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

Demons...

The five of them stared intently at the demon in front of them, on guard against a surprise attack.

The sixth-tier magic aura put them under immense pressure. Five fifth-tier players against one sixth-tier player—even though they had been teammates for many years with excellent teamwork, they felt no hope whatsoever.

The demon's face was fierce as he slowly stepped forward, choosing not to attack immediately, seemingly quite excited.

He clapped his hands and revealed a grim smile.

"You guys are really impressive for breaking through these mechanisms; I can't help but praise you." He then drew his sword, his tone becoming even more menacing: "But this ends here!"

He took a heavy step forward, assuming a fighting stance.

The demon was dressed in heavy black armor engraved with strange runes. His eyes gleamed with a scarlet light, and the longsword in his hand emitted a sharp, cold glint in the dim light.

The moment the killing intent surged, the five members of the team quickly reacted.

Seco immediately brandished her magic wand, preparing to cast a defensive spell. Kyle swiftly drew his bow and aimed, while Lily and Aaron drew their respective weapons. The four of them stood back to back, forming a defensive circle to meet the demon before them.

The five men exchanged glances; having been teammates for many years, they instantly understood each other's meaning.

Kyle quickly nocked an arrow and fired several arrows, which whistled through the air.

Aiden's heart tightened, knowing that low-level magic was probably useless, so he immediately began chanting the incantation for the fifth-level fire magic, Explosion.

Faced with Kyle's probing arrows, the demon scoffed, completely disregarding the attacks.

He simply raised his sword and swung it, and several arrows broke off and fell to the ground, causing no harm to the demons.

Meanwhile, Aaron strode forward, taking the lead at the very front of the group.

Demon: "Hmph, instead of running away, you're walking towards me."

Aaron: "If I don't get closer to you, I won't be able to give you a proper beating."

The demons seemed to have heard a joke, and their laughter grew even louder: "Arrogant! It seems you haven't grasped the difference in strength!"

As the demons drew closer to Aaron, and their swords were about to clash, the two women in the group made their movements simultaneously.

The demon felt his body become heavier, a feeling that made him somewhat uncomfortable. He glanced at the priest casting the spell out of the corner of his eye.

"A slowing spell? Judging from your condition, you probably won't last long, right?"

Seko gritted her teeth and cast a spell. The demons could tell from her expression and the rapidly decreasing magical power on her body that she was not having an easy time getting the debuff.

"That's not enough!"

The demon's sword clashed with the greatsword, and the seemingly enormous greatsword actually shook. Aaron was already at a disadvantage in the first round of fighting the demon, even after Seko cast a defensive spell on him and a slowing spell on the demon.

However, Aaron's task was only to draw the demons' attention away so that the other one could launch a surprise attack!

With the demons now under the Slowing Curse, Lily knew that speed was her advantage. She crouched low and moved nimbly around to the demons' sides, trying to find an opening.

As she approached the demon, Lily leaped up, her short sword aimed straight for his neck. But the demon reacted swiftly, dodging to the side. The blade grazed Lily's sword, producing a piercing metallic scraping sound.

"That was a close call." The demon's tone was completely devoid of any panic when he said this, giving the impression that he was toying with a defenseless prey.

After the demon withstood Lily's sudden attack, he suddenly exerted his strength, sending Lily flying, and continued to swing his sword.

"Lily!" Aaron exclaimed, but he had no time to worry about his teammates. He was focused on resisting the demons' attacks and was forced to retreat. Even after using several martial arts techniques, he could not reverse the situation of continuous retreat.

Although Lily was sent flying backward, she used a technique to deflect the force of the impact, minimizing the damage she suffered from the blast. She then lingered to the side, preparing her troops and training her horses, waiting for the right moment to strike.

Soon, support arrived from a distance.

Kyle's arrows, and Aiden's explosive fire spell!

"Tsk, annoying." The demon slashed the arrow as if it were a mosquito rope. Sensing the magic power contained within the fifth-order fire magic, he knew this attack would hurt a bit and was about to jump away to avoid the explosive flame spell.

But Aaron clearly didn't intend to let the demons succeed, so he made his sword moves even more fierce, forcing the demons to respond.

At the same time, a flame quietly wrapped around the demon's legs, binding him.

When Aiden cast the Explosive Flame spell, he considered the possibility that the demons could dodge this powerful attack without taking any damage. So, as the Explosive Flame spell was about to strike, he also instantly cast the third-tier fire control spell, Flame Tongue Entanglement, in an attempt to seal off the demons' movements.

A hint of displeasure flashed across the demon's face, as if he was somewhat annoyed; this expression was fleeting.

Just before the Explosive Flame Spell hit, Aaron quickly escaped from its area-of-effect range to avoid being accidentally injured by his teammates.

The Explosive Flame spell hit head-on, the scorching flames billowing black smoke that briefly obscured vision.

However, there is something called the "no harm even with smoke" principle.

The still-powerful magical fluctuations emanating from the black smoke chilled the five people's hearts even more.

This explosive fire spell...didn't cause any harm to the demons?

As the smoke dissipated, the demon's face was revealed; it hadn't even turned black in the slightest and remained unchanged from before.

The demon released a burst of magic, and the tongues of fire that were wrapped around the demon's legs vanished instantly.

Seco's mana consumption rate also accelerated. She judged that if it continued at this rate, her mana would be overdrawn soon, and she would not even be able to cast buffs on her teammates. So she decisively dispelled the Slowing Curse.

With the restraints removed, the demons' eyes gleamed with even greater ferocity.

"After being bitten by mosquitoes so many times, I'm still a bit itchy!" As soon as he finished speaking, the demon seemed to have lost interest in continuing to play. With a swift movement, his form vanished.

All five broke out in a cold sweat, especially Aaron, who was directly facing the demons. His sense of crisis increased sharply, and he instinctively raised his sword to deal with the attack.

The demon's figure disappeared because his rapid movement made him undetectable to the five people. Only Aaron, with his excellent sense of danger, raised his sword to deal with the situation.

A scream was heard, and the four saw Aaron's arms, which were holding the greatsword, suddenly break off. He was then sent flying backward, crashing heavily to the ground, and then fell silent.

They clearly saw that their captain's body flew out, but his head remained in place.

The demon revealed a wicked smile.

"Which one should we choose next?"