Squeak.

The hinges of the expensive oak door made a soft and smooth turning sound, and the small leather boots made crisp footsteps on the spotless marble floor. Sonia stepped into the dim first floor of the villa, crossed the entrance, and quietly grasped the hilt of the sword with her left hand.

With the help of some starlight coming in through the window, her ruby ​​eyes took in the entire living room on the first floor, focusing particularly on the dark areas where people could hide.

There was no one in sight.

Her sight followed the stairs up to the second floor. There was only a Night Lady Orchid swaying slightly in the starlight at the railing on the second floor, and the room deep inside was hidden in darkness.

The restless Golden Fish, Colorful Tail, and Colorless Dream Poison suddenly calmed down. The Claw Sword Saint loosened the hilt slightly and turned sideways to let the team members in.

"This decoration is pretty good... It seems your brother is really not at home." Aisha came in and looked around. "I thought I would see your brother messing around!"

"Although Felix has some bad scandals, he has always set high standards for himself since he was a child, so that kind of thing will never happen to him." Di Mi defended his brother very firmly: "He will become a role model among the nobles in the future."

"A role model among the nobility, do you mean one who indulges in luxury and lives a life of drunkenness?" Yadas sneered.

"Yadas, I know you have seen ugly and shameless nobles. I also know that the aristocracy has become increasingly decadent in recent years and has lost the glory of their ancestors. I am as angry about this situation as you are, because it shouldn't be like this." Di Mi did not deny it, but calmly accepted Yadas's ridicule: "In the era when the Nobility Act was promulgated, all nobles were self-disciplined, beautiful, enthusiastic, and noble. The blessing of the stars is both a reward and an insurance for them."

"Unlike now, the blessing of the stars has become the right of the nobles, and also the bottom line of the nobles. As long as it does not violate the law, there is nothing taboo and you can do anything... Exploiting loopholes has become the greatest pursuit of the nobles in their lives."

"I don't know if I can save the fallen atmosphere and reform the aristocracy from within, but if I don't try, I will neither be reconciled nor give up." Di Mi looked at Yadas: "If you want to reform the corrupt class, the best way is to inject new blood. Yadas, I know you are still unwilling to accept such a dirty thing as a noble title, but the stars need more nobles like you who have been promoted from commoners, so that it is possible to become better."

"And your presence will inspire many ordinary people, allowing them to bravely embark on the path of magicians. Let everyone know that they also have the potential to become shining stars."

Yadas still had a blank expression on his face, but his tone was less sharp: "You hate a class, but you have to join it to change it?"

"Because the Star Nobility is the best system we can find at the moment." Di Mi said, "There is no reason for us not to take advantage of the great order provided by the Star Lord."

"The Star Nobility will one day meet their demise. People of that era are lucky, as they will witness a better world."

“But we are also lucky. We can use our lifetime to discover the dawn of a new era.”

"Well said."

Sonia clapped softly, moved silently towards the door, pressed her back and closed the door. The sound of the door lock closing overlapped perfectly with her clapping.

Yadas snorted coldly, but didn't say anything else.

Aisha shrugged. "I'm expecting your brother's screams, not your sermons... Go to work. I'll see if there's an underground cell here where your brother keeps the beautiful girl."

Aisha rolled up her left sleeve, revealing a strange and complex green light arm guard. She shook it violently, and the arm guard unfolded layer by layer and turned into a medium-sized round shield, which was very fantastical.

But this is not a miracle, but a mass-produced magician artifact, the "Shield Armguard". Of course, Aisha bought a customized version, the weight and size of which not only perfectly fits a female magician of her size, but the shield can also serve as a medium for most of her magic spirits to cast spells.

As the shield unfolded, a layer of ripples splashed from Aisha, quickly spreading across the entire villa, and then a complex architectural composition appeared on the surface of her shield. Shield Princess took a glance and raised her eyebrows slightly: "There really is a basement - Damn, if we discover the scandal of Vosloda, will you, Dimi, kill us? You are not bound by the blessing of the stars yet!"

Di Mi smiled helplessly: "Stop joking. Besides, isn't it normal for a villa to have a basement? The villas in front also have basements."

"But this basement seems a little too deep..."

"I've visited this basement." Sonia suddenly said, "That's Felix's training room. We used to fight swords there."

Aixia looked at the other two, rolled her eyes, and showed a playful smile: "Captain, we promise not to tell anyone, tell us honestly, have you ever had a relationship with Dimi brother..."

Under the cold gaze of the Claw Sword Saint, Senior Sister Aixia's voice became smaller and smaller, and she hid behind Di Mi in fear, "...If it's not true, just say it's not true. There's no need to stare at me so fiercely, right?"

Sonia retracted her gaze, "I remember that the basement is very troublesome to open, let's leave after we check the villa."

"No." Di Mi shook his head: "What if the intruder is hiding in there? Aixia, do you have any solution?"

"Of course there is." Aisha looked around, and her eyes suddenly glowed with a green luster. The prophecy of miracle permeated the living room on the first floor. "The traces of the mechanism's construction are too obvious... Interesting, it's actually a mechanism triggered by a magic spirit. Although I don't know what magic spirit it is, I don't need to know. I can just activate the mechanism... OK!"

As Aisha touched the ground, the fireplace suddenly opened, revealing a deep spiral secret passage leading underground.

"Shall we go down together?" Aixia asked, "Or can you just go down, Dimi? If there really is a beautiful girl imprisoned in there, you can destroy the body or make preparations in advance."

"Yadas and I will go down, and Yadas will supervise me." Di Mi said, "The two ladies just need to wait on the ground, and we can search the other rooms of the villa."

"Let's all go down together."

Sonia suddenly said, "In horror movies, separation is often a prelude to death."

After hearing this, everyone stared at the village girl in shock for a few seconds, until Aisha burst out laughing: "I've never heard of a horror movie starring a Saint Domain magician - there are three Saint Domain magicians here, so you guys are scarier anyway!"

"But I don't like to act separately." Sonia suddenly became a little hesitant and stamped her feet and said, "I just watched a horror movie yesterday, and I'm afraid of this kind of scene... Either don't go, or go together, so that if something happens, at least we can die together!"

The sudden cute and innocent attitude of the Sword Saint with outstretched claws instantly refreshed the other three people's perception. They only then remembered that Sonia was only 18 years old this year, just a sophomore in college, and still a rosy-colored girl.

Although they were not that old, Sonia was indeed the youngest among them, yet the strongest! This strange contrast made them feel funny, and at the same time, they couldn't help but feel a little closer to the Claw Sword Saint.

"Then let's go down together." Aisha hugged Sonia's arm and said with a grin, "The seniors will protect you!"

Sonia nodded obediently and took the initiative to walk behind, seeming to be really scared. As she walked, her right hand had already tightly grasped the hilt of the sword, and all the magic spirits in her soul were dancing happily, ready to launch a devastating killing spell.

"You're so nervous." Aisha noticed Sonia's tense body and couldn't help laughing: "Is the aftereffect of watching horror movies so strong?"

"Because in the horror movies I watched, there was a scene exactly like this tunnel," Sonia said softly. "When the protagonists found something in the basement, someone in the team suddenly started killing people in order to hide everything in the basement... I was very worried."

"Don't worry, don't worry," Aisha waved her hands. "Although Dimi values ​​his brother very much, his nature is more noble than that of a noble. He will not protect Felix. Yadas and I are not familiar with Felix, and we will not cover up for him."

"That's good."

Sonia smiled faintly, and her voice became gentler and kinder: "Then I feel relieved."

Soon, the light at the end of the tunnel appeared in everyone's sight. Sonia's body became more relaxed, but the murderous intent deep in her ruby ​​eyes was gradually boiling.

Under the current circumstances, even if Ash and his companions realized that there was a siege outside, they would not be able to escape from the villa as that would be even more risky. Therefore, their biggest possibility is to hide in Felix's hidden basement.

Two sword masters and one prophecy master.

Sonia silently calculated the difference in combat power between the two sides. If she wanted to prevent them from passing information to the outside, she would have to kill the two Saints in one blow. It would be best to use the hidden hand blade to ignore their Saint defense and directly behead them.

As long as the two Saints are dead, no matter how powerful Aisha's "Perfect Shield Counter" is, it will only be a matter of one sword.

I've given you a chance, she thought, and if you hadn't come down, you wouldn't have to die in this basement.

But don't worry, you won't be alone, you are just the prelude to killing. Ash and I want to fight our way out of the Starry Kingdom, many people will die along the way, many people... They will all come to accompany you.

This long tunnel seems like a shortcut to hell.

I'm ready to turn into a devil.

despair.

When Di Mi stepped into the bright basement and uttered a cry of surprise, Sonia's magic power began to stir, her murderous intent began to boil, her magic spirit began to sing, and a miracle was about to happen -

"Why is there a coffin here?"

Sonia instantly suppressed the restlessness in her blood, and the magic spirits returned to calm, loosening their right hands that were gripping the hilts of the swords.

She made a cute nasal sound full of doubt: "Huh? Coffin?"