Starting with the defeated female knight

“Let’s go with her.”

After a brief exchange, the investigation team began their retreat, accompanied by the wriggling of the tentacles.

The huge headless corpse still stood there, unresponsive to the departure of the others.

Just before it left the purple domain, one of the tentacles stopped and looked back at the giant centipede corpse.

As if sensing something, the centipede's body trembled slightly, and its headless limbs turned its head to look at the location of the tentacles, its soul momentarily lost in confusion.

He could see nothing.

But it seems I saw it again.

On that sunny afternoon, the little child was excitedly waving around the many-legged insect he had just caught.

The adults nearby were horrified and urged her to throw away the insect in her hand, saying that it was poisonous.

But she's so brave.

She is not afraid of insects or poison.

I even think that this kind of insect with many legs and poisonous venom is really amazing!

"If I turned into one of these insects, would I become powerful and be able to protect everyone?"

Before entering the room, she blinked and asked.

The person accompanying him remained silent for a long time, and only nodded with difficulty just before the door closed.

"Yes, it definitely will."

The door closed, and the last ray of light vanished completely.

The child, who wasn't afraid of insects but was actually a little afraid of the dark, curled up and waited slowly in the endless darkness and emptiness.

Waiting and waiting, until my body completely turned into insects, until I forgot who I was, until I died, until I woke up.

The door was finally pushed open again.

She looked up at the tall figure in front of her and suddenly felt uneasy.

Did I...do something wrong?

The centipede, curled up on the ground, opened its mouth and emitted a terrifying hissing sound.

The venom dripped onto the ground, corroding the earth and creating pits.

"Yes, that's right. They did something really wrong."

A tall figure sat down beside her, reaching out to stroke her body, feeling the goodness that remained even though she had completely mutated into a monster, and the broken soul that was only goodness left.

A rare, inexplicable emotion surfaced in his dark green eyes.

However, I can see that you've already tried your best.

Tentacles slowly emerged, wrapping around the enormous body and tightening slightly, like an embrace.

You must be very tired. Take a rest first.

Leave the rest to me.

I will protect them.

In the embrace of the tall figure, the child's eyes began to close.

She didn't really want to go to sleep, and she also had many other problems.

But she was so sleepy that she couldn't keep her eyes open and could only mumble in her sleep.

"I'm sorry... I... forgot..."

"Sister Rosalind said... to stay true to yourself..."

"But it takes too long... I can't do it..."

"I'm sorry... I really forgot..."

The child sobbed softly, tears streaming down his face, dripping onto the ground and corroding one pit after another.

“I’m sorry…I’m sorry…I’m sorry…”

"I really... just wanted to help them..."

The last breath of life vanished.

With a sound like shattering glass, the purple domain finally gave way and shattered into fragments under the impact of the gray mist.

The enormous headless corpse still stood there, its severed limbs flowing with a liquid that was hard to tell whether it was blood or tears.

Then, the gray sky collapsed.

It swallowed the body, and it swallowed everything.

The Great Demon Tide.

Erupted.

Volume 1: Chapter 38: What the hell is this?

The investigation team is on the run.

Although the God of a Thousand Feet bought them some time, it was only a short period of time.

After the domain shattered, the unrestrained mist crashed to the ground, almost instantly engulfing everything around it, and then rapidly expanding outwards.

The scale and speed were unprecedented, and it took them only a short time to catch up with the investigation team and completely engulf it.

The appearance of fog brings dangers beyond just pollution and mutation; it also causes them to lose their vision and direction.

But it was at this moment that Green stepped forward, waving his tentacles.

Come with me

After Edith conveyed her message, the tentacles burrowed deep into the ground, growing segment by segment like streetlights, thus paving a 'tentacle path' for them.

It felt really strange, but it was definitely effective.

Even so, after fleeing for some time, the situation gradually worsened.

Having just survived a major battle and now having traveled for so long, the nobles with bloodlines were doing alright, but the mages and priests of the church were gradually starting to break down.

Even worse, after the fog had been spreading for a while, some shadows began to emerge from it as the fog began to erode the surrounding area.

Although there aren't many mutated creatures left on the land that has already been ravaged by the demonic tide, the demonic tide can affect more than just living things.

Soil and stones crawled out of the tomb, and the flowing river began to wriggle.

Flesh sprouted from the long-dead remains, began to integrate with everything around it, and then stood up again.

The earth began to breathe, the breeze began to whisper, shadows twisted and turned, and even the air seemed to have its own thoughts.

"...Is this what the Demon Tide is like?"

"I don't know! But that's not what the book says!"

No one has ever seen such a demonic tide. Even in the most turbulent demonic tides recorded in history, similar things are rare. If one or two of them appear, it is something worth writing about in detail.

However, things that were rarely seen in history are now appearing in front of them in droves.

Moving boulders, twisted shadows.

Resurrected spirits, sharp streams of water.

Looking around, it seemed as if there were no enemies everywhere, yet it also seemed as if enemies were everywhere.

This was not an enemy they were familiar with, and coupled with the previous losses, the number of wounded in the investigation team gradually increased, and their movement speed began to slow down.

"We can't stop, and we can't slow down."

Elise calculated the situation and said calmly.

“When necessary, we need to make decisions.”

As for what decision was made?

Of course, it means discarding those burdensome elements that slow down the march.

No one else responded, but even Cecilia knew she was right.

This isn't some kind of train dilemma, about sacrificing some people to save others; it's a very simple matter of either all dying or some dying.

Although, generally speaking, the person being abandoned is likely to feel fear and resistance when faced with such a decision.

However, the members of this investigation team were basically elites carefully selected from various forces. Although they were slightly flustered by Elise's words, they quickly calmed down.

Those who were physically exhausted or injured and unable to move around gradually showed determination in their eyes.

but......

Ignore all that nonsense.

Just keep charging forward, I'll figure out the solution.

That's how tentacles are represented.

Others chose to believe.

However, the situation remains far from optimistic.

The fog grew thicker and thicker, and even with the priests' continuous blessings, some people began to experience hallucinations.

"This was just a nightmare..."

"Okay, we're safe now, let's stop."

"Help! Help me! Don't go!"

Their steps began to falter, their will began to crumble, and some even began to slow down.

then--

All eyes are on me!

The eye-shaped tentacles that had been hidden inside Edith's clothes suddenly emerged, blooming like wings.

In an instant, a large amount of mental pollution spread indiscriminately to the surroundings, shattering those auditory and visual hallucinations and waking people up.

—I don’t know why, but after they woke up, although they were no longer confused, they seemed even more afraid.

But it's all good things.

Driven by fear, they ran even faster.

But the gray fog still had no intention of letting them go.

Especially after noticing something in the distance, the gray fog quickened its pace.

The shadows in the fog grew more numerous, the types of enemies became increasingly bizarre, and their strength continued to increase.

The investigation team's pace slowed down, especially as they had to protect the wounded and those incapacitated, making progress increasingly difficult.

"If it doesn't work out, we'll have to give up some of them, but I can stay."

Elise spoke again.

I know, I know, but it was just a little short...

Oh, not bad at all.

Just as the investigation team was about to reach its limit, a yellow light appeared in the thick fog.

Footsteps sounded, but unlike the monster's footsteps, they were lighter and more human-like.

The investigation team's eyes lit up.

"It's reinforcements..."

?

The next second, a figure emerged from the thick fog.