"Is there still no news from the Hunter Corps?"
The Elf King, seated on his throne, asked while holding a wine glass.
"No, Your Majesty!"
"They're all useless!"
The Elf King smashed the wine glass he was holding onto the ground.
"Send people to investigate thoroughly what exactly happened."
"As you command!"
"Also, have the local administrators investigate this matter together."
"Send Holy Church believers to participate as well. Isn't Shadow Garden trying to be our enemy? Then let them experience what it feels like to have the whole world against them."
The Hunter Corps.
It comprised one hundred First-Rank Children of Diabolos.
Their strength was not to be underestimated.
However, at this moment, they were all despairing at the scene before their eyes.
Just ten minutes ago, following the beastmen's tracking, they found one of Shadow Garden's members.
The opponent was a beastman.
She had black ears.
She didn't look very intelligent.
She wore a tight, black Slime Suit.
She had a very large wolf tail.
Two bells hung from it.
Those bells were Sino's birthday gift to Delta.
Delta didn't remember her birthday, so Sino took the day he met Delta as her birthday.
Delta looked at the group of people before her with an unintelligent gaze.
Delta's order was to kill everyone in the Hunter Corps, but she didn't recognize the Hunter Corps.
"You're Sara, right!"
One of the beastmen, led by a dog leash, prostrated himself on the ground and spoke.
"I didn't expect you to still be alive. Join us! We'll give you endless meat to eat."
"Who are you?" Delta asked.
"Sara, I'm Brota! Don't you remember? I'm your 324th older brother!"
"I can't remember, but you do have Father's scent on you."
"So, Sara, come with us! As long as you leave Shadow Garden, you'll have endless wealth and glory."
"First, my name is Delta. Second, I am one of Shadow Garden's Seven Shadows. Lastly, Alpha-sama's order is for me to kill all The Order members who were tracking us. I think they're called the 'Hunter Corps'."
Delta spoke very normally, seeming much smarter than before.
Of course, that was thanks to Sino.
Sino had made Delta much smarter with a special folk remedy.
Details of the folk remedy came from "The Stupid Little Sister Wants to Get Smarter."
"Delta, look at how many of us there are in the Hunter Corps. You're definitely no match for us. But if you join us, you'll be able to eat until you're full every meal. You can do whatever you want," the beastman Brota said.
"Delta only follows the strong. You are too weak. Even if you are Delta's 324th older brother, Delta will kill you.
Even if Father came, I would kill him too.
Father said the weak don't deserve to live.
Since you are my targets, let's begin!"
Delta looked at the one hundred beastmen and one hundred Diabolos Cult members with the eyes of a hunter looking at prey.
Most of the beastmen felt extreme fear just from Delta's gaze.
"Don't dream of doing it alone."
None of the one hundred Children of Diabolos present believed that Delta alone could defeat the entire Hunter Corps.
Even if a lower-ranked Knight of the Round Table came, they wouldn't be a match for everyone here combined.
Just as they were thinking this, Delta suddenly vanished from her spot.
The beastman who had just called Delta his sister suddenly had his heart pierced by a tail.
"Delta doesn't need weak older brothers."
Delta looked coldly at the dead beastman Brota.
The Hunter Corps Captain reacted immediately.
He slashed at Delta with a sword.
Delta swung her claws.
The Hunter Corps Captain was decapitated on the spot.
His head rolled to the ground, and his chest was also severed by the sharp claws.
"How could this be?!"
The Hunter Corps members stared in disbelief at the scene before them.
The Hunter Corps Captain, whose strength was unfathomable, was actually killed in an instant like that.
The Hunter Corps Captain's strength was comparable to a lower-ranked Knight of the Round Table.
He had never met an opponent in the entire Oly Elf Kingdom.
Even Beatrix, the War God, was not his match.
In the eyes of the Hunter Corps members, he was an incredibly powerful existence.
Yet, such an existence died effortlessly at Delta's hands.
"I'm not dreaming, am I? Captain-sama is actually dead."
Delta gave the crowd no time to react, charging into the group, killing one person with each strike.
Those Hunter Corps members had no ability to resist whatsoever.
An attack meant certain death.
Delta's movements were completely indiscernible.
In just one minute, over fifty of the Hunter Corps's two hundred-plus members had already died.
Some tried to escape; just a few meters out, all anyone saw was their headless corpse.
Everyone froze in place, not knowing what to do.
They couldn't escape, nor could they fight.
They could only watch in despair as their companions died one by one.
Blood splattered on the face of a First-Class Children of Diabolos.
He looked at the scene before him with fear.
"Am I dreaming?!"
The one-sided slaughter made it impossible for everyone to comprehend what was happening before them.
Since joining the Diabolos Cult, they had never seen such a powerful individual.
Even their boss, Durux, the Fourth Seat of the Round Table Knight.
He had never made them feel such terrifying pressure.
"Monster, monster!"
"She's a monster!"
"No, I don't want to die!"
Screams rose and fell.
However, the screams quickly ceased.
Because those people were all dead.
Many gradually lost their minds, completely broke down, and tried to escape.
"Alpha-sama's order is for me to kill all of you! Delta won't let a single one go!"
Delta's voice rang out.
Those who fled also turned into several pieces of mangled corpses.
The scene was extremely bloody.
Time passed second by second.
It was a complete death countdown.
Including the beastmen, the Hunter Corps had a total of 200 members.
Fifty people would die every minute.
Almost one person would die every second.
These people were not weaklings.
As long as the hidden forces didn't show themselves, these individuals were enough to wipe out a country.
For example, the Midgar Kingdom, famous for its Magic Swordsmen.
The deployment of the Hunter Corps was enough to wipe out the Midgar Kingdom; even Alexia was no match for the Hunter Corps.
But this elite unit was like wheat being harvested before Delta.
Dying in swathes.
They had no ability to resist whatsoever.
"Don't kill us, we surrender!"
"Please, we surrender!"
Many began to kneel and beg for mercy.
Although The Order was very harsh towards rebels.
But the prerequisite was that they could catch the traitors.
Delta's terrifying strength was enough to contend with The Order.
If they joined Delta, they might truly be able to survive.
Delta ignored those who knelt and begged for mercy.
She continued the slaughter.
Three minutes later, only 32 relatively pragmatic First-Rank Children of Diabolos remained, along with 46 beastman slaves.
Delta did not attack them immediately.
Instead, she released her magic power; terrifying magic power erupted from Delta.
A giant Magic Sword, formed from Delta's magic power, appeared before everyone.
The Magic Sword was square and looked quite crude.
But it was enormous; the shadow of the Magic Sword completely covered everyone.
These people were still congratulating themselves on surrendering, otherwise, facing such an opponent, they would have no way to survive.
Just as they were celebrating their survival, Delta swung the giant Magic Sword down towards everyone.
Such a large Magic Sword was no different from an ordinary sword in Delta's hands; the swinging speed was still very fast.
The surviving members of the Hunter Corps couldn't react at all.
The giant Magic Sword crushed everyone to death.
Delta's order was to kill everyone in this group.
As a beastman who believed in strength above all, Delta would not take prisoners.
She didn't move against them earlier because they had lost their will to fight, making them like fish on a chopping block, ready to be slaughtered.
There was no need to waste time on those people.
Prioritize eliminating those who tried to escape.
Finally, deal with those who surrendered.
Delta observed her surroundings.
There wasn't a single complete corpse; the most intact corpse was in four pieces.
"This way, there shouldn't be any reanimated corpses, right!"
Delta nodded in satisfaction.
She turned and left… Not long after, passing travelers discovered what had happened here and immediately informed the Elf Kingdom guards.
Soon, official personnel relayed the news back to the capital.
"What did you say?" The Elf King was furious.
"The entire Hunter Corps was annihilated. Not a single complete corpse was found on the entire battlefield. Some traces of the enemy were found: bloody footprints.
The opponent seems to have gone to the river to wash off the blood on her body, and then there were no more traces.
According to the results of professional investigation, all these people died from an enemy skilled in using claws, but 32 Hunter Corps members and 46 hunting dogs died of unknown causes, as if they were crushed to death by a giant heavy object."
The Elf King fell silent.
The opponent not only killed everyone but also remained completely unharmed.
Most importantly, not a single person on site escaped.
He himself was confident he could kill all these people, but making sure not a single one escaped, that was something he couldn't do.
"One person killed the entire Hunter Corps. It seems that person has made a move! Shadow Garden's strongest! Shadow."
Shadow loved to announce his name, and coupled with the name Shadow Garden.
It was easy for people to associate it with Shadow.
So, Shadow Garden's strongest should also be Shadow.
The Diabolos Cult believed this.
But the actual power holder of Shadow Garden was Phantom.
"As expected of the strong one who killed Fenrir, he truly has some tricks up his sleeve."
"How are the trap plans progressing?"
"Sir, everything is ready. We are just waiting for you to arrive."
"Good, very good! Then let's depart!"
...Sino had originally intended to wander through the forest.
But he hadn't gone far when he found himself lost.
No matter where Sino looked, all he could see were trees.
He had lost his way.
However, he could use magic power to pinpoint Gamma's location. He could lock onto Gamma's position and fly over at any time.
Milia and the two elves quietly followed behind Sino.
Although Sino was lost, he still seemed quite interested in exploring the forest.
Everywhere in the forest, there were creatures Sino had never seen before.
They had strange appearances, completely different from what Sino had seen in the Midgar Kingdom.
He would occasionally stop to watch two ants fight.
In the distant forest, birds were suddenly startled and all flew into the sky.
A creature was rapidly moving towards the group.
The two elves and Milia all drew their Magic Swords.
That thing was very fast.
The three were on high alert.
"Boss!"
Delta burst out from the woods and pounced on Sino.
She precisely tackled him, colliding into Sino.
Delta excitedly hugged Sino.
Her chest rubbed against Sino's face.
Delta used to like pouncing like this suddenly.
But she was disciplined by Sino, because Delta liked to pounce head-first.
And she had no intention of braking at all; it was a full-force headbutt.
Sino was once hit by Delta's head.
It felt like being hit by a dump truck.
The feeling Sino had when he was hit by a car before his transmigration was very similar to the feeling of Delta hitting him.
Although not fatal, it really hurt.
Sino taught Delta that even if she liked to pounce, she shouldn't hit his head with her head.
Delta didn't understand at all.
"Then I'll use a way Delta can understand. You're not allowed to hit my head with your head! But you can hit my head with *it*!"
Sino pointed to Delta's chest.
After that, every time Delta pounced on Sino, she would tackle him with her chest.
"Boss! Delta completed the mission Alpha assigned. Delta wants a reward that can make Delta smarter."
Delta said excitedly.
"Phantom-sama is amazing! To actually have something that can make people smarter, such a thing is unheard of!" Elf A said.
"As expected of Phantom-sama, to be able to obtain something that doesn't even exist in this world. It must be something one of the great ones created herself!" Elf B said.
"That's right! Many Mitsugoshi Company products come from Phantom-sama! Phantom-sama is too amazing!"
"I also really want that thing that can make people smarter. I'm often told I'm big-chested and brainless! Gamma-sama is also very big, so why is she so smart?!"
Hearing the two elves whisper.
Sino felt strange.
After all, the thing that could make Delta smarter was *that* thing.
Something that could only be understood, not explicitly stated.
Those two elves still wanted it.
"Ahem, you two, for now, please return to Gamma's side!" Sino said.
The two immediately knelt down.
"Phantom-sama, did we do something wrong?" Elf B said.
"We are very sorry, we shouldn't have spoken! Please don't send us away!" Elf A said.
The two immediately begged for mercy.
"It's not that reason, it's just…"
Sino found it a bit hard to explain, because that would destroy his revered image in their hearts.
Sino had once conducted a questionnaire survey while hiding his identity within Shadow Garden.
"Do you like Phantom-sama?" 90 percent of the people answered 'yes'.
Sino could use his magic power through contact to sense whether the other person was telling the truth.
The result was that everyone was telling the truth.
And in their hearts, Phantom-sama was incredibly powerful, noble, and amazing. Most people admired and adored him.
Of course, these two elves were no exception.
They both admired and adored Phantom.
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