I like traveling the most

late at night.

There is no heat that can be felt from the realm of flames erupting, it is almost like a phantom.

The adventurers standing at the front exchanged glances with their companions, took courage, and took a step toward the wall of fire.

Long before this, Lin had asked people from the church to apply defensive magic to reduce fire damage. This was also the reason for a temporary rest of one hour.

After all, if there is no harm, there is no need to take precautions. This idea is too ill-considered.

If it is not used to inflict damage, then one has to speculate on the enemy's true intention, what purpose the fire wall is for, and what effect it has.

Pass through a phantom-like realm made of magical flames without any resistance or heat.

Lax looked around at the nervous adventurers. According to the plan, they wanted to build a front line, but it was not easy to build a beautiful straight line in the city.

To this end, they centered on four orichalcum-level teams, divided all adventurers into four groups, and supplemented them with a large number of Axis cultists and other adventurers to establish the structure of the organization.

Hopefully these guys will make a difference.

After passing through the wall of fire, there was a world of silence. Except for houses collapsing everywhere and not a single human figure, the street scene of the royal capital was the same as before.

"Where have all the residents gone? You don't smell blood. Are they at home?"

"No, the door was broken, and there was no one inside. He must have been taken somewhere. It would take a lot of time to search through each one."

"Contact Miss Lassie immediately..."

"No."

Hearing the voice behind them, the adventurers who were still hesitant turned around as if they were shocked. Laisi thought it was time, so she walked forward, seeming to frighten them and make them widen their eyes.

I guess I didn't expect Laxu to come in.

First of all, Lax is a steel-level adventurer, secondly, she is a noble daughter, and most importantly, she can use resurrection magic. And if such a key person dies, others will not even have a chance to be resurrected.

Yet she still appeared here.

Lax raised her hand and shouted loudly: "Iron-level and bronze-level adventurers stay to search the house, and then leave a mithril team to supervise, while the other personnel disperse and move forward."

As the order was given, the low-level adventurers started to move quickly, and the rest of them scattered forward. The surroundings were so quiet that it was eerie. I couldn't imagine that there were still many people living here until sunset.

A strange atmosphere enveloped them.

Not long after starting to move forward, a small explosion was heard in the distance. The low-level adventurers were shaken, the mid-level adventurers entered a slight battle-prepared state, and the high-level adventurers looked around with increased vigilance. Everyone had different reactions. Laxus also held the magic sword and stared sharply ahead.

"The teams over there seem to be at war."

"Since the attack speed is almost the same, it is almost time for the enemy's intercepting force to arrive here."

"What about up there?"

"Liaison personnel were deployed as planned, but no response personnel were assigned."

"That's enough. There are many flying monsters among the demons, and we can't let them spread into Wangdu, so we move forward on the ground to attract the opponent's attention."

Lahusi quickly decided on a response strategy.

At this time, the roar of wild beasts and the sound of running footsteps came from the front of the road.

A group of beasts rushed along the road. They looked like large dogs, but their eyes were filled with the evil colors of hell, and what spewed out of their mouths was not saliva, but fire.

"Is that... a hellhound?"

A recognized adventurer screamed in a low voice.

There were as many as fifteen hellhounds, and Laxus, who was standing in front of them, held the magic sword tightly with both hands.

"You're just a devil, don't underestimate me!"

He prayed to the goddess of water and killed the attacking hell hound with a knife.

She skillfully moved the floating swords that also functioned as shields to deflect the attack of the hell hounds coming from the side, and then kicked away the hell hounds that were trying to bite her ankle.

A total of six hell hounds attacked one of Laisi, and the rest scattered around to attack the surrounding adventurers.

The weaker adventurers have to deal with one person, and the stronger adventurers have to deal with several of them. The number of hell hounds is constantly decreasing. When Laxu defeated all six of them, the fighting around them also came to an end.

"Acusis Cultist, heal the wounded!"

"It's okay, Miss Lax!"

While it cannot be said that everyone was unscathed, no one was seriously injured and received medical treatment immediately after the battle. This is a good start when it is necessary to preserve combat power.

"Everyone, keep going fifty meters!"

"Go fifty meters ahead!" X３

Like the echo of the valley, there were three echoes in succession, indicating that the other three teams also successfully eliminated the Cerberus.

We must continue to narrow the circle of encirclement.

With this mission in her mind, Laxus waved her sword and moved her steps to walk in front of everyone.

Cerberus, little devil, soul-eating devil, red-eyed devil, scarlet devil...

The further you go, the stronger the enemy becomes.

The group's first target location should have been a barrier built by the guards. However, what they saw was a blood-red road, torn pieces of flesh scattered everywhere, and a miserable killing scene. Of course, the barrier has long been destroyed, and there is not even a shadow left.

The adventurers who were divided into four groups made a loud noise and gathered together to continue the invasion.

However, this time, they advanced no further than 30 meters before engaging a group of demons that appeared from a fork in the road nearby.

At first, the adventurers who were better at fighting than their opponents had the upper hand, but the balance of power gradually began to shift to one side. The reason was that the number of enemies exceeded their individual strength, and the number was so large that it gave people the illusion that all the demons that appeared here had gathered.

"Don't retreat! Keep resisting!"

Laqisi shouted after launching the general support magic. Of course, no adventurer intended to retreat. They knew the importance of this battle, so they would never choose to retreat.

Lin and others went to carry out the decapitation operation, and their mission was to put pressure on the demons so that they could not interfere.

In this regard, confronting such a large number of enemies head-on can be said to be the greatest support for Lin and others. The longer they fight here, the higher the chances of Lin and others winning.

Roars and the sound of swords and halberds rang out.

After confirming the situation, Laqisi's expression twisted. The instructions of a certain priest occupied her mind.

——Beware of the demons' growing power.

Perhaps the gate to the demon world where the demons live is slowly opening, summoning more powerful demons. Could this wall of fire represent the boundary? What will happen if it continues? And if Jaldabaoth is defeated, can the capital really restore peace? Will everything be in vain?

Confused thoughts occupied her mind.

Suddenly, the necklace on her chest glowed, and her mind gradually became clear.

"Boring!"

She cursed to eliminate countless worries.

How would you know if you don't try?

Looking around, she knew that she and everyone else were completely surrounded. The invasion had been completely stagnant since just now. The enemy's heavy encirclement did not slow down at all. Now she could only keep swinging her sword to fight.

"Ah——!"

Hearing the scream, Lagis turned her head hurriedly and saw that the warrior was hit by the demon and fell to the ground. But before she took a step, another adventurer had already rushed to the demon to fill the gap in the formation.

The adventurers behind dragged the fallen warriors to the back. They didn't seem to be dead yet, but it was clear how bad the situation was.

The vanguard put away the broken or chipped weapons and took out the spare weapons to fight. The magic casters who were exhausted used scrolls or short staffs to cast magic.

There was no supplies left.

The adventurers were surrounded by orichalcum-level adventurers, and the inside protected the injured and completely lost magic silver-level adventurers.

No one used healing magic, which meant that the magic power of the faith magic casters such as priests had been exhausted.

Not good, if this goes on, they will be slowly worn down.

In this case -

"We can only retreat."

Once the balance of power collapses, they will be swallowed up by the enemy in one breath.

Lagis can't let them die.

Shrinking the front line and retreating temporarily is also a good way to delay time. And it is difficult to retreat when the physical strength is exhausted. You have to retreat while there is still some strength left. Now is the right time.

"Everyone! Retreat!"

When Lagis was about to shout retreat, the alien demon slowly descended from the sky, making her gasp.

It was about three meters tall, with a muscular body covered with reptilian scales, and a long snake-like tail rolling.

It had a goat skull, and pale flames burned violently in the empty black eye sockets.

It held a huge iron hammer in its sturdy arms, and the bat wings behind it spread out, flapping them and making the cold air blow like a strong wind, and at the same time a terrifying terror came over it.

The necklace on Lagis's chest glowed.

She was protected by the magic of terror resistance, so she didn't fall into a panic state, but the opponent had fully demonstrated a stronger power than the previous demon.

For a moment, she was sweating profusely.

-Not good.

If the magic power and team members were fully prepared, they should be able to barely win, and if they could investigate the opponent's information in advance, they would be able to win with confidence. But without Ibiruai, Gagran, Tia, and Tia, the chances of winning are zero in the current situation.

Lagis clenched the magic sword, she had already realized something.

At this time, a bronze-level adventurer beside her grabbed her shoulder and shouted, "Let's stop that guy! You run away!"

Lagis was surprised.

He said hurriedly, "I have received the favor of the Axis Church, and now it's time to repay it. You and Lord Lin are childhood sweethearts, how can I watch you die, and I think you should be engaged to Lord Lin more than His Royal Highness the Princess!"

This is a group of people who have heard some rumors.

But——

"You say this in this situation?!"

"You are kidding! As long as you are alive, you can use resurrection magic for us. So, only you must go back alive. Just think of it as for those who may be resurrected!"

The man grinned with a manly smile, his face full of charm that lived up to the name of bronze-level. The adventurers all agreed with him and nodded vigorously.

Think about it calmly, they are right.

Great healing can only heal physical and mental damage, and cannot restore magic power. Instead of buying time with the determination to die, it is better to leave a life to revive the people who died here, which will be of greater help. Lin also knows resurrection magic, but the conditions are more stringent, which is not as convenient as hers.

"I heard that resurrection magic requires expensive materials as a medium, please count it out for free!"

"Isn't it Her Royal Highness the Princess who pays for it?"

"Let the nobles pay! They should at least pay some money!"

Several adventurers left the circle with their footsteps as relaxed as if they were going on a picnic. Without eye contact or secret signals, they moved as if they were the choice of the same brain, and walked to the demon that appeared.

The cheerful attitude of those who were prepared to face a life-and-death battle made Lagis bite her lower lip, and she turned her back to them.

"Break through the enemy's formation! Try your best! Just leave enough strength to run!"

While shouting, she rushed to the demon group first, waving the magic sword in her hand. Defense depends on armor and magic. She gave up her life safety to the last limit and killed her way out.

Lagis injected most of the remaining magic power into the magic sword, and the starlight emerging from the sword body became huge, and the entire blade expanded.

——Super Skill·Black Magic Sword Million Shock Wave!

The blade swept horizontally, and the dark explosion wave raged like a hurricane. The low-level demons were destroyed one after another by the explosion of non-attribute energy.

However, what the extremely tired eyes saw was indeed a thick wall of monsters.

Although it was just a group of low-level demons, it still blocked the passage to the way out, and so many demons were blown away just now, but the hole has been repaired.

Damn, what a joke, there are too many demons!

Can it really break through?

The uneasiness she showed made her feel irritable, and she used it as a force to swing the magic sword to restore the blade to its original size. At this time, she saw a metallic glow behind the demons and the roar of a man.

"--Six Light Slashes!"

The six slashes she performed were like cutting butter with a hot knife, slashing the demons away. Seeing the unstoppable sharp edge of [Razor Blade], the demons seemed to shrink and stopped moving.

The Kingdom Warrior Captain Gazef is here, which means... As expected, behind him is the King wearing a crown that only one person in the country is allowed to wear and light armor!

"Smash them!"

According to Gazef's roar, spears were thrust out from behind, and dozens of steel lights flashed through and pierced the demons one by one.

There appeared the knights and soldiers guarding the royal city, and the army of hundreds of people flooded the entire road. The demons were daunted by the double force of their own and lifted the encirclement. Everyone cheered, and the soldiers protected the wounded adventurers and began to retreat.

"Lord Stroronov! Please lend me a hand!"

"Of course."

Gazef agreed immediately.

He came for this.

But he didn't expect that there were three people following closely behind.

"Hey, wait, do you need support from a former excellent warrior?"

"And a ninja who is scheduled to become excellent in the future."

"Same as above."

"Gegran, Tia, and Tina?!"

Lagis couldn't believe it and cried out in surprise.

The familiar companions slowly appeared, wearing their usual full armor and ready to fight at any time.

Let's not talk about Tina, the two who should have rested and got used to their declining abilities and were dragged down by the extraordinary weakness should not be here.

"The more you walk, the slower your body becomes, so I asked Gazef to bring us here."

"The body has been healed by Lin, and the weakness is gone. It's ready to fight now."

It's not that he's forcing himself.

The two were indeed very weak after being resurrected, but during the one-hour rest period, Lin healed them. I can't help but wonder if it was for this time.

Except for Ibiruai who was acting as a backup in another battlefield, the rest of the Blue Rose team were all present, plus the adventurers and the kingdom knights and soldiers. With so many people's strength gathered together, they can serve as backup.

Lagis prayed with all her heart.

Ibiruai must complete the work well. I hope Lin and others can defeat Jaldabaoth and drive the demon army out of the capital.

Lady Goddess of Water, please make sure Lin returns safely.

————

Another battlefield.

Ibiruai was sweating profusely. The powerful resistance of vampires did not have any effect. She was shaking all over as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.

They made a mistake.

They miscalculated the enemy's combat power.

There is not only one demon! ... No, to be precise, there are not only one demon of the same level as Jaldabaoth, but four!

Jaldabaoth with wings on his back, the petite black twins who exude terrifying magic power, and the humanoid insect monster holding a giant axe and emitting cold air all over his body!

Not good, not good, not good——

Can we really drive them away and protect the capital with just us?