"Although these things have strong vitality, their strength is actually a bit too weak." Following behind the fire giant, Leticia reached a conclusion regarding the monsters that were incessantly pouncing from the thick fog.
They couldn't be killed off, but they couldn't hinder her steps either.
The gap in strength between the monsters and Leticia was already something that numbers could not bridge.
The black silhouette of the Clock Tower had already appeared in their field of vision; before long, Leticia would be able to lead the girls by her side to the core area of this Fog City.
"Strange, why does it feel like the monsters are slowly decreasing?" The Leader watched the monsters pounce like mantises trying to stop a carriage against the fire giant, slowly realizing that the number of monsters seemed to be dwindling.
"Although the monsters can regenerate infinitely, the person controlling them is not like that; they will also get tired and their physical strength will be exhausted. Moreover, the number of monsters Sister has crushed is already a very terrifying figure." Kira was currently holding a lantern that emitted a dim yellow light. The faint yellow light seemed to be able to penetrate the fog, expanding everyone's field of vision to nearly twenty meters.
"God knows how many monsters I've taken out. Anyway, they're like ants; I can kill an unknown number of them with a casual crush." Leticia expressed that these things were completely unable to make her feel any pressure.
For ordinary people, even average experts, these undying monsters would definitely be a nightmare.
Endless, completely impossible to kill, and unafraid of death—this was undoubtedly a terrifying army.
It was just that Leticia was no longer an opponent who could be defeated by human wave tactics; no matter how many monsters were added together, they would only consume a tiny bit of her mana.
This amount of mana was even less than what she naturally recovered on her own.
"The numbers are indeed starting to decrease. It should be that the controller is starting to feel overextended and can no longer summon so many monsters." Kira held the lantern high, wanting to expand the range of her vision a bit more.
But the thick fog was unwilling to recede; the light of the lantern could only illuminate a small area around them.
"'Guiding Candle' can only achieve this kind of effect. 'Fog City' is indeed worthy of being a divine artifact."
Kira was somewhat mentally prepared for this result. Although this magic was not low in level, it was still far inferior compared to a divine artifact.
"That's because you haven't practiced enough, Kira." Leticia rubbed her younger sister's head. "Get ready. Although the number of monsters is decreasing, I feel like we'll soon meet the mastermind behind all this."
"But Sister doesn't even know this magic," Kira said, pouting a bit unhappily.
Yes, that's right; even the Demon King would have magic she wasn't good at.
Leticia wasn't very good at using the Guiding Candle magic; although she could cast it, the effect wasn't very good.
"Wait, I seem to be able to see the trajectory of fate." At this moment, the Leader suddenly cried out in surprise.
Although it was very blurry, an extremely illusory line did indeed appear in her vision.
That was the thread of fate.
"The Leader's ability is predicting the future? That's quite a rare ability." Leticia said with some surprise, "But be careful of shortening your lifespan; being able to see the trajectory of fate is not a good thing."
All along, the astrologers of the demon race had been a short-lived profession; the price to be paid for wanting to probe the future would not be small.
"I have a bad feeling." The Leader didn't take Leticia's words to heart; at least for now, she hadn't suffered any backlash.
"Well, obviously, our opponent has prepared a big gift for us ahead." Leticia waved her hand to disperse the fire giant because the monsters had completely disappeared.
This one-sided slaughter that had lasted for over half an hour finally came to an end. The only result achieved by the countless monsters was making Leticia let out a small yawn.
They really just couldn't win.
After walking for about another minute, the Clock Tower finally appeared before the four of them.
But in front of the gate of the Clock Tower stood a hunched old man.
The old man leaned on a pitch-black cane, and two monsters by his side were holding a limp, unconscious yellow object.
"Miss Sukina, I didn't expect you to have connections with the Hero Association as well." The old man looked at Kira and gave a smile that made one's skin crawl.
"I also didn't expect that the person appearing here would be you, the Middleman." Kira looked at the old man, her eyes flashing with a searching gaze. "I thought that councilman was hiding something."
"Him? He's just a fool blinded by greed." A cold light flashed in the old man's eyes. He was also somewhat dissatisfied with Councilman Wang. "What I want is just the portion of the reward that belongs to me."
"So you ruined my deal and even locked me in here?"
"Ah, Miss Sukina has misunderstood. In fact, I originally intended to only lock in the one next to you and the one in black clothes; I just didn't expect you to be acting together with this one." The old man explained with a smile.
As for why Kira was acting together with this person in white clothes, he wasn't clear about that.
Leticia had put her mask and hood back on before arriving here, so the old man didn't know the relationship between Leticia and Kira now.
Before? Before, the old man had been thinking about how to fulfill that person's request. Although he was the one who activated 'Fog City', the thick fog would similarly block his observation.
Most of what he knew were some very vague messages sent by his subordinates, such as how many people there were, their genders, and how the battle was going.
For other specific details, they would also have to be within their field of vision to see.
"As for the few little heroes from the Hero Association, it's just your bad luck. After the entrance to 'Fog City' opens, it stays open for a period of time; you just happened to enter here at the very last moment before the entrance closed."
"You mean it's all our fault?" Leticia gave a light laugh. This old thing really dared to say that.
"No, no, no, I certainly didn't mean that. You all seem like reasonable people; I just want to make a deal with you." The old man pointed his black cane at the yellow-haired youth controlled by the monsters beside him. "Give me my share, and I'll let you leave."
"Are you joking?" Leticia's expression became quite vivid; unfortunately, no one could see her face. "I don't even know this person. Wouldn't it be more convenient to just kill you and then close 'Fog City' through the Clock Tower?"
Where on earth did this old man get the confidence to negotiate terms with her?
His monsters couldn't do anything to her, and the missing Melanie's side was surely also depleting the old man's monster reserves.
"Why do I feel like you're the one who should be begging for mercy?"