While Roland was still worrying about all sorts of things, the adventuring team in the ruins met with a major crisis.
They were almost at their destination, and victory was in sight. However, a tremendous number of demons suddenly swarmed up from the lower levels, ranging from weak Inferior Demons to berserk Berserker Demons.
At first, the adventuring team thought that they had only summoned one wave of reinforcements. However, as they fought, more and more demons appeared, and the demons became stronger and stronger. However, when they heard the roars of Inferno Demons from the lower levels, even an idiot would realize that something was wrong.
The sly and vicious Assassin Demons were the weakest of high-level demons. However, they were still at the mid-level Gold level. Ordinary mercenaries wouldn't be able to deal with them. The Assassin Demons walked out from the shadows, and their first wave of attacks brought casualties.
Timlad sensed that the ground was constantly shaking as if some gigantic creature was slowly approaching. He already guessed what was going on, so he decided to retreat and ask for reinforcements from Roland.
Timlad went against everyone's wishes and unhesitatingly destroyed the stairs leading to the lower levels in order to stop the demons from chasing him.
Of course, Timlad made such a decision because he already learned that the wood spirits had arrived. With the powerful wood spirits' assistance, Timlad rejected Barton's decision to attack with his life on the line.
"Our reinforcements have already arrived. Trust me, they're strong enough. At the very least, it'll be more meaningful than us going down to die. "
Not only that, Timlad felt magical waves from Sophocles the Deceiver. Not only did he rejoice at his lucky escape, he also confirmed that his decision to wait for reinforcements had been correct.
Now, they had retreated to the training field that they had just left. Here, the spiritual creatures that were unable to leave the training field were now able to assist them since they had already reached an agreement.
Soon, the Sword Saints and martial artists indeed acted when the Sword Saints and martial artists reappeared. They had already offended the Sword Saints and martial artists, so these outsiders were their only hope.
The mechanical guards on the upper levels also began to invade the lower levels. Now that the adventuring team was surrounded by enemies from all sides, the training field became Timlad and the others' only shelter.
It was precisely because the training field had become a new battlefield that Roland was able to hear the constant sounds of sword energy when Timlad asked for reinforcements.
The reason why Timlad was able to make such an accurate judgment was because he received information that the wood spirits would send out their strongest elite fleet in order to hunt down their escaped "father". This was a fleet of battleships that would be powerful enough to start a war against any country.
The "Mother" Ark. Without even mentioning the war machines on board, the over a thousand wood spirits on board were already a frightening combat force. That was over a thousand Royal Guards, existences of the weakest Gold rank.
Due to certain reasons, many Valkyrie had chosen to join the wood spirits. Now, the wood spirits were no longer limited to just the wood spirits alone. Many powerful vassals had joined the wood spirits, and the wood spirits' special products and technology, as well as the frightening potential of a Silver Species. The wood spirits had now become a powerful new faction in the mortal plane, a new faction on the level of a mega empire.
And now, this mega faction's Creator Goddess and the First Empress had led an entire fleet of top-tier royal guards and battleships, all for the sake of hunting down a man who had escaped from a marriage. The fairies' newspapers would probably be filled with gossip for the next month … But for a certain traitor, at least judging from the results, his choice had been correct.
"I actually came here in an ark in order to hurry over here. If I had been foolish enough to hide the truth …"
Timlad sighed and felt rather proud of himself.
Alright then, some truths had already been laid out on the table … Timlad was the one who had betrayed Roland's whereabouts to Amelia and the others.
Actually, not long after Roland had disappeared, Timlad and the others had received a joint notice from Amelia, Renée, and the others. Anyone who dared to receive a call from Roland and not immediately notify the "Roland Search and Capture Team" would be punished afterwards.
When Timlad received the letter, he had hesitated for several seconds between offending Roland or offending Amelia and the others … In the end, he unhesitatingly chose Amelia.
"If I offend Big Brother Roland because of personal matters, at most he'll complain a little or something, or he'll play some hilarious pranks. But if I offend those women …"
Perhaps it was only some people's excuse that women had the right to be unreasonable. But, "those women" truly weren't reasonable at all. Offending both the Mist Kingdom's Empress and the Wood Spirit Empress would be the equivalent of simultaneously offending two mega factions, not to mention that Timlad's former backer … Just thinking about it caused Timlad's scalp to go numb.
"If they make things difficult for you, you'll really die. They won't kill you, Roland, but they'll definitely kill any accomplices who dare to help you hide. So, I apologize, Big Brother Roland. It's better for you to suffer a little than for all of us to die."
Timlad received a large amount of promises of rewards after informing Roland. Not only had Timlad personally come here to support Roland, but he had also been sent by those women to act as a spy for Roland.
Right now, Roland still hadn't realized that the person he was preparing to rescue was actually a "traitor" … But he would definitely understand once this matter was resolved.
And now, Timlad wasn't worried at all despite facing a pincer attack from both the front and the back. Actually, he still had a trump card up his sleeve. This was a "reward" given to him by a certain someone. And now, all the conditions had been met. It was time to use this trump card.
The ground was now covered in runes formed from blood. The mercenaries were comparing the runes to the runes' structure. But, some people found Timlad's actions rather incomprehensible.
"These are corrupted runes from the lower planes. Such evil runes, and such large amounts of sulfur. Could it be that he intends to summon demons? Or is he a demon as well? "
Perhaps it wasn't a good thing to suspect one's teammates right now, but since the enemy was a demon, Timlad's actions would naturally be quite conspicuous. Barton secretly tightened his grip on his spear and war hammer. He had already prepared himself for the worst-case scenario that all of this was a demon's scheme.
The magical swordsman Mary, who also came from the Northlands, was confused at first. But then, she had an expression of realization as she directly spoke up.
"You intend to summon that person?"
The strange thing was that Mary was pointing at the Valkyrie Roland.
"Yep, she gave me a summoning blueprint. Judging from the time, she's not far from here. We can afford to pay her tribute …"
"If Her Majesty comes out and doesn't see her target, she'll probably go berserk."
From a certain standpoint, ever since Roland was listed on the most wanted list, the fairies had already dug up every last bit of information about him. His subordinates would forever gossip about him in private. Mary naturally knew about Roland's troubles and troubles.
Of course, Timlad knew that something was wrong with this situation. Mary had originally given him this magical blueprint as a precautionary measure. If Roland really intended to escape, then he was supposed to summon her at all costs to teleport and capture him. Using it here would definitely go against her principles.
And right now, she was probably quite close to Starwood City. If he summoned her but didn't see Roland, or if Roland had already escaped … Timlad could already see a year's worth of small shoes right in front of him. "There's no helping it.
It's still better than dying like this. Look, those Valkyrie demons are starting to slack off as well. If they use too much energy, they'll vanish. We can't rely on them for everything. "
Soon, the sacrificial runes were finished. Timlad had the mercenaries toss a large pile of demon corpses into the magical formation. Then, a red light began to boil within the magical formation as a powerful will faintly descended upon this place.
"Your Majesty, you should be able to sense Roland's soul waves. He's about to escape. Please come and capture him."
"Roland!"
Red mana howled angrily as an even larger amount of mana materialized. The demon corpses were visibly disintegrating into dust as a pitch-black spatial crack opened up. A powerful existence was currently traversing the boundaries of space itself.
No matter how one looked at it, this scene seemed like a malicious betrayal. Catalina, Barton, and the others all gaped at this scene, only to discover that the powerful existence that came out of the spatial crack looked so similar to Roland's …
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