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

Chapter 24 Desperate Situation

On the mothership, King Alyas was using the ship's equipment to summarize the battle situation using holographic images. In his arms, Ailan stared intently at Seric's serious face, her cheeks flushed.

Projecting the model of this area into the air, several chess pieces appeared in Seric's hand. They were a flag, a star, a musical note, a crown, a ship, a yin-yang symbol, fangs, and a gear. He first placed the flag, musical note, crown, and gear on the front line.

Those were chess pieces representing his "Divine Punisher".

"Overlord" Zanova, "Tune" Sariye, "Demon Coffin" Hevia, "Time Realm" Lorna.

These are the four "Punishers" concentrated on the front lines.

Next, he placed the three pieces—the boat, the fang, and the star—on the side of the battlefield, which was the battlefield right in front of him.

Queen Ilan, Dragon Tooth Groot, Seven Stars Peter Pan.

These are the three "Punishers" positioned on the flank of the battlefield.

Finally, he reached into the city and placed the yin-yang chess piece.

Yin and Yang: facing the yin and facing the yang.

These are all the "Punishers" deployed on the battlefield so far. However, Seric still holds three pieces in his hand: a sword, a bird, and a puppet. He doesn't yet know how to best utilize these three.

His opponents were heroes who carried the driving force of the times, and their companions. He knew this well, so he carefully pushed forward his plan. The plan had reached a critical moment, and there was no time for things to go wrong.

“My lord,” Ailan asked at this moment, “why do you allow Chaoyang and Chaoyin to act alone?”

“This is a hurdle,” Serik asserted. “To lose in a place like this, these two must be struggling with this. If they can’t overcome this hurdle, they’re useless.”

A thirst for revenge.

Serik understood their feelings perfectly, because it was also revenge that had driven him to do all this. If they couldn't overcome this hurdle, they would be unable to move forward.

It seems the problem has been solved.

Serik sensed the movement of the Yin-Yang Holy Sword's aura, causing quite a commotion in the city. That person must have already noticed something was amiss. At a time like this, he must be very concerned about what was happening within the city.

And so, they slowly wore them down, until they were driven to desperation. But... the time for the beasts to launch their full-scale counterattack was almost here.

"Lycia," Serik called out to the person waiting behind him.

"I'm here."

Approaching from behind was Lycia, the leader of the Ghosts, whom Seric had brought back with his fleet.

“Ailan, release the wingman,” Seric said calmly. “It’s time to end this. Lycia, you go down with one of the wingmen, and take the other one with you.”

"Yes, my king..."

"As ordered."

Lycia's icy reply reassured Seric; the kingdom's strongest forces were already gathered here. No… one was still missing, that traitor… best left unmentioned…

"Ailan".

Serik hugged the petite girl tightly in his arms. Ailan trembled with surprise and then tentatively reached her hand behind the king and hugged him.

"Please tell me."

"Stay with me until the end."

"I will stand with you through thick and thin."

"Cough, cough... Ugh! Damn it!"

Sindessa dragged his battered body out of the rubble. He looked quite energetic, but he knew he had reached his limit. He collapsed to the ground, motionless.

He couldn't even maintain his consciousness now; the world gradually darkened, and his resentment and dissatisfaction erupted at this moment.

"Damn it... I haven't even used my full strength yet..." Sindras dug his fingers into the ground. "I haven't even had my moment of glory, you bastard... How the hell could I fall for this...! It's been a hundred years, and I still can't find a wife—! I want to live for hundreds more!!!"

A defiant roar echoed through the neighborhood, but of course no one answered; who knew where he'd been sent flying by that blow? Almost everyone here had fled for refuge, and now there was no one left to help him.

But actually... that's not the worst part.

The most important one, the Dragon King, is now in an unknown state. It can be said that he has suffered a complete defeat this time.

The sound of a baby crying came from afar. This kind of thing should really be avoided. What a torment it would be for someone who was about to rest in peace. Sindsa searched for the little devil's figure. Unfortunately, it was in the house that he had broken. Why was the little devil in the house?

Rolling.

The crumbling wall beside the child began to collapse. Sindras hesitated for a moment, then used his last bit of magic to unleash a bolt of lightning that shattered the falling wall. With his last bit of magic depleted, he felt even more exhausted…

Ah... I'm dead... damn it...

"Demon King—! You can't go—!"

"Ugh, you bunch of useless trash, you're so noisy!"

His subordinates tried their best to stop Xuanze from leaving the main camp to go to the front line. Silena's mind was also blank; she had no idea what to do. For the past half hour, bad news had been pouring in.

The Kingdom's army has broken through to the last line of defense on the main battlefield.

With the barrier breached, the aerial warships' artillery fire directly penetrated the main camp and the castle.

The fate of the main force fighting on the front lines remains unknown.

With their flank breached, Akihabara is desperately resisting the enemy's attack.

The city was attacked by hidden enemy forces.

A total of five eyewitness reports of the "Punisher" were received.

The difference in combat strength is too great...

The defensive lines that had initially held out were no longer intact; the Allied forces were the first to be driven into a dead end. Artillery fire had reached into the city, showing no mercy, as if intent on destroying everything.

This time, we've truly reached a dead end.

"I've already told you, get out of my way!" Xuanze roared. "Get out of the city and take refuge! I'm taking a troop to support you!"

"You absolutely can't, Lord Demon King!" the adjutant nearly cried. "You're our last hope!!"

"What kind of bullshit hope is that! Can that stuff save your lives?! If I were hope, I should be on the front lines right now—!!!"

"If you insist on doing this, we will stand with you through thick and thin!!"

"Tsk! You guys...!"

Xuanze was so agitated that he could no longer hide his emotions. This was the first time Serena had ever seen him like this. Is this how people are when they are driven to the brink of despair?

“Demon King…” Serena called out softly to Xuanze, but she didn’t know what to say.

“…Tsk, fine, I agree.” Xuanze finally compromised. “You can catch up later. Time is of the essence. I’m going to the front line now.”

"As ordered!"

Xuanze's words were perfunctory, but Serena could sense what he wanted to do and flew into his pocket.

"What are you doing?" Xuanze was about to walk out. "You should know what I'm planning to do. It's dangerous, go back."

“I’m not going back.” Serena gripped the fabric of her pocket tightly. “There’s no safer place in the world than here, right, Hero?”

"Heh." Xuanze scoffed at her and said nothing more.

"Demon King/Hero", depart.

Chapter 25 Counterattack

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!"

"General Edelman! We can't hold out much longer! You need to leave now!!"

"No! We can't back down here! We're not fighting for ourselves! Quick! Get someone to fill this vacancy!"

Edelman roared desperately as he commanded his troops, barely managing to maintain the last line of defense. Too many of them had already fallen, and if things continued like this, there would be no way out; they might even die here.

The warships' bombardment relentlessly penetrated our rear, weakening our fighting capacity. Almost no one could break through the shelling to reach the front lines. The kingdom was too strong, not only in its airborne warships but also in its ridiculously powerful soldiers.

Their fighting strength and teamwork were impeccable, which is why the allied forces suffered repeated defeats. If it weren't for the powerful demons helping them, the duchy would probably have been destroyed long ago.

With the army approaching and reaching its limit, Edman was also preparing to abandon defense and charge out to fight the enemy to the death.

"Edman, how's the situation?"

"...? Demon King?" Edman looked at the Demon King, who had appeared out of nowhere, in surprise.

He was a remarkable human, a human yet the king of the demon race, possessing immense power and extraordinary wisdom, with no other problems except for his foul temper.

“As you can see,” Edman wiped the sweat from his face, “it’s reached its limit.”

"Hmm." Xuanze nodded calmly and said, "Well done. You take a group of men and head back to the city. The rest is up to you."

“…! The Demon King?” Edman exclaimed in surprise.

The Demon King exuded an aura of fearlessness, and the raging flames of magic were as intense as his fighting spirit. He had come to fight to the death in place of Edman.

Before Edelman could say anything, the stone pillar rose up and sent Xuanze up. It was a very strange stone pillar, but everyone on Earth knew that it looked like a street lamp.

Because of this stone pillar that suddenly rose from the ground, many people's attention was drawn to it, especially Wang Guojun, who saw it as nothing less than a target.

“I’ve wanted to try this for a long time.” Xuanze laughed. “You bastards! Who gave you permission to look me in the eye—!”

"List of Divine Weapons"

Countless golden rays unfolded behind the allied forces, like a wall of light symbolizing the final line of defense. This wall was centered on the Demon King and would end with his death. Until he fell, this wall would remain there.

Suddenly, countless even more dazzling golden lights shone on the wall of light, and then a rain of divine weapons erupted from it. A torrential downpour of divine weapons shot out from within the wall of light, a rain of divine weapons even more terrifying than a rain of arrows.

Countless divine weapons precisely targeted the enemy, avoiding friendly forces and swiftly eliminating them. After this baptism of divine weapons, a clearing was created, where numerous soldiers lay dismembered, pierced, or crushed by the divine weapons.

"Listen up, all you Allied Forces!" Xuanze shouted in a high-pitched voice, "Put down your weapons! It's time to make a choice! Either get back here, or pick up those junks and fight back with me!"

bake----!

The magical flames burned fiercely. Xuanze was the first to jump off the street lamp and land on the ground where divine weapons were stuck. He then casually picked up a hand axe and threw it at the enemy. He then picked up another weapon stuck in the ground and charged towards the enemy.

He wasn't the only one; Edman also dropped his dulled knight's sword, grabbed the divine weapon on the ground, and charged into the enemy ranks to slay the enemy. One, two, three, one after another, all the Allied soldiers concentrated at the front line dropped their malfunctioning weapons, picked up the Demon King's gift, and rushed into the enemy ranks.

This is a suicide squad, a suicide squad that is ready to die. Experienced hunters know that the counterattack of a dying beast is the most terrifying, and the counterattack of the Allied Forces is no different.

“Drink ah ah ah ah!!!”

Xuanze charged into the deepest part, and the divine weapon in his hand responded to his high fighting spirit by bursting out with a strong light. This light transformed into a forty-meter-long sword blade that swept out and eliminated all enemies that blocked Xuanze's way.

"The Eight Trigrams of Wind and Thunder!"

The magic flowed directly into the ground from his feet. This completely different magic circle was an Eastern Bagua Yin-Yang circle, representing the trigrams of wind and thunder, bursting out with blue and green magical light. The whirlwind and lightning merged together, devouring those who approached the whirlwind.

With a flurry of spells, Xuanze unleashed more than ten high-level spells in one go, sweeping away the endless stream of kingdom soldiers and even targeting the airships. He unleashed a barrage of mixed elemental cannons and divine weapons at the enemies in the sky.

The allied forces roared and brandished their divine weapons, fighting fiercely against the enemy. They disregarded their own injuries, slashing and forcing the enemy back, pushing the battle line back in one fell swoop. People kept falling, but others rushed forward to pick up the divine weapons of the fallen and charge into battle.

In dire straits, demons and humans fought side by side. Demons risked their lives to charge to the front lines and block the enemy's attacks, while humans seized the opportunity to break through. Such a charge effectively disrupted the enemy's formation.

"No need to hold back! Just go all out and hack your way in!" Edman roughly grabbed the enemy by the collar and delivered a headbutt. "We—! Charge in like this! Don't let—! These guys—regroup!"

Three consecutive heavy headbutts left both men bleeding from their heads. Dizzy, Edman steadied himself with unwavering willpower, kicked the kingdom soldier, and then beheaded the enemy with a single sword stroke.

At the same time, Xuanze simply used his body to knock down all the guys surrounding him, and before they knew it, the two of them had joined together.

Hey! Uncle! Why aren't you leaving?!

"Hahaha! A young man like you isn't leaving! How could I possibly run away from a place like this?! Here we go! Demon King! It's an honor to fight alongside you—!"

"Don't say things like that to the Demon King, you old geezer—!!"

The two spells, "Meteor Fire" and "Water Rainbow," were activated simultaneously. Two different magical lights, red and blue, mixed together. Xuanze's "Meteor Fire" summoned meteors that bombarded the enemy, while Edman, wielding his divine weapon, gracefully slashed out, leaving a rainbow-colored trail, and felled any enemy who touched the rainbow.

boom--! ! !

A deafening explosion erupted from the other side of the battlefield, and crimson flames swept across the land. Such pure red fire—Xuanze could only think of one person: he was still alive, and very close. They couldn't overcome this distance for the time being, but—

Some things can be overcome.

"Savi—! Charge—!"

Ding Ding Ding-!

Without hesitation, Xuanze threw the weapon in his hand in that direction, simultaneously grabbing two more weapons from the ground and throwing them as well. The three weapons traced perfect parabolas as they landed where the flames were rising.

Chapter 26 The Distant Dragon's Roar

"Seria—!!!"

Wu Ke's grief-stricken shout slowed down Saiwei's attack. He subconsciously looked at Seria, where the once lively girl was now lying in a pool of blood, covered with countless wounds of all sizes, blood flowing continuously from her body.

In that state, there was no hope.