After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

Chapter 444: 343. The Demon King’s Familiar, Contract Signing_2
 

“This is so annoying, let’s take out the back-row professions first!”

Lin Da hugged Monica and whooshed into the crowd.

“Ahhh!”

In an instant, a chorus of screams erupted throughout the cave.

Against these heretics, generally around level twenty, Lin Da moved as if in a deserted realm.

Soon, his Earth Dragon Longsword turned red.

The thick liquid slid down the blade like threads of silk.

The scent of blood around was strong, making Lin Da feel slightly uncomfortable.

But when he thought of the countless innocent girls these heretics had captured for their magic potion experiments, his anger flared, and he showed no mercy.

Some had their heads chopped off, others were cut in half at the waist.

The ground was littered with severed limbs and torsos; some heretics, still not quite dead, screamed in pain.

Wherever Lin Da went, it was like a living hell.

“Forest Dragon’s Rage Fang!”

Leaping into the densest center of the heretics, Lin Da swung his longsword, unleashing the rare technique for the second time.

Three heretic Star Tier Mages huddled together to flee but were caught by Lin Da.

The Vine Dragon slammed their bodies brutally against the wall.

Hulus could withstand it, but they were far from capable.

When the Vine Dragon vanished, the three were nothing but a mixed patty of flesh.

“Does the captain’s appearance scare you?” Lin Da looked down at Monica, who was cradled in his arms. His clothes were drenched in red ‘tomato sauce,’ the collar of his coat turning red.

Lin Da stepped on the corpses of heretics, his gaze calm.

He adapted to the slaughter at a bewildering pace, which even surprised himself.

Perhaps the Dark Shadow was his true inner self.

As Lin Da felt bewildered, struggling to distinguish himself, Monica shook her little head and said, “I’m not scared!”

“As long as it’s Lord Captain, Monica isn’t afraid!”

The young girl’s crisp voice cleared the haze in Lin Da’s eyes.

He cast Dark Whip again to kill a few more heretics, cleaning up the “minor pests.”

Lin Da ruffled Monica’s head and smiled,

“Wait here; once Captain kills that old thing, we’ll go home.

Let Lulu prepare some delicious food, and let’s invite Snow Goose and the others as well.

Oh, and Chloe is missing you. She’s saved up a bunch of games to play with you.”

Monica: “Okay, be careful, Captain!”

Lin Da nodded and walked towards Hulus with his sword.

The battle erupted in an instant.

Lin Da turned into a melee fighter, chasing after Hulus.

Meanwhile, Hulus continuously summoned Skeleton Soldiers to hinder Lin Da.

A spider on his chest spit out shadowy threads, lurking in the air, waiting for a chance to strike.

This was destined to be a prolonged battle.

While Hulus couldn’t take down Lin Da quickly, Lin Da was surrounded by skeletons, making it hard for him to catch up to Hulus.

After a brief thought, Lin Da decided to use the Guardian Sword to clear the minions.

With Light Wings spread out behind him, he briefly ascended before a crescent moon-shaped sword light flew out.

Over a hundred skeletons turned to ash within the sword light!

But after using this move, Lin Da felt a wave of exhaustion.

His entire body ached, and his arms trembled.

His health points were full, but his stamina was greatly depleted.

After killing fifty heretics named Rhode, there was still an endless army of Skeleton Soldiers ahead…

These creatures had high poison resistance; even Lin Da’s Toxic Purple Mist had almost no effect.

By the time he snapped back, his vision was once again filled with a vast number of Skeleton Soldiers.

Through the gaps in their bones, he could see Hulus sneering as he raised his staff, relentlessly summoning more.

If it were Monica, skilled in Area-of-Effect spells, just an Earthquake Technique could wipe out a legion of Skeleton Soldiers.

But Monica had long since run out of magic power; she couldn’t even cast a minor Earth Spear Spell.@@novelbin@@

Having long suffered from a lack of magic power, her magic circuits had dried up.

Even if she took a Recovery Potion, it wouldn’t work quickly.

As Lin Da pondered, more and more Skeleton Soldiers appeared, their numbers so dense he could no longer see Hulus.

This scoundrel was hiding behind the skeletons, shaking the Black Gem Staff like a child with paralysis, crazily summoning Skeleton Soldiers.

His fiendish movements could drive one to a stroke.

Every time the number of skeletons reached a hundred, they would spawn a taller and more rugged skeleton general clad in ragged armor and wielding a large sword.

Lin Da felt a sense of foreboding.

The aura of these skeletons was at least level thirty.

Gathering 100 skeleton generals could give birth to who knows what kind of magical creature.

Hulus knew he couldn’t beat him in close combat, so relying on the dense number of skeletons, he hid behind and desperately “shook people,” trying to overwhelm him with numbers.

Sweat on his forehead dripped down Lin Da’s chin, drop by drop.

If this continued, he would be exhausted to death!

Knowing there was no solution, Lin Da could only swing his sword to eliminate the skeleton soldiers.

It had now become a gamble.

He was betting whether his physical strength would run out first or if reinforcements would arrive before then!

…

…

“It’s been half an hour, isn’t it ready yet?”

On the Barren Plains, Lulu anxiously circled around the Wave Detection Instrument.

In the leaden sky, the downpour had yet to cease.

The dry land turned muddy, splashing mud onto everyone’s trouser legs.

But no one thought about dodging, each with a serious expression stared at the device’s small fluorescent screen.

They didn’t understand those cluttered Magic Runes, but they understood one thing, the number: 29%.

Half an hour passed, and that was the progress.

To detect the location on the other side of the teleportation portal, at least one hour was needed.

Even Kafni was panicking.

She could feel that Lin Da’s life force was weakening and he was in crisis.

The person operating the detection instrument, Wenqi, was sweating profusely, “Don’t rush me, I’m trying my best! It’s this damn rainy weather causing interference with the teleportation array’s fluctuation!”

“Stupid machine!”

Bailuo’s face darkened, and she punched the top of the Wave Detection Instrument.

Sizzle~

The display of the Wave Detection Instrument turned into multicolored patches.

Bailuo: ?

Wenqi was dumbfounded.

The detector, worth ten thousand Purple Gold Coins, had it been broken by this director?

“Is there something wrong with your device?”

Not stopping there, Bailuo punched it two more times.

…

Inside the cave.

The light from the torches flickered, the ground was littered with corpses, and blood flowed like rivers.

Initially, Monica could still see Lin Da’s figure.

But as more and more skeletons appeared, turning into a white ocean, she completely lost track of where Lin Da was.

This meant that Lin Da’s speed in eliminating the skeletons could no longer keep up with the speed of Hulus’s summoning.

Monica was on pins and needles, her small hand aimed at the skeleton soldiers, wanting to release the Earthquake Technique.

But her empty Magic Circuit, like a towel sun-dried for three days, could not wring out a single drop of water no matter how hard she twisted.

Instead, the severe pain in her head nearly caused Monica to faint.

She anxiously stomped her foot, wondering if there was any way to save Captain Lin Da…

Monica wanted to return with Lin Da to eat hot meals, to play with Chloe, to forget the painful memories of the past month, and to think of Lulu and the others.

The girl clasped her hands together and prayed in her heart.

Anyone, please listen to Monica’s wish.

She was willing to pay any price to save Lin Da!

It was Lin Da who had taken her out of her enclosed cottage in Red Heart City and had saved her from robbers when she was young.

Now, she had been captured by heretics.

The person who appeared like a knight was still Lin Da.

Monica thought, no matter the cost, she was willing to accept it.

This time, she wanted to be the one to save Lin Da!

World Tree Goddess, please hear my plea!

The girl’s strong obsession turned into spiritual energy, dispersing into the void.

Drip.

The space seemed to become a lake surface, and ripples slowly spread out.

From within the ripples, a black rabbit emerged.

It had wings on its back and held a piece of parchment in its hand.

The parchment was filled with twisted blood-red letters, infused with a dense dark aura.

“I am the Familiar Bite, following the will of His Majesty the Demon King, I ask you:

Do you crave power?

His Majesty the Demon King can fulfill all your wishes.

The price is small, almost negligible.

If you agree, just sign above.

No need for a pen, your consent with your mind is enough to complete the signature.”

The black rabbit, calling itself Bite, handed the parchment to Monica, its button-like eyes twinkling with an unusual light.