"So slow~ She wasn't actually killed by the Hero, was she~"
Outside the barrier, Aura yawned in boredom. She took off her hood, wanting to catch a breath of fresh air.
She thought to herself: I don't know how Nanoda stands it, wrapped up in a black cloak every day like a corpse. It's stifling.
Just as Aura was looking for something to do to kill time, the barrier at the broken stone monument rippled, and someone emerged from within.
Nanoda or the Hero? As if by reflex, Aura quickly hid behind a tree.
"What luck. That monster actually still has strength left. Truly worthy of being our 'good friend'."
The thin man walked out carrying a backpack, with the other three adventurers following behind him.
"Are we still going to sell that monster's blood now?" the burly man trailing at the rear scratched his head, asking the group.
"Idiot. We have to find a safe place to hide first. We've been marked," the man wearing a headscarf said somewhat hurriedly.
"That's right. With that money from before, why be adventurers anymore? Once this blows over, we'll be rich! Heheh, when that time comes, I'm going to the best host club to have some fun."
The slender-waisted woman licked her lips, appearing to be in a good mood.
These four greedy adventurers were wantonly discussing their future, having cast the three fighting fiercely inside the barrier to the back of their minds.
What about Nanoda and the Hero?
Hiding behind the tree, Aura didn't think four weaklings like this could kill them. Could they be trapped inside the barrier?
Suddenly, Aura thought of a good idea. She happened to be bored, so she could find some amusement.
"Halt!" She stepped out from behind the nearby trees.
Hearing the voice, the four turned around one after another. The face of the thin man in the lead turned grim; it was a Demon.
Brushing back her carefully braided purple hair, her violet pupils filled with confidence, Aura spread her hands and strolled over. At the same time, she continued speaking in a tone reserved for trash.
"Humans, who gave you permission to leave on your own accord?"
The four dared not move for a moment, quietly slipping the backpacks off their backs.
Seeing that she had bluffed them, Aura remained expressionless on the outside, but was very satisfied inside.
Thwip!
An arrow suddenly shot over at extreme speed. Aura's keen intuition sensed the danger; tilting her head slightly, the arrow merely left a shallow scratch on her face.
The slender-waisted woman hiding in the back, who had fired the sniper shot, clicked her tongue. At the same time, the thin man and the burly man drew their long sabers, while the headscarf-wearing man gripped two short daggers.
Aura stiffened on the spot, her eyebrow twitching imperceptibly.
This isn't right. Why are they attacking immediately? Don't they want to exchange a few words with me before fighting?
Perhaps she had stayed in Gaderia too long. In the outside world, in most cases, war would break out simply due to the opposing stances of humans and Demons meeting, let alone the fact that the four fellows before her had already become desperadoes.
Although there was no Mage, the four had great tacit understanding. The burly man acted as a meat shield at the very front, the woman was responsible for long-range sniping, and the other two attacked from the flanks.
At this moment, killing intent rose within Aura. When had she become so careless? Mere weak humans actually attempted to lay hands on her.
While constructing Defensive Magic, Aura decided to use Killing Magic against the woman nocking another arrow.
As early as when Qual joined, Aura had asked him for instruction on Killing Magic. Although Qual's words were obscure and hard to understand, Aura still barely managed to learn the most basic version of Killing Magic.
However, just as the magic locked on, Aura's head suddenly throbbed with intense pain. Nanoda had an order forbidding her from harming humans.
The Killing Magic deviated, piercing through the nearby trees. The slender-waisted woman broke into a cold sweat instantly, and the arrow in her hand fell to the ground.
The other three surrounding her were also startled. The barrier of Defensive Magic blocked the sharp blades approaching Aura.
At this moment, Aura could be considered to have fallen into a crisis. Feeling the restriction of the Magic of Obedience unlock, the corners of Aura's mouth curved up.
Taking the Scales of Obedience from her bosom, Aura felt that the world was in her grasp. She had found a loophole in the Magic of Obedience after Nanoda modified the orders.
"Damn it!" The thin man's face was extremely unsightly. This was the first time they had encountered such a strong Demon.
His long sword was completely unable to pierce Aura's Defensive Magic. The other two were similarly helpless against the Defensive Magic, not to mention the slender-waisted woman who had been scared silly by the Killing Magic.
At this moment, Aura raised the Scales of Obedience for the first time in a long while. Magic of Obedience, activate.
With Aura's mana capacity, she completely crushed the four before her. Soul loading, scales tipping—under a flurry of operations, the process was extremely fast.
"What is that thing!" The burly man was afraid and turned to run. The headscarf-wearing man also began to retreat step by step.
"Nobody move!"
With a single sentence from Aura, the four adventurers were frozen in place by an irresistible force.
She had intended to make the four slit their throats immediately to apologize with death, but the words just wouldn't come out.
Aura already had a guess in her heart: using orders to harm humans was not permitted.
"Seriously? Even this isn't allowed..."
Aura couldn't help but complain about the adjudication of the Magic of Obedience.
Glancing at the barrier and thinking of the Hero inside, the courage Aura had just mustered dissipated immediately.
"You lot, follow me."
Aura decided to change locations to experiment and see to what extent the 'inability to harm humans' was tolerated under the Magic of Obedience.
Meanwhile, inside the barrier.
No matter how many wounds Nanoda and Himmel inflicted on Jane, Jane would recover rapidly at an incredible speed, as if she were truly immortal.
As the battle continued, Jane's blood wings actually became increasingly agile; it looked like she was gradually adapting to combat.
"Hey! This is never going to end at this rate."
Himmel really wanted to strike with full force directly. If he chopped the Demon before him into dregs and she could still resurrect, then he would admit defeat. But he felt Nanoda would stop him.
After all, while the two seemed to be suppressed, Jane actually had many openings. Even if she had improved during the earlier exchange, in front of experts, Jane with her two massive spread blood wings was still a live target.
"You go chase those guys. I'll hold her off!"
Nanoda simply sent Himmel away; she had suddenly thought of a way to subdue Jane.
"Is that so? Then I'll leave it to you."
For some reason, Himmel had a feeling that if it were left to him, Jane would inevitably face annihilation, but leaving it to Nanoda might yield a different result.
Having said that, Himmel ran toward the outside of the barrier.
Jane tried to extend a blood wing to block him, but it was severed in a single strike by Nanoda's magic.
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