“I thought you were strong, but I didn’t expect you to be this strong,” the executor said, looking at his severed arm.

Because of the cave spider’s presence, he had been on high alert the entire time, worried its silk would suddenly attack from somewhere.

But even so, he hadn’t noticed when Loraviel had appeared in front of him.

“If that’s all you have to say... then die.”

Under Loraviel’s guidance, the poison began to spread throughout the executor’s body. He soon couldn’t hold on any longer and collapsed.

“...” Is it that simple to kill an executor? Loraviel, what on earth have you been through this past half year?

Loraviel seemed to have seen through Liana’s thoughts and leaned in to whisper by her side, “I only have this effect because I’m relying on the poison Teacher Orleya taught me. Even a Judge would shed a layer of skin if they were touched by this poison.”

“It must have been... hard on you.” Liana looked at the executor’s pained state. Loraviel must have personally experienced this kind of pain.

And it must have been several times more painful than what this executor experienced. After all, he could die and be freed, but Loraviel could not.

She could only endure it until the poison’s effect wore off. It could be a day, it could be three days, or it could even be a month, constantly suffering the torment of the poison for a long time.

“Next, it’s time to face the berserk cave spider.” Loraviel’s gaze shifted forward.

Having lost its mate and its eggs, the cave spider had gone completely insane, letting out a piercing shriek.

“This should count as over-fulfilling the mission, right? Two demonified cave spiders and eggs. The reward should be multiplied several times at least.” Loraviel said unhurriedly, not taking the berserk spider seriously at all.

“It’s just a pity that the demonified spider silk won’t sell for a good price anymore, otherwise we could have earned an extra sum.”

“You’re really relaxed,” Liana said, raising her hand. A wooden staff appeared in it.

Although Loraviel could solve these problems without her help, if she just stood by and watched, her reward would be reduced.

This was all being recorded. It was clear who was slacking off.

So Liana just made a symbolic move.

Flames melted the spider silk, rocks locked the spider’s legs, and vines wrapped around its body.

Liana had also learned a lot of elven spells during this time.

But the problem remained the same, her own strength was too weak. In front of the cave spider, it was still not enough.

It quickly broke free from her restraints.

“You’ve already stalled for a long time for me. Leave the rest to me,” Loraviel said.

“It’s all yours.” Liana wasn’t too disappointed. She knew very well what her own strength was like.

Besides, she was currently using elf magic, which she wasn’t very good at.

If she were to use her own gem magic, it would surely be much better than this.

“It won’t take up too much of our time.” Loraviel walked towards the cave spider.

Liana wasn’t worried about any problems on Loraviel’s side. She shifted her gaze back to Cain.

“You’ve escaped death.”

“Thank you, Lady Elf, for saving me!” Cain quickly knelt on the ground.

The strength Loraviel had just displayed was absolutely not something he could touch porcelain with1碰瓷 (pèngcí), a slang from an extortion scam that has evolved to mean picking a fight with someone far out of one’s league. More on this in the notes below..

“Didn’t you want to have a duel before?” Liana said.

“Please just treat it as a wild dog barking!” Cain said repeatedly.

But a weapon appeared in Liana’s hand.

“Didn’t you say you wouldn’t kill me?” Cain retreated a few steps in fear.

“I think I did say something like that,” Liana said carelessly. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

This relaxed tone gave Cain a huge sense of crisis. This person before him was definitely going to kill him.

She is definitely Liana. Liana has come for revenge!

“Let me remind you, Miss Elf, right now, there are many people watching. If I don’t walk out of here alive, everyone will know it was you who did it.” Cain just wanted to live now, using Liana’s current elf identity to threaten her.

“You are a friend of Princess Mephilia. If you do such a thing, you will bring her a great deal of trouble.” Cain was now going to use Mephilia to control Liana.

Liana, you’ve hidden for so long, you definitely don’t want to be exposed, right! If you kill a human with this elf identity...

Then don’t even think about the alliance!

It was a very smart move, but Cain underestimated Liana’s killing intent towards him.

Liana knew very well that after today, if Cain left this place safely, then it would be impossible to find him in the future, and she would never be able to take her revenge personally.

So right now, there was no way she was going to let him go.

Liana approached Cain step by step, not stopping because of his words.

And on the side, Loraviel had already dealt with the cave spider.

“Tsk, what a troublesome creature.” This one was far stronger than the one just now.

After all, this one wasn’t like the previous one, which had just laid its eggs and was a bit weak. On top of that, this one had just absorbed the mana of an executor, and because of the lost of its eggs and its mate, it had become extremely berserk, taking quite some time to deal with.

Loraviel patted herself down. “You want to compete with me in poison? Your level is not even as potent as the drinks I usually have.”

Although she said that, her clothes were not as resistant as her. A few corrosive marks appeared on her black and white maid’s uniform.

But it wasn’t a big deal. It was just a little bit of damage on her arm and the hem of her skirt. It couldn’t even be called battle-damaged. Her body was still wrapped up tightly...

No, except for her stockings.

It was more like she had accidentally grazed it during the fight. What was originally a small hole had gradually enlarged during her rapid movements, leading to this situation.

The skin revealed between the black silk looked very alluring.

Loraviel didn’t care much about these things. Her gaze turned to Liana. “If I go over and stop Her Highness now, she will definitely fly into a rage, right?”

“And the other party can’t do anything to her. At most, she’ll only get a few minor injuries. If I go and protect her now, it will hurt her pride.”

As a qualified maid, she naturally knew what to do and when to do it.

Her Highness Liana’s revenge must be carried out by herself. She couldn’t casually interfere. Of course, Loraviel’s gaze was still fixed in Liana’s direction.

If any accident were to happen, even if it meant making Her Highness angry, making her hate her, she would still have to intervene.

“Miss Elf, your actions will bring about very serious consequences,” Cain said hurriedly.

But Liana had no intention of stopping. She came before him and raised her blade high.

“Bastard!” Cain would not just wait for death. He had to fight back!

“「Gravity Magic, Thousand Jin Fall」!”

Liana felt something pressing down on her, becoming incomparably heavy and strenuous.

“I know I can’t live, but I’m taking you down with me!” Cain used gravity magic to take off her mask.

Liana’s original face was revealed. Her platinum-blonde hair was draped over her back, her green eyes looked at Cain before her, and a confident smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

Compared to the Liana of a year ago, her face now had a bit more confidence, a bit more maturity. She no longer looked as naive as before.

She was also more beautiful and moving, which made even Cain stunned for a moment.

“Long time no see, Cain,” Liana said unhurriedly.

“You really are still alive,” Cain said, grinding his teeth as he shouted her name. But soon, his anger and hatred were replaced by fear.

He was no match for Loraviel. He couldn’t even fight back against her.

He knew that the reason Loraviel hadn’t made a move was because he hadn’t yet done anything that could threaten Liana’s safety. As soon as he made such a move, he would definitely be dealt with by her.

“I can act as a witness to help you. As long as you let me go, we can act as if nothing happened,” Cain said in a small voice. “I am very sympathetic to your plight, but I was completely unaware. I didn’t know my mother had done these things to you. If you kill me, especially in front of so many people, it will have a very serious impact on Mephilia!”

Cain knew that if he wanted to live, he had to use Mephilia to threaten Liana. Only then would he have a chance.

After whispering, Cain suddenly shouted loudly, as if {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} trying to use the public’s gaze to threaten her. “I don’t know what happened at all! I don’t know what my mother did to you! I only know that my home is gone! I just want to...”

As Cain spoke, he suddenly burst into tears. “I was originally carefree and had no intention of competing with you for the position of the Venus Dukedom’s head. I just want to live a good life.”

“Crying is also on the clock, you know,” Liana said coldly. “If that’s all you have to say, then let’s end it here.”

Liana easily countered by simply reversing the chant to counteract its effect.

“Didn’t you say you wouldn’t kill me? Are you going to lie in front of so many people? How can others believe you then? Who knows if what you said before was a lie?” Cain was now just saying whatever came to mind.

“I did say that the elf wouldn’t lay a hand on you. But I... am not an elf,” Liana said with a smile.