The maid squad is too strong, what use is there for me, the Demon King?

The moment Gray stepped into the portal, he felt his magical energy fluctuate violently.

The space was shaking, as if a crack had appeared in the space at the portal.

Gray recalled the scene when the snake tail suddenly appeared in the Netherworld Palace, and the fluctuations of magic around him at that time were similar to those now.

This is space?

Gray wasn't sure how to describe this abstract thing. If he had to describe it, he would have to borrow a concept from the novels on Earth in his previous life, the so-called...law.

Then, a wave of dizziness washed over him. Gray gritted his teeth and steadied himself, only to see this scene.

Propelled by the power of space, the three of them moved forward through the silvery-white passage. Soon, a bright light flashed before their eyes, so bright that Gray couldn't open them.

When he regained consciousness, Gray found himself standing in the lush green of nature.

All around is a dense, verdant forest, with tall, ancient trees whose canopies intertwine to form a natural dome, through which sunlight filters and casts dappled shadows. The ground is covered with soft moss and colorful flowers, and the air is filled with the fragrance of flowers and the fresh scent of earth.

Furthermore, there is a strong magical aura, and it's not just something left in the environment.

Ipsilon and Lia, who were standing nearby, gradually regained their senses.

This was the first time the three of them had entered the secret realm, and they were filled with curiosity about everything around them.

"This is the secret realm? This is my first time here." Lia's eyes lit up as she looked around at everything.

A secret realm is essentially a small world, not much different from the original plane.

Lia's curiosity stems from her privileged background and limited exposure to the outdoors.

While observing his surroundings, Ipsyron was also planning when to start causing trouble.

Ipsilon's plan was simple: just let Gray unleash his ultimate move when the time came.

According to intelligence gathered by the Shadow Court, the Church of Holy Light is indeed monitoring the situation within the secret realm.

After all, those who come to participate in the Holy Light Pilgrimage are all young talents of Olmec, the future life force of the kingdom, and cannot be taken lightly.

In fact, to ensure the safety of the participants, the Holy Light Pilgrimage has deployed additional personnel to protect them in the secret realm. When a participant is in mortal danger, they only need to crush the magic stone tablet, and someone will come to pick them up, record their current score, and end their Holy Light Pilgrimage journey.

The Shadow Court was fortunate enough to obtain a sample of a certain edition of the Philosopher's Stone, which was then analyzed by Aiota.

The analysis revealed that the operating logic of the Philosopher's Stone is affected by the concentration of magic power.

When Gray casts "I am atomic," the area will be enveloped in a purplish-black magical energy for a period of time, rendering the magic stone tablets ineffective and causing panic.

The Church of Holy Light will be unable to monitor the contestants' situation and will inevitably send a large number of people into the secret realm to investigate.

After all, it concerns the lives of thousands of young people.

At that time, No. 0486 will use the actions of the Holy Light Church as a signal to immediately carry out an infiltration mission and find out what's going on.

However, this will inevitably interfere with the Holy Light Pilgrimage, so you need to accumulate points as early as possible, otherwise the Holy Light Pilgrimage will not be able to continue in the later stages.

This Holy Light Pilgrimage, teaming up with Gray, can be seen as a rare opportunity to spend time alone with Lord Shadow, a great chance to win him over. Therefore, Ipsilon plans to wait until the Holy Light Pilgrimage is halfway through before taking action, so that he can handle both business and personal matters perfectly.

As for your point about Lia being there, it doesn't count as the two of them being alone together?

Ipsyron said, "Who is Lia? I really don't know her."

Originally, Ipsilon infiltrated the Astrea Magic Academy on a mission, and his approach to Lia was twofold: first, to protect Lord Shadow's sister, and second, to see if he could win her favor.

As the saying goes, those near the water get the moon first, and Ipsilon learned a lesson from Eota and Gray's successful engagement.

If Leah can accept her as her sister-in-law, then things will be much simpler from here on out...

Actually, that's not the case. There's still the issue of getting past Gray's adoptive parents. Iota acted too quickly and decisively. This engagement is an advantage that everyone can only dream of. I might only be able to get a concubine.

Moreover, that girl Lia actually rejects any woman who wants to get close to her brother, making Ipsilon completely understand what a brother complex is.

"Alright, time waits for no one." Gray clapped his hands to bring the two back to their senses. "Let's hurry up and go hunt monsters. Getting into the top fifty isn't easy."

Lia nodded in agreement; indeed, they should strike first.

How can we find traces of monsters in this vast forest?

From Lia's perspective, this is where the advantage of having two mages in the party comes in.

Among professionals of the same level, mages generally have higher mental strength, which is very helpful in finding monsters.

On the surface, their fighting force consists of two fourth-tier mages, Lia and Ipsilon, plus Gray's display of a third-tier swordsmanship.

In reality, only Lia's strength is the true combat power.

Lia closed her eyes and used her mental energy to be on alert of her surroundings. She immediately sensed a murderous aura coming from behind her.

"Small……"

Before Lia could even utter the word "be careful," Gray and Ipsilon had already begun their operation.

With a flick of his staff, Ipsilon sent a blue-green water ball crashing into the suddenly lunging shadow. Gray followed up with a sword strike to finish it off.

Similarly, the number one hundred appeared on the magic stone tablets of all three.

Lia was stunned by their swift reactions and perfect teamwork, and was speechless for a moment.

Wait a minute, why are they so in sync? Funi and her brother should have only known each other for a short time, right?

Could it be... that these two actually knew each other before?

But during the Holy Light pilgrimage, every moment is precious and cannot be wasted; there isn't much time for people to let their minds wander.

Gray threw down the corpses of the monsters he had killed.

This was a tiny, rat-like monster, emanating magic power at the second-tier level, making it very weak to the three people present.

They didn't know why this rat-like monster was so bold as to attack them.

Do you think that the enemy is in the open while we are in the dark, and that the advantage is in our hands?

"So it seems that killing a second-tier monster is worth 100 points. Let's go kill some monsters of different tiers and see how many points they give?"

Gray's suggestion was immediately agreed upon by the two women.

Although Gray showed the weakest performance, he was undoubtedly the backbone of the team.

With a sister who's obsessed with her brother and a subordinate who wants to rebel, Gray naturally becomes the center of the team.

Gray suddenly perked up, as if he had realized something...