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Sylvia silently squeezed the small cake in her hand.
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The pleasant appetite from earlier had vanished without a trace.
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All she wanted now was to quickly end this bizarre picnic.
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Then return to her soft, comfortable bed.
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And bury herself in it.
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“The air here is really nice.”
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Avira took a deep breath.
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A look of enjoyment spread across her face.
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Sylvia glanced at the surrounding purple mist.
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Then at her sister.
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Sister, you call this nice air?
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Does your home smell like vengeful spirits?
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She silently complained in her mind.
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But didn’t dare say it aloud.
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Avira poked at the grilled meat on her plate with a fork out of boredom.
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Suddenly, she stopped.
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A strange smile bloomed at the corner of her lips.
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“Oh?”
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Her voice was soft.
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“There’s a little mouse sneaking a peek.”
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Sylvia’s heart skipped a beat.
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Not good.
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Here it comes again.
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She had a strong premonition of misfortune.
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Every time her sister showed that expression, it meant someone was about to have a bad time.
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Ophelia held her teacup, without even lifting her eyelids.
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Clearly, she tacitly approved of Avira’s upcoming action.
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Sylvia watched in despair as Avira stood up.
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Her blood-red eyes blazing with the frenzy of having found a new toy.
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“Sis, don’t be in such a hurry to leave.”
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Avira licked her lips.
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“I’ve found you some fun.”
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Before she finished speaking, Avira’s figure blurred where she stood.
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Then vanished into thin air.
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***
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A kilometer away, Buck, the Mercenary Group leader, was carefully holding a priceless
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Soul-Etched Crystal.
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He stared intently through the crystal, fixated on an incredible scene in the distance.
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The Royal Family of the Eternal Night Empire were actually having a picnic here, in these cursed ruins.
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“Boss, my heart’s pounding like crazy.”
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His Vice-Captain whispered in a low voice.
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“That’s the Blood Queen and the Blood Clan Princess.”
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“Aren’t we courting death by getting this close?”
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“What’s there to fear!”
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Buck spat disdainfully.
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His eyes full of greed.
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“Look at that little one.”
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“That’s the ‘Sacred Vessel’ mentioned in the intel.”
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“As long as we can record a clear image of her, sell it to the Cathedral, we won’t have to worry for the rest of our lives!”
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He licked his chapped lips, adjusting the angle of the crystal.
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“We only need a moment. Record it and run!”
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Now’s the time!
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Just as he was about to activate the crystal, a playful female voice sounded beside him.
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“What fun are you having?”
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Buck’s body instantly bristled with goosebumps.
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He snapped his head around.
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A face breathtakingly beautiful—and dangerously captivating—was right in front of him.
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It was the Blood Clan Princess, Avira!
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When did she get here?!
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“Enemy attack!”
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Buck shouted.
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But it was already too late.
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Avira only raised a slender, pale finger.
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And lightly traced it through the space where they stood.
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No energy burst, no sound.
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Buck felt his body grow light.
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He looked down; his pupils shrank abruptly.
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His horse was still nervously pawing at the ground.
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But he, along with all his elite subordinates, were eerily suspended midair.
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They still held the posture of riding horses.
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Legs apart, bodies leaning forward.
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But beneath them was empty space.
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An invisible blade had neatly sliced the space between them and their mounts.
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Avira turned to them, placing a finger to her lips.
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“Shh.”
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Her voice was quiet, yet it clearly echoed inside everyone’s minds.
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“Don’t disturb my sister’s meal.”
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Sylvia bowed her head, trying to will the cake in front of her into her mouth.
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Suddenly, she felt the light around her dim.
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She looked up and saw Avira grinning and sitting back down as if nothing had happened.
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“Sis, look over there.”
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Avira nodded toward the distance.
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Sylvia followed her gaze.
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Then stiffened completely.
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In the distant sky, a group of humans wearing mercenary uniforms flailed their limbs awkwardly.
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No, not flailing—their movements were absurdly uncoordinated.
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Their faces were filled with terror and despair, yet their bodies danced gleefully in midair.
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“How’s that for entertainment?”
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Avira said proudly.
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“I made sure they danced cheerfully.”
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Sylvia’s face flushed instantly.
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Her toes wriggled awkwardly inside her soft boots, carving out an elaborate Nightfall City.
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Entertainment?
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This was a public execution!
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The most humiliating kind of social death!
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She could imagine the mercenaries’ mental collapse—being forced to perform ridiculous dances in front of the Blood Clan Royal Family.
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If word got out, they’d never survive in the mercenary world again.
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“Sis—”
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Sylvia’s voice trembled.
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She couldn’t bear to watch any longer.
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She grabbed Avira’s sleeve, lowering her head.
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“I’m full.”
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“Let’s go, okay?”
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Avira’s smile stiffened.
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She pouted, a bit disappointed.
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“Oh? Already bored?”
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“How dull.”
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She had hoped her sister would enjoy this novel show.
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But since she said she’d had enough, then so be it.
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Avira casually snapped her fingers.
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In the distance, the invisible force binding the mercenaries vanished instantly.
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“Ahhhhhh—”
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Accompanied by a series of screams, a dozen people tumbled from midair with a crash.
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They fell in a heap.
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Fortunately, the height wasn’t great.
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They were only dazed and bruised, with no serious injuries.
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Buck scrambled to his feet.
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Too dust-covered to brush off.
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He glanced at the skeletal palace slowly rising in the distance.
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His eyes filled with endless terror.
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He grabbed the reins tightly and swung himself onto his horse.
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“Run! Run!”
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He roared with all his might,
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his voice cracking.
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The mercenaries scrambled and crawled, fleeing desperately in the opposite direction of the skeletal palace.
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Inside the skeletal palace, Sylvia dashed back to her room.
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Dove under the covers, and muffled her head with a pillow.
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That scene would not leave her mind.
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Too embarrassing!
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Absolutely mortifying!
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She felt her social anxiety had reached a terminal stage, hopeless.
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Outside came Avira’s cheerful humming.
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Sylvia buried her head even deeper.
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***
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Meanwhile, Buck, still fleeing for his life, was wrestling with a storm raging inside his mind.
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What had just happened?
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That power to casually slice space, toy with them like playthings…
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It couldn’t have been the Blood Clan Princess Avira.
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Intel said whenever Avira struck, it would be a bloody massacre.
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Her mindscape was the Bloodthirsty Thorn Labyrinth, a pure Law of Slaughter.
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That silent, almost teasing distortion of the law just now—Queen Ophelia?
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Impossible.
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If the queen wanted to kill them, they wouldn’t have had a chance to react.
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Then… only one possibility remained.
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Buck trembled violently.
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Not from fear, but from a maddening, scalp-tingling suspicion.
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It was that little princess!
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The legendary frail, helpless “Sacred Vessel”!
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The intel from the Cathedral and the Mage Council was all wrong!
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Dead wrong!
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She wasn’t some protected relic at all!
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She was a terrifying being capable of freely twisting space itself!
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Avira and Ophelia hadn’t lifted a finger just now. They were merely watching from the sidelines!
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It was the little princess who thought they were ruining her picnic mood.
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So she casually lifted them into the air for a little dance!
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This intel…
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Its value was ten thousand times greater than capturing her image!
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A greedy fire rekindled in Buck’s eyes.
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He was going to strike it rich!
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