The last thing to do, of course, is to finish what Anarce couldn’t complete.

That is to say—

Destroy the Flame Sun Association.

Maybe one or two in ten nobles are kind.

But in a gang, I guarantee twelve out of ten are criminals.

It’s just the degree of crime that varies.

But even those with the mildest crimes have probably committed robbery and assault, and maybe even murder.

Just like Anarce’s family, this is surely not the act of an individual.

Even if it were the act of an individual, Hilia would still attribute it to the collective.

"Time is tight, we’ll deal with it all tonight, don’t leave it for tomorrow!"

Hilia had already used Disguise Skill and, following the mark left by Rose at Frandy’s place, arrived outside a courtyard.

Frost Town is not large, but everyone’s houses are simple wooden structures, rarely made from stone and bricks.

And the courtyard in front covered a vast area, even larger than Mier’s estate.

"So this is the boss’s lair? He sure knows how to enjoy himself."

Hilia curled her lip, watching the two hooligans guarding the gate.

These two were holding knives, dozing off on the steps outside the gate.

Hilia thought for a moment, but decided not to deal with them.

"Time is limited, just deal with the key personnel."

First, start with the top leader.

The lax guards couldn’t stop Hilia, who was like a phantom.

At the entry level, Disguise Skill allows simple modification of one’s appearance; with some skill, it can change the perception of height and voice. Mastery allows blending into the environment for disguise. Simply put, mastered Disguise Skill becomes the Invisibility Technique.

Hilia couldn’t yet disguise herself by becoming part of the environment like with Invisibility, but fooling two sleepy guards was easy for her.

The method of deception was simple—

She flew in from the side.

"That’s why Disguise Skill is better than directly facing them."

Rose smiled without saying anything.

After all, this was just the residence of a small gang boss; they didn’t have the capability to set up an Array around the house.

If it were a more powerful one, Hilia might have set off an alarm before even climbing over the wall.

After scaling the wall, Hilia, following directions, silently flew over the house where Frandy lived.

By then, it was late at night, but there was still light coming through the windows on the second floor.

Looking through the open window, Hilia saw the man and a woman lying in bed whispering under the covers.

"To engage in such lewd activities at a time like this." Hilia’s face visibly flushed with indignation.

She didn’t continue watching, directly forming an Ice Bow, pulling back and releasing an arrow!

Whizz!

The Crystal Arrow, condensed with a large amount of Magic Power, pierced through the window and hit Frandy, who was bound by the Mage’s Hand and unable to dodge, with precision.

"Ah——!!!"

The woman beside him let out a terrified scream.

The entire courtyard descended into chaos.

Unfortunately, the perpetrator had already left.

...

The next day.

A piece of news spread throughout Frost Town.

The once-overbearing Flame Sun Association had all its higher-ups killed overnight.

Just yesterday, a young girl traveled a long distance alone, taking down a lot of mid-level Flame Sun Association managers, which was already rare explosive news.

Who knew that before that news even had time to warm up, even more sensational news made that piece lose all its heat.

"What kind of big shot did the Flame Sun Association provoke after all?"

"Serves them right for their constant misdeeds, serves them well!"

"Finally, we no longer have to worry about being bullied by Flame Sun Association people while walking on the streets."

"Why only kill the higher-ups? They should’ve killed all the gang members!"

"..."

...

In the Lord’s mansion.

Mr. Winter quickly received the autopsy report of the dead higher-ups.

"All the higher-ups of Flame Sun Association are wiped out; the wounds are very similar, all on the forehead, and judging from the Magic Power Concentration at the wounds, it’s Ice Element Magic, and used by at least a Tier Two Mage."

"But Frandy was a mage preparing to advance to Tier Three; even in a sneak attack, a Tier Two Mage couldn’t kill him silently."

"We speculate it requires at least Tier Three or even a Tier Three Mage preparing to advance to Tier Four to possibly achieve this level..."

Listening to the report thoroughly, Winter’s face was highly solemn.

He thought of the mysterious mage from yesterday.

"Was it him?"

Though it was phrased as a question, Winter was very sure.

"It was him."

Thinking of his own giant sword, broken in two, Winter felt a chill.

"What exactly did the Flame Sun Association do to provoke such a dangerous individual?"

He began to worry if, because of yesterday’s events, that big shot might decide to eliminate him as well.

The lord began to feel fearful.

"This won’t do, I need to think of a way. Right, I’ll go ask the High Priest."

With that thought, he headed towards the Divine Hall.

He didn’t know that the mysterious mage he thought was currently fast asleep in an inn.

Having worked hard all night to eliminate all marked high-level members of the Flame Sun Association,

after returning to the inn, Hilia immediately indulged in a sleep as deep as a pig’s, enjoying baby-like slumber.

She was totally unaware of the storm in Frost Town.

Instead, Rose continuously used his Spiritual Power as radar to scan the surroundings.

No matter when or where, he always continuously used his Spiritual Power to scan the surroundings.

This was partly to be aware of anything needing attention nearby; on the other hand, continuously exerting Spiritual Power like this also allowed indirect training of Hilia’s Spiritual Power.

Currently, the maximum range he can scan is about 10 kilometers. Though he can’t see much at maximum distance, within a kilometer, nothing can escape his Spiritual Eye as long as he chooses.

Including Mr. Winter leaving, going to Frost Town’s Frost Divine Hall to seek the High Priest.

Rose particularly paid attention to the other’s actions, and couldn’t help thinking to himself:

"This time isn’t he planning to bring back the High Priest for judgment again?"

If this time he brings back another High Priest, then Hilia might just become famous in the Holy Court.

At least she’ll be famous in the Judgement Court responsible for trials.

Who knows, if every outing results in the trial of a High Priest, Hilia’s travels might really start to seem mystically significant.

"The Divine Hall in this town really committed all sorts of evil; just see if they dare openly confess to Hilia."

Rose shook his head.

He wondered if the Holy Court, apart from the core base in Huijin City, had other branch halls, all being parasites, with few true believers.

If that’s really the case, then it indeed would be interesting.

Thinking this, Rose continued watching the Lord and High Priest’s situation.

Gradually, Rose showed a slight smile.

"They’re really coming over; if we don’t take him back for judgment this time, it’ll be a wasted trip."

Looking at the time, Rose mentally shouted to Hilia:

"Wake up, your money has been stolen."

"What?"

The girl instantly opened her eyes, jumping up and clenching her money pouch.