"Hmph...... Hahaha......" gradually regained his consciousness from the shock, and Joachim's eyes had a hint of madness. Although still shocked by the series of facts just now, Joachim moved quickly. Feeling the murderous aura emanating from Hailiga's body, with the excellent physical ability strengthened by "True Knowledge", he jerked back a few meters in a completely abnormal posture.

"Hair color turned white?" Under the miasma, Joachim's whole person was completely changed, the most striking of which was that his aqua blue hair was defeated by the power of "true knowledge".

"This was my original hair color." Joachim's voice also changed, "Because my body has mutated because of the continuous use of True Knowledge...... I haven't slept in years. ”

"You work decently in the hospital during the day, sneak here at night to complete the data and reports you collect from various "strongholds", and finally fulfill your so-called "long-cherished wish" ......"

"yes...... Otherwise, how do you think I can disguise so well and at the same time go hand in hand here? Joachim laughed wildly, "By the way—this is one of those magic tools made by the alchemists." Even this kind of thing can be driven! As he spoke, several strangely shaped cyborg monsters appeared on the huge platform out of thin air, "One of the alchemical creations, the oldest guardian of the underground fortress...... A puppet made by the mythical Angel of Fire. ”

"That's all?" Heliga didn't bother to move, "You just want to fight us with this?" ”

"Huh...... Originally, to deal with them, it was indeed enough to only need the crystallization of these ancient magic techniques. Joachim smiled sinisterly, "But since you have been added...... Don't blame me for doing it. ”

As he spoke, Joachim snapped his fingers. With his movements, purple and red lights and shadows suddenly appeared on the originally empty ground. The miasma grew thicker and thicker, and after the thick miasma, on both sides of the edge of the entire platform, there were monsters that could not be described in words, appeared in front of everyone.

"It's ......" The thick miasma completely obscured their existence, and the life detection spell that Helliga secretly cast was also disturbed by the thick miasma. But even so, in the dim light, it can still be seen that these creatures who have long since mutated into monsters remain in humanoid form. But looking at their movements, they all looked very painful.

"...... this?" Randy's heart is full of alarm, and his years of experience as a hunter give him an ominous premonition.

"Could it be ......" Theo's face changed suddenly, they were-

"Haha...... That's right. They're the Lubacher members I've manipulated. Joachim's eyes were filled with joy and madness, "Before you came here, I was doing the final "strengthening" for them...... If you completely merge with "true knowledge", you will be able to surpass the limits of human beings in terms of physical ability...... Although the intellect still does not meet our requirements for "true knowledge......"

"You guy......" Esther and Joshua were in the same color, not expecting Joachim to do such a crazy thing. In this way, in the face of the mafia members who have completely fallen, it makes no sense to simply defeat or make them incapacitated.

In other words...... Joachim: This is the coercion of Lloyd and others, and Estell, who is not good at killing, to kill these compatriots who were once considered "human".

"I didn't hesitate to do it to this extent...... In that case, I can't hand over Sister Qiya to you. Randy's eyes were resolute, the anger that had once belonged to the top hunters was burning.

"Huh...... It was a mistake to let her follow you, as expected, from the beginning. If only I could get Miko-sama ...... as soon as possible Hmph, that's fine. Joachim's eyes glared fiercely, "Kill them all." ”

With Joachim's movements, the demons who had been demonized by true knowledge and the ancient magic guide weapons that had been silently gathered together just now almost all set off in unison and pounced on everyone who were still in a stupor. At the same time, Joachim himself slowly raised his staff, and a wave of powerful force began to spread through the space, and the impact made people's faces hurt.

"......" However, there were still two people present, who did not react to the sudden and terrifying shock. One of them was prepared and used the power of the Dragonborn to withstand the mental shock, while the other was Theo. From a certain moment ago, Theo had already noticed before anyone else that something was wrong with the surrounding situation. As early as that time, she imperceptibly activated the "Eternal System", an auxiliary system jointly developed by the Epstein Foundation and Crossbell Central Workshop, which targeted and strengthened Theo's personal superior intelligence processing ability. Seeing that his companions were threatened, Theo's face was expressionless, but his eyes were more focused, pointing his wand at the sky, and an aqua blue shield enveloped them, isolating them from mental shock.

The temperature plummeted, and the icy chill made everyone shiver for a while, but at the same time, they all woke up. Ellie was the only one who lacked basic combat skills, so she consciously dragged herself to the rear of the battlefield to avoid dragging her companions back. Several people with combat experience took advantage of this opportunity to stabilize their breath, so that they could respond to the sudden battle in a complete state.

"Don't mention anything else...... These members of the "Lubacher" who have been assimilated by the miasma...... "Lloyd is still hesitating, facing these opponents who were still human not long ago, he doesn't know if he wants to kill them.

They had already experienced the power of the strengthened members—beings who would never stop their movements unless they were seriously hurt. However, these monsters in front of them are much more difficult to deal with than that.

"......" also showed some hesitation, and Istelle also showed a hesitant expression. Even during the time of the Liber Mutation, Estelle never wavered in the face of hunters and associations, and even more so now that she has grown up. But can the existence in front of him still be considered human? Her heart wavered. It didn't matter if Joshua and Randy, two men with a dark history, had a serious look in their eyes, and if necessary, they would not hesitate to kill these enemies for the sake of their companions.

"Joachim will leave it to you...... There are too many of them. Seeing that they disagreed, Heiliga took the initiative to take on the most difficult problem to solve. Although he himself would like to make a break with Joachim - if he can't make up his mind, Estelle and the others may not be injured in the ensuing melee. In that case, it is better to do what they have to do - whether it is Estelle and the others, or the Lloyd Four, there are unfinished accounts and Joachim waiting to be settled.

As for Helriga...... He's ready to go on a killing spree.