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

A ghostly whisper came from in front of Salid. Salid could clearly see countless glints of cold light surrounding him; they were all replicas of Blade Dance. Lycia's head was turned at an extremely unnatural angle, her entire body engulfed in flames, one eye staring at him fanatically. The scene was utterly bizarre. Salid was momentarily stunned when their eyes met, and the sabers surrounding him began to move, preparing to impale both Lycia and him.

At least within Salid's field of vision, he could see at least three hundred sabers surrounding them, and even more further away, with many more behind them. Since it was a holy sword, its sharpness was naturally not to be underestimated, and just now it had even severed Salid's hand—this was not a good omen.

However, Salid and Lycia were completely surrounded by these sabers. He figured that even if he moved now, he might not be able to break free of the encirclement, especially with Lycia watching him. If Salid made any move, she would attack even faster, making escape even more difficult. Even if Neki tried to intervene from the outside, it would likely be a struggle, as many sabers were aimed at her nearby.

Stuck in a predicament? Not at all.

Suddenly, a silver light flashed behind Salid, and a small suitcase jumped out of it. The suitcase opened abruptly and swallowed Salid whole. Sensing something was wrong, Lycia launched a full-scale attack. The encirclement formed by countless sabers immediately contracted, and these sabers precisely avoided Lycia and stabbed at the suitcase.

Because of Salid's sudden disappearance, the magic he had just cast had also lost its effect. Lycia was freed from the fire rope. She had originally estimated that Salid inside the suitcase should be riddled with thorns, but for some reason, another dragon king was laughing wildly incessantly. She felt an inexplicable sense of unease. What was the reason? What was that suitcase...?!

Lycia remembered that possibility...

boom!

The flames blasted open the cocoon from the inside, and high-temperature metal fragments flew out at high speed, grazing Lycia's body, some even piercing it directly. The suitcase that flew out of the explosion knocked Lycia away.

Lycia could see that the box was completely undamaged, without even a trace of heat from the flames. This thing was definitely more than just a simple suitcase.

“I knew it was you, Toki!” Negi almost cheered.

"It really was you—!?"

Lycia unleashed a powerful blade dance, the slash striking the suitcase's exterior. The strong recoil repelled the blade; even with its holy sword-like sharpness, Lycia's all-out strike couldn't harm it in the slightest. As Lycia was deflected, the suitcase opened.

"Drink ah ah ah ah!!!"

Salid jumped out of the open briefcase and threw a punch at Lycia. His left metal arm, connected to Salid's magic, spewed out a large amount of magical flames from the gaps. These flames provided a powerful thrust, amplifying the force of Salid's punch, which landed hard on Lycia's face.

"!?"

Lycia was sent flying by Salid's punch. Due to the excessive magic power injected, the makeshift mechanical arm was instantly destroyed beyond repair, and fragments were driven into her body along with the force. Lycia, attempting to retaliate, had her Blade Dance clamped by pincers extending from the suitcase. At this moment, the suitcase fully revealed its true form—a mimicry.

"Your holy sword is useless against me!"

The mimic Riku unleashed its full power of fire magic, recklessly releasing it despite the risk of being caught in the blast. The explosion sent both of them flying, but the damage inflicted on each was qualitatively different. Since becoming the Dragon King, Riku's defenses, like Ning's magic, had become a jumbled mess. In this world, probably nothing could harm her except for the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow. Furthermore, her resistances to all elements were ridiculously high; taking any magic head-on would at most cause her some pain.

Lycia, who had been blown out by the hot air from the explosion, was clearly in a much worse state. She no longer had the same ease she had before. There were already three Dragon Kings gathered here, and with the addition of this alien being, the uncertainty of the battle would greatly increase.

Ah... This Dragon King actually appeared at this time... Not only her, but that girl probably came along too... Wait? What is this...?

boom! boom! boom!

Groot, now a black dragon, flapped his wings and soared into the air. Judging from his appearance, he was probably several times larger than an ordinary dragon. As he ascended, the immense wind pressure forcefully blew the warship down. Akihabara and his group clung to whatever they could to protect themselves from falling, but this did nothing to stop the warship from continuing its descent. Just as they were about to reach the point of destruction, a miracle occurred.

"Phew... Is everyone alright?"

The rapidly falling warship suddenly crashed into something and stopped abruptly in mid-air. Large amounts of ice could be seen freezing the warship from all directions. These ice formations connected to the ground, forming tall ice pillars that prevented the warship from falling. And there were their two saviors, the two most skilled in ice magic among the friendly forces: Aye and Finoer.

"Ah! Miss Finoir! Are you alright!?" Savi asked in surprise, having witnessed Finoir's disappearance.

"Hmm? It's alright, but I'm really angry right now."

Fino looked up at the black dragon in the sky with an air of nonchalance. There were no obvious wounds on her body, and she seemed to be genuinely unharmed. She stared silently at the black dragon in the sky, her hands clenched into fists without her noticing. Even though her face was expressionless, it was clear that she was extremely angry, though no one knew why.

Another one is...

“Aye…” Savi looked at her in confusion, “How come you…”

"Hmm? What's wrong?" Aye

He chuckled. "Instead of focusing on me, we should start our counterattack now. Trust me, I have a sure-fire winning strategy."

She blatantly changed the subject, as if she knew from the start what Savi was going to ask her. Her smile might have been natural, but her face was deathly pale. Savi vaguely sensed that her body temperature had dropped below zero—was it due to anemia? Or something else…?

—

—！！！！！！！！！！

Just then, Groot in the sky suddenly roared, the sound shaking the warship. Everyone could see the black dragon that had dominated the sky being suddenly struck down. A dazzling and holy golden light erupted from the dragon's head, and its body was falling at a visible speed. The person on the dragon's head was—

Haer!

Chapter 40 Before that

Rewind to half an hour ago...

There's way too much information here...

The ducal library, which had barely survived the battle, contained many books, quite a few of which Xia Ling had found. Had she been staying in this dilapidated library for so long? Feeling somewhat guilty, Li used magic to reinforce the space's stability. Under her magical influence, the library became much more stable, though only temporarily.

"Where...where..."

Xia Ling quickly flipped through the documents at hand, completely forgetting about what was happening outside. There was a large amount of information that she had already read, but she still couldn't find the information she wanted.

"Thanks for your hard work."

"Huh? Ah, Sister Ning, Sister Li." She was so focused that she didn't even notice someone walking in.

“If you focus too much, something bad will happen,” Li said, pointing to the cracked ceiling.

"I'm sorry..." Xia Ling blushed slightly, "I was too focused."

"So, did you find anything?" Ning picked up a book and flipped through it.

"No..." Xia Ling closed the book in her hand dejectedly. "Including the one I just finished reading, and all of these piled up here, I didn't find any useful information in them... Could it really be hidden so well? Or is he not actually a former hero?"

By this time, the battle between the Allied Forces and the Kingdom's Army should have already begun. It's not that they weren't in a hurry, but they hadn't yet figured out the most crucial thing.

That is how Serik will carry out what he calls "destruction".

According to Ning's series of speculations, he has now physically destroyed all of humanity in the world. It goes without saying that eliminating humanity and then other races is a given. With the combat power of his faction, destroying all races on a physical level is not a problem, whether they are biological or plant-based.

But is the "destruction" he speaks of really that simple? It must be a deeper level of "destruction," referring to the complete annihilation of this "world." So, what methods will he use to achieve this? This is what they've been trying to understand. Therefore, they began investigating information about the previous hero. This information was rendered garbled in the Demon Eyes of Reason, so they could only rely on physical documents to understand it.

However, as you all saw, they postponed their departure for battle while waiting for Xia Ling to find out the intelligence, and at the same time, they did something else.

"Wow, there are so many..." Hao'er remarked, looking at the stacks of books.

"Stop making sarcastic remarks," Ning said, slamming the book in her hand against his head. "Don't you understand your master at all?"

"Haha...that's all we know about him, as far as I've told you," Hao Er said helplessly, scratching his head. "If I could, I'd like to tell you more."

"This guy might be completely useless..." Ning complained with some regret.

After finishing their own tasks, they also healed Hao's eyes. Although Hao claimed that he could fight well even if he couldn't see, considering various variables, they decided to heal his eyes, and he has now regained his sight.

Li ignored their conversation; at that moment, a small wisp of golden flame had already appeared around one of her eyes.

Magic Eye: Search and retrieve all the content of these books.

Searching in progress — Search complete, content has been collected, duplicate and outdated information will be automatically excluded.

Keyword: Warrior Serik.

Searching... Some relevant results found.

Show.

A wealth of information appeared in his field of vision. Li discovered that the Magic Eye skill was like a player's intelligent interactive interface, and this intelligence was far more advanced than he had imagined. Many things could be solved simply by asking it, and there were even quite a few surprises. Initially, Li only wanted to test whether it could do such a thing, but he didn't expect it to be so powerful.

She quickly scanned the contents. She was racing against time and could only do such a rough search. After all, she couldn't rely entirely on the Magic Eye. It was better to leave the details to someone else.

"Ah..." She saw it.

"Found it—!"

…………

After confirming a series of pieces of information, Ri used her Mystic Eyes to memorize the contents of the book and led the group away from the library. She originally wanted to send Xia Ling to Alice's place for safety, but Xia Ling insisted on going home to wait, and she couldn't force her maid.

Opening the portal, they returned to that familiar dense forest. In the center of the open meadow was Li and the others' home. The Perseus Tree next to the house shone with an unusually dazzling light, as if they had returned to that time... or rather, it was eager to go back.

"That's enough to drop you off here." Xia Ling stopped at the door. "I'll be waiting for you at home. Please make sure you return victorious."

“Okay,” Li nodded, “Don’t wander off when you get there, or you’ll get lost.”

"Understood." Xia Ling smiled, then bowed deeply. "May your martial arts prosper."

After saying that, Xia Ling turned and went into the house. At the same time, a magnificent and complex magic circle lit up on the grass. All the magic power in the surrounding area was attracted by this magic circle. The silver magic light illuminated the entire area, turning it silvery-white. This light continued to grow more dazzling. The house in the center of the silver light gradually disappeared. Finally, when the silver light dissipated, the place had become an empty grassy area.

"Haa~" Li stretched, "Finally finished."

"It's not over yet," Ning reminded her. "We should go now."

"Yeah, that's true."

Li turned around to face the two people still by her side. One was Slime Girl Ning, who had been by her side since she began her second life in the labyrinth. She could do everything and had helped her a lot along the way. The other was Haul, whose relationship with her could be described as ill-fated. Although she didn't quite trust him, he was probably the key to this battle.

"I think we should get ready to leave too."

Li stretched out his hand and unfolded a magic circle in front of him, opening a gate to the battlefield. Once they passed through here, they would arrive directly at the battlefield, but before that, there were a few things he needed to explain to Hao Er.

"Haor." Li called out to Haor, who was about to cross the magic circle.

"What's wrong?" Hao'er stopped and turned to face Li.

“Listen carefully,” Rie took a deep breath, organizing the information in her mind, “Although it might seem boring to talk about these things at a time like this, I have to tell you that after this war ends, you will likely be treated as a war criminal… and you know the consequences. Is this… really a good idea?”

It seems that Haul's future is sealed; he will die regardless of which side wins. Serik will most likely execute him, and even if the victors win, the people will never forgive the man who killed nearly ten heroes, and he will probably be executed there as well. Thinking about this, she was speechless… To others, this might seem like meddling, but she still hoped for a better ending.

Hao'er fell silent, which was to be expected; he must have anticipated this outcome, but he probably didn't expect to be questioned about it. After considering for a while, he gave this reply.

“I will not regret it,” Hao’er said firmly. “Before that, if I can atone for my sins, that would be the best thing. I hope she, I hope Xia Que can live. That’s enough.”

“…I see. I understand now.” Li indicated her understanding. “I will try my best to bring you to her, and then I will ask for your help in resolving the matter.”

"Grateful."

"That……"

It's time to go and do whatever I want.

Chapter 41 Hale's Battle

boom!

The enormous black dragon crashed onto the battlefield, its massive body instantly crushing a large group of people who hadn't had time to escape. Hao Er jumped off the dragon's head apologetically. After crashing to the ground, the black dragon began to act according to its rage. Enraged, it went berserk, launching indiscriminate attacks with every attack method it could muster.

Upon landing, Hale was met with a sweeping dragon tail. He took a running start and slid kick to dodge under the tail. The dragon then began to roll around. Being crushed by that massive body would be no laughing matter. However, considering the time constraints, he chose a more thrilling method and took out three small knives from the inner pocket of his tattered coat.

Prayer. Protection.

Iron wall. Cutting through iron. Sharp.

The triple blessing was applied to the three daggers. With such a powerful blessing, they would soon dissipate. So, without hesitation, Hao Er threw two of the daggers, which stuck into the overwhelming black dragon scales. Before they could crush him, he jumped up, using the first dagger as a foothold to make another jump. He reached out and grabbed the dagger on the higher ground, pulling himself up once more.

The black dragon's body quickly rolled over, and in mid-air, Haul could see that the two daggers he had thrown had already shattered under the pressure. Of course, with the blessing of divine power, these daggers would soon disintegrate on their own. These daggers had always been his reliable partners, and he trusted them so much that he now knew the state of the daggers he held perfectly.

The weapon in my hand... has three seconds left!

Seizing the last three seconds, Hao Er raised his head and aimed at the dragon wing that swept towards him as the black dragon rolled. The tattered dragon wing had many holes in its membrane, making the dragon look like it had been through countless battles and was covered in wounds. Even in this state, it still retained its dragon might. A dragon is a dragon, especially such a huge dragon.

Hale could have chosen to slip through the gap in the wing membrane to dodge the attack more safely, but he deliberately chose the most dangerous method. He wanted to eliminate this enemy, Dragontooth Groot, as quickly as possible. He understood that this person would be the most unpredictable enemy on this battlefield, so eliminating Groot was his priority, no matter what.

The Holy Sword Dragon Fang, all that Haul knew about it was that it could grow stronger through constant battles and killings, sacrificing its sanity for overwhelming power. This overwhelming power was as terrifying as everyone saw; it alone could suppress most of the Allied Forces' main force, demonstrating its immense strength. Even without its sanity, it could still unilaterally suppress the enemy.

He had never seen the Dragon Fang like this before. Its previous wielder had never experienced anything like this—to transform from one species into another, especially into a dragon, a monster whose danger level had increased dramatically. This left Hao Er somewhat helpless, as it was a completely unprecedented situation. He couldn't be sure if his power would be effective against this black dragon, but…

"We have no choice but to go for it!"

Ding! Two seconds!

The tip of the dagger reflected the moonlight as Hao Er swiftly swung the blade, creating a dazzling trail of light against the night sky.

One second! Snap—!

The blade made direct contact with the wing membrane, and the divinely imbued blade smoothly sliced ​​through the dragon's tough wing membrane. But this speed was not fast enough; it needed to be even faster!

cut--!

Hale accelerated with all his might, forcefully slicing open the wing membrane with his dagger while constantly counteracting the force sweeping from it. Finally...

Zero seconds!

The slash successfully severed the membrane of one of the black dragon's wings before the dagger broke. Without the membrane, the black dragon would certainly be unable to fly with only one wing, thus sealing off part of its mobility. This was exactly what Haul wanted.

After adjusting his posture in mid-air, Hale landed smoothly on the black dragon's back. However, the dragon was still rolling around, so he had to run immediately to avoid falling off. He carefully navigated the sharp dragon scales, leaping among them, and it was in this way that he noticed the ever-expanding dark shadow.

what is this?

He looked up, puzzled, and saw the burning airship plummeting at high speed.

"Hey...you can't do this!"

Using an airship as a heavy object to ram the black dragon might be an effective attack method. Relying on some ineffective close-range attacks by Haul would probably not be able to hurt the dragon, and ship cannons would probably be useless. It would be better to use a heavy object as a blunt weapon to attack it and obtain the maximum force to cause an effective attack. Thinking about it this way, it is indeed a good idea.

Unfortunately, he was right in the middle of the shadows, and the flaming warship was right in front of him, at this very moment.