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

"Don't push yourself. Take a break when you need to," Winsor patiently told her. "It's okay to go slower now. I'll protect you, and they won't be able to catch you."

Xiao thought for a moment and slowly slowed down, and Wense finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She could sense that Xiao's magic power was almost depleted. The constant high-intensity acceleration while maintaining the existence of a half-body Flame Spirit was taking a heavy toll on her.

More than that, Winsor was worried about the impact the swordsman's death would have on Akatsuki.

Although the swordsman's final actions were almost a betrayal of her, Xiao didn't care much, after all, she was still a child.

Chapter 37 The Returnee

She still considered that swordsman an important person to her, so she was definitely affected by what happened to him.

Now, Wenser just hopes Xiao won't do anything reckless. If she loses control, Wenser isn't confident he can bring her back.

Now, humanity has split into two factions, seemingly embroiled in internal strife: one side simply wants to attack the labyrinth, while the other side is helping Akatsuki.

However, from a standpoint of principle, Xiao wouldn't care about any of that; she only cared about cutting down enemies. If it weren't for Wenser, her situation would have been even worse.

After accepting help from humans, Akatsuki then killed those who had shown him kindness. This would undoubtedly provoke the wrath of humans, and Akatsuki would then be considered an enemy.

This is good enough. Our current position allows us to gain the other side's help while also eliminating our enemies.

But just now, after a group of people in green hats and white clothes appeared, the battle turned completely one-sided.

Those on the green-hatted, white-clad side became even more troubled after receiving the blessing from the guy who looked like their leader.

Although this poses no threat to Akatsuki, it would be troublesome if those friendly forces were eliminated.

"Xiao, give me a hand." Wenser pointed to the man who looked like the leader. "Let's take care of that guy together."

"That one?" Xiao locked onto Licia, who was alone.

Xiao Ling deftly weaved through the crowd and arrived directly in front of Lycia. Without needing to speak to Lycia, she rushed forward and slashed her without saying a word.

To others, it was just a flash of cold light as the blade of the kodachi slashed toward Lycia with the force of a cloud.

But the kodachi only lightly grazed the opponent's shoulder, then seemed to slide off, the blade veering in another direction.

"Tsk!"

Winsor knew why Xiao's slash hadn't penetrated: it was because the woman's blessing contained the protection of "blade avoidance." Did such a blessing magic still exist in this era?

However, the giant katana used by Winther was different. It was a weapon made entirely of Akatsuki's magic power, pure magic power. How could the protection of "Avoidance" possibly be effective?

Once again, Wenser read Xiao's physical experience and perfectly synchronized his movements with hers, swinging his katana.

"Such fast swordsmanship."

After being struck by the first strike, Lycia was already prepared and anticipated that there would be a second strike.

Just as she had predicted, her opponent launched another attack. But this time, Lycia gripped the blade, flipped it over, and then slashed down with her leg.

"dawn!"

Xiao realized that her slash had failed, so she quickly withdrew her katana and crouched down, holding both swords above her head. Of course, thanks to the blessing of "Avoidance of Blade," even pointing the blades at her opponent would not work.

Snapped!

Licia completely ignored her opponent's parry and slashed down, shattering the clasped katanas and striking her head squarely. Feeling the impact, Licia followed up with another kick, stomping Akatsuki down hard.

The half-fire spirit dropped her katana and reached out to grab Lycia, but Lycia nimbly dodged it. After landing, she drew her whip and struck Akatsuki on the back, binding her.

"Ugh!?"

Xiao instinctively tried to break free from the whip, but Licia pulled with all her might, flinging Xiao into the air, and then forcefully yanked her down and slammed her to the ground.

"Ah?!" Thump!

The petite body crashed into the ground at high speed with a loud thud. It all happened so fast that Seria and the others didn't even have time to react.

Xiao was knocked to the ground by the strong impact and was unable to move. The impact broke several of her ribs and fractured her right hand. The two small katana that hit the ground flew away at an unknown distance at the moment of impact. She looked extremely miserable.

Due to the overwhelming impact, all of Xiao's magical energy supply was suddenly cut off. The enormous half-body fire spirit vanished in the blink of an eye, and even the magical energy that strengthened her body disappeared.

“You… are a troublesome thing.” Lycia looked at Xiao coldly. “For the sake of the kingdom’s long-cherished wish, please die.”

"dawn!?"

Lycia transformed her magic into a short sword and held it in her hand. This was the only spell the priest possessed that could inflict damage: "Divine Punishment."

"Divine Punishment" will transform all the caster's magic into divine power, into a short sword, which will kill the first enemy it pierces.

Xiao is now unable to stand up or even struggle, and the supply of magic to Wenther has been cut off without warning. Wenther is now unable to do anything.

"Xiao! Get up! Run!" she shouted desperately in Xiao's mind.

"It hurts so much... Sister Wense..." Xiao could only groan in pain.

Meanwhile, Seria and her companions were desperately trying to break through the ghosts' encirclement. Seria's magic couldn't keep up, and the Black Knight was also anxiously trying to force his way through. It was... hopeless.

Yeah, right... *click*!

Buzz—buzz—buzz—buzz—buzz—buzz…

In the blink of an eye, azure magic circles filled the entire space. They operated with restraint, yet one could feel the immense magical power constantly overflowing from them. Everyone who witnessed this stopped in their tracks.

"What is this?!" Hale exclaimed in surprise.

He had never seen anyone cast so many spells at once, and after a quick glance, he discovered that the lowest level of these spells was even Lv.4. Who could this be?

But more importantly, they, that is, everyone, were surrounded by this magic.

"Master?!"

Hearing Xia Que's call, Hao Er immediately turned around, only to find that something was also happening to Xia Que. The 'Holy Sword'—also known as the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow—was trembling violently at this moment.

“Master…” Xia Que said earnestly, “Something has come…and there’s someone I have to see…that’s what I think.”

“We may have to go to war,” Hale said gravely.

"Ugh, so noisy! I only left the maze for a short while, why is it so lively?"

Ignoring the atmosphere, a young girl slowly walked in from outside the magical envelopment. With her light blue, flowing ponytail, slender figure, porcelain-white skin, and exquisite face, she was like a work of art.

She walked straight through the crowd towards Xiao, who was lying on the ground. She raised her hand and released a spell. A white magic circle flashed and disappeared in her hand, and a bright light suddenly appeared, causing everyone to instinctively close their eyes.

Then, Lycia felt something suddenly hit her, nearly slamming her against the stone wall, but luckily, Hoel arrived in time.

He discovered the magic and promptly covered Xia Que's and his own eyes, allowing him to move freely, but he didn't know why he was experiencing tinnitus.

"Xiao, are you alright?"

The girl squatted down next to Xiao, quickly checked her condition, and then took out a bottle containing medicine from somewhere, opened it, and poured it into Xiao's mouth.

After drinking the medicine, Xiao's condition improved rapidly. The girl ignored everything else and focused on treating Xiao's fractures. Although Xiao's consciousness was somewhat blurred, she could still smell that scent.

"Is it... a slime...?"

Xiao's faint question reached the girl's ears, and she smiled helplessly.

"Silly fox...you should call me 'sister' now."

Chapter 38 The Final Sprint in the Maze

"Of course, it's not just me..."

The girl gently patted her head, then silently stood up. At that moment, what lit up in her hand was a magic circle formed by the compression of dozens of magic circles.

“Water Blade Return.” She gently crushed the magic orbs, triggering the spell.

"Everyone! Quickly use defensive magic! This girl isn't going to let anyone escape!"

Seria sensed it; the other party's anger and killing intent transformed into magical flames. These magical orbs suddenly ignited with magical flames, and the water blades they spewed out shot into the crowd like chainsaws.

The Black Knight immediately shielded Seria with his shield, while Wu Ke, under Seria's protection, used all his strength to use his warhammer to counteract the saw-like water blades.

"Whoa!? This is terrifying!"

The water blades even made a cutting sound as they struck the shield; the hissing cutting sound came through the shield and was extremely terrifying.

"Wow! It's so numb!?"

Wu Ke's high-speed spinning warhammer formed a shield that slammed into the water blade, the impact numbing his hand.

"Summer Sparrow!" "Here!"

Hao'er immediately grabbed his spear and rushed out. If they didn't intervene in this battle, it would result in extremely heavy casualties.

Xia Que understood this as well. She followed Hao Er to the outer perimeter and used the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow to cut off one of the magic circles, creating an opening that allowed them to enter safely.

"It's more powerful than I imagined..." the girl said, somewhat displeased.

Xiao had already lost consciousness due to her severe injuries. The treatment the girl had given her was very timely, but at this point, it was impossible to expect Xiao to stand up and help.

But there is another person.

After the magic stopped, the adventurers and ghosts all turned to look at the girl; without a doubt, she was the enemy.

If it weren't for Celia's timely reminder, most of them would have been dead by now.

After treating her ears, Lycia barely regained some of her fighting ability. She was saved from death by the protection of the Ghost members during the magical bombardment.

Just then, Hao Er arrived nearby and, as he passed by her, spoke a sentence in a volume only the two of them could hear.

"The kingdom has greatly underestimated this labyrinth."

He remembered the girl's aura, but he had never fought her directly. Xia Que had fought her directly, but at that time, she didn't seem to be like this.

“Xia Que, that girl is a demon,” Hao Er said as he ran. “She’s a slime that we fought not long ago.”

"Eh... Eh!? A slime?!" Xia Que exclaimed in surprise. "I know anything is possible in another world! But it's turned into a human in such a short time?!"

"There's no other way, we have to take her out." Hale gripped the gun tightly. "We... ugh!?"

The already chaotic battle took a new turn when a half-naked man, carrying a knife, slowly approached, instantly filling the area with an overwhelming chill. It was almost like…

Like a summer sparrow...

“Xia Que…” Hao’er looked at Xia Que.

“It’s probably that person…” Xia Que nodded. “The person I have to face.”

After the chill appeared, the ghosts noticed its source and trembled violently. The person who returned carrying endless chilling energy was none other than Zhou Tai, whom they had just dealt with.

The girl carried Xiaofei to Zhou Tai's side and asked, "Are you alright?"

“I have no problem with that…” Zhou Tai said earnestly.

All the wounds on his body were burning with pale blue flames, sustaining his last bit of life. When these flames went out, Zhou Tai would die completely.

This was the last time he stood up... the last moments he gained by burning everything he had.

"Then please hold on a little longer..." the girl pleaded. "I'll come back to help you after I get Xiao to a safe place."

"No need," Zhou Tai waved his hand. "I will die here. Please go and help."

"...Then...farewell. Zhou Tai."

The girl walked up to Zhou Tai, patted him on the shoulder, and then ran into the depths of the maze.

She knew Zhou Tai's identity; she had seen him mentioned in a book she had read in Li's shop, but she never expected that he would actually appear in this world.

This must be fate... to put it in the romantic way of thinking.

However, we may never see each other again, so we'll say goodbye to the one that's in charge of the delivery.

Farewell, hero.

"They're all gone?" "They ran away! Should we chase after them?!" "The Dragon King must be deep inside!" "Everyone, attack together! Kill the evil dragon!"

Now, after that girl's outburst, the adventurers have reached a consensus that the other is an enemy. The best way to unite humanity is to find a common enemy, thus saving Lycia the trouble of brainwashing them.

The problem lies with that man.

"Who is that person?" Lycia asked her subordinates.

She couldn't possibly ignore that man; the aura he exuded was even intimidating Lycia. He must be an unsung hero.

“That person… is the one you… you sent us to kill.” The ghost stammered, “We… we clearly cut off his head.”

“Is that so…” Lycia nodded. “You’ve had a tough time. You’ve encountered an unimaginably powerful enemy. It’s not your fault.”

Lycia could see a mark on Zhou Tai's neck from which azure flames overflowed; that was probably the wound left by the ghosts after they chopped off his head.

What kind of secret technique did the opponent use to heal such a fatal wound? Or was this a final counterattack?

“By the way, send a few people to handle this…” Lycia’s voice gradually turned cold, “to be the hero’s companions.”