The villainous prince who bullied Feng Aotian was actually myself.

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"Alright, I've delivered the message. I won't stay any longer."

Falma also looked at Avery with disdain.

"Okay."

Avery had no intention of keeping him. "Get out of here. Don't teleport here. I hate your filthy, rotten smell."

"Tsk."

Falma, of all people, simply teleported away.

"Disperse!"

Aifuli pointed in the direction where Falma had left, and on the cushion where Falma had just been sitting, a bewitching mushroom quickly revealed its true form, before being instantly shattered by Aifuli's powerful spiritual energy.

"Although it's not the timing I want, that kind of timing might not come again for another five hundred years..."

Avery muttered to himself, "Fate, let's take a gamble."

Chapter Thirteen: Arrival at the Destination

It gives you a sense of impending doom, like dark clouds looming over the city.

Behind the nearly 20-meter-high city wall lies a desolate wilderness littered with charred and stinking corpses.

On the city wall, the still-conscious soldiers were carrying rubble and applying a layer of coarse hemp to bamboo arrows before soaking the arrowheads in flammable butter.

Although this world has the ability to forge iron, it does not mean that it has sufficient production capacity to mass-produce ironware.

Ironware was still very precious, so in order to save military supplies, the crossbows used by the soldiers were mostly not sharp iron arrowheads, but stone or bamboo arrowheads. Their lethality, range and accuracy were far inferior to iron arrows, so they were mainly used for fire attacks.

The town had lost all its original lively atmosphere; most of the women and children had been sent away, leaving only elderly women and children to cook.

The entire town exuded an air of decay and decay.

Leon, Helena, and the masked man followed Erik. When they reached the city gate, the warriors on the city wall initially questioned them with suspicion and wariness, but after confirming Erik's identity, a rousing cheer erupted from the entire city wall.

In their view, Eric's arrival meant that they had not been abandoned and that their suffering was about to come to an end.

Leon was a little confused; the NPCs in the book all seemed to idolize Eric excessively.

It's as if Erik could really defeat the Demon King.

Leon felt that Eric's strength might not even be at the Obsidian level. Although fighting above one's level doesn't necessarily mean defeat, if the Demon King is truly the Angel King who holds power, then even a King-level opponent wouldn't stand a chance.

"finally reached."

Looking up at the city wall, Eric sighed heavily and muttered to himself.

Leon caught this moment perfectly. He noticed a strange emotion flash across Erico's eyes, like a long, dark night filled with endless sorrow.

Leon, as a transmigrator from another world, deeply felt this emotion; it was called loneliness.

Is she really an NPC?

Leon had this suspicion from the very first time they met.

"Lord Eric."

The warriors on the wall called out and carried out a tall wooden cage secured with thick ropes. This thing was called a wall ladder. Leon had seen something similar on the walls of Guberlan. It was mainly used to bring people from outside the city into the city when it was inconvenient to open the city gates. The method was very simple: put it down, and after the person entered, the people on the wall would pull it up along with the person.

Upon seeing the ugly wooden cage, Helena, the masked man, and Leon all turned their gazes toward Eric.

As the three of them had expected, Eric's delicate, icy face twitched violently, revealing an expression of extreme disgust.

Perhaps sensing the gazes of the three people behind him, Eric quickly composed himself and then glared at the masked man.

The masked man turned his head away helplessly.

Then, Eric looked at Helena, who was closest to him. Helena parted her red lips slightly, her face flushed slightly, and she turned her head to look at Leon.

Uh……

Leon knew he couldn't refuse.

So he stepped forward, took a deep breath, and shouted at the high city wall, "Hey! What are you doing! How can our noble Miss Eric be riding in this pig cage-like thing? Stop your foolish actions immediately!"

The soldiers on the city wall were stunned. At the same time, the "pig cage" that was being lowered stopped and hovered in the air at one-fifth of the height of the city wall.

"Hurry up and put it away. You'd be better off using this energy to take down a few more monsters. Our Miss Erico has her own way of getting up there, so there's no need to trouble you."

Leon sensed the atmosphere had changed instantly, and then, in an attempt to salvage the image of the hero team, he added something.

So it was so they wouldn't bother us!

The NPCs, whose intelligence had been reduced, quickly understood on their own, and the atmosphere returned to the jubilant state that Erik and the others had when they first arrived.

"It's unnecessary. There's no need to care about these guys' feelings."

However, Eric glared angrily at Leon with extreme displeasure.

"I'm sorry, Miss Eric."

Leon quickly admitted his mistake.

"You'll have to figure out how to get up there yourselves."

Eric glanced coldly at Leon without looking at him again, then his figure flashed like lightning, leaving a dazzling arc of electricity in mid-air, and he appeared on the city wall. He was then quickly surrounded by the warriors on the city wall.

After Eric left, the masked man took a deep breath, then took a few steps back and rushed towards the city wall at an extremely fast speed. When his feet landed on the city wall, countless three-dimensional afterimages were created. Leon saw him step on the shoulders of the afterimages and jump all the way to the top of the city wall. Finally, all the afterimages rushed back into his body.

This……

Eric is pure skill, while the masked man, Mihiel, is a master of his craft. Helena is an overpowered heroine, so she should be able to do the same. As for me, this pathetic villain...

If we were to ask them to lower that "pig cage" and pull us up now, wouldn't that be too beneath the dignity of the hero's team? It would be so embarrassing that Eric would kick us out of the team!

"Leon, can you go up?"

Helena turned her head to look at Leon with an inquiring gaze.

"I need some time to set up a flight spell."

Leon said awkwardly.

"Oh, so you mean you don't need my help?"

Helena smiled mischievously.

Looking at the girl's beautiful face and innocent smile, Leon couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

In the original series, Helena was cold-blooded and ruthless, with only revenge in mind. But the Helena we see now is still that kind, cheerful, and sunny girl.

It was my arrival that changed everything.

However, the current Helena doesn't seem nearly as sophisticated as the crazy, ruthless Helena!

Is she very strong now?

Leon remained silent, glancing at Helena with a puzzled expression.

"I'll tell you a secret, I've actually advanced to demigod status, and I owe it all to Eric."

Helena laughed and said, "How about it? Do you want me to hold you and fly up together?"

"Wouldn't I lose face like that?"

Leon wouldn't do that!

So many people, it's so shameful!

"Could we try a different approach?"

Leon then whispered.

"If you're willing to meow like a cat, I'll help you."

Helena laughed.

"Huh? Why would you do that!"

Leon blushed. He was a grown man! No, no, no! He couldn't! It was too embarrassing.

"Because, my sister Ella once told me that to see if a boy truly loves you, you have to see if he's willing to be your dog. I don't need you to be my dog, just be my cute and obedient little kitten."

Helena chuckled and said with starry eyes.

"What kind of nonsense ideas have they been feeding you?!"

Leon was shivering with cold.

Damn it, is this how you teach my innocent and lovely Helena?!

Chapter Fourteen: Gathering

A man can bend and stretch.

Leon eventually made it onto the city wall with Helena's help.

Helena used the ability to manipulate ice, presumably from Hazel. She built an ice ladder, not a staircase, but a regular ladder.

She was so kind; she waited until Leon climbed up before using her flying ability to fly directly up.

By this time, the crowd had long since lost the initial excitement and exhilaration of seeing Eric, and they began to return to their respective posts.

At this moment, what remained in front of Eric was a tall and burly man whose strong muscles seemed about to burst through the coarse linen clothes covering his body.

He is the highest-ranking commander here, General Ferro.

"The king, his ministers, nobles, and merchants have mostly fled. Only ordinary soldiers remain in the city. Other nearby city-states will send supplies as aid, but supplies are still scarce, and we don't know how much longer we can hold out."

General Ferro, speaking to Eric in a manner befitting a subordinate to a superior, reported incessantly, “Those monsters feel no pain unless you strike their vital parts, and they possess immense strength. However, it is said that they are connected to the Demon King, and if the Demon King dies, they will also collapse. Lord Eric, it is truly wonderful that you could come here.”

"Do you know the location of the Demon King?"

Eric gazed into the distance, showing no concern whatsoever for Ferro's handover, and even a hint of impatience, as if to say, "How long you can hold out is none of my business!"

"It's inside the Abyss Valley, so the monsters all come from that area. Normal life forms that pass through there will also turn into monsters."

"That's what General Ferro replied."

"Ah."

Eric didn't say much, just nodded coolly, and then her gaze turned to Leon and Helena.

Leon and Helena immediately understood, bypassed the soldiers, and walked up to Eric. The masked man who had been leisurely standing against the wall on the other side also walked over on his own.

"Let's set off now, into the abyss."

Eric said coldly in a commanding tone.

"Ah."

The three responded simultaneously.

"Lord Eric, please wait a moment."

General Ferro suddenly spoke up.

"how?"

Eric was somewhat displeased.

"We have several brave warriors here, who have been waiting for you for a long time. They are skilled in battle and have unique abilities. They will definitely be able to help you."

Ferro explained with a smile, then beckoned to a soldier, quickly gave him some instructions, and the soldier jogged away. A little while later, the soldier returned, accompanied by five other people who had gone up the city wall with him.

Leon recognized three of the five women. Both Leon and Helena were surprised when they saw them. They were Ella, a mature and sexy woman with red hair; Hazel, a delicate and dignified white-haired elf; and Maisie, with brown braids.

The other two were a rough-skinned man with short, flaxen hair like seaweed. The first time Leon saw him, he thought of sailors who often drifted at sea and were ravaged by the sea wind.

The other person was a woman with a long, narrow face and a slightly pointed chin. She was completely covered by a black linen cloak, so her eyes were not visible except for her high nose and red lips. Even her small hands were covered with purple gloves.

When the masked man saw the two of them, his gaze paused slightly. Leon and Helena immediately understood that these must be his teammates.

When it comes to the test later, I'll definitely give them a good beating!

"Let them come if they want."

To everyone's surprise, Erico didn't play by the rules this time and agreed immediately.

Perhaps because the final battle with the Demon King is just around the corner, given Erik's personality, she wouldn't mind having a few more cannon fodder.