The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

Although none of these individuals are particularly strong individually.

But when combined, they can indeed hold their own against her!

The only weakness of this team of four is their attack power.

It cannot cause her any threatening harm.

But she couldn't be held back.

The warden is increasingly feeling this way.

Since there are jailers who can bring prisoners to this floor.

So the Dark Saintess must have been brought here as well!

The real purpose of this group is likely to rescue the Dark Saintess!

As the battle gradually became a back-and-forth affair between the two sides.

Clay is getting stronger and stronger, and seems to be about to enter a completely new state.

The warden could roughly sense that if Clay triggered a certain effect, she would be truly threatened by Clay's gradually increasing damage.

At that time, she will have to focus all her energy on the battle.

Even as the Dark Saintess began to flee towards the portal, she had no time to spare!

"You all asked for this!"

The warden seemed to have been cornered by Dekan and his men.

He made the decisive choice to enter the unrestricted state before Clay entered the true damage state!

As she personally removed the warden's blindfold.

Dekan understood that the BOSS had been forced into the second phase by them.

She was amazed.

The moment she opened her eyes, she was surprised to see the three humans.

Then he looked toward the safe zone of the portal barrier.

The moment she saw the Dark Saintess, she was completely certain of the group's purpose.

Then the warden's bright, demonic eyes instantly locked onto the jailer, the little succubus Dekan.

The warden's eyes were filled with murderous intent, as if he had pulled a piece of ice from a thousand-year-old icy pool, cold and sharp.

Now the four of them finally saw the warden's true colors.

She wasn't ugly, and there were no scars on her face.

Or rather, she possesses a flawless, unparalleled beauty.

As Dekan had previously learned, the warden was not blind, but had sealed his eyes himself.

Her eyes had no special characteristics or magic.

The consequence of lifting restrictions is poor eyesight!

At this time.

The warden regains his sight.

Their overall combat effectiveness seems to have increased several levels.

In an instant, he deftly bypassed Clay.

The warden in this state possesses the combat power of a fully-fledged ninth-tier Anti-Mage!

Despite Clay's desire to pursue the warden at all costs, even at the cost of a fatal wound, the warden this time did not choose to exploit the weakness Clay had created. Instead, she resolutely charged toward Dekan, even though she was about to be struck by Clay.

This time, Morion was also fooled by the warden.

She also disdained to attack Morion.

They headed straight for Dekan and Kroix!

Dekan, who hadn't been able to wait for Clay and Morion to come to his aid, had no choice but to stand in front of Chloeux.

Dekan was then ambushed by the warden.

Fortunately, he can use 900 demon points to become immune to one attack.

Just as Dekan was about to use his Thorn Crown's life-saving effect to trigger 60x pain feedback and block the attack for Chloex.

Dekan's pupils flickered, as if he had sensed something.

He quickly chose to spend 9000 demon points to teleport back into the safe zone and become a fountain commander.

If I had used 60 times the pain feedback, given the exaggerated mental strength of a ninth-level being, I might not have been able to knock her unconscious. At most, I could only render her unable to move for a few seconds, and the exact duration of control would be unpredictable.

They might not even be able to use this opportunity to adjust their formation.

In the current situation.

The warden at full strength is terrifying.

If we can't come up with a countermeasure, continuing to confront them head-on will only lead to certain defeat!

However, based on the warden's behavior patterns that Dekan had just observed, and combined with several pieces of intelligence gathered in the first eight floors, he began to deduce the truth.

He seemed to have some idea about the warden's weaknesses.

"Use Plan 15, Branch 6!"

Dekan shouted instructions.

Although the three on the battlefield did not know why Dekan chose to retreat to the fountain when the BOSS entered the second phase, they all resolutely carried out Dekan's instructions.

15-6 is a tactical countermeasure by Dekan against the warden.

It can only be used if several spells are effective.

They had previously determined that the warden was an Anti-Mage.

This plan was thus established.

On the battlefield.

First, Morion activated the [Silence Barrier] that Dekan had lent him, blocking the warden's hearing.

Chloe then activated the [Shadow Forbidden Zone] barrier, sealing off the vision of everyone within its area.

At the same time, Clay also smashed the special incense that Dekan had bought from the third floor with demon points to interfere with the warden's sense of smell.

Everyone is now in a state of complete loss of sight, hearing, and smell.

The battle between the warden and Clay has returned to its original state.

Although both of them are capable of fighting even when blind.

But the warden doesn't use his eyes; he relies more on magical detection and auditory feedback.

Clay doesn't fight with his eyes; he relies more on his aura perception and martial instincts.

With both sides' sight, hearing, and smell sealed, the warden found himself at a relative disadvantage.

"How many seconds can you hold me like this?!"

The warden was clearly annoyed by these unheard-of underworld spells.

But she had already guessed it.

These guys are trying to make one last desperate attempt.

At the same time, she used several strange spells she had never seen before, forcibly creating an opportunity for the Dark Saintess to escape before she could break the spells!

Within the pitch-black shadow barrier, another great battle is about to erupt.

......

far away.

Dekan, who was in the safe zone, didn't seem flustered at all.

He gave no instructions whatsoever for Cornelia to take this opportunity to rush out with the Dark Saintess.

It looks like this is the Beautiful Minds team's last offensive.

But in reality...

Dekan was calmly using the life spell [Heat Detection] that geologists would use to spy on the general battle movements within the [Shadow Barrier].

"Sure enough, the offensive has become fiercer again. I've finally determined the warden's weakness..."

Dekan stopped exploring and muttered to himself.

"Varied?"

Cornelia didn't understand.

Dekan: "Ominous, not ominous."

He condensed the entire sentence—"When the warden's eyes were sealed, although he lost his sight, his attacks were fierce. However, after the seal was broken, although his combat ability greatly improved, his attacks were not as fierce at all. Now, inside the Shadow Barrier, having lost his sight, his attacks have become fierce again"—into three words and told Cornelia.

After all, he doesn't have the ability to stop and narrate like those characters in animation.

The message must be conveyed as quickly as possible.

Cornelia tilted her head: "Hmm?"

She didn't understand. The first thing the warden did after breaking the seal was to kill Dekan, so why did Dekan think her attack wasn't fierce enough?

Dekan: "No." (There's a difference. After she regained her sight after the seal was broken, she was only fierce towards me. However, after regaining her sight and full combat abilities, she became hesitant and less likely to kill the other three.)

Cornelia remained confused for a while.

He seemed to be pondering why the warden treated Dekan differently, and what the difference was between Dekan and the other three.

Logically speaking, the Warden should have understood from the beginning that the priority target to kill was Chloe, the support healer who maintained the team's balance, not Dekan.

Why did things suddenly change?

like...

Is it generally the case that Dekan is the only priority to be chosen as an attack target?