Upon hearing this sound, everyone tensed up. Although they didn't know what exactly was coming, judging from the warning that Tilly gave them, they knew that it wasn't ordinary.
These people had been adventuring with Tilly for a long time. Although they always made fun of the Grand Priestess's strange behavior, they still recognized her ability.
And due to this reason, they more or less understood Tilly's' prayers'. Generally speaking, when Tilly guided them, her wooden stick would stand upright for a period of time before falling. There were also people who tried to push it down out of curiosity, but didn't expect that the seemingly fragile wooden stick seemed to be made of iron. No matter how hard they tried, they couldn't push it down unless it fell on its own.
Tilly also told them that there were a few situations that could happen when she 'guided' them. One of them was that the wooden stick would fall as soon as it left her hand, which meant that there was a monster behind them that they couldn't deal with and they had to escape immediately.
Although they heard about this, the last time such a situation happened was in Bailing Strait. Back then, the wooden stick in Tilly's hand fell back as soon as it left her hand, instructing them to retreat immediately.
In the end, the dubious mercenaries forced the captain to turn back. After that, they learned from other sources that there was a group of migrating nagas in front of them and almost none of the ships along their migration route were spared. If it weren't for the mercenaries' request to turn back, perhaps these adventurers would have been buried in the depths of the sea along with the ships they were on.
Previously, they had encountered a whole group of Nagas, but this time, what was chasing behind them?
Under everyone's watchful eyes, shortly after, a disgusting, scarlet monster appeared in the sky. It descended slowly and scanned the surroundings with its scarlet eyes. Saliva dripped from its ugly, cracked mouth, and the stench seemed to be apparent from afar.
"What the hell is that?!"
The adventurers sucked in a deep breath of cold air. They had been to many places and witnessed many terrifying monsters, but this thing before them was beyond their imagination.
However, this thing in front of them was still beyond their imagination. However, this wasn't strange at all. The Purgatory Bat was a scout from the Underworld and belonged to the army. That was why it was rarely summoned to the main plane.
Moreover, they weren't very strong, only having the strength of a Master. In the lower planes, they were no different from cannon fodder.
By the way, with the strength of the "Fairies and Treasure Chests" adventurers, they didn't even have the qualifications to be cannon fodder in the war in the lower realms. Their only use was probably as food.
"Those are Demons."
Holding her wooden staff tightly, Tilly whispered with a pale face. As a believer of the gods, she had more or less learned some stories about their enemies, and the image of Demons was naturally one of them.
Just looking at this ugly monster made Tilly feel like she was about to faint.
It wasn't that she hadn't encountered evil and terrifying monsters before, but they were all existences from the main plane.
However, the monsters in the Lower Realm were a completely different concept. Every part of their bodies was a perfect condensation of malice. Their very existence was evil.
It was something that could not be understood in words. It was as if abstract art had been put into a realistic landscape painting. The incongruity was enough to make people tremble with fear.
The Purgatory Bat descended from the sky slowly. It narrowed its eyes and poked its head out to look ahead.
Facing this scene, the adventurers couldn't help but feel somewhat nervous. They gripped their weapons tightly and aimed at the monster before them.
However, they didn't know what to do and could only look at their leader, hoping that he could come up with an idea.
And at this moment, Jenn's voice sounded from behind them.
"I advise you to attack as soon as possible. It's best to kill it as soon as it lands."
"Mr. Jenn?"
Upon hearing his words, everyone was taken aback. They turned around and looked at him. Daniel, the warrior carrying dual swords on his back, let out a snort and glared at him in dissatisfaction.
"Are you an idiot?
Mr. Noble?
We still don't know what it is, and it seems like it hasn't found us yet.
As long as we hide here, we won't be discovered. But if we go out now, it might be different. Besides, who knows if it has companions. In this situation, staying still is the best choice.
And once we go out, God knows what else we will meet. "
"That's the Purgatory Bat."
Facing Daniel's question, Jenn didn't say much. Instead, he turned around and said to Steve, "It's a monster from the Lower Realm.
It detects its prey through its keen sense of smell. I think you guys don't have the time to bathe and change your clothes to hide your scent.
In fact, it has discovered us long ago. If we don't take action now, I'm afraid it will be too late. "
"You make it sound nice, but who knows if what you said is true."
Hearing Jenn's explanation, Daniel let out a snort.
"If it really discovered us, why didn't it attack?"
"Because it's toying with fools like you."
In the face of Daniel's doubts, Zayen merely glanced at him contemptuously, not hiding his disdain for the warrior in front of him.
"Demons love to toy with people's hearts. Besides, this Purgatory Bat definitely won't appear here alone. It's playing dumb in front of us. On one hand, it's toying with us, and on the other hand, it's guiding its reinforcements. I'm sure that this fella was summoned by someone as a scout. If we don't take action now, I'm afraid it will be too late."
"You're just trying to scare us!"
Sensing Jenn's gaze, Daniel's expression darkened. The disdainful and mocking gaze made him furious.
He hated those high and mighty nobles. In their eyes, he was just a lowly ant that wasn't worth mentioning at all.
And Jenn was looking at him as though he was a pile of trash. This made Daniel furious. If it weren't for the fact that there were still monsters outside, he would have drawn his weapon and fought it out!
"Enough!"
Sensing the tense atmosphere in the team, Steve had no choice but to interrupt their quarrel. After a moment of silence, he turned to Jenn.
"Mr. Jenn, are you sure?"
"I'm sure … Forget it, it's too late anyway."
Facing Steve's question, Jenn only answered half of it. Then, he suddenly let out an inexplicable sigh. Then, Jenn grabbed Tilly, who was standing beside him, and retreated quickly.
This scene stunned all the adventurers. At this moment, they thought that the other party intended to kidnap Tilly. But at the next moment, they heard a loud bang and the wall beside Jenn suddenly burst open. Then, a dark shadow strode out of it. The huge sword in his hand whistled forward and slashed at Jenn and Tilly.
"Stop!"
Looking at this scene, Steve yelled loudly. He hurriedly drew his sword, but before he could do anything else …
After a few loud bangs, the walls around them collapsed, and dark shadows emerged one after another. They held huge swords and wore pitch-black armor. They silently surrounded the adventurers of the 'Fairies and Treasure Chests'.
And it was only at this moment that a hoarse, mocking scream sounded above their heads.
"Gaah — —!"
At this moment, Steve's heart sank to the bottom. He finally understood that what Jenn said before wasn't a bluff, but a fact.
The monster had long discovered them, but it pretended not to notice them and led the pursuers to them.
While they were busy arguing, they didn't realize that the other party had already surrounded them without them noticing.
If they had listened to Jenn's order to attack the monster earlier, there might have been a chance to turn things around. But now … Looking at the black knights around him, Steve only felt chills in his hands and feet.
He had a hunch that this would be a tough battle.
And at this moment, Steve caught a glimpse of a dazzling blade ray from the corner of his eyes.
Tilly widened her eyes. The wind whistled past her ears, but the only thing she could see was the sharp blade that suddenly extended from the smoke and slashed at her.
Staring at the huge sword, Tilly felt like she couldn't move at all. This wasn't the first time she went on an adventure, nor was it the first time she encountered a life-and-death situation.
She was once struck by a poisonous arrow in the process of encircling the goblins. If it weren't for her companions who traveled day and night to send her to the temple for treatment, perhaps she would have died.
But the feeling back then was different from now. Back then, she was in a blur as though she was walking in the gap between reality and dream. She didn't remember anything, and when she recalled it afterward, it didn't feel real.
But now, the sharp blade slashed down right in front of her. She could almost foresee that the sharp blade would tear her clothes and slash into her body.
At that moment, she even 'foresaw' the horrifying scene of her body being torn apart and spurting out fresh blood.
At this moment, death was presented in front of the girl in the clearest way possible, leaving her with no way to avoid it.
But at that moment, Tilly saw a ray of light.
Jenn held Tilly's waist with his left hand and pulled her slender, petite body into his arms.
His right hand streaked across the air and held the hilt of the sword by his waist. Then, he unsheathed his sword and thrust it forward.
A silver-whitish radiance tore through the darkness, blocking Tilly's path and colliding with the two-handed sword.
At the next moment, the Dark Knight bent over and flew backward as though he were struck by a dragon. Before he could react, the powerful impact shattered the greatsword in his hand, followed his arm, and blasted his massive body, smashing through one wall after another, before crashing headfirst into the ruins in a loud boom. There were no more movements from him.
At this moment, everyone on the battlefield stopped moving. Be it the Black Knights or the adventurers, all of them turned around and looked at the scene before them in disbelief.
Oh my Nine Saints. Are we dreaming?