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

have found a trace of the previous civilization. Hence, I'm going to order all of you to carry everything to the nearest city. We'll use the temperature of the night to

ice. It was probably

use the group to escape?" After seeing the current situation, Qiel felt like Noel's plan wasn't so simple. "No, they don't seem to be using them to escape. If that's the case, the future Ardagan Family will bear the wrath of the Atracaeca Kingdom as well. After all, those ice statues are valuable resources.

she saw

but she could also see the flow of Spiritual Energy. And currently, there was a change in the middle of the

patiently, fully knowing that Dimitri would leave the crowd and make a run

is in the south. I'm currently in the west, and Nelfer is waiting for them in the east. The ruin might not be big, but they still have to loop around if they want to go to the north." Qiel smirked. She had positioned perfectly, limiting Noel and Dimitri's

Dimitri suddenly

see the shadow that used the darkness to cover its presence, moving in Nelfer's direction. She thought she managed to read Dimitri completely and aimed at him,

or not. There was a chance that Noel was hiding among the crowd or even staying in the ruin to wait

she was still thinking, Dimitri made an abrupt change. He suddenly stopped and

direction to the town. Did he notice Nelfer and change his direction? Or…" Qiel gasped, thinking of another

shadow form, but that was enough

Nelfer wouldn't notice

for him, Qiel wouldn't allow

surprised me, but you haven't exceeded my imagination," Qiel smirked and released her bow. She had

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

had reached its direction. But since the distance was extremely far away, there was a small window

Boom!

arrow exploded, startling

the arrow, albeit barely. The effect was shown when the shadow stopped for a moment

on its way before Qiel released another

could avoid that." Qiel clicked her tongue, but her annoyed expression soon turned into a smile as she said, "But… that shot is not to

came to a halt. A figure suddenly fell

Bam!

punch was so strong that it caused an eruption. All the sand on the surface was kicked

the shadow had to revert