Chapter 157: Forest. (2)

Chapter 157: Forest. (2)

“Tsk…”

Reylie felt their killing intent stick to her skin. The uninvited guests were slowly surrounding them, releasing their auras with no thoughts of hiding.

“Ms. Knight.”

Reylie looked at Julie. But she was unable to continue to fight, badly injured and slipping in and out of consciousness. The opponent she had fought was a tiger. Even if it was Julie, she needed to rest to heal.

“…”

That meant all she had to rely on was herself…

At that time, a group of unidentified assailants appeared from the shaded areas of the snowy field. Reylie looked at each of them, but they were all covered by robes; not a single one of them showed their face. Even what she could see was covered by a mask.

“Phew.”

Reylie warmed up her mana with a sigh, inspecting the circuit and preparing a spell. A second later, an explosion rocked her.

Boom, boom, boom, boom—!

An eruption of mana kicked up snow, sweeping through the field. Reylie protected herself and Julie using the spell Dukan Barrier, but the dark red flames persisted around the barrier. She was hemorrhaging mana to maintain it.

Craaaack…

Pandemonium surrounded her. The ground was violently hollowed out, and a cloud of thick smoke obscured her vision. Reylie glared through the smoke from inside the barrier.

“Oh, you motherfuckers! Say something before you shoot!”

There was no response; only her voice echoed out. They prepared a second and similar spell.

“…There’s no answer.”

She bit her lip and muttered softly. Survival appeared unlikely. If she dismantled the barrier and resorted to offense, Julie would be in danger. Reylie couldn’t even guarantee she could kill all of them. However, even if she maintained the barrier, there was no possibility that she could fend off their consecutive attacks.

“…No way.”

Suddenly, Reylie recalled something tucked away in her mind. Deculein was on a business trip to the North. It was part of the mission given to him by the chairman, but… something was strange. There must be a reason why Deculein obediently headed up to the North.

“Hey, you bastards! Did Deculein send you?!”