Vol. 1 - Ch. 32 - Lynn Gets Kidnapped

Looking at the assertive Lynn, Griffin's wrist, which was about to flip and throw the flying knives, froze.

His breathing, which was steady from years of training, now showed obvious fluctuations.

Faced with this situation, Elysia's entire body was still poised with magic, ready to strike.

She had no idea of the opponent's origin, but one thing was very clear to her.

And that was that her instincts told her that the other party was extremely dangerous.

Furthermore, Lynn, this unscrupulous bastard, was shamelessly hiding behind her, a woman, so she had to remain vigilant at all times.

Seeing this, Lynn revealed a smug smile.

‘Very good, everything is going according to plan.’

Griffin closed his eyes, as if weighing the pros and cons.

However, the moment his eyelids closed, a cold glint instantly flashed from his wrist.

【D-Rank Battle Aura Fluctuation detected, weapon enchantment detected】

The next moment, a flying knife transformed into an arc-shaped trajectory and abruptly flew toward Lynn's lower leg.

"Waah!"

Lynn, who was startled, let out an exaggerated shout.

However, he was not a naive person either. He had always been prepared for this kind of possible attack.

Lynn's hand, which had been placed behind Elysia's side waist, immediately pressed against her and exerted force.

"???"

Under the techniques of the ancient martial art, a bewildered Elysia was instantly pulled to the position where the flying knife was coming.

【E-Rank Magic Fluctuation, Flame Shield taking shape】

Scorching flames transformed into a flowing membrane of light, surrounding her body.

The instantly erupting flame shield, like a perfect parry in a game, deflected the sharp flying knife through a momentary burst.

In this round of confrontation, no one was harmed...

"Ahhh! It hurts!"

Lynn clutched his left hand, which had just been on Elysia's slender waist, and let out a mournful cry.

Elysia had difficulty controlling the coverage of her flame shield, so it had been a full-body burst just now.

"Serves you right!"

The embarrassed and angry witch, her side waist still somewhat numb, cursed through gritted teeth.

"To be unable to break through a shield of that level? It seems my physical condition is indeed quite poor."

Griffin's slightly self-deprecating voice sounded out. Then he flicked the other flying knives in his hands, about to continue his attack.

"I said stop! Why are you attacking me!"

Lynn continued to speak, not giving up, while blowing on his left hand.

"Why? The reason is very simple."

Griffin spread his hands, which were holding the flying knives:

"If you really can detoxify poisons, once I've captured you, you can still detoxify me."

‘That makes so much sense, Lynn was completely unable to refute it.’

"Then, the warm-up should be over."

Griffin let out a hoarse laugh, then crossed his hands over his chest and crouched down, leaning forward.

'He's coming!'

Elysia, realizing the crisis, activated her flame shield again, preparing to receive an all-around flying knife attack.

However, the imagined attack did not arrive.

【D-Rank Battle Aura Fluctuation, leg strength enhancement】

She only felt a gust of wind assault her. By the time Elysia realized something was wrong and tried to spread her flame-wreathed arms like a mother hen protecting her chicks, it was already too late.

By the time she turned her head, Lynn had already been picked up like a little chick and slung over the other party's shoulder.

"Gah! Elysia, save me!"

"Please calm down, Lord Baron. My goal from the beginning was to take you away without bloodshed."

Griffin, carrying Lynn on his back, quickly ran towards the stairs.

Lynn's lower body perfectly blocked his back, so the fire witch behind him wouldn't dare to use magic to stop him... right?

【E-Rank Magic Fluctuation, Fireball is taking shape】

"???" x2

Feeling the magic fluctuation behind him, Griffin shouted anxiously:

"Wait! The Baron of Blackstone is on my shoulder! Do you want to attack him along with me?"

"Stop! Elysia! Do you want to burn down our house!"

Hearing Lynn's heartbroken words, Elysia's magic faltered.

That's right, burning him to death was a small matter, but burning down her father's castle was a big deal.

"Damn it."

Elysia had a look of unwillingness on her face.

Sensing that the magic had receded, Griffin immediately quickened his pace, and in the blink of an eye, he had reached the staircase.

And then, he violently collided with something moving so fast it was a blur.

"Ugh!"

"Awoo!"

His body, in its poor condition, was sent flying backward on the spot.

Fortunately, he had Lynn to cushion his back, so he himself did not suffer too much impact.

"So painful... and it stinks."

Iyanna, covering her face, spun around in pain at the top of the stairs.

Just now, after repeatedly reading through the parchments dozens of times, Daina had finally made up her mind and told the drowsy girl to go find Lynn.

As a result, as she followed the scent up, she ended up colliding with Griffin.

"Mmm! Boss! Growl, who are you!"

Iyanna, tears welling up in the corners of her eyes, disregarded the nosebleed from the impact. After seeing the situation in the darkness clearly, she immediately growled and blocked the staircase.

"I... yanna..."

Lynn, who was half-dead from the impact of the collision, weakly called for help.

"Tsk, this is troublesome now."

Griffin rubbed his chest, his eyes gradually turning cold.

Just the collision earlier had made him understand that his current physical condition was about the same as this demi-human who had Battle Aura.

If he got entangled, then all his previous efforts would be wasted.

"Well, Lord Baron, I hope your body is still sturdy."

He took a deep breath, and then suddenly charged forward.

Just as Iyanna was about to block him, she discovered that his direction was not the stairs at all, but the railing on the side.

In a flash, Griffin threw Lynn, who was on his shoulder, off the staircase railing.

"Ugh ahhh!"

The intense feeling of weightlessness scared Lynn into screaming.

"If you block me, your boss will fall straight down."

Griffin smiled faintly and also jumped down from the railing.

Iyanna, relying on her excellent instincts, realized that what the other party said was true, so she could only grit her teeth and follow, flipping over the railing.

"Thump!"

While falling, Griffin's foot suddenly kicked off the railing behind him, achieving acceleration, thus managing to grab Lynn again before he hit the ground.

"Gurgle gurgle..."

Looking at Lynn, who was already foaming at the mouth, Griffin did not hesitate and continued to sprint downstairs.

"Mmm! Boss! Stop!"

The anxious wolf girl followed behind on all fours, but she was no match for the professionally trained killer from the Blood Snake Society.

Seeing the distance between them growing wider and wider, and Griffin had already flashed to the last staircase leading to the first floor, it seemed that the current situation was hopeless...

"Oh my, my~ Lord Lynn, you look quite pathetic in this state~"

A charming voice came from ahead.

Griffin abruptly raised his head and saw a tall figure standing on the first step of the first floor.

Looking at that squinty-eyed face, propped up by a hand and full of smiles, he did not slow his steps at all.

Because on the other party, he could not detect any aura of extraordinary power.

"How annoying~ When facing a girl, you shouldn't rush up so quickly."

The demi-human female, swaying her fox tail, charmingly clasped her hands together.

And then, she gently took off a ring from the little finger of her right hand.

The next moment, a powerful Battle Aura suddenly erupted from her voluptuous body.

"Let big sister teach you the proper way to get along with girls~"

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