"Exterion!"
Just as Hans freely scattered a curtain of poisonous rain, ravaging the battlefield, a sharp cry suddenly rang out.
"Clang—!"
Immediately afterward, a sword flash like a brilliant streak of light tore through the sky and struck Hans like a slashing blow.
"Slash—!"
Amid the sound of the strike, Hans's laughter abruptly stopped, and his tall body was cleanly cut into two.
However, what emerged from the severed halves of Hans's body was neither a spray of blood nor entrails and flesh, but only viscous liquid.
Before long, the liquid writhed and fused back together on its own, restoring Hans to his original form.
"Have some more interesting people finally arrived?"
Hans casually twisted his neck and looked ahead.
There, Alice stood facing Hans with the Holy Sword in hand, determination shining on her youthful, pretty face.
"This ends here, officer of the Demon Lord's Army."
Her voice was soft, light, and adorable, yet it carried an inexplicable force that made people instinctively want to believe her.
"Princess Alice...!?"
"Your Highness...!?"
On the battlefield, the kingdom's soldiers who had been fleeing in panic all cried out in shock at the sight.
No one had expected the princess to appear at a time like this and confront an officer of the Demon Lord's Army head-on.
Even Kureia, Rain, and Mikoto Kyoya hurried over from the rear with a large force.
"I see. So you're the princess of this kingdom."
As though he had realized something, a trace of anger surfaced on Hans's rugged face.
"Perfect. If I eat you, I'll be able to vent my anger too!"
The fury in Hans's explosive voice made it clear that this officer of the Demon Lord's Army was truly enraged.
"Princess Alice!"
At that moment, Kureia and the others finally reached Alice's side.