The difference is that these monsters have no concept of life or death. With their numbers, they hardly know how to run away and only know how to attack fiercely.

Even after their numbers were drastically reduced, they showed no inclination to flee, instead waiting for an opportunity to strike.

Only in this way can Celia and the others eliminate all the monsters through a war of attrition.

After a long battle, none of the five girls were still full of energy; their faces were filled with unconcealable exhaustion.

Seeing that only about ten monsters remained, Doris took a deep breath and shouted, "Hold on, victory is just around the corner!"

After a long while, the last monster was slain by Doris with her fire greatsword, marking the end of the battle.

Looking at the mountain of debris, the girls all showed a relieved expression.

Celia couldn't help but look at Ross, and only after Ross didn't mention any powerful enemies coming did she completely relax.

Anke bent over, panting heavily, and wiped the sweat from her forehead. "There are just too many monsters here."

Benovia looked at Doris, "Doris, were there this many monsters in the ruins you entered?"

Doris shook her head: "No, I've never been attacked by so many monsters before. Luckily, they didn't attack all at once, otherwise..."

Benovia knew what she was going to say.

If those monsters hadn't been lurking in the ravines waiting for their chance to strike, but instead had been mobilized all at once by a higher-ranking monster, they would have been in grave danger.

Just then, a humble voice came from behind: "My lords, this situation... may have been caused by your forceful entry. Of course, I'm not saying that forcing your way in is wrong, but that barging in in a high-profile manner will trigger an attack by the monsters."

The five turned around and saw that they were the two mercenaries that Celia had rescued earlier.

They looked at the five women with awe, and when they saw them looking at them, they lowered their heads slightly, not daring to look directly at them, for fear of offending them.

“My name is Johnson, and this is my friend Adonis. Thank you for your help, sirs. Without you, we would probably be dead.”

"Thank you so much, I don't know how to repay you..."

Celia waved her hand, "If you want to repay us, help us collect the monster drops. It would be even better if you could categorize them."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Sen's eyes lit up, and he immediately took action.

"Okay, what we do best is picking up dropped items!"

"Wait a minute."

Phil called them to a stop.

"I'll purify these things first before collecting them."

As he spoke, Phil made a prayer gesture again, and white light emanated from his body.

A white light emanated from her and projected onto most of the fallen pile.

A few minutes later, the white light disappeared.

"All right."

"okay!"

The two began to act.

Phil then looked at the others, "You guys protect me, we still have purification tasks to complete."

“Okay, you can purify without worry. Do you need any help?” Celia asked.

Phil smiled and said, "No need. Holy Word Purification is too inefficient here. You can save your energy so you can carry me away later."

other people:"???"

Phil didn't give anyone a chance to stop him; he closed his eyes and began purifying his surroundings.

A rich, divine light emanated from her, as if a god had descended, enveloping everything around her.

Whether it was Celia and the others, or the fallen objects, coconut trees, rocks, or even the seawater not far away, and the coconut crabs in the seawater.

Everything was bathed in a divine light.

Under the divine light, a thick fog, representing pollution, suddenly surged up around them, then slowly dissipated under the illumination of the divine light.

Feeling the divine radiance emanating from Phil, Celia exclaimed in surprise, "This purification spell can also strengthen us?"

Ross seemed to be bathed in divine light as well. He laughed and said, "This Phil is simply a natural nemesis of the Abyss. He can purify the Holy Body. If I had gotten such a super rare character back then, I wouldn't have had so much trouble facing the Abyss."

As he spoke, a thought suddenly occurred to Ross.

Such a fantastic SSR card, it's such a waste to have it as a follower of the gods, perhaps...

"Purifying the Holy Body?" Celia couldn't help but look at Phil, who was radiating holy light. Seeing the faint traces of demonic pollution on her body, she hesitated and said, "Could it be that she is using her own body as a vessel to absorb the pollution first and then purify it?"

Ross said, "That's possible, but she's not just absorbing demonic energy pollution in such a simple way."

Now even Celia was confused.

But whether it was her, or Benovia, Doris, and Anko, they could all see that as Phil purified the surrounding pollution, driving away the pollution from the beach, coconut trees, rocks, and other things, the concentration of pollution emanating from her also increased.

When everything ended and the divine light disappeared, Celia clearly saw that her face was even paler.

Even after being dead for three days, she wasn't this pale.

She couldn't help but ask, "Phil, are you really okay?"

Phil, leaning on his staff, bent slightly and panting, "No, no problem."

After she finished speaking, she tried to stand up, but suddenly everything went black and she fell down. She was caught by the quick-thinking Celia.

Phil looked at Celia and smiled helplessly: "The puppet has been programmed to return, so... I can only ask you for help."

"you……"

Celia hesitated for a moment, then finally sighed.

Benovia stepped forward to help catch Phil.

Doris and Anke also came over. Doris carefully examined her condition and said, "She probably can't walk anymore. Humph, what a hassle. But since I'm the captain, let me carry her away."

“You?” Celia looked Doris up and down; Doris’s condition was no better than Phil’s.

After a long battle, her face was as white as an A4 sheet of paper, and she walked unsteadily.

Meeting Celia's questioning gaze, she snapped, "Who do you think you are?"

As she was saying this, she was about to carry Phil on her back, but her legs gave way and she almost made Phil fall.

Celia shook her head, caught Phil, and put him directly on her back.

"I'll do it."

The two mercenaries tidying up the fallen items exchanged a glance, but in the end, they still didn't dare to offer to carry them.

Chapter 148 Mirror

"Lord Ross, is Phil really alright?"

"It's nothing, I'm just exhausted, it's a minor issue, I'll be fine after a good night's sleep."

On the way back, Celia carried Phil on her back and asked Ross again, only feeling relieved after receiving Ross's affirmative answer once more.

Phil's puppet was programmed to follow Celia's puppet back to the camp.

At this moment, all five puppets were covered with spoils of war.

The numerous marks on their bodies from the monsters indicate that they have been through a fierce battle.

Besides them, Johnson and Adonis, whom Celia had rescued, also helped carry a lot of things.

They obediently followed Celia and the others back, still shaken by the attack from the four monsters.

At this moment, they felt that it was good to be alive.

I will never go near the Gold Coast again.

That's not a place for ordinary mercenaries like them.

After leaving the area of ​​the lost lighthouse, Doris stopped, turned around, and looked at the two mercenaries.

"We've left the Lost Lighthouse. Let's stop here. You can leave your things here and go."

"Okay, thank you all for your help."

The two reluctantly put down the package.

Of all these items, not all of them may be useful, but they can definitely all be sold for money.

Unfortunately, it's not theirs.

Just as they were about to leave, Doris casually took a package from her puppet and tossed it to the two of them.

"This is as a thank you for helping you pack and tidy up. You can see what's inside when you get back."

The two were immediately overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly.

Doris placed a large bag on the puppet, while carrying the other bag herself. Facing the gazes of the crowd, she snorted, "Don't worry, these two bags belong to everyone. I paid for them myself; it has nothing to do with you."

Benovia laughed and said, "We're a small group now, and we share the spoils. Why would I use your spoils to pay for this? Count me in."

“Count me in too,” Anke said.

“What’s the point of robbing it? Just add it to the team’s payroll,” Celia said.

"Hmph, these mere spoils of war, how much can they sell for? I don't even care about them, I have no need of yours."

"Really?" Celia smiled enigmatically. "These can be exchanged for candidate evaluations when given to the school. Are you sure you don't want them?"

"I..." Doris choked up, but in the end she couldn't bring herself to say no.

She looked down on these things because these were ordinary monster drops and wouldn't sell for much money.

But if handing them over to the school can earn trial points, that's a different story.

“I suggest that everyone take what they need, and then pack up the rest and give it to the school. What do you think?” Benovia suggested.

"Let's go back first. I'm the captain, I know how to allocate resources." After leaving the ruins, Doris reverted to her arrogant and stubborn self. "We'll talk about it when Phil wakes up. Humph, I knew she'd be like this, so troublesome."

Benovia said with a smile, "Captain Doris, you didn't say that back on the Gold Coast."

"Did I say anything? Humph, since Celia is so eager to suffer, let her carry it all and prepare in advance."

Celia rolled her eyes and didn't say anything.

The group resumed their journey and soon returned to the school's camp.

Upon entering, the school instructors saw Phil on Celia's back and immediately notified their team leader, Abros.

Abros arrived quickly, reaching the five in no time. He then flashed to Celia's side and reached out to check on Phil's condition.

After confirming that she was alright, Abros looked at Captain Doris and asked, "What happened on your adventure today? Why did Phil collapse from exhaustion?"

As Doris walked, she said, "We entered the Gold Coast, cleared an area, and then Phil purified that area before passing out."

After giving a brief explanation, Doris opened the video recorded by the bracelet and projected it into the air in front of her, giving Abros a general understanding of the situation at the time.

Abros looked at the group and said with a wry smile, "You guys are moving a bit too fast."

"Is it fast?" Celia blinked. "I feel like it's going too slowly. I was hoping to reach that cave today and solve the source of the pollution."

Abros paused slightly, "You've found the source of the pollution?"

Celia said, "I guessed it. The area we entered is in the central area closer to the lighthouse. I noticed a peculiar mountain peak to the south of the lighthouse, and at the foot of the mountain is a large cave. That could be the source of the pollution."

Abros nodded: "Then, your next task is to enter that cave."

He then looked at Phil and reminded him, "But we can't take such risks in the future."

“Especially Doris, as the captain, you should have led everyone to proceed cautiously. What kind of talk is it to rush straight to the Gold Coast and then deal with the monsters chasing us?” As he spoke, Abros was both amused and exasperated.

Facing the professor, Doris dared not be as defiant as she was with her peers. She lowered her head and said, "I know I was wrong, Professor Abrose."

After admitting her mistake, she looked up and asked, "Professor Abros, how are the other Tier 2 teams doing?"

Abros said, "They can't compare to you. They've only just approached the Gold Coast and won't start entering it until tomorrow."

"So, does that mean we can explore with the other teams tomorrow?"

“Not necessarily.” Abros shook his head. “The Lost Lighthouse is called Lost because its coordinates have been lost. What we see now is just a phantom image of it. In reality, it has already entered the subspace.”

"Huh?" Everyone was stunned for a moment.

"Do you remember the thick fog that appeared when we entered the lighthouse's range? That was a symbol of entering the subspace. The lighthouse divides the area into many similar mirrored regions to prevent outside intrusion and exploration. Only after it is completely purified can that area be freed from the ruins."

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