The smell of egg rancid spread through the darkness, and in the distorted darkness, a little reflection gradually emerged from it, it was scarlet, an unsettling glow just by looking at it. Looking up, you can see that the darkness around you is full of these pairs of small scarlet eyes, as if countless monsters are hiding in the darkness, surrounding everyone.

However, in the face of such a predicament, Rod and the others did not show panic, only Christie twisted her body a little uneasily and activated the ring on her hand. In the blink of an eye, a faint white light shrouded the girl's body. But even so, Christie was still nervously leaning against Suzu's body, and she could feel that the breath was very similar to the breath of the terrible demonic ritual she had experienced, with a cloudy, dead, and silent but enough to make people shudder crazy roar, everything merged between the visible and the invisible.

And the next moment, they finally separated.

"Roar ————!!"

Hundreds of demons swooped out from the darkness, their mouths open, their sharp claws outstretched, their tattered wings flashing, and they swooped down like moths to the flaming wall of fire in front of them. A disgusting, disgusting, putrefined, smell flooded the space, accompanied by the movements of the demons.

If it were an ordinary person, he would definitely hang up completely without fighting back in such a battle. But for Rhodes and the others, these demons in front of them are not even locusts, at most they are just a few moths that make people angry.

"Huh."

The canary raised her hand and made a subtle gesture. With her movements, the wall of flames that was burning in front of everyone suddenly began to twist and tremble rapidly, and then the flame birds split out of it one by one in a moment's work. Flapping his wings and screaming, he rushed towards the demons in front of him, and soon, a series of fireballs burst out, and those pitch-black demons suddenly burned as if they were smeared with flammable liquid all over their bodies. Not only that, but the bright red firelight also spread to the left and right and the front, for a while. In front of the canary, everything is surrounded by raging fire. And the demons howled and turned to ashes in the pure elemental flames.

And at the same time, others were not idle.

Since little bubblegum was not there, Rhodes took over the burden of guarding Christie, and it was naturally his summoning spirit who was responsible for protecting himself. Although these demons are enough to stir up trouble in the outside world for a while, in the eyes of Rod's holy sword elves, they are just an existence worth mentioning.

Celia's attack was as full of military momentum as ever, and the sword-like intent of the sheathed sword and the pure white holy flame formed the most perfect block. I saw Celia swing a sword. The darkness in front of him suddenly screamed as if a piece had been dug out, and he retreated backwards. On her side, Selestina was uncharacteristically, her face cold, staring solemnly at the darkness in front of her. Unlike the canary that shines with fire and Celia who bursts out with unparalleled power. Selestina's battle at the moment gave people a strange and silent illusion. The girl stepped forward, and the black chain sword disappeared as if it had melted into the darkness, but with Celestina's movements, the demons disappeared completely and silently. It was as if it had been completely disintegrated, leaving not even a trace of it.

But. The most striking thing is Kalian, at this moment she is turning her hands behind her back, looking ahead with a calm face, if she just looks at the girl in front of her, I'm afraid no one will think that she is fighting——— but in front of the girl that rolling, crushing. With a trap device as tall as a wall and composed entirely of silk threads like some kind of meat grinder, few would have doubted that the demons would eventually be crushed into powder and buried in the ground as fertilizer.........

“…………！！”

On the other side, the battle continues.

Facing the claws that stretched out towards him, the two short swords in Suzu's hand staggered. In the darkness, a bright and dazzling soul sword light was brought up, and the boundless sword light spread out in an instant, like a surging wave roaring towards the front, easily repelling the demons in front of him. Suzu took the opportunity to step back, leisurely dodging the sharp minions and splatters of blood.

Well done.

Seeing this scene, Rod nodded. Suzu's swordsmanship is very strong, and she is very good at blending them. So Rod handed over his swordsmanship to her, and now it seems that she is doing a good job. did not fight with the other party stupidly, but chose the main way of fighting to protect himself. Of course, she is mainly to protect Christie behind her, otherwise, with Suzu's swordsmanship, there is no problem in killing seven in and seven out of these demons. But............ Thinking of this, Rod couldn't help but lower his head and look at Christie who was standing beside him. At this moment, Christie was clasping her hands and looking at the people in front of her uneasily. This made Rod sigh lightly, to be honest, he agreed with Karen's suggestion in his heart, Christie might be interested in adventure, but her identity should be like those RPG games protected by the protagonist or players, and Miss Princess, who is targeted by evil forces——— as long as she doesn't run out of the city to cause trouble for others, thank God, I don't expect her to fight at all. This is not because of a lack of strength, but because of the temperament, Christie is not suitable for fighting at all. However, Rhodes is not unable to understand the other Christie's thoughts, this world is not peaceful, and Christie has a strong force, whether she wants it or not, she will inevitably be involved in it. So she has to learn to face it herself, so she can't grow by hiding behind others all the time.

"Christie."

“………… Rod......? ”

Hearing Rod's voice, Christie raised her head and looked at Rhodes standing beside her in surprise. Rod reached out and gently stroked her head.

"It's your fight, too, Christie."

“…………………”

Hearing Rod's words, Christie bit her lip and she looked up. Indeed, I have always been so perfectly protected. There was hardly any danger, as now, although there were so many terrible demons besieging her, but under the protection of everyone, Christie felt very relieved and not afraid at all. But......... Is it really good to do that?

Come to think of it. Christie couldn't help but recall what Sister Anne had said to herself before——— whether it is in the front or behind, only those who fight side by side can be called companions.

And didn't you come here to do something?

“………… I know......... Rhodes ..............."

Thinking of this, Christie raised her right hand, and then she gently stroked the ring in her hand. Soon, golden runes erupted from it, and the bright and dazzling magic ring turned into a quill and quietly landed in Christie's palm. Then the girl raised her right hand. With her movements, a snow-white scroll suddenly appeared in the originally empty void, and it spread out in front of Christie, quietly waiting for the holder's further movements. Looking at the scroll in front of her, Christie took a deep breath and continued. She put down her pen and followed Christie's movements. On the originally snow-white and empty scroll, a record of the current situation also automatically emerged.

“………… The demons summoned from the darkness attacked their targets one after another, and they were not afraid of death, and they frantically ............... forward" Seeing this, Christie lowered her hand. After this paragraph, as if to continue the article, a short text is added.

[However, in just an instant, these demons were all destroyed. 】

Just for an instant.

The demons that were originally overwhelming quietly disappeared. The thick darkness was gone, everything was just as it was written in the Book of True Knowledge, and the torches that had been extinguished by the breath of chaos and demons were lit one by one, and soon the labyrinth that had been shrouded in pitch black became bright again. It was only then that Christie let out a long breath, then she closed her eyes, and soon the quill turned into a ring again and returned to her slender white fingers, and it was all over in an instant. Although Christie's own strength has greatly increased under the training of another Christie, she can only last a few minutes now.

"His Royal Highness Christie's strength is so amazing no matter what time you look at it, and she deserves to be the first person outside of His Majesty."

Looking at the ring on Christie's hand, Karen pushed her glasses and whispered. Although Christie's strength is very magical, the Holy Sword Elves here don't find it so rare, and it seems that they have long been accustomed to it. On the contrary, the canary looked at the scene in front of her in surprise, although she had also learned about the properties of the ring from Rod, but only by seeing it with her own eyes would she realize how cheating and rebellious it was. Just one sentence can change the world, which is completely beyond the scope of anyone's imagination.

"If this thing were in the game, it would be reported to death, Rod."

"I know it."

Listening to the canary's whisper, Rod nodded. But now is not the time to discuss whether Christie's gear should be reported. Since Christie uses "destroy" rather than "disappear", the corpses of the demons from the past are still with them. These demons looked more than a meter long, and they looked like humanoid lizards. Behind it is a pair of tattered bat-like wings and a thick black tail. It has a head similar to that of a jackal.

"It's a dog demon."

Selestina said in a tone as if she had seen some of the dirtiest things in the world. She stared coldly at the mutilated corpses on the ground, then waved her hand, and with Celestina's movements, the pitch-black flames suddenly erupted, disposing of all the demon corpses on the ground, leaving no residue behind.

"It seems that what we have to deal with this time is a big man from the abyss?"

Even if Celestina didn't say it, Rhodes had already seen that demons like dog demons were not uncommon in the abyss. To use a not-so-decent analogy, they are like countless lice that inhabit the bodies of those large demons, and on weekdays, when Rhodes fights those demon bosses in the game, he will encounter these annoying things more or less. They are not of high rank, but they are numerous, and they are simple-minded, pointing east and never west. In addition, there are also races that self-detonate and breathe poisonous mist. Imagine thousands of exploding bombs coming at you, annoying you to death.

And conversely, demons like dog demons generally only appear around the big demons. This time, it will appear here to attack itself, and Rhodes doesn't think it's an accident.

"Probably because I was injured by the bubble before, I want to see our details."

Hear Rhodes. The canary was quick to react as well. Hearing the canary's words, Rod nodded slightly. Just after the attack ended, he also locked down the apprentices of the Tour de France Tower through the system to see if they had been attacked, but the result seemed to be none. This shows that these demons are not aimless, but have been assigned by someone to trouble them. From now on, it seems that the most likely thing that Guru Geral, or what was attached to Guru Geral, was injured by the divine power of the little bubble gum, and although it was not dead, it was still painful enough. And the strength shown by himself and others before was also seen by everyone. In this case. Naturally, the demon would come to test whether the strength of himself and the others would have any effect on its planning. And now, it seems, its temptation has to be stopped.

As for the little bubblegum, Rod wasn't worried at all. It was impossible for these demons to deal with them. On the contrary, Rhodes is worried that little bubblegum and Anne are too excited, and if they tear down the maze, it will be troublesome. Especially since these two people are pure violent maniacs either way...............

"Hey............ Head............ You're all right!! ”

Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive. Just as Rod was thinking, little bubblegum and Anne appeared in the corridor in the distance, and as Rod expected, the two of them couldn't even see the slightest injury. This is not surprising. The divine power of the little bubblegum is the natural enemy of the demon, and Celia is a physical attack type that doesn't matter first. A spellcaster like Little Bubblegum is completely self-propelled humanoid in the eyes of the demon, and there is no need to think about or hesitate to wash a large piece or something.

"We're fine, everyone is normal, but it's you, what happened?"

Thinking of this, the previous "boom" is probably a signal for Annie's side to start a war with the demon. And my own side was surrounded by demons after that. Hearing Rod's inquiry, Anne wrinkled her nose, and then began to explain to Rod helplessly. It turned out that she was originally following Little Bubblegum to see how those puppet bosses went to destroy the monsters. But I don't know what the road is for, in the middle of the road. As if they had been manipulated by some kind of erosion, the puppets not only changed their appearance, but even attacked Little Bubblegum and Annie. In the face of the puppet's provocation, the two naturally wouldn't just flee, so they also decisively greeted them. Then they suffered similar to Rhodes and the others, surrounded by endless darkness and demons. However, unlike Rod and the others, who were fighting on the spot, Little Bubblegum and Annie were fighting while walking in the direction of Rod and the others, hoping to meet in the shortest possible time and then resolve the situation. But now that everything has been settled, there is nothing to say.

"Corrupted puppets?"

Hearing this, Rod looked at Little Bubble Gum, and sensing Rod's inquiring gaze, Little Bubble Gum also nodded affirmatively.

"That's right, it's the Shadow Demon variant, it must have been that shameless bastard demon who did it. Damn, I knew that Lu Dao was like this, I should have directly crushed him into slag in the first place! Damn, I'm so angry that you dare to trouble us at such a time, it's a self-defeating way!

As she spoke, Little Bubblegum pursed her mouth in dissatisfaction, it was obvious that she was very angry that she hadn't been able to kill that unlucky guy smoothly in the first place, and that she had been by the other party. However, Anne obviously didn't care, instead, she smiled and patted the little bubblegum on the shoulder.

"Oh, it's nothing, Bubbles. When the time comes, just wait for the other party to come and call back! “

"That's right, Annie, if you come, you will fight back, and let those scumbags know that we are awesome!!"

"Hahh..............."

Seeing the two singing and harmonizing, Rod shook his head helplessly, and then turned around.

"Alright, let's go, there's still a long way to go."

Then he spoke.

And at the same time, on the other side of the maze...............

"Huh?"

The mage, wrapped in a black robe, raised his head and glanced at the seemingly empty void in front of him in surprise, and then his face became solemn.

"Was it wiped out so quickly? It seems that these people are really not as easy to deal with as they imagined. Then we have to speed up the process as well. ”

Muttering to himself, the mage turned to look at the figures behind him.

"Hurry up, we still have a long way to go!"

In the face of the mage's roar, the emaciated figures shook for a moment, and then quickly followed behind the mage, walking forward——— twisted body kept changing under the illumination of the light, forming a new form. (To be continued......)