Girl in the Box: Please tell me why I was reincarnated as a mimic monster!

"Hey, wait a minute," Lycia said, clearly annoyed. "What are you talking about, ignoring me?"

Lycia raised the "Holy Sword" high. The saber-shaped Holy Sword emitted an eerie light and summoned several ethereal figures. Without exception, they all held sharp knives and swords and exuded a powerful aura. These people were definitely not to be trifled with.

They raised their knives and simultaneously slashed at Finoer, her last cry of despair before she fainted...

"...The power of the 'Holy Sword'?" Xuanze felt a chilling killing intent in the air. "This is so troublesome... If she dies, it'll be a huge loss. Can she be saved...? At least give her some first aid and wake her up or something..."

He wasn't about to let this opportunity to extort the Dragon King slip by. Such powerful forces were a waste to leave unused; it was better to let him utilize them. But the problem was that these beings were all unstable…

"Leave it to Xiao!" Xiao strode out with overwhelming momentum, then assumed a fighting stance. "Xiao won't lose! Xiao will defeat you all!"

bake--!

"Oh! I've entered that state again," Winsor exclaimed in delight, now transformed into a spirit.

Unconsciously, he channeled his magic power throughout his body to strengthen it, causing scorching magical flames to erupt from his body and his senses to be fully enhanced. He had also experienced this state in the labyrinth.

This is proof that Xiao is taking things seriously.

Lycia, standing opposite, was startled. She seemed to see the image of the swordsman wielding the Azure Blade in this little girl, even their intent was exactly the same.

Chapter 54 Another Heir

Why did Xiao take the initiative to step forward?

Someone had told her that swordsmen could only communicate through their swords. Skill, courage, and luck were all elements they used to communicate. Xiao wouldn't lose, because she had already inherited what was contained within that labyrinth.

"Sister Wenser, can we go back first?" Xiao asked Wenser during their confrontation.

"Yes, you need to be careful."

Wense, now a spirit, nodded and transformed back into spiritual energy, re-entering Xiao's body. This was Xiao's battle with that person, to avenge that person's arrow wound.

The opponent summoned three figures in total: one wielding a katana almost as tall as himself, one holding two katanas like Akatsuki, and the other carrying a giant sword on his back.

Each of these three figures exuded a sharp "intention," and the places where they stood showed signs of spatial distortion—they were ridiculously powerful.

“One against three…” Xuanze considered for a moment, then nodded. “Then these three small fry are yours.”

"You're not going anywhere!" Licia said, sounding somewhat exasperated.

After he finished speaking, he bypassed the three swordsmen and rushed towards Finoer. The three swordsmen unleashed four deadly slashes at him without hesitation, but they were blocked by someone in an instant.

"Dragon Sparrow - Absolute Wind, Wings Together".

The secret to mastering, understanding, applying, and practicing the skills inherited from the Dragon Sparrow is the six-hit combo that moves at the speed of light.

Xiao used two small katanas to unleash Zhou Dong's ultimate technique, surpassing its creator. This was the memory of the labyrinth she inherited. It was hard to say exactly what she gained from the labyrinth, but she knew that she had obtained the power to protect her family from Zhou Dong.

What I couldn't do before, I can now do skillfully, but the ultimate techniques I've sublimated are still not stable in their execution.

But Xiao had a vague feeling that she was definitely fine now.

Although these three illusory figures had no faces, one could sense that they were probably also shocked. Xiao continued the pursuit, pulled back his sword, and took a step back, holding only one sword.

"Dragon Sparrow - Draw Sword and Pierce the Clouds".

The figure with the long sword reacted immediately, also drawing his sword. The two drew their swords at the same time, their sharp slashes tearing through the air and even space. The two swords clashed and sparked fiercely.

That was how it should have been, but to the surprise of the figure with the long sword, a sharp, cold light extended along Xiao's slash line. This cold light flashed suddenly, as if it had directly cleaved through space, and the long sword was cut in two.

The figure with the long sword seemed to give a wry smile, then bowed to Xiao, admitting defeat, and disappeared into the air.

Xiao ignored it, quickly sheathed his sword and dodged the slash from the two-sword style figure, then drew his kodachi again at the same time.

The two exchanged blows with lightning speed, almost like a dance. Xiao caught the two simultaneous strikes from the dual-wielding figure with her black sword, then sheathed her blue sword and immediately slashed. The dual-wielding figure stepped back to dodge, then spun around with their hind foot as if swinging their blade. Xiao crouched down and slid past the dual-wielding figure, only to be met by a heavy slash from the greatsword figure. She immediately changed direction and retreated out of the greatsword's range.

The dual-wielding figure stood up and swung his sword at Xiao. Xiao gripped his two swords tightly, crossed them together to block the attack, and then focused his 'intention' on the blades.

"Dragon Sparrow - Gale".

call--!

He pushed aside the two-sword style figure's sword with all his might, and then used the reverse kasaya slash. The "intention" brought up a whirlwind and cut through the two-sword style figure. The greatsword figure actually dispersed the whirlwind by simply swinging his greatsword once.

The figure wielded a seemingly black giant sword with surprising agility. Xiao maneuvered around it, searching for an opening and constantly dodging its attacks, but unexpectedly, the creature simply threw the giant sword away.

The black giant sword flew over suddenly. Knowing that he would be knocked away if he took the hit, he jumped up and stomped on the giant sword to make it lose its balance and plunge it into the ground. The giant sword crashed down like a boulder, creating thick smoke and a pile of dirt.

Before the attack was over, the figure with the giant sword charged forward, using the smoke as cover to rush directly in front of Xiao and aim a punch at her head.

Xiao was startled, but she quickly recovered and threw her twin swords into the air. Then she grabbed the other person's arm, used the momentum to flip forward, and slammed her foot hard into the other person's forehead. After that, she let go, stood on the other person's body, and used her head as a landing point to jump into the air.

He thought the kick would cause dizziness, but the figure of the giant sword was not affected at all. It just swayed slightly, then picked up the giant sword and threw it into the air, trying to smash Xiao down.

"Dragon Sparrow - Water Moon · Swift Dance"!

"Haaahhhhhh!!!"

Black and Azure Twin Blades danced swiftly, their sharp intent emanating from the blades. The light emanating from the blades resembled a third moon under the night sky, but this moon was deadly.

The giant sword figure was attacked from all directions by the "Dragon Sparrow - Water Moon Swift Dance", with nowhere to hide, and simply disappeared into the endless light of the blade.

Seeing this, Lycia was slightly surprised and began to think about her next move. Suddenly, Xuanze appeared behind her, crouched down and used a sweeping leg kick. Lycia immediately withdrew from Xuanze's attack range, and then released those figures again.

"Tsk... Is this holy sword really that troublesome?" Xuanze said unhappily.

The saber emitted an eerie light once more, and then several figures split off from that light. This time, the number exceeded ten, which was no longer something the two of them could handle.

While Xiao was fighting, Xuanze was also entangled in a battle with Licia, but he couldn't find an opportunity to go to Finoir's side, and he was starting to get a little anxious.

Xiao can probably only hold off four people at the same time, and we can only manage six here... Damn it.

Xuanze kept searching for a breakthrough, but with only Lycia still around, he had no clue what the power of that holy sword was.

"Demon King, what should we do?" Xiaoye ran over, bracing her twin swords in a defensive stance. "These people are very strong, there are too many of them, I can't defeat them."

Because the battle had consumed too much of his physical strength and magic power, Xiao was no longer able to exert his previous strength, and he was even a little out of breath when he spoke.

“Ah, maybe we should give up,” Xuanze said. “We might even have to leave.”

To be honest, Licia is a threat to Xuanze right now. This battle is clearly at a disadvantage for them. If they get serious, it could turn into a lose-lose situation. In the worst case, he might fall here.

Risk and reward are proportional, but the risk they are taking here is enough to endanger the very survival of the demon race. Xuanze decided to give up. Even if they give up here, they won't suffer any damage. He had already done Saiwei a favor and made a profit.

Just as he was about to use magic as cover to escape, things took a turn for the better. Under the twin moonlit night sky, two figures were approaching, and Xuanze was very familiar with the magic of one of them.

“Maybe we won’t need it.” Xuanze revealed a smug smile. “Markiri, why are you guys so slow?”

Boom!

The burly sphinx Markiri landed swiftly, then slowly stood up. The mere presence of this sphinx exuded pressure. Accompanying him was another being, Savi, who crashed into the ground with flames. Despite both of them collapsing the ground, they appeared completely unharmed.

“I’m sorry, the kingdom’s army over there is a bit troublesome,” Markiri apologized to their king. “They are fighting with the determination to die.”

"Ah, I see." Xuanze nodded. "They've already come to their senses, so we don't need to worry about them anymore. Do you understand the current situation? Saiwei, come and help too."

“Ah, I’d rather know what happened to that than that?” Savi pointed to Finoer, who was lying unconscious on the ground.

"Oh, that one, he's probably dying soon."

"Don't downplay something so important! It's about saving lives, right? I'll help!"

The two quickly reached a consensus and immediately entered battle mode. Although there seemed to be some subtle differences, it didn't matter.

“Hmm… ‘Sin’ and ‘Meteor’.” Lycia sighed and put away the holy sword.

It would be impossible for her to deal with all four of them by herself, even if she could create these swordsman-like figures.

"It's a pity, but I alone can't defeat the Demon King, can I?" Lycia smiled brightly. "Please allow me to take my leave here. I still need to go find the Hero. By the way, let me spill some more tidbits~ You've probably been wondering about the origin of this holy sword, right? Well, it came from the Hero, of course. Well then, I look forward to our next meeting."

Lycia gave a final, polite bow, then quickly withdrew from the battlefield and disappeared into the darkness. No one gave chase, because the swordsmen blocked their way; if they had pursued them, they would likely have been killed.

Once Lycia was out of sight, the swordsmen also vanished. Xuanze pondered carefully the last revelation Lycia had made...

If that's the case... then that's troublesome...

Everything is clear now: why the kingdom summoned heroes, and why ten heroes died in succession. It was all for the Holy Sword, to seize the Holy Sword for the kingdom's use.

At that time, what Hao'er was searching for on Xuanze was Xuanze's "Holy Sword." If that's the case...

The kingdom now possesses ten "holy swords".

Chapter 55 The Storm is Coming

"Hahaha... Damn it." Xuanze had already pieced together the general outline of the cause and course of the incident.

The kingdom summoned heroes simply to give them the power to conquer the world, and for some reason the church responded to the kingdom's call and even helped the kingdom summon heroes repeatedly.

Xuanze also understood why the hero summoning ritual was effective: because a sinister "evil" similar to the "Demon King" had indeed appeared in this world, which was why heroes were needed.

The one who summoned the hero was the "evil" side that controlled the ritual. The hero was commanded and controlled by the "evil," and eventually walked step by step toward his doom.

The person who carried out this task was that of Horror. His strength, combined with that skill, undoubtedly enabled him to kill the hero without anyone noticing.

Xuanze also went through this process of being slowly boiled like a frog in lukewarm water, but he had a backup plan, so the "Holy Sword" was not taken away by Hao'er.

The first eleven heroes who died were all killed by Hor. Hor took their holy swords and handed them over to the kingdom, which then gave these holy swords to trustworthy subordinates.

Even if the wielder of the Holy Sword isn't a hero, the sheer power of the sword already makes them a superhuman being. What if there were ten such people? Conquering the world wouldn't be difficult, would it? Why doesn't the Holy Sword disappear upon the wielder's death? Where did the previous Holy Swords go?

“This is terrible…” Xuanze walked toward Markiri with a headache. “Markiri, carry this woman back and tell Aye to take good care of her. That woman is the Dragon King.”

“Yes, sir.” Markiri nodded.

"Huh? The Dragon King?!" Savi's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

"You'd better get used to it quickly. Once you're caught up in this, no one can escape." Xuanze turned around and called to Xiao, "Xiao, come here, we're getting ready to go back."

"Ah good."

Xiao put away her twin swords, confused. Although she didn't know why the battle had suddenly ended, she decided to go back now.

They didn't sense Xuanze's anxiety. Ten wielders of the Holy Sword! The kingdom was about to take action, and the situation couldn't get any worse.

Now, all he can do is return to the demon army as soon as possible to prepare for future countermeasures, as war is about to break out in full force.

On her way back from the church, Ning discovered the ritual room for summoning heroes, but it was daytime and guarded, so she didn't do anything that was extremely risky.

But it was already evening, the perfect time for them to act. They called it "Shangli" so they could leave the church as quickly as possible.

"Wow...aren't we being way too relaxed?"

"Don't worry, your magic eyes can detect things that are approaching, right? I'm watching them right now."

After seeing off the Demon King and his group, Li and Ning immediately used 'teleportation' to enter the church building. Fortunately, there were no guards or believers there. Ning used 'light magic' to cast an invisibility spell on Li and Ning, and then quickly ran towards the depths of the church, using a sound-absorbing barrier to silence their footsteps as they ran.

On the way, they bumped into a cultist. Li was so frightened that she stopped immediately, but Ning dragged her past. They walked right past the cultist without him noticing them at all.

"Waaah... I'm so worried something might go wrong..." Li said anxiously as she jogged along.

"Stop jinxing it," Ning rolled her eyes at her. "It's just ahead, between the rituals, the source of everything."

goo...

Li swallowed hard. She was about to approach this legendary being, who was also the root of all this trouble. Ultimately, without this hero summoning ritual, none of this would have happened.

This is Ning's purpose in coming here: to disrupt the hero's summoning ritual, rendering it ineffective and preventing future troubles.

"arrive."

They finally reached the far end of the church, where a huge relief door stood, carved with a hero wielding a holy sword. This must be the ritual chamber, the place to summon heroes. Before the relief door stood four men who looked menacing.

“Aren’t these people from the church?” Li asked in a very low voice.

“No.” Ning shook her head. “You can tell just by looking at their attire—green hat and white clothes—they’re ‘Ghosts.’ The kingdom really values ​​this place.”

"We can't open the door now, can we?" Li looked at the four people. "If we open the door in front of others like this, we'll be discovered, won't we?"

Even though the two of them are now hiding their identities with magic and standing brazenly in front of the four ghosts, opening the door will undoubtedly expose them.

“So this is where we need you,” Ning smiled. “Use distortion to link this space with the space between the ritual and the space between them, and we can go straight in.”

"...Since I've never been inside before, don't expect me to do a great job."

Ry took a deep breath to calm herself, then imagined the space inside the ritual chamber and connected it with the magic 'Twisting', expanding the magical circle to a size where a person could enter. Without Ry saying anything, Ning went straight in, and Ry followed, quickly cutting off the magic supply to 'Twisting' to end the spell.

"Pfft... Is it safe now?" Although Li wanted to breathe a sigh of relief, she still didn't dare to relax just like that.

"Well, I guess we're safe for now. Keep your voice down, don't let this get out." Ning snapped her fingers, causing a ball of light to appear at her fingertips. "...Tsk, what a massive ritual."

"Huh? Wow... this is... way too amazing..."

After hearing Ning's dissatisfied click of the tongue, Li looked at the ritual room illuminated by the light. The entire ritual room was a cylindrical room with ancient and beautiful reliefs on the ceiling and the four pillars. What was most captivating was the huge magic circle on the ground with a radius of nearly five meters.

This enormous magic circle is filled with intricate and ornate patterns and countless runes. These patterns and runes still emit a faint glow, giving people a spectacular impact and an indescribable sense of holiness.

"Truly a magic circle drawn by the gods." Ning rarely showed weakness. "I can't draw something like this, but destroying it is no problem."