Zongman: Beginning with the Killer Queen

Half an hour later.

Elquet, who had sorted out what had happened, and Artluchi, who had put on her clothes again, walked together at a subtle distance.

Even without the tense atmosphere, the relationship between the True Ancestor sisters could not be considered close, but because of the serious Roland between them, the two girls did not feel awkward about being enemies and becoming friends the next moment, even though they were fighting each other one moment.

Needless to say, Elquet.

Miss Heiji, who has a strong sense of self-esteem, may not be able to be as optimistic as her younger sister, but she will not lower her head in embarrassment as if she has done something wrong.

Even if there is no irreconcilable conflict, the fact that both of them are competitors for Tsukihime will not change.

What's more, it is much more difficult to make the arrogant Eltluqi bow to Elquet than to reconcile the conflict between the two.

However, after all, it is still a flower on the mountain top that has been with Roland and is still blooming after going through wind and rain.

Let’s not worry about how the wind and rain came about, but just as Roland had felt before, Artelluqi has indeed softened a lot now.

"In short, even so, don't expect me to stand on your side and become your helper. At most, I will remain neutral in the subsequent competition."

“…”

"What's wrong? Why do you have such a weird expression?"

Heiji frowned and glared at Roland.

The expression on the other person's face was a mixture of relief and surprise, just like an old father who had seen his child grow up.

"Nothing, I'm just a little impressed by your growth rate. We've only been apart for less than a month, and yet you've become so outstanding..."

Although Altluqi's expression was calm, Roland was sure that she was very serious.

She really intended to remain neutral as Elquet was caught in the center of the chaos.

Although it may seem a bit indifferent, in many cases, neutrality itself is a kind of stance.

When being hostile to both the White Wing Prince and Elquet, he did not add insult to injury to the other side, nor did he intend to stop fighting with the other side. Such neutrality can be called a high-level form of alliance.

Roland didn't mean to deny that he, as the lubricant, was the key to this.

But you have to know that last month, Artluchi, with the protection of the primate killer, would rather endure the humiliation of being treated as a maid and even being eaten up piece by piece by Roland using the sausage tactics, than give up the power to realize her dream.

If we say that in the past, Eltluci was able to obtain abilities that surpassed Zhu Yue in a certain sense, all relying on the unstable nature to burst out by chance, then the current girl, although not as strong as Elquet, already has the qualities of a monster that can reach the level of the Moon King as long as she works hard.

"I began to understand the idea of ​​the fruit farmer-type villain who deliberately lets the weak grow. This kind of change and surprise does have a fascinating charm."

Roland raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "Do you want me to give you a reward?"

When she heard the word "reward", Heiji's petite body trembled slightly, like a puppy that sat down obediently after hearing the dinner bell.

Then she reacted and looked at Roland who deliberately used such vague words, showing her sharp little canine teeth, looking embarrassed and annoyed.

"Reward! I want one too. I want one too! Don't be partial..."

However, before she could say anything, Elquet on the side spoke excitedly.

Although she is surprisingly tolerant of things like harem, and her possessiveness is not as strong as Mana Sakuragi, due to her innocent personality, Princess True Ancestor also has many moments of being rational.

"This has nothing to do with favoritism! And even if you do nothing, do you think this guy will let you go? His desires are like his bottom line, and they are endless!"

Altluchi couldn't help but complain loudly about her stupid sister.

But... even though she knew Roland was teasing her on purpose, the girl didn't say anything that was inconsistent with her words, such as "I don't mind."

She is the kind of person whose emotions come and go quickly. Even if she is not very frank, she is always honest with herself.

When she realized that she was trapped in the Wallachian night and had lost contact with her subordinates, in addition to the regret and anger of falling into the trap of the White Wing Prince, there was also a sense of relief and joy because she realized that Roland was also among them. The girl gradually recalled her own emotions.

"It's just that this idiot would fall so quickly, which is beyond my imagination. But now that I think about it, this is not the worst case scenario. Seeing you and Elquet do this at first sight is better than seeing you and Fufu like this."

"Fufu?"

Roland was slightly startled, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

While slowly taming Altruci, his relationship with Fufu developed by leaps and bounds.

It was even so intimate that even Artluchi, who didn't care about this aspect, felt a little jealous.

After all, as both were evil humans, they had similarities in their underlying logic, and there was also a clear relationship of strength and weakness, so much so that when Fu Fu noticed Roland's hand reaching out, she would consciously turn over on her belly without even saying hello.

but--

"No matter how cute she is, she is still a dog. What made you misunderstand me like this?"

Roland has always been a person who doesn't care about meat or vegetables, and he doesn't even care about Fury's humanoid body shape.

But there is a clear difference between this and actually playing as a pair with an animal.

Although there are similarities in origins and legends, he is not a god of the same level as Zeus.

"Oh, come to think of it, you don't know about this yet..."

Facing Roland's complaints, Artluci remained calm. She just stretched out her hand slightly, allowing the surging magic light and shadow to weave into exquisite images in the air. Although there was no imaginary materialization, it was like the transformation of a magical girl. She had long mastered the technique of using magic to form spiritual equipment like a heroic spirit.

"...What a beautiful girl?!"

Arquette exclaimed.

In the image woven by Artluki, an exquisite girl is reflected.

The cute face, pointed jaw, and doll-like beauty.

The long silver hair flows down softly from the back, and every strand of hair is full of beautiful luster, so that anyone who sees it can quickly distinguish the difference between this noble color and pure snow-white.

Although it was a somewhat rude action of crossing her arms over her chest, it only made the size of her chest more prominent.

Although the white robe was not thin and had a fluffy circle around the neck, one could not help but worry whether the trembling fabric would be torn.

Thanks to this, the beautiful curves of the girl's body are clearly outlined.

The curious and innocent expression on her pretty face further magnified her inhuman charm.

Both men and women will be unconsciously attracted by this seemingly irresistible, extraordinary temperament and appearance.

As Elquet said, even from the perspective of the Star Touch, this is a beautiful girl worthy of admiration.

"I see, that's what you mean..."

Roland muttered to himself and moved his gaze to the silver-haired girl's symmetrical hair that was slightly tied up at the base of her ears. On both sides of her hair were two raised animal ears.

If you are observant enough, you can see a tail behind the girl that is almost integrated with the snow-white skirt and looks very nice to touch.

"This girl is Fu Fu?"

"Yes, you also know that this child has a habit of imitating me in the past. That is why he was listed as the ancestor of the dead apostles by the church."

Artluqi stroked her forehead helplessly.

"After we separated that day, perhaps stimulated by something, she became even more aggressive. When I woke up one day, I found that she had transformed into a human form by her own power."

"There's nothing wrong with this, right?"

Roland's throat rolled as he stared at Fu Fu.

...No matter from which angle you look at it, it's impeccable. Does the beast have such a talent in this area?

If you think about it carefully, it seems to be true.

Among the human evils that have taken human form, the men are extremely powerful and the women are beautiful and charming.

"There's really nothing wrong with that. After all, humanoids have their conveniences."

"But this guy hasn't adapted to the new posture yet. Sometimes when he gets excited, he'll pounce on you like before, and even lick your face. It really gives me a headache. Just like you said, he's totally a dog."

Meeting Altluchi's distressed look, Roland nodded.

That’s right, no matter how beautiful it looks, a dog is still a dog. Even if it has a posture that is more suitable for thinking, it is at most slightly better than a certain ice fairy or water goddess.

People cannot, or at least should not...

Wait... I don't think I've been considered a human for a long time... hiss...

Roland held his chin up with a thoughtful look on his face, but Altluchi beside him hadn't noticed this and was still complaining.

"In order to prevent Fu Fu from being so rude when she meets you next time, I bought a lot of books on parenting and pet education, but they had no effect on her. After hearing what you said today, I can finally feel at ease. As expected..."

Artluqi breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

"Even if it's you, you wouldn't be tempted by Fu Fu, right?"

“…”

There was a long silence.

Roland looked serious, as if he was thinking about the end of the universe, and did not respond.

"Even if it's you, you wouldn't be tempted by Fu Fu, right?"

Miss Heiji's tone was somewhat doubtful.

"Ah... Looking closely, we have already reached the core of the dream. Um, this building..."

"That's such an abrupt way of changing the subject!"

"It's a bit strange. Why would White Wing set up its base here?"

Elquet also uttered a cry of surprise.

Although she wanted to grab Roland and ask him about it, but when she heard the heartless Elquet act in the same way, Eltluchi could only glare at Roland fiercely and turned away with a pout.

"Um?"

——It is a Baroque building.

Every brick and tile exudes a quiet and sacred atmosphere.

"church?"

Miss Heiji read out the name of the building in confusion.

Although the scale was that of an ordinary villa, similar to the scene when she and Roland first met, the history of the years could still be seen from the tiny marks on the walls and the door.

If she hadn't been the one leading the way, she would have probably suspected that this was another prank by Roland.

But the connection between the power and Wallachia has clearly shown her that this is the core of the Red Mist Incident and the base of the mastermind responsible for maintaining the direction of the incident.

Although someone of the ancestor of the dead apostles' level would not be restrained by the superficial rituals in the church, this did not seem like the style of the White Winged Lord.

It is hard to imagine that the other party, who insist that the Dead Apostles are a race superior to humans or are born as magicians, would choose to use the church as the venue for such an important ceremony.

"To be precise, it's the church in Liyuan."

Roland added.

"This is one of the bases of the Holy Church in Misaki Town. I later took over it. Although I didn't do it deliberately, I still left an exorcism barrier that is independent of the spiritual vein. It's okay for special spirits like True Ancestors, but for Dead Apostles, even if they have the power of the Ancestors, it is impossible for them to invade here by any means other than brute force."

Although there are countless unknown and strange trends in this world that even the power of restraint cannot predict, his words are still quite firm, as if this is the unshakable benchmark in the world.

“…”

Altluchi understood what Roland meant.

Although the Wallachian Night will change its appearance according to rumors, it will not distort details other than the target when it manifests. The fact that the parks and spiritual veins in the city have not been changed is proof of this.

In this case, it is obvious who can take over the existence inside without breaking the barrier.

"Arquette, I didn't sense any aura, did you?"

"I didn't feel anything."

Elquet shook his head. Although the ancestors of the Dead Apostles could not be identified by ordinary perception, they were as conspicuous as the moon in the night to those who also possessed the Principle Blood Ring.

In the past crises where multiple ancestors gathered together, it often started with one ancestor, and after the commotion got big enough, it attracted others as well.

But now, as a combat weapon specially designed for the execution of vampires, she did not sense any strange aura.

In other words, unlike what she had initially expected, Lord White Wing, the instigator of this incident, not only did not get involved, he did not even send out any of the Dead Apostles as insurance.

"Is it really the Holy Church?"

Artluqi was startled, and her strange red eyes flickered.

She was not surprised that the Holy Church was the mastermind. After all, given the church's style of preferring to kill the wrong person rather than let him go, it was not the first time for the church to play this role.

What really surprised the girl was that the church would actually cooperate with Lord White Wing.

Unlike a harmless existence like Mei Lian, when facing a vampire like the White Winged Prince who has clearly shown his ambition to replace humans and has a long criminal record, you can always trust the church's right and wrong.

"Why is this happening... Is this a trick, or is there a traitor in the church?"

"As for this question, we can find out by just going in and taking a look... since we are here now."

Roland was quite open-minded about this. He took the lead and walked forward, pushing open the heavy door.

Like all movies that reveal the truth, there is no light inside the church, and the doors and windows are tightly sealed, creating a sad and bleak atmosphere in the dim red night.

Of course, perhaps because they knew that this kind of mysterious behavior could not cause any terrifying sense of oppression to the True Ancestor sisters and the living saints of the time, the moment the three of them stepped into the door, a strange vibration sound was heard.

Click--click--click--click--

…

It was a crisp mechanical roar, like the sound of a motorcycle engine.

"What's that noise?"

Altluqi was a little confused. She was not surprised that the enemy was preparing a show of force, but she had never heard of such a sound.

"I know, it's that one! It appeared in the movie last night!"

On the contrary, Elquet, who was always regarded as a fool by her, guessed the answer at once, which made Miss Heiji, who claimed to be her elder sister, even more depressed.

"Do you want me to give you a heads up?"

Roland glanced in the direction of the voice, touched Altluchi's head with a smile, and looked amused.

"No, I have an impression of this thing, but I just haven't remembered it yet!"

Heiji shook her head, shook off Roland's hand, and looked intently into the shadows.

——The unknown enemy hid his entire body behind the wall, making it difficult for her to see clearly, but the weapons sticking out from the partition were not treated this way.

There were six black tubes that seemed to be tied together and slowly rotated like a wheel.

While rotating, it also makes a rhythmic mechanical sound.

Looks familiar...what is that thing...

She bit her lip and thought hard, but it was obvious that the enemy was not going to give her time to think.

The next moment, deep blue flames spewed out from the rotating black tube like a snake's tongue, completely engulfing the three people with a terrifying rain of bullets. (End of this chapter)