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As the situation in Onigashima was getting closer step by step, Alice hid among the destroyed trees.

"Tsk! What terrible luck, it turns out to be a bloodhound, such a terrible match." Contrary to her past attitude, Alice cursed with vulgar language.

At that moment, a hand suddenly grabbed Alice's collar.

A tiny hand, a hand that had committed countless sins, pulled Alice towards its owner.

"Hey!" In this desperate situation, the master looked at his wife with disgust.

"Contract! You must speak with elegance, and your behavior must be dignified!" Despite nearing death, the master sternly reprimanded his beloved wife.

"..." In order to protect Alice, the master's lower body was struck by the previous attack.

His feet were now numb, yet the man who was willing to risk his life to protect Alice now spoke with disdain.

But Alice understood. In reality, Alice was just the outer skin of this monster, Wetbliss, and the true consciousness was the Source of Darkness.

The thin man in front of her was not protecting the Source of Darkness or Wetbliss, but the skin of a dead person.

After a two-second silence, Alice spoke.

"Darling, even if we want to escape now, relying solely on rotting flesh won't be enough~" Her tone returned to its usual gentle and elegant demeanor.

However, the content was incredibly cruel compared to her gentle tone.

In order to merge the Source of Darkness and Wetbliss, the master had used eight different forbidden techniques.

By fixing the Source of Darkness onto Wetbliss, the appearance changed from the former demon second most handsome man to a frail old soldier, leading to the current result.

Despite fixing the Source of Darkness onto Wetbliss, Alice's outer skin would still corrode over time.

To maintain the form of "Alice," she had to consume other skins and use a large amount of expensive herbs.

"You demon..." Overwhelmed with emotion, the master lost his usual calmness when he saw the culprit who killed Alice that day.

Unable to win, even with the help of the grand sorcerer Marcina and the world's number one swordsman Sophiel not stepping in, the current Alice alone couldn't defeat the berserker Onigashima.

Rather than seeking revenge, this was just a childish outburst.

Everything was cause and effect.

"Eat my lower body... if you will..." "Can you really?" The master slowly reached out his right hand, gently caressing his lover's face. "Ha... with just this hand, I can touch your face... the rest..." "Darling..." Alice revealed an extremely evil smile.

The Source of Darkness cared nothing for life or death because their essence was just a bundle of negative energy.

Watching the master's heart that had fallen into death for the sake of fulfilling his desires, the Source of Darkness felt pleasure.

"Love you~" A false statement that the master could smile at.

By consuming the fresh flesh and blood of the master's lower body, Alice, through Wetbliss' twisted structure, experienced a momentary burst of power.

Dodging a fatal blow from the approaching Onigashima at the last moment, Alice swung her giant sword horizontally, unleashing another powerful shockwave towards Onigashima's location.

With one round trip, the forest that had already been reduced to nothing was once again turned upside down by this impact, with even the soil being overturned.

In the midst of the swirling sand and dust, everyone watched as a tiny black shadow flew off into the distance.

"Escaped?"

Master and Alice fled in the swirling sandstorm, while Onigashima released the bloodhound.

"Hahaha!! Hahahaha!!"

Marcina was still laughing.

"Stop laughing, that creature we just encountered clearly transformed from the Source of Darkness. If it were to reach a nearby village..."

The maid sister ignored the grimacing archmage and spoke to the once-hero Sophie.

But Sophie just looked into the distance with cold eyes.

"I'm not interested."

With that, Sophie turned and walked away.

"Hahaha~ It's really hilarious~"

Marcina covered half her mouth and chuckled.

"But we don't need to pursue. By letting it go, we may have a chance to come back stronger in the future."

"What?!"

Not only did Marcina, even Onigashima put away the bloodhound and followed Sophie out.

"Aren't you going after her?"

"Not excited."

"Isn't she your prey?"

"Why are you suddenly concerned?"

"What?!"

Onigashima exposed the truth with a single sentence, the maid sister had no reason to care about the Source of Darkness's whereabouts.

"And also..."

Onigashima hands in pockets, turned away from the maid.

"That's not my prey. I... only hunt vampires."