The crowd disperses from the location immediately, fearing they might be mistaken for one of them. Meanwhile, Serene Will takes advantage of these few seconds to ask a question to the violet flower about her hair.

  "Sky Petal, ask them where they are."

  Sky Petal dares not disobey, she closes her eyes for a second and then looks at Serene Will with a complex expression.

  "Tsk, just what we needed."

  She read her thoughts, words are unnecessary.

  "Today marks the five hundredth anniversary of the end of the war between the Heavenly Path Kingdom and the Immortal Radiance Kingdom. On this day, all killings are forbidden, regardless of the time and place."

  The war between the two kingdoms lasted a long hundred years, during which millions of hunters died. Talent or lack thereof did not matter. All perished like dogs and cats amid the massive warfare between kingdoms.

  Unexpectedly, as of today, the Immortal Radiance Kingdom is the most reliable ally of the Heavenly Path Kingdom. No one can predict the twists of fate that destiny has prepared.

  "In Ice Petal City, seventy-four people have been executed today for defying this order, all for committing murders outside the city. Today, there must be no bloodshed for any reason! We will not forgive this grave offense!"

  The voice of the knight in silver armor echoes in all directions, and no one dares even breathe deeply for fear of becoming the new center of attention.

  "Witnesses! Step forward!"

  "Yes!"

  Three men stand out among the knights.

  Just by looking at them, Serene Will feels her blood boil.

  "These women murdered four hunters! We can attest to it!"

  "You lie."

  Sky Petal's words are only ridiculed by the opposite side. Of course. the murderer won't admit to the crime, in fact, they wish to be looked upon with more hatred. Let everyone know they want to silence them to take this information to the grave!

  But since Sky Petal doesn't change her expression, the man's gaze turns towards the woman with black hair, who clenches her fists tightly.

  "She... She especially used a woman as a hostage! Otherwise, it would have been impossible for them to kill four hunters with the numbers against them!"

  'Bastard! Scum that only knows how to use another's knife to fight! I will kill you! I will kill you just like all those bastards who have used the same tricks against me!'

  Serene Will bites her lips and looks at him with hatred, knowing that this is not the right moment to speak, doing so will only continue the scheme of her enemy.

  "T- This woman wants to silence me! Knights, please do something! These murderers must be executed without the right to beg for mercy!"

  "That thirst for blood belongs only to a serial killer! Only God knows how many hunters she has killed to date!"

  The words of the men incite the public to scream, to call for the decapitation of the women who dared stain this Day of Silence, to demand justice!

  'Damn you! They hired people among the crowd to plead for them!'

  A casual glance is enough for Serene Will to realize the lowliness of these three men. Resorting to mass psychology to incite compassion and hatred in the crowd, even if they defend themselves now, their words will fall on deaf ears!

  The knights in silver armor look at each other and then nod.

  "According to the laws of the kingdom, these women will be sentenced--"

  "Will you not listen to our words at least?!"

  Sky Petal's shout interrupts amid the crowd, but quickly the cries for execution and death resonate even louder than before.

  The man continues, saying: "To death."

  The cold words of the knight in silver armor cause joy in the crowd. Sky Petal feels sadness at how these people wish for her life without even knowing her name or circumstances.

  "Gray Army, kill them!"

  "Don't feel bad, Sky Petal, both that knight and the people in the audience have been bought by those men! From the beginning, they would not give us the right to defend ourselves!"

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  Drawing her sword, Serene Will smiles without containing her bloodlust.

  "It's kill or be killed, get ready!"

  "Hahaha! If you think you can take on the Gray Army, you're dreaming, die bitches! That's the only fate that awaits you!"

  "Scum, you'll be the first to taste my sword!"

  The sword intent emanates from her body, the next instant hundreds of swords rise from the ground and attack the knights in silver armor, clearing her path towards the three men who caused all this.

  "Knights! Stop them! We cannot allow more death on this day!"

  "Only you would be capable of saying such words while raising your weapons to kill, the Gray Army has fallen under!"

  "Kill them! Now!"

  Serene Will's path is blocked by two knights, but they too do not emerge unscathed. They retreat four steps before being able to halt her advance, although they outnumber her in numbers and levels. How is it possible that this woman is so strong?

  Behind them, the three men widen their eyes, clearly showing fear inside. They quickly retreat without sparing resources to escape the battlefield.

  "Cowards! Come back here!"

  "Attack her together, minimize losses!"

  Four more knights join in and attack Serene Will from behind. Amazingly, she manages to defend herself without even looking back, and even more so, she counterattacks!

  "In the city, the flora hides unseen, but whatever the material, life still sprouts anew."

  The warm voice of Sky Petal seems to carry a profound meaning, and the environment responds by sprouting small flowers beneath her feet.

  "Give up quietly, we don't want to waste efforts unnecessarily on a criminal."

  She closes her eyes for a second and then sighs, due to enemy schemes she will have to seek help from those who transcend life and death, the flora to which she herself belongs.

  Upon opening her eyes, the emerald color in her hair and eyes dazzles without comparison.

  "Watch out!"

  Dozens of vines surge from the ground, attacking with a ferocity difficult to handle with ordinary weapons. Not only that, some stems different from the rest remain static in their place, from them flowers bloom in just seconds.

  "Destroy those flowers! They're consuming the mana around!"

  With that cry being a trigger, the vines multiply in a blink. From them, more unique stems emerge and from which more flowers bloom.

  If they don't destroy these flowers, the cycle will repeat over and over!

  "Group two, kill that woman! Eliminate the cause of all this!"

  As soon as the knights were about to attack Sky Petal, a variety of petals emerge on the spot. The beauty of this phenomenon stops them for a moment, moments that Sky Petal knows to take advantage of.

  Under petals of different colors, she engages in flight magic and hides among the vines.

  "The movement of these petals... It's the Illusory Aura Flower! Consume the awakening seed now!"

  The knights retreat, but quickly realize that something strange is happening.

  "Isn't it an illusion? Is it a fake flower?"

  "Don't let your guard down, even though it's fake, these petals respond as the original flower would!"

  Just invading their territory is enough for hundreds of petals to attack from different directions at the same time, without giving enough time to dodge or defend.

  "Sky Petal... The example from that time, was it real?"

  Thinking that the example of that poisonous flower ended up being part of her personal experience.

  It's the first time Serene Will has seen Sky Petal act this way. Apparently, her repertoire of plants is far from finished.

  "Now!"

  In a moment of distraction, seven attacks are directed toward her. A bird of lightning is destroyed by her sword, while the poisonous lizard is shattered into pieces by her illusory swords.

  The rest of their attacks, to a greater or lesser extent, damage her body.

  "The first wounds..."

  Blood drips from Serene Will's body, wounds that she hasn't seen in years.

  Although this should cause fear, a smile blooms on her face.

  The field of swords expands with her at the center, the illusory swords multiply and attack all her opponents. A variety of magics are activated as a countermeasure by the knights, blood spurts from Serene Will's mouth given the disparity in level. Despite this, her serene will to analyze the battlefield in the third person prevents her from giving up until she knows the final outcome.

  "What the hell am I watching..."

  The commander of the Gray Army had sent thirty of his soldiers to deal with two huntresses, but now it turns out they are not enough? Is their level 360 a lie?

  "No, that's impossible. If they were carrying such a magic artifact, then they wouldn't have so many problems fighting my men... Just what background do these women have?"

  If it weren't for the veil on their faces, he might have gotten more clues.

  "Commander, we're drawing too much attention. With the other criminals, we easily finished in seconds... I- If this continues, our authority..."

  The commander sighs, there's a lot at stake in this battle, if it doesn't end soon...

  "Send all the soldiers."

  "Excuse me?"

  "I want them finished not in minutes, I want to see them on the ground in seconds."

  The knight doesn't dare disobey his superior's order, he communicates his words verbatim to the 100 knights waiting.

  Serene Will observes the battlefield in the third person, seeing herself fighting against her opponents, reading the minds of the weaker ones and predicting their attacks thanks to the descriptions she obtains from her ability. In a sense, her condition is better than Sky Petal's because she is certain about what will happen next.

  It is then that dozens of shadows enter her vision.

  Looking up to the sky, her fears become reality.

  "Those bastards..."

  One hundred knights in silver armor join the battle.

  Sighing, Serene Will makes a decision. "I won't hesitate this time."

  It's laughable to think that, because once she did, now it's much easier for her to throw her life into uncertainty.

  The aura of swords disappears without a trace, but in exchange, her sword intent increases to spine-chilling levels. The sword in her hands can't withstand this pressure, shattering into pieces, but the sword intent prevents the fragments from scattering.

  A fragmented sword contains all of Serene Will's sword intent.

  "Don't do it! Your understanding is not enough yet!"

  Sky Petal's screams don't reach Serene Will's ears.

  "I can't maintain this state for much longer."

  Her body screams in pain, wounds appear all over her body.

  "I'll take all of you with me to dea--!"

  "Enough."

  A simple word destroys her state, Serene Will falls to the ground, and the fragments of her sword scatter across the ground. The vines of Sky Petal lose their life, withering before everyone's eyes.

  Not just them, the magics of all the knights in silver armor disappear without a trace. The battlefield has come to a forced ceasefire.

  "There must be a better way to solve all this. Could we stop to talk?"

  It may seem like a question, but it's a command fallen from the sky.

  No one was able to do anything against the only man capable of maintaining flight.