Fairy tale: Little Red Riding Hood's wolf mentor

"So, what's the deal with their armor?"

Next door, the veteran, having quickly dispatched two Secret Guards, pushed open the door and breathed a slight sigh of relief upon seeing that Leake and Polo were also unharmed.

"These are array inscriptions specifically carved on the Secret Guard armor by the Bo Ren royal family."

Leake explained seriously, while stripping the armor off another dead Secret Guard.

The armor lit up with ripples upon contact, but under the influence of the 'Spell-Shattering Cone,' it quickly subsided back into silence.

"Does it have any effect?"

"Not many effects. Generally... it's for soundproofing and concealment. It reduces presence in the dark as long as they don't attack, and the armor won't make any noise from friction or fighting."

Leake reached out and touched the intricate carvings on the surface of the Secret Guard's armor in front of her.

Although she had gained a lot of understanding and knowledge from the Queen's notes, including the contents of 'Deciphering Forbidden Magic Arrays' and 'Bo Ren Intelligence Summary,' seeing the real finished product passed down by the Bo Ren royal family still made Leake feel somewhat dazed.

"Right, the most important thing is that these armors also carry self-destruct inscriptions. Specifically, the Secret Guards will quickly perish when they are about to say certain things.

And the armor on the dead will also be activated by the surviving Secret Guards. If it's not controlled by the Secret Guards to self-destruct, it will also be destroyed when touched by outsiders."

"Is this how the Kingdom of Bo Ren keeps secrets?"

Hearing this, Polo on the other side suddenly seemed thoughtful. "Can you stop the self-destruction of these array inscriptions now?"

"Yes, through the Bo Ren prince's 'Spell-Shattering Cone.'"

Leake replied, raising the cone-shaped crystal in her hand. "This is something only the Bo Ren royal family has, and it has a special effect on these array inscriptions."

"So... these guys were indeed sent by the King?"

The veteran Yin Wei looked at the only surviving Secret Guard tied to the wall by Leake.

He wasn't surprised. After all, in the guest room of the palace, who else but the King of Bo Ren would commit such a murderous act?

"Did you get anything out of him?"

"No."

Polo and Leake shrugged. Although this Bo Ren soldier had armor, his methods of resisting torture were equally excellent.

At least, Leake and Polo didn't have any means of violence.

Of course, if they didn't have any means of violence, Polo had other methods—but these methods still required some... preparation.

"Do you know how to torture?"

Polo glanced at the veteran, "Like, torturing him but not letting him die."

"Ah, it shouldn't be a problem, although I'm not very good at it..."

The veteran shrugged and walked forward, "But I've seen professionals do it before."

As a battle-hardened veteran, although he wasn't a torture master, at least... he could harden his heart and inflict some dangerous methods on the other party.

"Uh, then I'll trouble you."

Polo said, leading Leake and Dansi out of the door and closing it.

In fact, it wasn't that Polo didn't know how to torture; he had seen a lot of it in movies in his previous life.

But directly killing a person was very different from torturing a defenseless person in various ways without hurting their life.

The difficulty wasn't in the technique, but in first... crossing a certain limit brought about by conscience.

But Polo had other ways.

He slipped into the black armor that Leake had stripped off from the dead Secret Guard, gradually transforming into the appearance of a Secret Guard.

Then, with his hand transformed into a human hand, he took out a few woven strands of silk and began to weave ribbons...

The Queen's magic ribbons must be woven by hand when used—

And this was difficult for Polo, who had no hands.

Although [Cyclical Regression: Little Red Riding Hood - Wolf's Disguise] allowed Polo to use human hands, the abnormal sense of physical dislocation could not be avoided when using it.

But fortunately, Polo discovered that processing and weaving some ready-made raw materials could also achieve some of the effects!

Although limited by materials and magical proficiency, the ribbon magic that Polo used was hundreds of times weaker than the Queen's, but... it was qualified as a 'truth serum' to some extent.

About half an hour later, the veteran Yin Wei opened the door.

"Did you get anything out of him?"

Polo asked, holding the numbered magic ribbon in his hand—

Under his excellent weaving skills, the ribbon was so ugly that it was unbearable to look at.

"Okay, I admit it."

The veteran shook off the blood on his hunting knife and said, "I may not be good at this, and this guy is indeed a tough nut to crack."

"Sigh, I thought I wouldn't have to use this magic."

Polo looked at the ribbon in his hand, looking a little frustrated.

He walked forward. Although the Secret Guard had some more wounds on his body, looking a little weak and breathless, fortunately, he hadn't died.

This was the preparation Polo needed to do to strengthen the magic effect—

Reduce the target's mental resistance.

That is... to make the Secret Guard's spirit tired under the veteran's torture.

"Why don't you say something? About that King? We've guessed so much, it's okay if you say something more, right?"

Polo still asked.

"Heh..."

The Secret Guard snorted. He didn't have the energy to say harsh words, but his eyes had already shown everything.

"It feels like I'm playing the villain."

Polo had to sigh and tie the ribbon he had woven himself around the Secret Guard's neck.

Then, he took the magic book that Leake handed over, turned to the page where the magic ribbon was recorded, and the mind construction array appeared before his eyes.

The illusion of the mirror appeared before his eyes, and the Queen's emotions emerged from the bottom of his heart...

A richly dressed nobleman knelt at the Queen's feet.

A ribbon was wrapped around his neck, his face was horrified, and his eyes wanted to struggle, but his body continued to sink—until his forehead hit the ground.

"Why, I have the most noble blood, how could this happen... bowing to a lowly woman!?"

The Queen let out a long string of sharp laughter, her words full of sarcasm—

"Still don't understand? But your body already understands. This is because I am much nobler than you. You should have—submitted to my feet!"

The surface of the ribbon lit up with magical light, and the resistance in the man's eyes gradually dissipated.

The light in it was finally replaced by a kind of blind reverence.

The emotions in the nobleman's words gradually disappeared, and he uttered a sentence without any fluctuation:

"I understand, Your Highness."

Polo's eyes changed, the illusion faded, but the remaining emotions had not disappeared.

A naked desire for control was revealed in his eyes. Taking advantage of this divine intent, Polo raised his hand and pointed to the ribbon that was already wrapped around the soldier's neck.

"Now, obey me!"

This sentence was like words, but also like some kind of incantation—

The Secret Guard noticed something was wrong, but his tired spirit was unable to resist, his eyes gradually blurred, turning into a puppet-like submission.

...

Finally, the magic light dissipated.

At the same time, the life of this last Secret Guard also dissipated.

The ugly ribbon finally came to its end and turned into dust.

"Ah, no, today's magic use is a bit overdrawn."

Polo had already turned into a wolf form when he began to cast the ribbon magic, but even so, after the spell was completed, he fell into the fatigue of 'empty blue' again.

He couldn't move a finger.

"It's okay, Polo has a few hours before dawn, can you rest for a while?"

Leake put down her pen and browsed the information she had recorded again, "I've written it all down, there won't be any problems!"

"Well, I can rest for half an hour, and then I can go to the palace."

Polo lay on the ground, and a faint light flashed in his slightly squinted eyes, "To find out what's going on with that King."

"Okay."

Leake also looked solemn.

In her hand, she held several notebooks of the Kingdom of Bo Ren, carefully flipping through them, as if she wanted to remember them all in her mind.

Although the Queen had never been to Bo Ren.

But through the magic mirror, these notes recorded the arrangements of the Bo Ren royal family extremely clearly.

In addition, the ordinary details inquired from the Secret Guards, mutually confirmed and supplemented...

Made this plan to sneak into the palace have unprecedented feasibility!

"You two... have such methods?"

The veteran Yin Wei looked a little surprised. Although he had seen many extraordinary things, and knew that the little girl and the wolf in front of him were not ordinary people,

But every time Leake and Polo showed new things, it would surprise the veteran.

He looked at Dansi, who was asleep again in his arms, and a light flashed in his eyes.

Like some long-dormant hope, began to rekindle.

"Perhaps, it's coming soon, Dansi..."

...

The innermost building complex of the Bo Ren Palace has always been accessible only to members of the royal family and Secret Guards who are completely loyal to the royal family.

Two black-armored masked figures walked towards the palace from the darkness.

The two teams of royal guards at the gate looked at the carvings on the visitors' bodies, did not speak, and consciously made way.

These special Secret Guard armors, no one can imitate.

And the array inscriptions on them determine that... apart from the Secret Guard himself, no one else can use them freely!

This is much safer than any proof of identity!

They would never have thought that the person who killed the Secret Guard would have the Spell-Shattering Cone that has always been owned by members of the royal family, and also have the corresponding array inscription knowledge!

"Well... according to the Secret Guard's information, the King's bedroom should be on the right."

Leake said, walking towards the winding corridor with Polo.

Many carvings are carved on the walls on all sides. Although most of them are just decorative carvings, through the 'Bo Ren Intelligence Summary' and the information obtained from the Secret Guards—

There are not a few hidden deadly traps!

"Arrived."

Having the correct route did not take long.

The door of a room appeared in front of him.

"If the Secret Guard's information is true, and if there are no accidents... the King and Princess of Bo Ren should be—inside!"