Now We Can Talk, Right?

"Ha ha ha ha..."

In the dense forest, Meli, carrying the puppy-shaped Demon Beast, ran through it at top speed.

The goal was simply to get away from that extremely dangerous area as quickly as possible.

"Wh... what?! What is that...?!"

Recalling that cold and terrifying blade, right before her eyes, that sliced the surrounding area in two, almost grazing her nose, Meli felt nothing but fear.

"Elsa never said anything like that!"

During this time, Meli has been operating in secret, spending a lot of time contacting Rem and casting Curse Arts on Rem, all in order to get rid of Rem.

Meli was confident that Rem, who had been cursed with such a large amount of curse, could not possibly be saved.

Next, the people in the Roswaal Mansion would frequently send people to investigate the matter of the deceased servant.

If Meli could devise a way to cast Curse Arts on each of these people, cursing them all to death in the Roswaal Mansion, then in the end, the Earl of Roswaal would no longer be able to sit still and would definitely have to take action himself.

At that time, Meli could take the opportunity to sneak into the mansion and kill Emilia.

That's right.

Meli's target is Emilia.

Like Elsa, Meli accepted the commission to assassinate one of the candidates for the Royal Selection.

Although she doesn't possess Elsa's formidable combat abilities, Meli herself has the power to control Demon Beast. Once she starts controlling Demon Beast, the threat she poses is definitely no less than Elsa's, and may even surpass Elsa.

If it weren't for her fear of Roswaal and Elsa's warning to be wary of Fang Li, Meli could have easily infiltrated Aram Village, quietly destroyed all the barriers, and brought a large number of Demon Beast to the Roswaal Mansion to launch a surprise attack and kill the target.

As a result, because of the presence of Fang Li and Roswaal, Meli cautiously carried out the mission in this way.

Just when Meli thought that Rem was doomed and that all she had to do was follow the plan to complete the mission smoothly, suddenly, Meli felt that all the spells she had set up in Rem's body had been erased.

This surprised Meli, and without thinking, she immediately led the puppy Demon Beast into the forest.

Meli was certain that now that the people from the mansion had discovered the existence of the Curse Arts and successfully eliminated it, they would definitely come to Aram Village to investigate.

With Rem's testimony, the chances of Meli being discovered will be much higher.

So, out of caution, Meli hid in the forest, keeping the Demon Beast with her to eliminate their presence and scent, waiting for another opportunity.

However, Meli did not expect that Fang Li would actually lead his men to break in and use such terrible methods to kill almost all the Demon Beast she controlled.

Not to mention, after finding the puppy Demon Beast, Fang Li immediately became certain that he was nearby.

That's how it is...

"It's as if they could see right through my every move!"

A terrifying power.

Terrifying wisdom.

Terrible methods.

A terrifying person.

Horrible!

Horrible!

Horrible!

"We... we must leave this place!"

Meli made up her mind.

So, Meli just ran for her life.

Unfortunately, while Meli's ability to control Demon Beast was indeed rare, her own strength was not as great as Elsa's.

Even Elsa's speed is far Fang Li's, so how could Meli possibly escape?

In addition, there's Rem's sense of smell and Ram's Thousand Mile Eye...

"Where can you possibly run to?"

"————!"

The sudden words made Meli's heart tremble, and she quickly stopped in her tracks.

"Ugh...!"

The next second, the puppy-like Demon Beast in Meli struck a threatening pose again, baring its teeth and snarling at the front.

"Smack..."

Ahead, a tree branch was snapped in two by a foot.

Suddenly, Fang Li appeared in front of them, looking at Meli who was holding the puppy Demon Beast, the dagger in his hand gleaming with a cold light.

Behind him, Rem and Ram followed closely, panting and disheveled, clearly having expended considerable effort to keep up with Fang Li's pace.

"You...!"

Meli involuntarily took a step back, shrinking her neck in fear.

Fang Li merely glanced at the puppy Demon Beast in his arms and said regretfully, "If you had abandoned that dog and tried to escape by eliminating your aura and scent like before, it might have taken some effort to find you. Unfortunately, you seem reluctant to give up this card and have been carrying it with you, which has allowed Rem and Ram to find you easily."

In other words, although Rem and Ram did not smell or see Meli's scent or figure, the scent and smell of the puppy in their arms were detected.

"That's your trump card, isn't it?"

Fang Li spoke to Meli with a half-smile.

"If I take out your card too, will you be able to surrender obediently?"

Meli did not answer this question.

No.

It should be said that Meli was no longer in the mood to answer.

The Killer Demon was right in front of him, and he was even smiling at him.

There is nothing more terrifying than this.

Even if Meli is an assassin, it's still the same.

So, Meli simply gave the order loudly.

"Go now!"

With that, Meli forcefully tossed the puppy in her arms into the air.

"Zheng—!"

The next moment, the puppy that had been tossed into the air suddenly burst into a blinding light, and its body began to swell.

Its cute appearance seemed to have been torn apart, and it vanished completely.

Its small body gradually grew larger and became ferocious and terrifying.

The puppy's Demon Beast swelled and grew larger, eventually transforming into a gigantic, vicious dog.

Its size is comparable to that of a building.

Looking at the gigantic Demon Beast, Fang Li narrowed his eyes slightly and suddenly smiled.

"Bang—!"

With a loud thud, Fang Li rode the Explosive Wind, his figure transforming into a streak of light as he darted toward the enormous, vicious dog.

"Gaa ga...

A high-pitched roar expanded from the other party's mouth, shaking the air.

The blade gradually flashed as it faced the frantically roaring giant dog.

"Flash Sheath - Hell Gate!"

Countless blades flashed in mid-air simultaneously, their blinding arcs instantly engulfing the enormous Demon Dog.

"Puff puff puff puff puff—!"

Countless blades of light sparked countless slashes.

The enormous Demon Beast was thus cut into chunks of flesh, which lay silently in the sea of blood.

Blood splattered in front of Meli.

"Bang..."

Meli's legs went weak, and she collapsed to the ground, her face filled with horror.

"So..."

Fang Li stood in front of Meli, holding a dagger and pointing it at the girl who had collapsed there.

The Ice-Blue Demon Eyes were cold and ruthless.

"Can we talk now?"