Chapter 397 (1/2)

Hearing the news, Roland was shocked

Rushi+ng after Leaf he couldn't even attempt to question her further until they had reached the castle's backyard As he stepped out of the castle he saw Lightening dragging two dead dehness, look, on!” Seeing the prince, the little girl juht into Roland's arms ”We defeated the demons!”

”No one is hurt?” Roland asked

”No, everyone is fine” Lightning looked up, her eyes sparkling with eagerness and hopes of praise Her hed Seeing her look of sheer joywhy no one had reported seeing the delad there are no injuries, but what just happened exactly?”

The three witches all replied at once Roland had to listen for a long while before he was able to piece together what had happened

The way they told it ht seem easy and it was over quickly However, there were ie had not been able to withstand the impact of the electric arc, or if the demons had been able to shake off Leaf's restraints, the consequences would have been unthinkable

”Don't you ever do anything like that again” Nightingale couldn't keep quiet any longer Stepping froht with demons is to leave us With Sylvie, there is no escape”

”But on,” Lightning said while pouting

”I call it du to be hit?” Nightingale countered sternly, ”I taught you to use a gun so you could protect your sisters and self Instead, you drag the dropped her head in contrition and said, ”I rong”

”And you,” Nightingale said turning to Maggie, ”You know you are obligated to fly back and report and yet you chose to stay? If you ive you anyie's head drooped, too

'Nightingale is indeed the toughest witch fighter Border Town has to offer,' Roland thought, giving Nightingale a glance of approval Then he said, ”Well, as long as it was just this once Go and bring Tilly and Agatha to me It's time for us to examine our new trophies”

In the castle's basement, on the cold stone floor lay two bodies stripped bare, their shabby clothes and s stacked beside the her nose, hoping to block the fetid stench

”They don't look stronger than ordinary people,” Ashes said, twitching her luh opponent, with or without ic powers A senior demon or even a Transcendent would wear a God's Stone of Retaliation,” she stated frowning Looking over at Roland she then said ”They really showed up near the town?”

”Pretty much, Leaf said they were less than two miles from the town's city walls” Roland nodded his response while looking at the bodies displayed before him

The de powerful liht blue One of the bodies appeared to be severlyfrom its collapsed chest It looked almost as if it had been crushed by a stea's narrative, Roland could ale