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Egan was walking hastily toward the East Gate.

Don't stand out. If people see the Horn of Hood, I don't think it's going to be free now that the half demon is rioting.

He holds the hood worn at the depth of his eyes with his left hand, and his right hand holds the luggage packed with travel tools.

Because his hands were blocked, Egan couldn't avoid the hand of a man who appeared abruptly.

That arm, stretched from across, grabs Egan's neck with a all-powerful grip and lifts it as it is and slaps it against the street wall.

"Gaha!?

Even as he is slapped against the wall, Egan checks his opponent's face.

And I stiffened my body for despair.

I was there because I was the brave man of the Holy Sword, Lyell, that man.

"La, Lyell......"

That's not all. Behind him was also Maria with a grin with her bottom cold eyes.

Lyell's hands are relentlessly hooded and stripped off. Lyell roared in a low voice with his dewy little horns in his eyes.

"Hit, yeah."

"I haven't really checked yet. Do you know the name Kufal?

"Hey, why, here...?

"I don't see why you're asking me that."

A word that leaked unexpectedly to Lyell, who appeared abruptly. It was a word that came out reflexively, which clearly expressed my position.

"Yes, no, I didn't think there were six heroes in a place like this, so I followed"

"This is the place? Sure, I rarely point my legs at it, but this is Maria's hometown. It's not like he's not coming at all."

"Right. I was here when Fina was born."

Maria has a face in this city when Fina was born.

Because it also meant putting the least amount of muscle through the Pope, who was also a friend.

Ashera, the Pope, and Maria are not bad friends. The friendship continues even after she left Berito.

That's why the Pope still blamed Maria for not showing her face when Nicole was born.

"Well, that's... yeah, there's been a riot, and you think I'm in danger..."

"That's a quick journey, isn't it? It seems to be well prepared even to preserve food."

The bulkiest part of the journey is food and water. All this, you can't even shred it.

There is little custom of preparing preserved meals in Berito, the whole city. If you're an adventurer entering the labyrinth, you'll have quite a bit of stockpile, but still don't carry enough preserved food to travel for a long time.

In the middle of the continent, and in this city, which is the heart of religion, all kinds of supplies flow in.

Being in the city alone gets most of the stuff, so those who make travel arrangements are basically merchants or adventurers.

"Plus there's been a riot, and it hasn't been that long. Whatever it is, it's moving too fast."

The presence of half demons is neglected in this city. enough to cause even boredom in and out of the city.

Therefore, the semidemons living in this city could not think much about getting out of the city.

Because if you try to get through the gate, there's also the possibility that you can strip the gatekeeper of your clothes. If you strip off your clothes and get thrown out of the city, you just mustn't live.

"Damn!

Egan realizes to Lyell's attitude that he is unwilling to let himself escape, even if he was wrong.

He wants to capture and interrogate the half demon through the gate from one end.

Most definitely, it is a very small number of half-demonsters who hide their faces at this time try to leave the city in a hurry, on their own, after having fully prepared their journey schedule.

Needless to say, Egan is the only one at this East Gate.

Although security is maintained around Berito, it is not an area where monsters do not leave. It is an extremely dangerous act, such as leaving the city alone.

Even so, it doesn't change that it's an unscrupulous statement. Lyell was so angry that he pushed it through. And I also understand that I'm not willing to let myself get away with it.

Understanding that, Egan was stunned trying to escape the scene.

But I'm disappointed to be held on to my neck, and I can't get out.

"Don't waste your feet scratching... right, spit on Kufal's whereabouts and I'll make you die easy?

As someone called the brave, Lyell smiles so evil that he doesn't deserve it.

On that smile that made my heart and guts out of the cold, I perceived it impossible to get out with force, and I did my hand on my waist.

There was a double water bag lowered, and inside it was packed with poison given to it by Kufal.

Throw it in Lyell's face and get out of custody.

"Knock..."

Let go of your hand if it's contaminated with poison, Lyell fluttering for a moment.

But shortly afterwards, the magic of Maria's detoxification (antidote) flies, knocking out the poison.

In that moment, it was enough for Egan to get out of custody.

Egan doesn't even look behind her back and escapes instantly. But Lyell hasn't dived through the training ground to Dade either.

Instantly regain your posture and flash your sword after you.

In Egan and Lyell, there was a difference in cloud mud in their instantaneous power. Instantly packed with distance, his leg slashed off by a horizontal giraffe and rolled to the ground.

"Ahhhhhhhh!? Me, my leg! No, my leg ahhh!?

Egan desperately tries to hold her own knee to the severe pain that has struck her since she rolled over to the ground for a beat.

But I couldn't hold my beautifully slashed legs on my knees, and I just ended up wetting my arms in blood.

"Oh dear. You, you can't let me die. This is a fatal wound if you leave it alone?

The scar was healed in an instant by Maria. But it's not magical enough to regenerate your legs. Still, Egan's leg remains lost.

"I'd be in trouble if I could get away with it, so forgive me to this extent. Oh, yeah, yeah. You can't do weird imitations, and your arms, please."

"Accepted"

Lyle answers with a black grin, with no expression, to Maria, who says something outrageous.

Shortly after understanding what it meant and floating with despair, both arms had been slashed.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

There is no longer an escape route for me. No, I don't even have the art of survival.

Beyond this lies the pain of surpassing death and the rest of himself who was squeezed out of information.

With that in mind, Egan let go of her sanity.

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