Lord Demon is behind you

After she used simple healing techniques and medicine to get rid of the hemostatic state, the brave man finally couldn't help but said: "Miss Wilka, actually... At that time, there was no need to risk doing such a thing."

Not to mention that the monsters only attack the brave, not the elves... Just talking about the situation just now, the crisis is not so dangerous that it is worth taking the risk.

"...I'm sorry, Your Excellency the Brave," the elf said after a moment of silence, "At that time... I couldn't think calmly. When I saw you in danger, my body acted far faster than my mind."

"This was my mistake, I'm very sorry... there could have been a better solution."

"..."

Faced with such words, the brave man couldn't say anything for a moment.

His original intention was not to condemn the other party, but the actions just now were indeed very inconsistent with Wilka's character all along—as the person with the most life experience and combat experience in the team, she had always been in charge of holding the formation and observing There has never been such an overreaction to the situation.

Sure enough...was she still affected by the transformation ceremony?The brave man couldn't help thinking that after becoming a witch, she lost all her calmness and rationality, leaving only her last persistence... So when the brave man is in danger, he will act too impulsively.

Even if it's the seemingly bright half here, something is essentially missing.

While he was silent, the elf had completely healed the wound with quick hands and feet.

"I will pay attention next time. In short, Your Excellency the Brave, let's make another journey as soon as possible while the sky is still bright——according to our current speed, if there is no accident, we will probably be able to reach the witch by this time tomorrow. gone."

Witch...

The brave man recalled the terrain of the elf forest, and it corresponded to the forest in front of him.

"Did you mean that the boss room on this floor is located at..."

"Well," the elf nodded, "it's just under the elf mother tree, where the elf altar is."

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As the second day progressed further, the surrounding monsters began to decrease.Those low-level mobs that could take one arrow at a time were nowhere to be seen, and even if they showed up occasionally, they were often huge high-level monsters.

Therefore, in the process of the two of them on their way, most of the time there is nothing to do.

"Miss Wilka," the brave man asked intentionally or unintentionally, "Speaking of which, what happened to the previous witch conversion?"

"Witch conversion...?"

The elf is busy observing the surrounding situation.Places where large monsters haunt often leave special traces, and distinguishing such traces is the strength of the elves.

"Yes, conversion. When I met Olga before, she once told me that everything was an accident, and Her Royal Highness never thought it would turn out like this-do you know anything about this matter? ?”

In the previous team, Wilka unexpectedly had a good relationship with Her Royal Highness—probably because both of them had a serious personality.So the brave man thought that the elves might have more reliable information about that matter than Olga.

"Olga...ah, it's that child."

The elf turned around and returned to the brave man, and answered irrelevantly.

"It's the little girl who has the blood of the cat people. To tell you the truth, I once thought that Your Excellency the Brave would take her back to her hometown to get married."

"……what?"

——Obviously what she wanted to talk about was a serious matter, why did she quickly turn the topic to relationship issues?

"Because you have a good relationship, right? I always feel that that kind of relationship has surpassed ordinary friends. She trusts you very much, and you take care of her. This should be an ideal relationship between a man and a woman."

"No, not at all, that's not the case," the brave man quickly shook his head in denial, "It's just that there are more opportunities to act together."

Don't say such hurtful words like "Actually, I can't talk to my teammates with high status, so I prefer to run logistics with Olga."

"And..." Brave really didn't think this relationship was ideal.

"So, when I found out that even she couldn't get your love, I thought you liked a man."

While the brave man was dumbfounded, the elf smiled slightly.

"...Just kidding. Generally speaking, I don't think ordinary dirty men can be compared with Mr. Brave."

The brave man suddenly felt a sense of guilt for being sorry to so many male compatriots all over the world.

"Because you haven't liked anyone so far, I want to try again," she said. "After all, falling in love is something that shouldn't be taken for granted. Two people who seem to be a good match may not call, and two people who seem to be targeting each other People may also have deep-rooted love, but no matter what, there is no hope if you don’t work hard.”

She was terribly frank.In the brave man's impression, Verka was not the straightforward type. On the contrary, before the "Ten Witches" incident broke out, although she had confessed, her attitude was very cryptic——

Even though humans are creatures that can grow and change, the overly strong contrast makes the brave man feel equally uneasy.

"Miss Wilka," he said with a sigh of relief, "Actually... I have someone I like."

"……yes."

The elf's attitude was unexpectedly flat, and her face didn't change much. I don't know if she had expected it or didn't believe it.

"Then, do I have the honor of knowing the name of your sweetheart, Mr. Brave?"

"...No, sorry, not right now. At least until the Raider of the Demon King's Castle is completed."

After all, this is bad news in every way.If she said something casually, maybe the Demon King would be killed by her.

"Oh... since you don't want to say it, then forget it," looking at her, it seems more and more that the brave just lied casually to dissuade her, "Well, it shouldn't be that dirty As far as I know, the demons are the race that has the least concept of fairness, and what you want is not an 'equal relationship'?"

"..." I was even more speechless.

A few hours later, the two approached the location of the boss as expected.

Standing in the middle of the elf forest is an extremely large, prosperous and vibrant giant tree - called the "mother tree" by the elves, the supreme existence that bred the vitality of the entire elves.

And at this moment, at the same location on the sixth floor of the Demon King City, a similar tree is quietly growing; it's just that what comes out of this tree is not a sacred vitality, but a strong death energy.

There is a simple altar under the tree. In the forest of elves, it was originally a place where the elves offered their harvest to the goddess once a year, but it was used as a standby place by the witch on the sixth floor.

——The tree man with a magnificent torso was quietly entrenched in a corner of the altar, while the dark elf was walking around slowly, looking in the direction of the tree man from time to time.

Because the distance is too far, the confirmation of the scene can only go so far.

Through the advanced long-sighted spell launched by the elf, the brave man can clearly observe a mass of thick dark elements inside the treant—it must be the devil.It seems that the demon king is still locked in the hollow inside the treant.

"Your Excellency the Brave, do you think it is better for us to choose a frontal assault or a sideways detour?"

At this time, the two were staying on the treetops in the distance, taking the final rest before the battle against the boss.

The elf pointed to the terrain in the distance and said: "The so-called sideways detour - do you remember? There is a narrow path behind the altar. I used to spy on it secretly when the witch was away. That path is on the sixth floor of the Demon King's City." Guilt is still there, too, and if we go this way—"

"However, the entire sixth floor was built by the witch herself." The witch must be well aware of this, and there is no guarantee that she will not make preparations there in advance.

"Yes. But no matter what, it shouldn't be worse than a frontal breakthrough. Her preparations for the frontal breakthrough must be more complete. And in that narrow place, many large-scale spells cannot be cast. For us It's more beneficial."

Having said that, it's not hard to see which side she leans on.The brave man took a deep look at her.

"Okay, Miss Wilka, you know the terrain here better, so I will continue to ask you to lead the way."

After sliding back to the ground from the tree, under the guidance of the elf, the two made a big circle and approached the altar from the back of the mother tree.

It is said to be a small path, but in fact it is just to find a barely squeezed gap between the gaps in the trees.As the target gets closer, the gap becomes narrower.Fortunately for the slender elves, the brave had to use the magic sword to cut through the overgrown branches and leaves before he could move forward.

...When I see the Demon Sword, I can't help but think of the Demon King.The thinking of the brave man diverged slightly.

Speaking of which, what is the current situation of the Demon King?The only thing that can be confirmed is that he is still alive, but more than 36 hours have passed since he was taken away.

Does it matter, that guy.During this period, the enemy should not be kind enough to give him food and water, which means he has been hungry for at least a day.In case there is some torture or something... Although it seems that there is no need to be tortured, what if the current dark elves happen to have a habit of torture?

That guy should have been pampered and never suffered since he was a child.It must be very sad to encounter such a sudden...

When he was worried, there was a sudden exclamation in front of him.

The elf leading the way backed away in a hurry as if seeing something terrible.Over her shoulders, dozens of dark green vines were seen swaying from the opposite side, attacking her limbs respectively.

This gap is too narrow, there is not even room for her to bend her bow.But when she was retreating, she stumbled again for some reason, and then the vines that rushed one after another accurately caught her, bound her hands and feet and dragged her to the other side.

This is……

The brave man held his breath.

What appeared in front of me was undoubtedly the worst possibility——

"Ah, you are finally here, Your Excellency the Brave!"

At the same time as the high-pitched female voice full of joy and excitement sounded, the trees tightly squeezed on both sides trembled as if they had received an order, and retreated backward at the same time.Soon, the narrow path turned into a spacious road and even a square.

The altar, which was directly below the mother tree, moved here as smoothly as if it was equipped with a wheel, and did not stop until it was not far in front of the brave man.The dark elf stood tall on it, raising its head arrogantly.Beside her, vines sprouting from the giant treant dragged the elf to the edge of the altar.

"You're here at last. How slow, I'm getting impatient - but everything is just as I expected it to be."

"--What did you say?"

The brave man quickly regained his senses, and immediately held his sword in both hands, ready to fight.

"I knew you would choose to go this way," she said, tilting her head while resting her elbows. "It's better to say that this road itself exists to lure you into the net. The entire sixth floor is controlled by I built it, do you think I will leave a special path in the rear for the enemy to attack?"

"Woo..." Behind her, the elf let out a weak mournful cry.

"Everything couldn't be smoother. Now, Your Excellency the Brave, can you tell me the answer to the question?"

"……question?"

"That's right. Don't say you've forgotten it, okay? Choose, should you become my man and save your companions, or stick to your beliefs and abandon your companions?"

As if feeling that he had already gained the upper hand, the Dark Elf behaved extraordinarily recklessly at this time.She even jumped off the altar and boldly approached the brave man, intending to use the close-fitting short knife to provoke his chin.

The brave man backed away immediately.

"Ah! I forgot." She struck the palm of her hand with the back of the knife thoughtfully, "Now you have no way out, so the previous option is considered invalid. Then change a set of options... How about this instead?"

She snapped her fingers, and the tree man moved forward to her side.

"—Choose one of the two companions...how? Now it doesn't matter if it's her," she pointed to the elf who was entangled in vines, "or him," she pointed to the tree man's torso, "everything Here I am. Please choose one of them, and I will kill the other immediately in front of you. Well, isn't this topic interesting?"

"The Pavilion of the Brave—Woo..." The elf struggled to say something, but was strangled by vines.

"bring it on."

The dark elf Wilka let out a joyful laugh, "Or... just stay by my side and become mine? If I do this, I will let them all go. What I really want is you alone That's all. Alright, Your Excellency the Brave. What are you going to do?"

She narrowed her eyes, her eyes filled with anticipation.

"..."

However, the brave man did not show a look of bewilderment and embarrassment.

He just let out a long sigh.

"...Miss Wilka."

He looked up and sighed: "Enough. It should be over, right? This farce."