The story of the black silk female knight

Chapter 150 The Purpose of the Wild Beast Slayer

"Because the Prophet saw all of this long ago."

Tia did not answer; instead, the beast that had taken over Belloc's body answered.

Unlike Belloc's usual frivolousness, the beast's voice and emotions were very calm. Even when it was saying something that was clearly meant to show off, there wasn't a trace of boastfulness in its tone.

"Following the guidance of the prophet, after my 21 companions sacrificed their lives, I successfully entered this place that was otherwise impossible to enter, completed my mission, and saved the future of my people."

After speaking, its gaze went straight past Valensa and landed on Tia:

"You must be the current Britannia, right? You truly are the mind of the French military... to be able to see through my true identity at a glance."

Even the examiner failed to notice anything amiss. Despite being stronger than me, he was ambushed from behind, resulting in the loss of all four of his limbs and the cutting off of his tongue.

This further convinced me of my judgment... You are the person the prophet spoke of; only by killing you can the future of my people be saved... I have been waiting for you."

"So you're trying to kill me beforehand because I'll cause you wild beasts huge losses in the future? It sounds like something out of a legendary tale..."

Despite being completely locked onto by the killing intent of a lighthouse-level powerhouse, Tia seemed quite unfazed:

"Would you mind letting me die knowing why? Destroying you wild beasts is the dream of every generation of the Bretania family... What exactly did I do in the future?"

"……do not know."

The beast-slayer seemed to have truly accepted Tia as dead, making no attempt to hide anything from her:

"About half a year ago, the prophet suddenly woke up from a nightmare. He said that he saw in his dream the scene of our race being completely destroyed... in the near future."

To prevent this terrible future from becoming a reality, the prophet relentlessly exhausted his life force and finally saw some important information—the key figure who would guide that future was among the candidates for the upcoming entrance examination of the War Academy of the Kingdom of Fran.

The only way to save our race's future is to kill that key figure before he enters the War Academy.

Unfortunately, the Prophet couldn't see that person's identity, and we couldn't pinpoint the target. We could only make our move during your admissions assessment period.

However, every year, many humans participate in the entrance examination. In the first two stages of the examination, there are scrolls that can transmit text messages simultaneously and protect candidates at critical moments. Even warriors below the Radiant Rank find it difficult to kill them.

All the chieftains are prepared to sacrifice themselves to save the future, but humanity has more Radiant beings, and the land protected by the Sun Goddess will significantly weaken our race. Even if all the chieftains were to mobilize, it would be difficult to complete this task.

On the contrary, if we only send warriors below the Radiant rank to carry out the mission, we have a better chance... You humans have a strange arrogance; as long as we don't deploy Radiant rank warriors, you won't deploy them until you've suffered a certain amount of losses.”

"So, in the end, it's you Lighthouse-level Wild Beast Warriors who will carry out the mission?"

A glint of intelligence shone in her crimson eyes. Based on what the beast slayer had said, Tia seemed to have deduced the entire course of events:

"You risked your lives to break through the border defenses and enter the kingdom, then scattered. The others were all prepared to die to attract the scouts and paladins to encircle and annihilate you, creating an opportunity for you to infiltrate here, right?"

Because the Trial Maze is the unchanging endpoint of the War Academy's entrance examination, and the control center here and the central magic array used by the examination scroll are not the same system, the scroll's synchronous recording function will fail.

If you can deal with the examiners here and figure out how to avoid the scroll's emergency help function, you'll have plenty of time to complete the plan... right?

"……sharp."

Snap~~ Snap~~ Snap~~

The beast slayer remained silent for a few seconds before somewhat awkwardly clapping:

"I didn't expect you to figure out our mission plan so quickly—as expected, you are definitely the one who will bring destruction to our race."

You're right. Following the Prophet's guidance, I, with my parasitic abilities, completely hid myself as soon as I entered your human-controlled area, waiting for that opportune moment.

As the Prophet predicted, a teacher from your War Academy, severely wounded, appeared alone in the wilderness, providing invaluable assistance in my infiltration of this place…

Hehe, besides being able to perfectly control the target's body, my parasitic ability can also read some of the target's memories shortly before their death.

You were the ones who beat him severely and then abandoned him in the wilderness, weren't you? Perhaps this is fate... You will all eventually meet your demise because of your choices.

"..."

"..."

Tia and Valensa, who were already silent, became even more silent, and some regrets followed.

If I had known that leaving the severely injured Belloc alone in the wilderness would lead to this, I should have just killed him and disposed of the body...

"Regret it now? Too late."

The Beast Slayer seemed to have seen through Valensa and Tia's thoughts, and with a cold smile, he raised the incomparably sharp Dragon Fang short sword once more:

"Don't even think about resisting or escaping... I'm not a fool who will be careless or show mercy just because of your identities... I will fight you with the utmost seriousness and kill you."

You can't possibly beat me, you can't escape my speed, and you can't call for help. You're all doomed.

Brush brush!

Puff puff!

A chilling glint flashed through the air once more, and blood splattered everywhere.

Valensa, who had been secretly enhancing her self-healing abilities while Tia and the Beast Slayer were having a Q&A session, was injured again and collapsed to the ground, bleeding profusely.

"asshole!"

Tia raised her hand and shot three magic cards at the Beast Slayer, all of which were trigger-based trap spells.

The spell sealed within the card was already complete; even if the Beast Slayer destroys the card, it cannot prevent the spell from activating.

Normally, a Lighthouse-level powerhouse wouldn't take a Pearl-level attack seriously; they should just casually shatter the magic card.

But this beast killer was clearly very cautious. It actually chose to retreat far away, and only attacked at an even faster speed after all the magic cards had missed, leaving another wound on Valensa's leg.

"hateful!"

Tia saw it all and felt a pang of pain in her heart.

She simply stood in front of Valensa, pointing to her own heart:

"You want to kill me? Then come on, stab me here!"

"...It's no use, stop acting."

The beast slayer remained completely unmoved and quite indifferent:

"Don't think I don't know your plan. You want to trigger the scroll's emergency protection and distress call functions at the cost of a fatal injury, right? I've already considered this."

Chapter 151 Desperate situation?

After confirming that Valensa had temporarily lost her mobility due to multiple wounds, the Beast Slayer did not seem to be in a hurry to kill Tia immediately.

It even temporarily sheathed its Dragon Fang Short Sword and kept its distance from Tia:

“That scroll on you is indeed troublesome, but not insurmountable… Why do you think I haven’t killed your companion yet, but only injured her to the point of incapacitation?”

"...To avoid triggering the scroll's emergency protection and distress call functions?" Tia asked through gritted teeth.

“That’s just one point… More importantly, this is the only way I can break through the scroll’s protection and kill you.”

The Beast Slayer seemed to be laughing, his expression quite eerie:

"This scroll from your War Academy is indeed powerful, but unfortunately it can only be triggered passively... It must have been your teacher testing the students' courage, but it ended up giving me the opportunity instead."

As long as I don't inflict fatal wounds on you, I won't trigger the scroll's protection and distress call functions, but you'll still bleed if you're injured... Heh, understand now?

!

Tia's eyes widened in shock. Even though she tried to remain calm, she couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat after realizing the true purpose of the beast assassin.

"It seems you've figured it out..."

The beast slayer remained as composed as ever.

"That's right... Whether it was the examiner who was originally at the finish line or the other candidates, they are now just like your companions... not seriously injured, but bleeding profusely and unable to move."

This is the solution I came up with... I won't use excessive force, I'll just slowly bleed you out until you die from blood loss.

Perhaps when you lose enough blood, the scroll's protection and distress call functions will be triggered, but it still won't save you.

Because most divine healing spells cannot replenish lost blood, even if rescuers arrive, they are powerless to help so many people who have lost too much blood.

By the time they summoned the high priest who could conjure blood out of thin air using divine magic, you were already dead.

"How despicable..."

Tia's face was completely drained of color, and her eyes held a hint of despair.

Based on her analysis and speculation, the plan of the Wild Beast Killer does indeed have a high success rate.

We can't fight back, we can't escape, and even if we shout for help, it's useless.

Is this a dead end?

No, not yet.

Tia's gaze hardened again, and she even took a step forward:

"If that's the case, then why don't you bleed me? From the moment you found us until now, you haven't even attacked me once? Is this what you mean by killing me?"

"...It's no use trying to provoke me; the Prophet foresaw this long ago."

As a result, the beast-slaying beast actually took a few steps back because Tia stepped forward:

"Although I don't quite understand, the prophet warned me that the heir of the Britannia family possesses a very dangerous secret technique, and I must never get too close to him, especially if you have companions. Otherwise, even if I am much stronger than you, I might still die inexplicably."

So I plan to deal with you, who's alone, after your companion has passed out from blood loss... Don't rush, death is inevitable, and you can't escape it either.

"you……"

Now Tia was really starting to panic.

The secret technique she used to help Valencia kill the Oil Dragon could indeed have a chance to turn the tables, but that would require her to complete the technique and link the Beast Slayer's Heart with the Golden Card.

Unexpectedly, the Beast Slayer had been on guard against this all along, and it seemed that it did not intend to approach Tia casually before Valensa fainted.

Once Valensa faints, even if Tia completes the secret technique, she will be too weak from excessive exertion to finish off the enemy.

This is how to do?

"Ha...that's a brilliant plan. I'm out of options now."

While Tia was secretly anxious, Valensa staggered to her feet again:

"I was originally planning to find a way to provoke you and make you hit me hard, so that I could use my special ability to make you suffer the same attack..."

So you only treated the minor injuries and bled them out without going all out? Well then, I can't do anything about it..."

Before Tia and the Beast Slayer could even express their surprise at her sudden revelation, she put her arm around Tia with an expression of self-abandonment and a desire to enjoy life to the fullest.

"Looks like we're doomed this time... So what do you think of what I said last time? Now you can give me a clear answer, right? Will you be my wife, Tia?"

"What nonsense are you talking about..."

Tia's face flushed instantly. She was about to angrily berate Valensa for being crazy when a thought struck her.

She understood Valensa and knew that Valensa wouldn't give up so easily.

Was Valensa's behavior merely a ploy to buy time and lull the enemy into a false sense of security?

No, it can't be that simple... Valensa is never the kind of person who acts easily. Just like when she plotted against Belloc, she doesn't act unless she's sure of success.

But where is the chance of winning?

On the surface, Tia pretended to be embarrassed and annoyed, flirting with Valensa in front of the beast killer, but in reality, her brain was working at a high speed, trying to figure out Valensa's intentions.

"……boring."

Unfortunately, the beast-killer seemed uninterested in the beautiful girl's presence; it retreated again after its initial attack, leaving Valensa with new wounds.

"Since you still have the strength to do these things, it means you're not losing blood fast enough... So let me give you another hand."

"Uh-huh..."

Valensa collapsed, her face contorted in pain.

"you……!"

Tia's eyes widened in fury.

Anger towards the beast killer is also anger towards oneself.

Think about it, Tia! You are the heir of the Britannia family, the genius girl of Fran, why can't you understand Valensa's intentions?

Tia was very anxious, but the more anxious she became, the less she could understand. In the end, her eyes were filled with anxiety and anger, and she was almost crying.

...You call others idiots all the time, but it turns out you're the idiot yourself?

Huh? What genius girl? ... I'm actually just a useless person, I can't do anything.