As a matter of fact, Xi Wei was quite passive this time.
The Demonic Egg's interference could block divine vision to a certain extent. After all, even Aslan, the Great Lion who was much stronger than Xi Wei now, couldn't see Zod when he became a Blade Tester.
That was why Xi Wei didn't notice the Demonic Egg at first, and simply assumed that Kratos, the God of War's divine power was shrouding the castle, preventing him from peeking at certain places (and there was indeed such a thing in Horan's room).
By the time Xi Wei realized that something was wrong, the fight had already broken out over at the main castle.
And when he compiled a quest and sent it to the Players, the Players understood the general situation from Kinley.
Then, Kinley, who had been trying to squeeze out her tears noticed that the Players who had been disinterested just now were suddenly raring to go. Their faces were filled with righteousness that said 'got it, we're going to blow up the enemy' or 'we don't know who the enemy is or what's going on, but we're about to go on a killing spree'.
While the girl was dumbfounded, her evaluation of Angora rose by another level. Most people would be scared to the point of wetting their pants if they heard about the existence of those monsters, or at the very least, they would be at a loss and not know what to do.
It was good enough that a person could calm down and quickly pack up in such a situation, but not a single one of Angora's retainers were afraid. Instead, they were preparing for a counterattack.
On the other hand, Kinley, who had been chosen as an apprentice by the greatest alchemist on the continent, was certainly not weak at reading people's expressions. She knew very well that the Players' expressions were not those of ignorance or rashness who were unaware of the monster's terror, but irrepressible excitement and desire for combat (experience).
If she had to describe it, it was the same expression that the Sword Saint she met in her mentor's workshop had when he heard that there was a powerful enemy somewhere.
One could imagine that even if this group of people were not considered strong, as long as they could survive, they would definitely not be ordinary people!
And Angora, who could command such a hero among them, was probably more unfathomable than she had imagined.
That being said, the monster that Pompey had turned into was no ordinary magical beast, and these people would never survive if it simply charged into the battlefield.
Kinley's mind was as steady as an old dog's despite her panicked expression.
That was why she decided to reveal some information about the enemy so that they would retreat in the face of danger — there was no need to fight, and victory would be theirs as long as they could escape safely, leaving the rest to the Brilliant White Church and the Temple of Glory.
"I, I've seen it in teacher's illustrated handbook … Pompey, he, he might have become a legendary demon!" The young girl showed a panicked expression. "If you're not as strong as the archbishop or the white-robed bishop, there's no way you can fight against the demons!"
"I know," Angora nodded before the girl could say something like 'we have to hurry to the Brilliant White Church for help'.
It was not just Angora — the followers in the room also had expressions that said, 'Oh, it's just a demon, don't panic', 'It's a demon, we knew it'.
Kinley:???
You don't know shit!
That was a demon!
They were not the Sulfur Imps that crawled all over the floor of Hell! They were demons that could blow up an army of a hundred mortals in minutes!
There wasn't a single decent clergy in this room apart from that lady (Jessica) with the cross on her back. How are we supposed to fight?! Even I, the best alchemist on the continent, can't tell if my holy water would work against that thing, which is why I can only choose to run!
Be that as it may, her polite, weak, and helpless persona that she had been maintaining all this while was crumbling.
"I think we should think about this at length …"
"Let's go, everyone!" "Oh —!" At Angora's call, the Players headed towards the main castle in a hubbub.
In that split second, Kinley felt her blood pressure rising considerably. Hey, listen to what I'm saying!
It wasn't that Angora wasn't listening, but his father was on the brink of death, and he certainly wasn't thinking about 'thinking about it at length'.
Moreover, the System had issued a quest, and the enemy was just a Demon Morph who had yet to become a true demon. Clearly, killing them now was the right choice.
There were two corridors connecting Angora's side room to the main castle, but the only way in and out of the Silver Eagle Castle was through the main entrance. There might be some secret escape paths, but Angora wasn't sure about that.
Kinley had planned to use bedsheets or something similar to a rope to escape through the window, but it was troublesome for her to escape alone now that Angora and the others were heading for the main castle. She could only follow them while cursing inwardly.
"There's an enemy guarding the exit. What should we do?" Joe, who had been walking in front and hiding in a corner of the corridor asked the others behind him, poking his head out to look at the Lemures nearby.
The corridor was too narrow and easy to defend, and the Players could easily be trapped there if they chose to attack. Everything else aside, Horan was dead for sure, and if they dragged things out until Pompey was fully demonized, the Players might even type GG amidst their laughter.
"The two corridors are close. It'd be great if we could lure all the guards away at once." Angora thought hard, intending to have the Players act like noobs to lure the enemy.
Still, while the Players didn't look strong, Charle's wrestling performance at the fountain in front of the main castle was quite shocking. If the Players were to go, they might not be able to lower their guard, and even if they did leave the corridor to pursue the Players, they might call for other enemies to take their place and guard the place instead.
That was why they needed someone who was so noobs that the enemy would think that they didn't need help and could instakill the enemy as a bait.
But even if the guards were Lemures and their intelligence had dropped considerably, it would still be difficult for them to do that.
"Leave it to me." That was when Eleena suddenly volunteered.
The girl drew out a small red-and-white ball from her flat chest and threw it on the ground. "It's you, Croakatoa!"
With a puff of white smoke, Croakatoa, who had been eating in the frogmen village, appeared before them.
Eleena briefly explained what she needed its help with, and Croakatoa threw away the grilled fish in its hand and saluted the girl. "Hakunama Croakatoa, I promise to complete the task!"
Beside them, Kinley stared blankly at it all. What's going on? What happened? Where did that frog come from? Wasn't Angora's fief located at a remote border? How did the people there possess such advanced alchemy technology?!
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The two Lesser Demons were chattering in Infernal Tongue.
"Hey, you two ~"
A scrawny frogman was standing not far from the corridor, shaking its butt at them and showing off the chrysanthemum-shaped pattern on its back. "Wanna see Croakatoa's little chrysanthemum?"
The Lemures were speechless.
Ten seconds later.
Croakatoa raised its hands in the air and screamed as it dashed out of the corridor's entrance.
A few Lemures chased after it.
"There's no one at the exit! Now! "
And so, the Players seized that moment to slip into the main castle.
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