Chapter 35
In the outermost region of the winter forest, a girl with pink hair and numerous wounds was desperately fleeing toward the depths of the forest.
She didn't care about her bleeding wounds, weakening body, or the possibility of encountering an abyssal demon in front of her.
The girl's only thought was to escape the pursuit of those behind her.
She wanted to go home.
With the strong will to survive, even if the direction she was heading was completely opposite to where her home was, she had no intention of stopping.
However, as the effects of her mid-level magic spell, 'Spike Sprint', gradually dissipated, the girl's running speed began to decrease.
The pursuers behind her were getting closer.
"Help, help, help me, please, anyone, help me..."
the girl's heart was gradually covered with despair.
As the pink-haired girl became more and more hopeless, the several pursuers behind her wearing brown hooded coats became more and more anxious! As they gradually entered the winter forest, the atmosphere around them became heavier, and the elusive smell of blood stimulated their nostrils.
They knew very well that the most terrifying existence on this continent inhabited this cold and silent forest.
That was the abyssal demon.
As they advanced deeper into the forest, the possibility of encountering an abyssal demon rapidly increased.
With their strength, once they encounter an abyssal demon, they fear that they won't have a chance of survival. If they are unlucky enough to come across an existence above the sixth rank, they are all dead!
"No, we can't let this girl run any further!"
After realizing that the pink-haired girl had already entered his range, the black-haired man named Lapplo couldn't help but bite his lip.
His fierce gaze fixed on the girl who was frantically running away in the distance.
Watching the girl, Lapplo's lower body began to ache.
When he had attempted to make friendly contact with the young beauty before, this damn girl had taken advantage of his inattentiveness and attacked his lower body! This caused him to be in unbearable pain and made him lose face in front of his companions! He couldn't let this go without teaching her a lesson!
"I'll see where else you can run!"
After cursing in his heart, Lapplo pulled out his magic long gun from his waist and aimed it at the distant pink figure.
"??!!"
"Hey! Don't shoot, you mot***!"
After seeing Lapplo's actions, a scar-faced man who was chasing alongside him immediately shouted, trying to stop Lapplo.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
By the time the scar-faced man spoke, Lapplo had already impatiently pulled the trigger, and the cruel fire burst out.
"Boom!!~~"
The tranquility of the nearby forest was suddenly shattered as the enchanted bullet, filled with magic, burst out of the blue-enveloped firearm.
It accurately hit the back of the pink-haired girl and passed through her chest, causing a momentary burst of anger in her body.
In an instant, the snow around the pink-haired girl turned red, and she lost the ability to continue running.
Her pink acceleration circle suddenly disintegrated, and with a weak cry, she fell helplessly onto the snow below.
"Yay! I hit her!!"
Lapplo couldn't help but jump up and cheer.
But before he could laugh for long,
The scar-faced man rushed to his side and punched him in the head, then directly grabbed his neck, angrily asking,
"You **! Why did you shoot!"
"I...I..."
Lapplo, who was directly grabbed by the neck, was at a loss, anxiously looking at the scar-faced man.
"Big brother, I...I was just afraid that she would continue to escape inside! What if we encounter an abyss demon? We won't be able to..."
"You directly shooting her with that damned gun won't it attract the attention of the abyss demon?!!"
"Well, I..."
Lapplo was at a loss for words.
Seeing this, the scar-faced man, who was the leader of this chase team named Depro, became even more furious and slammed the disobedient and foolish little brother to a nearby giant tree.
"Furthermore! That girl is the one that the divine Punishment sect wants! She alone is worth 3 million coins! If that girl is dead, I will chop you up and feed you to the dogs!!"
"This...this girl is the one the divine's Punishment sect wants?!"
"Otherwise? If it wasn't for her, the marquis wouldn't be chasing us! We wouldn't have to escape from the Windy City at this time!"
Upon hearing this, Lapplo became even more uneasy, standing still in the snow after getting up from the ground, unsure of what to do.
His actions once again caused Depro's displeasure.
"You are a waste who is more trouble than it's worth!"
"If it weren't for your inability to control your lower body, we wouldn't have had to work so hard to catch this girl! Let alone capture her, she might not even make it out alive now!"
After giving Lapplo a glare filled with anger, Depro turned to the other henchmen nearby and said,
"What are you waiting for? Go check if the girl is still alive! If she is, bring her back quickly! I hope the gunshots didn't attract any abyssal demons!"
Saying that Depro jumped up and, with the help of his brown fighting spirit, quickly ran toward where the pink-haired girl had fallen.
"Damn it, You damn Mother f**, if you want to kill her, at least do it after helping me exchange her for 3 million coins!"
Depro kept shouting in his mind.
Soon, with the help of his full-strength fighting aura, Depro arrived at the spot where the pink-haired girl had fallen.
After breaking through the annoying bushes, Depro, and the others finally found the valuable girl they were looking for.
However, in the next moment, Depro and his men's eyes widened in disbelief as they looked ahead.
Because they had found an unexpected guest.
At that moment, lying beside the pink-haired girl in the snow was another young girl wearing an exquisite black robe and veil, with black and red gradient hair.
As everyone looked at the breathtaking beauty of the young woman, their hearts started beating faster and a strong greed began to surface in their eyes.
Having been slave traders for many years, they could tell the value of this black-haired girl at a glance.
If they could sell her on the black market, their profits would be even higher than the pink-haired girl's! It was a responsibility they couldn't pass up!
The gunshots didn't attract any abyssal demons, but they had come across such a stunning beauty instead!
This was too lucky!
"Hahaha! We're going to be rich today!" they thought excitedly in their minds, and the feeling of excitement took over their brains.
They began to approach the black-haired girl step by step, just like a group of goblins surrounding their prey...
It was disgusting.
However, not everyone felt the same excitement in their hearts.
At the moment when Depro saw this girl, he felt an immense weight in his heart and a strong sense of fear began to spread in his mind.
'wait.., something's not right!'
'How could there be someone here?! And such a beautiful girl at that?! In the middle of winter, dressed so thinly and barefoot? Normal people would have died of cold by now!'
'This is not right! Something is definitely wrong!'
After stopping his foolish companions from their behavior, Depro questioned the girl warily,
"Who are you and why are you here?!!"
However, the girl did not respond and just gave a quiet glance at the group.
The next moment, to the slightly surprised gazes of Depro and the others, a butterfly covered in blood flew towards them.
'??'
'Huh?'
"This is this butterfly..??"
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