When the plot-skips players into the game world-Chapter 1320 - 43 Perfection and Chic Maid

Miss Hawkins’ forehead was instantly covered with cold sweat—as if out of nowhere, three Bladeless Knives quietly appeared in the shadow in front of her.

In just a moment, those three daggers would pierce into her eye!

Of course, Miss Hawkins recognized it.

——These were the flying knives used by Hawkeye’s assassins!

Normally, they appear from thin air, directly piercing into her or her colleagues’ bodies... it’s her first time seeing flying knives that haven’t been shot out. Luckily, she dodged just in time to escape...

But at this thought, Miss Hawkins suddenly froze.

She...

...did she really escape?

She felt a sudden and peculiar silence behind her.

Clearly, the enemy appeared, yet there wasn’t a single sound...

Upon realizing this, Hawkins felt sweat drenching her back.

She dared not look back.

But the more she thought this way, the more terrified and curious she became.

Finally, after an unknown period of silence... Hawkins could not hold back and glanced back.

——Just a single glance.

Her entire body felt as if her blood had nearly frozen——

Her former companions were now dismembered, evenly distributed.

They were intertwined with each other, and now their bodies appeared as mere one-centimeter squares... their original height of one meter seventy or eighty reduced to just one centimeter.

When exactly had they been killed?

Miss Hawkins’ teeth chattered, sweat pouring from her back.

——Just seconds ago, hadn’t they just completed the barrier?

Why did they all die in just an instant?

"Leave one alive—ask everything you need, Miss Hawkins."

Imitating that "Lord Zeller", Lily spoke slowly.

A maid draped in a black and white long dress, with closed eyes, emanating a gentle and serene aura, gradually emerged from the shadows.

Her right hand was clenched into a fist, three bladeless edges caught between her fingers.

"Surrender."

Lily slightly opened her eyes, looking at Hawkins: "If you surrender, you can live."

"I... I surrender! I surrender!"

The wretched Hawkins cried out without hesitation.

Her voice was almost a wail, lacking the previous cruelty and arrogance towards Zula.

But just then... grey cobwebs unknowingly gathered in the four corners of the ceiling, suddenly springing out, suspending Hawkins directly!

"Speak," Lily’s voice was chilling, "What are you here for?"

"We... we are here on orders from the Earl!"

The black-haired Son of the Moon girl, suspended in the air, unhesitatingly betrayed her master.

"What are you here for? Which Earl?"

Lily’s voice was tinged with displeasure: "Don’t make me ask one sentence for one answer."

"It’s Count Rogers! Lord Diao de Rogers..."

This Miss Hawkins, the Son of the Moon, spilled everything like dumping beans from a bamboo tube: "Lord Zeller... I mean, Alan Zeller was originally tracking a key that could allow people to enter Dream Realm physically, later this key was taken by Phantom Thief Arsene.

"This afternoon, after Alan Zeller reported to the Earl, the Earl sent us to seize the key... Ideally, we could let Phantom Thief Arsene get lost in the Dream Realm. To achieve this, all we need to do is kill the dreamer’s body. If he loses the beacon back to the Material Realm, he won’t last long in the Dream Realm."

"In other words," Lily repeated, "you aimed to kill Miss Mia, thereby causing Arsene, who entered the Dream Realm through the Key of Dream Entrance, to get lost and even die. Am I right?"

"... Yes, yes, that’s it..."

Miss Hawkins was very uneasy: "I-I’ve told you everything... I’ve surrendered, Master! We can talk this out..."

From her obedient demeanor, one couldn’t tell she was shouting about skinning Zula just a minute ago.

But in the next moment, Hawkins’ eyes suddenly widened.

Only to see Lily’s right hand moving as if playing the piano in the air, and a sense of separation gradually arose in her body.

"W-wait... my lord... please... I’ve told you everything... I’ve told you... you promised..."

Hawkins babbled incoherently, her voice trembling with despair. Yet there wasn’t a speck of grace or composure to be seen.

"Ah."

Lily said leisurely: "I lied to you—you deserve to die."

In the next moment, Hawkins’ body was sliced into pieces by countless thin shadowy lines.

Under the adhesive effect of the grey cobwebs, it sprayed and exploded like a fountain, but each small piece was perfectly preserved into ruby-like blocks, adhered to those cobwebs, leaving only a small amount of blood spilled on the ground. It looked like a small part of a red ice cube had melted.

"Alright, you’re safe now. Miss Zula."

Lily looked at Zula, who was trembling under the blanket, with a calm and gentle tone.

She gave a slight bow to Zula, as if a maid was saluting a guest. But there wasn’t a hint of servile humility on her face, only charming calmness and confidence: "It’s best not to harbor any illusions about these monsters, they are nothing but a pack of man-eating beasts."

"Miss..."

"I’m Lily."

"Miss Lily..."

Zula hesitated for a moment, then wrapped the blanket tightly and said earnestly and courteously: "Thank you. I’ll remember your words... I won’t be enchanted by the Son of the Moon anymore..."

She meant it from the bottom of her heart.

Since witnessing the Son of the Moon’s depravity and madness... and seeing how undignified they looked in their last moments, Zula suddenly felt that becoming a Son of the Moon didn’t seem that great. What she once pursued fervently now seemed rather ordinary... just a complete turn-off.

"Don’t think too much. I’m just protecting my young master."

Lily’s tone carried a gentle distance, but even so, every word she replied was extremely serious: "You don’t need to live for anyone else. You just have to live for yourself—my young master taught me this."

"—Really?"

Aiwass’s voice full of mirth came from the inner room: "I don’t remember ever saying that.

"But I’m glad... you’ve truly grown a lot, Lily."

The next moment, Aiwass and Arsene pushed the door open and came out.

Seeing Aiwass return safely, Lily’s face immediately broke into a smile, her eyes shining even brighter.

But there was still no sight of Sherlock in the room.

Did he fail, or is it...

Lily scanned the room and then looked at Aiwass.

"—Succeeded."

Aiwass simply answered: "But Sherlock’s spirit is not here—he returned to his own body. We have to rush to the Duke of Vandome Mansion; we might not be back for a day or two. There’s not much time left, I’ll try to resolve everything within two days.

"We will take the key, but there might be ill-informed individuals still heading here. Lily, you stay here to protect the two ladies—and these dolls we brought back, be careful not to let them get damaged. We’ll keep in touch through Little Crow, call me if anything happens."

"Understood."

Lily nodded, giving a concise reply: "I stay here, whoever comes will be doomed."

Her words carried a deadly intent that was restrained yet sharp like a sheathed sword.

The once naive and self-doubting maid has now become composed and confident.

In the Dream Realm, Arsene, who was like a comedian, quickly stepped forward to comfort the crying Zula. At this moment, he appeared steady and reliable, soon coaxing Zula into sleep.

After wiping away his little lover’s tears, Arsene silently carried her back to her room. Let her sleep well.

When Arsene came out again, he still wore a hint of concern on his face... evidently, he somewhat regretted the trouble he had gotten into with this matter.

Without Aiwass’s help, he might really have been lost in the Dream Realm. And his two lovers would suffer due to his reckless actions... even so, he might still fail to save Sherlock.

Fortunately, Aiwass was here.

"Let’s go rescue Sherlock quickly."

Thinking of this, Arsene whispered to Aiwass: "Delays bring changes... if he’s thrown back into the Dream Realm, it would be bad. We might have to go back and search again..."

"He won’t be," Aiwass answered leisurely, "The Duke of Vandome wouldn’t do that.

"——Because I have already reached the Iris Flower. He better not."

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