Defying the Fate of Beheading

When Louis shouted this sentence, Olivia had already reflexively stepped back a few steps.

Faster than her was the head maid, Lumi.

The head maid was not a member of the Moonlight Cat Cat Group.

But she wouldn't let the little swan leave her sight.

Before Louis realized something was wrong, she had already darted next to the little swan.

The two giant scimitars in her hands turned into a hurricane, ferociously hacking towards the little swan's side.

Accompanied by a roaring sound.

Under the terrifying impact Lumi unleashed, a surging wave of sand was born out of thin air.

The moment after Lumi swung down the blade, she was already holding the little swan and had left the scene.

Without a word, Louis instantly entered combat mode.

Beneath his armor, blue lights flashed across his skin.

"William..."

Before Louis could finish his sentence, William, who already knew what he wanted to say, raised the giant shield as tall as a person he held, and slammed it heavily on the ground beneath him.

[Raise Shield to Form a Wall]

Iron Guard advanced skill.

The effect is to use the giant shield in hand as a medium, spreading the Iron Guard's Original Power into the surrounding land.

Then... directly raise a giant wall from the earth.

Indeed.

Even though he already knew of this ability, Louis was still shocked by the scene of the tens of meters high wall rising up from the ground, surrounded by azure flames.

"Your Highness, draw upon the earth of the wall."

As soon as William spoke, Louis pulled Limuru close, pressing his hand onto the ground.

[Material Manipulation], full power unleashed!

The moment Louis poured his boiling Spiritual Power into the land beneath his feet, he felt a familiar force within it.

For some reason, the land surrounded by William's power emitted a power fluctuation somewhat similar to his own.

It was as if it had already been half-infused with the magic power of Louis and Limuru.

Without overthinking, Louis didn't hesitate to directly pull up the entire wall.

On the wall, a large earth dragon immediately lunged towards the restrained shadows below.

Hundreds of meters long earth dragons roamed over the ground, like surging through water.

Up till now, Louis hadn't seen the true body of the thing that attacked the little swan.

But according to his perception, that thing moved faster than he imagined, as if it hadn't directly appeared on the scene.

Moreover...

Its size was astoundingly large.

"What are you still doing over there? Just standing and watching?"

Louis yelled towards the direction of the Adventurer Guild.

The members of the Adventurer Guild were on the verge of tears, calling out from afar:

"Everyone, evacuate the scene, the ritual is about to launch!"

"We'll explain to everyone what's happening later."

"First, help them restrain that monster."

With the Adventurer Guild taking the lead to shout out, other teams aiming for the adventurer title also joined in.

But as they directly attacked the dust-filled depths, their expressions subtly changed.

"What, what is that thing?"

Someone shouted, trembling.

From the air, holding onto Alice and Grace, Louis looked down.

Amidst the swirling dust, a massive statue emitting a silver glow appeared on the ground.

"What the hell is this?"

"Dark Night Goddess's statue? How can that thing move?"

The little swan in Lumi's arms felt a little strange.

Louis glanced at her, "What do you mean?"

However, the little swan rolled her eyes and kept silent.

Louis instantly understood that this was a secret that couldn't be spoken of in front of others.

...So in her past life, she had seen this statue?

Recalling the little swan's experiences from her past life, Louis was enlightened.

Is this statue from the Dark Night Goddess Temple?

Initially, the little swan wasn't sure, but after carefully observing the intelligence from the three countries, she was quickly certain that the temple of the Shadow Country was the one she had explored in her past life.

Of course, only he and the little swan knew about this matter.

Well, maybe add the black swan at most.

So she could not possibly say this out loud in front of everyone.

"But why is the Dark Night Goddess Temple targeting the little swan?"

Others might not know, but doesn't Louis himself?

The danger he just sensed was aimed at the little swan.

That chilly aura, the moment it appeared on the ground, charged towards the little swan without hesitation.

"Did you provoke Her?"

Louis looked at the little swan.

The little swan involuntarily recalled some past experiences.

Though she mentioned having gone to the Dark Night Goddess Temple for treasure hunting before, she hadn't told Louis about the bizarre occurrences during the hunt.

Just as the little swan was about to say more, Lumi held her tighter, flying directly to a higher altitude.

Meanwhile, Louis changed his flight direction, heading elsewhere.

They hadn't been gone long when they saw the giant statue slamming a palm down where they had been.

In an instant, a huge crater appeared on the ground.

That was the imprint of the statue's palm left on the earth.

"Alice, Grace, hold on tight yourselves."

Louis needed to restrain that foe.

He clapped his hands together, and Limuru adhered to him closely as they jointly unleashed a widespread [Material Manipulation].

The surging earth dragons, intertwining with the giant statue, caused the safe zone to quake with each collision.

"This thing doesn't seem easy to get rid of!"

Louis could clearly feel that the mud dragons he created, using the large walls controlled by William as raw materials, were more effective than he imagined.