The Speedrun Manual of Miss Witch - Chapter 241

“Source of Cholera”… actively approaching “Crown Guards” for close combat?

This sudden turn of events caught everyone off guard. Even Eleanor was slightly stunned. Subconsciously, she controlled the black shadow to lunge forward, wanting to directly blast open the iron barrel formation for Ciel.

Buzz——

But at this moment, a dangerous spiritual alarm sounded in Eleanor and Percy’s minds. The black shadow that had been rushing towards the iron barrel formation had to immediately jump in place, directly taking on a scorching long spear that was shot towards Eleanor in mid-air.

The long spear instantly pierced through the black shadow that hadn’t fully condensed, heading directly towards the spire where Tara and the others were located.

The brief pause caused by the black shadow’s obstruction gave Tara and the others enough reaction time. Before the long spear arrived, their figures were replaced by black or white shadows, while their real bodies landed on the ground.

Boom——!

The long spear directly blasted down the spire, and shattered stones rolled down the tower, hitting the ground.

A figure carrying a long spear stood on the edge of the shattered spire, looking down at Eleanor and the others.

“Archbishop Eleanor… have you betrayed your faith?”

A calm and steady voice sounded from the top of the shattered spire.

Eleanor looked up at the other party, her brows slightly furrowed.

“You are destroying church property, Duke Charles.”

Eleanor adjusted the mask on her face and looked at Charles Roswell on the spire, saying, “You need to explain this to the Judicator’s Court.”

“Then you’ll have to explain, first in court, your relationship with that ‘Source of Cholera’.”

Charles was not a fool. He could see that Eleanor was sheltering the poisoner.

At this moment, the members of the Queen’s Sword and the Royal Orchestra who saw Duke Charles’s figure felt relieved.

With the Duke holding back the opponent’s high-level combat power, they were confident they could take down that “Source of Cholera”… In fact, if so many of them couldn’t even defeat a Tier 3, there was no point for them to stay in their respective organizations.

“Your Excellency Duke! Leave this to us! Please hold back that powerful individual!”

The Captain shouted loudly. At the same time, she also issued commands to her team members, “All units! Spiked Shield Formation! She’s coming! Musicians, prepare!”

With that, the face of the tower shield in her hand began to melt. Sharp silver spikes emerged from the tower shield and solidified. The shields in the hands of the other “Crown Guards” also underwent similar changes.

From afar, it looked like a circle of black and silver spiked fortifications, making it impossible to break through.

Meanwhile, the four musicians surrounded by the tower shields in the center began to play their different phantom instruments. One of them directly took a deep breath and emitted a phantom chant.

This phantom singing seemed to further invigorate the spirits of the other musicians. Their phantom instruments also solidified somewhat, emitting a faint glow.

Ciel seemed completely unconcerned by this. She simply charged forward at full speed towards the tower shields. When she was only 2 meters away from the “Crown Guard” Captain, Ciel suddenly kicked off the ground and leaped high into the air.

Above was the gap in the tower shield’s defense.

Ciel, who leaped high, almost instantly jumped over the tower shields. But the Captain of the Knights, seeing Ciel leap, showed a faint smile, as if victory was already in her grasp.

No matter in what kind of battle, jumping was always the most aggressive option—most potion paths had no way to change direction or accelerate in mid-air. The transcendent who jumped was a pure target.

The Captain of the Knights reacted almost instantly. She violently brought down her tower shield and smashed it upwards.

The tower shield, which had melted and its face was burning with hot iron, was thrown out like a steel barrier, directly smashing towards the red-haired young girl. The glowing sharp spikes directly pierced through her body. Even the blood that spurted from her body was instantly burned and melted, turning into wisps of white smoke.

For a moment, the smell of roasting meat filled the nostrils of everyone present.

The attack… was successful!

Buzz——!

The sound of the sound wave being ready echoed from behind the Captain of the Knights. She quickly raised her hand. The tower shield in mid-air melted into molten iron, revealing the young girl’s riddled body.

Thud——!

Three “pin” shaped sound wave barriers shot towards the young girl in mid-air. In an instant, they almost tore the young girl’s body apart. The bones and bodily tissues on her were pushed and scattered by the sound waves—her entire being, almost instantly in mid-air, turned into splashing blood.

“Good!!!”

The Captain of the Knights could not hide her excitement. She shouted with a clenched fist, almost wanting to suppress the feeling of oppression the young girl had given her just now with her voice.

The young girl’s still relatively intact head rolled quickly on the ground, landing in front of the Archbishop’s residence. Eleanor looked at the head rolling to her feet, her pupils slightly contracted.

“Lord Ciel!”

Percy almost cried out. In just this one moment, while being obstructed by the Tier 4 Duke, Ciel, whom she was supposed to protect, had died on the spot.

The Duke atop the high tower also breathed a sigh of relief. That young girl seemed to be the mastermind whom others were protecting. He had no confidence in being able to protect others under the attack of two Tier 4s, but now, it seemed, they could directly fast-forward to the negotiation stage.

However… the name Ciel… sounded a little familiar… It was…

Was it his daughter’s friend? He seemed to have met her at the entrance of the cemetery as well… When did she advance to “Source of Cholera”? Or was the person he met before just a disguise?

And among everyone present, the calmest was Tara, who was leaning against the broken wall.

She looked at the head facing her, at the gears and watch face swirling in its pupils. She lowered her head slightly and knelt down halfway.

She seemed completely unafraid that Ciel would die.

Or rather, she simply wouldn’t believe that a goddess could die.

In Tara’s gaze, the blood-covered head slightly twitched its lips, showing a faint smile.

“Lord Ciel…”

Seeing Ciel’s smile, Tara’s eyes narrowed slightly, her face showing an expression that was somewhat like enjoyment.

Lord Mother Goddess… is smiling at me…