readytorunbook Chapter 858 - 858
Chapter 858 - 858
Eiji exerted force, his arms tightly wrapping around Wiz's delicate frame."Eek!"
Wiz immediately covered her head, especially protecting the back of it.
But instead of receiving a painful knuckle strike from Eiji, she felt the world spin around her. When she regained her senses, she found herself slung over Eiji's shoulder.
"Same as usual, pay with your body!"
...
"W-where is this place?"
In the spacious corridor, a girl in mage robes looked around fearfully.
The girl appeared to be only around thirteen or fourteen years old, but her figure had already developed, with a voluptuous body that would make many adult women jealous. However, her demeanor was very ladylike, giving off the aura of a model student.
The sinister atmosphere permeating the entire castle made the expensive magic wand in her hand unable to provide any sense of security. Every time she saw the patrolling guards around, her voluptuous figure would tremble, and tears welled up in her crimson eyes.
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"Mmm... Why did we suddenly get separated..."
The girl tried to make her delicate body smaller, muttering "You can't see me, can't see me" as she huddled in a corner of the corridor like an ostrich.
After reaching the fourth level, the battle unexpectedly became extremely intense.
Airi Yasaka, the former Demon King's daughter, possessed monstrous blessing power inherited from the previous Demon King, capable of boosting ordinary Magical Creatures to executive-level strength all at once!
The fifty-member raiding party formed by Prince Jadis suddenly faced thirty Demon Lord Army executive-level powerhouses created by Airi Yasaka!
For the reincarnators, each could handle at least one executive-level powerhouse of the Demon Lord Army, with some even capable of taking on several at once. But ordinary adventurers needed several level 40 or above working together to deal with just one executive!
This level was undoubtedly the most difficult one in the entire Demon King's Castle!
Because the witch guarded this level, no one had been able to break through this barrier so far—not a single person had successfully reached the Demon King on the fifth level!
Fortunately, for some reason, the monsters created by the witch were much weaker than before.
After realizing this, Prince Jadis ordered everyone to go all out. Together with reincarnators like Kyouya Mitsurugi, they managed to open a gap leading deeper into the small Demon King's Castle.
In the end, she, Prince Jadis, and Kyouya Mitsurugi broke through together, rushing out through the gap.
And then they got separated.
After breaking through, they were personally pursued by the witch.
Probably considering Prince Jadis and Kyouya Mitsurugi as priority targets, the witch bombarded them with attacks. The girl didn't suffer many injuries, but they were forced to separate.
After wandering helplessly through the Demon King's Castle for a while, the girl became completely lost.
This was the deep rear area of the small Demon King's Castle, near the Demon King's bedchamber—the most dangerous place in the entire Demon King's Castle!
"Mmm... Dad, Megumin... Can someone please save me!"
The girl was on the verge of tears, almost despairing in her heart.
Trapped in the deepest part of the small Demon King's Castle, with royal guards patrolling around constantly, and without any stealth skills—as a mage, she didn't even want to think about the consequences of being approached by a bunch of melee-type monsters!
She could only blame herself for this predicament. She had thought that if she could make it to the fifth floor, she would become a prominent figure in Axel and the Crimson Demon Village, earning everyone's recognition and making countless friends. The mere thought of that scene had made her accept Prince Jadis's invitation without hesitation.
But now she found herself in a miserable situation where being discovered would mean certain death!
Please don't notice me, just let me leave quietly—
"Who are you? What are you hiding here for?"
In an instant, the girl felt her heart stop.
An unfamiliar voice sounded abruptly from behind her.
"Eeek—aaaaah!"
The girl let out a terrified scream.
Without thinking, she assumed a Wing Chun starting stance and tearfully looked behind her.
"M-my name is Yunyun! I wield advanced magic! I'm the Crimson Demon Village's greatest archmage! The one destined to become the Crimson Demon chief!! Let's have a fair one-on-one duel, Magical Creature—huh?!"
The girl, who had already prepared for the worst, suddenly gasped in surprise the moment their eyes met.
What appeared before her wasn't a ferocious demon.
But an incredibly handsome man!
He wore loose magical robes and stood before her with a relaxed expression.
Perhaps because he had just bathed, steam still rose from his black hair, making him appear refreshingly ethereal, as if untouched by worldly troubles. He instantly captured the girl's tender heart.
"Crimson Demon? Yunyun? An adventurer here to challenge the dungeon?"
Hearing her distinctive self-introduction, the man suddenly understood.
"G-great! You're an adventurer too, right?"
Yunyun looked as if she had found a lifeline, her eyes shining with immense relief as she tightly grabbed his arm.
"Ah, yes, I am indeed an adventurer!"
Eiji paused, then nodded with conviction.
"Waaah! I'm so moved! Then do you know—"
"Who's there?!"
The girl wiped her uncontrollable tears, overwhelmed by the sudden appearance of this handsome savior.
But just as she was about to ask something, an angry shout came from around the corner.
"Oh no, it's the Demon King's royal guard!"
Yunyun immediately panicked.
Her earlier scream must have drawn them here!
"What do we do? If we fight, it'll attract more guards, maybe even the Demon King himself! But if we don't fight, it'll be even worse...!"
It's over!
We're done for!
"This way!"
At this critical moment of despair, the super handsome man pulled her arm and dragged her through a hidden door nearby.
Shortly after, a Dark Knight clad entirely in black armor arrived in the corridor.
Finding no one there, he was momentarily puzzled. He searched the area several times, even cautiously opening nearby hidden doors one by one.
But he didn't find so much as a strand of hair, leaving him frustrated.
"Have they already escaped?"
After lingering for a while, constrained by his patrol duties, he eventually left the area.
Meanwhile.
Behind the hidden door was a small storage room containing miscellaneous items used by soldiers and servants. Since the castle had been rebuilt, the room wasn't particularly dusty and remained relatively tidy.
"U-um..."
"Shh! Don't speak!"
"But..."
The pitch-black space could barely accommodate two people.
Yet the cramped confines pressed their bodies tightly together.
Youyou's heart pounded wildly.
Her body leaned almost entirely against the other person, their legs intertwined, chests pressed together as if molded into one, with no gap between their forms.
She could even feel the warmth of the large hands resting on her lower back, her nostrils filled with the youth's pleasant scent, nearly making her succumb to the moment.
"Too close...!"