It wasn’t that Atiste had never seen Eileen go crazy before.
But this was the first time he had seen her in such a state of madness!
“Hehehe… hehehe… hahahaha!”
Eileen clutched her head and laughed toward the sky.
Her limbs twisted to an exaggerated degree, and she stood there like a shattered goblet, the madness contained within spilling across the floor.
“You say Master is wrong? Aside from me, no one is allowed to criticize Master’s faults!”
Rena was stunned.
She suddenly realized she had said the wrong thing; far from soothing the other woman, she had only infuriated her further.
The blood-stained maid lunged forward in an instant, slamming into the Magic Barrier within the blink of an eye.
The impact was so great that the entire space seemed to tremble.
“Calm down! I’m not trying to criticize anyone. I’m saying I can help you!”
“Shut up! You definitely want to use this chance to get close to Master! I won’t allow it! I won’t allow it, won’t allow it, won’t allow it!”
As she spoke, Eileen’s attack frequency increased.
Rena couldn’t even track her movements; she could only feel the barrier being relentlessly weakened.
[Time remaining until the Hero’s death: 1 minute 30 seconds]
Atiste was also stunned.
It seemed the damn System hadn’t made a mistake this time; the Hero really might die.
After all, the person trying to kill her was Eileen, whose strength could suppress most people in this world…
There was no other way.
Should he choose to reveal himself?
[System Tip: It is not recommended to let the Hero become aware of the Host’s existence, otherwise it will cause uncontrollable changes]
‘Bullshit, what more “uncontrollable” things could happen?
If I don’t act directly, am I supposed to make a move against Eileen?’
While Atiste hesitated, Eileen had already cracked the Magic Barrier.
Although it was a barrier Atiste had cast using a tiny amount of Mana, it should have been able to withstand at least five siege-level magic attacks.
In other words, if Eileen landed four more attacks of the same intensity, the barrier would shatter…
Rena gripped the Holy Sword in her hand, preparing to release the Holy Sword Paladin at the final moment.
That was her last trump card.
She hadn’t even had the chance to release its power before because she had been one-sidedly taking a beating.
But if she released the Holy Sword… although it would exhaust all her Mana and 90% of her life force, it would be a good thing if she could grasp even a sliver of hope for survival…
[Time remaining until the Hero’s death: 59 seconds]
Atiste couldn’t hesitate any longer; he had to save the Hero’s life without leaving a trace.
What should he do…
Just then, Atiste sensed that the Flame Demon at the very bottom of the Magic Grotto had been resurrected.
A surge of joy rose in Atiste’s heart.
He transferred directly to the bottom of the Magic Grotto, arriving alone in the Lava Hell.
This place was extremely hot; except for the basalt that served as the foundation, nothing could stay here for more than 3 seconds.
The newly born Flame Demon was located in the center of the searing lava lake.
He had no feet, only a massive body of fire and a head made of flames.
His core was located in his chest, and he possessed fiery arms capable of incinerating everything.
He “enjoyed” the high temperatures, flames, and lava bath with a weary expression.
“That cursed maid still hasn’t left. Luckily her Master didn’t follow her, or else I’d be suffering again…”
The Flame Demon inhaled lava, causing his chest to swell significantly before he exhaled a puff of black smoke with a dejected expression.
In fact, the Flame Demon had long since noticed Eileen approaching, so he had simply “ended himself” and chose to play dead.
This was his territory; he knew exactly who was approaching and who was coming here to seek death.
For some reason, Eileen’s Mana reaction had stopped on the second floor and stayed there for quite a long time.
He speculated that Eileen must have found a new toy, so he took the opportunity while she was playing with it to sneak out for some fresh air.
[Time remaining until the Hero’s death: 30 seconds]
Time was running out, so Atiste spoke directly into the Flame Demon’s ear.
“Mutt, go to the second floor and protect that low-level Hero immediately. If you hesitate for even a second, I will kill you. I’ll kill you every time you resurrect until you no longer wish to return to life.”
The Flame Demon wondered if he was hallucinating.
But no one would come here except for Eileen and that cursed Artist.
There was a 100% chance he hadn’t heard wrong — that was definitely Atiste’s voice!
Be killed?
Or killed repeatedly?
He definitely didn’t want that!
Without hesitation, the Flame Demon transferred to the second basement floor.
As soon as he arrived, he saw the crazed Eileen bullying a little silver-haired girl.
Rena immediately felt another powerful and scorching Mana unit approaching.
If she weren’t inside the Magic Barrier, she would have been incinerated by the heat of this Mana in an instant — and now the barrier was severely cracked, looking like it could be destroyed at any moment.
The moment the Flame Demon appeared, the entire second basement floor caught fire.
Low-quality rocks were incinerated, and the corpses of nearby monsters were all reduced to ash.
“Flame Demon? I was just about to look for you. I didn’t expect you to deliver yourself to my door.”
Eileen’s smile didn’t fade at all; instead, it became even more arrogant, as if she were the boss here.
The Flame Demon didn’t know what to say, so he thought of Atiste’s command and immediately bellowed, “Release that girl! If you’ve got the guts, come at me!”
“Playing at being a hero of justice? Don’t you live by devouring corpses? Die!”
Eileen circulated her Mana to strengthen herself, increasing her physical toughness by 10 levels.
Level 1 is the strength of an ordinary person, Level 2 is invulnerability to blades, Level 3 is as hard as rock… Level 10 is the ultimate hardness — the opposite of hardness, being indestructible.
This was Eileen’s talent and the foundation that allowed her to become a Demigod.
Although physical hardness couldn’t break the Magic Barrier, it was extremely effective against physical-type monster lords like the Flame Demon.
Seeing that she was serious and aiming for his core, the Flame Demon immediately begged for mercy.
“Big sister, don’t kill me!”
[Time remaining until the Hero’s death: 20 seconds]
Atiste had already expected that the Flame Demon would be lazy, so he added a whisper in his ear, “I’ll still kill you if you don’t stop her. Give it your all.”
Although he spoke very softly, Eileen, whose five senses were extremely sharp, still vaguely heard Atiste’s voice.
Atiste quickly backed away.
After all, while the Invisibility Art hid his presence, Mana fluctuations, and body, it could not block sound.
The Flame Demon’s soul nearly left his body in fear.
He was now certain that Atiste was right here, right next to him.
But since he wasn’t revealing himself, he must be performing some kind of performance art again.
If he didn’t listen to him, he really would be killed repeatedly.
To avoid such a painful price, the Flame Demon had no choice but to fight Eileen with all his might.
“To survive, I’ll fight you! Ahhh!”
The Flame Demon gathered all his flames, stood in front of the Hero, and unleashed a powerful wave of fire toward Eileen.
The flames engulfed Eileen in an instant but didn’t harm her in the slightest.
The Flame Demon still had a hidden move; he turned around, shattered the fragile Magic Barrier, applied high-level fire protection to the Hero, and fled with her.
Rena saw two giant fiery hands lunging toward her and thought her end had come, preparing to release the Holy Sword.
However, she found that she wasn’t injured.
The Flame Demon used every ounce of his strength to flee rapidly, escaping all the way from the second basement floor to the tenth.
Rena was protected within the Flame Demon’s fiery hands.
Perplexed, she asked, “Why are you helping me?”
“I don’t want to die!”
“Who wants to kill you?”
“I don’t dare say!”
Realizing she couldn’t get a proper answer, Rena simply gave up on questioning him.
The berserk maid was still in pursuit.
Rena calmed herself and began to think of a strategy to escape without having to use the Holy Sword.
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