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

As her body tilted downwards, Sophia thought to herself, "This is bad."

Falling down is nothing serious; if you activate your magic to protect yourself in time, you won't get any injuries that will affect your running.

But now the monster horde is right behind them, and some of the faster monsters are gradually closing the distance. In the time it takes for them to fall and get back up, some monsters might be able to catch up.

If we get entangled like this, it will be even harder to escape.

They will hold the team back.

But there was no other way now; Sofia's only plan was to get up as quickly as possible after falling...

Just before landing, her body was suddenly embraced by a pair of soft, delicate hands.

The soft touch was undoubtedly that of their own princess, the heroine.

Philippa noticed that Sofia's foot had slipped, and without thinking much, she picked Sofia up and continued running with her in her arms.

It's time for the lucky draw...

Isn't this exactly what she wanted?

Holding Philippa in her arms, Sofia was surprisingly docile.

However, "honest" here refers to being clean-handed and not taking advantage of the situation to grope or anything like that.

But in his heart, he was having all sorts of wild thoughts.

Sophia, the Holy Maiden, has always been a bit "assertive," enjoying the feeling of holding girls in her arms.

While being held by Philippa, Sofia couldn't help but have such thoughts.

Being held in the arms of a sweet and soft girl... doesn't seem so bad?

Enjoying the warmth, Sofia was speechless and didn't notice that Philippa and Taric had sped up again.

The original speed was because Philippa and Taric were considering Sofia's safety and deliberately slowed down to run on the same line as her.

Now that Philippa is carrying Sofia, there is no longer such concern, and the overall speed has increased significantly.

While Sofia was lost in thought, Taric and Philippa talked as they ran.

"Your Majesty Phoenix...aren't you going to make a move?" Taric ran off without looking back, the giant axe in his hand really getting in the way.

Philippa herself wasn't entirely sure, and said with an ambiguous tone, "Perhaps... Grandpa Phoenix thinks the situation isn't critical yet?"

After all, although a horde of monsters was relentlessly pursuing them, the two of them were still able to run for a long time, and the monsters wouldn't be able to catch up for a while.

I don't know how long it will take to shake off the monster horde. At most, I just need to get out of the secret realm. Even if the monsters catch up, once we get to the main plane, we can call more people. Who will chase whom is still uncertain!

Before long, the two saw the exit of the "Emerald" Valley.

The exit is narrow, of course, relative to the large number of monsters. Passing through this area will greatly reduce the monsters' pursuit.

Just as they were about to pass through the valley entrance, a loud crash of rocks breaking came from above.

"Watch out!" Philippa warned.

Taric noticed the unusual noise and quickly slowed down.

The boulder crashed down like a meteor, shaking the ground violently. Debris and dust flew everywhere, instantly blocking the only exit from the valley entrance. Looking up, one could see sticky black vines crawling all over the rock walls, writhing like living creatures and pushing even more rocks down.

Fortunately, none of the three were injured by the falling rocks.

“I’ve been tricked…” Philippa angrily swung her sword, a blade of light slashing at the black vines on the rock wall.

The black vines didn't seem to be any powerful demons; they were instantly severed into several pieces by the light blade.

The anger has been vented, but the boulder blocking the way won't collapse as a result.

"Can it be split open?" Philippa asked Taric.

Taric answered truthfully, "It should be possible if the three of us are together..."

Upon hearing this, Philippa put Sofia down and, amidst Sofia's reluctance, drew her light sword.

"Let's go together, we can't afford any more delays."

The relentless horde of monsters is closing in; an exit must be opened before they catch up.

The halo that had always surrounded them became even more dazzling, and Taric and Sophia felt the restlessness of the magic within their bodies.

"Three, two, one!"

As Philippa's countdown ended, the three of them simultaneously poured their magic into Taric's giant axe.

Taric roared and swung his massive axe, which was imbued with a great deal of magic power, down in one strike.

The boulder shattered with a crash, and the three quickly stepped out of the valley and continued running towards the portal to the secret realm...

"That's it."

An aged yet remarkably steady voice sounded from behind, causing the three to turn around and gasp in surprise.

"Grandpa Phoenix!"

"Your Majesty Phoenix! (x2)"

The old man, draped in a silver-white robe, stood at the entrance of the valley, facing the approaching horde of demons.

"This experience has been enough. Leave the rest to me."

Under the watchful eyes of the three men, the old man took a step forward.

Suddenly, the magic around him became rampant, and silvery-white light surged from Phoenix's body, flashing around him and forming dazzling spots of light.

The three watched Phoenix perform the spell in silence.

Sofia and Taric felt extremely honored to witness the Royal Chief Magician's spell.

How is the rarest spatial magic used in combat?

The monster horde was approaching the valley entrance. Directly above the monster horde, with a flash of dazzling silver-white light, huge rocks appeared out of thin air and fell towards the monster horde under the influence of gravity.

This is an indirect attack using spatial magic, transporting various items through teleportation magic to let the enemy experience the power of Newton.

The items being transported were rocks sourced locally.

The massive rocks quickly smashed the monster horde to pieces.

The monster horde was dense enough that it meant the monsters had no space to hide from the rocks.

Rocks falling from a height are virtually unavoidable.

However, this move is only effective against weaker monsters, and it cannot eliminate all monsters.

The leader of the monster horde, a lava monster, shattered a rock falling from the sky with a single punch, but the flying rock fragments still damaged the monster horde.

Upon seeing the monstrous lava monster making a scene, Phoenix vanished and reappeared atop the monster's head.

The lava monster was enraged to see the tiny creature looming high above it, and it swung its lava fists at Phoenix in mid-air.

The fist missed Phoenix; instead, it exploded as if struck by some kind of impact, and a faint silvery-white light could be seen emanating from the shattered fist.

Phoenix's figure disappeared again, and the next moment, the lava monster lost its footing and its huge body crashed to the ground.

This time, Phoenix attacked the lava monster's feet.

The lava monster roared angrily, twisting its head as it tried to find Phoenix...

Meanwhile, Phoenix was back on top of the lava monster's head.

A silvery-white light shimmered in the lava monster's eyes...