The Mythical Path of a Princess from a Destroyed Kingdom

Desna ruffled the girl's smooth, long hair: "You go first. We still need to destroy the passage to the lower realm. It's our responsibility as city guards."

Responsibility... If it can help me get closer to Kaliwisda by sabotaging the passage, then taking a risk is worthwhile.

Maginus naturally sensed the fluctuations in space and magic, which surged from the location where the underground river entered the wealthy area, the very place that was the key reason why the demons couldn't be completely eliminated.

"No, I'll go with you."

The girl looked at the surprised Desna and the alchemist: "Captain Desna, if I help you completely eliminate the hidden danger, how much reward will I receive afterwards?"

They're still using compensation as an excuse.

"If you really manage to do that, you can definitely go and talk to Lady Carly about your reward face to face."

Desna smiled and rubbed Maginus's cheeks, feeling that she wasn't doing it for any reward, but to prevent Lake Crystal City from being affected by the devil again.

After all, if he weren't so kind, this young adventurer wouldn't have needed to risk his life with them. Money can be earned again, but life is only once.

After resting for a while, Desna and the alchemist headed towards the direction of the spatial fluctuations. Maginus glanced at the two from time to time and couldn't help but ask:

Are you sure you have no problems?

In their perception of life, the two's current physical condition was not as optimistic as it seemed on the surface. Desna had multiple rib fractures, and Alchemist's thigh was completely fixed with a stone slab.

They were injured during the fall. Although spellcasters don't need much exercise, the pain from the injuries would negatively impact their spellcasting.

"It's okay, we can handle it."

Desna shook her head dismissively; Maginus didn't want to mess things up over such a trivial matter.

"No, Captain, what I mean is whether you need treatment. I know some psionic healing techniques."

The two spellcasters stopped in their tracks, looking at the girl with resentment, as if blaming her for not speaking up sooner. She simply said calmly:

"I thought time was of the essence, so you didn't need treatment."

Finding a place to sit down, Maginus placed his hands on his legs and abdomen to check on the two people's condition before channeling his life force into their injuries.

Under her precise manipulation, the fracture healed and the bone was straightened, giving the three of them some time to rest. The alchemist couldn't help but ask:

"Miss Mine, what is your purpose in wanting money so much?"

"Spend money to become stronger and kill your enemies."

She stated her goal in concise words and also inquired about Carly: "The residents say that Countess Carly is a very good lord, is that true?"

"I'm Carly's personal guard. Is it really okay for you to ask me? I might be biased."

With a blank stare and a look of reminiscence, she slowly recounted some of the things Desna did after becoming a count, including improving the lives of the lower classes, reducing certain taxes, and teaching basic knowledge, among other things...

He was a very good lord, but unfortunately he was about to die.

Maginos listened and made her own assessment, without asking about her sister.

Chapter 255 Forming a Temporary Team

It took about an hour to treat the two of them. When their bones were completely corrected, Maginus withdrew his hands and said:

"Okay, now try moving around."

Desna and the alchemist stretched their bodies, making sure they had almost fully recovered, and looked at the girl with the eyes of someone looking at strange creatures.

"Mine, you're quite versatile. You even know healing spells. How about staying in Lake Crystal City after this is over? Lady Carly will treat you very well."

"I can consider it."

Without immediately refusing, Maginus casually agreed, and the three of them set off again for the location where the fluctuation had occurred.

Along the way, there were many weak demons, all of whom were dealt with by Maginus alone. Watching her dashing figure, Desna couldn't help but feel a little doubtful.

How did she manage to only be slightly out of breath after an intense battle, without showing any signs of weakness?

After Maginus dealt with yet another wave of demons, the alchemist asked Desna this question on her behalf:

"I've wanted to ask you this for a long time, Miss Mine, are you very strong and have great stamina? You seem to never get tired no matter how much you fight."

"This is my own talent. My stamina recovers very quickly, so I usually have the ability to drag out a fight when facing a powerful enemy. You can completely trust my ability to fight for a long time."

"Don't worry, I won't make you fight before you encounter a spellcaster, so you can preserve your magic as much as possible."

Maginus reassured the two and threw a psychic blade to kill the bat floating in the air.

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After two hours and more than ten battles, large and small, Maginus was completely covered in foul-smelling blood. Not wanting to reveal her ability to control life force, she did not specifically absorb the life force from the blood.

Desna didn't seem to mind, and she and the alchemist followed closely behind the girl. During this time, the two of them conserved their energy, so they only needed to use magic to deal with any monsters that came their way.

After a long struggle, the three of them finally got very close to the center of the spatial fluctuations.

The surrounding space was distorted to some extent, and the scene in Maginos's field of vision was constantly changing.

Sometimes it remains a pitch-black ruin, but other times the space suddenly transforms into a barren wasteland flowing with lava.

Although it was only for a second, Maginus was certain that it was hell.

"The spatial passage is indeed here. Let's speed up. There are definitely many powerful demons nearby, and hopefully others are also approaching."

Desna's relaxed expression turned serious. She raised her hand and cast an acceleration spell to speed up the three of them. Finally, a few minutes later, the sounds of fighting could be heard again.

"Quick, go help!"

The captain said decisively that when they arrived at the scene, Maginus realized that it was someone they knew.

Kovdler, wielding a small shield in his left hand and a long sword in his right, fought the assassin, while McKinney struggled to clear out the weaker demons around him with some soldiers; neither of them were in good condition.

With one more person, there would be one more force. Maginus immediately rushed towards the squad that was being attacked by the devils. Mike and Covedale were overjoyed to see the three of them, and even their combat abilities improved considerably.

Ice spikes and fire arrows flew past the girl's back, piercing the lesser demons or bloated demons—it was the alchemist and Desna's magic trick.

Maginus also hurled her mind blades wildly, and upon getting close, she killed the lesser demons one by one with her sword. With the help of the three, the combat pressure on the wounded soldiers was quickly reduced.

When the Assassin Demon saw that the spellcaster Desna had arrived, he cursed the Reaper Demon's unreliability in his heart.

At the same time, it also realized the seriousness of the problem. Kovdele and Desna, both mid-level, still had combat capabilities. If another mid-level joined in, the passage here might be destroyed.

Shadow Form!

The assassin's figure became blurred, transforming into a hazy form that appeared to be entirely composed of pure shadows.

Kovdler's longsword grazed its body, missing its mark, and instead the assassin's exquisite cold iron longsword struck its shoulder armor.

A few drops of blood seeped out, and the assassin was about to press his advantage when a translucent blue short sword was thrown to its side.

The short sword wasn't flying very fast, and the assassin didn't even try to dodge, because judging from its trajectory, it would only land on the ground in front of him.

No, how could that devil seeker throw such a weak and powerless blade?

The assassin's mind worked quickly. He looked down at the longsword, and the next second, an extremely dazzling light suddenly burst forth!

Light explosion!

"Ugh! Ahhh!"

The assassin, exposed to the bright light, instinctively raised its hand to cover its eyes. Its previous shadowy form was instantly destroyed by the light, and its body returned to its solid state.

Kovdler, who was also illuminated by the light at close range, was also somewhat unable to open his eyes, but not to the same extent as the Assassin Demon. After hearing its shout, he decisively picked up his longsword and stabbed at the Assassin Demon.

Tidal wave of action!

With a single thrust into the assassin's abdomen, before it could react, Kovdler swiftly drew his longsword and swung it down without hesitation.

Half of the towering demon's body was torn apart, and it died instantly after being caught out of its way. Kovdele sat down, panting heavily, clearly having no strength left to continue fighting.

After dealing with the surrounding demons, Kovdele was helped up by the soldiers and looked at Desna, saying, "Desna, your squad..."

"I'm not sure, I hope they're alright."

The captain showed a hint of disappointment, but quickly cheered up and asked, "What about you guys? Are you still injured, especially Kovdel?"

"Of course, falling from a great height doesn't feel good. My ribs are still broken, and it will probably take two or three days to heal on their own."

At this moment, Kovdler was no longer the languid man he once was; looking at the surrounding mess, he was filled with rage.

There were a total of fifteen adventurers who entered the wealthy area with him, and they have all perished.

Maginus knew it was time for her to step in, so she stepped forward and said, "I'll heal you. Let's stop for now. Also, let me throw some psychic blades into the sky to see if we can get any reinforcements."

The moment she threw out the Light Burst Blade, she suddenly had an idea: she could use this intense light to gather our personnel together.

Although some devils may appear, that won't be a big problem for the current team.

There won't be too many demons left. After all, even though there are channels to summon them, this method of recruitment has a cooldown period; otherwise, those guys wouldn't need to operate in the shadows.

Chapter 256 Finding the Key Node

Maginus, who acted as both a front-line attacker and a healer, quickly won the favor of those around her.

On the other side, because she kept throwing sword blades that could explode into the air, in addition to attracting demons, adventurers who still had the ability to fight also slowly approached, and the current group finally became quite large.

Upon witnessing this scene, the devil was drenched in sweat and immediately convened an emergency meeting to discuss how to handle the situation.

They never expected that Lake Crystal City would be so full of hidden talents, with so many adventurers still able to fight after experiencing a fall from a great height and being struck by a heavy object.

That's right, most of those who can participate in the battle and those who can survive until Maginus heals them, and who are still standing here, are adventurers.

They all had some kind of life-saving equipment, but the soldiers with the higher average quality rarely survived. They didn't have any "fortuitous encounters" and wouldn't use their wealth to buy any magical life-saving equipment, so they just died here.

With her hands outstretched as if casting a healing spell, and a warm, pale blue psychic glow emanating from her body, Maginus truly resembled a priest healing others.

But these are all special effects. She secretly injects life force into the injured person and corrects the bones by manipulating the life force that can only be controlled by her for a short time in the human body.

After that, the life force, due to the life force field carried by the human body, will slowly become uncontrollable by Maginus, transforming into the energy of the human body itself, and gathering at the injured area to heal.

...Should I become a pastor from time to time to heal others?

As Maginus thought to herself, it wasn't out of sheer kindness. She discovered that she had learned a lot about life fields while healing others, such as the weak points of their life fields and the areas where their life fields were difficult to erode.

Once Kovdele, who possessed mid-level strength, had recovered, she immediately stopped channeling her life force into others and looked up at the soil above, saying:

"Sirs, I'm afraid we should hurry."

During the treatment, dirt kept falling on their heads, and some people were even accidentally hit by stones and died instantly.

The top looked like it was about to collapse, and if they didn't take action soon, they might really be buried completely underneath.

Kovdler flexed his muscles and stared at the girl with surprise. He then consulted with two officers of roughly equal rank, Desna, and had the gathered adventurers simply divided into two groups.

One group consists of ranged attackers, and the other group consists of melee attackers. Since they are all adventurers and have not undergone any team training, they were roughly divided into two groups. The rest of the adventurers need to form teams and coordinate on their own.

Having determined their battle strategy, the team of about thirty people spread out slightly to avoid being hit by wide-area spells, such as "Fireball," and began their journey to the final checkpoint.

After walking the last stretch of road, no demons appeared on the way. The group immediately realized that they were probably also preparing to make a desperate gamble and fight a final battle on the last battlefield.

Carefully approaching the wall of the deep pit, the recessed area came into everyone's view.

Almost simultaneously, as those in the front row looked down, the originally dark abyss suddenly lit up with malevolent red eyes, staring intently at the people above.

Hundreds of demons stood in a row in the sunken area, behind them was a huge cavern, the entrance to the rich area through an underground river.

At the entrance, a spatial rift, as if shattered like a mirror, floated in the air, emanating an evil magical power, while the ground below was covered with incantations that Maginus could not understand.

The two sides stared at each other. The adventurers turned pale at the sight of so many demons, and many took a step back, wanting to run away. After all, they only wanted to make money, not to die here.

The officers didn't interfere with their behavior. They believed that those who could stay should stay, and those who couldn't should leave so as not to cause trouble.

The original thirty people became fifteen, and the extreme imbalance between fifteen and over a hundred greatly boosted the morale of the devils.

Maginus used her life sense to scan the crowd again. How should I put it? It was a place where hidden talents were everywhere. There were two men in their thirties with extremely strong vitality. After removing those she knew, the remaining eight were all above average in strength.

However, I'm no match for a protracted war.

Of course, not all of the hundreds of demons were very strong; most were temporary laborers summoned by the demons that came through the rift, such as bloated demons and inferior demons.

There are three mid-tier monsters to watch out for: a Harvester, an Assassin, and a Lust Demon. The other stronger ones are two Harvesters, four Hook Demons, and a Pain Demon that Maginus has only seen in books.

The demon of agony wore a blood-stained cloak over its leather armor, and a thin leather strap held a black, spiked mask to its face, leaving only its blood-red eyes exposed. It had bright red skin and pulled on long, sharp chains of spikes.

Fortunately, most of the demons here are melee fighters; the spellcasters are probably only succubi and reapers.

Even so, the demons all possess some form of magic-like ability. Even if only a dozen or so out of hundreds of demons have such abilities, once they unleash them, the adventurers on our side will be in serious trouble...

It's estimated that not many will survive.

Maginus concluded that unless someone could distract the demons and make them cast most of their spells on themselves, the mission was destined to be dangerous.

After all, the lack of spellcasters in the team is a major weakness. So far, there are only five spellcasters in the team: an alchemist, Desna, a traveling mage, and two bards.

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