Chapter Thirty-Three: The Labyrinth of Light and Shadow

  Although she would later be known as the "Queen of Magic Bullets" by adventurers on the continent of Alrade, Fina was not just a one-trick pony. Now, she appropriately used an area attack spell, Flame Strike.

  And since it's from Fiona, this Flame Strike is naturally not ordinary, and also comes with the effects of intense burning, increased range, prolonged duration, and sticky ignition.

  Water and fire are incompatible, and the mist is a kind of water. The mist demon naturally has strong water attributes, and being burned by flames immediately puts it on the defensive. Meanwhile, Midee and his party seize this opportunity to advance forward, heading deep into the misty veil.

  The true body of the Fog Demon is hidden somewhere in this fog, and as Mide understands Aries, when she starts to implement her terrain tactics, she will definitely come to direct herself. As long as you break through this fog, there is a high probability that you can face Aries face-to-face.

  One after another, fierce flames were unleashed, leaving a wide trail of fire as the troops moved forward.

  Siegmund, the gunner, walked at the very front, continuously firing special illumination shells that lit up large areas in the darkness and fog of this night, leaving no place for shadows to hide.

  Midi and Lilian, the two close combatants who were temporarily unable to take action, were able to protect Fina and Siegmond, allowing them to fire without any worries.

  At this moment, the four-person team's tacit and precise cooperation was revealed without a doubt.

  The fog witch hiding in the dark seemed to have noticed this too, and soon a new wave of attacks came.

  In the night sky, the moonlight that was already dim suddenly darkened silently. Accompanied by the sound of heavy rain, thousands and thousands of black rain lines fell from the sky, like thousands and thousands of sharp spears, directly hitting the four people's heads!

  Lilian reacted extremely quickly, forming a hand seal with both hands and rapidly chanting an incantation. Instantly, a massive golden light shield unfolded, enveloping all the team members in its center.

  Divine skill, Holy Light Shield. Although the Blue Fist Saint didn't excel in defensive divine magic, Lillian was an elite among elites, a perfect job changer, and at this moment, she completed this complex divine magic with extremely skilled hands.

  But it's useless.

  The dark shadow directly pierced the protective shield that the Saint was proud of, continuing to fall, landing on Fina's red hair, Midy's armor, Siegmond's equipment, and even Lilian's own clothes.

  Another proud summon of the Fog Witch, Night Mare "Shadow Cloak".

  Struck by an unknown mysterious attack, the remaining three people's spirits immediately tensed up, but Mide calmly took a sip and said: "Don't panic, it's just a shadow."

  Fina was the first to understand Middy's intention, and then the other two who were not hurt also understood - this was not an attack at all, but just a very ordinary shadow. Just like dark clouds covering the moon, naturally, below is a piece of darkness.

  This is simply an optical phenomenon and cannot be defended against with divine magic.

  "Beware of the things lurking in the shadows!" Middy added, his left hand stirring up a ghostly energy that spread out and instantly formed a large sheet of hard ice on the ground.

  Whether it's visual or auditory, or psychological and emotional, these are all distractions.

  The ultimate goal of interference is attack.

  The next moment, Mide's ice array had just been laid out, and the ground began to shake. Countless cracks spread from the surface of the ice, and the ice surface emitted a creaking sound, countless ice chips flew in the air, as if a volcano was about to erupt. Before Mide and others could run out of this area, hundreds and thousands of green vines emerged from the ground, like a green living snake, spitting out tendrils, wrapping around people's limbs.

  Makai no Fuji, a very troublesome plant from the demon world, extremely resilient and has some resistance to flames.

  The long sword in Mide's hand suddenly shook open, and on the falling black rain, white fog, and trembling ice surface, it danced into a dazzling silver light. His left hand was not idle either, and with a burst of ghostly energy, he unfolded a huge flame array. However, the Ghost Cry skill "Inferno Array" simultaneously possessed dark attributes and fire attributes, which would enhance the Night Demon's "Dark Shadow Cloak" interference when burning the vines and fog. At this moment, facing so many demonic vines, Mide could only choose this large-scale killing skill to counterattack.

  Fina, as expected, increased the frequency of her Flame Strike. Siegmund immediately switched to using his Focused Flamethrower, while Lilian, still focused on defense, changed to a Holy Counter stance to increase her speed.

  Thanks to the initial ice formation that delayed time, and since everyone was an experienced master, they didn't collapse under the explosive attack of the Demon Realm's Tendrils. However, soon after, some of the tendrils began to rise gradually, and at their tips, incredibly beautiful flowers bloomed.

  Makai no Fuji Shōshin, Makai no Hana!

  These demonic flowers did not approach, but relied on the same height as the towering trees, continuously launching long-range attacks from a commanding height towards Midee and others, spewing out hard, countless spores.

  The light was from the mud on the ground, and the tree trunks that were being hit and splintered showed that the power of these spores was absolutely no less than that of ordinary bullets. Although it wasn't fatal, once you were hit, you would definitely be stunned, and the demonic vines growing wildly on the ground might take advantage of the situation to swarm up.

  Meanwhile, while dealing with Maka's Fujin, the four of them also had to divert their attention and firepower to counter the long-range attacks of Maka's Hana.

  Just as they were facing an overwhelming advantage of monsters and their side was at a loss, a familiar monster's cry came over again.

  "Dark Curse Cat Demon?" The first one to sense the identity of those monsters was Fina, who had the largest range of magical perception.

  Dark Curse Cat, the most common monster in Gran's Forest, around level 16 to 17. For the four of us who have already changed jobs, it's completely a one-shot cannon fodder. However, that's under the premise of being alone or having only a dozen or so. But at this moment, judging from the fluctuations in magic power, the arriving cat demons are absolutely over three hundred.

  The hundred-man squad of the Red Flame Army was only around level 10 on average, and the Cat Demon's team was already far superior to the regular army in terms of level alone.

  Even Fina, who was always proud and confident, had a layer of frost on her beautiful face.

  The future Bullet Queen was indeed extremely arrogant, but she wasn't self-conceited. On the contrary, in battles, Feena had always been the most clear-headed type. In this situation where they were being interfered with and entangled by demonic plants, if a group of cat demons that would jump around and use curses to lower their own party members' stats appeared, it was easy to imagine what kind of result would occur.

  The front will collapse immediately.

  Faced with a thorough numerical advantage, Mi Di, who had witnessed countless smoky battlefields in his previous life, was also at a loss for the moment.

  As expected, it's troublesome!

  Midi couldn't help but feel a surge of emotions in her heart.

  Although I knew from the start that Alice was strong and had some awareness, it wasn't until we actually clashed that I truly felt just how strong she was. This was no longer a simple adventurer's battle; this was a war, and the Fog Witch was the commander directing the entire operation from behind the scenes.

  The timing of the summoning beasts' appearance, the way they attacked, the way they coordinated with each other, and the way they reinforced each other, every aspect was grasped extremely well by Eris. Even in a surprise attack where she was outnumbered three to one, Middy still had the upper hand, and even Feena, who had overwhelming firepower, couldn't gain any advantage here, on the contrary, she was suppressed.

  To be honest, Meddy's commanding ability is absolutely above Alice. After all, he was a noble in his previous life and always charged into the front line, plus he had 20 years of rebirth experience, and on the strategic level, he completely surpassed the Fog Witch.

  But unfortunately, Midas has no army in his hands now. The three teammates around him are too strong to fight alone and cannot be commanded, so they can't play any fancy moves.

  But where was the way out? Mide pondered as he wandered through the fog and shadows.

  However, before he could come up with an answer, Feena on the other side had already made her move.

  "We can't let the cat demon get here, or we'll collapse! I'll take a shot first!"

  Along with the sound of her voice, the girl's bright red hair fluttered up, and under her feet a lotus flower-like magic circle bloomed, followed by a second one connected to it, then a third...

  In an instant, the ring snake magic array that can instantly absorb a large amount of magic power has taken shape and lit up level by level.

  Fina's right hand surged with magical power, like a massive vortex, stirring up all the magic around her. At this moment, the future Queen of Magic Bullets was the absolute center of magic.

  Fog Demon, Night Demon, or even the Devil's Vine, all slowed down due to the instantaneous vacuum of magical power. And Feena immediately seized this opportunity, firing the magic bullets in her hand at the cat demon group still in the distance.

  A brilliant blue light, like a sharp sword, cut through the mist, broke through the darkness, and opened up a path filled with hot air.

  However, when it accurately fell into the group of cat demons, this powerful magic bullet did not explode at all, as if it had been extinguished, and disappeared instantly.

  "Not good!" At the last moment, Mide suddenly realized the true intention of the Fog Witch.

  But it's too late now.

  Just like a giant mirror reflecting, only a strong light shot out from the cat demon crowd, it was azure blue, just like Fina's magic bullet in the mirror's reflection, and shot over with unparalleled speed, hitting Fina with precision!

  The next moment, a thick fog rolled in, darkness burst forth, and the entire battlefield was plunged into darkness. Even the fluctuations of magic became chaotic and disorderly.

  As Midei's vision recovered and everything returned to order, he suddenly found that Feena, who was originally not far away, had disappeared. Only the still fluctuating magic proved the traces of the red-haired girl's fight.