Raid!

The following day, as Zhu Ming Yue was about to embark on the perilous raid ahead of her, she noticed something unexpected. Shun was awfully calm, with no signs of worry on his face.

“ I’ll be going now. “ She said while looking at Shun to get a reaction from him, which she did as she wanted.

Saying calmly and confidently in his tone, he inferred in the simplest way possible, “ Get back safely! Everyone in this household and I will eagerly await your return. “

Somewhat touched by Shun’s words, Zhu Ming Yue blushed slightly before turning away and getting on the carriage. As the carriage left the premises, Shun mumbled silently, “ Good luck on this raid, my favorite! “

Meanwhile, in the Sienna region, Zhu Zhi Rong and Lidian Hyster arrived and looked at the state, which was very bad in itself. The monsters were going on a rampage and the civilians were terrified and feared for their lives.

As they ran as if their lives depended on it, Lidian Hyster was just about to carry on his magic power when Zhu Zhi Rong unexpectedly stopped him from doing so.

“ What are you doing? “ She inquired from him assertively. Looking at her, he asked hypothetically, “ What do you mean by your question, Zhi Rong? “

Retorting hypothetically, she said, “ What were you just about to do before I stopped you? “

Retorting without hesitation, he said, “ I was about to carry on my mission by getting these monsters under control. “

“ And why would you do that? “

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Confused all the more by those words, Lidian was about to ask for clarification when Zhu Zhi Rong forwarded, “ Did you seriously think the emperor sent us here to aid my sister? “

“ Do you mean that—-------? “

Understanding things at last, she continued, “ His words had a double meaning which you might not have understood at the time. Why else do you think he would have sent us on this perilous raid along with Ming Yue? “

“ If you ask me, the emperor was probably giving us a second chance to carry out our mission to the end. “ She said assertively.

On the road toward the region of Sienna, the carriage that was carrying Zhu Ming Yue suddenly had an issue as it stopped advancing without warning.

“ What’s going on? Why have we stopped? “ She inquired from her driver, who retorted, “ The carriage broke down, my lady. Stay inside while I take a look! “

Getting off the horse, the driver checked on the carriage state while Zhu Ming Yue subconsciously thought, “ The carriage suddenly breaking down on the way can’t be a coincidence. Not only that, but I didn’t see Zhi Rong around this morning. Could this be her doing? “

“ Why would she do that, though? What sinister plan is she plotting? “

In the region of Sienna, Zhu Zhi Rong, and Lidian Hyster were rendering the monsters even more threatening than they already were by infecting them with their ominous magic.

“ Let’s see how you’re going to deal with this, my dear sister! “ Zhu Zhi Rong harbored an ominous aura.

Back to the road, Zhu Ming Yue got out of the carriage and looked at the sky. Hearing a sudden thunder, she had a strange premonition that things were about to get ugly.

Looking at her driver eagerly working to repair the carriage, she said, “ I’ll go on ahead! As for the carriage, leave it and walk back to the mansion! “

“ But I can’t let you head into danger alone, my lady. “ He inferred.

A moment of silence occurred and then suddenly, out of nowhere, Zhu Ming Yue took on her vampire form. Glaring at her driver in her most powerful form, she inferred, “ Do you think I’m that easy to kill? “

Feeling the shudder going through his spine, the driver was petrified in place and couldn’t say anymore. Coldly staring at him, she inferred at him, “ Return to the mansion, but don’t mention what happened here to anyone, understood? “

Still shivering from the fear she was harboring, he simply nodded and said, “ Understood, my lady! “

As her wings appeared, Zhu Ming Yue flew away toward the region of Sienna while the driver looked on.

In the region of Sienna, Zhu Zhi Rong and Lidian Hyster were happily enjoying the monsters creating even more havoc on their behalf. As the civilians kept on running for their lives, one kid unexpectedly fell to the ground, separating from his parents as a result.

As the monsters were dangerously approaching the kid, he watched in horror, unable to move. Closing his eyes, he was surprised when he didn’t hear his death coming, but instead heard a hurl coming from the monsters.

Zhu Zhi Rong and Lidian Hyster were equally surprised to see who had just turned up. Even more, was Zhu Zhi Rong who mumbled, “ How is that possible? How can she be here? “

Hearing her mumbling, Lidian Hyster required an explanation from her, and she said, “ Ming Yue shouldn’t have arrived here this fast. I made sure before hitting the road that wouldn’t be the case, so how come she’s here? “

Returning to the kid, as he slowly opened his eyes, he stumbled upon a vampire in front of him.

Bending to the kid’s level, Zhu Ming Yue asked out of concern, “ Are you alright, kid? “

Sensing the fear in the kid’s eyes as he suddenly started to tremble, Zhu Ming Yue was saddened. Getting up and turning away, she was surprised, however, when the kid she just saved from a premature death touched her clothes from behind.

“ Thank you. “ He mumbled. “ Thank you for saving my life, Miss Vampire. “

Delighted to hear positive words for the first time in her life, Zhu Ming Yue slightly grinned. “ Saving you was my duty, kid, so you don’t have to thank me. “

Momentarily later, the kid’s parents arrived and took him away. The kid looked backward as the distance between them expanded.

Taking on the monsters, Zhu Zhi Rong and Lidian Hyster watched on as Zhu Ming Yue took on the monsters without breaking a sweat.

“ Is this the same Ming Yue from a few months ago? “ Lidian commented on Zhu Ming Yue’s tantamount strength.

Noticing his gaze, Zhu Zhi Rong glared at him, “ Am I mistaken or are you impressed by Ming Yue? “

Backtracking after hearing such words, he inferred, “ What are you talking about? How could I be impressed by her? “

“ I’m just taking notice of how this power could have been ours had we succeeded back then. “

Looking on, Zhu Zhi Rong gathered her magical powers in one hand. Seeing the overflow of power emanating from her, Lidian asked, confused, “ What are you doing now? “

“ Let's rectify our mistakes and take back what’s rightfully ours! “ She said, sternly.

“ In that case, it should be right that I help you attain our goal. “

Gathering both their powers in one hand, Lidian and Zhi Rong brought forth monsters even stronger than the ones Zhu Ming Yue had just defeated.

About to turn back to head to the next town, Zhu Ming Yue heard menacing rows behind her.

“ What are these things? “

At the mansion, the driver returned. Thomas, being the first to spot him, asked, “ How come you’re back here so soon? “

Recalling Zhu Ming Yue’s threatening words, the driver said, “ I’ve carried Lady Ming Yue to her destination. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ll go freshen up. “

The driver left in a jiffy before Thomas could ask any further questions from him. Finding the attitude of the driver to be quite suspicious, Thomas looked out the window and instantly froze on the spot. “ Where’s the carriage? “

At the same time, Shun was sorting out files by order of importance when the study was forced open. Barging inside the study was Thomas Clover, and he looked extremely anxious.

“ Sir Song, it’s terrible! “ He said, alarmed, to which Shun asked, noticing his state, “ What is? “

Inferring to him how the driver had returned earlier than usual and how the carriage was nowhere to be seen, Shun inferred, “ You’re worried over nothing, Sir Clover! Lady Ming Yue isn’t so weak that just anyone could dispose of her at will. “

Touched by Shun’s words of confidence, Thomas calmed down his emotions and walked away from the study so that Shun could carry on with his impending work.

Shutting the door, Mia appeared out of the system and asked her host, [How come you’re not even a slight bit worried, Master? You saw the status window, didn’t you?]

Five hours earlier, before Thomas barged inside the study, Shun noticed an anomaly coming from Zhu Ming Yue and unlike normally, he didn’t panic but instead remained calm.

Rewind to the present, Mia said, [Zhu Ming Yue is in perilous danger. Aren’t you going to save her?]

Retorting to Mia’s assertive words, Shun uttered as follows, “ Zhu Ming Yue will come out victorious. I just know it. “

Saying confidently, Mia simply looked on without retorting anything back.

Back in the region of Sienna, Zhu Ming Yue was throwing magical balls at the present monsters in front of her, but none of her attacks had the slightest effect on the monsters.

“ What’s going on? Why isn’t my magic having any effect on these monsters? “ She mumbled.

Zhu Zhi Rong and Lidian Hyster, who were hidden at the time, were watching from a safe distance as things unfolded with their very eyes.

“ Zhu Ming Yue is starting to tire out. Soon enough, she’ll be at our mercy. “ Lidian Hyster grinned sinisterly.

Zhu Zhi Rong on the other hand wasn’t sharing his enthusiasm. “ What’s wrong? I thought you’d be happy now that you’re only steps away from eliminating Ming Yue and acquiring her powers for yourself. “

“ She won’t be so easily defeated! “

Zhu Zhi Rong made her thoughts known as she recalled her half-sister’s overwhelming strength.

“ She has awakened as a vampire, and it’ll take more than that to take her down. “

Back to Zhu Ming Yue’s current fight, she was starting to feel exhausted, and her drive started to slow down as a result.

“ How am I going to defeat them? “

Feeling helpless and about to give up, she heard a familiar voice from a considerable distance. “ Don’t give up, Miss Vampire! “

Turning back, Zhu Ming Yue stumbled upon the kid she saved earlier. Not only him, but all the civilians were present at the scene.

“ Don’t give up, Miss Vampire! “ The kid hurled once more for her to hear.

Gaining back her confidence thanks to the kid’s encouraging words toward her, Zhu Ming Yue looked on at the monsters and that’s about when she noticed something she was too panicked to see earlier.

Throwing magic balls at the monsters once more, she watched as her magic balls passed through them without causing any damage. “ These strange-looking monsters were created out of magic. That’s why magic has no effects on them, let alone my powers. “ She mumbled.

“ That means, the ones behind these are Lidian Hyster and Zhi Rong. “ She fumed in anger. “ No matter, they’re going to regret ever provoking me in such a manner. “

Drawing out her sword from its sheath, she strode before the monsters and slashed them in one swing. “ That’s how it’s done! “

Lidian and Zhi Rong were stunned, while the kid was delighted to see the monsters crouching on the ground.

“ Lidian and Zhi Rong must be hidden here somewhere. “ She mumbled as she tried to localize them.

Sensing an overflow of magic in the air, Zhu Ming Yue threw her magic balls at the spot where the magic was emanating, and a bang was heard.

Unfortunately for Zhu Ming Yue, she was unable to catch them as they flew away on the spot.

On the run, Zhu Zhi Rong commented, “ Not only was she able to defeat our minions, but she also managed to spot our presence. “

“ Zhu Ming Yue has gotten so strong in such a short time. If this continues, we might never come to acquire her powers. “ Lidian Hyster commented.

“ That’s not happening! “ She said, sternly. “ Until a few months ago, Ming Yue was on the brink of death, but suddenly things changed. Why is that? Because something unexpected occurred that we didn’t see coming. “

“ To gain back the advantage we’ve lost, we have to turn things back to how they were. “