hooklinebooks Chapter 124
Chapter 124
124: Fuck It, Let's Blow Up Together!
"Mm, of course no problem."
Evelia nodded, then after waving goodbye to the children, she turned and walked directly toward the corner where the girl named An An had just been standing.
"Indeed no one here... where exactly did that child run off to?"
Evelia scratched her head in puzzlement. If it were anywhere else, finding someone would be quite easy for her—whether summoning a Hell beast skilled in tracking or using some small magic to reveal traces, she could easily locate that girl. But the problem right now was... outside was full of damn practitioners and Watchers, plus Jasmine the Saint and Sauron the Archbishop. If she dared use magic, the Hell aura emanating from it would definitely be sensed by them in minutes.
Having her identity exposed then wouldn't be fun at all.
Easy to get herself caught.
And her God-given Magic was only at a beginner's half-baked level—besides putting up a shield, she couldn't do anything, let alone finding someone.
Therefore, Evelia could only use the most primitive method to find that little girl...
"An An! Are you there? The activity is about to start! Everyone at the orphanage needs to be present!"
"Hurry up and come out! It wouldn't be good to cause trouble for your teacher!"
Evelia called out while searching room by room. Fortunately, this orphanage's scale couldn't compare to the Wangyou Grand Cathedral—an entire floor had only about ten rooms, and the first floor had even fewer due to the lobby. So before long, Evelia had finished checking the first and second floors and was ready to head to the third.
The entire main building of the orphanage was only five stories tall, not particularly high. And although there was a possibility that child had run to another building, there were super many people participating in this comfort activity—if that child had sneaked off to another building, they would definitely have been seen by people outside.
Therefore, no matter where that girl was hiding, Evelia would find her!
"Kids these days, really! If something's wrong, just say it properly! Why hide without saying anything, always causing trouble for people!"
While searching for the girl named An An, Evelia quietly complained to herself. Just think, she, a dignified Princess of Hell, had been ordered to go find people twice in a single day! If this had happened in Hell, she wouldn't even need to complain; her uncles and older sisters would have long since swarmed forward and taught whoever treated her like a laborer a lesson!
Hmph! When she found that disobedient little girl, she was going to hear exactly why she kept hiding and skulking around. If there wasn't a somewhat decent reason... hmph hmph!
Evelia thought to herself resentfully as she climbed the stairs. Just then, a faint "squeak" sound, the kind characteristic of doors being opened, suddenly reached Evelia's ears. Our Demon Miss first froze slightly, then a triumphant smile curved her lips.
Found her~
Originally, all the teachers and staff at the orphanage today had gone to help set up the venue and do preparation work—even the slightly older children had been dragged off to help. Indoors, there should only be those little ones who were still young. And now those little ones had already been taken to the venue by Jasmine and the others, so the entire main building of the orphanage should be empty.
Except for her and that child named An An.
"Little mouse, your tail is showing~"
Evelia deliberately lowered her voice and stealthily crept to the door that had just made the sound. She glanced at the sign on the door, Director's Office.
What's this girl doing coming to the Director's Office for no reason?
Evelia scratched her head in confusion. Since she'd already found where that child was hiding, she figured she could ask after catching her, so she quietly pushed open the door.
"Creeeak!"
Sure enough, the Director's Office door, due to years of neglect, had rusted hinges that would squeak at the slightest touch. That child named An An had probably hidden inside.
But strangely, when Evelia pushed open the door, what met her eyes wasn't the figure of that black-haired little girl, but merely an empty office. A large desk was positioned by the window, with bookcases made of camphor wood on either side, filled with all sorts of books; against the wall sat two black leather sofas that looked quite vintage as well.
This Director's Office couldn't possibly have not been renovated since the orphanage was built over a decade ago, could it?
Evelia thought subconsciously.
But she hadn't forgotten her purpose for coming here. Although at a glance she didn't see the figure of that child named An An, she was definitely hiding in this room. There were only two places in the Director's Office where one could hide; surely a quick search would find her.
"Creeeak!"
Just then, the door behind Evelia suddenly made another sound. She subconsciously tilted her head, thinking it was just the wind pushing the door, and didn't pay it any mind.
But in the next moment, Evelia felt a powerful wind strike from behind, and an inexplicable cold quietly crept up her spine. Evelia almost instinctively jumped to the side, and the sound of something cutting through the air immediately reached her ears.
"Who's there!?"
Evelia whipped around, only to see a figure draped in a black cloak, their features indiscernible, crouching right where she had just been standing, still maintaining the posture from their attack. Looking at this somewhat familiar attire before her, a trickle of cold sweat ran down Evelia's temple.
"Descent Faction?"
The moment the words left Evelia's mouth, the black-robed figure before her struck again instantly. The opponent suddenly appeared before her at a speed nearly impossible for the naked eye to follow, extending a hand to cover Evelia's mouth.
Not good! At this distance... she couldn't draw her gun!
Evelia had always been physically weak and powerless in her main form, relying entirely on summons for combat. What she feared most were opponents like Amya who didn't fight with proper magic but just charged in with a sword. And now, due to the cramped indoor space combined with the black-robed figure's impressive speed, Evelia was instantly closed in on. She frantically tried to retreat and resist, but this black-robed figure's martial prowess was even stronger than she'd imagined; almost the moment she made a move, they had already restrained her body.
Clearly, this black-robed figure's combat skills were far above Evelia's, even slightly superior to Amya, who was a professional close-combat angel.
However, Evelia did have a trump card for dealing with this situation.
A silver light flashed in her hand, and a modern grenade engraved with magic runes instantly fell into her palm.
"Fuck it, let's blow up together!"