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

The demons are able to launch precise attacks on adventurers thanks to this map.

Weaker human adventurers will die from traps and mechanisms, without the demons needing to lift a finger.

The demons stared intently at the area on the map where the white dots overlapped with the traps and mechanisms.

If the white light disappears, the demons will immediately redirect their weeping power elsewhere, because it means that the human adventurer has died under the trap.

If the white light spot does not disappear after encountering the trap, and survives or even destroys the trap, the demons will immediately identify their target and personally eliminate these elite human adventurers.

Aaron and his five-person adventurer team were chosen as the target of the demons in this way.

Now, the demons have found a new target to attack.

The three white dots encountered the "falling spikes" trap and the red dot representing the monster, and now only the three white dots remain.

"The traps and mechanisms were dismantled, and the monster was killed."

The demons immediately set off, pushing open the door to the stone chamber, where dozens of forked paths came into view.

The demons were already very familiar with the structure of the labyrinthine dungeon, and the intricate paths did not affect their judgment. They headed straight for the location of the three points of light.

……

The three members of the hero's team were still slowly making their way through the labyrinthine dungeon when suddenly, Philippa opened her beautiful eyes slightly, as if sensing something, and stopped in her tracks.

The two people beside her naturally noticed Philippa's unusual behavior and asked, "What's wrong?"

Philippa turned to the left, drew her light sword, and stared fiercely at the stone wall in front of her.

The two looked in the direction Philippa was pointing with her sword, only to see a bare stone wall, and were immediately puzzled.

Just as the two were about to ask Philippa about her situation, they instantly sensed a magical fluctuation that was constantly approaching from behind the stone wall.

They immediately understood what Philippa was wary of; one held an axe, and the other raised a staff, ready to strike.

They all felt a sense of familiarity with this magical fluctuation; they had sensed something similar during their Holy Light Pilgrimage, but it was a thousand, ten thousand... billion times stronger than what they felt now.

That demon king...

The magical fluctuations we're seeing now undoubtedly originate from demons. Are they minions of that Demon King, sent to attack us?

Tensioning themselves, the three inevitably recalled the overwhelming purple-black magical light curtain that had blotted out the sky during the Holy Light Pilgrimage after sensing the magical fluctuations of the demon race.

That day, the hero squad recalled the fear they had felt when they were paralyzed by the Demon King, and the humiliation of the Demon King's rampage during the Holy Light Pilgrimage, leaving them utterly powerless to resist.

Tarik took a few deep breaths.

It's alright, this is just an ordinary demon, far less terrifying than the Demon King. If you're afraid of something this weak, how will you face or even defeat the Demon King in the future?

The two women gripped their weapons tightly, staring intently at the stone wall.

With a loud "boom", the stone wall opened, and the figure of the demon slowly walked out. Before the demon could react, several beams of light rushed towards him.

The demon's pupils constricted slightly, and he cursed inwardly, "What bad luck!" He quickly dodged the beam of light.

This was a probing attack released by Sophia. The demons' reluctance to confront her revealed their fear of light-attribute magic.

Among the adventurer team, all of whom were fifth-tier professionals, only Aiden's magic, which he cast by overdrawing his magic power, caught the demons' attention.

Sophia, a fourth-tier professional, made a casual strike that the demons greatly feared.

The demon frowned slightly upon learning that the user was a light-attribute professional, but his furrowed brows relaxed quickly.

That's good. We'll stifle the light-attribute professionals here, preventing them from having any time to grow!

The demon's fierce gaze swept over the three of them, finally settling on Philippa's wrist.

The sword-shaped mark, without a doubt...

He is a hero!

The demon grinned, retracting his earlier "bad luck".

Today is incredibly lucky.

He actually ran into a team of heroes.

The female warrior, the axe-wielding heroine, and the remaining woman must be the saintess of the Church of Holy Light.

Fifth tier, fourth tier, fourth tier—this brave team hasn't even grown up yet, but he's already gotten lucky.

Today, we will utterly crush the brave warriors here!

The demon drew his sword, his previously expressionless face now clearly showing joy, and strode towards the three of them.

Philippa and Taric stepped forward as vanguard to directly confront the demons who were trying to stop them from getting closer.

The normal lineup for the Brave Squad is Taric in the front line, Sophia in the back row for damage, and Philippa, who is skilled in both magic and physical combat, moving around the battlefield and adapting to changing circumstances.

But that's obviously not the way to do it now.

This demon was a sixth-order demon, a full two magic ranks higher than Taric. Even though Taric had the advantage of light magic that countered demons, it still couldn't make up for the huge gap caused by the difference in magic ranks.

To stop the sixth-tier demons, Taric alone was clearly not enough. Philippa stood beside Taric, forming a two-in-front-one-out formation to fight the enemy.

The difference in magical power between the two sides makes this battle difficult.

The demons' attack arrived in an instant, and the two quickly imbued their swords and axes with light-attribute magic, slashing to parry the demons' swords.

Their first encounter ended in a draw.

The demon was somewhat surprised. He didn't take the fourth-tier axe-wielding warrior seriously, thinking that a warrior who was only one tier lower than him couldn't possibly stop him.

I never expected that this young warrior holding the axe handle would actually be a light-attribute professional.

Deviating somewhat from the plan, the demon took a step back, dodging the magical beam unleashed by Sophia, who was waiting for an opportunity to attack.

"Annoying flies." The demon could not ignore the attack of any of the three; if he was hit by light-attribute magic, he would suffer great damage.

When you encounter an opponent who can control you, it's really frustrating to fight them.

Sophia immediately became displeased and said in a huff, "I won't say who's been buzzing around like a fly."

Indeed, Sophia was the one chasing after the demon, firing beams of light at him. The demon dared not touch the beams and dodged them in various ways, which made Sophia laugh a little. However, the fact that she missed several times in a row made her quite annoyed.

What should you do if single-target attacks miss? Try switching to area-of-effect (AOE) attacks!

Sofia raised her staff high, her beautiful eyes closed, and muttered incantations.

At this moment, Sophia, who was chanting incantations, was radiating a rare holy light, finally looking a bit like a saint.

Unfortunately, Philippa was focused on the demon in front of her, fighting with bated breath, otherwise she would have been shocked to see Sophia like this.

"Rain of light, scatter across the earth!"