The hero I support will definitely defeat the devil

Meililu immediately used a calming spell to calm the girl's mind.

About a minute later, the girl with a frown slowly opened her eyes.

The light in the girl's eyes was extremely dim, and it looked like it could go out at any moment.

"...You saved me?"

The girl's eyes were almost dazed, and it took several seconds for them to focus after she opened them.

"Let me make it short. Do you have any way to save yourself?"

Olivia quickly asked the girl.

"Activate this...it can dispel most of the...curses...from me."

The girl spoke weakly and even intermittently.

"But... I need my blood and magic."

Blood is easy to deal with, but magic is the same.

Because of the curse, the girl's magic power was continuously being consumed, and there was no spare magic power to fill the pendant.

"Why does this pendant need your magic power?"

Blood is required. Olivia understood that the girl's pendant was probably a family heirloom. These heirlooms had one characteristic, which was that only people with a specific bloodline could use them.

But it's strange that the magic power requires a specific person.

After all, magic is just magic. Except for some special existences, magic will be what it is in whoever's hands. There is nothing special about it at all.

"A guarantee... set by my mother. It requires my magic to form a complex and sophisticated key to open the pendant."

The girl explained slowly.

This is also to protect the girl's safety and prevent her from abusing this treasure.

If the girl had not acted like a spoiled child for a long time, and if the Mermaid Queen had not really doted on her little daughter, this treasure of the mermaid clan would never have been taken out of the mermaid clan's territory.

But it was precisely because of the girl's little willfulness that she was able to survive the fatal situation and even continue to maintain her life under this extremely powerful curse.

"Can I see this technique?"

Olivia asked the girl.

"Um..."

The girl directly activated this spell, but because she had too little magic power, the spell had an effect but not enough magic power to take effect.

Olivia placed her hands on the girl's shoulders.

A magical power that the girl felt extremely familiar with surged into her body.

At this moment, the girl realized that this extremely familiar magic power was exactly the same as her own.

It was as if someone had drawn some of her magic power away and then injected it back in when she needed it.

"Enough magic power, hurry up."

Olivia didn't look very good.

Because she found that she had underestimated the cost of opening this ritual.

Especially since she had consumed a lot of her own magic in order to imitate the girl's magic power, and the total amount of magic power required to activate the ritual was also a bit outrageous.

Didn't the Mermaid Queen ever consider that her daughter might be unable to input magic power into the pendant due to various accidents?

As the magic power was rapidly consumed, the pendant gradually emitted an aqua blue light.

The blue light enveloped the entire girl, as if purifying her completely.

Everyone present could feel that the powerful and cursed aura from the girl was gradually dissipating.

However, it did not disappear completely. Instead, after being greatly weakened, a part of it remained and could not be eliminated. It stubbornly hid in the corner of the girl's body.

As the curse lost most of its effect, the girl's recovery ability as a gem-level began to take effect, and the high-level potions she had absorbed also began to accelerate the girl's recovery from her injuries.

The dazed girl could no longer stay awake after using the activation ritual and fell into coma again.

"Melilu, continue the treatment."

Olivia signaled to Merilu to continue the treatment.

This time, Meililu's treatment worked.

Although the recovery was very slow, the girl was indeed recovering.

"It looks like everything is alright."

Lisha said as she looked at the wound on the girl's abdomen that was gradually healing.

Bestie, who was standing by, also loosened her clenched fists.

She breathed a sigh of relief.

"After the treatment, move her to an empty room upstairs and find someone to keep watch over her."

Olivia said as she went back behind the counter and pulled out an encrypted communicator.

She planned to ask what exactly happened at the Adventurer's Guild.

At least in Olivia's opinion, Avenate is still trustworthy.

“Beep~beep~beep~~~”

It took a long time before the other side of the communicator was connected.

"Olivia, tell me what you want to say. I'm busy here."

Avenate was busy at her desk at this time.

Obviously, what happened at the Adventurer's Guild headquarters still affected her branch.

"Is there something seriously wrong with the Guild Headquarters?"

Olivia asked Avenate directly, obviously not intending to beat around the bush.

Chapter 457: Unexpected

Faced with Olivia's straightforward questioning, Avenate had no intention of hiding anything.

She looked at the new report that had been revised several times and spoke with some annoyance.

"I won't ask you how you know this. There was indeed a small problem at the headquarters. The main reason was that the lunatics from the Demon King's sect launched a second raid. I don't know why they took action at such a sensitive time. Because of the sudden chaos caused by these lunatics, we found a lot of undercovers, and even some shaken fools and traitors."

When she said this, Avenate looked unhappy.

"Those guys don't even think about it. The Demon King's Sect is not a free lunch. Some people actually naively think they can have a free meal. They are pure idiots!"

"Did something happen to the mermaid?"

Olivia's question made Avenate's expression a little surprised.

"You know this again? Sometimes I really wonder if you are a high-ranking member of the guild? How come you know all the guild's secrets?"

"I'm not."

Olivia is indeed not a member of the Adventurer's Guild, not even an honorary member.

It's just that her authority in the Adventurer's Guild is slightly higher.

After all, her identity is quite special.

"I just happened to save a mermaid named Merris."

"Merris?! She's with you?! How is she now? How is her injury?"

When Avenat heard the name Meris, she immediately became excited.

No wonder she was excited.

Meris's sudden escape from the Adventurer's Guild headquarters was no small matter, especially since it was followed by a second raid.

Both the president and the vice president believed that these guys from the Demon King's sect were targeting Meris.

If Meris hadn't run away on her own, she might have really died here.

Even the president couldn't understand why the people from the Demon King's sect were so obsessed with a gem-level mermaid, as if they were determined to kill her.

The Gem Level is indeed a top-notch powerhouse on the Enderol continent. Except for those legendary professionals who are elusive and whose shadows cannot be seen during normal training, the Gem Level is the strongest person on the Enderol continent.

But for the Demon King's sect, only the major forces and legends are their targets. Those other professionals who died because of their actions just happened to block their way and need to be eliminated.

There are almost no people like Meris who are being hunted down by the Demon King's Cult.

The reason why I say no is because the Demon King's sect has used similar methods before. For example, when they were trying to eliminate the heroes who had not yet grown up in previous generations, they would use similar methods.

"The injuries are very serious, and there are multiple compound curses, but now the injuries have begun to recover and the condition is relatively stable."

Olivia briefly explained the situation.

"Huh~ That's great, I'm not dead."

Avenate breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that Meris was still alive.

If Meris died, it would be really bad.

Not to mention that the sea was already in chaos, Meris's special nature alone meant that she could not die.

Because Meris is the Mermaid Queen's designated heir, and the only heir.

It was bad enough that Meris was seriously injured in the sudden attack of the Demon King's Cult and lost the possibility of being promoted to a legendary. However, if the President used a certain treasure, it could be solved, but the cost would be too high.

If Meris really died in the second attack, then even if the church was willing, the difficulty of fighting the Demon King this time would probably increase by several points. The intelligent races in the sea might even become passive and lazy because of the mermaids' change of stance.

Don't think it's impossible. When the Demon King was killing people wantonly, the orcs and elves even had a large-scale war. There was even a case where humans watched the orcs' elite adventure group being wiped out during the Demon King's war. The reason was simple, that is, this would weaken the orcs' vitality.

It can be said that the alliance against the Demon King, led by the Adventurer's Guild, the Patra Empire, and the Kingdom Union, is actually very fragile.

Any accident could cause this fragile balance to collapse.

The United Kingdom itself is an alliance of several kingdoms with large territories, and they intend to unite to fight against the only human empire, Patra. They can be said to be only slightly stronger than a pile of loose sand, probably the level of sand with a little water added.

Among the third largest force, he is the weakest and the one with the least say.

In comparison, the ancient empire of Patra, which has a history of 1,500 years, and the Adventurer's Guild, which has always stood firm, can be said to have equally shared the command and voice of this alliance.

In fact, if the church wanted to, the eight churches could unite to become a powerful force, and even be on par with the Patra Empire. But they didn't have this idea. The church only came to fight the devil, so they didn't want to become the leader.

In this case, if the mermaids really start to slack off, the entire alliance will lose a considerable amount of maritime defense power.

After all, due to the existence of the White Tower, it cannot be said that there has been no exploration of the sea by various countries, but it is also close to zero.

Except for the coastal cities, where there are some large ships, other places basically have small boats, and ships that can sail long distances are very rare. Only the Patra Empire has three large fleets, which were built for the purpose of trading with the mermaids.

All terrestrial life has done very little exploration of the ocean.

Even many inland races have never seen the ocean in their entire lives.

Therefore, Avenate was well aware of the importance of Meris.

She had to keep Meris safe.

This matter cannot be left to subordinates, she must do it personally.

"You protect her well. Tell me if you need anything, and I'll find a way to mobilize her."

Avenate continued.

"I'll go and see for myself."

"Has it reached the point where you need to take action yourself?"

Olivia asked.

"No, it hasn't come to that, but I can only do a little bit now. After all, because of the matter of the Demon King's Cult, it's not easy for me to send anyone over there. It would be bad if they were undercover agents."

At this time, Avenat's dissatisfaction with the Demon King's sect had reached its peak.

She really wanted to rush directly into the opponent's nest and blow them up.

"You're right. When will you come?"

"I'll be there soon, but I'll go to you openly, on the grounds that you entrusted me with a special mission."

Avenate thought for a while and then said something quick-witted.