"Huh?"
The dark area suddenly turned blue as a blue light emerged. A white lightning, emitting a bright blue light, suddenly appeared from the sky and struck Arina.
[Ultimate Skill: Lightning Strike!]
Instantly, Arina kicked Rex, sending him flying, then raised two fingers on her left hand to absorb the lightning attack. The giant lightning bolt emitting blue light struck Arina's two fingers.
After being hit by the lightning, Arina straightened the fingers on her right hand. After 0.1 seconds, her right-hand fingers released lightning similar to the one she absorbed earlier, directed towards the forest, causing a wide area to instantly catch fire.
[Ultimate Skill: Elemental Counter Attack]
"Unfortunately, Alice-sama's orders don't allow me to kill you,"
"If I were allowed to kill you, I would have directed that lightning to hit you, and you would have turned into beautiful ashes,"
After Arina kicked Rex in the abdomen, he was sent flying, crashing into a rock, covered in wounds. Rex felt like his intestines would spill out from just that one kick. Unexpectedly, his Ultimate Skill reflected after being absorbed, causing a large area of the forest to burn.
The pungent smell of burning and flying ash intensified.
"What is this woman...".
"Cough!"
Rex coughed up blood, feeling several bones broken. This was especially tragic as Rex was the second strongest person in the city of Arclens. Typically, Rex's lightning attacks would instantly incinerate hundreds of people in battle.
However, now his attack had been easily absorbed and reflected by a mysterious woman. Rex tried to find an escape route by looking around, but suddenly Arina appeared right in front of him.
Rex had no choice but to play his current trump card. The woman in front of him was incredibly strong, leaving no room for escape. Rex immediately took a pouch from his pocket containing many pills and potions.
He drank them all at once, causing his body to significantly enlarge, although not turning into a giant. He now stood about four meters tall, muscles and red lightning surrounding his body.
On the other hand, Arina remained silent, observing Rex's transformation.
"Well, it's pointless if you change, as I am a level 150 tanker,"
Rex's body slowly transformed into a monster, sharp claws, and wings growing on his back. Rex had become a mixture of human and demon, yet Arina remained unfazed.
"Hey insect, can you still speak?" Arina asked, staring at the somewhat frightening Rex.
Arina's expression remained flat as if nothing extraordinary was happening.
"Grrr...... Grruaarrrr!!!!!"
"Oh, the insect turned into a creature,"
"But cute, a demon-human hybrid with a level far below mine hopes to harm me, a level 150 tanker,"
"If the other Servants were here, they would surely laugh,"
Suddenly, Rex launched an attack with hundreds of small thorns from his body towards Arina. Of course, Arina was unharmed, standing calmly.
"Is that all?"
Rex roared, causing many trees to be tossed into the air. He launched high-speed physical attacks, hitting, scratching, kicking – everything done by Rex in his half-demon form. However, when he launched physical attacks, Arina's body seemed protected by a bubble-shaped shield, and Rex looked like a cat trying to scratch a sturdy sofa.
Only the sound of sparks could be heard between Rex's attacks and the bubble.
[Passive Skill: Advanced-level physical attack immunity]
"How does it feel to attack a shield? Like scratching the wind?"
Arina made no counterattacks, remaining silent and motionless. Indirectly, Arina truly belittles her opponent, showing no respect.
"Ohh... Here we go again..."
The dark area instantly turned red. Arina looked up, and a giant red lightning struck directly towards her.
[High Ultimate Skill: Red Lightningstorm!]
Rex then leaped backward, attempting to escape. On the other hand, Arina stood still as dozens of giant red lightning bolts were about to strike her body.
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"Oh, a high ultimate skill. I might take a little damage."
[Tier S Magic: Glacier Wall]
As the dozens of red lightning bolts approached within about 50 cm of Arina's hair tips, an ice wall instantly appeared above Arina's head, shaped like the letter "n." When the red lightning struck the ice wall, numerous explosions occurred, completely scorching the area around Arina.
Arina, realizing Rex was trying to escape, looked very annoyed. Veins appeared on her beautiful face as she instantly created a black hole next to her, then took out a fairly large axe with a chain wrapped around its handle.
"Don't think a rat like you can escape from me!"
Without hesitation, Arina threw her axe towards Rex, who was already quite far away. However, Arina's axe throw was much faster, eventually piercing Rex's leg. Arina could still control her axe despite the considerable distance, thanks to the very long chain attached to her hand.
Of course, Rex, who had been trying to flee, was shocked when his leg was crippled by a large black axe. Arina then pulled the chain of her axe until Rex was completely dragged. Arina's axe had the effect of incapacitating opponents with a level below hers, and Rex could only resign as he was dragged.
Rex's leg was completely shattered and covered in wounds and blood. Only the tip of Arina's axe was embedded in Rex's leg.
After a while, Arina successfully pulled Rex into a position where he was lying in front of her and unable to move. Arina then stood on top of Rex's body and stepped on his back.
[Telepath]
"Alice-sama, sorry to disturb your time."
"It's okay, Arina. So, what about the infiltrator?"
"I have successfully captured him."
"Good... I will come there shortly after I finish my business here. Make sure he doesn't get killed. If he's dying, use your healing so he won't die."
"Understood, Alice-sama."
[Telepath end]
After communicating with her beloved employer, Alice, Arina immediately stepped on the head of Rex, who was still in his half-demon form, almost crushing it.
"Damn, I don't want to use my healing on a creature like you."
"Guggghh... Ggggghhhh......"
"Oh, sorry, if it's like this, you will die."
Arina lifted her foot, and the bottom of her shoe appeared soaked in blood.
"I will torture you if you don't endure it," Arina said with a cold voice.
After 45 minutes, Alice arrived at Arina's location and saw the dying creature being stepped on by Arina.
"Is this the infiltrator?" Alice asked to confirm because, according to her detection skills, the infiltrator she detected should be human.
"Yes, Alice-sama, he is the infiltrator."
Arina observed Alice's expression, which still seemed puzzled.
"Is there something wrong, Alice-sama?"
"What kind of creature is this?" Alice asked while examining Rex, who was still in his half-demon form.
"Oh, he is a human member of a cult. Under pressure, he ingested many pills and potions, causing his body to become repulsive like this."
"I see..."
Alice nodded in understanding and some interest.
(In this life or the previous one, humans are still the same, sometimes dependent on pills.)
"Arina, can you step back? I want to interrogate him."
"Forgive me, Alice-sama."
Arina immediately stepped down from Rex's body. On the other hand, Alice approached Rex's severely damaged head and healed that part.
"Look into my eyes!"
Alice's eyes were bright red, and instantly, Rex's eyes also turned red when meeting Alice's gaze.
"What is your purpose here?"
"I want to sacrifice Marquess Reinhard's son to awaken the demon from hell. The child is a perfect vessel."
"So... What is your position in the cult?"
"I am the left hand of the cult leader in this city."
On the other hand, Arina merely observed the interrogation process conducted by Alice.
"Why does the cult want to summon a demon from hell so desperately?"
"To create a super-strong army because we sense a danger coming to this world."
"Who placed the curse on Marquess Reinhard's child?"
"I did..."
"Which demon are you trying to summon?"
"A Primal Demon type that has been imprisoned in hell for millions of years."
"Is Marquess Reinhard involved?"
Instantly, Rex's body turned a deep red, ready to explode. Arina reflexively activated a skill to prevent the explosion from reaching Alice.
[Ultimate Skill: Silver Maneki Neko]
A silver cat statue with a raised paw appeared and immediately enclosed Rex's body. Shortly after, vibrations indicated that Rex's body exploded, causing the Silver Maneki Neko statue to be severely damaged and emit black smoke.
"Arina, didn't you know that explosions like that won't hurt me?"
"Forgive me."
"It's okay; at least I got important information. The cult isn't foolish, exploding the person like that."
"So, what will Alice-sama do next?"
"What should I do..."
Alice then kicked the front part of the Silver Maneki Neko until it shattered, revealing the remains of Rex's skeleton inside.
[Special Skill: Summon Elder Lich]
Instantly, the remnants of Rex's body fused back together, transforming into an undead form, an Elder Lich. Since Alice summoned using a corpse, the Elder Lich summoned was permanent.
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Abyssal Forest, June 29, 09:00 PM.
On a hill, three people were standing right under a tree, facing the vast coastal landscape and sea.
One man and two women, all three were Alice's Servants – Aether, Aurelle, and Exypno.
"We will discuss in more detail the conquest of the Abyssal Forest here," Exypno initiated the conversation with a serious tone.
"Ara ~ who arranged a meeting here?" Aurelle asked because she was not accustomed to discussing things in the open.
"Hahahaha, that's me," Aether confidently replied.
"So, Aether, can you provide a report on what races are still present in this world?"
Aether then handed out several sheets of paper to Exypno and Aurelle.
"Ara ~ there are still quite a lot."
"Orc, ogre, neruphim, nephilla, taracect, butterflies, forest golem, Inesctinoid, Valtrinoid, and many others. You can see the details on the sheets."
"Hmmmm... Interesting, but let's focus on orcs first. I also didn't expect so many surviving races."
"I'm not quite sure... But I will follow your orders," Aurelle felt she wouldn't understand this kind of thing.
"It's okay, Aurelle. So, Aether, I've never heard of the Butterlies race before; what is it?" Exypno asked while slightly tilting her head.
"Butterlies are predatory butterflies. They have a skill that can attract the attention of any creature and lead them to their nest to be eaten, like piranhas."
"Oh... A butterfly version of piranhas, I understand," Exypno nodded.
"What about the Taratect race? Is it the same as in our previous world?"