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

"Stupid box! Get out of the way!" the slime shouted anxiously.

"Whoa!?"

Just as Li Cai realized what was happening, Xia Que was already standing behind him, holding up the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow. Cold energy and flames condensed on the blade, continuously extending into a light blade. The cold energy even froze Li on the ice, preventing him from escaping, and then it slashed down fiercely.

The slime couldn't save it in time; it and the Black Knight were pushed away by the burst of cold air and then frozen on the ice surface some distance away.

"Tch! Stupid box!"

The slime immediately turned red, burning its magic to become a fireball to melt the ice that had frozen it, but the melting speed was surprisingly slow. Directly attacking the ice crystals with magic had little effect either; otherwise, it would have rushed out to save it long ago.

It initially considered directing its magic towards Xia Que, but then reconsidered and abandoned the idea, fearing the magic might also affect Li. Furthermore, all it could see now was a cloud of icy mist, making it even less certain it could avoid hitting Li.

Boom-!

A muffled thud echoed from within the icy mist, and Xia Que was kicked out by something. The icy mist was then dispersed by a gale, and Xia Que was left unharmed, except that a thick layer of ice had been added to its shell.

The half-dragon Raelfa stood in front of Li, still in a kicking stance; Xia Que must have been kicked by her. Seeing Raelfa, the slime breathed a sigh of relief.

"Layfa...?" Ri called out to Layfa in a somewhat weak voice.

"It's alright, I'm here. You should rest for a bit." Rielfa kept a close eye on Xia Que, trying to reassure her.

At the critical moment, she rushed between Da Xia Long Que and Li, grabbing Xia Que's hand to prevent the blade formed from the cold air from falling on Li.

However, the extreme cold was something Rielfa hadn't had time to block, and it directly engulfed Ri. Enveloped by this chilling aura, Ri nearly lost consciousness.

She only spread her wings to blow away all the cold air after kicking the sparrow away. In fact, even she felt a little cold now, and there was a thin layer of frost on her hands when she caught the sparrow.

“Hey! You dark-skinned woman over there!” Rielfa shouted at Celia, “Your hero has gone mad. If you want to live, keep maintaining the ‘Whirlwind’ spell, or you’ll definitely be frozen into ice sculptures.”

"A dark-skinned woman...?!"

Seria had never been told this before, but she understood the current situation; they needed to work together to subdue Xia Que first.

Chapter 50 Ending

The "Whirlwind" magic, as the name suggests, is a magic that releases a whirlwind. It doesn't consume much magic power and has little offensive capability, but it can be very useful under certain circumstances.

Adventurers usually use it to dispel the poisonous gas in dungeons, but now, Seria will use it to dispel the chill caused by the summer sparrows.

She maintained the 'Whirlwind' spell, sending the wind to blow the cold air into the sky. She desperately wanted to save the Black Knight, but it seemed impossible now, as they had already begun their battle.

The lifeless Xia Que mechanically wielded the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow, swinging the moves that Hao Er had taught her before, with a precision that was heartbreaking, as if she were an emotionless machine, born solely for the purpose of fighting.

What's most surprising is that Rielfa was actually at a disadvantage. She kept dodging Xia Que's slashes, and every time she couldn't dodge, she would use her body to block them.

However, every time he parried, the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow would slash at Leilefa, and the wounds would freeze over with cold air, making it extremely painful.

"Tsk... Is this what a hero is?"

Rielfa dodged the Great Summer Dragon Sparrow's attack again, then kicked the sparrow away. The sparrow used the force to spin around and then used a spinning slash.

"This fight is never going to end..." Rielfa frowned, then dodged the spinning slash.

Xia Que completely ignored her injuries and kept attacking, relentlessly pursuing Rielfa. Rielfa couldn't retreat even if she wanted to, because Li was still behind her.

She didn't know much about what had happened between Xia Que and Hao Er, but her reaction was so strong that their relationship must be unusual.

Without Celia's help, it would be even more difficult for Lelfa to hold out against her. She would not only have to guard against every attack from Summer Sparrow, but also endure the corrosive cold.

Xia Que relentlessly attacked Lei Erfa, and the momentum grew stronger and stronger, with the speed of her sword swings increasing, gradually developing the sharpness unique to the blade.

"……master."

The dazed Xia Que spoke for the first time.

"Master... Master... Master!"

"Whoa!?" Boom—!

The chill erupted even more violently, and the blade of the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow continuously emitted extremely cold air, which wrapped around the Xia Sparrow and turned into cold flames that could not be dispelled.

"It can't be blown away?! No, is the wind not strong enough?"

Celia discovered that no matter how she used 'Whirlwind', she couldn't move the cold air that had turned into flames. At this moment, Summer Sparrow began to go berserk.

"Haaaaaaaahh ...

Clang——!

Xia Que suddenly swept across with a horizontal slash, and a chill swept out from the blade of the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow. Before Lei Erfa could react, she was directly hit by the chill, and the part of her body that collided head-on with the chill froze.

What?!

Now, Rielfa felt she could no longer hold back. Even if it meant affecting Rie, she had to fight her here, otherwise even the labyrinth would be affected by this chilling aura.

But as she began to fight back, Xia Que was already in front of her, and then slashed through Lei Erfa's body with a knife.

"cough--!?"

The blade pierced right through Rielfa's body, but Rielfa felt nothing. However, she coughed reflexively, feeling as if something had been severed from her body.

"cough? ! 』

Nao suddenly felt as if something had pierced through her body, leaving her completely powerless, and then she collapsed from exhaustion.

"Sister Nao?!" Xiao exclaimed in surprise.

Upon hearing Xiao's panicked exclamation, Zhou Dong quickly came to Nao's side, helped her up, and carefully examined her again and again, eventually discovering the problem.

"Lady Nao's breath is slowly fading... What's going on?"

Nao already looked sickly, and now she looked even paler, her life force was constantly slipping away.

Zhou Dong didn't know what had caused Nao's life to be in danger, but he suddenly felt a strong chill, which was exactly the same as the source of his power.

"This is……"

Zhou Dong stood up silently. He might already know the problem and have remembered some of his lost memories. He has a way to temporarily suppress this state, but it is impossible to completely cure it.

What exactly is Lady Reilfa doing?

"Cough, cough? Cough..."

For a moment, Rielfa couldn't understand what had happened. She seemed to have been completely slashed by Xia Que's knife, but she hadn't been injured at all.

But she sensed something disappearing. At first, it disappeared very quickly, but now it has slowed down. However, she was worried about the thing that had suddenly started to disappear.

"Although I don't understand what happened... I'm going to fight back."

After saying that, Rielfa quickly suppressed Xia Que. She glided across the ice, lowered her body, and then approached Xia Que, who was wrapped in ice flames.

He forcibly tore open a gash with his dragon claws, then grabbed Xia Que by the neck and pulled her out, while simultaneously snatching Xia Que's 'Holy Sword'.

Om-!

The Holy Sword struggled incessantly in Rielfa's hands, frantically releasing icy energy. However, after a while, the icy energy began to weaken until the Holy Sword could no longer maintain its original form.

After this chaotic assault, Rielfa finally realized something was wrong with her. So this hero's potential was actually this great? It's just a pity it was being used in the wrong way…

Xia Que had already fainted. She may have unleashed that slash unconsciously, but it was undoubtedly fatal. She was probably exhausted from that attack.

*Tsk!*

A spear flew from behind, forcing Rachel to release Xia Que. The Black Knight seized the opportunity, rushing forward, catching Xia Que on the ice, and then sliding away in one breath. Seria stood at the edge of the ice to support them and cast a restraining spell on Rachel.

"let's go!"

She saw it; the fake priest was still alive. That bastard was incredibly lucky. He must have thrown that black gun.

Hao'er took Xia Que from the Black Knight and carried her away in a princess carry. His own condition wasn't much better, but he insisted on leaving with Xia Que in his arms. The others followed him, so it seemed they had repelled the attack.

The price is far too heavy, isn't it?

Rielfa reverted to her dragon form and looked around. Thanks to the purification magic, this place was no longer the cursed area it once was. However, due to the hero's rampage, it had become a world of ice crystals.

The slime finally broke free from the ice block that was holding it, and then quickly ran to the side of Ri, who was in a semi-conscious state.

Rielfa pulled it out of the ice and handed it to the slime to heal it. After a while, Riel recovered.

"...Eh...Is the battle over?" Li was still a little confused.

"Yeah, it's over... you stupid box." The slime's voice was unusually gentle.

"Huh... Has someone died?" Rin was still thinking about this.

“Not yet…” Rielfa suddenly interjected, “but it won’t be long.”

"……What's wrong?"

“The battle isn’t over yet; we’ve only temporarily repelled them.” Rielfa sat wearily on Li’s back. “The kingdom won’t let me off so easily. They’ll launch a full-scale attack soon. It’s amazing they still have manpower to attack my labyrinth at a time like this.”

The worst-case scenario still couldn't be avoided. Lerfa had somewhat anticipated that this day would come, but she didn't expect such an unexpected turn of events.

This has significantly impacted her plans. She is still unsure what the other two factions will decide, but the kingdom will definitely come; it won't be long or too soon.

"Let's go back quickly instead of that."

Relfa immediately stood up, grabbed the slime and Li with an unyielding air, and flew at high speed through the maze.

She wasn't trying to chase after the hero, because the hero had nothing to do with this matter. What she was worried about was Nao under the Perseus Tree.

The End of the Redeemer

Hale and his friends escaped successfully. They successfully escaped from the labyrinth of the "Dragon King of Time." For some reason, Raelfa did not catch up, but this was the best outcome for them.

On their escape, they encountered many monsters, which they fought off with great difficulty, even when they were almost exhausted.

Mo Yueya had used up all his magic power. After leaving the maze, he collapsed to the ground, panting heavily. All he could see now was black.

As for Seria, she had already been carried out by the Black Knight. Although it looked terrible, she was indeed unable to move, and her magic had long been used up.

Hale also looked exhausted, but he still insisted on standing. He had already thrown his favorite spear to save Xia Que, so the only one who could fight along the way was the Black Knight.

However, the Black Knight seemed to have some spare parts, except for his armor, which looked tattered and worn.

"It seems like they won't catch up anymore." The Black Knight put Seria down and looked back.

"We can't let our guard down yet." Hao'er put Xia Que down and checked her carefully. "Take a rest first. You've worked hard, Black Knight."

"No, that's not true. You've worked hard too."

The Black Knight simply sat down on the ground to rest, letting Seria lean against his armor. Although it wasn't a very comfortable feeling, at least it was much better to have her on the ground.

“Ha… Haor,” Mo Yueya asked after recovering, “how did you survive?”

From Mo Yueya's perspective, Hao'er was indeed swallowed by the Dragon King's breath. Logically, he should no longer be here. How did he survive?

"I used my spear to prop myself up into the sky," Hale said calmly.

"Huh...?" Mo Yueya was dumbfounded.

At that moment, Hale forcefully flipped his body in mid-air, bracing his spear against the ground and bending it, then used elastic potential energy to propel himself into the air, thus avoiding Rielfa's breath and surviving. However, it took him quite a while to recover after hitting the ground.

However, that gun was used to save Xia Que.

"...What's going on?" Hao'er frowned.

Xia Que's situation was far more complicated than he had imagined. When she was first summoned, the court mage judged her to be a hero without magic power, which meant she could not use magic.

Her holy sword, "Great Xia Dragon Sparrow," only appears sharp; it has no other advantages and has been deemed the weakest hero in history.

But in the instant she thought Hao'er was dead, she unleashed an even stronger power. This power was not magic, but a power that the people of this world could not control. Xia Que has now fallen into a coma because she has used up this power.

Xia Que... just how much potential do you still have that you haven't unleashed yet...?

Hao'er instinctively hugged Xia Que tightly. He felt somewhat helpless. Xia Que's current coma was something Hao'er had never encountered before, and the power Xia Que possessed was also beyond Hao'er's reach. He had never been so worried about Xia Que going further and further away as he was today.

Please...don't do this...I don't want this to happen...

Hao Er whispered to himself that these were words he could not say aloud right now. From his perspective, he absolutely could not say such things to Xia Que.

"What's wrong...?" Seria asked weakly.

“No, Xia Que is fine.” Hao’er relaxed a little. “She’s just exhausted and unconscious right now.”

"Ha... really... I thought it was all over..." Celia smiled wryly, "You have no idea... after seeing you get hit by the breath attack, this child was like a desperate person, fighting the Dragon King to the death..."

"……Yeah."

With mixed feelings, Hao looked at the girl in his arms. This girl, known to the world as the weakest hero, should have been living a peaceful life with Hao in the church, but it was all too late. He couldn't undo it all, and he felt he had let her down.

He now only wants to atone for his past actions.

"Ah...hey, Hao'er, who are those guys?" Mo Yueya's voice sounded quite dissatisfied.

Hao'er slowly raised his head; he had long guessed these people would arrive here. Of course, Hao'er recognized the group of men in white shirts and green hats, with the royal family crest tattooed on their chests.