They keep coming.

Herds of white, bloodthirsty rodents crawled down from the upper level, cutting off their escape routes. Morgan and Anne immediately summoned a wall of flames to stop them, but it only slowed them down; Because the rats have already begun to climb the walls of the tunnel, bypassing the fire.

The group was forced to retreat into the damp cave and run in an orderly line towards the other end. "[Shelter]," Madame Selt blessed the group with her magic. "Balde's mercy."

You gain resistance to all hostile diseases. You get [5 minutes reply.]

A series of magical orbs flew out from behind them, piercing through the wall of fire and aiming directly at Walter. Anne reacted quickly, holding up a round shield of yellow light, protecting him.

"Will they cast spells?" Wu Long frowned, ready with his bow and arrows, to shoot any pests that came out of the flames. "Everyone?"

"They combined their SP!" Anne guessed right away, and Morna prepared a spell.

"Swarm thinking." Walter Tay added, taking two potions from his bracelet. "I'm going to disperse them, stand back!"

As if in answer to his words, six huge winged shadows flew through the cave wall and headed straight for the group. Gwen immediately recognized them as [Shadow Demons], demons from Neveheim, capable of possessing their targets.

"(Shield of Order)!" Lady Selt casts a dome of light around the group, repelling [Shadow Fiend]; Morgan and Anne quickly cast a spell on the creature, destroying it with fiery rays and wind blades. Meanwhile, Walte Tay

Tye, though startled by the sudden lightning, regained his stance and threw the potion at the group's backs.

An explosion of light and sound ensued, scaring the enchanted rats around.

As her eyes recovered from the sudden flash, a hidden rat suddenly emerged from the shadows near Gwen, as big as a dog. It can be invisible at such a close distance, it must be thanks to stealth skills. The princess raised her sword to defend herself, but the monster bit her right forearm, and the reinforced teeth pierced through her armor and pierced her skin.

[The vampire plague is [denied] Pendragan's amulet].

"Rats spread vampires!" Gwen warned, piercing the pest with her sword and tossing the body aside. Thanks to the priest's spell, her wounds have healed.

"Fire Thunder!" Morni shouted, firing a bright red beam at the Shadow Demons. She's always had a soft spot for fire magic, and she showed it tonight. "Fire Thunder!"

"Wind cut!" Anne added, slicing a shadowy demon in half with a sharp handful of air. After a series of attacks, the remaining shadows fled back to the wall.

"Walter, Lady Searle, gather more strong men to be pioneers." Gwen ordered. "They are clearly forcing us to ambush."

The priestess and alchemist obeyed the order and cast a summoning spell while Take

U then fires at the disoriented rat. An arrow of light struck the ceiling of the tunnel, smashing into the rats, crushing them under the splinters; But at the cost of trapping the wolves in caves.

"Flash bombs?" Wu Long asked Tye, his bow ready to fire another shot. "You don't sell these things in your store."

"I've kept the experiment in case I need it," the alchemist shrugged, focusing on his spell. "It's like being dragged out of my shop and into a dangerous dungeon."

"I understand your feelings, my friend," said Mrs. Certain, smiling. "But you promised me that you would follow me all the way to Hellheim, if I did the same."

"I said that?" The alchemist shook his head, and Gwen noticed that Anne was making an unhappy face behind her back. "I'm sorry, ma'am, but if we survive, I swear to think twice before swearing."

"As long as we get through this, I think your promise has been fulfilled." The priestess replied that she was amused by the reaction. "[Summons the Condor Daughter]."

A winged angel appears next to the priestess, a warrior wielding a sword and a shield of light. If Gwen hadn't seen a Valkyrie before, she might have mistaken it for a Valkyrie. The angel glanced at everyone, her eyes waiting a little longer for Morgan before waiting for the order.

At the same time, Walter Tye summoned a powerful [Earth Element], a nine-foot-tall giant made of stone and dirt. "The summoned creature will move to the front," Gwen told her team. "What spells will they cast?"

"No, but it resists almost anything and melts into stone," Walter Tay replied.

"Healing and Attacking, Light and Fire."

"Then the angels will focus on healing, and occasionally there will be some effective spells to disperse the enemy." She felt a great battle await them. "Since there must be monsters hiding in their walls, we don't risk letting the elementals scout; It will be our spearhead. Anne, Lady Searle, is ready to summon the barricades. You have to be the defender, and everyone else has to attack. ”

When Lady Searle translated her commands in the language of the gods, the winged angels walked at the front with the elements, and Gwen and the others behind them. They enter the next tunnel, although the elemental must keep his head down to get in.

"Where did you learn such advanced spells?" Take

U suddenly asked the alchemist, speaking Gwen's own thoughts. The princess appreciated his straightforwardness.

"Practice," replied the alchemist. "I have levels and special perks in Battlemage."

"You've been in a war?" Morgan asked curiously. Perhaps she had considered how he could help Gwen's political career.

"No, but I have to survive on the road," said the alchemist, who sounded old and tired despite his youth. "I just...... I just wish I could have left it all behind. Do something meaningful instead of killing people all the time. ”

Gwen felt a wave of sympathy for him, before reminding herself of his unclear loyalty.

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When the princess notices something on the tunnel wall, a strange sense of dread overwhelms her. Round, intricate symbols are carved into the stone.

"Explosive runes!" Anne panicked. "Run!"

The summoned creatures in front of them ran forward as fast as they could, and the group followed. These symbols glow red in the darkness and gather power.

Gwen hears an explosion behind her, but she continues to rush through the tunnel before it collapses. She could only pray that her comrades would move quickly so that they would not be buried alive.

However, when she reaches the end of the tunnel, poisoned arrows rain down on the princess.

[Earth Elemental] and [Bald Winged Daughter] protected her with their bodies at the last second, but a cannonball almost hit her eye. She managed to block it with a blade at the last second, but she was still on the defensive.

Her team made it through the collapsed tunnel, only to find that they were facing an army.

The cave they entered must have been a mining repository, judging by the 20-foot-high ceiling above their heads supported by pillars of wood and iron. Dozens of tunnels lead to this circular area, large enough to accommodate an army......

Dozens of armed skeletons, zombies, huge slime, and pale goblins surround them, each armed to the teeth. Gwen, who was at the helm, recognized the three elite undead who had killed Sigurd. The ruthless Kugan swapped his previous weapon for a skeletal flail and a shield, while the strange mummy's claws glowed in the darkness; The elite zombie swordsman did some footwork exercises, as if enjoying the upcoming battle. None of them have lights with them, and the princess can only see them in the dark, thanks to her buff spell.

The masked necromancer hid behind his army, watching them from a stone pillar.

"Kill them all," the malevolent wizard commanded from his "throne" while he himself was surrounded by dark energy. "But leave the princess to me."

"You heard what the leader said," Hagen replied, holding up his shield. "Action!"

A horde of ghouls and monsters rush towards the adventurers, attacking from all angles. The summoned creatures move forward to protect the group, while Anne and Lady Thorr set up magical barriers.

"He ambushed us with his entire army?" Morgan panicked, and she burned an undead with a fireball. Tay helps her throw bombs in the Skeleton Warrior. "That's cheating!"

"Makes sense." Take

U replied, aiming at the necromancer and shooting an icy arrow. "I've always wondered why other bosses never do that."

The necromancer waved his hand, deflecting the cannonball and striking back with a powerful bolt of lightning aimed directly at [Daughter of Balder the Winged]. This attack pushes the summoned creature against one of the walls of the cave, disrupting the defensive formation. Take

U is forced to abandon his current objective and focus on attacking his goblins at close range.

"I'm going to fight their leader," Gwen said, activating her magic items and improving her stats. "Walter, Takru, cover me. Girls, call you and protect our back. ”

"Gwen, this is suicide!" Mo

ga

e panicked. "There are too many of them!"

"That's right." She replied, casting a spell on herself. "Killing him is the only way for us to disperse his army."

You're moving and reacting twice as fast as usual.

Gwen lunged forward, and hostile spells, arrows, and spears landed around her. Following her orders, Anne and Lady Thorr provide protection by supplementing the magical barrier, while Taqueru, Tye, and Morgan go on the offensive.

As for the princess, she wraps her sword around in the wind and light, then through a skeleton warrior, then a green slime. She carves a path forward for herself, while the elemental crushes those stragglers behind her with its stone hands.

The elite of the necromancers immediately surrounded the princess, just as they surrounded Sigurd.

"You play three-on-one," Gwen said, taking a defensive stance. "There is no honor in your fights."

"We fought for victory," Hagen replied, trying to smash her head with a flail. She ran too fast, but not enough to avoid the zombie swordsman.

The monster's blade is invisible, but Gwen can see it, thanks to her [Pendragan Amulet], fending it off with her own sword. She couldn't remember how many times this priceless royal artifact had saved her.

"Well, what level are you?" Kuone asked nonchalantly, trying to distract the princess while walking past her side.

"As if I could say," Gwen replied, having been taught to hide her true abilities from a young age. Truth be told, she hoped that this battle would push her all the way to level forty.

"Well, I'm just looking for something to talk about. Either way, I don't care. ”

"You're talking too much, Harogan! The zombies roared, with a barrage of incredibly fast attacks. The princess guessed that he must be of the swordsman rank, enough for his attacks to force her to take defensive measures.

The mummy killer took advantage of her distraction to attack her from the side, his claws almost missing her neck. Gwen could feel its killing intent, his primal, desire to see her bleed. However, instead of being afraid, she felt her blood boiling.

This. It was a righteous battle, and she fought for it all her life.

"Stay away from my cousin!"

A giant fireball hits the zombie swordsman, blasting the monster in half and killing it in one fell swoop. Morgan and Walter Tye gave up the formation to join Gwen. The witch summons a wall of fire between Hagen and the princess, pushing Durahan out of the way, while Tay attempts to impalle the mummy with ice shards. The creature blocked the shells with its claws, but was forced to take defensive measures.

"We'll take care of them, Gwen!" At this point, Morgan said, Hagen began to walk around the wall. "Forward!"

“But—”

"Do what you have to do!" Walter Tye said angrily, back to back with Gwen's cousin, and the remaining undead elite surrounded them. The mummy passed through the projectile, forcing the shopkeeper into a close-quarters fight, and Walter barely dodged a neck attack. "Keep going!"

The princess nodded gratefully, but quickly glanced at the rest of her team. Anne and Mrs. Selt still kept the barriers, but had begun to use them aggressively. They use their magic shields against incoming monsters, powerfully dividing enemy forces into different groups. Take

u succeeded in saving Balde

, she shoots arrows at painted goblins and throws pillars of fire at zombie hordes.

Unfortunately, the situation was even worse for [Earth Elemental], who collapsed under the weight of dozens of skeletons, piercing it from behind, leaving the caster exposed. Gwen didn't have much time left before the front crumbled under the enemy's overwhelming numbers.

So, she turned to face the necromancer. She had expected Walter to stab her in the back.

But none of this happened.

Could she be mistaken? Is she too suspicious?

"I didn't expect things to come to this." The necromancer said that Gwen was poised to pounce on him. "You make me regret my career choice, regret that I didn't have a (mind control) spell. It's a lot simpler that way. ”

"[Divine power]," Gwen summoned her [Paladin] ability. "Clean up the aura."

Your strength has increased by two levels. You gain +5 Immortal and [Demon] for all tests on [].

"I told you that if we keep fighting, there will be a massacre." As she walked up to him, the necromancer argued. "Why don't you turn back? If you're after power and fame, I can create monsters for you to fight. Do you really want to die in vain?"

As if she would accept such an obvious devil's deal.

"Even if you kill me, the kingdom of Avalon will find and destroy you." Gwen said bluntly, raising her sword and jumping at him. "If you want to save someone, then surrender."

"There is no worse fate than Helheim, mortal." The magician replied, then raised his hands and began to use the ancient magic. "I'd rather risk fighting all of Avalon than go back there!"

Gwen's sword stabbed him in the throat, and just then, the necromancer's body exploded into a cloud of purple smoke. The explosion pushes her back, allowing her to witness the wizard's shadow grow bigger and bigger! By the time she stood up, the pillar beneath the wizard had collapsed.

Because the creature that was in front of her now was enormous.

Not as big as Utgard the Jotun, but just as powerful. It was a serpentine undead beast with more bones and muscles than meat, with four tiny claw-like limbs and a clean golden skull. Its teeth are gems, and its eyes are pits of fire. Its crooked neck reached to the ceiling, its howls making its armies tremble in fear.

An undead dragon.

The necromancer is a [Li

o

m] The undead dragon of the profession. No wonder it survived the Great Purge! Could it be that this evil creature has been behind the necromancer's orders? No, he definitely is (an Anko); Transfiguration Charm?

Gwen decided to wait until she survived the fight before asking these questions.