88 Chapter 88 - Panic

Joshua was unable to find any trace of the black cat after it disappeared. The only thing he was certain was that the cat was most definitely not an ordinary cat. Even though its outward appearance was that of a cat, it was an originium crystal.

Thinking about why that black cat would be there, Joshua soon thought of the elf from earlier.

After all, that elf drew her weapon at him the moment he touched the black cat…

Could it be that elven girl was the owner of that black cat?

Joshua decided to go and personally ask that elf about it.

“To draw your dagger to attack your guests and then fleeing immediately afterwards, isn’t that lacking in etiquette?”

Joshua spoke to the empty garden.

His voice was not very loud. However, the elf’s sharp senses allowed her to clearly hear Joshua.

“Could she have left this place already?”

Ciri slowly walked over to Joshua’s side. Ciri was able to detect Flay when she attacked. However, now that Flay had concealed herself, Ciri was unable to determine her location at all.

“No, she’s still here.”

The Duke of Bones’ inscription on Joshua’s palm not only allowed him to control the dead, it also allowed him to detect the ‘life auras’ of the living.

On top of that, Joshua was a Chaos Demon. While his ability cannot match his older brother and older sister, Joshua’s strength cannot be considered to be weak at all in the human world.

“Are you unwilling to reveal yourself? If that’s the case, I’ll have no choice but to a some crude method.”

Gray-colored magic power appeared on Joshua’s hand. The magic power with a chaos characteristic began to spread like fog. It spread over to a cluster of flowers.

Frost and dewdrops appeared on some flowers. Some of the other flowers dried up from heat.

Joshua was not using a lot of his magic power. As such, it did not affect the flowers too much. But, to magic that required intense precision, Joshua’s magic could be said to be fatal.

The elven girl who had relied on the runes on her body to conceal herself had her stealth destroyed the instant she came in contact with Joshua’s magic.

She looked to her hands with her green eyes wide open. She seemed to be pondering what just happened.

Ever since she inherited the position of ‘Guardian of Blackwood,’ the runes inscribed onto her body, the ‘Stealth’ runes, has never once failed her.

Having lived in the stealth world for over a dozen years, Flay had created a habit of not removing her stealth and showing herself to others.

Even if she was to find herself in a crisis, she would be able to remain absolutely calm as long as she was able to continue to stay in the shadows.

But, this time around, the runes that she had relied on for survival her entire life actually lost its effectiveness.

No matter how she poured her magic power to activate the runes, the runes were unable to activate at all. It was as if they’ve lost their effectiveness.

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The elven girl repeated that phrase like she was chanting a spell of some sort.

The sudden apologies caught Joshua who was prepared for a fight completely off guard.

What the heck? Ostrich effect?[1]

Joshua had thought the elven race to be as proud as the dragons.

Perhaps the Duke of Bones was simply too imposing? Joshua took a glance at the imprint on his hand.

Regardless, since she had already held her ears and closed her eyes, this elven girl has been reduced to a… little rabbit… that Joshua could slaughter at will.

“Ciri, could this elf be your little sister?”

Joshua looked at the female mage next to him.

Ciri reacted in the same manner as this elf when she first met Joshua.

“Hey, I at least risked my life and tried to take you on, okay?! I’m nowhere as cowardly as that!”