“Hehe, you can’t escape this time.”

“Hahaha, brothers, I can’t believe we actually caught it. Our time to rise and get rich has come!”

These crimson demons were shouting at the top of their lungs, babbling something.

Below them, a white fox was retreating step by step, eventually backed against a large blue stone with nowhere else to go.

Winnie’s thoughts were in disarray.

What’s going on? This wasn’t in the original story.

Did I arrive a few days early and encounter some plot points that weren’t recorded in the original?

Listening to the crimson demon minions, Winnie couldn’t make out much.

He hesitated, unsure whether he should intervene.

Everything that was happening had already gone beyond the original plot he knew.

He didn’t know what changes his intervention might cause.

But then again, wasn’t this irrelevant to him?

Apart from the list of female leads and a few CG-discussed plot points from the original, he knew little about the rest of the story.

Plus, the butterfly effect from his reawakened memories had likely derailed the plot long ago.

Moreover, he noticed that the little fox, suspected to be a magical creature, had a bleeding front paw.

It must have been severely injured, leaving it unable to fight back.

As he watched, Winnie felt that the fox looked familiar, but he couldn’t quite place where he had seen it before.

The crimson demons surrounding the little fox were grinning from ear to ear, already pulling out ropes to capture it.

No time to waste, it was time to act.

Winnie’s eyes turned cold. He crouched on the large blue stone, closed his eyes, and focused his will, his hands in a prayer-like gesture.

Six radiant white wings descended behind him, merging with his body.

As the light faded, an elegant light cherry blossom-haired girl opened her shimmering, beautiful eyes.

She activated her [Armor Fortress], and her attire transformed into a luxurious, intricate snow-white dress with tassels.

Her light cherry-colored hair was tied into two small side ponytails with white wing-shaped hairpins, while the rest cascaded down, forming long twin tails.

Her upper body was adorned with a form-fitting white soft armor, accentuating her figure, while her lower body wore a lotus-leaf-edged skirt with tassels and a swan-like feather train.

White high-heeled boots with golden trim encased her slender, graceful legs.

Even the color pale, which tends to make one look fuller, only accentuated her proud figure and long legs.

As she opened her eyes, the cloth bag behind her dropped, and the wrappings fell away, revealing a shining mithril mace held in her snow-white hand.

She calmly gazed at the crimson demons below, her gentle eyes suddenly turning sharp as she leaped into the air, descending like a pink meteor.

“……”

The little white fox let out a hoarse growl as it watched the crimson demons cornering it.

In the past, even the crimson demon chieftain wouldn’t have been a match for her.

She never thought she’d one day be brought down by a few crimson demon minions.

Although she was used to being pushed to the brink and even enjoyed it, the little fox’s charming eyes lowered slightly.

She had thought that fleeing to human territory would make them back off, but instead, they had become desperate.

Taking advantage of her weakened state during her “illness period,” they launched a relentless pursuit, even dragging unrelated crimson demons into the fray.

This time, things might really be troublesome.

The little fox knew that more than just these minions were after her; a crimson demon Chieftain was also on her trail.

The thrill of teetering on the edge of life and death always excited her, but even so, she couldn’t accept being captured by these dull-witted fools.

Suddenly, the wind stopped. The white fox sensed something and turned her bewitching eyes upward.

The crimson demons seemed to notice as well, but before they could lift their heads, a silver mace descended with tremendous force, like a falling meteor.

“Crunch!” A crisp sound echoed.

By the time the other crimson demons reacted, one of their comrades had lost its head.

It was like a watermelon exploding, flesh and blood splattered everywhere.

The headless crimson demon twisted grotesquely before collapsing to the ground.

“……”

The remaining crimson demons fell silent, seemingly unable to comprehend how their companion had lost its head in an instant.

They shifted their gaze to the girl with light cherry blossom-colored hair, who had landed gracefully before them. She twirled her mace with ease before elegantly securing it in place.

After a long pause, the crimson demons widened their small, pupil-less eyes.

Even human skulls were tough to crack, let alone the thick-skinned, iron-boned crimson demons.

Yet this stunningly beautiful human woman had smashed a crimson demon’s head as easily as crushing a watermelon.

Moreover, as if anticipating the bloody aftermath, the cherry-haired girl had summoned a strange, rainbow-hued white flame with her fingertip just as she struck.

Though only a small flame, the moment it appeared, the surroundings blurred slightly.

The flying blood and flesh fragments were vaporized before they could reach her.

Thus, the girl at the center of the explosion remained spotless, save for the bloodstains on her mace.

That flame… could it be…?

Behind her, the little white fox, upon seeing the flame and sensing its apocalyptic power, narrowed its eyes in shock.

Then, noticing the girl’s hair color, its expression turned intrigued.

If it remembered correctly, that family should have been…

As it stared at the girl’s back, the little fox’s bewitching eyes gradually narrowed.

“Phew~” The girl blew out the flame on her fingertip, twirled her mace, and turned her gaze to the crimson demons still frozen in shock.

“Sorry for such an improper greeting. Now, for the rest of you, to ensure a painless experience, please cooperate a little~” Vanessa said with a polite, humble smile, her voice as gentle as a breeze.

Yes, she was polite and apologetic, but that didn’t stop her from twirling her bloodstained mace with ease.

“I’ll try to be gentle~” Her tone was soft to the core, though the bloodied mace in her hand somewhat undermined her credibility.

To be honest, Vanessa herself was surprised at how decisive and skilled she was in her first encounter with demon slaying.

She felt no discomfort at the violent scene, in fact, she felt a hint of excitement…

No, no, that must be her imagination.

Besides, demons were humanity’s mortal enemies.

Slaying them came with no moral burden.

But even in battle, one must maintain grace and elegance as a sign of respect for the opponent, right?

As she killed the crimson demon minion, a string of numbers appeared in her vision, filling her with joy.

Virtue +10

Current Virtue: 14

Well, one mace strike equaled the value of a whole nest of goblins.

She had definitely come to the right place~