Even though the Demon race’s cities were indeed easy to infiltrate, that didn’t mean the enemy could cause trouble without consequence and escape unscathed.
In a situation like this, there was only one way for a human team trapped deep in enemy territory to escape.
They had to have a long-distance, large-scale teleportation spell prepared in advance to transfer everyone out at once.
Other than that, Ka Xiya couldn’t think of any other feasible method.
Although setting up such a teleportation array was extremely challenging—requiring the caster to be proficient in spatial magic and possess a massive amount of mana to break through the interference barrier of the old demon city and safely teleport all four people to a secure location—since these people had the nerve to plan a meticulous incursion, and the human girl leading them was a powerful mage, the probability of them coming to die was low.
Sure enough, Ka Xiya’s guess was on point~.
Because just as she was about to make another move to probe the opponent’s strength, the highly tense Aiweier, seeing that the Demon Dragon before her wasn’t attacking, didn’t hesitate at all.
She immediately slammed the hexagonal prism crystal—the core of the teleportation—into the stone bricks beneath her feet.
At the same time, to allow Miss Lina to heal their teammates without interruption, she used a massive amount of mana to create an independent [Frost Shield] thicker than before for the other three besides herself.
Of course, even so, she couldn’t guarantee that it would definitely block the magma magic of this Demon Dragon in front of her.
As for the matter of her teammates becoming dead weight, as the leader, Aiweier had no right to blame them.
On the contrary, the girl felt deep guilt.
Because it was to help her pass the Church’s trial assessment that everyone encouraged Aiweier to take on this SS-rank high-risk mission.
But no one expected such an accident to happen, putting everyone’s lives in mortal danger.
So no matter what, Aiweier would go all out to cover her teammates’ safe retreat!
After Ka Xiya discovered that the core crystal of the teleportation array had been placed inside the ‘turtle shell’ in front of her, she naturally saw through Aiweier’s intention.
It was nothing more than to first restrain her, then activate the teleportation array and take the team to escape.
This idea was indeed wise.
After all, the opponent’s goal was already clear: to be a coward who runs away.
From the moment she appeared, they had no intention of fighting her properly to decide the winner.
This way, they didn’t have to worry about mana consumption.
As long as the human mage restrained Ka Xiya for a little while until the teleportation array was complete, everything would be over.
However, since Ka Xiya knew Aiweier’s plan, she wasn’t going to let herself be played for a fool like a dumb dragon.
‘Keep testing?’
‘Test my ass.’
‘Go all out!’
‘Go!’
‘Go all out and settle it in one round!’
Of course, such a reckless fighting style was generally very stupid.
Without knowing the enemy’s full capabilities, anything could happen.
For example, your pride and joy ultimate move could be cheated out by the opponent using a gimmicky evasive magic, causing you to waste a huge amount of mana and negatively affect the rest of the battle.
But Ka Xiya liked to bet~.
She bet that the opponent had no better way to deal with her Demon Flame Dragon Breath.
Even if it was dealt with, it didn’t matter.
This was demon territory.
The human mage in front of her couldn’t turn the tables just because of one mistake from Ka Xiya.
The worst outcome was simply letting her escape from the Black Prison Dungeon.
But wanting to slip away with her teammates?
That was wishful thinking.
If Ka Xiya’s gamble failed, then our cunning princess would shift her attack target completely to the two ‘injured patients’ and the healer.
Aiweier, having fought the Demon Dragon multiple times, naturally noticed that the one she was facing now was gathering all her mana into her throat, preparing to unleash a devastating dragon breath.
‘You’re going all out from the start?’
After so many monster subjugations, this was the first time the girl had encountered someone who would throw out all their trump cards within minutes of meeting.
Such a reckless move made the shocked Aiweier break out in a cold sweat.
And with one strike…
The mere residual force from the impact would punch through at least ten layers of the dungeon’s barriers.
Only the Demon King’s daughter would have no qualms about destroying her own property.
‘Why are there water droplets on my hands gripping the staff, and on my cheeks?’
‘Is it raining…?’
‘No, it can’t be raining underground. It must be water condensed from the mist just now.’
‘Could it be that I’m sweating?’
But at a time like this, Aiweier had no leisure to ponder whether it was sweat or water.
There was only one thing she needed to do: unleash all her potential to block the enemy’s devastating blow (spray).
“Super·Demon Flame Dragon Breath!”
“Transcend·Judgment of the Frost Spear!”
The ultra-compressed magma, carried by a massive amount of mana, shot forth like a brilliant meteor dragon, roaring wildly as it charged toward Aiweier.
Of course, even though she had unleashed a ruthless finishing move, Ka Xiya, who intended to take prisoners, didn’t actually want to kill the opponent.
In her view, with the opponent’s strength, she shouldn’t be unable to handle a single blow.
And Aiweier indeed did not disappoint Ka Xiya.
As an outstanding mage, the girl’s core talent was not mastering some complex arcane secret arts, but extreme mana output.
So facing Ka Xiya’s maximized Demon Flame Dragon Breath, she responded with her own ultimate technique.
A giant spear forged from mana-condensed ice crystals, wrapped in a frigid current, collided head-on with the searing lava dragon breath.
In an instant, several layers of the dungeon’s barriers shattered completely.
Without the barriers to support them, as a massive amount of mist surged forth, everyone (including the demons) along with the crumbling stones began to rapidly fall to the lower levels due to gravity.
With such a violent explosion 💥, casualties were inevitable.
If they were her own subordinates, Ka Xiya would naturally protect them.
But the prisoners locked in these layers?
They were out of luck.
Whether human or demon, almost none survived; they were all killed by the terrifying destructive force.
After the contest of great moves, Ka Xiya’s condition was clearly much better than Aiweier’s.
She was just slightly weak, panting a few times due to a temporary magic circuit burnout, but the opponent fell from the air like a free-falling object and made intimate contact with the stone bricks.