Girl in the Box: Please tell me why I was reincarnated as a mimic monster!

If this were just part of a plan to defeat the Demon King, it wouldn't be a problem, but I don't think... defeating the Demon King requires constantly expanding one's power, even to the point of spreading it all over the world.

After that, Mo Yueya left. These were the last words he spoke to Seria that day.

“Miss Seria, if you continue to obstruct us like this…” Lycia tucked the whip back into her waistband, “we will have to eliminate you first.”

This is clearly a threat and an ultimatum. Helping the enemy in this way inevitably makes one appear as an ally of the enemy.

Now Seria is also feeling a bit shaken, because if she decides her stance now, she will be surrounded and attacked by her comrades.

For some reason, she glanced at the Black Knight sitting to the side, somewhat relieved that he hadn't participated in the battle; he hadn't made any move, just sat there. Wu Ke did the same, but he seemed to be suppressing something.

Xia Que, still conflicted, anxiously watched Seria, worried for her. She, too, didn't join in, because she wasn't resolute enough, lacking the power to kill her friend. Hao Er, meanwhile, held his gun, staring blankly at Seria.

That's good... You all shouldn't get involved... I don't want to... fight with you...

Celia turned back, looking firmly at Lycia. She had made her stance clear through her actions. She didn't want them to change their minds because of her, especially Xia Que, the child wasn't ready yet.

“Is that so…then I have no choice but to rule you out.” Lycia nodded.

Lycia, who had seemed perfectly peaceful, was now radiating an indescribable pressure. She truly lived up to her reputation as the leader of the ghosts; just standing there was enough to make Seria lose her fighting ability.

Eh……?

With one blink of an eye, Lycia was already in front of him, holding a gleaming dagger pointed at his neck.

That's outrageous... There's absolutely no chance of winning...

Celia smiled bitterly, inwardly complaining about the cruel joke of fate, calmly accepting her impending death. But death didn't come; instead, Lycia was hit and thrown into the air.

Boom!

The Black Knight burst between the two like a black cannonball, then slammed into Lycia and flew away, before standing steadily in front of Seria.

“Excuse me,” the Black Knight drew his greatsword from his back, “I have no intention of letting you harm my companions. Besides, I’ve long harbored resentment towards your kingdom.”

"The Black Knight..." Seria's mood instantly soared.

"Oh, miss! And there's me, Baldy!" Wu Ke also came to Seria's side. "Hey, the thing I hate most is bullying kids. You all better get ready! This hammer is going to smash your heads in!"

“Ugh… Is that so…” Lycia slowly stood up. “Then, I can only apologize to you all. Ghosts.”

"exist."

Lycia snapped her fingers, and ghosts in green hats and white clothes appeared from all directions, but for some reason, there were fewer of them than before, and some of them were even wounded.

But given their strength, dealing with Seria and the other two would be easy for them.

"Smell, smell... Zhou Dong's scent!?"

Xiao smelled the blood on these people, and among it was Zhou Tai's blood, which meant...

"I see... The swordsman died in battle..." Wenther murmured to himself. "Xiao... I'll help you... avenge the swordsman..."

"Um,!"

Xiao rushed towards the ghost without hesitation, unconsciously burning her magic power to make herself stronger.

At the same time, the burning magic transformed into a fire spirit, a ghost made of fire, which was the ghost controlled by Winther.

A giant hand formed of magical flames suddenly grabbed the enormous katana that had not existed in the void, and then synchronized with, or even complemented, Akatsuki's movements, which is the so-called—Four-Sword Style.

"Xiao! Let's go!"

"Aha!"

With a burst of magic, Xiao instantly transformed into a beam of light and rushed into the ghosts, followed by the sound of swords clashing.

If these ghosts hadn't been so well-trained, they would have been cut down long ago when Xiao suddenly disappeared. But Xiao's attack wasn't just on her; it also came from Winther, who was possessing her.

Fire Spirit imitated Akatsuki's movements, swinging a massive katana. Some managed to catch it, but were swept away by its unimaginable power.

"Let's go! Let's help Ghost and the others!"

"Don't even think about it!"

"Sorry! This is the one thing I absolutely don't want to do!"

"Damn it! I didn't want to hurt you! Aren't we comrades!?"

Just as an adventurer said he was going to help the ghost, the neutral adventurers finally made their decision and stepped forward. They blocked those who were with the ghost's faction, and in the blink of an eye, the place turned into a chaotic battle.

Xiao didn't join either side, but Winsor helped her determine who should and shouldn't be killed, thus preventing harm to those who helped her. On the other side, the Ghost and the radical adventurers were simultaneously fighting against Xiao and the other adventurers.

Lycia hadn't expected such a large-scale melee to happen. She glanced at the hero, who didn't react, just looked at them with concern, his face full of doubt and confusion.

Hale stood beside her like a knight, protecting her, and judging from his demeanor, he probably wouldn't let her join the fray. But at the same time, he himself probably didn't want to participate in the battle either.

"Another chaotic battle..." The Black Knight shrugged helplessly. "This is really going to be tough."

"Hahaha! Old Black, you're not scared, are you?" Wu Kehao laughed heartily. "Who cares how many come? Even if they're ghosts, the two of us will smash them to pieces!"

"It's amazing you can maintain this mindset." The Black Knight slapped his bald head hard. "Come on! Let's go together!"

"Um... is this really a good idea?" Seria hesitated. "We might have to go to the Duchy like Moonraven did..."

"No problem." The Black Knight patted his armor. "Aren't we adventurers supposed to roam the world?"

"Miss, you're overthinking it," Wu Ke patted her head. "That's more like it! We adventurers can do whatever we want!"

“I’m telling you, you two…” Celia couldn’t help but laugh, “Actually, you’re just nice guys.”

The two burly men turned their heads away somewhat awkwardly. Looking at them this way, they were actually quite cute, Seria couldn't help but think.

So……

"Let's go help too!"

……

Are you worried about them?

"Eh……?"

Hao'er, who had been standing silently beside Xia Que, suddenly struck up a conversation with her. Xia Que couldn't help but steal a glance at his expression, which remained unchanged from before. It was too difficult to guess what he was thinking.

"I'm worried...very worried..." Xia Que said honestly, "but I'm scared..."

Xia Que was about to continue speaking when Hao Er gently patted her head. For some reason, she suddenly couldn't continue. What she saw was Hao Er smiling for the first time.

“There’s nothing we can do,” Hale said, looking at the chaos, “but this is fine for us…”

For some reason, Hao'er suddenly frowned.

"What's wrong?... Waaah!?"

Just as Xia Que was about to ask what had happened, she discovered that the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow in her hand was trembling constantly, emitting an unbelievable chill that swept Xia Que into the chill as well.

She inexplicably sensed something approaching. Meanwhile, Hale sensed a powerful fluctuation emanating from the center of the maze.

Chapter 36 Dawn in the Melee

"Akatsuki! Ignore that magic! Slay him!"

Upon hearing Wenther's command, Xiao accelerated towards the ghost without hesitation. The magic that flew towards him was blocked by the huge katana and could not hit Xiao at all.

"Haaah!"

Despite the adorable shout, the little girl's swordsmanship and strength should not be underestimated; the ghost immediately dodged the attack.

"Oh no! Die, monster!"

An adventurer emerged from the smoke of the melee, then brandished his staff, casting a spell to unleash his proud martial arts skills.

Xiao stepped back half a step to avoid the first attack, and Wenser immediately seized the opportunity to slash at him. The ghost arrived just in time to help the adventurer deflect the blow.

"Drink!"

The adventurer didn't stop his attack; with the ghost's help, he was confident he could hit the enemy. However, they weren't the only ones fighting.

"Protective Protection from Distant Winds!"

Seria's magic was timely applied to Akatsuki. The effect of this magic was to grant the target the protection of the wind, causing the attack to deflect slightly and increasing Akatsuki's speed.

This slight deviation gave Xiao the opportunity to evade the attack and pass by the adventurer, reaching his back.

"Aha!"

"Wait a moment!?"

Four katanas pierced through the adventurer's body in one go. Seria didn't have time to stop it. She had only wanted to help the little girl avoid the attack, but she didn't expect the opponent to be stronger than she had imagined.

Even such a minor flaw, once she caught it, became fatal.

Seria wasn't entirely on the little girl's side; she just wanted to stop the pointless fighting between the two sides. But now that the ghosts have joined the battle, she probably doesn't have the resources to stop it anymore.

"Seria, hide behind me!"

The Black Knight noticed two ghosts who had taken advantage of the chaos to run towards them, and he immediately blocked their way, preventing them from getting close to Seria.

The ghost attacked the shield fiercely once, but after finding it to be harder than expected, it changed its approach.

They stepped onto the shields, leaped into the air, raised their weapons in mid-air, and aimed at the two people behind the shields. Then, they were hit by a home run and sent flying.

boom--!

A deafening blast of sound exploded in her ears. Seria only saw a dark shadow sweep across the ghost, and then clearly heard the sound of ribs breaking. The two were then violently sent flying.

"Hmph~ Is this really a ghost?" Wu Ke put down his warhammer, placed his hand between his eyebrows, and looked into the distance. "It feels good... but it's weaker than I expected."

"They seem to have been through some fierce battle," Celia said, preparing her next spell. "I wonder who fought them..."

Seria could roughly guess what kind of people they were fighting; they were probably related to that little girl.

"Ah... those two ghosts have been killed." The Black Knight stared blankly into the air.

Following the Black Knight's gaze, the two could still see the blade that had just been used to strike and the corpse that had been chopped into four pieces.

“Maybe… we don’t need to help her…” Celia said with a wry smile.

This little girl's strength far exceeded their expectations. Just now, the Black Knight witnessed the whole process. After the two were swept into the air, Xiao immediately jumped into the air, and the huge half-body fire spirit cut the two ghosts down with one slash.

She landed on the ground again, kicking an adventurer in the process, then tumbled away before getting up and continuing her charge through the crowd. A closer look reveals that she seemed to have done some work, as the adventurer had just been fighting an adventurer on the same side as Seria and her group.

In other words... she won't pose a threat to us for the time being.

"Well... let's leave it at that..." The Black Knight shrugged. "The ghost is dead, it won't affect us much."

"That's true, haha."

While Seria echoed the Black Knight, she cast spells on her companions. The Black Knight stayed in place to protect her, while Wu Ke charged into the melee with great momentum. I guess many people will be flying into the air now.

Om-!

"Holy Light!"

Suddenly, the ghosts received a magical boost, and the battle situation reversed dramatically. The ghosts launched a fierce counterattack, and if Wu Ke hadn't reacted quickly, he probably would have been caught up in the counterattack as well.

"What's going on!?" Seria immediately looked for the caster, then she remembered, "Tsk... I almost forgot, that guy is actually a priest!"

Celia remembered that before entering the labyrinth, Lycia had said she was there to assist them. During the battles they encountered, they did indeed receive Lycia's help; she herself even possessed considerable combat abilities.

"Gentlemen! Begin the counterattack!"

Lycia issued a command and simultaneously cast multiple blessings on the Ghost faction. As a priest, Lycia's support abilities were certainly superior to Seria's, who only regarded support magic as a side effect. This series of blessings greatly enhanced their side's combat capabilities.

"Ugh!?"

The knight, who had been suppressing an assassin, was suddenly pushed back. The assassin smiled, then abruptly withdrew his dagger and kicked the knight away. But he hadn't anticipated that death was already at his back.

"The Cross of Calamity!"

Ding--!

The four slashes landed simultaneously, forming a perfect cross on the assassin's back, before spurting out a spray of blood. Meanwhile, the "Grim Reaper" had already left the scene, searching for another target.

For a swordsman like Akatsuki, these blessings are meaningless and useless. Because those people can't even touch her now, nor can they see her.

I don't know when it started, but those people can no longer see Xiao sprinting at high speed through the crowd.

Xiao usually moves by relying on her physical abilities, and at that time she was already able to reach the highest speed that humans can achieve.

Driven by her emotions, she unconsciously activated magic she didn't usually use to enhance her power. To others, it was just a fleeting moment that she saw something suddenly appear.

"Xiao, are you alright now?" Wenser asked with some concern.

Xiao is alright!

Xiao answered her loudly, probably because the wind was blowing too loudly in her ears.