Volume 1: Chapter 49: Three Inner Guards

　　The masked saber man stood in front of the girls.

　　The prototype of the Ursus horror story truly appeared at this moment.

　　"The Duke's daughter is actually associating with the infected."

　　A hoarse and deep voice sounded in my ears.

　　The dragon girl tightly grasped the greatsword constructed with Originium techniques in her hand.

　　"Shut up, you running dog of Ursus!"

　　Talulah stared at the figure intently.

　　"Hiss...Koshelna is supposed to teach you etiquette."

　　The figure looked at the Dragon Girl.

　　"The Duke's daughter?"

　　Yelena was stunned.

　　Talulah is the daughter of a grand duke?

　　Koshelna...which Duke?

　　Having lived in the tundra since childhood, she has never been exposed to relevant information.

　　The Dragon Girl hadn’t told them before—

　　No, the relevant information should have been revealed during the conversation between Talulah and her father.

　　But she didn't know that Koshelna was a duke before.

　　Yet Talulah and her father called Koshelna the snake.

　　So they are Ursians whose ethnicity is Phidya?

　　Many thoughts flashed through the Carters girl's mind.

　　After returning, she would ask the old stubborn man -

　　If I could go back.

　　There weren't many brothers and sisters gathered around her at this moment.

　　Most of the snow monsters returned to the guerrilla army.

　　Only a few snow monsters gathered around her.

　　"Hiss... Is it Koshelna's plan to associate with the infected?"

　　The Saber Man looked at the infected people who were with Talulah.

　　The weak ones gathered around the Carters girl.

　　A female warrior carrying a heavy sword.

　　There was also a civilian holding a young child.

　　Probably the infected people rescued from this mine...

　　No, the civilian's clothes were neat and tidy, showing no signs of any labor.

　　And there is no race.

　　But it doesn't matter, he's just a civilian.

　　"Koshelna's plan? Ursus's lackey, what are you fantasizing about?"

　　Talulah glared at the figure.

　　"Fantasy? You are still too young, Koshelna's daughter. Your father once made a promise to us."

　　The pure white snow flakes fell on the inner guards' bodies, and then turned into dirty black snow.

　　"Now we come to see how his daughter has grown, but it looks like Koshelna is not passing on his wisdom to you."

　　There was a hint of disappointment in the Empire's Blade's voice.

　　"Hiss... But it doesn't matter. We have enough time to wait until the day when Koshelna's plan comes to fruition."

　　He looked at the Dragon Girl.

　　"What are you talking about?"

　　The snow-white Carters girl questioned at this moment.

　　She had noticed that the snow monsters around her seemed a little shaken.

　　After all, Talulah had just joined the guerrillas not long ago, and the guerrillas did not trust her.

　　If her father had not wanted to keep her in the guerrillas, the dragon girl who called herself an infected fighter might have been driven away.

　　"Carters, you have no right to speak here."

　　"I advise you to commit suicide immediately."

　　The Imperial blade glanced at her.

　　"Otherwise I don't mind cutting off the mouths and noses of you and your companions and taking them away with you."

　　Only Koshelna's daughter is qualified to talk to him.

　　This Carters has no right to interrupt.

　　"you!"

　　A cold current burst out from the girl's body and then attacked the standing figure.

　　"Oh."

　　A contemptuous voice sounded.

　　Black mist spread out from where his feet were.

　　"Where I stand is the great land of Ursus."

　　The cold current crashed into the foggy area—

　　Then it gradually dissipated.

　　In the end, it just turned into an insignificant cold wind.

　　"Carters, you are offending the guards of Ursus."

　　The inner guard cast his eyes on the offender who overestimated his own abilities.

　　The saber slowly came out of its sheath.

　　"Sister, he is the face-destroying monster wandering the tundra!"

　　A snow monster remembered something.

　　As the guerrillas moved across the tundra, they sometimes found corpses with their mouths and noses cut off.

　　There is no doubt that this was the proof of the appearance of the face-destroying monster.

　　And at this moment——

　　The beings in the horror stories actually appeared.

　　"Hiss... It's the smell of fear."

　　The inner guard's hoarse voice reached the ears of the snow monsters.

　　Then their fear grew.

　　That is a horror story that is well known to all Ursus people.

　　"Your Originium skills have great potential, Carters, but this comes at the cost of overdrawing your body."

　　"But you don't need to worry about your future."

　　The saber was fully unsheathed.

　　The cold current was cut off.

　　The black kingdom is always there.

　　"Stop, you running dog of Ursus!"

　　The scorching flames burned the inner guard's mask.

　　The fighter's rage took shape.

　　Talulah stood in front of Yelena.

　　This is not an opponent that the Carters girl can handle.

　　And she herself——

　　Talulah had no confidence.

　　But she couldn't just sit there and watch.

　　"Outstanding Originium artist, daughter of Koshelna."

　　"I should take my hat off to you."

　　The inner guard looked down at his feet.

　　Even the kingdom was partially dispersed under the fury.

　　This is a testament to Talulah’s potential.

　　Maybe she didn't inherit the wisdom of the snake, but her strength was enough to make up for this slight deficiency.

　　"You still have a hat?"

　　Talulah sneered.

　　She just looked back at Yelena and the snow monsters, signaling her and her brothers and sisters to retreat first.

　　"I just forgot to bring my hat when I went out."

　　The Imperial Blade replied.

　　"You are all alone, a lackey of Ursus."

　　"And my companions are not far away."

　　This infected mine is not big, but it is not small either.

　　It will probably take some time for the guerrilla fighters to arrive.

　　The Dragon Girl plans to hold out until reinforcements arrive.

　　"No, it's not just me, Koshelna's daughter."

　　A black spear shot at Kiana Kaslana from behind.

　　The Deep Sea Hunter then smashed the spear with his heavy sword.

　　Another saber man emerged from the snow.

　　"I'm just here to seek an answer."

　　The new inner guard whispered.

　　"Now it seems that you can't give it to the Duke's daughter."

　　It seems that it will take some time for Ursus to regain its glory.

　　"The answers you seek are not with me."

　　Talulah's body tensed.

　　Two inner guards——

　　This was more than she could handle.

　　One can only hope Skadi is strong enough to hold back the other one.

　　However--

　　"hiss……"

　　Another voice appeared.

　　It wasn't the reinforcements from his companions... but the third inner guard appeared.

　　"Koshelna gave us a promise, but now it seems that you can't answer it yet."

　　The third inner guard surrounded the girls from another direction.

　　“…”

　　The Dragon Girl felt tremendous pressure.

　　Three interior guards?

　　"Koshelna is dead, your so-called promise is void!"

　　Talulah slowly backed away and leaned against the others.

　　She might survive, but the others certainly wouldn't.

　　Even if Skadi could stop the second inner guard, the third inner guard could not be stopped by Yelena and Kiana.

　　"hiss……"

　　The guards stared at her.

　　"Snakes are immortal, the Duke's daughter."

　　"You know nothing about snakes."

　　The sharp swords of the empire did not believe the words of the Dragon Girl.

　　"Oh, I saw with my own eyes that snake was devoured completely."

　　Talulah tried every way to delay time.

　　“…It’s worth exploring.”

　　"Daughter of Koshelna, come with us."

　　"We need to understand what you are saying."

　　Looking at Talulah's appearance, the inner guards fell into hesitation.

　　Koshelna——

　　The undead of the Ursus Empire.

　　Not only the Emperor of Ursus was wary of this existence, but so were the inner guards.

　　He is cunning and resourceful, and his thoughts are unpredictable.

　　Are Talulah's words true, or are they just the words of confusion under Koshelna's influence?

　　If it is the latter, could it be that the snake has other ideas and wants to escape by pretending to be dead?

　　The blades of the empire fell into silence.

　　It looks like we need to take Talulah away to get more detailed information.

　　"So how do you treat other people?"

　　The dragon girl asked back.

　　"Hiss...give them the dignity to commit suicide."

　　The internal guards gave the answer.

　　"Although the blade never promises anything, it is limited to humans."

　　The three figures looked at the girls who were surrounded together.

　　“…”

　　The subtext of this sentence is -

　　The infected are not human in their eyes, so the Blades promise the right to commit suicide with dignity.

　　The anger burned more and more fiercely.

　　However, Talulah did not explode.

　　Reality is not some hot-blooded cartoon.

　　Even in the case of extreme anger...it is impossible to explode.

　　"Zerg... don't be afraid. We will find a way to bring others back to our world later."

　　Kiana Kaslana looked at the three oppressive figures with cold sweat on her head.

　　What about strength?

　　Come up quickly!

　　Under normal circumstances, she is definitely no match for these three figures.

　　"Zerg is not afraid!"

　　The Swarm Master looked at the three figures.

　　The tiny springtail disappeared in the wind and snow at some point.

　　Well, after we get rid of them, we have to prevent Talulah from burning them.

　　Zerg thought so.

　　It also cannot be directly wiped out using psychic power.

　　They contain a lot of energy, and it would be a waste to wipe them out directly with psychic energy.

　　"Yelena, hasn't Patriot arrived yet for Your Excellency?"

　　Veins in Talulah’s hand nearly popped out from holding the weapon.

　　"I don't know! He might have been stopped too!"

　　Yelena gritted her teeth.

　　The previous fight had already made her realize that she was no match for these saber men.

　　If all members of the Yeti team were to gather together, there might still be a chance.

　　But there were not many snow monsters around her at the moment.

　　Besides, it has been so long, the old stubborn man should have arrived.

　　Yet until now, the Wendigo has not appeared.

　　He must have been stopped by...someone other than the three inner guards!

　　"Hiss... the smell of fear, Daughter of Koshelna, the companions you chose do not seem to have strong wills."

　　"People infected with the virus should be content if they can commit suicide with dignity."

　　"My patience is limited."

　　The three inside guards pressed forward step by step.

　　They need to know what Koshelna thinks.

　　If the promise is rescinded, then someone will have to pay the price for fooling the internal security.

　　This is true even for the immortal snake.

　　"Gah."

　　Then--

　　In the wind and snow, several predators at the top of the food chain appeared.

　　…………