Peace Hunter

After the ice dragons were defeated, the knights who witnessed the scene cheered, as the two ice dragons had been defeated.

After destroying the ice dragons' heads, Duchess Arlet returned her rapier to her waist. Afterward, Duchess Arlet walked towards her cheering knights. The knights immediately greeted Duchess Arlet, who had defeated the two dragons.

"Miss Duchess is indeed amazing! You have defeated those two enormous ice dragons!"

"That's right, you are indeed amazing!"

"It seems the rumors that you are currently the strongest in the San Lucia family are true," the knights said.

"I was able to defeat those two dragons thanks to your help. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to defeat them," said Duchess Arlet.

Even so, the knights continued to praise Duchess Arlet. However, they suddenly fell silent, shocked, as they realized something. Duchess Arlet's body was now covered in wounds. There were numerous scratches and stab wounds.

"Miss Duchess, why are you covered in so many wounds? Were they from the dragon's attack earlier?" asked one of the knights.

"Ah, these wounds. Yes, that's right. These wounds were sustained from hitting some trees, rocks, and chunks of ice earlier, hit by the dragon's tail," said Duchess Arlet.

"I apologize for not realizing this, Miss Duchess," said the knight.

"It's okay, it's just a small wound. You don't need to worry," said Duchess Arlet.

"It's not a small wound, Miss Duchess. I happen to be able to use healing magic. I will heal you, Miss."

"I can too, I will help."

"Me too," said the knights who could use healing magic.

"I appreciate your desire to heal me, but right now, we'd better check on the knights fighting the other ice dragon. We need to see if they've defeated it yet," said Duchess Arlet.

After Duchess Arlet said that, suddenly knights came from the other side to Duchess Arlet's place.

"I'd like to report to you, Miss Duchess. We have successfully defeated an ice dragon as you ordered. It seems you and the others have also defeated two ice dragons," said one of the arriving knights.

The arriving knights looked around and discovered scattered chunks of ice and a headless ice dragon. Therefore, they knew that the two ice dragons had been defeated.

After the knights examined the area, they turned to Duchess Arlet. They were all shocked to see her body covered in wounds.

"Miss Duchess, why are you so injured?" asked one of the newly arrived knights.

"Well, I was injured fighting those two ice dragons," said Duchess Arlet.

"Don't worry, Miss Duchess. I will heal you," said the knight.

"Since the knights on the other side have arrived and reported that they've defeated the Dragon, that means there's nothing more for you to do, miss. So, just stay still and let us heal you."

"That's right. Everyone, heal Miss Duchess," said the knights.

"Alright, alright, it's up to you if you want to heal me. But after that, you must heal the other knights as well," said Duchess Arlet.

"Yes, miss," said the knights.

The knights began healing Duchess Arlet. Her injured body slowly began to recover. Then, the knights who could use healing magic began healing the other wounded knights. A few minutes later, the wounded knights were healed.

After the knights were healed, Duchess Arlet gathered her knights because she had something to say to them.

"Since the three ice dragons have been defeated, our expedition is now complete. It's true that this expedition wasn't successful because we haven't found our true target in these mountains, but we can't continue with several knights dead. Therefore, I've decided to conclude this expedition and return to San Lucia City. But before we return, please collect the bodies of your fallen comrades. We will take them to San Lucia City and give them a proper burial," said Duchess Arlet.

"Yes, miss," the soldiers said.

The knights began collecting the bodies of the fallen soldiers. A few minutes later, the bodies of the dead knights had been collected. There were 11 dead knights.

"There are 11 dead knights, huh? Alright, since all the dead knights have been collected, let's return to San Lucia City," said Duchess Arlet.

"Yes, Miss Duchess," said the knights.

Duchess Arlet and the knights prepared to return to San Lucia City, carrying the bodies of the dead knights. But after only a few steps, they were suddenly startled by a voice that sounded like a woman's.

"Are you leaving already?" asked the woman's voice.

Duchess Arlet and the knights were startled. They immediately turned toward the source of the voice. When they turned, they saw a woman flying with wings on her back. The woman had horns on her head and a tail. The horns and tail resembled those of a dragon. The flying woman then descended to the snow. After the woman descended, the pair of wings on her back disappeared. Then, the woman looked around.

"Hmm, so they really have all been defeated, huh?" she said.

Meanwhile, Duchess Arlet was seen looking at the woman, holding her rapier.

"Who are you?" Duchess Arlet asked.

Duchess Arlet appeared to be preparing to attack, as she spoke while taking a stance. After looking around, the woman then looked at Duchess Arlet.

"'White-haired human', you are the leader of those people, right?" the woman asked.

"Yes. What's wrong?" Duchess Arlet asked.

"Nothing, I just wanted to ask. Then the reason you and those people came to these mountains was to look for someone, right?" the woman asked.

"How do you know about that?" Duchess Arlet asked.

"Since a long time ago, every year I've sensed that several people have come to these mountains. Although I've always sensed their presence, I rarely approach them directly. The last time I approached them was a long time ago, perhaps decades ago. It was only then that I learned that their reason for coming here was to kill the leader of the Ice Dragons that live in these mountains."

"I never thought that you 'white-haired humans' would still want to kill me even now. I thought the conflict between us was over when you killed all those ice dragons. And at the same time, I also killed the people who came to these mountains to kill us. I even severely injured the leader of those people. That leader was also a 'white-haired human' like you. I thought that severely injuring him would be enough to give a warning to you not to come to these mountains again, but you still come to these mountains even now,"

"Although I can ignore almost everyone who comes to these mountains, but there are some cases where I cannot ignore people who come to these mountains. For example, now, I cannot ignore you because your arrival to these mountains has disturbed my rest time. I am very disturbed by the presence of strong people who come to these mountains," said the woman.

Duchess Arlet and the knights looked shocked after hearing the woman's words.

"W-wait a minute, you said earlier that 'you still want to kill me'? Does that mean..." said Duchess Arlet.

"Yes, that's right, I am the leader of the Ice Dragons you've been searching for," the woman said.

After she said that, Duchess Arlet swiftly dashed toward the woman and slashed at her with her rapier. However, before her rapier could reach her, it was blocked by a floating sword made of ice that appeared near her. Duchess Arlet was shocked to find that her attack had failed, blocked by the ice sword.

"There's no need to be so hasty," the woman said.

"How could I not be hasty when the real target we're looking for suddenly appears before us all by itself?" Duchess Arlet said.

Hearing that, the woman smiled.

After that, the woman created another floating sword made of ice, this time two. The floating swords attacked Duchess Arlet swiftly, but Duchess Arlet managed to dodge the two ice swords by darting back toward her knights.

"Hmm, not bad," the woman said.

After failing to attack Duchess Arlet, the floating sword continued to hover near her. The floating sword didn't chase after Duchess Arlet, who returned to her knights. It seemed to only attack those closest to her. Meanwhile, after Duchess Arlet returned to her knights, she immediately addressed them.

"All of you, will you obey my orders?" Duchess Arlet asked.

"Yes, Miss Duchess, we will obey your orders," the knights replied.

"Then, I order you to return to San Lucia City now," Duchess Arlet said.

The knights looked surprised after hearing Duchess Arlet's words.

"What about you, miss?" asked one of the knights.

"I will fight and restrain that woman myself," Duchess Arlet said.

"It's too dangerous, miss,"

"That's right, miss. That woman just said she's the leader of the Ice Dragons living in these mountains. That means she's a dangerous person, miss. There's no way you can fight her alone."

"Our opponent this time is the leader of the Nagas living in these mountains, which means she's the true target of this expedition. Allow us to fight, miss. We're all still capable of fighting even if we have to fight her."

"That's right, miss. Let's defeat her together and complete this expedition successfully," said the knights.

"Even if all of us here fight her at once, I'm confident we won't be able to defeat her. If all of us can't defeat her, then I certainly can't defeat her alone either. But, at least I might be able to hold her back. And while I'm holding her back, I order you to go to the city of San Lucia and seek as many reinforcements as possible to defeat her," said Duchess Arlet.

The knights fell silent after hearing Duchess Arlet's words. They seemed unwilling to obey Duchess Arlet's orders to go to San Lucia City and leave her alone.

"But, miss—," said one of the knights.

But before the knight could finish, Duchess Arlet interrupted him.

"No ifs or buts. Now, hurry and go to San Lucia City. Deliver your comrades' bodies first, then bring as many reinforcements as possible to these mountains," said Duchess Arlet.

The knights fell silent, not moving an inch.

"LEAVE QUICKLY!!!!!" shouted Duchess Arlet.

The knights, who had been silent at first, immediately moved away upon hearing Duchess Arlet's shout.

"Yes, miss," said the soldiers.

The knights then hurried away, leaving Duchess Arlet behind. Meanwhile, the horned and tailed woman was seen looking at the knights as they hurried away.

"Why are the knights leaving?" asked the woman.

"You don't need to know. You don't need to care about them, your opponent this time is me," said Duchess Arlet, preparing to attack again.

"Don't care about them? How could I do that? I have to care about them because... I won't let anyone leave these mountains," the woman said.

After the woman said that, the air around the area suddenly became heavy. Duchess Arlet and the knights who were hurrying to leave the mountains were surprised by the sudden change in air. Several knights were seen running while clutching their chests and necks because the suddenly heavy air was making it difficult for them to breathe. Meanwhile, Duchess Arlet appeared fine, despite the sudden heavy air. However, her face revealed a look of worry and concern.

"This is.....aura pressure? From this aura pressure, I'm pretty sure that woman is a dangerous creature," Duchess Arlet thought anxiously.

In addition to the sudden heavy air, the surrounding temperature also suddenly became colder than before.

Then, numerous snow-like magic balls suddenly appeared around the woman. Several of the balls shot out and shot at high speed toward the knights who were running to leave. Six knights who were running were hit in the head by the magic balls. Their heads immediately froze, and within a short time, their frozen heads shattered into pieces. The six knights who had been running immediately fell to the ground, their bodies now headless.

Duchess Arlet and the other knights who were still running were shocked to see this.

"What the hell was that attack?!?!," thought the shocked Duchess Arlet.

Meanwhile, the woman continued to fire magic spheres that surrounded her at the knights who were running to leave the area.

"I won't let you all leave this place after you've destroyed all my creations. Besides, you've also disturbed my rest. I will destroy you all," the woman declared, continuing to fire magic spheres that surrounded her.

-To be continued

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