System vs Rebirth

"Hmm?!" Qiel narrowed her eyes when she noticed another movement from the ruin's direction. "Wait, isn't that…"

Legolaz had first split the group into two. The first group entered the ruin with him while the second group maintained the security of the area.

The second group hadn't made any other moves, showing that they were waiting for Legolaz. Additionally, since a few hours had passed, the sky had begun to turn dark. Dimitri would become even more powerful during the dark. It was true that the brighter the light, the darker the shadow. But when it was dark, it would be hard to differentiate the shadow, making him able to blend in.

That was why Qiel had to be careful during the nighttime. It was clear that Dimitri was planning to make a run for it.

Qiel drew her bow, aiming at the ruin. Although she didn't plan to destroy the ruin, she would definitely shoot if Noel was there. Even Dimitri would have a hard time protecting Noel in this siege.

But this was the exact reason why any variable might ruin her plan.

And the first group that Legolaz brought in earlier began to emerge from the ruin. They were actually taking out a lot of frozen statues. Those figures had been covered in a thick layer of ice.

"Huh?" Qiel's body trembled. She had clashed with Dimitri a few times in the past. Dimitri might be clever, but not this clever.

She instantly saw through the trick that had transpired inside the ruin. The fact that the people brought out those fragile frozen people meant she couldn't shoot at the ruin.

While she could shoot a non-lethal arrow and just use shock waves to blow away normal people without killing them, she was practically a cannon. A single shot from her would produce an impact that would shatter the fragile ice statues.

If she truly shot them, it was the same as picking a fight against the Atracaeca Kingdom.

"Kh." Qiel gritted her teeth, realizing that Noel must be the one who thought about this plan. It seemed that the report of him outsmarting Laufey was not a lie. Ultimately, Qiel lowered her bow while keeping on the lookout.

She might not be able to shoot, but she could still order the people to move.

"You guys get ready. The moment I find a single trace of that little brat, you're going to chase after him."

The Devil Bishops and Devil Inspectors nodded their heads furiously.

More and more ice statues were brought out from the ruin. Obviously, the ice statues piqued everyone's interest, so they ended up surrounding the first group, trying to get a look at these statues.

and Dimitri. This was basically the battle of wits between Qiel and

have found a trace of the previous civilization. Hence, I'm going to order all of you to

shocked everyone, but the night in the desert was extremely cold. So, it was indeed perfect to maintain the ice. It was probably the reason why Noel negotiated with Ramuer at dusk. He wanted to give the

so simple. "No, they don't seem to be using them to escape.

thought about it, she saw a

from far away, but she could also see the flow of

aimed her bow at the crowd. She was waiting patiently, fully knowing

them in the east. The ruin might not be big, but they still have to loop around if they want

Dimitri suddenly launched himself

is!" Qiel could see the shadow that used the darkness to cover its presence, moving in

a chance that Noel was hiding

abrupt change. He suddenly stopped and changed his

direction? Or…" Qiel gasped, thinking of another possibility. "That

but that was enough to make

wouldn't notice him changing

wouldn't allow him

haven't exceeded my imagination," Qiel smirked and released her bow. She had to shoot

cannon. But because the arrow was made of light, it left a trail

was extremely far away, there was a small window of time that allowed

Boom!

arrow exploded,

the arrow, albeit barely. The effect was shown when the shadow stopped for a moment as if it was trying to get its

the shadow continued on its way

clicked her tongue, but her annoyed expression soon turned into a smile as she said, "But… that shot

had just left Qiel's firing range came to a

Bam!

an eruption. All the sand on the surface was

the shadow had to revert to