantee it like this, then there really shouldn’t be any suspense.
Violet didn’t believe that in such an important operation, Menna would really not have any hidden cards up her sleeve.
In that case, let’s just observe for now. After all, she had already arrived at the scene, and even if there were any unexpected changes, she would have plenty of time to intervene.
Originally, Violet thought that the Shadow Guards would be the main force to exterminate these remnants. However, after standing by and observing for a while, she was somewhat surprised to find that the force led by Lan, which she initially thought was just a slightly more elite royal army, actually had quite astonishing combat power.
They formed a formation that was somewhat familiar to the priestess, with shield-bearers in the front, spear-bearers in the back, and mages and archers providing ranged cover, steadily advancing and gradually wearing down the resistance of the Ghost Thief Group.
But unlike the composition of the army that Violet dealt with outside the mountain where she originally fought the demon hunters, there was instead a group of lightly-armored warriors dressed in casual clothing and wearing white hoods, wielding swords similar to Lan’s.
There were about twenty of them, both men and women, interspersed throughout the battlefield, specifically tasked with dealing with tricky enemies that regular soldiers struggled to handle. Their combat skills were extremely high, and from what Violet observed, their strength was not at all inferior to that of the Shadow Guards.
These plainclothes warriors did not use the swordsmanship from “Illusory World” like Lan did. They seemed to employ another style of swordsmanship that Lan had developed after some modifications, although it was slightly less powerful, it was simpler and didn’t require as much talent to master.
Lan actually cultivated such a group of subordinates?
No wonder they were able to intercept this elite fleeing Ghost Thief Group before Menna and her team arrived.
Because Miss Lan displayed such dominance that even though she arrived later, the Shadow Guards members who were still on the outskirts of the battlefield couldn’t really intervene much, they became more like a backup force.
Perhaps because Violet had already arrived by her side, Menna stared at the battlefield for a moment, then turned her head and nodded to the four members of the 【Reaper’s Scythe】 squad. The latter immediately understood the princess’s intention and swiftly moved, heading straight for the battlefield.
Captain “Mr. Dead Soul” still led the charge at the forefront. He once again drew a pitch-black sword from his waist but didn’t use it to attack the enemy. Instead, just as he was about to reach the battlefield, he suddenly stopped, bent his knees, and half-crouched, forcefully plunging the sword into the ground in front of him.
“The sixth sword! Soul Passage!”
“Hmm~”
The longsword emitted invisible ripples of black, which were not easily noticeable in the darkness of the night but, within a few seconds, covered the entire battlefield, which had nearly a thousand people.
The black light spread over the bodies of everyone within its range, regardless of friend or foe, yet it seemed to have no discernible effect.
At that moment, following closely behind in the squad, the figure clad in a raincoat and hood, the “Ferryman,” suddenly leaped into the air. In a strange posture, she stood firmly on the hilt of the black sword inserted by “Mr. Dead Soul,” took out a black jade flute, closed her eyes, and played a low, mournful tune.
It was a melancholic melody as if from the netherworld, haunting and soul-stirring, yet harboring an indescribable mysterious power. The final two members of the team, the twin girls named “Dark Lotus” and “Dark Spirit,” also stood on either side of the black sword, clasping their hands together.
“Hmm!”
The sword of “Soul Passage” similarly imbued their bodies with a black radiance, like flames igniting, suddenly surging wildly. The black light, strand by strand, poured into the air, forming a vague three-meter-high silhouette above the “Ferryman,” wielding a black scythe!
“Hmm?”
Violet, who was standing and observing from a distance, raised her eyebrows slightly.
This is rather interesting. The four of them, averaging out, can barely reach the level of legendary-level humans, yet they can jointly exhibit such a level of ability?
There’s no mistaking it, this is an invocation of spirits, a lesser version of the descent of true gods.
The concept is similar to that of the fox named Mevis from the Beastman Kingdom, who once summoned the Spirit of Death, paying the price of nearing death infinitely.
“Spirits” represent the concept of laws, without clear individuality or logic, and gods are spirits that have evolved self-awareness, becoming even more powerful.
But this isn’t the law of “death”. If anything, it’s somewhat akin to the power of the “netherworld,” and the shadow wielding the black scythe is the conceptual embodiment of the law.
Although it’s just a faint manifestation of the power of the law, it’s quite a remarkable feat by human standards.
So that’s what 【Reaper’s Scythe】 means. It feels like “Scythe of the Netherworld” would be more appropriate... I just wonder to what extent they’ve mastered this power.
Interesting...
Even though it seems like Mr. Dead Soul just started by inserting a sword into the ground, it seems that he’s the true controller of this combined technique. Standing on the ground before the shadow, he raises his hands as if wielding an invisible sword.
And then...
“Deliverance!”
A man exerted his strength to deliver a decisive blow.
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A vague shadow emerged on the sword of the 【Soul Passage】 sword, and he swung the slender black scythe in his hand accordingly.
“Swish!!!”
There were no dazzling sword lights or earth-shattering phenomena, but over half of the members of the Ghost Thief Group, especially those particularly troublesome strongmen, suddenly stiffened at the same moment.
After that, the black light attached to their bodies gradually dispersed like extinguished embers, their eyes lost their light, their bodies collapsed, and they could no longer stand up.