It’s a strange invasion, is it okay for me to fight back?

Chapter 704 Protagonist
Feng Ling snorted, "It should have been done a long time ago, she's just being a dawdler."

After saying that, she impatiently shook her charred claws and returned to human form.

At this moment, the "fireball" in the sky finally lost its ability to levitate and crashed to the ground!
The moment it touched the ground, a large amount of thick fog and sparks flew out simultaneously! It was like a grand iron-smelting performance!
Everyone retreated, not daring to go forward easily. Although the fire had shrunk, the temperature was still scorching. The maze boss was in no different from a burnt-out charcoal ball.

Huangfu Miaomiao stared intently at the fireball without blinking.

Flames and thick smoke obscured her vision, but after observing for a while with her all-seeing eye, she finally confirmed that the maze boss's vital signs had disappeared.

"We did it!" Huangfu Miaomiao jumped up and down with joy. "Well done, Xiaoyu! Chaos is dead! Haha, he's dead!"

Everyone looked delighted, and Chen Wangdong even playfully whistled.

A figure staggered out from the raging flames.

Everyone immediately gathered around.

Having seemingly exhausted all his energy, Pei Xianjue was utterly drained. Every step he took exuded fatigue, and he looked extremely disheveled. Not only was his hair disheveled, but his clothes had also been almost entirely burned away by the fire.

Pei Xianjue's clothes were made of a special fire-resistant fabric, but the flames she released this time exceeded the fabric's tolerance limit, so the clothes almost melted from top to bottom, crumbling as she walked, leaving only a foil-like substance stuck to her skin. At first glance, it looked like she was wearing a set of silver foil yoga clothes.

Despite his disheveled appearance, Pei Xianjue's eyes were incredibly bright, as if they had absorbed the sunlight.

She slowly walked towards the crowd, and the smiling faces flashed into her eyes, making her feel unreal.

"...It worked?" she asked in a daze.

Huangfu Miaomiao chuckled, "A great success!"

"General Pei intercepted the Maze Boss's killing move at the crucial moment and delivered a fatal blow to it. We have won a great victory in this battle!" Chen Tingxia replied with a smile.

Pei Xianjue slowly turned around and looked at the still-burning Chaos behind her. After a moment, she looked down at her hands.

She killed the maze boss...

Without teammates or bodyguards, she completed the final attack all by herself. Is she really that good?

Pei Xianjue looked up again at Chaos. Chaos's corpse was motionless, and cards were being extracted from the flames.

This scene is simply beautiful, like a dream.

She had fantasized countless times about fighting monsters with heroic grace, beautiful and powerful, bravely confronting evil forces like a Sailor Moon.

Now, my dream has actually come true.

What happened...?

Why do I feel like crying...?

—Don't cry! People will laugh at you!

Pei Xianjue secretly pinched her palm, not wanting to become too sentimental.

"Look, the fog is thinning!" Huangfu Miaomiao suddenly exclaimed.

Everyone looked around and indeed found that their view was becoming wider.

Feng Ling said lazily, "Not only has the fog thinned, but the Soul Eaters inside the fog are dying in large numbers."

She could see the number of pollutants in the third-person perspective decreasing rapidly, with the red dots going from dense to sparse.

Huangfu Miaomiao said happily, "Because the Soul Eaters are Chaos's servants, they can only live in the Chaos Mist. When the mist is gone, it's like the Soul Eaters have lost the air they need to survive, so they die!"

In the short time it took to say just a few words, the fog thinned out. What was previously a hazy mist was now clear enough to see the soil, the trees, and the sky above.

A raindrop landed on the bridge of my nose, feeling wet and cool.

The maze is about to disappear, and the rain arrives as scheduled.

Pei Xianjue looked up, the wetness on her face finally bringing her overwhelming joy to reality. She had killed the maze boss, and she and her teammates had successfully breached the maze! A resounding success!!!
This time, she was neither an observer nor an assistant; in that moment of flight, she was the protagonist!

Pei Xianjue perked up, looked at the team members, and raised her voice: "Let's go, collect Chaos's cards, then return the way we came, meet up with the rest of the team members, and then head towards the Mountain Demon's maze!"

"Yes!" the team members replied in unison.

The group began their return journey and soon saw the clock tower.

Previously, the fog obstructed visibility, and everyone lost their accurate judgment of distance, so they could only grope their way forward in the fog following the signs of the stone statue. Now that the fog has disappeared, everything has become clear.

The group was located on a high hillside.

The Radiant Altar is located at the top of the hill, while the stone statues that guide the way are arranged in a ring around the hillside.

In other words, there's no need to follow the path indicated by the stone statues and circle back; you can simply walk down the hillside to reach the bell tower faster.

However, the slope was a bit slippery after the rain, but this difficulty was easily overcome by Pei Xianjue and his group, who were in high spirits.

Everyone happily returned to the clock tower, gathered together, and then happily set off for the next maze.

Of course, Feng Ling didn't forget to use the smiling statue in the clock tower to draw cards.

— The pollution level dropped from 26% to 25%.

Feng Ling estimated that two more draws should be enough to deal with the increased pollution value when advancing to the next level.

Ye Zheng walked alongside her and said in a low voice, "It's a pity that the Underworld Maze has disappeared. If you want to advance, you can only choose the Abyss Maze of the Mother Nest."

Feng Ling smiled and glanced at her sideways. "This is called 'destiny is predetermined.' It's only natural for the Mother Nest to advance within the labyrinth of the Mother Nest."

Ye Zheng sighed, "But Meteor is likely in that maze. She also captured the dwarf sheep, so we can't get in."

Ye Zheng turned his head and asked, "Did you sense any movement from that maze?"

Feng Ling shrugged helplessly. "I haven't sensed any movement from over there for a long time. I guess the maze entrance hasn't been opened for a while. I wonder what kind of bad idea Meteor is plotting in there."

Ye Zheng was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Once this matter is resolved, we'll go back and continue guarding outside the maze. I don't believe she can stay hidden forever."

"Yes." Feng Ling had the same idea.

The procession had been marching for a long time.

After the fog dissipated, the mountain lice became active, digging through the soil and crawling out one after another.

The mountain louse was not aggressive, so no one attacked it; instead, they continued searching for the mountain demon.

Huangfu Miaomiao, possessing omniscient vision, took the initiative to lead the way at the front of the group.

"The Mountain Demon has gone into hibernation after being attacked by Chaos. It's just ahead. Do you see that rocky mountain? That's the Mountain Demon! These mountain lice along the way are carrying nutrients for the Mountain Demon, so we'd better take action before the Mountain Demon wakes up..." Huangfu Miaomiao said as she walked.

Everyone was shocked by the size of the mountain demon.

Only Feng Ling looked around, her attention completely elsewhere, not on the mountain demon.

"What are you looking at?" Ye Zheng asked her, frowning.

“Strange…” Feng Ling stroked his chin thoughtfully, “This place seems a little familiar.”

"Oh, right!" Huangfu Miaomiao suddenly turned around, pointed in a direction, and said to Feng Ling, "Feng Ling, that's the teleportation array over there. Once activated, it can teleport us to where we're supposed to meet!"

Feng Ling paused, looking around again.

She remembered; she had seen this place in the spindle.

(End of this chapter)