Watching the cheering little kids, Robin could only silently mourn for Jing Yuan.
That was really tragic.
After waiting so long for the Hero to arrive, he ended up being instantly defeated by the Hero.
There was no justice in that.
"…Um… little Klee," Robin finally said, "Jing Yuan's class is a companion-type. He can actually join our side."
In the end, she decided to speak up for him.
"Huh? But Brother Sunday said thieves are really, really bad."
"…Ah."
Robin understood.
Her brother had been stirring things up again.
"Then… let's go back to the village first."
"Yay! Back to the village for rewards!"
Immediately, the little group surrounded Robin and marched out of the cave on their short little legs.
At the village below the mountain—
[Attention: Player Jing Yuan has been eliminated.]
"Huh?"
Standing at the village entrance, Sunday froze when he heard the notification.
Jing Yuan… was eliminated?
Although he had disliked Jing Yuan for kidnapping his sister, he knew that was part of the storyline.
Teaching him a lesson would have been enough.
He never expected him to be eliminated.
After all, Jing Yuan was still a potential combat asset.
How did Klee just… delete him like that?
"I need to ask what happened."
He knew Klee had great equipment but her level wasn't very high.
If Jing Yuan's level wasn't too low, he shouldn't have died instantly.
So what exactly happened?
Just then, a dark shape appeared on the horizon.
"…What's that?"
Sunday squinted into the distance.
A massive black wave was approaching.
As it got closer, the shape finally became clear.
A huge army of monsters.
"…Oh no."
Sunday immediately realized the situation.
He was doomed.
He couldn't understand why such an enormous monster army would appear out of nowhere.
He was just the chief of a small village.
Why send an entire monster army to destroy it?
As the monsters approached, a familiar figure appeared among them.
Raiden Ei.
"Gasp! Why is it her?!"
Sunday immediately understood.
A Demon General.
Only a Demon General could command such a massive monster army.
"Sara, destroy this village."
Raiden Ei had already spotted the village and calmly gave the order.
"Yes, General."
Kujou Sara nodded and led the monster army forward.
She had already joined the Demon King's army.
Whether it was cruel or not didn't matter.
If the General gave the order, she would carry it out.
The monsters flooded into the village.
They attacked anyone they saw.
Screams echoed everywhere.
"Y-you… how can you be so cruel?!"
Sunday was horrified.
He had planned to negotiate first.
"Bind him and bring him to the General."
Without even looking at him, Sara rushed into the village.
In less than fifteen minutes, the once peaceful village had become ruins.
After confirming there were no players left, Sara prepared to return.
At that moment—
Several small figures appeared and blocked the road.
"You're a bad person!"
"You're the bad person who destroyed the village!"
A soft childish voice immediately labeled Sara as the villain.
"…Klee?"
Sara sighed.
"I'm just playing the game."
"It's not real."
"That still doesn't make it okay to do bad things."
Sara's mouth twitched.
She was part of the Demon King's army.
If she didn't do bad things, what was she supposed to do?
Just wait for them to defeat her?
"So only you can attack me, but I can't fight back?"
"Little Klee, since we've met, I'm sorry."
She stopped trying to explain and prepared to capture them.
"Come on! I'm not afraid of you!"
Klee raised the Hero's Sword confidently.
After all, no enemy had survived even one strike from her so far.
Clang!
The weapons collided.
Sara staggered backward.
Her HP dropped by more than 300 instantly.
"What the…?"
Sara was completely confused.
She had joined the Demon King's army.
Although she could no longer equip weapons or armor, her base stats were extremely high.
So how did Klee knock off so much of her health in one hit?
"Huh?"
Klee was confused too.
This person was strong enough to block her sword.
And she even lost HP.
She checked her status.
Her HP had dropped from 300 to 251.
Klee panicked.
This had never happened before.
"Let's all attack her together!"
She quickly called her teammates.
"Okay!"
"Beat the bad guy!"
The little group immediately surrounded Sara.
In truth, Sara was also panicking.
If Klee alone could deal this much damage…
What would happen if all of them attacked?
"…Maybe we should call a truce?"
She felt something was wrong with Klee's stats.
She needed to report this information to the General.
"Really?"
Klee hesitated.
She had never met someone who could damage her before.
Maybe she should level up first before fighting Sara again.
"No."
"Finish her now."
Robin suddenly spoke.
She could clearly see the situation.
Klee's team clearly had the advantage.
They couldn't let Sara escape.
She was almost certain Sara was a Demon General.
If they could defeat her here, it would be a devastating blow to the Demon King's side.
"Don't worry," Robin encouraged.
"If you attack together, she won't be able to win."
Sara was shocked.
"…You want to gang up on me?"
"Fighting the Demon King's army isn't called bullying."
"Besides, you brought monsters with you."
Robin immediately shot back.
She knew this was their chance.
Klee wasn't stupid.
After Robin's explanation, her eyes rolled thoughtfully.
Then she made her decision.
She raised her sword.
"Charge!"
Now Sara was truly in trouble.
She could handle Klee alone.
But with all the kids attacking together—
She barely had any chance to fight back.
She was steadily pushed backward.
Even her massive HP pool as a Demon General was quickly dropping.
"She's almost down! Go Klee!"
"Diona, sneak attack from behind!"
"Qiqi, grab her legs so she can't escape!"
"Yaoyao, heal everyone!"
"Hook, attack her with magic!"
Robin couldn't fight herself.
But she could command.
With her directions, the kids' coordination became much stronger.
Sara was getting beaten even harder.
She was furious.
This Robin was shameless—hiding behind kids and commanding them.
"This is for your commands!"
Enraged, Sara decided to eliminate Robin first.
"Me—ra!"
A massive fire spell shot toward Robin.
Robin's eyes widened.
"You—!"
They were fighting each other, so why attack her?!
It was too late to dodge.
She could only watch the fireball fly toward her.
She could already feel death approaching.
"Sister Robin!"
Klee panicked.
This bad person was even attacking innocent villagers!
Just as the fireball was about to hit—
Whoosh!
Two figures suddenly dropped from the sky.
They shattered the magic in a single strike.
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