Chapter 647: What's Done Is Done

Chapter 647: Chapter 645: What’s Done Is Done

This topic relaxed everyone, and they started chatting and laughing.

“Although it’s unlikely, there’s still a possibility.”

“Haha, if that’s really the case, we might as well help her.”

“Right, last time when we came, we were criticized, but now we have rich combat experience and can find the weaknesses of the demons. No matter how you look at it, we can definitely assist Miss Xi in some way.”

“True, Captain Aiman must be the most regretful, a dignified Tier Five Mage criticized by a Tier Four Mage.”

Aiman turned around and glared at the teammate who mentioned him, “You want to lead the team, kid?”

The other party quickly shut up.

Aiman waved his hand, “Alright, the rest is almost over. Let’s continue our journey. We don’t have much time; we’ve already ventured too deeply here. Although we don’t know why we’ve been lucky this time and haven’t encountered any big troubles, we shouldn’t let our guard down.”

“Yes!”

Thus, the team set off again.

The short break restored some of their spirits, and after the smiles, they became cautious and vigilant.

Slowly, under Aiman’s leadership, they approached the vicinity of the core node.

Here, not only could they feel the earth shaking from the battle, but they could also hear sounds distinctly.

Roars of beasts, sounds of magic being cast, and the faint perception of magic power fluctuations indicated that the battle inside wasn’t due to infighting among the demons.

After further confirmation, everyone exchanged glances and had a shared thought.

Could it possibly be Miss Hilia?

This thought made them increasingly believe it was possible.

Hai Wei’er couldn’t help but voice in a low voice: “The battle inside… could it be Hilia and Elina? I heard Elina was with Hilia.”

Aiman nodded seriously: “There’s a high probability. Let’s hurry.”

“Okay!”

Everyone accelerated, and soon, accompanied by various sounds and intense magic power fluctuations, they entered the core node. The scene before them was illuminated by Hilia’s magic used to light up the demons.

They saw an endless stream of demons pouring out from various passages, roaring as they charged toward the center area.

There, a massive monster over a hundred meters tall first came into view, shocking everyone present.

Then, they noticed the ice walls rising on both sides of the monster and the opening at the front of the ice wall. There, two familiar figures appeared before everyone’s eyes.

Upon recognizing Hilia and Elina’s figures, the group exchanged glances, showing expressions of shock.

Hai Wei’er was even more stunned.

“It’s really Miss Hilia and Miss Elina. This… this is too coincidental.”

Aiman’s tightly furrowed brows relaxed.

“Only that Miss Hilia, who specializes in long-lasting battles, could create such a commotion.”

As a Tier Five Mage, Aiman’s eyesight was excellent, allowing him to easily see the difference in Hilia and Elina’s conditions.

“I just don’t know how long they’ve been fighting. It took us this long to get here; how much earlier did they arrive?”

The team Aiman brought were the original expedition force, the earliest investigators of the polluted underground space.

In other words, they held Hilia in high regard due to her previous help in solving a major problem for them.

They also had a favorable impression of Elina, who joined them later in the expedition. This Elf Maiden with the potential to become the Elf King had demonstrated a wealth of exploration experience, along with courage in venturing into danger, earning the goodwill of the initial batch of investigators.

Therefore, upon discovering Hilia and Elina, their first reaction was to admire and observe, ready to offer assistance rather than immediately notify the outside to seal the polluted source passage.

After watching for a moment, everyone’s impression of Hilia was refreshed.

“Haven’t seen Miss Hilia for so long, her speed in dealing with demons is even faster.” Hai Wei’er remarked in surprise.

Aiman’s expression turned serious: “It’s not just that. You should carefully sense the strength of those demons.”

Upon hearing this, the group began to sense, immediately becoming even more astonished.

“These demons are stronger than the ones we’ve encountered along the way. They’re all nearing Tier Four strength near this area?”

Everyone was stunned.

“But aren’t they only Tier Four?”

We are also Tier Four.

With the same Tier, why is there such a big difference?

Only those above Tier Four have the qualifications to investigate this deep underground; those below Tier Four can only perform other tasks in confirmed safe areas.

With rich exploration and investigative experience, they have already managed to easily handle the demons in other areas, which have rough skins but overall strengths not yet reaching Tier Four.

But facing same-tier demons…

One or two are manageable, clenching their teeth, four or five are still beatable, but when facing a continuous wave of demons, their first thought is to swiftly escape instead of fight.

Not to mention them, even Aiman, who is Tier Five, couldn’t help but sigh.

“If only one of Miss Hilia or Miss Elina were present, maybe they couldn’t achieve such a feat, but the two of them together are complementary, with magic combination skills, each knowing demon weaknesses — fighting these demons is no different from fighting Tier Three demons. Or, from their perspective, the difference between Tier Four demons and Tier Three is only their size.”

As he said this, a hint of envy appeared in Aiman’s eyes.

“This is divine blessing indeed. If I were blessed by the Gods, maybe I could reach this level too.”

Nearby teammates murmured quietly.

Probably quite difficult.

There are differences between people.

Hai Wei’er asked in a low voice, “Captain, they don’t seem to have noticed us yet. Should we help them?”

“Of course we’ll help! Why wouldn’t we?”

Aiman waved his hand decisively, “Let’s deal with the demons in one direction to ease their pressure!”

“Understood!”

The team swiftly joined the battle, starting from the perimeter, collaborating to clear the demons one by one, gradually moving towards the recess of Hilia’s ice wall.

The sudden sound prompted Elina to finally notice something amiss. She looked over, her expression turning intriguing.

“Ah? When did they come? How did they get here so fast?”

Elina’s spiritual power fluctuated, affecting her control over magic. Fortunately, Hilia anticipated this and promptly took over her task, preventing the demons from breaking through the defense.

“Now is not the time for such discussion. I’m almost done investigating; let’s push a bit more.”

“Okay,” Elina took a deep breath and nodded heavily, “At this moment, let’s not worry about too much. This… it could be crucial for resolving the disaster. Anyway, if we’re exposed then so be it.”

After they joined the battlefield, Elina realized she couldn’t stop them from calling for reinforcements.

She could only hope they hadn’t informed outsiders.

But… Elina thought there was little possibility of that.

Sigh, with things as they are, let’s slay the demons.