[The next moment, six fireballs appeared in front of him.]

[Without hesitation, he used his wailing companion as a human magic shield, placing him in front of himself.]

[The fireballs effortlessly dissolved the meat shield's magic resistance, and his companion let out a howl as he was scorched.]

["For the glory of Twilight," the leader in black clothes shouted fanatically.]

[Then, he used another living companion's body to block the next round of fireballs.]

[The warrior's burst speed was unbelievably fast.]

[Even with two people in tow, it only took a few steps to burst out of Alice's firing range.]

["Bastard! Your death is at hand!" The leader shouted with a twisted expression, seeing that he had freed himself from Alice's suppression.]

[Just a mere Rank Nine Mage, if I can get close enough!]

[Alice looked at this man, who was laughing crazily, with contempt, shaking the magic potion in her hand, and drinking it all in one go as elegantly as a noble lady at an afternoon tea party: "Truly pathetic."]

[As soon as he finished speaking, the man's figure had already reached Alice.]

[With hands like blades, he transformed them into afterimages and thrust them towards Alice's vitals.]

[Alice's Bursting Fire Curtain reacted defensively, and the explosive flames burned away his black clothes, revealing a scarred face.]

[However, unlike those black-cloaked men who had been blasted away before, this man completely withstood the explosion's shockwave, enduring the scorching fire while his powerful hands pressed straight towards Alice's vitals.]

[This was a warrior who had trained to the extreme.]

[His speed surpassed human reaction speed.]

[If this kind of warrior gets close, even if you've detected his presence, your magic can't possibly defend against it in time.]

[Prepare to die!]

[The man's eyes sparked with wild joy.] 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

[His hand pierced through Alice's abdomen without hindrance.]

[I won!]

[The man laughed monstrously.]

[Yet, the next moment, he sensed something amiss.]

[He looked at Alice's face, expecting to see her fear as she was about to die, but what he saw was a look of pity.]

["Truly pitiful," the girl Vivian sitting on Alice's shoulder said indifferently as she looked at the man's face, "You don't even know what real Twilight is."]

[Her feet dangled, tapping on Alice's collarbone, and the ripples like the evening glow seemed to stir some power within Alice: "You're nothing but a phantom of Twilight."]

[The man's eyes widened suddenly, just as he thought of fleeing, powerful force burst from within Alice. In an instant, his body shattered and vanished like a phantom.]

[A terrifying woman, like a demon...]

[That was his last thought.]

[Ding! Your Soul Card has acquired a new form: Golden Demon Alice]

[Alice raised her hand, patting the wound that had been pierced.]

[The next moment, all the tissue near the wound was structured by Alice's Dawn power and then instantly reformed as if nothing had happened.]

[The self-repair function of the magic robe was triggered, and within moments, it patched up the final hole.]

[After finishing all this, Alice let out a breath, elegantly twirling the Holy Authority Staff in her hand, dispersing the fireballs in the air.]

[By this time, the place where the men in black had been was now a remnant bombarded by fierce flames, and those black-clad men had already become fuel for the Dawn Fire, turned into ashes.]

["You really are terrifying," girl Vivian said, clutching Alice's collar.]

[Alice glanced around, checking with a miniature puppet. Once she confirmed there were no other enemies nearby, she let out a breath of relief, and the mental fatigue from the high-frequency use of magic suddenly surged up.]

["Thank you," Alice said to girl Vivian.]

[The last blow to the leader in black was caused by girl Vivian evoking Alice's Twilight Power from within.]

["No need to thank me; it was essentially your power," girl Vivian yawned, glancing at the twisted sacrificial product behind them, "What do you plan to do with this thing?"]

["I'll leave it here as a gift," Alice said, touching her chin as she looked at the thing in front of her.]

[Inside this nauseating liquid, Alice had already implanted an explosive potion, meaning as soon as it left her sight, it would instantly explode, simultaneously detonating the energy contained within.]

[Alice knew very well that the Pseudo-Dusk Council surely consisted of more than just those she had killed. There must be others in the War God Church secretly supporting them, and their level of support was not small; otherwise, they couldn't have sealed off the entire War God Stone Forest.]

Alice's analysis was quite similar to what Shen Sui thought.

But just as Alice was about to leave like that, Shen Sui suddenly typed to remind Alice.

["Since it's a gift for the Pseudo-Dusk Council, why don't you wrap it more prettily?" you said with a smile.]

["Wrap it more prettily..." Alice pondered, then suddenly her eyes lit up, "You're right! Claude!"]

[With that, Alice took out materials from her ring.]

[She used her knowledge to transform that unspeakable thing into a puppet.]