"Huh...?"
Amiya: "This fog...?"
"Could it be—"
She suddenly woke up and shouted to everyone, "Be careful!"
The Crownslayer reappeared!
Thanks to Amiya's warning, she didn't succeed, but she didn't intend to give up. "Take them out."
Bang bang bang!!
The enemy fired fiercely.
Mochijiu was covered by Amiya and others while retreating.
"This is a trap!"
"No good, Reunion pursuers have also appeared from behind."
"The battlefield has been divided!"
Bad news spread one after another.
The Crownslayer: "Rhodes Island... has caught up with you."
"This time, I'll make you all turn to dust."
Reunion members: "Kill!"
Dobermann: "Snipers, organize your fire. Heavy defenders, assume defensive positions and be ready to push forward at any time!"
"Ace, prepare—"
Both sides were at daggers drawn, the battle was on the verge of breaking out.
"Wait, wait—"
Suddenly, a flippant voice appeared, "After clearing the southeastern fortress, I rushed over as soon as I heard about you."
"This area is already within my jurisdiction, Crownslayer."
The man looked quite young and arrogant.
The Crownslayer: e/
Everyone looked at Mephisto with increased apprehension.
Is this guy crazy!
"Rhodes Island... I've seen your files." Mephisto: "Originally, I only considered you an ordinary corporation."
"Now it seems..."
"How about this, let's have a ceremonial competition."
Dobermann couldn't stand it any longer: "We don't have time to waste with mentally unsound children playing games."
At the same time, she signaled to everyone: prepare to break out!
However, after the signal flare was fired, Amiya and the others couldn't find an opening. Amiya looked at Dobermann:
"Our escape route has been blocked by his troops!"
"How can this be?"
Mephisto shook his head, "This is not good. I sincerely invited you, but you only want to... escape?"
"If you win, you can leave my hunting ground."
"Next, my friends here will constantly try to kill you."
He said with a sincere expression: "As long as you survive, it's victory! The rules are quite simple, aren't they?"
Crazy!
This was what everyone was thinking at the moment.
This person was possessed, and in his eyes, killing was even more common than killing chickens or dogs.
"Ace!" Dobermann shouted.
Ace: "We are ready to break out, but we have to withstand this wave of attacks first."
Amiya: "Why? The Catastrophe is about to arrive! If we don't evacuate Chernobog soon, everyone will—"
The kind little rabbit couldn't bear it any longer.
"What are you talking about..." Mephisto looked at the little rabbit in confusion, "Precisely because of the Catastrophe... this is the moment we should be celebrating the most."
"...You...!" Amiya trembled with anger, her small chest heaving.
Mephisto bowed gentlemanly, "My noble guests, I am honored to invite you to participate in this game."
Reunion members: "Kill... kill!! Kill... them!!"
"Amiya, be careful!" Dobermann quickly reminded her.
"Oh, right, right, I know your purpose for this trip." Mephisto said nonchalantly.
"—!" Amiya's grip on the Doctor's small hand tightened slightly.
"That guy you pulled out from the core area, the one who has been covering his face... he's very, very interesting."
Mephisto continued, "The Crownslayer only cares about what you will do next, where you will go. I am different, I only care about—"
He stared intently at the Doctor: "What are you? Where did you come from?"
"You... are a little different from us."
"What kind of device in that facility has the function of preserving life?"
"I'm very, very curious. I'm not a cold-blooded person... Come on, guests of Rhodes Island, leave this guy to me as a welcome gift."
"Then I can let you go."
Boom!!
These words clearly touched a nerve.
"Doctor..."
Amiya's aura changed instantly. She stepped forward, shielding Mochijiu behind her not-so-broad back: "—Get behind me!!"
Main Story 0-8 battle begins.
"Little bunny, she... she really protects the Doctor. Everyone respects and cares about the Doctor."
Mochijiu's eyes were filled with emotion, "Even though it's just a game, this feeling of being cared for and valued is wonderful."
As Mochijiu, the player playing as a "Doctor", she felt the sincere emotions from the NPCs, something she couldn't experience in reality.
The viewers were also moved by the scene.
'This is just a tower defense game, but why can't I miss any plot details.'
'This Mephisto is a madman, but a madman with brains.'
'The Doctor has many secrets. The old thief loves foreshadowing.'
'Little bunny, worthy of being my little bunny. Her back is so slender, yet so determined.'
.......
Battles 0-8 and 0-9 were successfully completed under Mochijiu's "meticulous" command.
These two stages only added a few mobile shield guards compared to before, and Mephisto did not directly participate in the battle.
With Amiya's involvement, it was almost a crushing victory for a phase.
After the battle, Dobermann said, "We have found a breakthrough point, but without reinforcements, we can only defend and cannot break out."
"Please hold on a little longer. Prioritize suppressing enemy shooters with firepower!" Amiya: "As for the enemy vanguards, we casters will handle them!"
"That's right, that's how it should be. f3, e5!" Mephisto exclaimed excitedly, "Very good, then, B4, B5!"
"Casters, C7, take out the enemy's tanks!"
The encirclement was shrinking.
The enemy continuously outflanked from the left, right, and rear.
"Then go and die, like sparks in a rainy night!"
Mephisto was enjoying the slaughter with abandon.
But the command was orderly, however...
Just then,
"Wuwuwuwu ahhhhh!!" A Reunion member's scream came from behind.
"What?" Mephisto's eyes widened, "Wuwu... what's going on? Why is someone being... flung away?"
Suddenly,
A roar echoed from the distance—
"Get out of the way!"
"Shiny Knight, Magallan, return to formation!"
Boom!
......