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

Alpha's sudden move completely changed the course of the battle.

So where did this eighth-tier magic scroll come from?

The magic scroll was created by Ipsilon and given to Alpha by Gamma before the war.

When opposing elemental spells are unleashed together, they weaken each other. However, Ipsilon, who is proficient in all elemental spells except light, can fuse the four elemental spells into a single spell scroll to create an ultimate spell with effects far exceeding those of spells of the same rank.

Iota is Newton from another world, skilled at combining magic and technology.

Ipsilon is a gifted magic genius who was born with all-elemental magic talents except for light and dark magic. After becoming Gray's familia, he also mastered dark magic.

However, she is not good at, or rather, completely unable to use, martial arts; she is an extremely talented individual.

Even before going to the Astrea Magic Academy to carry out his mission, Ipsyron had already made some magic scrolls and handed them over to Gamma to handle.

Ipsilon's original intention was to give Gamma, who was relatively weak in self-defense, a trump card. As the president of the Grand Chamber of Commerce, Gamma was easily targeted and attacked by hostile forces.

They also stored some lower-level magic scrolls for sale. These so-called "lower-level" scrolls were actually quite high-level magic scrolls on the market, luxury items that only high-ranking nobles could afford.

Somewhat amazed by the power of the magic scroll, Alpha and Theta didn't stop and headed straight for Elius.

They've seen far more terrifying moves before, so this level of magic isn't enough to leave the two women stunned.

Hmm, a typical case of being all talk and no action. If you weren't skilled, would you have come up with such a destructive move?

It's also Gray's fault; with the contrast of "I am atomic," this terrifying elemental storm suddenly paled in comparison.

At this moment, Elius finished chanting the incantation, and the Gate of Greed reopened.

However, Elius wasn't so lucky this time and didn't summon a numerically powerful monster like the Giant Poison Frog.

This time, a plant-type monster was summoned.

Its rhizomes are thick and powerful, resembling countless winding pythons intertwined. Its leaves are broad and thick, covered with fine bristles, and dark green in color. Sharp serrations are hidden along the edges of the leaves, as if ready to tear apart prey at any moment.

The flower is unusually large, reaching up to one meter in diameter. Its petals are a vibrant red, covered with mysterious black stripes that crisscross like veins. The inside of the petals is covered with sharp thorns and emits a nauseating, fishy stench.

“A plant-type monster, with these characteristics… a man-eating flower?” Alpha recalled the strange creatures Gray had told him about when he was a child, including man-eating flowers.

However, this man-eating flower is no ordinary plant; it's a monster!

To meet the two women, the man-eating flower monster stretched out its thorny vines and lashed out at them with lightning speed.

It's unclear whether there's a chance of being selected, so it's best not to get chosen.

Alpha and Sita made a decision and used their swords to cut down the vines they had pulled out.

To their surprise, the vine broke easily when cut, and Alpha couldn't help but wonder if the other party was bluffing them to lower their guard.

Alpha only understood after cutting through the vines and reaching the man-eating flower monster, where he and Sita easily defeated it.

It really is... that brittle.

In reality, this man-eating flower monster lives deep in the forest, and as long as its roots are planted in the ground, it can draw magic from the ground for its own use.

It can be used to strengthen the vines or repair broken vines.

However, the Golden Weasel Merchant Guild building is located in human territory, where there is not an abundance of magic power that can be absorbed by the man-eating flower monsters.

There is a mechanism in the game, but that mechanism was banned, which is why Alpha felt so easy to play.

After quickly defeating the man-eating flower monster, Alpha and Theta are approaching Elius.

At this distance, Elius no longer had time to summon monsters, and he had to use his wind magic to deal with the two women.

Mages are already at a disadvantage in close combat, let alone in a righteous two-on-one situation. Elius was forced to retreat by the two women who were close to him.

"hateful!"

Elius frantically tried to retrieve the magic scroll, but finally found an opportunity.

However, Alpha and Theta continued their offensive without any reduction, showing no regard for the magic scrolls.

Elius made a gesture of injecting magic, thinking that the two women would have some reservations, but Alpha's sword grazed past them instead.

“You!” Elius exclaimed in astonishment.

Alpha scoffed, "Do you think I'm stupid? Detonating a magic scroll this close would cause you far more damage. How could you possibly dare to detonate it?"

In Alpha's language, the two of them have high magic resistance, while Elius is just a fragile mage and summoner. If the magic scroll is detonated, the two of them will at most suffer some injuries, but Elius will have to blow himself up.

The act of taking out the magic scroll was merely intended to make the two women have something to worry about and to reduce their stress.

If a plan fails, it will backfire and cause harm.

Holding the magic scroll, Elius was caught in a dilemma: whether to detonate it or not.

Detonating it would kill him, but not detonating it would be in his way, and the act of taking it out and then throwing it away would expose more of his weaknesses.

Elius was caught in a dilemma, but Theta wouldn't give him time to think and went straight to the point.

Elius panicked. He could just detonate it. He activated his magic shield with all his might, and it might not necessarily kill him, right?

He just needs to activate all his defenses immediately after detonating it, and the two women in front of him won't be able to react in time!

As magic was injected, a sharp pain shot through Elius, causing him to scream in agony and nearly lose consciousness on the spot.

Alpha's sword severed Elius's entire arm, causing blood to gush out; the sword sliced ​​away flesh and bone together.

Seriously? Explicit and high-energy content ahead.

Elius's hesitation caused him to miss the best time to detonate. In the ever-changing battlefield, a moment of hesitation can cost you your life.

Alpha's earlier statement was indeed what she truly thought, but she was also prepared for Elius to detonate the magic scroll.

In this battlefield, there is also Capa, who is multitasking and controlling the situation.

Capa, who was skilled in mental magic, was best able to detect subtle changes in movements. Realizing that Elius was determined to self-destruct, Capa immediately notified Alpha to be careful.

Alpha understood Kappa's meaning from just the word "be careful".

Kappa's original intention was to remind Alpha and Theta to activate the magic barrier in time to reduce damage, but he did not expect Alpha to react quickly and cut off Elius's arm that was holding the magic scroll before Elius could detonate it.

Kappa covered her mouth.

As expected of the boss!

Elius's defeat was inevitable; he took a hard punch to the head from Theta and then a sword through his heart from Alpha.

Alpha drew its sword and looked in other directions.

"They should all be resolved by now."

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I had a full day of classes today, and I'm writing this during evening self-study...