EXIT

It probably wouldn't have killed Ivan to create another barrier exclusively protecting the manor. Something similar in those base building pvp oriented games… an air lock of sorts. Add an offensive mechanism to affect those stuck in between the two barriers and boom— the situation that was occurring right now probably wouldn't be happening.

Destruction in battle was an inevitability, the destruction of material, the destruction of money, the destruction of morals, and the destruction of life.

A single apostle had focused their entire attention to destroying the door in front of her. And within fifteen minutes, she accomplished that. Aside from a frew automatic turrets, the insides of the manor weren't particularly well guarded. Stuffing it full of guards and automatons would only make it uncomfortable for those living there.

Even when the manor was constructed the bulk of its defenses either went to maintaining the barrier or fortifying the underground level of his lair.

The apostle known as Delia haunted the halls on full alert, it was quiet, too quiet. Her target had entered the manor fifteen minutes prior to her, and while she had no idea what his intentions were she knew that the best thing for her comrades was that she took him down.

The problem was where the hell did he vanish in that short fifteen minute timespan. Surely there had to have been some secret path or transportation device that had spirited him away.

Each room she visited was empty. And while the second of her thoughts seemed quite likely at this point, the data she had been provided suggested otherwise.

The irregularity known as Ivan Korei was unlikely to abandon his comrades.

Many of the things she found in his manor made her pause, devices and tools she hadn't ever seen before. Even in her centuries of being alive the manor seemed like a whole other world in itself.

And… she may have been a little embarrassed when she got spooked by a blender after pushing its big gray button…

*BBBBBRRRRRRRRR!*

BANG!

"...."

The poor blender had lost its life just because it sought to fulfill its purpose.

Delia bent over to cup the ashes of the recently obliterated blender, a bit mournful of destroying a tool when it was she who had prompted its actions. "!!!" She was about to utter a sigh of disappointment when the hair of her neck went straight up.

CLANG!!!

Inches from her face were six sharpened claws, if she had withdrawn her longswords from her dress any slower she would have lost her head without knowing who it was that slew her.

"...."

Delia stared daggers into the lightly clothed beastmen in front of her, the golden fur, long hair, thick tail, and yellow eyes, all of those details along with the figure's way of approaching a battle all indicated that the one in front of her was Canis Korei, daughter of the Irregular.

Of course she and the other apostles weren't so dull minded as to truly believe the Irregular had conceived a child and matured it to near adulthood in the span of a year. The same went for his other daughter as well.

Which meant there was a secret she and her lord didn't know, that was unacceptable.

"Canis Korei, for not only attempting to slyly assassinate me, but the constant interruptions of my master's plan, you shall perish here. But die with relief knowing that we shall observe your body with great interest."

Delia held one long sword above her shoulder, the other pointed toward her opponent stuck to her waist. The arena for their match would be small, most kitchens weren't built with the reference of having two man made warriors with magical abilities to fight in.

Canis neglected to respond to the apostle's words, as far as she was concerned all she had to do was stall until her father completed his transplant. Even winning didn't matter to her, though she did think it'd feel great to beat up the doll in front of her just to shove those words she spoke right into her mouth.

'Observe my body with 'great interest'? You perverts…' In the face of two longswords capable of slicing a mountain in half, Canis snuck her tail into her back pocket before slamming whatever it was holding into the ground.

PSSSHHHHH

A dense fog enveloped the whole room. Delia snorted with contempt and swung both of her swords, the mist being sent out of the room as her strength created a gust of wind.

"To use such elementary tricks. Are you perhaps underestimating me?" However her question went unanswered, as Canis had elected to hold a hand over her mouth instead. Delia couldn't help but get a bad feeling in her stomach, and for a single, second, her vision darkened.

Apostles were definitely beings above humans, whether it be their intellect or strength, they exceeded in both. Their only faults being the ones brought upon by their creators, creators who cultivated over confidence in them or stripped them of so much free will that making choices was difficult for them.

Even with a mechanical heart Apostles still had blood coursing through their veins, blue thin blood, but blood all the same. They existed between organic beings and autonomous machines.

The powder that had infiltrated Delia's system only worked for less than a second before her inhuman body rejected it.

Her earlier words had become a reflection of herself, the data she was presented all supported that the Irregular and his group were dangerous, and yet it was her pride as an apostle of the one god that did her in.

As if Canis would resort to a cheap smoke trick against a being who probably possessed as many skills as her father.

Canis held one hand forward, her fingers and by proxy, her claws, extended.to the furthest extent. And despite feeling a large amount of pain, each claw flew out of her hand and fired forward like projectiles.

"Tch!"

Delia opened one eye to see the approaching kebabs before aptly enclosing herself with her wings. Like hitting a garage door, the claws bounced off while producing a distinct dinging noise.

To buy herself time she then detached some of her feathers and deployed them in the air, forming three magic circles each of which produced green, red, and blue light respectively.

Canis wasn't so much of an idiot that she couldn't guess what each circle represented, but instead of fleeing in case the walls around her fell from the attacks, she dove around a corner and pressed herself against the wall dividing the main hall and the kitchen.

BOOOOM!

Dalia half let down her guard, expecting the entire manor to have been split apart with her attack. And yet when the ashes faded, the scene had been just as spotless as it had been before.

That immediately sent her earlier plan to the burner, the plan which included nuking the whole building to deactivate the barrier and get rid of the Irregular.

These thoughts didn't last that long, as an open fist adorned with sharp claws was hurtling her way.

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