I'm surrounded by devil sisters!

Huakaiyuan Fugui and others suddenly came to a room that looked like a secret room in a castle.

The room is not small, but most of it is occupied by a huge birdcage, just like the cage that Kirito saw at the top of the World Tree in Sword Art Online ALO, which was used to imprison Asuna.

In the center of the cage, a young nightmare woman who looked 90% similar to Maria was sitting on the ground.

Judging from their appearance, they are almost identical. The only difference is that the horns on the head of the young nightmare woman in the cage are longer.

"mom!"

As soon as he saw the nightmare woman in the cage, Maria could no longer hold back and rushed forward.

But a hand reached out from behind and grabbed her.

It was Jester, still under Hanakaiin Fukui's control, who stopped Maria from acting impulsively.

"This cage was specially crafted by Zolgear. If attacked from outside or sabotaged from within, the device above the cage will emit a dense beam of light, instantly slicing the target into thousands of pieces."

"Then, what should we do?"

Maria was stunned.

The mother she longed for day and night was right in front of her, but she couldn't help but save her. What was the point of them coming here?

"……Allah?"

Sensing the movement outside the cage, Xuela, who was still in a daze inside the cage, moved slightly.

She stood up and walked slowly to the cage. She looked out through the gap in the grille and couldn't help feeling a little surprised.

"Ms. Jester? Maria? Why are you here? And..."

Xuela's gaze passed over a certain red-haired girl and fell directly on Hanakaiin Fugui who was standing beside her.

"Ah~ He's quite a handsome boy. Could he be our Maria's boyfriend?"

"Let's talk about this later. Let's rescue the people first."

Huakaiyuan Fogui raised his hand forward, and golden spiritual light bloomed from his fingertips.

"Just leave it to me..."

hum-

Before he finished speaking, the second teleportation magic circle suddenly lit up in the secret room, followed by a tall but bald, old and ugly figure.

"Luckily I sensed the presence and came over to take a look. What are you doing, Zest?"

Chapter 163 It’s seconds

It's really a narrow road for enemies to meet. Just as we arrived and were about to rescue the person, the real culprit showed up and attacked us.

But think about it, although they took the shortcut through Zest to reach the bottom of the level and the place where Maria's mother was imprisoned, according to what the former said, this place is undoubtedly the secret base of Zolgear, a cadre of the current Demon King in the North.

Since it is a secret base, it means that it contains secrets that Zolgear does not want others to discover, including other cadres in his party and even the Demon Lord Leohart.

Considering the importance of this place, Zolgear, as its master, naturally has corresponding unconventional means to keep abreast of any changes in the secret base in real time.

Even if it's just a cockroach crawling in from the sewer.

Not to mention a few living people.

Inside the secret room, as the light from the teleportation array gradually faded, Zolgear's figure gradually became clearer.

He slowly opened his old eyes, and scanned the faces of everyone present with a gaze that always concealed wolf-like desire, and let out a sinister laugh.

"Hahaha, this is really a case of searching for something without any effort. Look who's here, isn't this Wilbert's daughter? I've been looking forward to seeing you again, but I didn't expect it to be in this way..."

As he said this, he turned his gaze to the nightmare girl next to Naruse Mio.

"Well done, Maria. You successfully brought Wilbert's daughter to me, but you seem to have forgotten one thing. I once promised to return your mother to you after you completed your mission, but I don't remember ever saying that as long as you bring Wilbert's daughter to my secret base, you can come to the secret room on your own to take your mother away!"

"as well as--"

As if preparing to settle accounts one by one, Zolgear's eyes fell on Zest, who was standing at the edge, while speaking, and then he was slightly stunned.

"Hmm? Mind-controlled, huh? I see. What a loser! A mere juvenile nightmare can fool you around... well, it doesn't matter."

For some reason, Zolgear had no intention of releasing Zest from his mind control. He turned back to look at the two half-sisters leaning against the cage before him.

"What do you mean by 'it doesn't matter'?"

Maria asked with a stern expression as she took a fighting stance.

At this point, there was no need to pretend to smile anymore, not to mention that they had not come here to negotiate from the beginning.

Now that we've been discovered, the only option is to fight!

"What else could it be? Literally."

Zolgear gave a nonchalant grin.

"She's a magical lifeform I created, but perhaps my skills weren't sophisticated enough back then. She was clearly my work, yet you could control her mind with just a little nightmare. But that's okay. Once I gain Wilbert's power, I'll create a machine that's even stronger and more reliable than hers. As for this one... just consider it a small failure on the road to success."

"Well, so is that all?"

Just as Zolgear was feeling smug and complacent, a completely unexpected voice suddenly came from behind him without any warning.

It was Hanakaiin Fukui, who had appeared behind Zolgear at some point. During the whole process, not only Zolgear, but even Naruse Mio and Maria, who were supposed to come with him, were unaware of it.

The young man raised his arm high, and contrary to his usual behavior, his five fingers were not clenched into a fist but spread out completely, as if he was preparing to slap a mosquito.

"It's time to hit the road."

boom--!

When a palm strike came down, the sound was not like a palm strike, but more like the launch of some anti-city-level treasure.

A straight and thick golden beam of light shot through seven layers of walls from a corner of the castle in the deep mountains of the northern border of the Demon Realm and shot straight into the sky. The warm morning sunlight shone into the secret room through the big hole in the wall.

And Zolgear, who was chattering incessantly as if his plan had been accomplished just a second ago, had already disappeared without a trace. He completely vanished, as if the world... oh no, the world of demons had evaporated.

"Wow~"

Maria opened her mouth, her violet eyes filled with confusion.

Although she knew that Hanakaiin Fukui would be very powerful, after all, even she and Naruse Mio had to be cautious and even risk their lives to deal with the Northern Border pursuit troops, which were easily wiped out by Hanakaiin Fukui with just a simple "get out".

But isn’t this a bit too exaggerated?

He was a cadre of the Demon King’s faction in the North, and he was sent away with just one blow... oh no, even just a casual slap in the face?

"What an abundant magical power!"

Just as Maria was still shocked by the power of this force, her mother's voice rang out from behind.

That’s right, mom!

Suddenly coming to her senses and realizing that her mother was still trapped in the cage, the Nightmare Girl quickly turned around and tried to rescue her.

But it's no longer necessary...

The door of the cage was opened, and Xuela, dressed in a formal dress, walked out slowly.

Next to the cage, Jester was holding something like an access card, standing next to the nightmare woman. The golden filter in her eyes had faded away, and she turned her head away silently, staring at the ground beside her, no one knowing what she was thinking.

"Mom! Wuwu...Mom, are you okay? Wuwu..."

Without the barrier of the cage, Wan Liya could no longer hold back and rushed forward to hug him, tears flowing uncontrollably from the corners of his eyes.

And Xuela was like a pleased mother, holding her daughter who was only two centimeters taller than her and gently stroking her head.

"It's okay, it's okay. It's been a long time since we last met, Maria. Thank you for your hard work along the way."

Seeing that a long drama of deep love between mother and daughter was about to unfold, Huakaiyuan Fogui shrugged.

"Then you guys make the dumplings first. I have something to take care of. I'll be back in three minutes."

After saying that, he disappeared without a trace.

……

At the same time, on an oasis in the desolate northern part of the Demon Realm, a huge ancient Roman castle stands tall.

This is the residence of the current leader of the Demon King faction, Demon King Leohart.

Entering through the tall main gate of the castle, in the magnificent but deserted hall, a young man with brown skin and purple hair sat on the throne, holding the progress report presented by his subordinates and reading it carefully.

Suddenly, the glow of the teleportation magic circle lit up in the air above the hall, and half of a bloody body fell from it.

"Lei, Your Majesty Leohart..."

Ok?

The young demon king, noticing the movement, raised his head and was suddenly shocked when he saw the situation in the hall.

What appeared on the ground below was Zolgear, whose half body had been destroyed.

“Zolkiel!? What are you doing…”

Although he didn't like, understand, or trust this subordinate, he was still someone who followed him. Leohart subconsciously stood up from the throne and was about to walk down to check the situation.

However, at this moment, golden spiritual light flashed in the hall again, and a third figure appeared.

It is the flower blooming in the courtyard where Buddha comes to live.

He stepped on Zolgear's head, who was about to ask Leohart for help, almost crushing the latter's skull, and then looked up at the young demon king on the throne.

"You don't think... that I accidentally held back and that's why you came here, do you?"

Chapter 164 He Must Die Today

"who?"

Although he was still completely unclear about the current situation, Leohart still displayed the calm demeanor expected of a Demon King and spoke slowly.

But before Hanakaiin Fugui could say anything, Zogiel, whose head was stepped on, was the first to grimace.

"Your Majesty Leohart, this man is our enemy! He broke into my base without permission, not only nearly killed me, but also stole Wilbert's daughter, whom I had so hard to capture and intended to give to Your Majesty!"

Ok?

Hearing this, Hua Kaiyuan Fogui looked down at Lao Deng in surprise.

It’s true, although Lao Deng’s strength is not that good, he is really good at talking and can turn black into white.

Moreover, half of his body was gone. If it were someone else, they would have been dying long ago, but this guy could still throw dirty water without even taking a breath.

So all the skill points are put into the mouth?

"The daughter of the former Demon Lord Wilbert?"

But it was a bit strange. When Leohart heard the name of the daughter of the previous demon king, a hint of doubt appeared on his face.

Hua Kaiyuan Fogui spread his hands and said, "Why do I feel like you, the Demon King, don't even know what your subordinates have done?"

"I……"

Leohart hesitated for a moment, but quickly regained his calm leadership.

"I don't know what happened between you, but please take your foot off Zolgear. He must receive immediate medical attention."

"Is it?"

The flowers bloom in the courtyard and the Buddha converts slowly and leisurely.

"You mean, you want me to let him go after he did a series of things like trying to kidnap my sister-in-law, holding her mother hostage to force her to kidnap her and hand her over to him?"

"That's impossible. There's no room for negotiation. He must die today."

The young man made the final decision.

Leohart's face instantly darkened, and deep purple demon-level magic surged out of his body. He stretched out his hand and summoned out of thin air a pitch-black two-handed giant sword engraved with purple runes.

"I'm not aware of what you're talking about, but there might be some misunderstanding. If you step back now, we can sit down and talk."

These words are naturally enough to give enough face.

To Leohart, his status in the North is like that of Sirzechs in the entire demon world.

He did not immediately draw his weapon against the invader who seriously injured his men, but chose to sit down and negotiate with him. This was the greatest magnanimity he could show as the current leader of the Demon King faction in the North.

However, Huakaiyuan Fogui burst out laughing as if he had heard a huge joke.

"Talk to me? With your strength...are you worthy?"