[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 71: Identity (2)

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(Nahh .. What should I do now .. )

The defiant smile on Noelle's lips grew clearer even as her forehead let out a cold sweat.

He did not know for sure about the identity of the person in front of him, but he had a vague guess about it.

Her face and body shape were covered in long black robes so Noelle could not see them. He only guessed based on the voice he had heard before.

Noelle seemed confused by the situation, but her brain kept trying hard to find a solution.

Noelle has not really provided any solution to this situation. After all, from the beginning he had not expected that there would be any other intruders besides him.

He was only able to smile bitterly at the thought of his own carelessness.

(It's risky, but .. )

Noelle began to cover her body with magic, and her body slowly melted in the air into black smoke.

Noelle had just used the characteristic vampire skill, 《Transformation》 to turn into a kind of fog.

Even though it was at risk of leaving traces of where hers was around, she inevitably had to use it.

There was a safe option to transform into a bat, but the bat's body was quite difficult to control, so Noelle rejected the idea.

He must prepare a plan in case the scenario in which he must escape as soon as possible suddenly occurs.

And transformation into fog is the only solution that is most appropriate.

However, the transformation into fog also had its own flaws.

The mana used for the transformation would spread around and leave behind faint traces of her magic.

It would be dangerous if 'they' detected the owner of that magic trail.

But that shouldn't matter, Noelle was quite confident in her ability to hide herself.

And just as Noelle tried to hide herself with a transformation, one of the doors in the corridor behind her opened and displayed two figures of men in formal attire.

fortunately, Noelle's transformation was timely and she managed to hide herself well.

So did the cloaked man Noelle assumed to be Cryll.

As soon as he heard the movements of the two people from outside the door, the black robe he was using instantly fluttered and began to disappear into the air, along with his body.

Noelle who was in a fog was a little surprised when she saw the person suddenly disappear, but she immediately regained her composure and entered the door.

Not long after, the two men in formal attire walked into the room and began to sit on the sofa facing each other and were separated by a glass table on which was a tea brewing set and several sheets of envelope paper.

One of the men was the one Noelle had recently met.

Terneth zava Gurazzud, the guild leader of the Eisen branch.

The other man was the one Noelle had never seen before.

Noelle was a little surprised to see Terneth there. Based on what Glantz explained to her, Terneth shouldn't be in her mansion until tomorrow because of work.

But Terneth's whereabouts were clearly right in front of Noelle's eyes.

Noelle subconsciously began to narrow her eyes while observing the two of them.

It was strange to mention that he narrowed his eyes while his current form was a thin mist.

However, although her current body was nothing more than a puff of steam hovering around the room, Noelle was strangely able to clearly feel her body as if she was still a human being.

Noelle was a little confused by the phenomenon, but she chose to ignore it and focus on her investigation.

As the two of them were sitting opposite each other, Terneth looked agitated and took notice of his surroundings.

"What's wrong? Is something bothering you? " ask the man in front of her.

Terneth still looked agitated and began to narrow his eyes with a suspicious expression, he faced the man in front of him and spoke calmly.

"Be careful, there's someone who just infiltrated this place."

Not only the man in front of her, but Noelle was also shocked when she heard Terneth's words.

"Inbreathers? In this place? That's impossible, isn't it? "

The man in front of him started talking with a smile as if Terneth's warning earlier was just a joke.

Instead, Terneth was still watching his surroundings uneasily, and finally his gaze stopped right where Noelle had been hiding before.

"?!! "

Noelle panicked a little as Terneth watched where she was before, and a defiant smile began to form on her lips without her noticing.

While the man in front of him was still smiling confidently, Terneth looked back at him with a serious look.

"I don't know exactly when, but there was an intruder who broke into this place before. There's a trace of magic right at the door."

Terneth said it with complete confidence, it made the man in front of him stunned for a moment, and then advanced his body then looked at Terneth seriously.

"I doubt there's any unemployment so stupid as to infiltrate this place, but if that's what you're saying ... Do you know who the intruder is? "

Terneth shook his head.

"I'm not sure. The traces of his magic are so thin and delicate, I think he's long gone, but .. It's good to be on guard."

Terneth flicked his finger, and a dazzling dome of light appeared and covered the two of them.

Noelle was shocked when she saw Terneth easily cast a physical barrier and magic spell at the same time.

Even it was quite difficult for Noelle who was a vampire, but Terneth did it as easily as breathing.

At that time Noelle immediately remembered that Terneth was a former witch from the same party as Luna and Glantz. So it was only natural that he had higher skills as a magician.

Moreover, he was very experienced.

Noelle tried to calm herself down and tried to enter the barrier, her body could enter normally because it had a gaseous state, and not a solid physique.

However, Terneth soon realized an oddity was entering his barrier.

"What's wrong? Is the intruder still here? "

The man in front of him asked worriedly.

Terneth just narrowed his eyes, then shook his head while saying 'no, that might just be my feeling … '

Noelle remained silent in her mist form and focused on paying attention to Terneth.

In the next instant, Terneth turned his gaze back to the point where no one was standing there.

"What's wrong? "

" ……… "

Terneth did not reply, but narrowed his eyes and made an uncomfortable expression.

" … Since I felt someone's presence, but .. As I thought, it's probably just my feeling."

Shaking his head for a moment, Terneth then looked back and spoke to the man in front of him.

Although Terneth said that it was just his feelings, it was different from Noelle.

As Terneth agitatedly looked around him earlier, Noelle immediately made the conclusion that an infiltrating figure like herself had entered the Terneth barrier somehow.

Unlike usual, the detection of Noelle's presence is strangely completely useless now.

He could not feel the presence of the figure at all.

Perhaps due to her ability in hiding much higher, or even due to the influence of the magic tool, Noelle was simply unable to find its existence even though it was only a faint trace.

Terneth and the man in front of him probably thought that they were safe just by putting up a physical and magic barrier, but there were two intruders who were stalking them from a very close distance.

Noelle thought it was ridiculous. He tried to maintain his composure and listened to Terneth's conversation with the man.

"Back to the conversation. So, what about the situation now? "

The man asked Terneth with a serious look on his face.

Terneth stared back at him and lightly shrugged his shoulders.

"With our current pace, perhaps this plan will be implemented in about two or three months .. Of course assuming that there will be no outside interference."

( ……… )

Noelle continued to listen to them even though she did not understand what they were talking about.

"So yes ... What about the development of the subjects after being resurrected? "

The man asked once more.

"There are some subjects who have failed in their development and ended up being wild zombies that can not be controlled, but, and there was even one subject that had managed to awaken their memories, it was truly a surprise."

" … That's really surprising .. I think they're just brainless meat that can develop, but .. To think that one of them is capable of restoring memory … "

The man sitting before Terneth looked surprised upon hearing Terneth's statement, he raised his hand and held his chin in thought.

"Wait, if he awakens his memory .. Wouldn't that make him grow an ego and be able to break away from our control? That would be a dangerous thing."

Against such timidly uttered conjecture, Terneth simply smiled confidently and waved his hand lightly.

"No problem, my 《Fortis Domination》 has influence over all those weaker than me. My current level is 94, there should be no one among the subjects who has a higher level than me."

"So yeah .. Then I can calm down. After all, your level is one of the highest in the city."

"Well, you overestimated me too much, when compared to Glantz, my level is still quite low."

Terneth with a wry smile waved his hand to reject the compliment.

"Indeed, when compared to Glantz who was a Werebeast as well as a front guard fighter, your level is still quite low, but. Moreover, you reached that level in just a few months after making your debut into an adventurer."

(Glantz is ... Werebeast?! He didn't even possess any physical traits that matched that race! It looks a lot like a human, but .. There may be some things I don't know yet. )

Noelle was really surprised to learn that Glantz was a werebeast, but she soon calmed herself down by making some random conclusions.

There may have been an 'accident' in the past so he had to lose his physical features as a werebeast.

Noelle tried to calm herself down and refocus on listening to the conversation between Terneth and the man.

"But, back to the topic. Even though one of the subjects had regained his memory, it didn't mean that it would have an effect on many things."

"you mean? "

The man asked with a confused expression.

Seeing that, Terneth only smiled calmly and spoke again while narrowing his eyes.

"The subject that had awakened his memory was a child of about 15 years old."

"Huh?! Waitaminute! How did that happen?! "

The man looked smitten and slammed his hand against the table violently.

"Nahh, I was surprised by that too. We only have one subject who is 15 years old, and he has a weak body from the beginning, but somehow he is able to be the first to awaken his memory."

" ……… Then? What about his actions after regaining his memories? "

As soon as the man threw out his question, Terneth seemed to make a sad expression, but his lips remained smiling.

"Initially he managed to escape from 《Fortis Domination》, but luckily he was with me when he awakened his memory, so I was able to quickly put up my skill."

"Although it takes a few minutes anyway," Terneth added.

The man looked pensive for a moment, yet Terneth casually shrugged his shoulders and spoke as if he had no problems at all.

"Well, it's an advancement, so it's fine to spend more time instilling strong donations on her. Even though he's the weakest subject we have, it's still progress, so I don't plan on throwing him away."

Terneth uttered that last sentence with great pressure.

Implicitly, he stated that he would protect the subject no matter what, and would not dispose of it even if he had orders.

" ……… "

"Nahh, rather than explaining it at length, it would be better to look at it directly, right? "

Terneth smiled and got up from the sofa, then flicked his finger.

The layer of barrier vaults protecting the two of them had disappeared, and Noelle could become calmer when she was thinking hard.

(Nahh .. Should I follow him? This sounds like a terrible problem, but .. My curiosity kills me. )

Noelle smiled in her mind and followed Terneth who had left the room with the man.

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