I JUST WANT A PEACEFUL LIFE

*Clang* *Clang* *Clang* While moving around, Lily notices her daggers are hitting something hard, like a rock. Yet, she couldn't see the rock. If it were not for her honed instinct and supercomputer-like brain, she might already get injured by all these invisible projectiles.

Noticing her enemy is invisible along with the projectile, Lily becomes more passive. Although it is not the first time she fights someone invisible, it is the first time she fights an invisible group like this. Moreover, her last spell puts a heavy burden on her core and mana.

Unless she wanted to damage her artificial body and mana path, she couldn't cast any spell for a short period. She knows her father used a lot of precious resources to create her body. Lily truly didn't want to damage her father's hard work.

Still, Lily is not the first homunculus with thousand years of experience for nothing. Her adaptability and instinct in battle are almost on par with Angus, even more incredible in some ways.

Rather than retreat, she moves rapidly near the turtle's corpse before crossing her hand while pointing it to the ground. She also makes an unusual stance.

Suddenly, her delicate body inflated and turned into a muscular body for a moment before returning [Cross Break]. *BOOOM* A strong shockwave exploded from Lily's body to the surrounding area.

During this time, she noticed the dust, wind, and ground change in some spots. Using this as a clue, she hits all the invisible enemies before even the shockwave recedes [Lily Dance 1st step - Red Notice].

Instantly, the surrounding area is painted with red blood. Lily is fluttering around like the petals of a white lily ripping all her invisible enemies' life. If someone looks carefully at such a scene, they feel like seeing a gorgeous white lily flower with a red pattern.

Although the fight is intense and destroys the surroundings, it only happens in less than a minute with Lily's speed. Soon, the whole area was enveloped by the familiar atmosphere that Lily hadn't felt for a while. The presence of deathly silence signifies the death of all her opponents.

Lily couldn't help but remember the melancholy and lonely feeling of being trapped in that dungeon. She feels like returning to that place again to guard the thing that is sealed inside her.

While Lily reminisced about her past, the black liquid puddle suddenly gathered back rapidly. In a few seconds, it was shaped back into the turtle Ate [Ancient Skill - Reverse Lapse].

The Turtle Ate has a rough breath with a pale face. His expression is still the same as before he died. It is still full of anger and hatred. Yet, he didn't dare to attack Lily recklessly.

Although he died for a minute, his sharp perception still notices the surroundings. He witnessed Lily eliminating all the Moon rabbits in the surrounding area effortlessly.

Without thinking further, he decides to escape and come back later for revenge. Just as he wanted to activate the teleportation magic tools to run, Ate suddenly coughed black blood like before. *Cough* *Cough* Soon, Ate notices the familiar deathly pain he felt before.

"I-Impossible!! The spell should… be already… over." said Ate, slumped on the ground.

On the other hand, Lily didn't move from her spot and was still reminiscing about her life. It is like she already knows Ate will die no matter what he does to survive. Noticing that the petite girl didn't even look him in the eyes, Ate felt unwillingness on his part.

Ate survived through many deceptions for years and using his Ancient Skill Reverse Lapse. It is one of the rare time elemental skills could reverse his body to the previous few minutes.

As long as he has enough mana, he can revive himself to the last few minutes. Combined with his hard shell, he is a tough turtle to kill.

Yet, he didn't expect Lily's spell to affect him even after using this ancient skill. In the end, he died again and turned black liquid while bearing resentment and hatred toward Lily.

Facing the deep resentment in Ate's last moment, Lily couldn't help but speak a few words in a robotic tone like a habit.

"Target eliminated." said Lily.

After standing for another few minutes to ensure the turtle truly died and there was no more ambush, Lily began to loot all the turtle's belongings.

At this moment, she noticed a few people approaching her spot at a fast speed. She immediately put on guard and waited for the other party in vigilance.

"Halt! Lady Lily, what's going on here?" asked one of the incoming knights.

These knights are elite knights from Jade's camp. Since everyone notices the strong mana fluctuation and bright light, they send elite knights to investigate the area. Hearing the question, Lily didn't reply and was still holding her daggers in battle stance.

"Lady Lil…" said another knight.

Before the knight finished his sentence, the group leader shut his mouth before raising his hand in surrender. Unlike others, he has already been warned by Jane many times about Lily's strange behavior and common sense.

He knows Lily has deep trust issues and will not talk to anyone, even killing anyone who tries to approach her when she is already in a battle stance.

He had already heard a rumor about her killing a few arrogant nobles in an attempt to approach her carelessly. Moreover, he knows Lily is one of the untouchable people in the Heart Kingdom.

"We mean no harm. We are the 18th elite squad under Commander Jade." said the knights' leader while showing badge proof.

Lily didn't respond and only gave the knight leader a silent nod. But, the homunculus girl still stays in battle stance and is ready to rip all the life of these knights.

"We are ordered to investigate the strange mana fluctuation and phenomenon in this area. I hope Lady Lily can help us in this matter." said the knights' leader politely.

Noticing the other party's intention, Lily decides to lower her battle stance.

"I am just eliminating my target. If you don't have anything, I will go first." said Lily without giving any more explanation.

"Hey.. W-Wait.." replied the knights leader in a hurry.

Before the knight's leader could speak further, the homunculus girl had disappeared.

"Is that the rumored rabid Lily?" commented one of the knights.

"Hushh!! Don't you dare say something like that!! If anyone hears your word, you may die in the worst possible way. Although Lade Lily is a little bit… aggressive, her combat skill is real." reprimanded the knights' leader.

"Really?! I hear she is actually sparring against Commander and surviving when she first arrives at the fortress. In my opinion, it's just nothing but an exaggerated rumor." replied other knights.

"Alright, that's enough. Just investigate the surroundings and contact the camp about our meeting with Lady Lily. The faster we finish this, the faster we move back." reminded the knight leader.

As the knights start investigating the area, the leader cannot help but shake his head at these young-blooded knights. Most of these knights come from lower noble families. Although their rank is not high, a noble pride is still etched deep into their bones.

However, he knows how dangerous a woman like Lily is. It is common knowledge in aristocratic circles that females are rarely able to become proper or high-grade combatants. In fact, most of the elite knights in the army are dominated by males.

Most of the reason is that the female nobles are often used as political tools for their family. This practice is not taboo and even common since the royal family also uses this move to gain an alliance with the other kingdoms. (A.N: Not everyone knows about the marriage World Contract.)

Therefore, the knight's leader knows that a woman who reaches a high grade and survives in their society is not an ordinary woman. He even realizes that all the high-grade women in their army have feisty and ruthless characters.

'Judging by her appearance, she should be very young. Still, I am not sure either since I hear there is some magic to keeping a youthful appearance.'

'With her previous speed she showed and all this destruction, it will not be surprising if she is actually a 100 years old hag.' thought the knight leader inwardly.

While the knights are investigating the area, Angus has already done his interrogation with the two Moon Rabbits. After making sure the information he gets is correct, he immediately leaves the secret basement and goes towards the Duchess.

'What a mess… A group of invisible Moon Rabbits. If these groups attack us at this time, we may receive heavy casualties.' thought Angus inwardly.

At the same time, the bright sun slowly rises from the horizon and illuminates the whole Humnia Grassland. Then, a few perceptive and sixth-grade combatants notice something before looking in the Archdale Hold direction.

"Jade!!" shouted King Andvari loudly.

His thunderous warcry spread to the surrounding area and could be heard by everyone in the Humnia Grassland. The seventh-grade king suddenly charged from his fortress toward Jade. Now, everyone knows the deathly battle between the two big kingdoms finally started.

In response to King Andvari, Jade comes out from his tent and charges toward King Andvari, enveloped by fire like a meteor. *BOOOM*