The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　If it hadn't held the belief that a holy woman of the Church could never become someone else's maid, it might have actually believed it.

　After the initial shock, "Tower Demon" Ata discovered that the maid in the battle dress was even more outrageous than "Battlefield Saintess"!

　She actually bent the "battlefield loop" into a circle, completely blocking the way from all directions!

　The "Tower Demon" was forced to stop abruptly, and the stones beneath its feet naturally coalesced into a platform.

　It lowered its head slightly and noticed that this wall of light was in no way inferior to the outer city wall in height, with its bottom extending straight into the ground and only opening to the sky.

　But a moment later, the maid dressed in battlefield attire appeared in the sky.

　That imposing beauty, the pure white battle dress, and the pure light attribute aura did indeed bear a striking resemblance to the "Battlefield Saintess."

　But the sharp killing intent hidden beneath the pure white is something the "Battlefield Saintess" lacks.

　"It's 'Valkyrie'..."

　Ata, the "Tower Demon," finally remembered another pure white figure he had met once before, and his horror only increased.

　But no matter how terrified it was, at this moment it had to face one fact...

　"Can't escape!"

　As the echoes continued to resonate from the depths of his soul, Ata's square face gradually hardened.

　Obvious cracks, like those in a brick wall, began to appear on his skin all over his body.

　The dark, filthy demonic energy slowly seeped out from those cracks.

　There's no escaping it.

　"We have no choice but to fight!"

　There is no room for communication between humans and demons.

　Deeply ingrained ideas enabled it to launch a desperate counterattack at this moment!

　……

　"Ok?"

　Above the sky, Ollie held a warhammer and looked down at the ground.

　Tiny specks of white light were converging towards the top of her warhammer.

　Starting from the top of the warhammer, the white light continued to extend upwards, gradually condensing into a sword shape.

　She raised her left hand and, together with her right, grasped the handle of the warhammer. The sword-shaped beam of light atop the hammer was rapidly growing larger and longer, from less than a meter to two or three meters in the blink of an eye, then to five meters, six meters… and over ten meters… continuing to grow longer and wider…

　Meanwhile, the "Tower Demon" Ata, suspended in mid-air below, had his clothes burst open, and even sawtooth-like shapes resembling walls appeared on his shoulders.

　Its body also grew rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

　However, the height increases significantly faster than the width.

　Before long, it stepped onto the ground and transformed into a tower shape.

　A towering structure shrouded in black mist rose from the ground between heaven and earth!

　Even from thousands of meters away, countless people could still see the suddenly appearing tower. But even more people saw the giant sword, which was already over thirty meters long!

　The spirit of "Tower Demon" Ata, who had been fighting to the death, was now dampened by the sight of the ever-growing giant sword.

　But once the pieces have been placed, there's no going back.

　It transformed into a tower, condensing all its energy into a ball of light at the top, crackling with black electricity, and it continued to gather energy.

　Above the sky, Ollie snorted coldly, and the "lightsword" in her hand had grown to fifty meters long.

　"Roar!"

　Since joining the battle yesterday, "Tower Demon" Ata has finally unleashed his full offensive posture for the first time.

　And this first time, it was a full-scale effort!

　This sphere of light, which gathered all its energy, suddenly released a terrifying pressure.

　The constant pressure from Ollie's lightsaber even drew out the last bit of energy she had reserved for her own survival.

　"Roar!"

　The ball of light transformed into magical light and shot out towards the battle-clad maid in the sky.

　At almost the same moment, the maid swung out her enormous 50-meter-long lightsaber!

　"Boom!"

　Destroy everything!

　……

Chapter 777

　The demonic light unleashed by the Tower Demon seemed to pierce through the sky, with dark lightning coiling around the pillar of light, and the thunderous sound reverberating for miles around.

　However, the enormous lightsaber, which was fifty meters long, came down from above and crushed most of the demonic light with an almost overwhelming force. Then, with a "whoosh," it squeezed into the middle of the pillar of light like cutting through jelly, forcibly breaking it open and causing it to explode!

　"Boom!"

　The magic light exploded.

　The enormous lightsaber pierced through the demonic light and struck the top of the tower.

　At this critical moment, "Tower Demon" Ata raised his arms and crossed them to block.

　Its arms were also made of square stones, making them indestructible. But under the overwhelming force of the lightsaber, it couldn't even withstand it for half a second before being cleaved in two by the sword.

　"boom!"

　The top of the tower was split open, and the square stones that made up the tower collapsed to both sides, like a mudslide or a torrent of water.

　As Aoli's figure sank down following the sword's momentum, she continuously crushed the originally extremely tall tower. With a series of loud "booms," only three or four meters of ruins remained on the ground.

　The ring of light formed by the "battlefield loop" blocked the collapsing and cascading stones, preventing further destruction.

　Ollie flew down from the sky and stood a few meters above the ruins, observing the activity among them with a cold expression.

　But after observing for a while, the "Tower Demon" did not move.

　She couldn't help but frown.

　"Just die like that?"

　……

　Nearly three minutes passed.

　Dark arrived here with a group of adventurers.

　The B-rank adventurers were extremely cautious, constantly using all sorts of sensory means, and preparing to unleash their trump cards, ensuring both a swift attack and an immediate escape.

　Although they were just bystanders, they still got a close look at how terrifying the demons were.

　The methods that "Tower Demon" Ata used during his escape were not something they could easily deal with.

　In such an environment, one wrong move could turn you into an unlucky victim of a stray bullet.

　At that time, perhaps I will truly become famous among the adventurer guilds of this Free City—

　"Wow."

　Dark raised his hand, and the adventurers stopped outside the "battlefield loop".

　He looked at Ollie flying towards him and asked, "Where is the Tower Demon?"

　Auli pointed to the ruins and said, "They might be down there, or they might have escaped. The 'Tower Demons' are among the few demons whose survival skills are second to none."

　After a moment's thought, Dak summoned "Meow Meow".

　"Meow meow meow?" "Meow meow" glanced at him impatiently.

　"Just for good luck, just for good luck." Dark chuckled and then summoned "Dream Demon" again.

　"Meow?" The "Dream Demon" tilted its head as well.

　Dark said, "Go, see what's in that pile of rubble?"

　"Meow!" The "Dream Demon" was excited and immediately transformed into a spirit, burrowing into the ruins.

　Not long after, it broke through the ruins and returned, carrying a tower that was only thirty centimeters tall.

　Dak looked at Ollie, somewhat surprised.

　Ollie shook her head, indicating that she didn't understand either.

　Only then did Professor Lily, riding her "Thunder Chicken," leisurely fly over and say, "This is the 'Tower Demon.'"

　Dark was taken aback: "The 'Tower Demon' has become like this?"

　Professor Lily said, "Its energy is exhausted. Its consciousness is weak, but it hasn't dissipated. It should be in a state similar to hibernation. However, this is also its strongest defensive state."

　Dark asked, "Since it's a state of hibernation, does that mean it will still wake up?"

　Professor Lily nodded and said, "In this state, the 'Tower Demon' hardly consumes any energy and slowly absorbs energy from the outside. If it's planted underground in an energy-rich area, it might grow back into a tall tower after several decades or even centuries."

　"I see." Dak felt that his knowledge had broadened.

　The small tower that the "Tower Demon" transforms into after going into hibernation is exquisite and makes a great decorative piece.

　However, as a qualified mage, Dark Demon immediately began to think about how to apply it to magic alchemy as soon as he got his hands on it.

　The residual consciousness of the "Tower Demon" must be eliminated.

　The remaining shell then became usable material.

　Then, it is feasible to refine it into item cards or magic spirit cards.

　But anyway, it's time to pay the bill.

　……

　When Dak returned to the Adventurers' Guild, it was already past four in the afternoon.

　He staked ten million holy coins on this mission. However, since it wasn't the adventurers who ultimately captured the "Tower Demon," he only needed to pay the adventurers the mission reward for "gathering intelligence."

　Considering the danger of approaching the "Tower Demon," Dark was very generous with the rewards, with almost every B-rank adventurer receiving a reward of over 100,000.

　The adventurers were naturally delighted to earn over 100,000 per person in just one afternoon.

　After declining Madonna and the others' invitation to celebrate, Dak left with his family.

　As Dark stepped across the threshold of the Adventurers' Guild, he knew that his first adventure had come to an end.

　And who knows when I'll step into the Adventurers' Guild again?

　"It can be considered as fulfilling a small wish."

　He smiled as the sunlight shone down on him.

　Great harvest.

　……

　In the following days, Dak did not wander around. Instead, he began to focus on learning about the culture and customs of the Free City, as well as its military and political situation.

　By consulting various documents, Dak gained a fairly detailed understanding of the situation in the Free City.

　He then approached Aurora, trying to learn from her experience.

　Aurora generally maintains a commanding and coordinating position. Unless there are special circumstances, she does not personally handle the details.

　With the help of "Magic Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye," she became much more adept at handling affairs. No demon could disguise itself to approach her, and no human could deceive her.

　But at this time she showed a very mature side, and did not expose her subordinates' little lies and ulterior motives, and was very tolerant in dealing with things.

　She is adept at communicating with people when dealing with official matters.

　But when she is alone with Dak afterward, she easily blushes and becomes shy.

　The duality of human nature was truly embodied in her.

　Just like the two elemental spirits she possesses, they also have opposing sides.

　……

　6:00 AM on December 31st.