Chapter 126: Devil May Cry II (2/2)

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Having lived in the castle for over a dozen years, Angora led the Players to the central tower like it was a walk in the park.

Still, it was on the floor beneath the tower that they ran into the toughest obstacle so far.

“One, two, three… damn it, why are there so many Lemures here?” Jessica stared worriedly at the gloomy pack of enemies.

Indeed, there were almost twenty Lemures guarding the entrance into the spiral staircase leading up to the top floor.

“Be careful, everyone! Those Lemures were my brother’s… I mean Cecil’s bodyguards.” Angora understood who the Lemures had been the moment he saw their equipment.

Moreover, the Players were not only given pause by those Lemures which bodies were in perfect condition—at the center of that horde was one particular Lemure which was clearly head and shoulders taller than the others, with tight and robust body muscles as well as a long, powerful arrow-shaped tail. The name over its head read ‘Lemure Warchief’, and there’s a high chance that it was once the captain of Cecil’s personal guard.

It was level 25 and held an elite template. While the players could have handled it if that Lemure was alone, there were over twenty more normal Lemures that it was buffing at the moment, and that stops the players from their fair and just group assault.

“Well, the game is up… Vela, take the liege up the tower while we come up with something to deal with these guys.”

After scouting out the situation, Edward quickly drew up a strategy after brief thought.

He knew that Angora had a wand that could summon a powerful familiar, which to a certain extent meant that Angora was the most powerful amongst them and did not have to worry about an enemy that was morphing into a demon right now. Moreover, Cecil could be considered a personal problem for the Faust family, which was why Edward decided to have Angora face the real threat.

That said, his group should also avoid suspicion if they could.

As for Vela, well, ahahaha…

Angora nodded in agreement since he understood Edward’s reasoning. After all, he was a Lord who has not participated in battle, and it was better to listen to professional players in the arranging of a fight.

“Lady alchemist, please stay outside the door and run at once if we can’t hold them back. Joe, taunt those buggers. Gou Dan, run interference and try to attack them where they are vulnerable. Jessica, watch Joe’s HP. I’ll be the main attacker. Eleena, uh… can you not steal kills this time?”

“Rua—!” The girl brandished her tome and made an utterance that sounded as much as an agreement as a refusal.

After that, the Players and Angora tacitly glanced at each other and smiled determinedly.

Then, all of them cried out at once.

“For the quest!”

“For items!”

“For EXP!”

“For butter cakes!”

“For justice… eh?”

In the very next second, the battle started.