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A pale-skinned man in his early 30s with short and wild brown hair, short canine teeth, and wearing a shiny brown set of armor with a thick brown fur cape was patrolling on top of the three-story walls of the Castle of Hun'de near the Main Gate, which was located at the east side of the castle compound.
He wasn't alone. There were other people, his male family members, who were also patrolling on top of the walls and all around the area of the castle compound. And most of them were like him -- only 2 True Magic Affinities, so they carried the Halb'mensch family name and are referred to as "Grunts". Meanwhile, the Commanders, Alphas, and Elders, who had at least 3 True Magic Art Affinities and carried the Halb'hund family name, were inside.
In the Iron Kingdom's Duke family, specifically the Halb'hund and the Halb'mensch family, they followed a very strict hierarchy system.
All males are required to be fighters. This is because only the males can get the family's Lore Magic, [Menschenhund]. And due to this, only males can hold the highest positions, such as Duke, Elders, Alphas, etc.
Meanwhile, for the females, since they can't get the family's Lore Magic, they are given non-fighting positions.
And because the females would be given non-fighting positions due to the fact no female can get [Menschenhund], and the family's Lore Magic is one of the oldest and most powerful Aristocratic Noble Lore Magic spells in the Northern Continent, a lot of families from the higher echelons of society outside of Aristocratic Noble families were willing to marry off their daughters to the men of the Halb'hund and the Halb'mensch family. This, in return, has caused a huge spike of the number of women from outside of the Halb'hund and the Halb'mensch family to be part of the family, which then caused 2 rival factions to form: Females who are direct descendants of the Halb'hund and the Halb'mensch family bloodline and proudly call themselves as "Pure Brides" versus Females from other families that the Pure Brides would refer to as "Poor Stock".
The pale-skinned man in his early 30s with short and wild brown hair suddenly stopped and knitted his brows as he noticed something approaching the Main Gate.
Based on what he could see, it looked like a person with medium-length purple-colored hair wearing a white-colored cloak similar to the members of the Temple of Priests, a white mask, a white blouse, brown pants, and a pair of black gloves and boots. And when it came to the weapon, they appeared to have a pair of Mana Claw Gauntlets imbued with [Enchant Fire] on their hands, and a normal short sword on their waist.
As an Aristocratic Noble in his early 30s, and considering the hierarchical family structure practiced in his family due to the nature of their Lord Magic, he has already mastered his True 2 Magic Art Affinities -- [Fire Mastery] and [Earth Mastery] -- and also 4 Physical Arts Masteries -- [Fist Mastery], [Claw Mastery], [Leg Mastery] and [Bow Mastery]. And at the moment, he was currently training [Savage Mastery] in order to get [Blood Drinker] and especially [Primordial Beast].
Furthermore, even if someone was brave or stupid enough to come here to start a fight, this was the Iron Kingdom's Duke family, one of the oldest and most powerful Lore Magic spells in the entire Norther Continent.
"ZON-I ZON-CAME ZON-HERE ZON-TO ZON-TEACH ZON-YOU ZON-WORTHLESS ZON-SLAVE ZON-DOGS ZON-FOR ZON-ATTACKING ZON-YOUR ZON-TRUE ZON-MASTERS!"
"ZON-AND ZON-AS ZON-AN ZON-INQUISITOR ZON-OF ZON-THE ZON-HOLY ZON-CRUSADE, ZON-I ZON-HEREBY ZON-SENTENCE ZON-ALL ZON-OF ZON-YOU ZON-TO ZON-DEATH!"
The pale-skinned man's brows knitted even tighter.
He doesn't know what a "ZON-DOG" meant, because there were no "dogs" in this world, there weren't even "cats". The closest "dogs" here were the Yellow Wakos which were more like "foxes" and the Kraines which were closer to "wolves". Nevertheless, he still understood what the female speaker said.
[Poison Storm].
All of a sudden, a 10-meter magic circle appeared above the castle compound.
Psssssshhh…!
Thud, thud, thud, thud, thud, thud…!
As the green mist started to come down and spread all over the compound, everyone who didn't have [Poison Body] immediately fell to the ground.
Those who had [Poison Body], some of them rushed over to the attacker, while others assisted the ones who didn't have [Poison Body].
[Wind Storm].
[Wind Storm].
Two people inside the castle compound each cast a [Wind Storm] spell that was right between the magic circle of the [Poison Storm] and the compound but was facing outside over the three-story wall. This was to suck up the green mist and shoot it outside.
[Cure].
[Rune - Cure].
And as the green mist was being sucked up and blown away, those who had the ability cure themselves from the weakening effect immediately did so.
***
Thud, thud, thud, thud, thud!
Vivian raised an eyebrow as a group of 5 fighters arrived in front of her.
[Intimidate].
An invisible wave washed over her but she wasn't affected.
[Steal].
A bright light shone on a man's hand. And once the light settled, Vivian's Inquisitor Full-Mask was on his hand.
[Whistle].
A string of musical notes made out of white aura flew out of a man's mouth and then flew over to Vivian.
[Battle Cry].
An invisible wave washed over Vivian and she suddenly had this strong desire to solely focus on the man who cast the Warrior's Class Spell [Battle Cry] on her.
[Lightning Lance], [Fire Lance].
Wooh, woooh!
A man summoned two Mid-Tier spells through [Double Cast] and then hurled them at Vivian.
Vooo-craaag, riiiip!
Vivian ran towards the person who cast [Battle Cry] with her full speed and his body was almost completely obliterated by the invisible cone-like shape force field in front of her -- his skin and clothes were completely gone, and his flesh was all torn apart with half of it gone, exposing the bones and internal organs.
The Physical Force of the invisible cone-like shape force field was only 2/5 of the person's total Physical Force. Moreover, it would only appear when a person finally reaches at least 500 points for his/her Physical Force and moves at full speed.
Vivian's boots also got destroyed, causing her to tighten her jaw in annoyance.
Whoo-brrrgh!
She sliced off in half the mangled corpse in front of her, engulfing it in flames, and then the effect of [Battle Cry] disappeared from her.
Vooo-craaag!
She deactivated [Poison Storm], [Mana Dual Claws] and [Enchant Fire] as she rushed over to another target.
[Fire Storm].
[Mana Dual Whips].
[Enchant Fire].
And then cast another set.
Whaa-brrrgh!
Whaa-brrrgh!
Whaa-brrrgh!
Her 5-meter-long thorny whips moved like a whirlwind, cutting and burning everything they touched.
Brrrrrrggghhh…!
Meanwhile, a fiery tornado came swirling down from the magic circle above the castle compound, burning and melting everything on its path.
Vooom!
Vivian arrived at the Thief who stole her Inquisitor Full-Mask.
[Power Leg].
She delivered a high kick to the Thief's head, decapitating him.
As she knelt down to retrieve her mask, she could see in the corner of her eye the few lucky people that managed to jump out of the castle walls to escape from the powerful flames of her [Fire Storm].
Hmm…
I guess I shouldn't have brought this mask with me…
When she finally wore back her mask, she stood up and stared at the burning and melting castle. Her jaw dropped a bit.
Wow…
So beautiful…
She closed her mouth and then let out a grin.
But it's not over yet…
She deactivated the [Fire Storm].
[Lightning Storm].
Another magic circle appeared above the compound once again.
Psscht, kraaag, KRAAAG, psscht, kraaag, KRAAAG, kraaag, KRAAAG…!
Hundreds of lightning bolts in different sizes and intensities came raining down from the magic circle and into the compound. The small ones simply electrocute a target, the medium ones electrocute and leave a cut or two on the target, and the large ones electrocute, leave a cut or two and obliterate anything it touch. However, all of them electrocute at the same Magic Force.
Hmm…
In terms of appearance or presentation…
I would say this would look better at night…
However…
The same can be applied to the [Fire Storm]…
So [Fire Storm] still wins…?
She stared at the survivors outside the castle walls who were looking at their ruined
home in disbelief.
Time to finish off the rest…
She was about to move, but stopped.
"Ugh…! she groaned and rolled her eyes.
She removed her ruins boots.
Okay…
Time to finish off the rest…
Vooo-craaag!
She appeared a couple of feet away from a man and then swung one of her thorny whips.
Whaaack!
The whip wrapped around the man's body and the dug into his flesh but he didn't burst into flames.
Vivian raised an eyebrow.
Eh…?
She yanked her whip away and the man's body was torn into pieces.
She deactivated [Lightning Storm].
[Lightning Golem].
As a 3-meter-tall golem made out of lightning started to manifest next to her, she couldn't help but notice a few fighters running away to go to the next human settlements to ask for help, while the remaining fighters were rushing over to her.
Well…
I guess I can let them go alert the others…
I need some witnesses after all…
The Lightning Golem finally finished manifesting.
"Go rip and tear everyone within the castle."
Vooo-craaag!
When the Lightning Golem left Vivian, a genuine expression was painted on her face.
Oh…
Right…
The Golem's overall stats are based on the caster's Magic Force…
I forgot about that…
She deactivated her [Mana Dual Whips] and [Enchant Fire].
[Mana Dual Claws].
She summoned back her Mana Claw Gauntlets.
Vooo-craaag!
She rushed over to the fighters who were heading in her direction.
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Thud!
Vivian jumped from on top of the castle walls and then landed within the castle compound.
All around her were burning, destroyed and melting buildings and floors, and several burnt and charred bodies.
Hmm…
Is this it…?
The so-called main personal bodyguards of the Iron Kingdom's Royal Family…?
As for her Lightning Golem, it was nowhere in sight because it was underneath.
There was a reason why the castle seemed "small" for Vivian's taste. In this part of the Northern Continent, it was covered in snow throughout the year. Even during the summer season, although the snow wouldn't be as thick, the entire area would still be more or less covered in snow. And then, when it came to the winter season, aside from the thick snow, there would also be blizzards. Because of all these reasons, the Castle of Hun'de actually had several underground floors.
Vivian began walking around.
I can feel that my Golem is underground…
But where is the entrance…?
She sent a mental command to her summoned Golem.
Vooo-craaag!
Less than 10 seconds later, the Golem appeared next to her.
She sent another mental command: Lead me to the entrance of where you've been. Don't run too fast.
Thud, thud, thud, thud…!
The Golem turned around and then began running with Vivian following it.
Vooom, vooom, vooom, vooom!
As Vivian was following the Golem, 4 men suddenly came out from the floor of a burning, broken and melting building.
Vivian immediately ordered her Golem to stop moving as men appeared in front of her and her Golem.
The first one was skinny and in his early 90s with medium-length gray hair.
The second one was his late 80s with long gray hair.
The third one was his late 60s with long brown and gray hair.
And the fourth one was in his early 60s with medium-length brown and gray hair.
All of them had short canine fangs and they looked like they just came from a battle -- their clothes were a bit messy and dirty, but there was no blood.
And for some reason, all of them felt this inexplainable sense of disgust and hatred for her. They were already angry that someone like her had come here and attacked them. However, this feeling, it was different, something separate.
The one in his early 90s stepped forward.
"Iro-Who iro-are iro-you? Iro-And iro-why iro-have iro-you iro-come iro-here?
Vivian glanced at her Golem.
They must've fought with my Golem…
And then returned her gaze to the men.
Judging from their pitiful appearance…
"Priestess Inquisitor, who are you and why have you come here?" the man in his early 90s asked, this time in Zonian.
"YOU PEOPLE are asking who I am? After FAILING to ASSASSINATE me?"
The faces of the four men, which were already wearing a grave and serious expression, only grew more grave and more serious.
All of them had 5 Magic Art Affinities, with the one in his early 90s and the one in his late 80s having mastered all of their Magic Art Affinities, while the one in his late 60s and the other one in his early 60s were close. But despite the 4 of them teaming up together, they couldn't defeat the Lightning Golem. And now, the owner has arrived.
"Iro-Johann, Iro-Dirk, iro-both iro-of iro-you iro-take iro-on iro-the Iro-Golem. Iro-Adam iro-and iro-I iro-would iro-take iro-on iro-the Iro-Priestess. Iro-The iro-neighboring iro-allies iro-will iro-arrive iro-soon," the man in his late 80s said.
To be specific:
The man in his early 90s was Adam. He's one of the Elders and was the former Duke.
The man in his late 80s was Vinzent. He's one of the Elders and was a former Supreme Captain. Before he retired at 50 years old, he was replaced by Konrad. And when Konrad also retired at 50 years old, another clan member replaced him.
The man in his late 60s was Johann. He's one of the Alphas, the Overall Commander, and the current Duke.
And then the man in his early 60s was Dirk. He's one of the Alphas and the First Commander.
Vooom!
Vooom!
Johann and Dirk rushed towards the Golem.
Vooo-craaag!
[Mana Axe].
[Enchant Earth].
[Battle Cry].
[Bluthund].
Meanwhile, Vinzent rushed towards Vivian with a Mana Giant Axe imbued with a light brown aura on his hand, he taunted her with a Warrior Class Magic spell, and then summoned a 3-meter-long giant black Kraine with red glowing eyes through his personal Lore Magic.
ROAR!!!
Vooo-craaag!
The giant black hound immediately rushed over to Vivian without waiting for any command from Vinzent.
Vooom!
[Mana Bow].
[Enchant Soul].
[Power Arrow].
Woooh!
And as for Adam, he summoned a Mana Bowm, imbued it with a white aura, and then aimed at Vivian as he ran around.
Vooo-craaag!
Vivian rushed forward as she evaded Adam's [Power Arrow].
Although they couldn't physically hurt her, that doesn't mean her clothes wouldn't be affected.
[Explosive Dual Claws].
Booom!
The head and upper torso of the giant black hound turned to a mist of red dust.
Vinzent arrived in front of Vivian.
[Explosive Axe].
Booom!
The skill missed as Vivian increased her speed and stepped to Vinzent's left side.
Whooosh!
Vivian clawed away Vinzent's left leg.
[Power Arrow].
Woooh!
She was about to claw the other leg, but she noticed another arrow heading towards her, so she evaded it.
ANNOYING OLD DOG…!!!
Vooo-craaag!
[Explosive Arrow].
She rushed over to Adam, who quickly threw another skill as he ran.
[Heal].
A faint yellow light enveloped Vinzent's body and the wound on his left leg was sealed.
[Bluthund].
He summoned another 3-meter-long black hound with glowing red eyes.
However, this time, he finally noticed it.
ROAR!!!
Vooo-craaag!
As he ordered the hound to come near him so that he could mount it, the hound completely ignored him and rushed over to Vivian, just like the previous hound he summoned.
Vinzent completely threw the strange situation to the back of his mind and deactivated [Mana Axe] and [Enchant Earth].
[Mana Bow].
[Enchant Earth].
[Earth Golem].
Vooo-craaag!
Vivian finally arrived in front of Adam and his clothes got destroyed due to the invisible cone-like shape force field in front of her.
Chaaak, whooosh!
She stabbed the claws on one of her Mana Claw Gauntlets on Adam's neck, twisted it, and then pulled it to the side.
[Explosive Leg].
Booom!
Adam kicked her away with a skill, but only her mask, the frontal part of her clothes and her Poison Elemental Short Sword were affected, revealing her naked body.
"YOU PERVERT!!!" Vivian screamed.
CHOOOMP!
She was about to follow up with another attack but the giant black hound arrived behind her, swallowed her head, and then wiggled her around.
[Rune - Heal].
The wound on Adam's neck was healed.
Cra-aack!
And the Magic Item he was wearing snapped in two.
Vivian, who was still being wiggled around by the giant black hound, with her entire head inside the hound's mouth, deactivated [Mana Dual Claws].
[Explosive Finger].
Booom!
The neck and the entire upper torso of the hound turned into red mist.
Craaack!
Vivian stabbed her fingers into the hound's head and ripped out the head.
[Power Arrow].
Wooo-ooo-riiip!
A magic arrow imbued with Soul landed on her body.
[Power Arrow].
WOOO-RIIIP!
A magic arrow imbued with Earth landed on her body.
She glared at Adam who quickly deactivated his [Enchant Soul] after realizing that Vivian was immune to soul, and Vinzent who was riding on the shoulder of an Earth Golem.
"IRO-IMMUNE IRO-TO IRO-POISON, IRO-FIRE, IRO-LIGHTNING, IRO-SOUL IRO-AND IRO-DARK!!!" Adam announced.
"YOU FUCKING RAPIST PERVERTS!!! NOW YOU'VE PISSED ME OFF!!!" Vivian roared.
[Mana Club].
[Enchant Dark].
A 5-meter-long demon leg made out of mana appeared on her hand, and then a dark and sinister aura appeared around it.
Vooo-craaag!
She appeared near Adam.
SPLAT!
Adam was flattened into a pancake.
Vooo-craaag!
She appeared near Vinzent and his Earth Golem.
SPLAT!
Before Vinzent and the Golem could do anything, they were both flattened into a pancake as well.
She turned to the remaining enemies.
Johann and Dirk were still fighting her Lightning Golem. And at the moment, the Golem was holding Dirk with both hands.
Johann tried to save Dirk by hitting the golem, but it didn't work.
Craaa-riiip-aaack!
The sound of Dirk's bones and flesh tearing apart echoed in the air as his body was torn into two.
Vivian deactivated [Mana Club].
[Dual Mana Claws].
Her Mana Claw Gauntlers returned.
Vooom!
Whooosh!
While Johann was being distracted by the sight of Dirk's gruesome death, Vivian slashed the blades of her claw against his neck.
Thud, thud!
The head and the body of Johann fell to the ground.
Vooom!
Whooosh!
She chopped off the head of Dirk as well.
This is enough…
And plus, I don't want to go around fighting naked…
I can admit that I can be weird, but I'm not a pervert…
And I sure as hell don't want men looking at my perfect, sexy, flawless and beautiful body…!
LIKE HELL NO…!!!
DO I LOOK LIKE A FUCKING WHORE…?!!!
She closed her mouth with her right hand as she gasped.
Oh my God…
When did I start referring to myself as a whore…?
Have I finally accepted that I'm now a full-fledged perfect woman…?
She shook her head and then stared at the two severed heads.
At least I'll have 2 powerful heads to bring along…
She deactivated the [Lightning Golem] and the [Mana Dual Claws], and then picked up the heads.
Voooom!
She headed to the tree where she had left her bag that carried extra clothes.
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