Girl in the Box: Please tell me why I was reincarnated as a mimic monster!

A dark figure rushed up from below, deflecting a knife flying towards Leon's heart with a single blow. Then, it threw two rapidly spinning knives at Lisa, who caught Leon and landed easily. Lisa deflected the two knives with her own, using her own knife to slow her descent, finally landing steadily on the ground, where Sen was already waiting for her.

"watch out!"

Mori swiftly closed in on Lisa, giving her no chance to react, launching a barrage of attacks that caught her off guard, and forcefully subdued her. However, after a prolonged struggle, Lisa recovered and, relying on her extensive experience, turned the tide of the battle, driving Mori back. After Mori was repelled, Shiokawa issued a second order to Koto.

"Huodou!" Shiokawa shouted, "Use Moon-Swallowing Roar!"

“————!!!”

The man in black Japanese armor immediately roared to the sky. This roar confused Lisa for a moment for some reason. Shiokawa and Mori seized the opportunity and quickly fled with Leon. At the same time, Shiokawa issued a third order.

"Huodou! Use Tongyue again!!"

"understand!"

Huo Dou transformed into a streak of blue light and charged forward, slashing wildly. In its path, several phantoms made of moonlight flashed and engulfed Lisa. Then, Huo Dou completed its three contracts and dissipated into magic. Lisa, who had been hit by such a combo, was unable to catch up for the time being, so the two of them ran to a relatively safe place for the time being.

“…Mori?” Leon, whose consciousness was still hazy, saw Mori. “Thank goodness, Mori-senpai, you’re alright.”

"Well, it's not like I'm completely fine," Mori said as he ran. "I was lucky to be saved by that guy named Sonic. He's incredibly fast..."

Just as the explosion was about to occur, Sonic picked up Mori and rushed towards safety. His innate agility saved their lives. After that, Shiokawa arrived at their side, but Sonic said he had urgent business to attend to and left immediately.

"Haa...this is really reckless." Shiokawa said as he ran with Leon on his back. "Didn't I tell you not to be so reckless?"

"Hahaha..." Leon could only laugh weakly, "And what about Her Majesty the Queen?"

“Her Majesty has already met up with the others, so there’s no need to worry,” Sen said. “Moreover, are you alright now? Is there anything bothering you?”

"No, not at all," Leon suddenly shouted, his eyes widening. "Get out of the way!!"

Right beside the three of them, the corpse of a giant centipede crashed down. Thanks to Leon's warning, the three of them escaped unharmed, but they also saw Lisa standing on the centipede's back.

"Ugh, this is so annoying." Lisa twirled the knife in her hand. "It's all because of you guys that my perfect plan has failed. Fine, I'll just get rid of you here."

hum-

Lisa's figure blurred, and the light around her suddenly dimmed. Then, several identical shadows emerged from behind her, surrounding the three of them. Shiokawa's contract magic still had half its cast time left, more than enough to deal with Lisa, but it probably wouldn't be enough for a long battle. However, they no longer needed to worry about that.

Because he came.

"Flame Mist Slash!"

The fiery figure wielded a longsword wreathed in crimson flames, sweeping across the shadows and instantly killing them with a cloud of fiery mist. After pinpointing Lisa's true location, he shouted and swung his sword down.

clang----!

The blade clashed with the sword, sparking fiercely. The violent shaking from the blade made Lisa sense something was wrong, but if she withdrew the blade at this moment, she would definitely be cut down. She couldn't help but glance at her opponent, a young man with fiery hair and blue eyes staring intently at her, like a ferocious lion.

That person was Saiwei.

“Well played.” Savi grinned. “But it’s over.”

Chapter 43 Even if the elves came, it wouldn't make a difference.

Tsk ————

When Savi appeared before her, Lisa already knew what was coming. She couldn't escape now. Since even the Duke of the Duchy was here, everyone else must be here as well. Moreover, this operation was entirely planned by her alone; no other ghosts were involved.

There is no way out.

She couldn't understand why things had turned out this way, but since things had already come to this, she might as well go all the way.

Lisa exerted even more force, and after a stalemate, the two forces finally lost control, sending the two flying. Lisa, who had been thrown away, turned around and immediately ran away.

"Trying to leave?!" *Thump!*

Sevi gathered magic power at the soles of his feet, compressing and releasing it in an instant. The explosive force generated by releasing the compressed magic power propelled him at high speed towards Lisa. Shiokawa also activated his contract magic again, summoning the next contractor to appear.

"Phoenix Chick! Thank you for your help!!"

Shiokawa drew the symbol of a phoenix chick, and magic gathered on the symbol, bringing the phoenix chick to life. The phoenix chick cried out and transformed into a figure wearing a straw hat. An ancient and serene atmosphere emanated from him, and being near him seemed to calm the mind. The three of them were also gradually calmed down by this atmosphere, maintaining a moderate level of tension.

"Phoenix Chick" tapped the ground with his cane in his right hand while chanting a spell.

"Alright, alright, restless earth spirits, let the earth tremble! Earth spirits, bind!"

rumbling...

"...?!"

As Lisa landed, the ground seemed to come alive, opening up a small pit that quickly closed as her foot touched it, trapping her in the rubble and rendering her immobile. Savi, close behind, followed and slashed again, forcing Lisa to fight him on the spot. Savi's fierce attacks overwhelmed Lisa; a barrage of fire magic and skills rained down upon her, making it extremely difficult for her to defend herself with one foot buried in the ground.

At this moment, Savi also realized something: without the Holy Sword, the Ghost was at best just an assassin with specialized skills. If that was all...

"More than enough to handle it!!"

Sunrise!

Seizing the opening, Sevi gripped his sword in a reverse grip, gathered magic in his left hand, and unleashed a powerful strike. The exploding flames forcefully blew Lisa away, while three crimson magic circles unfurled, releasing three golden fireballs in pursuit. Sevi could clearly sense that these ghosts without their holy swords were utterly insignificant, a feeling even more pronounced after his battle with Dragon Fang.

Perhaps, even if it were a one-on-one fight now, he could still win easily.

The three watched Sevi's retreating figure disappear into the distance, then decided to rest for the time being. Leon was exhausted from his first experience with such a battle, while Mori and Shiokawa were also worn out from a night of hard work. After leaving Fengchu to keep an eye on things, the three found a relatively safe place to rest.

"Heh..." Shiokawa and the other man said with a wry smile, "In the end, it seems we haven't accomplished anything... The New Kingdom has become such a miserable state again."

“…Yes.” Mori thought for a long time, not knowing what to say. “But it seems that there weren’t too many casualties.”

“Even the Duke has arrived,” Leon said. “Then our people should have arrived by now, right?”

"You three have worked hard!"

A flash of silver light, and a familiar mimic appeared beside the three, startling them so much that they jumped up and went into battle alert. They only breathed a sigh of relief after noticing the figure.

"What's wrong?" Treasure Chest's telepathic message was transmitted directly into my mind. "You all seem to have been startled."

"It would be strange if I wasn't startled..." Shiokawa said with a wry smile. "Don't suddenly appear in such a tense situation."

"Sorry, sorry." Li apologized to the three of them. "I just happened to see the three of you when I was chasing after you, so I just stopped by to check on you. I'm so glad you're alright."

Faced with Li's words of comfort, the three were unsure how to respond, as they had failed to prevent the events from unfolding, resulting in subtle expressions on their faces. Li, noticing this, thought for a moment and then said...

"Thank you for your hard work. We'll take care of things from now on," she said casually. "Well, Ning and I did consider the possibility that things would turn out this way if we discovered it too late. There's no need to worry so much. Besides, the situation isn't that serious. Look, the Demon King is over there."

boom----! !

Looking in the direction the treasure chest monster's pincers were pointing, a young man dressed in black stood suspended in the sky. He seemed extremely impatient, with divine weapons constantly shooting out from golden ripples around him. In the time it took him to yawn a few times, several giant centipedes were killed by these divine weapons. One doesn't know what to say... Truly worthy of being called the Demon King...

Besides the Demon King, there is another group of people active in the city. This group is the former villains who have been continuously driving away the insects under the leadership of Kanina. Since I have not found out any relevant background, I can only call them this for now. Among these former villains is a merchant with shining eyes. This merchant is none other than Olito.

He's currently carrying insecticide around everywhere. Every time his showerhead sprays water, a large number of insects die on the spot. In terms of efficiency, he can even do the work of this whole gang by himself, which is why his eyes are shining.

"Oh, oh, oh... this thing is really effective..." Olitto said, praising the insect-killing tool as he used it.

"They killed it in one go..." Kanina was also dumbfounded, a subtle expression appearing on her face. "We spent so much effort to deal with this thing, I really don't know what to say..."

"I'm surprised at how well it's working," Olitto said, weighing the amount of insecticide left in the tank on his back. "It seems like I've used about half... but that half has killed quite a few bugs..."

In reality, Olitzo's focus was on how much profit this substance could bring them. Since it was so effective against insects, it could be used to deal with insect-type monsters when invading dungeons or labyrinths, almost instantly killing them. It would definitely sell like hotcakes among adventurers. Moreover, even if it wasn't used for adventure, it could still be used in agriculture.

Although the world has been almost completely wiped out by airships, it doesn't mean the stubborn insects have been killed. There are still many tenacious pests eyeing the farmland that they have worked so hard to rebuild. They can be dealt with using pesticides... However, other issues need to be considered before using them. Let's find out more about them later.

"What are you thinking about?"

Sonic slashed at the flying insects that were hurtling towards them several times, cleaving each one precisely in half.

“Sorry,” Olitto apologized, “Anyway, let’s continue. I think these bugs are almost all dead.”

Yes, the fire had long been extinguished, and now everyone in the city who could move was desperately trying to drive away the insects. Soon, the unrest in the new kingdom would be resolved. In less than a morning, all these problems had been solved so quickly, leaving the three with mixed feelings.

“Leave the rest to us,” Li said with a smile. “You guys can go and rest now. Go find the other members and we’ll take care of that ghost.”

"Okay, well... good luck."

"good luck."

With its dragon wings unfurled, the mimic flapped its magical wings and soared into the sky, merging with the other silver and blue lights, and flew in the direction Sevi had gone. Thus, Leon's first mission ended. Mori and Shiokawa stood up, carried him, and headed towards their other companions. Meanwhile, the mimic and the dragon king merged to form the complete Time-Space Dragon King. She swiftly used her combined magical eyes and powers to grasp the situation in the city and found Sevi battling a ghost.

"Ning, she's there."

After pointing Ning in a direction, Li swooped down and flew in that direction, with Ning following closely behind, joining the battle against Saiwei.

While fighting Lisa, Savi noticed a flash of silver light before him and immediately stopped in his tracks. Lisa, realizing something was amiss, tried to escape, but it was too late. A colorless spatial wall blocked her escape route, then rapidly compressed, capturing her alive. Li and Ning also landed on the ground at that moment.

"You're pretty fast," Ning teased Saiwei as soon as he got down.

"You two seem to be having a pretty leisurely time," said Savi. "Why are you only arriving now?"

“We went to deal with the bugs and make some preparations.” Ning’s gaze shifted to Lisa. “You’re the ghost who was planning to cause trouble, right? How are you feeling now?”

"Not so great~" Lisa shrugged easily and laughed, "Oh dear, I really have to admit defeat this time. But it doesn't matter, I've already achieved my goal."

"Purpose..." Ning smiled sarcastically, "You've damaged the ley lines here again, haven't you?"

"..." Lisa fell silent at this point, clearly realizing that what was said had hit the nail on the head.

"You think we haven't made any preparations after what happened last time?" Ning laughed. "You really underestimate us. All those fancy things we did just now were a feint, right? The real purpose was to lure out the elves."

Ning hasn't been idle during this time either. She and Li have conducted various investigations and experiments related to dragon veins and earth veins. This thing sounds a bit mysterious, no, it is actually a very mysterious thing, because this thing is, to be precise, the feng shui of the earth. As long as something in a place is destroyed, it will cause the earth veins or dragon veins of that area to fluctuate to a certain extent.

It was this fluctuation that caught the elves' attention. Lisa used some means to destroy something in this place, causing the ley lines to fluctuate. Li and Ning had done tests and found that small-scale acts of destruction could not affect the ley lines. Therefore, it could be determined that Lisa had carried out some kind of large-scale destructive action. After seeing that large group of giant centipedes, she confirmed the method.

First of all, these giant centipedes live underground and all of them have the ability to burrow to some extent. If they have been living underground in the New Kingdom, they have undoubtedly caused some damage to the ley lines. They probably created these fancy things to cover up this, but Li and Ning still saw through it.

The elves will arrive here soon, according to their ally Yan, but it's all over now.

“Your plans are completely ruined.” Li stood before her, raising a hand. “Anything else you want to say?”

"……!" when!!

Lisa's desperate, final strike landed on the invisible spatial barrier, sparks exploding before Rin's eyes. The blow had no chance of penetrating the solid barrier. In the past, Rin would have been terrified by Lisa's attack, but instead, she simply sighed, took a step back, snapped her fingers, and sent Lisa flying into the spatial rift before closing it.

"I feel like this is a bit boring." Ning put his hands behind his head. "I thought it would be some troublesome guy, but it was resolved in no time."

Both Li and Ning overestimated the ghost's power, perhaps because they had fought so many times against the ten Divine Punishers wielding holy swords that they had inadvertently mistaken ghosts for monsters. However, with this ghost as the beginning, the fate of all ghosts was already sealed. Li glanced at his hands, then walked back to the two of them.

“It’s not over yet,” Li reminded him. “We still have to deal with the Pokémon issue, right? Well, I reckon we’ll have to fight for a while first.”

“Let’s go there first,” Ning said. “Once the elf issue is resolved, everything else will be fine.”

"Ha...it feels like I've been busy for ages," Savi sighed. "I feel like I've aged several years..."

It's been less than a year since Li emerged from the labyrinth, yet she's already experienced all sorts of major events. Physically, it feels like much more has happened in just one year. It's normal for Seville to feel like she's aged a few years, and even Li herself feels like she's changed quite a bit. But this should be the end; the remaining matters shouldn't be too troublesome.

So... it's about time I started to consider that issue.

Should we use the goddess's proxy authority to return to Earth...?

She needs to find an opportunity to discuss this issue with the Demon King and Xia Que.

Chapter 44 In the Name of the Goddess's Agent

Let's end all of this.

Li told herself this in her heart: whether it was the legacy of the previous hero, the current attack by the elves, or the collapse of the world, she should put an end to it all today. She was almost fed up with this kind of life. She still didn't understand why she came to this world, but she seemed to understand a little bit, just a little bit.

The situation inside the city has been handled by helpers from other places. Now, the only remaining problem is the ever-approaching elves. The current plan is to intercept them, but there are some things the elves need to understand. Before that, they rejoined the others.

Upon entering the temporary base, the first person Li saw was Senno, who was taking care of Alice with a regretful expression. Alice also wore a wry smile. It was said that Senno hadn't been in the palace due to some personal matters, which allowed the Ghost to infiltrate. She seemed very bothered by it, but Li could only hope she would come to terms with it soon.

Besides Alice, she also saw the three partners she had entrusted with this important task: Leon, Mori, and Shiokawa. When the three saw Ri, they originally wanted to stand up and greet her, but Ri had already walked up to them on her own.

"Things are all over now," Li said easily. "Thanks to you guys, we were able to find the ghost so quickly. Oh dear, it would have been embarrassing if we had come here directly and couldn't find the ghost, letting it get away."

“There’s no need to make that face,” Savi chimed in. “The three of you did a great job; just getting us informed in time was a huge help.”

"Well..." Ning thought for a moment and said, "Not bad."

Everyone could see that they were trying to smooth things over for the three of them, and the three of them were well aware of their shortcomings in this mission, yet they were being so forgiving, making them feel somewhat embarrassed. Li and Saiwei spoke very naturally, except for Ning, who seemed a little reluctant to talk about it.

"Ahem," he cleared his throat and said, "This situation isn't entirely your fault. In the end, it's because we let our guard down that this happened. Assigning you tasks seems like I'm deliberately shifting the blame onto you. Anyway, don't worry about such trivial matters. Surviving is the most important thing."

"Um……"

All three nodded without saying anything.

“Especially Leon,” Li said, looking at Leon. “You did a great job this time. I heard it from Alice. Don’t you look like an adventurer? I knew you could do it if you wanted to.”

"You flatter me..." Leon scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly, "I'm still far from it... If it weren't for Shiokawa and Mori, I would have been done for long ago."

This was perhaps the first time Leon had been praised like this. He hadn't heard from a time when he had received such praise. However, it didn't feel bad. He was glad that he hadn't wasted his time this time, but had actually accomplished something, even managing to fight several rounds against a ghost whose strength far surpassed his own. He could brag about it for a long time.

Ning said this partly because she wanted to be the one who gave Leon a push from behind. She felt that she had gotten to where she was today because many people had given her a push from behind. She hoped that she could also be the one to give others a push from behind, even if it was just for her own self-satisfaction.

"You all get some rest," Li waved his hand. "We'll go take care of the last few things."

After leaving the three of them, Li and the other two walked towards Alice, with Li greeting her first.