“The commoners remaining in the mansion should be detained until you depart. Once word gets out that we’ve arrived, soldiers will gather here. If that happens, it will be difficult for you to escape as well. Understand?”

“Yes, yes. We will do as you command. Yes, of course. That’s the way to go.”

Instead of the bewildered Countess, Ruela turned to the maid.

“You need to keep checking the party window. When I say it’s time to depart, bring the Count and the Lady and come straight to Maria Kuran’s mansion.”

After emphasizing this once again, she and her companions boarded the carriage and departed.

The streets were eerily deserted, thanks to people being too scared to venture outside due to the unusual situation.

As a result, it took less than ten minutes to reach Maria Kuran’s mansion.

Unlike usual, there weren’t many carriages coming and going, allowing them to quickly arrive at their destination.

Ruela, getting off the carriage, silently gazed at the grand mansion situated by the lakeside.

Inside, Maria Kuran and Ruela’s brother were present.

Dealing with Maria would be a walk in the park.

Regardless of her being Ruela’s former sister-in-law or whatever, it was a straightforward matter. However, it was different with Kamun Jajak.

Despite being turned into a monster, the hesitancy to kill him couldn’t be avoided due to his past connection as Ruela’s brother.

If possible, she wanted to escape after defeating Count Kuran without directly killing her brother.

But it was apparent that things wouldn’t go as she wished.

If they attacked Maria Kuran, undoubtedly Kamun Jajak, who was present with her, would also attack Ruela’s group. In that case, they would have to deal with both of them simultaneously.

Perhaps Ruela’s heavy-hearted feeling was conveyed to Kite and the other companions as well, as everyone was gazing at the mansion with serious expressions.

“Not an easy task, huh?”

Raphael’s concern was agreed upon by Mitchell.

“After all, she’s the daughter of Count Kuran. Also, she’s the last owner of the key. She must be incredibly powerful.”

“Well, let’s cut off the hand with the ring as soon as we enter. Then it should be easier to handle them, like during the Patago incident.”

Upon hearing Hazen’s suggestion, Kite nodded.

“No, think about the time with Balder. He was powerful even without wearing the ring. So, let’s not rely on the ring alone and be vigilant. Don’t get distracted or make mistakes by trusting the ring too much. Let’s go by the standard procedure. Everyone, get ready.”

As Kite’s command was issued, everyone used buff skills, as well as items such as food, potions, and flower powder.

After preparations were complete, Kite kicked the firmly closed iron gate with his foot and said, “Shall we go?”

As the door opened, lesser demons began to swarm out, similar to when Balder appeared.

“Oh? This is bad. Try closing the iron gate. It seems like it’s some kind of barrier that keeps these things at bay.”
When Hazen spoke hurriedly, Tien, who had entered last, quickly closed the door. Fortunately, there was no noisy commotion of demons clamoring to get out of the closed door. It seemed that the entire mansion was definitely protected by a barrier.

“Now, to celebrate reaching level 95, shall I show you a new spell I’ve learned?”

Amidst the colleagues killing the swarming lesser demons, Rafael suddenly shouted loudly.

“Hey, what are you trying to do?”

As Hazen asked with an displeased expression, Rafael tapped the ground with his staff, and the last one in hurriedly closed the door.

“Hey? Huh?”

With everyone watching with curious expressions, the ground began to split from the staff stuck in the ground. Then, flames rose from within and danced.

Amazed by Rafael’s magic that spread widely, burning and killing the demons, the comrades praised him.

“Wow, Rafael, amazing!”

“How is it, cool, right? Now that we’ve reached level 95, lower-level demons won’t be a problem for us. Let’s continue advancing and find Maria Kuran.”

“But isn’t the mana consumption too severe for that? Mine is more efficient.”

As Mitchell mumbled something and pulled the bowstring, one arrow turned into hundreds of needles and pierced the demons.

Looking at the dying demons with a strange sound, he said to Rafael.

“How about that? My mana consumption is lower than yours, and there’s no disgusting smell of burning. So, my skill is better, isn’t it?”

While the two attackers were bickering, Ruela had designated the spot where they stood as a teleport location.

Just in case, it was safer to teleport away and come back if things got dangerous.

Currently, she had set up a total of four teleport points.

In front of the Royal Nature, in front of Count Kuran’s mansion, in front of the mansion of Countess Line, and in the garden of Maria Kuran she designated just now.

With the reduced reuse time of 30 minutes for teleportation, there was definitely less fear than before.