Lord Demon is behind you

The brave man didn't know how many times he used his skills, barely blocking Xuelu's approach.

Even if the Demon King liberates the third form, he can provide some assistance from a distance from time to time, but because of the distance, he can only use some long-range attack spells to mainly output and suppress, and cannot use control spells Provide assistance—in other words, most of the attacks still have to be borne by the hero himself.

At this time, Xuelu's pressure on the brave man who faced her is still unparalleled.

To be honest, it has been a long time since he was forced to face such a strong sense of oppression——

There was no room for escape.

As a boss, the quality of Witch Xuelu is undoubtedly top-notch.Relying on her abundant blood volume, she used a blood-for-blood style of play, completely ignoring the opponent's attack, and just waved her fists blindly.A random blow could easily knock the opponent into the air, and it was surprisingly powerful. Even if the hero tried his best to defend, he could barely stop her progress.

——I can’t count how many times I’ve been knocked into the air.

The bones all over the body seemed to have been broken and then reconnected.

In the past, she was more or less merciful, and when facing a brave man, she mainly chased and captured him, at least she didn't want to kill him on the spot.And now... she's completely insane.

The brave man suspected that she might not have recognized who the enemy was at all, and was just fighting on instinct.

The blood volume dropped below the safety line several times. If it weren't for the high-grade medicine in the brave backpack, he might not be able to survive at all.

However, Xuelu's blood volume kept dropping.Even though as the boss, she showed no signs of physical decline at all, nor would she be slowed down by the scars on her body, but——this was a ray of hope after all.

50%, 40%, 30% - just like that, her blood volume was reduced bit by bit.

How long ago was the last time a battle like this was fought with little hope?

Due to excessive physical exertion, the brave man once began to empty his mind.

How is that guy doing now?Did the battle go well?Judging from the fact that the two auxiliary systems did not provide assistance to Xuelu, he could still suppress the opponent smoothly, but he was forced to be in a near-death state, in case the opponent seized the opportunity to kill him...

Dying...would be painful.

——Of course, the situation afterwards will also become difficult, and one's side will be suppressed by the enemy, and it may be lost.But... at least at this moment, in his tired and oxygen-deprived mind, only this thought popped up vaguely.

No, you can't think like this.You have to trust your companions, and now you can only trust your companions.

The other party must be believing in him now, and at the same time insisting on fighting—I believe he will be able to keep Xuelu here as agreed, and persist until the witches on the fifth floor are defeated.

If they fail here, the two of them will also lose completely.I will die, the other party will die, and the person I want to save...human beings...

So no matter what, you must not fall here, no matter what.

Facing the long-range spell flying from far away, the witch rushed here again.

It's just that the normal attack also has enough force to blow the brave man away.

Even using the long sword to attack her wrists, elbows, etc. would not be of much benefit to the battle situation: the magic sword is sharp enough to cut through her shell and burn the muscles inside, but it cannot shake her attack line.

We can only deal with her with the help of defensive skills.In the previous battles, the brave has already summed up enough experience.

But this time, when the enemy had just charged halfway——

"Confine the light!"

The witch stopped suddenly.The outstretched arm hung stiffly by his side, trembling slightly.It can be seen that it is not that he does not want to move, but that he cannot move.

Is this—an abnormal state, [paralysis]?

Immediately, a large number of powerful dark spells poured in one after another.

Unlike the previous methods that could only compromise with long-distance attacks, this time the attack was straightforward and fierce, directly knocking Xuelu into the air from a distance, and then without stopping, her blood bar dropped to the bottom in one breath .

A huge black shadow enveloped it.

At some point, the Demon King quietly slipped to the position above his head, and now he is spreading his huge black membranous wings, hovering lightly in the sky like a bird.

"How are you, Brave!"

He lowered his height and asked anxiously.

"..."

The brave man let out a long breath.As if all the strength in his body had been sucked away suddenly, he fell backwards.

"Well," he replied vaguely, "that is... not dead yet."

His physical strength has already exceeded the limit, and his appearance is already bruised.

Although in his many years of fighting, this time is not the worst, but it is also one of the best in terms of the difficulty of fighting.

Once it was over, the excessive tiredness all rushed up at once.Now it became very difficult for him to even move his fingers, so he could only lie on his back among the long grass, in a big shape.

"...And you, are you okay?"

Along with the tiredness came waves of drowsiness.The brave man supported the upper and lower eyelids that were almost glued together, and asked in reverse.

"Me? Oh, my side went well. The witch has been dealt with. Now we have completed the fifth floor strategy."

……Right.Since he can appear here alive, it means that everything is going well.

The Demon King lowered his height even further, got close to the top of the brave man, and bent down.

In this form, his head was shrouded in a hazy black mist.No matter how close he got, the brave man couldn't see what kind of expression he had now——

But you can guess.

"...Sorry. It's been so long... If I could have done it sooner..."

He seemed to really want to reach out and touch the brave man's face, but in the end he didn't do anything - he didn't know whether he was concerned about his current form, or simply felt that this kind of action was too ambiguous.

"you……"

I always feel that something is wrong.The brave man bit the tip of his tongue, forcing himself to wake up.

"Why are you still like this?"

The BOSS team has been wiped out, and the crisis has been resolved.Logically speaking, he should be able to return to his normal appearance, right?

"Ah, I'm sorry!"

Reflexively, the Demon King shielded his eyes with both hands, and at the same time pulled the distance upwards.

"Isn't this ugly? Don't look at me for now—"

Ugly or not... It's not like I haven't seen it before.

In fact, the brave man unexpectedly realized that now he no longer has any bad feelings towards the attitude of the opponent's demons.

"That's not the point. By the way, if you think it's not good-looking, why don't you go back?"

"Because, because... if you change back to the first form, you won't have wings."

The demon king shielded his face with his arms in frustration.

"I don't want to keep it like this. But there is no way. If you lift the double seal in the human world, you will be forced to enter a long-term near-death state. Even after returning to the prototype, it will last for about half an hour-this is to balance the excess A compromise made due to the strength of the people. This field, for me with only 1 health point... is a bit too dangerous..."

If you scratch your little finger with a blade of grass, you will die, if you accidentally kick a small stone, you will die, if you get stung by an insect, you will die——

In order to avoid these dangers, he can only choose to float in the air for the time being.

"... Ah, I see."

The brave man took a deep breath, closed and opened his eyes, and after a moment of deliberation, finally accumulated enough strength to sit up again.

He returned the magic sword to the demon king, then took the spare sword, and cut off the tattered grass around him in two or three strokes.

"Brave? Are you—"

"bring it on."

The brave man sat cross-legged on the ground and stretched his arms towards him.

"……Hey?"

The Demon King blurted out, making a confused sound.

"Brave... are you going to give me a victory hug?"

"……Are you stupid."

I always feel so tired that I don't even have the strength to complain... He sighed and tried to make himself more energetic.

"I can't let you float forever. Besides, if you don't return to the original form, you will never be able to get rid of the near-death state? So, let me catch you—anyway, between the partners of the same team, It is impossible to hurt the other party."

Teammates in the same team cannot cause damage, even if the devil hits the brave, it will not cause any damage in blood volume.

If the devil landed on the brave man instead of the ground, the possibility of blood loss due to accidents would undoubtedly be much lower.

"Ah, yes, that's true...but..."

The hero keeps his arms outstretched.After just raising his arms for a while, he actually felt twice as tired.

"If you don't want to, forget it."

"No, no, unwilling, willing, especially willing!"

The sudden burst of purple light wrapped him inside, and then the demon king who had recovered to his original shape fell straight down and fell into the arms of the brave man.

"However, the brave thinks... is this okay?"

He carefully grabbed the brave man's collar and rubbed it up, trying to shrink himself into the safe area, "That is to say, that, didn't you say that before? I hope I can stay away from you and keep a safe distance, Something. Doesn't it feel uncomfortable like this now?"

Just looking at the current posture, the two of them are basically stacked on top of each other.No matter how pure the purpose is, physical contact is a fact after all.

"...Is there such a thing?"

The brave man really couldn't remember for a while.After completely relaxing, he only felt as if his whole mind stopped turning for a while, and he became very dull, and it was difficult to respond to his companion's words in a timely manner.

"Don't you remember? It was when I was on the second floor—"

"Oh...then there is."

He stared at the extraordinarily clear blue sky above his head, and said slowly, "However, people's moods and thoughts...will change. Now I—"

He searched for a suitable description in his mind.

The Demon King held his breath as if realizing something.

"Now I... don't..."

"what!!"

A woman's exclamation came from not far away.

The two looked at the reputation at the same time, only to see that there was a completely unexpected existence——

Dancer Lana——is standing there in a human form.At this time, she even looked more charming than before, without any shadow of being a witch.

She was staring at the brave man and the devil, her face full of disbelief, her mouth lightly covered with one hand.

"Yong...Master Brave..." A crisp voice came out of her mouth, but the words were stuttered because of surprise, "You guys are..."

"Why are you here! Still appearing alone! Still in human form!!"

The Demon King was even more surprised than her, "And...you can speak suddenly, you can't speak!"

The brave man calmly held down the demon king who couldn't stop moving because of the shock, making sure that he wouldn't be knocked down and injured to death.

Instead of being calm... it's better to say that his brain has temporarily given up the processing function of intense emotions, and instead appears very calm.

"...Miss Lana."

"Yes, yes!" Lana straightened her back nervously, and confessed without waiting for further questioning, "Please, please don't worry! In fact, I have already been eliminated. I have already died with Shaka... The current me is just a small piece of leftover spirit body. Because I wanted to see the brave man again no matter what, so I dragged it forcibly without disappearing, and reappeared in front of you—"

"Can there be such a thing?! I have never heard of this. It should be impossible for the spirit to exist independently without relying on the body..."

It seemed that the situation in front of him completely surpassed the common sense of the Demon King.

"Don't worry about that," the brave man said slowly, "The result is the most important thing. Anyway, Miss Lana, what's the matter with you?... If you want revenge, I won't allow it."

He put on the holy sword and held it in his hand.

——Although in such a bad state, it's hard to say whether he can swing a sword normally...at least it's no problem to deal with an auxiliary system.

"No, no, no, no, no," she waved her hands hastily, "I just want to see you. Because, no matter what, I like you the most. Even if I can't get married, even if you don't like me... I also like you the most. I like the brave man."

"And then... there is one more thing."

For the first time, the girl's face was covered with haze.

"Do you think what we did...is annoying?"

"No," the brave man said truthfully, "Miss Lana, as I said before... you have provided me with a lot of help, and I am very grateful to you. But now you are enemies, and what you want to do is to endanger mankind." Things. This kind of thing—I can’t accept it, so I have to beat you all. That’s all.”

"Hate" and the like should be purer feelings.

"yes……"

After hearing this, instead of relaxing, Lana became even more worried.

"But, there is one thing... Before Shaka disappears, please let me tell you. After listening to what I'm going to say next, you will definitely hate us..." She muttered, "I knew Let her speak for herself..."

"--what?"

Realizing that this matter might be important, the brave man straightened up involuntarily.

His current strength is not enough to stand up while holding someone in his arms, so even if there is suspicion of disrespect, he can only sit like this for the time being and listen to the other person's words.

...In the final analysis, talking to someone else with your arms in your arms is not considered respectful no matter what.

"Shaka asked me to tell you," Lana said after a pause, "that letter was delivered to Her Royal Highness the Princess."