Those time travelers that year

"This isn't magic!" the demon squad's mage roared in the telepathic link. "Why can these resistance spells stack? God, you son of a bitch—they're cheating, you bastard..."

"Quiet!" The captain of the demon squad's authoritative voice rang out in the mind link. "This is not the time for you to report. Even if you did report, it wouldn't do any good... Obviously, either we've run into a story boss by sheer bad luck, or that black-hearted bastard up there has adjusted the difficulty. It's a five-team battle after all, what's so strange about that? Hurry up and dispel it!"

The captain's authority was still deeply ingrained in people's minds. Upon hearing this, the mage hurriedly cast a dispelling spell. However, the light representing the dispelling of light flashed by, but the magical aura on the large group of guys opposite did not disappear in the slightest.

"...Damn magic resistance! How can magic resistance even resist dispel?!"

Clearly, this double standard left the demon squad members utterly bewildered. These knights, who already appeared extraordinary, were a well-organized unit, immune to all mental interference and curse energy, and had been blessed with a ton of buffs. They even had the ability to negate spells cast against them… even dispel magic! This was unbelievable…

In this situation, the team's mage was rendered useless, as was the melee-type ice mage, who was completely countered by the enemy's resistance to ice. With their two main damage dealers relegated to supporting roles, everyone's expressions turned grim.

"Don't panic, we still have the advantage!" The captain spoke again, calming the other team members down. "Ice Barrier protects the mage, giving him time to break free and leave this space. The rest of you, Saint Seiya, roam around looking for opportunities, Templar, maintain the mental link. Your mental interference won't work, and the mental storm will probably be the same."

"The remaining heavy hammers should protect the squishy targets and look for an opportunity to unleash a powerful attack on the enemy..."

"War, get ready! Let's break through their lines together!"

The cosplaying war knight nodded, waved his hand to summon his mount, and mounted it. He was clad in abyssal armor, and with one hand holding the Chaos Devourer, he pulled on the reins, causing the Nightmare Beast beneath him to burst into flames.

The giant hammer erected an energy shield and stood before the ice mage and the magician. The Saint Seiya donned his Cloth, albeit a Silver Saint, a counterfeit created by the Supreme God. Being a Dark Silver Saint, he lacked the recognition of a constellation and a proper Cloth, but this didn't prevent him from unleashing his Cosmo.

Meanwhile, the Demon Squad leader, Chaos Claw, began to burn with flames on his arm. Now, as they were about to break through the enemy lines, it was clear that the Shadow Whip, with its wide attack range, and the Void Sword, which could heal him, were not suitable.

Just as the two sides were about to engage in a fierce, head-on clash, the knights surrounding them decisively turned and retreated... running a considerable distance in a flash, leaving the dumbfounded demon team behind.

Of course, it wasn't long before their initial shock turned into horror. Just as the knights suddenly retreated a considerable distance at high speed, countless purple magic circles filled every inch of the sky, aimed at the demon squad from all directions.

Dozens? No, it's at least several thousand, or even tens of thousands!

The next moment, orbs of light appeared in the purple magic circles. Then, to the astonishment and disbelief of the seven members of the demon squad, a deluge of purple beams of light, like a torrential downpour, crashed down on their location.

……

'Your Highness! Isn't this a bit inappropriate?'

"What's wrong with that?" Princess Kamishiro, sitting calmly in her magic workshop, sipping a cup of black tea, answered Atia's question via telepathy. "To control pests, shouldn't we first spray insecticides and pesticides?"

'Hmm, this doesn't seem to be wrong...'

304. Third-rate spellcasters and first-rate spellcasters

What is the difference between a third-rate spellcaster and a first-rate spellcaster?

The difference lies in the fact that one foolishly follows the routine and even more foolishly walks into the trap, while a top-notch spellcaster basically does nothing, just sits at home drinking red tea and waiting for those fools to obediently come to their door.

In fact, to the Princess of the Age of Gods, those spellcasters among the reincarnators were utterly incompetent. They neither checked the flow of the ley lines nor explored the balance of the elemental regions; they simply thought they could evade the barrier that had already enveloped the entire Earl's territory and was even spreading outwards, relying on some third-rate invisibility and counter-surveillance spells!?

Of course, Princess Kamishiro was unaware that for these reincarnated members of the demon squad, as the strongest of the five squads, they were virtually invincible unless all the other squads were fully united. In a sense, it could be considered 'carelessness'. After all, they couldn't have imagined that they would immediately enter a boss battle upon entering.

Although they hadn't officially met, Princess Kamishiro keenly sensed that some of these individuals were indeed not to be trifled with. While they wouldn't pose a particularly troublesome problem for her, dealing with them easily wouldn't be a quick task either.

At times like this, it's only natural to resort to some underhanded tactics! With a few insignificant tricks, as these guys approached the city under an invisible barrier, Princess Kamishiro easily and unknowingly led them into the mirror space using the great barrier. Once inside, without any worries, they could do whatever they wanted.

The family's maid led a squad of knights forward, displaying an aggressive and menacing demeanor as they forcefully surrounded the invading insects, ready to charge into a bloody melee. Simultaneously, a series of visual and auditory effects were continuously unleashed upon the knights; there were numerous minor buff spells, nothing special, just plenty of them—they could easily manipulate them thanks to the ley lines.

Once these invading insects stand there dumbfounded, adopting a defensive and counter-attack posture, especially when several are huddled together, then it's simple. Thousands of magic circles unfold directly in mid-air, and then the entire team targets these creatures who are crowding together in their attempt to break through, unleashing a barrage of fire.

The only thing that disappointed the Princess of the Age of Gods was that the bombardment from these magic cannons was too infrequent and lacked sufficient power, failing to reach the level of billions of cannons and billions of glory that her master had unintentionally mentioned. This level of magic cannon bombardment was something any qualified spellcaster could have used in the Age of Gods, and even the native mortals of this world could have produced similar effects using their outdated gunpowder weapons.

"...What a pity, these insects don't want to die like this!" Taking a small sip of her red tea, Princess Kamishiro turned her gaze to the reflection floating in mid-air before her. "Wouldn't it be better to just obediently die like this?"

……

The barrage of thousands of magical cannons was a devastating blow to these reincarnated warriors. They never imagined that what seemed like a tense, close-quarters battle would turn into a one-sided artillery barrage. It was like the camel originally planning a street fight with the eagle, but the eagle instead opted for aircraft and artillery to take center stage.

Purple orbs of light continuously condensed on the purple magic circle, and from these orbs shot forth beams of purple magic cannons that mercilessly bombarded the ground. These attacks, large enough to level a city, were unleashed by the user without hesitation. After all, this wasn't real space, so even if they were destroyed, it wouldn't hurt.

The reincarnators of the Demon Squad suffered heavy losses...

In fact, everyone was stunned when the magic cannons rained down like a torrential downpour. But the elites reacted quickly. As the defender in the team, Hammer immediately crouched down, raising his shield to protect the fragile heroes in front of him. The Ice Mage and Mage behind him quickly took cover, while the High Templar immediately activated his psionic shield at full power, teleporting to Hammer's side to defend alongside him.

On the other side, the cosplaying war knight pulled on the reins, intending to use his horse's speed to escape the range of the artillery fire, but to no avail; the Nightmare Beast couldn't accelerate and move at all. At this moment, everyone realized that, unknowingly, slowing spells had been cast on them. Left with no other choice, the war knight could only continuously swing his Chaos Devourer to deflect the magical cannons, and use his gauntlets to protect his vitals from being slammed in the face by the unstoppable cannon fire.

The captain of the demon team, that vampire, simply pulled out a sword radiating endless cold energy. Immediately afterward, a bright blue light shield appeared on his body, neutralizing the barrage of magic cannon fire.

The only one to fall victim to the magic cannon was the Dark Silver Saint. Clearly, this guy lacked defensive Cosmo techniques, and his Dark Silver Cloth wasn't as sturdy as a proper Gold Cloth. Although he tried to unleash his Cosmo and escape the cannon's range at supersonic speed, the nasty slowing spell simply pulled him backward. He did unleash his Cosmo, but the slowing effect rendered him useless; he didn't even get out of the blast radius before being struck down by the magic cannon. His Dark Silver Cloth hadn't provided much protection whatsoever.

The Demons lost one player, their points decreased by 1.

After this Saint Seiya died, the same sound was heard in the ears of both the Demon Squad and other squads.

"Damn it, you bastards!" The Demon Squad leader was furious after being hit head-on as soon as they entered, even losing a member of the team. He cursed, "...Wait until the bombardment is over, I'll make you pay!"

Unfortunately, a minute passed, and the cannon continued its relentless bombardment. Two minutes passed, and the bombardment continued; three minutes passed, and the bombardment continued…

At this moment, the Great Hammer's energy shield was overloaded, and the High Templar's psionic energy was nearly depleted, the shield dimming and seemingly on the verge of shattering. The Ice Mage continuously conjured ice shields, and the Mage relentlessly squeezed out their mana to use protective spells, struggling to withstand the increasingly intense bombardment. On the other side, the War Knight's Nightmare Beast had collapsed, and he himself was covered in dust and dirt. Even the strongest captain in the squad looked grim; his void mana was almost completely depleted…

"No! We can't go on like this. We have to break through, or we'll all be bombed to death in frustration..." Gritting his teeth, the leader of the demon squad ordered a breakout. Just as these guys were preparing to unleash their power and charge out, the magic cannon barrage suddenly stopped. Immediately afterward, what greeted them was a large group of street dancers wielding greatswords and daggers, moving with flamboyant style, rushing in for a gangster brawl.

305. Total Annihilation

Silent silence, gleaming blades, and incredibly stylish footwork. Thirty knights in triangular helmets, wielding greatswords and daggers without a word, charged forward with the ferocity of a GM welcoming a climax, hacking and slashing at the demon squad members who hadn't yet perished from the magic cannon's barrage.

The first to receive a warm welcome from the street dance crew was the captain of the Demon Squad. This vampire, wielding the Void Sword, was momentarily stunned after the onslaught of magic cannons disappeared, only to be met with a swarm of ten greatswords slashing down on him. For a moment, the vampire was chased and leaped about, utterly disheveled.

The war knight on the other side suffered the same fate, with more than a dozen greatswords sweeping across him, forcing him to meet the blows head-on. If it weren't for the sturdiness of his Abyss Armor (a replica of the main god, undoubtedly of the highest quality), he, lacking the agility of a vampire, would have been hacked to pieces long ago.

However, while the two strongest members of the Demon Team were at least able to effectively deal with the sudden attack from the street dance crew, the other side wasn't so lucky. Without his energy shield, the giant hammer swung his eighty-point hammer, unleashing a chaotic hammering technique... but it was utterly useless. The members of the street dance crew didn't care about this big oaf at all, instead relentlessly hacking at the squishy targets.

The principle for team battles is to kill the priest first, then the mage; squishy characters must die.

The high-ranking Templar's psionic shield finally reached its limit, disappearing in a flash. However, just before the blade struck, the Templar used another teleport to escape. But his escape didn't mean the other two fragile characters could avoid it. Having already exhausted most of their mana trying to survive the barrage of magical attacks, the two fragile characters were doomed.

The Ice Mage tried to struggle, wielding an ice spear and performing a series of spear flourishes. Unfortunately, under the powerful slowing spell, the Ice Mage didn't even have a chance to dodge before being felled by five greatswords and daggers. As for the mage, well, while it's not that traditional mages lack melee abilities, having exhausted most of their magic power and burdened by debuffs, the next to fall after the Ice Mage was this third-rate spellcaster in the Princess of the Age of Gods' eyes.

Despite having various unexpectedly triggered spells on him, after the Anywhere Door was activated, he dodged the first sword attack but before he could reactivate the Anywhere Door, he was beheaded by the second sword that struck first.

The Demons lost three players, their points decreased by 3.

"Get out of my way!!" The captain of the demon squad was enraged at the sudden death of three men. The Void Sword vanished from his hand, replaced by a blood-red shadow whip that whistled through the air, sending all the surrounding Farron knights flying. "...Die!" The shadow whip disappeared, and the flames of the Chaos Claw blazed fiercely. Then, the flames spread, and a massive fiery claw slammed down. The earth was torn apart, and chaotic magic transformed into scorching flames, turning the entire ground into a sea of ​​molten lava.

Unfortunately, it seemed these knights attacking them had exceptionally high fire resistance! After enduring the sweeping blows of the Shadow Whip and the raging flames of the Chaos Claw, these knights silently rose from the ground. The only exception was that countless sparks began to drift from their bodies, and their sword blades uniformly ignited with twilight flames.

"Bullshit! How come they all know how to double transform?!" Seeing this, the demon squad leader felt an urge to jump up and down. "...Don't think you're the only ones who can double transform, I can too!!!" The flames of the Chaos Claw began to spread to the demon squad leader, and at the same time, a pair of demon wings burning with chaotic fire unfurled behind him. "All of you go... um..."

With a bang, the chaotic fire vanished from the demon squad leader's body, and not only that, the chaotic claw that had appeared from the chaotic magic also dissipated. The demon squad leader opened his mouth, looking confused... but soon, his confusion vanished as several chains of fire extended from a six-pointed star magic circle that had somehow appeared beneath his feet, binding him instantly.

Forbidden magic...

Furthermore, these chains made of flames began to scorch his body. What terrified the demon squad leader even more was that, aside from his still superhuman physical abilities, he was now completely powerless. He couldn't control his energy to break through the magic-suppressing seal, nor could he access his personal space to retrieve potions and scrolls to save his life.

"...Ahhh! What's going on?" he screamed, but before he could figure out what was happening, a flaming greatsword pierced his chest and pinned him to the ground.

A demon clad in heavy armor and engulfed in raging flames appeared behind him without him noticing.

"I bring doom." Like burning steel, the aura of sulfur and fire spread out, carrying flames even more terrifying than the Claw of Chaos. From stealth mode, a sneak attack from behind, combining the [Curse of Doom] and [Yan Blade], instantly took down the unsuspecting and unprepared demon squad leader.

"...Damn it, Doom, you're such a jerk, God!" Sealed by the [Curse of Doom], all his supernatural skills and ability to use any items were sealed. He couldn't even use his vampire-like abilities of dissolving into mist or transforming into a swarm of bats to escape. This demon squad leader, who originally had a B+ rating and would be considered a top figure in many worlds, was utterly defeated and humiliated. Just like those DOTA players who get caught out and killed by Doom or rendered useless in team fights, he suffered a brutal defeat at the hands of Doom, ending his game.

"Captain! ヾ(?｀Д′?)!" The surviving members of the demon squad shouted in panic.

"Why is there a jungler's doom here!?"

"God, you son of a bitch!"

"Run! Take this hammer!"

Seeing their leader fall, the hammer-wielding member of the team hurriedly unleashed his ultimate, shattering the ground and knocking down the attacking Farron knights. However, instead of following up with a combo, he turned around, accelerated, and sped away in his car.

While speeding away, he kept shouting, "God, you son of a bitch! I'm not playing in this shitty mission world anymore! I'm using... uh..." Before he could even ask the unreliable, black-hearted guy for permission to leave, he crashed head-on into a cloud of water mist that had appeared in front of him without warning. The next moment, a sharp longsword shrouded in thick water mist appeared directly at his neck, waiting for him to speed past and snatch his head along with it.

"Your Highness's order..." With a casual slash, she severed the hammer's head. A thin, flowing cloak trailed behind her. The girl, wielding two longswords, one wreathed in mist and the other in flames, glanced at the two remaining members of the demon squad with a cold, bloodthirsty smile. "...Kill all these...insects from the main god or the cycle of reincarnation!"

Amidst the disbelief and utter terror on the faces of the surviving reincarnators, countless shadowy figures emerged from the darkness and surged forward, tearing the last unfortunate survivor to shreds.

I had some things to take care of today, so I can only post two updates today. Sorry.

306. The evil gods begin preparing for the dungeon run.

The Demon Squad was wiped out within the first hour of entering the world.

The battle came quickly and ended just as fast, catching everyone off guard. The remaining four teams were completely bewildered, listening to the Demon Team's continuously decreasing scores until they reached a point of 7 points and were then eliminated.

Clearly, all four Reincarnator teams were completely bewildered. The demon team, which should have been the strongest overall, had been annihilated? They'd only been there for an hour, and they were already done for? Was this even possible? It was both scientific and magical; it wasn't impossible. Those demon teams were incredibly unlucky; they'd barely arrived when an unknown story boss came knocking and brutally killed them.

Think about it, this world seems to be rated A-level in the evaluation of the Reincarnation Center! There are very few worlds that can be rated A-level by the Reincarnation Center, and the reincarnation teams that have been in this world for an hour have basically figured out the general background of this world.

It's highly possible that a god exists in this world, a god who monopolizes all beliefs in mainstream human society. In other words, there exists a being in this world who can spout nonsense.

Thinking about it this way, it's not surprising that the Demon Squad was defeated... However, this caused all the Reincarnation Squads to cower in fear, cowering like cowards. No one knew just how deep the waters of this world were; anything that could bring down a Reincarnation Squad stronger than themselves was something they couldn't possibly handle.

If before these reincarnators were thinking about how to coordinate and deal with the strongest demon squad, they still want to coordinate now to face the unknown dangers of this world. Although they don't know where they are individually, nor what has happened to the demon squad…

There was another being who also wanted to know what had happened to the Demon Squad—the Great Light Sphere God, the central entity that had thrown these cannon fodder into the cycle of reincarnation in this world. Right now, this God was utterly bewildered, as countless numbers flowed across its surface, calculating the factors related to the Demon Squad's disappearance. According to its calculations, while the Demon Squad wasn't a match for the god who had ascended to the Earthly Kingdom, at least sending them in was intended to interfere with that god's Earthly Kingdom plans.

However, an unexpected event occurred. Although the god received news of the demon squad's demise, it had absolutely no idea what had happened to the members of that squad. After receiving the information that the entire demon squad had perished, something erased all information from that period, leaving the god with no details despite knowing of the demon squad's defeat.

Even the souls of these reincarnators couldn't be recovered; they were directly cleaned up or devoured by something.

So what exactly happened during that period was something the Supreme God was quite curious about. In principle, at this point, the Supreme God should have decisively abandoned this world, concealed all traces of itself, and waited to observe and plot later. However, this was not possible. According to the core rules of the Supreme God, it could not sever the causal connection with this world until all the reincarnated beings were wiped out while carrying out their missions there.

However, it seems that the remaining four reincarnation teams are not seriously injured. In other words, it was just an accident?

The core calculations of the main god are somewhat uncertain? However, until all the reincarnators are dead, it still cannot sever the link. This doesn't seem like a good thing…

Sensing something was amiss, the main god abandoned the idea of ​​sending out more reincarnators and began erasing all traces of its own existence... However, it seemed a bit too late.

……

The glowing bubble flickered incessantly. Even a theoretically omniscient bubble could easily lose track of these scoundrels like the God of War, who were masters of escape. But things were different now. Perhaps even that unfortunate God of War hadn't anticipated that this incredibly dangerous bubble was actually outside the world the God of War had previously attempted to invade, and was here with a certain silver-haired figure, witnessing firsthand the God of War casting a new batch of reincarnators into this world.

After the demon squad was wiped out, this bubble personally erased all related information. Then, waiting for the main god to receive news of the demon squad's annihilation, the bubble began its reverse tracking. If the main god had severed all contact earlier and fled, perhaps the bubble wouldn't have been able to completely track the main god. However, because the main god hesitated regarding the reincarnation squad it had deployed in this world, the bubble, unaware of the god's actions, began traversing the void to confirm the exact coordinates of the reincarnation world controlled by the main god.

This was very simple for Bubble; it only took a short while. Although the exact location of the main god could not be found, it didn't matter. Finding the main god's reincarnation world was equivalent to indirectly finding the main god's hiding place.

All that's left is to 'learn Brother's operations, and then just launch a wave of attacks'.

This is simple for the evil gods. Although these undisciplined and lawless scoundrels are currently captivated by the Marvel Universe and are jumping around preparing to run there, or have already run in to their deaths. Yes, some have actually already run in, but there was a problem with their landing point. They ended up next to a giant vortex, and were then cut down by a guy who is still stuck there, forcing them to flee in a sorry state.

But it doesn't matter, there are still clones! Anyway, in the cycle of reincarnation, the only ones who can truly threaten the evil god are a few reincarnators. The main god's intention to play the balance game and kill his own people means that when someone invades, he won't have many opponents to fight.

"Oh!" The ahoge on a certain silver-haired head did an unscientific 360-degree spin, looking at the sparkling bubble with great interest. "Found it, okay, you're really something, bubble!"