"You...!"
Shalltear looked ready to strike.
"Ara, do you want to play a game with me?"
"Calm down, Shalltear."
Draco timely stopped the dispute between the two.
Shalltear took a deep breath and calmed her heart.
"So Milim, according to what you said, Clayman can now openly interfere with the Jura Great Forest."
"But it doesn't seem to say you can enter the forest too. Does Guy know you entered without permission?"
"Uh!!"
Milim froze, then scratched her head awkwardly.
"Ah~ Hahaha!"
"No one knows anyway!"
Stare—!!
Eight pairs of eyes fell on her simultaneously.
"Ah!!"
"Don't stare at me like that!!"
Milim shrank her neck, avoiding everyone's gaze.
"How about you keep it a secret for me? I finally found an interesting place, I don't want to go back," Milim said tentatively.
Draco gave a mischievous chuckle.
"Hehe, I have an idea."
"Let's hear it."
Milim immediately raised her head, looking at him with anticipation.
"If you join us and become our companion, we'll naturally keep the secret for you."
"And besides, if you do that, you can come and play whenever you want. Isn't that great?"
Draco spoke in a seductive tone, trying to entice Milim.
"Really?!"
Milim's expression shifted constantly, as if she were struggling with something.
After a moment.
She suddenly looked up and shook her head firmly. "No way!"
Draco, "..."
"Hmph!"
Milim swept a contemptuous glance over the group. "I am a Demon Lord. How could I possibly serve under you!"
"We are equals."
"You're too weak."
"Uh!"
Draco felt helpless. He had hoped to strike while the iron was hot and win her over, but he hadn't expected it to fail at the last step.
"However, if you can defeat me, then it's not like I couldn't consider it."
Milim suddenly gave a cunning smile.
"In thousands of years, I have never been defeated. Do you want to try? It's fine if you all come at me at once."
"Arrogant!"
Cocytus couldn't help but let out a low growl.
"We shall defend our Master's dignity at all costs!"
Albedo instantly used magic to change her outfit, swapping into her pitch-black armor, hermes trismegistus, a Divine-class piece of equipment.
The black wand floating behind her suddenly transformed into a massive black halberd.
The World-class item, Hells Abyss.
It was a World-class item with the strongest effect against objects, though its effectiveness against people was less remarkable.
While its performance was inferior to specialized Divine-class items, it possessed the unique trait of being completely indestructible and immune to degradation.
Shalltear tore off her black evening dress, replacing it with a set of blood-red full plate armor.
With a white outfit behind her that looked like angel wings, she held a peculiar long spear resembling a pipette in her hand.
This was a Divine-class item specially tailored for Shalltear.
In addition to being a Beast Tamer, Aura also held classes such as Archer and Sniper.
She took out a simple longbow and activated Agility Sanctuary, immediately entering a combat state.
Beside her, Mare still looked timid, "shivering" while clutching his staff made from a branch of the World Tree.
Cocytus held a weapon in each of his four arms.
In addition to the silver halberd, Decapitation Fang, which he usually carried, his right hand also held the shimmering God Slaying Blade Emperor.
A Divine-class magic item created and bestowed by Warrior Takemikazuchi, it was Cocytus's strongest weapon.
The Big Kidney, Victim, walked forward silently, preparing for a suicide attack.
The battle was on the verge of breaking out.
Three question marks suddenly appeared over Draco's head.
This plot development wasn't right.
"Wahahaha! It seems you're all ready!"
"In that case, let's begin!"
Milim waved her fists excitedly.
Swoosh—!!
In an instant, she rushed right in front of Draco.
"Eh???"
"Master, watch out!"
Albedo cried out in alarm, swinging her giant black axe to intercept Milim's punch.
As the one with the strongest defense, her most important task was to protect her Master's safety.
"Oh my, how interesting."
A smile curled on Milim's lips.
"Your opponent is me!"
Shalltear wore a crazed expression as her Pipette Lance traced a sharp arc, stabbing toward Milim's throat.
Milim extended her left palm to block it, but was forced back half a step by the impact.
"Ugh."
Milim frowned slightly.
She felt a tiny bit of her Magical Essence drain away, but since she possessed infinite Magical Essence, it was restored to its original state in an instant.
"Is it because of this strange weapon?"
A strange light flashed in Milim's eyes.
At that moment, Aura finally found an opportunity; her arrow whistled through the air, heading straight for Milim's chest.
Whiz—!
Clang!!
The arrow was destroyed by a single punch from Milim.
Simultaneously, Cocytus slashed down with both his axe and his sword.
Milim calmly retreated a step, dodging perfectly.
Possessing the Dragon Eye which could see through everything, all of their attacks were seen through by Milim.
By this time, Mare had already silently finished chanting his magic.
"Nature's Punishment: Thunder!"
Rumble—!!
Thunder roared as bolts of lightning danced wildly.
A pillar of lightning as thick as a barrel descended from the sky, striking Milim's small frame directly.
However, when the dust cleared, Milim remained completely unscathed.
"Hey now, that move is completely useless against me."
Milim patted the dust off her clothes.
With the support of her skill Dragon Scales, she was immune to almost all damage.
"We're just getting started!"
Shalltear gave a cold snort as she activated her skill, Einherjar.
A clone identical to Shalltear appeared; except for being unable to use magic and certain special skills, its attributes were exactly the same as the original.
"Purifying Javelin!"
A silver-white spear condensed from holy light, imbued with a holy attribute and a guaranteed-hit effect.
The silver-white spear let out a sharp whistle as it flew toward Milim.
Cocytus timed his move perfectly, "Acala Strike!"
The God Slaying Blade Emperor sliced through the air, a lethal slash heading straight for Milim.
A hint of danger made Milim instinctively alert.
She drew the Demon Sword Tenma to block Cocytus's attack.
However, Shalltear's spear struck her squarely.
Clang—!!
Boom!!
"How can this be? I'm actually injured."
Milim clutched her shoulder as a drop of blood slid through her fingers.
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