I was accidentally injured by God and I just want to be an ordinary person

Chapter 64: Preparations before heading to the castle

"Well……"

Ella fell into thought.

It was not a wise decision not to admit it at this time, but admitting it would definitely involve risks. Although the worst result might not be a fight, one would definitely not be treated friendly... It was a fatal mistake not to prepare a disguise for Tina in advance.

Now is not the time to regret, the main issue is to come up with a solution.

Acting violently was definitely not an option, but what about running away?

No, if the village chief sends someone to the main island to report, it will be extremely troublesome. If it is not handled properly, it will definitely be a disaster for Tina.

The brain, which had not been working at full capacity for a long time, began to boil - and then quickly froze.

"Now that it's been exposed, there's nothing we can do."

Camisia snorted softly, and her queenly temperament, which had not been seen for a long time, was revealed again.

"I am Camisia Nott Tilum of the Demon Tribe. You may not understand this, but the healer standing before you is the next Demon King of the Demon Tribe, the current Demon Queen, Eleraya Nott Mistydin. Our goal this time is to recover the lost Arrow of Fire and bring back the last princess of the Undersea People, Tina Maria Hake, who is of research value."

"...Demon, Demon King? If the decision was made by the Demon King himself, then I, a mere village chief, can't say anything. I don't mean to make things difficult for the little girl and her group, but it's hard to believe that he was the Demon King without any evidence... The underwater people are incredibly cruel."

The village chief pursed his lips and frowned in embarrassment.

"Is this proof acceptable?"

A slightly childish voice sounded, and Ella took out the Fire Arrow from the storage. The flames had faded and turned into bronze. In order to make the Fire Arrow more powerful, she took a few steps sideways, chose an open place with no buildings around, stuck it into the soil, let go and stood aside.

Just like when he first saw it on the seabed, an intense orange-red light burst out from the arrow. The flames, nearly five meters high, brightened the night sky. The scorching heat that stung his skin also spread, and the ground began to distort the air caused by the high temperature. If it weren't for the loss of the magic circle bonus and Ella standing next to him, the exploding flames would definitely injure those around him.

All the villagers, including the village chief and the strong men selected as warriors, collectively took a few steps back after seeing the grand flames.

“What, what is this?”

"This is the Arrow of Fire, the tool that sealed Tina. Does that prove it? If you don't believe me, you can go and test the temperature of the seawater near the archipelago. It shouldn't be as warm as before. Our purpose this time is indeed as Camisia said, to bring Tina back for research. After we finish what we have on hand, we will leave the Dragon Clan."

Forcing a serious expression, Ella supplemented Camisia's reason.

"It's the Fire Arrow! This is proof enough. It's the Demon King. I'm so sorry. I'll immediately have people prepare for the celebration."

Shocked by the scorching heat emitted by the arrow of fire, Cook immediately changed into a panic-stricken attitude like a commoner meeting a king, and asked people to prepare dinner. After hearing the name of the Demon King, the other villagers' original fear of the underwater people gradually turned into joy when they saw the Demon King with their own eyes.

"Hey, did you hear that? The Demon King is here to bring back the Undersea Princess, not to revive the Undersea People. Sure enough, the Demon King is a good guy."

"Right, right, hurry up and prepare for the festival and move everything out of the warehouse!"

Because the situation changed so quickly, it took Ella about ten seconds to understand what was happening.

This change is too fast!

What Ella didn't know was that the release of the underwater princess didn't seem strange to Cook and the others. They were just concerned about the subsequent handling of the matter - whether to help the underwater people or to completely solve their problems. And now, Ella was obviously the latter, that is, to help solve their problems.

Therefore, the people of Kumi Village, who already admired the demons, naturally had a deeper respect for the Demon King, and it was only natural to hold a festival like this.

"Uh, wait, wait, Chief Cook, we don't need to have a festival, right? We brought the Arrow of Fire back with us, right?"

"This originally belonged to you, Demon Lord. It's only natural to take it back, right? Rather, our Kumi Village has been in your good graces for so long, so we should show you even more respect—a place to stay, yes, a place to stay. If you don't mind, you can stay at my house. However, with so many people..."

Cook glanced behind Ella. There was no way a team of twelve people, including Ella, could squeeze into one house.

"Stay at my house!"

"No, stay at my house!"

Countless people began to quarrel over the right to let the members of the Demon King's team live in their homes.

While feeling embarrassed, Ella couldn't help but find it a little funny, and finally declined the invitation politely. Although the villagers themselves were very welcoming, the young girls and maids would feel uneasy if they slept alone and had to be accompanied by a companion. Most of these villagers' homes could only accommodate one person, so they finally decided to spend the night on the cruise ship.

As for the festival, they were forced to accept it at the strong request of the village chief. For this purpose, Ella also took out the fruits, vegetables, dried meat, wine and food stored in the warehouse. The whole village began a lively festival in the night. It is worth mentioning that the bonfire was inserted in the middle with a constantly burning fire arrow.

Cook picked up the earthenware bowl filled with "Fairy Drops" and drank it all in one gulp. A look of satisfaction appeared on his face under the reflection of the flames, and he smacked his lips.

"The wine that the Demon King brought is truly the best wine I have ever tasted in my life."

"Ahaha, really... Speaking of which, when Village Chief Cook mentioned Death Castle earlier, he seemed to have something to say. Is there some kind of taboo?"

When his expertise was mentioned, Cook, with all kinds of bone pendants hanging around his neck, sat up straight.

"It's not a taboo. Once you enter the Death Castle, you'll lose all your equipment and armor. It might not be a big deal for the average person, but someone like the Demon King, carrying precious items, will definitely lose a lot. And the most important thing is, your team is all women. If all their armor is stripped off and thrown out, wouldn't it be troublesome if the news got outside?"

"Hmm...don't worry, it'll be fine."

Sitting cross-legged on a cushion woven from leaves, Ella took the tissue handed to her by Lotte and wiped off the oil stains on her mouth from eating the barbecue she had just eaten.

Not to mention that he had enough clothes in his storage, so even if he was stripped naked, he could immediately prepare the next one. The first thing to say was that no one could do this in front of Camisia. Unless it was the Lolita God or himself in Lolita God state, it was completely unimaginable that anyone could do it. Even undead creatures like ghosts would not scare him.

As if she had guessed Ella's thoughts, Camisia warned her.

"Princess, I will not be accompanying you on this expedition to the Death Castle."

"Hmm, Camisia is Camisia after all, huh—huh?"

Blinking, as if hearing something incredible, Ella turned around at an extremely fast speed and looked at Camisia sitting behind her.

"If I go, the princess will definitely think that I'm there so she doesn't have to worry, and that would ruin the fun of the adventure—and the maids on board will need someone to look after them."

"That's right, with Teacher Camisia here, there's no such atmosphere at all."

Angelica nodded to Camisia seriously.

"Senior is indeed relying too much on Camisia-senpai."

"It's been ages since I went exploring with Miss Ella. The last time was in the lava cave. I really miss it."

"Eh... aren't you afraid of being treated like that? It would be dangerous, right? Or maybe you shouldn't go?"

Although she originally wanted Camisia to go along, since Camisia said she had to take care of the young maid, she had no choice but to give up. Having lost her biggest trump card, Ella, who had originally not felt worried at all, began to escape, looking at everyone with pleading eyes.

"No, let's go explore. Explore. Little Ella also found it interesting when she was in the underwater ruins before! Okay?"

Ella's pleading look was met with Angeline's even more lethal and cute look.

Unable to say no, Ella swallowed her saliva and resisted with difficulty.

"What if there are undead creatures like ghosts and zombies? It would be terrifying if they suddenly appeared from behind..."

"Wouldn't that be great? Cleaning things up with a sickle in times of crisis? Hehe, leave the task of protecting the fragile healer to me."

Angelique put one hand on her waist with a smug look on her face, and her slightly raised chest gave Ella a sense of reliability for a moment - only for a moment.

Rather than protecting her, Angelina might run off to somewhere alone after having too much fun. This is probably the common thought of everyone, although she herself is not aware of it.

"Don't worry, Senior. Lotte-senpai and I will be on the lookout."

"Don't forget about me, Ella-chan."

Seeing that Iris was obviously gloating, Ella took a deep breath and then drooped her shoulders weakly.

"I, I will also protect Her Highness Ella!"

As the final blow, Tina's weak fist, which had no deterrent effect, was reflected in Ella's eyes.

"Ah, if everyone agrees, then... okay..."

Chapter 65: Death Castle

*创世纪6187年1月4日 上午9:34分 死亡城堡

In front of me is an ancient castle that occupies a huge area. Unlike the traditional architectural style of Dragon Island, it is almost entirely made of stone. Although various unknown tiny vines are climbing on its surface, one can still glimpse its former glory.

No one knows who built it or why. This castle has existed since the dragons first lived on Kumi Island. There is no way to trace it. If one must find a reason, Ella can only think that it was because the Loli God accidentally moved a castle from a certain world here.

[No, maybe this is actually where the Loli God stays when he's lazy. That would explain why everyone has inexplicably lost their equipment.]

The joke that came to her mind made Ella smile a little, and the corners of her mouth curved into a beautiful arc.

"Ah, Ella-chan is so scared that she's hallucinating? I heard that before people die, they recall the good things they experienced in their lives. Could it be that Ella-chan is touched?"

“Who would?”

Giving Iris a vicious look when she turned around and made a dirty joke, Ella began to focus on searching the terrain.

Since Camisia was not here, for safety reasons, the team was arranged with Angelica and Iris walking in the front, herself and Tina side by side in the middle, and Luty and Shen Gan responsible for the safe arrangement of the guards. Generally speaking, in order to protect the professions in the middle that have no combat effectiveness, a diamond formation is often chosen to deal with threats from the left and right sides, but the castle does not have a ploughed field like the grassland, so only a simple straight formation can be chosen.

On the terrain search, Camisia was on a cruise ship far away on the seashore. The reason she could observe Camisia was because she had been registered in the friend list, so even if there was a large level difference, she could still view it normally. However, the friend list in this world seemed to have become a flexible thing, and she could not control it to actively add people. So far, she always became friends without realizing it, so Ella could not actively add high-level people to the friend list for observation.

As for the creatures in the castle, the light spots symbolizing monsters were so densely packed that they were almost innumerable, and they were all made up of ordinary monsters with the highest level not exceeding level 10. Even so, it was a disaster for ordinary adventurers. Even a silver wolf less than level 10 required the combined efforts of two or more adults to deal with it, not to mention this terrifying number that would make one's scalp tingle at a glance.

Of course, it's not that I can't deal with it. The magic shield's defensive ability can at least withstand one full-strength attack from Angelini without using any skills. It's more than enough to deal with monsters less than level ten. It's just that being in a pile of monsters will inevitably make me feel fear, and this feeling is really unpleasant.

For some reason, Ella imagined zombies from horror movies.

Iris, who was in charge of the vanguard, walked to the castle gate and raised the Crescent Dew.

"—'Eye of Exploration'—Hmm? There are so many monsters? Even for me, it's difficult to deal with them without using magic potions. It's just a little strange. With so many monsters, how come the adventurers who entered can come out unscathed?"

Iris's slight exclamation made Luty a little nervous.

"Even Her Highness Iris doesn't know?"

"I can see a lot of slimes and Kumi inside, but I haven't seen any high-level monsters. When I heard that adventurers would be stripped of their equipment and thrown out, I thought there were high-level intelligent monsters living in the castle, but now it seems that Kumi are raising slimes? Could it be that all those adventurers were thrown out by Kumi?"

"We'll know after trying it. At least now we can be sure that we won't be attacked."

"That's not the question! Does Fuka-chan think it's okay to be stripped naked and thrown out?"

Compared to Shen Gan's indifferent expression, Angelica looked more excited.

Maybe Angelini is surprisingly innocent in this regard. If she falls in love, all kinds of funny things will happen due to unexpected events.

"What's wrong? I've seen that expression before at the hot springs. What's so strange about it?"

“That being said…”

Angelique was embarrassed by Shen Gan's serious words. After thinking for a moment, Ella seemed to see a light bulb light up above Angelique's head.

"But it would be bad if the Kumi people saw us, right? They're intelligent creatures, right? Just like humans and demons, right?"

"Same? I can't believe a spherical creature without arms or legs can speak and think. At most, it's just a smarter monster."

Although they have known each other for a long time, there seems to be a huge gap in their understanding between the romantic Angelica and the realistic Fukagami. Ella interrupts the conversation at the right time.

"Well, discussing this based on the assumption of failure is way too pessimistic. We're the 'Branch of Disaster' team, you know?"

"Well, I'll protect Miss Ella's back, and Miss Angelica and Her Highness Elise will take the lead."

"I, I'll help too!"

Tina, who had been silent all this time, suddenly shouted, and Ella could only respond with a perfunctory smile.

"I'm really looking forward to it."

Although Tina looked about the same size as Iris and had an older sister vibe when standing in front of Ella, Ella always had the illusion that Tina was actually smaller than herself. In addition, Tina was only level five, so it was hard to imagine Tina, who had no combat power at all, fighting monsters.

"Well, to find out why adventurers lose their memories of being in the castle, I'm going to push the door open."

After giving the instructions and waiting for everyone to get ready with nervous expressions, Iris used air flow magic to push open the giant double doors that had been weathered by the passage of time, and together with Angelica, who was holding the giant scythe tightly, she stepped into the empty castle hall.

After hesitating for a moment, Ella also walked in with Tina.

The unique smell of dust in a humid environment mixed with the cold feeling of being in a dark environment for a long time invaded the body. Since most of the windows used for lighting in the castle were sealed, only a few rays of sunlight could pass through the small windows near the ceiling. There was nothing in the entire hall, and the empty stone space gave people a gloomy sense of fear.

Fortunately, there are no cobwebs or thick dust that splashes up with every step, and the overall environment is very clean.

"Eh? There are no monsters in the hall? I'm ready to fight."

After carefully observing her surroundings, Angeline stepped back a few steps to narrow the formation, then switched to holding the scythe in her right hand and reported in a low voice. However, her voice, which could clearly be called a murmur, sounded extremely harsh in the quiet environment of the hall.

"Speaking of dealing with... does Angeline have any method to deal with slimes? A physical warrior fighting a slime-like creature would be at a disadvantage, right?"

Chapter 66: Encounter

Just like the Kumi people who are immune to magical damage due to their body structure, slimes are difficult to be harmed by simple physical attacks because their bodies are made of sticky matter. It's like cutting the surface of water with a knife. Even if there is an attack, the wound will heal immediately.

"No way? If we attack the magic core inside, it will be destroyed with just one strike."

"Eh...even so, the magic core must be difficult to find."