Chapter 311: Investigating the dark guild part 5

Medusa. A snake-haired monster that can instantly petrify you upon eye contact. She can turn even the mightiest warrior into a stone. Without proper preparation, no knight or adventurer dares even look at her.

These guys, they said they're trying to get Medusa's head for their catalyst. I'm not sure what kind of weapon they were going to make with it, but whatever it is, it's certainly not for the good, especially in their bad hands.

"This Werehouse invisibility is getting even better today!"

"Good. Good. That means we can continue without being discovered."

"Not that this werehouse will ever be discovered. Be it Empire or Amleth, this is undoubtedly one of the best monsters we captured from Prince Rufus' witch"

"First the werehouse, now the weapon brought from Empire. We are getting richer by the minute"

"Even the Vars family won't be able to resist us if we keep this momentum going."

So this werehouse actually belongs to a witch under Prince Rufus of the Empire. I'm sure it's the same witch who followed Prince Rufus when he had a meeting with Aunt Amleth. She's a pretty young witch, though I've never met her face to face, but she must be pretty talented to be under Prince Rufus. That, or simply because witches are extremely rare these days. Apart from Master Merlin, myself, Princess Siti, Teacher Tiara and that witch, I have never heard of any other witches.

And there are two more comments that I would like to respond to. First, it's not that the invisibility spell of Werehouse is getting better. It's just that you're getting careless. Second, I, Diana Vars, am already here, ready to arrest you all at any moment. If it were for the fact that I'm interested in what you're up to, you'd all be behind bars screaming for release.

The Werehouse, despite its size, actually travels faster than I thought. I would think it would be dark before we reached the border of Gastrium, but the sun is just beginning to set. Maybe it's because of its size, even if it's slower than a galloping horse, it can still cover quite a distance.

As soon as they saw their target, the werehouse stopped and returned to its house-like form. Here, a bunch of dark guild members are waiting, with a mother Medusa and her children, all tied up. I don't like this. I don't like this at all.

"Please let us go!"

"It talks!"

"Is it sentient?"

"No way!"

"We're going to be damn rich!"

Master Merlin, Fie and I have the same reaction... I can't believe it, but it really is able to communicate with human being and alike, as the mother and what appears to be the eldest daughter of the Medusa, along with four other little Medusas begging for their lives

(Master, I will intercept them now!) [Diana]

(Right. Good luck. Don't worry. I'll save the medusas.) [Merlin]

(Fie, prioritize the safety of thosd Medusas. Leave the bad guys to me) [Diana]

(Meow!) [Fie]

We take our positions. Even Master Merlin, who was only going to observe what I was going to do, changed his mind when she saw this horrible situation. I can still hear them arguing about selling the Medusa for a mountain of gold to behead the children so that the mother would be angry. That way the mother's petrified gaze will become absolute. How terrible!

"Trying to petrify us? Good luck with that."

"With this relic we stole from the church, there's no way your gaze can affect us.

"Well then, how about we behead the eldest and the mother and sell the other one?"

"We can also breed them with regular monster medusas, so we can make even more profit."

So they're now equipping a relic from the Church that prevents them from having any abnormal status. It's a pretty powerful relic. With Titania's blessing, I'm sure I can still put them all to sleep. No. Fight them and distract them while I prepare the sleep spell. That's the best course of action

And since this is a forest area

"Plant Magic: Poison Vine! Capture them all!" [Diana]

"What?"

"Is it an elf?"

"We're under attack!"

"Shit!"

"Space Magic: Reallocate" [Merlin]

"Meow!" [Fie]

With my surprise attack, Master Merlin quickly used her space magic to teleport all six medusas to her side. Fie, along with my vine that trapped the dark guild member, quickly covered himself in fire while attacking the dark guild members with various fire spells.

Even if they're careless, they still have the advantage in numbers, and they're quick to counterattack. The Empire's weapon, it's good. Very good. A single swing could free them from the vine that trapped them, but...

"My stomach. It hurts like hell."

"My eyes. I can't see!"

"I thought we were protected by the church relic."

"You are, but even the Church Relic will have trouble if the poison is injected directly into your blood.

I'm sure the relic works well. Very well, in fact. I thought it would be less effective in the hands of the bad guys. Maybe it is, or maybe it is because I have attached spores and fungus to their clothes that will continuously release poison into their bodies.

"Antidote!"

"Water Magic: Remove Poison"

"Fire and Mist Magic: Enrage"

"I'll kill you, little girl! Take this almighty slash from this holy sword!"

Holy sword? With a slash, a holy slash emitted from it. Once again. Where did they get this? From the church? Or is it one of the mass-produced products of the Empire? Either way

"That hurt!" [Diana]

"She's not affected!"

"Of course she's not! She's Diana Vars! I hope that answers your question." [Merlin]

"Wait!?"

"This little girl is Diana Vars!? Then that explains it!"

"Capture her! We can sell her to Flint for the highest price, or we can auction her off!"

Master Merlin... Well, at least they're all focused on me now instead of the Medusas. That's a good thing. I still have to recharge my sleeping spell for a bit, but, rather

"Fie!" [Diana]

"MEOW!" [Fie]

Fie understands my intention well. He dresses himself in wind and lightning and becomes even faster as he grabs the church relic they are wearing. Of course, the dark guild members retaliate. They even try to force Werehouse to join the fight by forcibly activating him, but

"Too bad. The Werehouse is my pet now! As for all of you, Mirage Spell: Nightmare!" [Diana]

They try to resist, and as a last dirch effort, they randomly throw several explosives in all directions. That's just their desperate attempt, and to make it worse, they're throwing it with a powerful spell to make it detonate faster and stronger. Some of them even activate a teleportation scroll as they desperately try to escape. Their actions only bring more danger to all of us.

"Wind spell, gather the bombs!" [Sas]

"Aura, shield us all!" [Nar]

"You will not escape!" [Dana]

"Your shield, as good as it is, is useless against me!" [Khamisah]

And my family arrived heroically. With their arrival, this battle is as good as over. Not that they have a chance. They might outwit me, but Master Merlis is here with me, and J couldn't see how they could defeat Master Merlin. Well then

"They're fast asleep now, I'll give them the most terrifying nightmare they fear" [Diana].

"Good, and none of them escape" [Merlin]

"Thank you for your timely arrival! I am really glad that you actually came" [Diana].

"Who wouldn't... And those Medusas?" [Sas]

"Greetings, human..."

"!" [Nar, Sas, Dana, Khamisah]

Even they have the same reaction. Although the Medusas seem grateful, their fear and caution towards us all is clearly visible on their faces.