The dimly lit underground labyrinth is as dangerous and challenging as ever.

The brilliance of magic flashed, and dozens of bright and dazzling magic missiles roared through the sky like this, hitting the already scarred puppet in front of him. The huge puppet, which had already been badly damaged, finally couldn't withstand it anymore under this wave of attacks, and the twisted and deformed metal body let out a piercing scream and then fell to the ground with a bang, and there was no more movement. And it was only at this time that the girl put down the staff in her hand and sighed. At the same time, the people around her also sat on the ground with a soft cry.

"How's everyone doing?"

Adilo turned his head to look at his schoolmate next to him, and when he heard her inquiry, a girl with a brown ponytail and a magic spear shook her head.

"Everyone's tired, Adelo."

"Alright then, sit still, watch your surroundings, and don't touch anything that looks weird. Be careful not to walk around alone, got it? I don't want anything like this to happen again..............." Adelo looked a little lost as she gritted her teeth as she clenched her wand in her hand. For these magic apprentices, it was the first time to enter the deepest labyrinth, and it was very smooth at first, they were all elites of the Tour de France, and they may lack practical experience, but their strength made up for it. Moreover, the previous passage through the Sea of Outer Trees also gave these apprentices considerable confidence. Therefore, in the first few layers of the raiders, they almost rushed in without any stop.

But soon, they paid the price for their naivety.

There is no day or night in the pitch black underground, and skilled adventurers like Rhodes will automatically calculate the time and keep their biological clock running. But these apprentices apparently don't understand this at all, and they rely almost entirely on their own instincts. When you are tired, you rest, and when you are done, you move on. Nothing special at first. But as it deepened, many people began to become groggy. I can't even keep my spirits up, and I'm not as vigilant about this place as I used to be. Outcome......... After all, they paid the price for their carelessness.

Until now, when Adilo closes his eyes, he still remembers that scene, the bloody corpse. The tragic death made her unable to eat for a long time. The adventure had now lost its original enthusiasm for them and had been replaced by fear. If it weren't for the elite of the Tour de France, I'm afraid they would have given up the idea of continuing to move forward and would have gone home.

But now, it's almost the limit.........

"Hoo ........."

Slowly sitting down against the wall, Adilo reached out and pressed his forehead with a faint pain. As they go deeper into the depths of the labyrinth, these monsters become more and more powerful. This terrifying magic guide doll like the one he and the others dealt with just now is not only tall. And the resistance to magic is very strong, if it weren't for Frey in front, it would be impossible for the three of them to deal with each other. It's only the fifth floor now, and if you go any further......... Could it be that you will encounter a monster more terrifying than this? Will they really be able to win at that time?

"Frey, is there any news of Zagared?"

Hearing the captain's inquiry, the pony-tailed girl carrying the magic spear shook her head.

"No, although I've been in contact with magic crystals before. But so far there is no news of them. But I guess there's nothing wrong with them. ”

"Let's hope so..............."

Adilo let out a long sigh as she forced herself to take out the dry food in her pocket and eat a few bites. But he didn't have an appetite at all. Although he was hungry, because he hadn't had a good rest for days, Adilo now only felt groggy in his head, and he was not awake at all. Just feeling like she was eating made her feel like she wanted to vomit. So soon, Adillo put down the dry food in his hand. Then she stood up against the wall, but at this point. Suddenly, Adilo saw one of his team members standing in front of the remains of the puppet, curiously observing something.

"Clay, what are you doing! Hurry up and get out of there, we don't know if that thing has been completely destroyed! ”

I don't know what the road is for. Looking at his actions, Adilo suddenly instinctively felt a little uneasy. She gritted her teeth in the drowsy pain and cried out. Hearing her voice, the young mage named Clay turned around and waved at her.

"Nothing, Adelo, I'm just taking a look at it. Rest assured, I can feel that it has no mana fluctuations anymore! As he spoke, the young mage reached out and tapped lightly on the puppet's shell. Originally, this was a very ordinary action, but it was not.

“————！！”

I don't know if it was the young mage's actions that activated a certain function in the puppet, but with the young mage's beating, the surface of the metal puppet, which should have been completely and completely silent, suddenly bloomed with a faint magical brilliance. Aware of this scene, everyone was also taken aback, and Adillo's heart sank, and he strode forward. And the young mage who had made trouble stood in front of the metal puppet in a daze, completely unsure of what to do. And at the same time, I saw that with the light on the puppet's body, an unprecedented magic array appeared in the whole room, and the light flashed in an instant, and then, Adilo only felt that the originally solid ground under his feet was completely destroyed, and the originally solid ground was completely collapsed like broken building blocks at this moment, and the dark cave appeared in front of his eyes.

Completely unresponsive, hearing only the whistling wind and screams in his ears, the only thing Adelo could do was to instinctively release a feather fall technique to cushion the damage of falling from a height to the best of his ability. But perhaps because it had taken so much effort in the previous battle, the spell didn't work as it should. Adilo felt her body suddenly lighten, but then, the omnipresent gravity restrained her body again. Immediately after that, a sharp pain and impact came from behind, and the next moment, Adelo lost consciousness.

"Woo....................."

When the girl woke up again. There was only a dim, vague sight in front of me. She struggled to sit up and shook her head, and then a sharp pain immediately came from the back of her head, causing Adillo to moan instinctively. And at this time, a familiar voice came to her ear.

"Adelo, are you still alive? That's great! ”

"Frey? I'm ..............."

Hearing this, Adilo hurriedly turned his head. I saw that it was my best friend who caught my eye. At this moment, Frei doesn't have the chic appearance she used to have. Her uniform was also covered in dust and blood. Seeing this scene, Adelo's heart sank, and a bad premonition emerged from the depths of her heart.

"How's the rest going?"

“……………”

Hearing Adelo's inquiry, Frey lowered her head, and it wasn't until a moment later that she struggled to answer.

"We've lost two more companions, and now we're less than five people left. Aside from Clay, only Dinah and Ella are still alive. Clay also broke both legs, although Ella treated him urgently. But......... There is also very little we can do. I'm afraid Clay ............"

Frey didn't say any more, but Adilo understood what she meant. She couldn't help but grit her teeth, now that her team had lost half of its members. And Clay broke his leg again. It is impossible for a few of his own female streamers to carry him on, even if there is a male mage like Ella, but he specializes in summoning, and he is still several years younger than Clay. There is simply not enough strength. Do you want to give up your companions? No, let's not talk about putting Clay here and waiting for them to die, even if it takes Clay with them. With their current appearance, can they really make it to the tenth layer?

“…………… I decided. Frey. ”

Thinking of this, Adilo raised his head, gritted his teeth and said to his friend in front of him.

"I've decided to give up, use the teleportation crystal, and let's go back."

"Adelo..............."

Hearing her friend's answer, Frey stared at her blankly. Of course, she knew how difficult it was for Adillo to make this decision. The biggest reason why they gritted their teeth and endured this was that according to the rules, once the apprentices of the Tour de France gave up the apprenticeship trial, they were not allowed to participate in the apprenticeship trial for the next ten years. This is almost fatal for those mage apprentices. If you can't "turn positive". Then their strength will not be able to go to the next level. How many decades of life can be wasted?

"So ..............."

"Da ..............."

At this moment, suddenly, a crisp footstep sounded. interrupted the conversation between the two, and the two girls were startled when they heard the footsteps. They hurriedly stood up and beckoned the other two mages to stand beside them, staring warily at the dimly lit hallway in front of them. The sound was not like a beast, but more like the footsteps of a human. Could it be that there is someone else here besides them? Could it be a member of another squad?

The footsteps grew louder and louder, and the crowd became more nervous, and soon they saw a tall figure emerge from the shadows and come to them.

Long black hair, bat-like wings, a slender tail that can't stop swinging, and that gorgeous dress.........

"What, the master said he wanted me to come and see, it turned out to be you guys?"

Seeing Adilo and the others in front of her, Selestina raised her eyebrows and said boringly. But the mages' eyes widened in complete surprise at the moment. I couldn't believe it, and I looked at the girl in front of me.

"Devil!!"

Frei shouted angrily, and hurriedly waved the magic spear in her hand to block in front of everyone. She watched Celestina in front of her vigilantly, her hands holding the magic spear soaked in cold sweat. As mages, they may not be familiar with things like maze adventures. But they are no strangers to the devil. And looking at the appearance of this girl in front of her, she is even a high-level devil!

"Adelo, activate the teleportation crystal immediately, take the others away, I'll break the queen!"

"Want to go? How can it be so easy, just human beings, dare to be so arrogant in front of Miss Ben, Miss Ben let you go?! ”

Hearing Frey's roar, Selestina immediately raised her eyebrows, she already looked down on humans. If it weren't for her master saying that someone seemed to be here for her to see, Selestina wouldn't have bothered to care about the lives of others. And now, instead of being grateful to themselves, these guys who were found by themselves still want to run? A mere lowly human being, how dare you ignore Miss Ben! It's self-defeating!

With Serestina's angry shout, the thorn whip flew out of her sleeve. He whipped heavily at Frei in front of him. And as a mage, Frey naturally couldn't be caught with her hands tied. She held the spear in her right hand, and made a few quick gestures in the air with her left hand, and soon a magical barrier appeared in front of Frey, blocking the attack of the Thorn Whip. Seeing this scene, Selestina was even more furious.

"Bold pariahs!"

With a low cry of rage, the Devil Lady waved her hand again, accompanying her movements. The thorny whip swung out again, slamming into the magical barrier. The sheer amount of force suddenly made Frey a little unsupportable. Shaking and stepping back. And even so, the girl still did not give up, she clenched her teeth and looked at her relatives and friends.

"Adelo, quick!!"

"What a, Frey!!"

Adillo also knew that there was no time to hesitate at this time. Although it is not clear why there is a high-level devil in the labyrinth, this is obviously not something they can deal with. The devil has a much greater control over magic than humans. For human mages, it is more like a natural enemy. So Adilo didn't hesitate any longer, but reached out. He took out the teleportation crystal from his waist and quickly injected it with magical power. Next, by activating the portal with the teleportation crystal, they can leave the place and return to the comfort of the Ring Tower...............

It was supposed to be like this.

"Wow, a

"Adelo?!"

The sudden scream made Frey also startled, and she turned her head in surprise, only to see the girl holding the teleportation crystal in both hands screaming in pain at the moment. And the magic crystal that was supposed to turn into a portal was bursting out with a turbid force at this moment. Kankan surrounds the girl's body. And under Adelo's snow-white skin, strange bulges are constantly spreading, penetrating the body of the girl in front of her, heading towards her depths.

"That's ............ Damn, fuck off Miss Ben!! ”

See this scene. Selestina's face also changed slightly, she shouted angrily, and the thorn whip in her hand was quickly withdrawn, and then, the hard and black sharp chain sword appeared out of thin air, whistling and whistling towards Frei in front of her again, and the sudden burst of burning black flames completely engulfed Frey's magic barrier in an instant, and then the chain sword slammed into Frei's body. Beat the girl away with the gun. Then, the black chain sword stabbed unabatedly at the girl wrapped in strange darkness, tying her up. Then Selestina suddenly withdrew her chain sword, and with her movements, Adelo flew into the air, and then the whole person slammed into the stone wall.

"Adelo!!"

Seeing her friend being treated like this, Frey, who had finally stood up, suddenly cried out. But before she could rush forward to continue the battle with the female devil, suddenly, a pure white voice rushed in from the corridor where the female devil had appeared before.

"What happened? Sister?! ”

"This pariahs have been polluted by chaos, purify her, Celia!"

"Yes!"

Hearing Celestina's order, Celia immediately raised the long sword in her hand with a serious face, and soon, silver-white flames erupted like this. And the next moment, the long sword in Celia's hand completely pierced through Adelo's body. Then, the roaring divine flame enveloped the girl in it.

"No ............!!"

Looking at this scene, Frey's eyes darkened, and she almost fainted to the ground. But soon, she realizes that something is wrong.

Under the burning of the silver-white flames, a twisted and trembling black shadow suddenly broke away from Adelo's body, and it fled from the sacred flames like a poisonous snake. Quickly scurrying into the air, Frey saw the strange shadow that seemed to spot Clay who was slumped to the side, and rushed towards him.

Worst!!

Seeing this, Frey clenched her spear and ran towards Clay with all her might. Although she didn't know what was going on, Frey instinctively felt that the strange black shadow in front of her was a greater threat than the female devil. But she slowed down a bit, and watched as the black shadow opened its mouth like this, rushing to Clay's side like a giant snake devouring its prey.

And the next moment, a cold sword light emerged from the air, staggered, and split the black shadow in front of him into four. Two petite, robed-bodied figures appeared out of thin air in front of Clay, blocking the shadow's path. Immediately after, Celia's divine flame also arrived, and hit the black shadow impartially, accompanied by a piercing scream, and the black shadow disappeared completely in the burning of the divine flame, like snow melted by the sun.

“……………………………”

Staring blankly at the vanishing black shadow, Frey only felt that her brain was not enough.

What the hell is all this going on? (To be continued......)