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

Leila watched the elderly bishop's movements with a serious expression, her slightly foul mouth a way of trying to buy him some more time.

Lyra still doesn't know how to use insults. In Zaun, that's no way to protect her parents. What she lacks is a keyboard and a pair of skilled hands, otherwise she'd be verbally abused to the point of breaking down by this old bishop in no time.

The elderly bishop wasn't buying it. His decision to go all out from the start wasn't because he thought highly of Lyra, but because he was afraid that if he got bogged down, too many attackers would escape.

The Greed Space appeared, and a seventh-tier giant scorpion crawled out of the entrance to the Greed Space.

Seventh tier? You can still fight them!

Before Lyra could be happy for long, another enormous scorpion crawled out, also a seventh-tier monster.

Lyra sensed something was wrong.

It seems that the elderly bishop can still summon quite a few seventh-tier monsters, and it's only a matter of time before he can summon eighth-tier monsters.

Leila felt a sudden increase in pressure.

I initially thought that finishing last would be manageable, and Leila wasn't planning on escaping unscathed. But now it seems like they've really pushed her to the limit!

Leila moved lightly, running towards the elderly bishop on the ground.

When fighting a summoner, you should go up close and not give him time to summon monsters.

Two seventh-tier giant scorpions blocked Lyra's path; these were the first obstacles she needed to overcome.

Lyra swiftly approached, dodging the attacks of the giant pincers and scorpion tail, and lightly leaped up, intending to use the giant scorpion as a stepping stone to directly attack the elderly bishop.

These two seventh-tier scorpions were enormous and difficult to bypass, which is why Lyra decided to break through from above.

However, the giant scorpion monster was controlled by the elderly bishop and was no longer a mindless creature that fought solely on instinct, which made it much more difficult to deal with.

The giant scorpion beneath Lyra's feet shook violently, its intention clear: to throw Lyra off!

Lyra lost her balance and fell off the scorpion, rolling over to cushion the impact and narrowly avoiding the scorpion's tail.

Scorpions are venomous animals, and the venom of the giant monster scorpion must be even more terrifying. Lyra needs to make sure she is not hit and leaves any venom in her body, otherwise the battles to come will become increasingly dangerous.

If we can't get past the two giant scorpions, then we'll kill them!

The image of that overwhelming purple-black light curtain from that day flashed through her mind, but unfortunately, Lyra didn't have enough time to enthusiastically praise Lord Shadow.

I can also glean some knowledge of the magic power it releases!

She's far from being able to reach the level of Lord Shadow Demon, but Lyra can still handle two monsters of the same rank.

It's not easy, though; it consumes a lot of magic power.

Like Ipsilon, Lyra is a genius in magic, but their focuses are not exactly the same, but rather completely unrelated.

Ipsilon was born with exceptional elemental talent, possessing magic of various attributes. She even has the rarest spatial attribute talent. In addition, she was given the dark attribute by becoming a member of the Demon King's familia. The only thing Ipsilon cannot learn is light magic.

Lyra, on the other hand, was born blind, which gave her an extremely keen sense of the flow of magic. Even after her eyes were restored, this keen sense of perception did not diminish, which made her ability to control magic exceptionally precise.

For example, if she kills these two giant scorpions, she won't waste her magic power due to insufficient control.

A purplish-black light flashed, and the two giant scorpions collapsed to the ground, lifeless.

With her magic power precisely targeting the giant scorpion's vital points, Lyra quickly dispatched two monsters of the same level with minimal magic consumption.

Before Lyra could become complacent, she saw a raptor emerge from the Greed Space, its aura indicating it was at the eighth rank!

coming!

Leila was on edge.

She can indeed easily defeat opponents of the same level, but against opponents of a higher level, she can only hope for the best.

Her current goal is not to kill the elderly bishop, but simply to buy time.

Even though she knew this in her heart, Leila was still unwilling to accept it.

It's just one level higher, how will you know if you don't try?

That's why she tried to get close, just in case she won.

Since we can't encounter that bishop yet, let's use this eighth-tier avian monster to test our skills!

First, observe the characteristics of bird-like monsters to see if you can deduce their abilities, weaknesses, etc. If you can grasp these, it will definitely be beneficial in battle.

This avian monster stood two meters tall with a wingspan of five meters. Its feathers gleamed with a metallic sheen, flashing with blue-purple electricity. Its sharp beak and claws, as if forged from steel, exuded a chilling killing intent. Its eyes, like two dazzling gems, emitted a ghostly blue light.

Electricity? Lyra made a preliminary assessment of the bird-like monster's abilities and warned of the possibility of lightning strikes.

As the battle began, the avian monster spread its wings and let out a deafening cry, instantly creating a gust of wind. Lyra quickly regained her footing, gripping her magical longsword tightly, refusing to be knocked down by the rising air currents.

The avian monster launched the first attack, swooping down on Lyra with lightning speed. Lyra nimbly dodged and swung her sword in retaliation. However, the Wind and Thunder Eagle's feathers were incredibly hard and its magic resistance was terrifying; the magic sword blade only left a few marks when it struck the feathers.

There was no bleeding; not even a scratch was broken, and the armor couldn't be penetrated!

The avian monster pressed its advantage, clawing at Laila with its sharp claws. Laila dodged the attack by sidestepping, and in the process, plunged her longsword into the belly of the Wind and Thunder Eagle.

This area is relatively soft, so it should be able to cause effective damage, right?

Laila's judgment was correct; the avian monster's abdomen was not very resilient. It let out a painful scream, but instead of retreating, it attacked Laila even more frantically.

The two engaged in fierce close combat, sword after sword, leaving wound after wound on the bird-like monster, feathers flying everywhere.

But Lyra also got injured in the exchange, and her black robe became faintly visible.

Since it was a black robe formed from magic, Lyra couldn't cover too much. She simply covered her face, revealing the tight-fitting clothes underneath that accentuated the girl's graceful curves.

Finally, Lyra gradually got used to the attacks of the avian monster and seized the opportunity to strike.

"Go to hell!"

Laila let out a sharp cry, pointed her sword at his heart, and unleashed her magic.

As the avian monsters fell, Lyra's face lit up with joy, but she didn't dare to slack off in her work, heading straight for the elderly bishop.

At this moment, the elderly bishop did not summon any other monsters for defense, allowing Lyra to approach smoothly. She unleashed a sword strike, concentrating all her remaining magic power into this single strike.

succeed!

The exhaustion made her unsteady on her feet. Killing the elderly bishop was not enough; she was powerless to deal with the remaining cultists.

If I had known I could win, I wouldn't have let them retreat...

Leila took a deep breath. She had heard countless times about the cultists' infamous reputation, and she knew that falling into their hands would not end well.

So she decided to use her last bit of strength to commit suicide; she didn't want to be captured and have her body and soul violated by cult members.

Lady Shadow, Lyra, I haven't disappointed you, have I?

In her final moments, she longed for the figure of Lord Demon Shadow, but what she heard was a sentence that filled her with despair.

"Little brat, how can you think you've already won?"