Thanks for the invitation, I am in the state of collapse, brushing attribute upgrade

Gwen nodded slowly, his expression serious.

"Moreover, in this situation, the other party can create countless false information to confuse us.

Rather than searching for the truth amidst a sea of true and false clues, it is better to cut the Gordian knot.”

"Too……"

The raven nodded slightly, indicating its agreement with Gwyn, but there was also a hint of inquiry in its gaze towards Gwyn.

"However, it seems that you are very confident in your own strength."

"A little bit, but not to the point of blind self-confidence."

Gwen shook his head slightly and turned his gaze towards the castle tower high above.

"However, time is not on our side. Instead of waiting for death, we might as well give it a try."

"What a spirit."

Hearing this, Raven clapped his hands lightly, with a smile on his face.

"I'm waiting for you to give me a lecture after I recover."

"It's a word."

Gwen raised his eyebrows, not expecting the other party to still remember this. Seeing the seriousness under the smile on the other party's pretty face, he nodded slowly.

That night, the moon was high in the sky, but there were dark clouds all over the sky, preventing the bright moonlight from shining through.

A group of people gathered outside the path leading to the castle tower of the shrine.

"I didn't expect that you, the boss lady, are also an expert."

Looking at Raven, who was dressed in tight clothes and had a sharp temperament instead of his usual laziness, Kiana was a little surprised.

"It's the boss, not the boss lady."

Based on a habit that had almost become an instinct, Raven casually retorted and looked at the leader of this action.

"Shall we leave now?"

Just now, Gwyn had introduced the raven to several people. Now everyone gathered here, looking at Gwyn with burning eyes.

"Set off."

Looking into those pairs of eyes one by one, Gwen let out a light breath, his face serious. He took the lead in pushing open the small door in front of him and walked towards the castle tower in front.

As for the group's actions, Feiyuwan had obviously noticed it a long time ago——

The originally picturesque, peaceful and tranquil courtyard was now filled with all kinds of hideous monsters, all of which were mutated wild beasts infected with Honkai energy. In the dim moonlight of the night, they looked even more hideous and terrifying.

"Heh... quite enthusiastic..."

Gwyn sneered, and without waiting for the people behind him to take action, he swung the red sword in his hand and killed them.

Although the Akazaki Sakura was Yaezakura's weapon, after confirming that Gwyn was far stronger than herself, Yaezakura gave it to Gwyn to ensure her side's strongest combat power, and she herself took an ordinary weapon.

"careful!"

Seeing Gwyn's reckless actions, everyone exclaimed in surprise and rushed forward without even caring about the formation.

However, after moving forward, everyone discovered that Gwyn, who was alone in the deep, was not besieged, but killed them all with one sword.

They didn't even need to finish off the monsters when they caught up. The biggest impact was probably that their shoes were soaked with the blood flowing from the monsters.

"Wow, Master, are you so strong?"

Kiana was the first to react and looked at Gwyn in surprise.

Although the others did not speak, they all looked more or less surprised.

After all, they all saw Gwyn coming back covered in blood in the afternoon.

However, there was not even much blood splattered on Gwyn's body now.

"I fought with that evil beast this afternoon and gained a little. My strength has improved a bit."

Gwen explained casually, without explaining in detail that this was his normal strength after he became familiar with the environment here. Otherwise, explaining that this was just an illusion would only make things more troublesome.

But Gwen's eyes were now looking towards the castle tower in front of him——

Even without letting go of his perception, Gwyn could still feel the immense malice and twisted resentment as deep as the sea.

"No matter what, it's a good thing."

Mei looked at Gwen deeply, without making any comment, and then turned her gaze to the castle tower in front of her.

"Such a huge malice...

It seems like there really is some extraordinary guy here..."

"Mr. Iida, are you exhausted?

Do you need a break?

Yae Sakura, who knew the most among the few people, glanced at this monster that always consumed a lot of her energy in the past, and finally looked at Gwyn and asked with concern.

"…Give me a quarter of an hour…"

But Gwen, who was a little out of breath, nodded and did not try to be brave.

Although Gwyn's strength increased as he gradually adapted to the illusion, it was only half a day after all, so there was still a lot of room for improvement.

Including the monster clearing task he had just taken on, it was also an attempt by Gwyn to further adapt to the illusion here.

And now it seems... the effect is good.

As Gwyn gradually gained more power, he felt more at peace.

And on top of the tower, a pair of dark red eyes hidden in the darkness were staring intently at the group...

Chapter 216: Like a bamboo standing firm in the face of hail

The sky was covered with dark clouds, and the already dim moonlight seemed even weaker.

For some reason, the lanterns in front of the castle tower emitted a faint light, but it did not bring any sense of warmth, only an indescribable sense of weirdness.

Fortunately, everyone gathered together, and there was Gwyn in front who had cleared out the monsters that almost filled this small garden with just one sword, so there was not much fear in their hearts.

During the quarter hour that Gwyn was regulating his breathing, Mei, whose character was a young swordsman who traveled around the world, observed the corpses on the ground in the faint light, as if trying to see Gwyn's swordsmanship from them.

The character is an immigrant tavern owner, but the raven who discovered the abnormality, after observing the surroundings, also looked at the corpse on the ground, assessing the gap in strength between himself and Gwyn.

Kiana, who got lost here for some reason, subconsciously avoided looking at the top of the castle tower, as if there was something lurking there that made her subconsciously afraid.

As for Kallen and Yae Sakura, their eyes were now focused on Gwyn.

Yaezakura was hoping that Gwyn, who was far stronger than herself, could break the illusion that had tormented her for five hundred years.

Kallen, on the other hand, was lost in thought as she stared at that face that gave her an indescribably familiar feeling...

When Gwen opened his eyes, he met the blue eyes that were looking at him steadily.

Although he knew that Kallen was staring at him while he was adjusting his state, when he really met those eyes, Gwen couldn't help but feel some inexplicable emotions in his heart.

"Is there a problem, Miss Kallen?"

Seeing that Kallen hadn't come back to her senses yet, Gwen waved his hand and asked softly.

"what?"

Kallen finally came back to her senses after hearing her own name. After realizing what had happened, she felt a little embarrassed and quickly waved her hands.

"It's okay, it's okay. I just got distracted."

"It's okay."

Not sensing any unusual aura from Kallen, Gwen didn't try to delve into her thoughts too much.

After all, if Gwyn's guess is true, and he is indeed one of the products of Otto's resurrection plan, then the mother of his genes is very likely the Holy Maiden of Destiny who lived in front of him five hundred years ago.

Although Gwyn considered himself an ordinary lustful man, he was not so outrageous as to have any thoughts about Kallen.

When Gwen spoke, everyone's eyes gathered and looked at him.

“Are you all ready?

What awaits us... is bound to be a fierce battle..."

Feeling the increasingly eerie atmosphere in the castle tower, Gwen took a deep breath and asked in a deep voice.

"of course."

"no problem."

……

After receiving affirmative answers from everyone, Gwen nodded slowly, raised his hand and slowly pushed open the door in front of him.

With the creaking sound of the door hinges turning, a strong wind blew, and the two lanterns at the door shook and went out quietly.

At this moment, the dark clouds in the sky rolled in, completely covering the moon and making the sky and the earth pitch black.

And in the pitch-black castle tower, there were blood-red ghost fires of varying sizes and heights, which made people feel a chill down their spines.

"It's really...unoriginal..."

Gwen pierced through the darkness and saw that the blood-red ghostly fires were actually the blood-red eyes of evil beasts. He shook his head and raised the blood-red sword in his hand.

"Everyone, follow me tonight... to slay the demon!"

This time, Gwen did not take on too much responsibility and solve the enemies inside by himself——

It’s not that it can’t be done, but at least everyone should be familiar with the enemy’s characteristics so that they won’t be in a panic later.

With Gwyn leading the way, everyone followed according to the lineup agreed upon earlier.

It looked like a fairly spacious building from the outside, but after entering, everyone felt as if they were riding a small boat into the vast ocean.

There were no walls in the darkness, only waves of monsters that seemed to be pouring in endlessly.

Fortunately, Gwyn was at the front, bearing the greatest pressure, and even had enough energy to take care of all directions, allowing the few people in the rear with different strengths and almost no tacit understanding to hold on without any casualties.

However, even so, as time passed, everyone's energy and physical strength gradually declined rapidly in this endless battle.

There are only endless monsters in this boundless darkness, and this is only the first layer.

No matter how strong the spirit is, it will be quickly consumed in the darkness.

Fortunately, Gwyn was still standing in the front, standing there like a bamboo standing firm against the hail, so that there was still light in everyone's eyes, instead of being completely swallowed by the darkness.

Noticing the abnormality of everyone's state and the environment, Gwen couldn't help but frown.

Although groups of monsters kept attacking, their team kept moving forward. They had already reached the entire Yae Village. How could they not have reached the stairs to the upper floors?

In addition, the conditions of the people behind him were deteriorating rapidly. Gwyn pondered for a moment and no longer hid everything. The red sword in his hand suddenly lit up, and it burst out with a breathtaking fiery red light, like a constantly dancing sun, killing demons while illuminating the surrounding darkness.

This sudden appearance of light instantly gave everyone's sinking spirits a sudden jolt—

In endless darkness, where there is light there is hope.

Inspired by this light, everyone's condition recovered a lot.

However, when their eyes adjusted to the bright and gentle light and they could see the surrounding environment clearly, everyone's expressions changed involuntarily.

The first floor of the castle tower, which was originally not very spacious, has now become extremely spacious, and only blurry walls can be seen from a distance.

It was as if this was not a first floor of a castle tower, but an arena where people fought endlessly with wild beasts.

"What's going on!"

Seeing this unexpected scene, Kiana was so shocked that the two braids on the back of her head stood up. She kicked a wolf that pounced on her away and exclaimed.

"careful!"

However, Gwen had no intention of answering Kiana's question. A loud shout that was enough to shock everyone came out of his mouth, making everyone instantly tense and subconsciously follow Gwen's words -