Chapter 14 Sanctions Anne was winning the other half of the war. Reporters from the Mérida News came over to record the people-friendly image and warm-heartedness of the eldest daughter of the Longueville family, and selectively forgot about the porters who came with the car and were sweating profusely. "Happy Saturday, Miss Longueville!" The people arranged by Banjiu disguised themselves as local residents, and when they were receiving supplies, they suddenly pretended to take something out of their pockets, and magical light flowed between their fingers. The plainclothes guards closest to Anne, one group subdued the assassin, and the other group took Anne into the carriage. Among the carriages of the Longueville family, there was a specially made carriage that was very sturdy. In appearance, it was exactly the same as the other carriages, so as to confuse the enemy. However, this configuration almost became a cage for Anne's murder. In Anne's field of vision, a carriage suddenly took off around her. Then, her field of vision shook violently. The levitation magic activated by the principle of the law of similarity sent the carriage and her into the sky. The guards on the car were thrown off, the magic shield was shattered by the impact of the fall, and then, in the last moment of their lives, they saw a rotating pale cross falling from the sky. The shattered bodies, splattered blood and the casting of magic caused great panic at the scene, but fortunately, the wide venue prevented a stampede from happening, and people escaped from this dangerous place in a mess but safely.
A rotating pale cross rushed towards the carriage where Anne was. Anne hurriedly used teleportation magic to teleport herself back to the ground. After landing, she should have activated the second teleportation spell and continued to move short distances to buy herself time to summon Cornelius. The time and amount of magic power required for summoning magic is proportional to the strength of the character. It takes Anne about thirty seconds to summon Corneille, and her magic power will be completely consumed, so she can't cast a spell anymore. At this moment, she looked up at the scheduled landing point of the carriage. The child she had given candy to was crying silently because he couldn't find his mother, and the shadow of death was getting closer and closer to the child. “…That’s really unlike me.” Annie used teleportation magic to come to the little girl, hugged her and rolled over until she hit the wall. Despite the shield, Annie still felt dizzy, which slowed her next teleport spell by seconds, and things turned out differently. A sword flew over, broke through the shield, and pierced her calf. The end of the sword turned into a lead ball, and the change in weight made the teleportation magic ineffective. Anne didn't have time to care about the injury on her leg. She raised her hand and transformed her magic power into a simple flame jet to collide with the incoming pale cross. "The Sanctions Magic, the exclusive magic of the former Justice Domain Witch... no, it should be said that it is the exclusive magic of the terrorist organization 'White Order'." Anne gritted her teeth and said, "I didn't expect you to dare to return to Merida!" "Today is a good day. You are the only one who will die." A tall woman came over, with a crack on the mirror mask she wore, like a lightning bolt. Reporters, women, hired workers, and guards followed her, and her figure reorganized into a witch in a black robe. "Sabina Curias, I never thought that I would be punished by a former king of the forest." Anne smiled, "This may be a stain on my family, but it is a perfect ending to my life... It is better than dying at the hands of a villain." Sabina raised her arms, and an invisible force tore the little girl away from Anne's arms and put her in a safe area. Her four subordinates raised their right hands, each making a cross in front of Sabina. Sabina's fingers brushed over the cross, and bright red words appeared, recording every crime committed by Anne. A wooden hammer fell from her sleeve, and she reached out to catch it, and smashed it hard at the cross in front of her, causing the cross to move forward straightly. Anne held the fire magic in her hand and her shield had been restored, but she knew that she could not stop the "sanction" brought down by the former King of the Forest himself - in the hands of other witches, "sanction" was a magic that could be used to confront and counter, but in Sabina's hands, it was a mechanism. Despite this, Anne still fought hard. She formed the flames into a spear, but the spear shattered into pieces the moment it hit the "ten". She filled the shield with flames again, hoping that the explosion would send herself and "Ten" in different directions. But the moment "Ten" shattered the shield, the brilliant sparks were like a heavy snowfall, and quickly extinguished in her eyes. "Sanctions" were coming, and the crimes written in bright red against the pale background were so dazzling. Anne closed her eyes, but heard a dull collision sound, and soft golden light seeped in from the gap, illuminating her world into a hazy orange-red.
"Saving people is a plus, Miss Longueville. I have changed my mind about you." Corneille turned out from the wall behind Anne, holding the cross with his shield. He moved forward, leaving footprints sinking into the ground, and pushed the magic out with terrible brute force. Pale rain fell, and Sabina's figure stuck to Corneille. Behind her, the four witches spread out and stood in a fan shape to get a better observation field of view and to guard against possible range attacks from Corneille. Anne opened her eyes with a look of surprise on her face, and then she pulled the sword out of her calf with great pain. In these two seconds, the air had vibrated seventeen times. She looked up and saw Sabina using the cross condensed in her right hand as a close combat weapon, while the cross controlled by her left hand was spinning in the air, waiting for an opportunity to attack Corneille's side and back. The sword and shield in Corneille's hand constantly changed the roles of attack and defense. The shield could be used for attack, and the sword could also be used for defense. Although the confrontation between the two was fruitless, the ground and the surrounding buildings had obvious cracks due to the aftermath of the collision. At first, Sabina had the upper hand, but the situation changed when the blue light on Corneille's sword began to fill. The thirty-seventh vibration was heard in the air. Corneille seized the first flaw revealed by Sabina, spread the wings of the "Flying Lion", and the strong wind that gushed out blew away the cross behind him and smashed it towards him, with the sword tip pointing directly at Sabina's throat. Sabina moved the cross in her hand to block, but when the two came into contact, cobalt blue cracks appeared on the magic creation in her hand. These were not physical cracks, but structural defects and flaws in her magic creation. The cross was broken, and Sabina quickly reassembled the magic creation in her hand, but it was once solid, but it became as fragile as glass under Corneille's sword. The confrontation between the two no longer made the air tremble, but left scratches of retreat and pursuit on the ground. Sabina drew out a dagger, blocked the oncoming blow, and used the force to step back, putting some distance between herself and Corneille. She looked at the sword in Corneille's hand and murmured, "I see. The Minerva protection of this sword is 'Weakness Check'. As long as you come into contact with this sword a certain number of times, the weaknesses of the object you touch will be directly revealed. Physical weapons still have some power to fight, but weapons and magic constructed with energy will become extremely fragile under your sword." "Please note that the wind on Cornell's sword is just a trick. It is actually a one-time prop he uses." "Please be advised that Corneille did not use any of Hathor's magic during the battle, and deliberately kept his trump card." "Please note that no magical fluctuations were detected in Cornelius. He is excluded from the ranks of magic users." "Please note that Cornell has a difference in reaction speed between the left and right directions, as well as his offensive and defensive strategies. It is speculated that he has a visual defect in his left eye." Sabina's four subordinates conveyed their observations about Corneille to their superiors, and Corneille danced with a sword flower: "An annoying gaze." "You are a very charming man. Once we capture you and bring you back to our base, they will examine the 'sin' in your body." Sabina retreated, and the witches of the White Order reorganized their formation. Sabina's four subordinates handed a stroke to their superior and stopped Corneille. Sabina first threw a dagger to interrupt Anne's stealthy teleportation, and then she launched the punishment magic again. "Be careful, Mr. Corneille. In the hands of Sabina Curias, punishment magic is a mechanism whose power and size are proportional to the crime of the target..." Anne couldn't continue speaking. The suddenly dim vision made her look up and see a huge cross covering the sky. The densely packed bright red words were crowded together, like a bloody rain about to fall. The witches stopped and looked at Corneille in astonishment, then turned back to look at their leader. Sabina herself was also surprised by what she had created. She looked at Corneille, whose body was filled with blood-red light. Corneille finally used the Hathor spell, but she had no chance to observe the opponent. The huge cross that appeared in the sky forced all the witches in the Ixtapa area who were watching from the sidelines or pretending to be ignorant to join the battle. She could already sense several energy fluctuations approaching. The "Ten" collapsed in the sky, and the witches of the White Order chose to retreat. Corneille did not pursue them, but only removed the Hathor spell. He came to Anne, took off the ring, and placed it beside her. Chapter 15: Selling Male Beauty Anne took out a gold coin from her purse. This was not the currency circulated in Waite, but a privately minted one by the Longueville family. She chanted a spell and her wounds slowly healed. When the first reinforcement arrived at the scene, she hurriedly lowered her skirt to cover the traces of injury.
Corneille reached out and pulled Anne up. Anne stood unsteadily and leaned against the wall. She smiled awkwardly and lowered her head to clean the stain on her skirt. The spring light from her neckline revealed her proud curves that were far beyond ordinary people. Corneille turned around, but Anne misunderstood and said, "How considerate, Mr. Corneille, I really don't want others to notice my ugly appearance." "I don't remember the ugly things, I remember the noble things." "'Noble'... My family is inseparable from the 'devil' realm. This kind of praise will give me hives." Anne tidied her clothes and went to find the little girl she had rescued. Corneille kept watch on her surroundings to prevent a classic show effect like a "comeback". "I didn't use any summoning magic," Annie said. Corneille replied: "Diaz asked me to see you, and I just happened to catch up." "I have to thank Mr. Toledo." Silence fell suddenly. After more than ten seconds, Annie said, "To be honest, you are a little scary." Corneille replied calmly: "I am only 25 years old. Even if I am a criminal genius and a hard-working criminal, and I commit crimes intensively every day, I probably won't reach the point where the punishment magic will cover the sky and the sun." "Then M. Corneille is not so terrible." "Well, I have to say that Ms. Curias contributed a large part of the dramatic effect." The first to arrive at the scene were the witches from the Waite Survival Department, who were sent to check on the situation. Then came the guards of the Longueville family who had neglected their duties, and then reinforcements from other forces. Anne returned the little girl to her mother. The woman grabbed Anne's hand and thanked her profusely, which also won Anne applause from the residents of the area. Anne gave an embarrassed smile and announced that she would be responsible for cleaning up the area and that all victims would be compensated. Now, the residents here love her as if she were one of their own. Corneille could not help with the aftermath, so she went back first. Anne was then taken to the carriage, and other people took care of the on-site affairs. At this moment, a hand reached out from the carriage, which should have been Anne's own quiet, and poured tea for herself. Sabina took off her mask, revealing her golden hair. She sipped black tea, her blue eyes looking out the window calmly. People were busy working for her destruction. "I will transfer the money to you soon. Thank you for your cooperation," said Annie. "I should thank you for your contradictions, which give me the opportunity to have the best of both worlds." "To be honest, I was a little surprised when you found me and told me that someone wanted to kill me." Sabina replied: "The Longueville family is only a secondary target. At this stage, it is unwise to make a mortal enemy with a secondary target." "However, from my point of view, it is hard to believe that the former forest king of the Justice domain would become so...smooth, so please forgive me, I have an extra plan." "Cornellie, a good opponent." "Is the result of that punishment magic real?" Annie asked. "You care about him?" "Of course. I really want to get this powerful fighting force."
"The result of the sanction magic is true. The intelligence we collected and my judgment of him have all been seriously deviated." Sabina put her mask back on: "Ms. Longueville, please think carefully. After seeing the crimes that covered the sky and the sun, do you still think you can control such people?" "I'm a 'devil', how can I not give it a try?" Annie said with a smile, "By the way, if I increase the money, can you give me another group of employers?" "I refuse. Let you continue to fight. Only then will our organization's business prosper." Sabina's figure disappeared, and the last two words floated into Anne's ears: "Sell him a favor: the Barbarigo family brought the 'Royal Killer' into Waite. I don’t know the specifics of that thing, but from his point of view, it’s not a good thing at all.” Corneille returned to Room 41, and Dias showed a happy look, but he still responded to the person in front of him gently. It was not until lunch time that he ate while caring about Corneille and Anne. Corneille deliberately sat in front of the window to block Dias's view, so that Dias would not have to see the scene of some exhausted men being moved out of the room and transferred to the carriage and taken away. A reporter from the Mérida News visited and politely asked Diaz if he could accept the visit. Corneille believed that Dias needed to accumulate influence in Waite, so he gave up his position to the other party and went out himself, and saw Polly standing outside vigilantly. "what happened?" Polly sneered: "You humans have such abundant desires that it's frightening. Even though you're full, you're still coveting after-meal snacks." "Please don't open the map, Miss Polly. Humans are very different from humans. Besides, they are also victims." Corneille looked at the woman who was wandering around, drooling and coveting other rooms. No matter how extreme the gender ratio of Werther was, no matter how wonderful the social atmosphere was, a woman should not be like this. This was a tragedy caused by extraordinary power. "I heard from others that these people were brought in from other places to be stuffed into the factory to deal with the strike by workers in the Ixtapa district." Polly looked skeptical. "But given the level of knowledge they show, are they really capable of doing the job?" "I don't know. I just think it's a good thing that Dias didn't see this," Corneille replied. "Yeah, I feel the same way." After an hour's lunch break, Diaz resumed his mandatory work as a man, and at three in the afternoon, when the last girl stood up and said goodbye to Diaz, Anne appeared at the door. Anne smiled, but her face was tired. She told Dias that she was safe and thanked him before leaving. Dias looked at her and sighed, "She is so strong. If it were me, I would probably stay in my room for a few days to recover." "I admire her efforts to avoid civilian casualties and her ability in crisis public relations. Diaz, if you were to marry her..." "Pierre!" Dias was a little unhappy, "Change the topic to something more pleasant, like what are we going to eat tonight?" After Gao Naiyi and his companions returned to the mansion, they received a notice from the district manager: the negotiations between the Ixtapa District Rights Committee and the Waite Survival Department broke down, and the security militia had entered the district to maintain order. Some rebels in the Ixtapa district clashed with the security militia and fled. For security reasons, Merida imposed a brief curfew, prohibiting people from going out from sunset to sunrise. This did not restrict Diaz much, as she had changed back into women's clothes. She was worried about the girls with whom she had had friendly conversations during the day. However, her worries were unnecessary. Although those girls were born in the Ixtapa district, they no longer lived there after being supported by the witch. In order to let Dias sleep peacefully, Corneille decided to stay on duty all night. Dias felt that Corneille was overreacting, and felt sorry for Corneille who had gone through the battle during the day and had to endure the night too hard. In a fit of anger, she said something that she regretted: "Pierre, my bed is very big, why don't you just sit on it..."
There is no problem with two men sleeping in the same bed, but when a young girl says this, even if she was a man a few hours ago, it is inevitable that people will imagine something. Gao Naiyi pretended not to hear and called out the names of two subordinates, asking them to accompany him on duty and wake him up immediately if he showed signs of falling asleep. Diaz was embarrassed for a while and went back to his room.