Chapter Thirty-Seven: This Guy Isn't the BOSS

  The bumpy road woke Granna up, and she found herself being carried on Li Hua's back. She couldn't help but shudder: "Oh, Li Hua, I can walk myself, put me down."

  Originally, Granna had made up her mind that if Li Hua didn't let go, she would put on a full martial arts performance - after all, this kind of daily sauce was done at least 18 times in the department within a day, and it didn't matter if it came once more. But unexpectedly, Li Hua actually listened to her words and put himself down, and even the habitual behavior of pretending to be concerned about the female students' well-being had disappeared.

  "What's wrong with you guys?" Granna only then noticed the heavy atmosphere around her, and it seemed like someone was missing. "Where's Eriol?"

  It's better not to ask, but Michelle next to her heard this and burst into tears.

  After a while.

  "Is that so, Eliya has perished together with that demon?" Grana couldn't help but feel deeply saddened as well. That little devilish loli was actually liked by everyone, and Grana was no exception. She let out a sigh and said: "I owe my life to her healing potion too... what a pity, such great talent, she would have definitely become a great sage in the future..."

  The people around also let out a sigh.

  Alright, this atmosphere is indeed not suitable for this book, and there's no reason to give the protagonist a convenient plot device only to shift focus to other supporting characters - no matter how popular they are, they're still not the main character, first of all the halo can't be put on them, right?

  At this moment when the sky and earth were gloomy and thousands of troops were silent, a certain suitcase placed aside by Mishi'er suddenly made a loud noise:

  Ding!!

  All microwave ovens in the world are full of cow faces at this moment...

  The mercury lamp pushed open the lid of the box and walked out from inside: "What's going on here? You're still a bit young to be playing with profound things."

  "Water, quicksilver lamp!?" Granna exclaimed in surprise, "How can you still move?"

  The chairman's face turned blue with rage: "You're just a piece of dirt, and I can still move! Don't compare me to you weak and inferior creatures!"

  "No, no, no, I didn't mean that. What I meant was, aren't you bound to Eriol's soul? If she died, shouldn't you have fallen into a deep sleep too... Uh..."

  Not just Granna, but also others nearby realized: "She's still alive!?"

  Li Hua was the first to jump up: "I want to go back and find her!"

  This is indeed a heartening news, but now the demon's invasion is imminent, this group of people cannot put down their hands and go back to find Eriol all at once. In the end, they were divided into groups, led by Granna, with two dwarves and Batru as team members, who would be responsible for rushing to the ground to report the news to the human empire; The remaining people were led by Shuǐyín Dēng, going back to find Eriol whose whereabouts are unknown but still alive.

  After dividing the supplies, the two squads bid each other farewell. The underground adventure of the Soy Sauce Tribe's expedition had thus entered a brand new chapter.

  I am a divider line

  Everyone subconsciously thought that under the bridge was an endless abyss. In fact, it's just like the principle that light can't travel far in the deep sea, the underground world is too dark, and the glow of spore plants can't shine on the stone bridge, so people naturally can't see this place full of beautiful glowing plants.

  Alicia, who was lying in the pile of plants, didn't have the mood to think about how lucky she was that her head wasn't smashed into a hole on the hard ground like that unlucky demon general. She was already in so much pain that she was almost fainting. Why? Do you want to try having your right arm amputated without anesthesia and not even bandaged to stop the bleeding?

  "No good... my consciousness is getting fuzzier and fuzzier... This damned burning sensation, is it my right arm regenerating? Haha, this time I really did get a bit too hot-blooded... Wait, what? That demon general can already stand up now?"

  The demon general, who had clearly hit his head, stumbled as he stood up, swaying back and forth like a drunk Kriss, looking like he would fall over at the slightest touch. After half a day, he finally found the serrated sword stuck in the ground on one side, pulled it out with red eyes, and walked step by step towards Eris, who couldn't even move a finger.

  Stop playing that one-step-one-footprint game, aren't your feet numb? Ugh, at this time, the first thing you think of is still complaining?

  The demon appeared in front of the little loli and raised his sword without saying a word.

  "Hey, wait a minute! Shouldn't it be you spouting a bunch of nonsense and then getting kicked flying by me in a clichéd plot twist? You're breaking the rules like this! As a villain, can't you at least follow the script and not go off on some wild tangent?! Geez!"

  Perhaps it was Eli's inner monologue that worked, and the demon finally spoke up:

  "Get out!"

  "You're really stingy with your words!"

  "Boom!" Amidst the deafening roar, a dazzling white light burst forth in this perpetually dim underground world, allowing the nearby subterranean creatures to experience for the first time an intense radiance akin to that of the sun.

  Magical girl transformation - okay, our heroine didn't sign a contract with some red-eyed white-haired cat creature, so that's just a joke. In reality, Eriol joined the Lolita Control God Cult of Rockley and became its image spokesperson, thereby acquiring the reverse heavenly skill that allows her to revive on the spot with full HP and status, and greatly increase her combat power and divine rod value in a short period of time...

  Airi: "Are you trying to pick a fight?"

  You're not unaware of this book's style...

  The shape of God, the little loli's lifesaving skill. As a female god with the bloodline of the creation god - although this goddess is a bit small, has a bad personality, and lacks integrity - even if she looks harmless and lovely on a daily basis, who would have thought that she can use her dark personality, sharp tongue, and terrifying strength to create a scene from hell in an instant?... Sorry, I made a mistake, Moe combat power is clearly not suitable for use against the demon tribe.

  Cough, let's start again. Elychia can transform into a goddess with wings on her back at critical moments, and in this form, her strength will be boosted to level 6 before reaching the Saint level; from half-god level 7 onwards, she will automatically upgrade to Elychia's complete form - that's right, the unsealed 10-level Dou Qi strength. At that time, she can sing while conquering, throwing away maps, and dropping feathers, pushing down the military strongholds of the three major empires with one hand, and finally making the whole world bow under her Gothic skirt and chicken wings.

  Alicia: "......You're here to pick a fight, aren't you?"

  I'm just here to make up the word count... If I said that, would you slap me in the face?

  In a serene and gentle white light, an absolutely beautiful little girl appeared. Her azure eyes, like the ocean, were filled with tolerance and kindness towards all things, as well as pity and helplessness towards evil creatures; her long golden hair was tied up with a red butterfly-shaped hair tie, but still reached the ground, while the small cowlick on top added a few points of cuteness to her already beautiful appearance. A thin silk dress lightly covered her important parts, revealing large areas of smooth white skin like snow; and the sacred light wings on her back dispelled the coldness and darkness of the underground world, bringing warmth, light, blessings, and hope. In her hand was a gigantic sword over ten meters long, completely disproportionate to her small stature, which was a divine sword bestowed upon her to punish evil.

  At this moment, a sacred and noble goddess descended upon the filthy and vulgar world, cleansing all its impurities.

  Okay, this kind of shoujo manga-style description is really at odds with my comedic spirit. So let's change the narrative: In a patch of eerie glowing spore plants, in the eyes of a certain devil who had been beaten to within an inch of his life, there appeared a giant humanoid flashlight with a huge sword in hand and only wearing a nightgown, with a pair of glowing wings on its back, almost blinding its own golden dog eyes.

  That feels better now.

  Alicia: "Looks like you really want to die once."

  Can I buy insurance first?

  One of the demon generals gripped his sword hilt tightly, his expression serious: "I was just wondering why your body had a suppressive effect on low-level demons. So that's what it is. When did you self-proclaimed protectors of Chorley become so proactive towards those foolish followers who deceive their faith but have never taken actual action?"

  I'm a god from another world... I guess you won't believe me either, huh? Anyway, it's actually pretty ridiculous that I'd end up being called a birdman one day.

  Since they were being insulted, Eriol naturally wouldn't be polite to the demon general: "We didn't take action before because we were just studying your weaknesses. But now it seems there's no need for research at all, since you're all just a bunch of idiots with nothing but snot in your brains, and aside from that excess muscle, you've got nothing else. Say, is that really armor on you? Or did you just rip the skin off some creature and wrap it around yourself? With you weaklings thinking you can conquer Chorlivilin? Don't make me laugh! As soon as we start acting, the holy light will illuminate the entire universe!"

  What a devout follower of the light! You should hold your hands together in prayer and shout "Let the world be filled with love"! Alas, you'd make a great actress if you weren't doing this!

  "Now, receive your death!" With that, Eris charged forward with her Soul-Crushing Strike. She didn't want to become a laughing stock by losing due to too much chatter when victory was within sight. The blood and tears of countless predecessors were beautifully laid out before her.

  Then the little loli leaned forward on the charging road, her heels lifted backwards, and her two hands stretched upwards - "slap" sound, she fell to the ground with a five-body throw.

  A little loli sat on the ground with a wronged face, her eyes full of shiny tears, constantly rubbing her dusty and red little nose, pouting and saying: "What a broken wing, can't even control the balance!"

  Even the demon general opposite him couldn't help but have a cold sweat trickle down his forehead at this moment.

  But only a fool would waste such a good opportunity, and the demon lord quickly pounced on Erisia's huge opening, wanting to end the battle quickly. His fighting spirit had been consumed by Erisia's oath sword by more than half, and now he was no match for her in terms of fighting spirit - even if the little girl in front of him, who had suddenly changed from being腹黑 (cunning) to being天然呆 (naturally stupid), seemed unable to use her fighting spirit smoothly.

  Alicia hastily stood up, but instead of picking up the broken soul that had been dropped to one side, she took out a wooden katana and an ordinary scabbard from her armlet. She put the sword into the scabbard, holding it with her left hand hanging down by her waist, turned her body sideways towards the demon general, and with her right hand grasping the hilt of the sword, took a step forward with her right foot, charging at him with a faint smile on her face.

  "You don't really think a Saint-level warrior would fall over just because of that ridiculous reason, do you?"

  Got cheated!

  The demon general, who had been deceived by the abdomen black loli's deliberate cute act and had let his guard down during their life-and-death struggle, finally realized this point. It was already too late to stop now, so he tried to change direction. The demon general stretched out his right leg, preparing to push off the ground with force, but unexpectedly, a clear resistance appeared in the process, causing not only the failure of the turning action but also almost losing balance. He could only look at himself in shock and despair as he got closer and closer to the opponent due to inertia.

  Although the previous level difference made this spell useless, it is now effective in this situation. A self-improvement version of "Wind Bind" that fully embodies Eriol's usual shameless personality makes a sleazy appearance...

  The demon general roared and swung his sword at the little loli, attempting to launch a surprise attack.

  "Fly Heaven Sword Flow Secret Art - Heavenly Dragon Flash!"

  The eyes of the demon general were instantly filled with a world of flashing knife lights.

  Then he was gone, against a backdrop of splintered earth and distant towering cliffs that had become a kaleidoscope of shattered fragments.

  Tianxiang Longshan's speed was fast and powerful, combined with Eriol's 6th-level saintly aura that could split mountains and rocks, plus a wooden knife that was somewhat comical but had the attribute of being indestructible, directly causing the scene in front of Little Luo to be like a devastated landscape in 2012, with a massive chunk missing from the distant rocky wall as if it had been bitten off by Cecilia from the side, and severe dust pollution.

  The scabbard that held the wooden sword was also undamaged, because the scabbard that Eriol had specially exchanged for and the genuine article both possessed an indestructible attribute - although apart from this they didn't have any other attributes.

  But what's with this damn 1000 reward points' price?! Isn't it a bit too ridiculously expensive?! Never mind, never mind, since I've defeated the task target, I'll just consider these reward points as an investment.

  The system's voice rang out: "Congratulations, you have killed a demon tribe leader and obtained 500 reward points."

  “……”

  That's right, your True Eye can see the opponent's strength is at the level of a demon tribe leader, but you can't see their name, right? I've been using the title of Demon General all along, but when did I ever mention the name Losa, the target of this mission? Throughout the whole thing, I was watching you play the villain, but this time, I'll have to take matters into my own hands...

  "Author, go die!!"

  Alicia's heart was filled with frustration, as if she had seen a dragon sitting alone on a piece of land at the top of a swirling cloud, excitedly thinking it was a BOSS. After using all her strength to push it down, she finally discovered... that it actually just looked like a BOSS.

  Isn't this guy the BOSS? Isn't this guy the BOSS! Isn't this guy the BOSS?!

  The little loli who wanted to look up at the sky with a speechless expression but found herself at the bottom of the ground, silently recited three times and then collected her emotions, preparing to find a way out of here.

  Then the little loli discovered a very serious and solemn problem - she didn't know how to turn back!

  As a large humanoid flashlight, walking in this environment is indeed very convenient, but anyone would not take it lightly that they can emit light - except for a working sister who claims to have blue tentacles on her head and wants to conquer the world.

  So Eriol tried to establish a spiritual link with her cheap brother. A few minutes later, just as she was about to give up, Rockley's voice rang out in her mind: "What's wrong, my dear sister? My time is precious, and I only saw half of that lovely loli playing basketball story."

  So have you seen that story about a certain Windy Lolita getting lost on the streets of Paris?

  "I just finished reading it yesterday."

  No, no, you almost confused me. I'd like to ask, after becoming this way now, how can I change back?

  "Doesn't this look good on you? Just keep it up and then meet a loser guy from the Magic Circuit Motorcycle Research Club at college because of a misdelivered email, and the two of you fall in love and end up together, how's that?"

  Don't you think this story is a bit too familiar and clichéd? And even if it's that goddess sister, doesn't she have times when she puts her wings away too?!

  "Alright, alright, I'm not kidding. This transformation skill can only be used once every 30 days and lasts for one hour each time. So you can wait for the effect to pass automatically. Of course, you can also cut off the energy flow between your wings and body, then you'll immediately change back."

  Can I ask why it's once a month?

  "Do you really want to know?"

  Forget it...

  "Oh right, I advise you to keep this appearance for now and change back later. Anyway, see you later!"

  "Hey, wait a minute! ...... Fainted, what does it mean to change back later?"

  Before Eriol could make sense of it, a rustling sound came over, catching her attention. Eriol looked up and was shocked to the point of almost falling to the ground.

  It is well known that the Harpy is an indigenous creature of the underground world. These creatures, with the body of a human female but born with a pair of brown eagle wings and hands and feet transformed into strong and sharp three-toed claws, are extremely frightening and ferocious - but only to other creatures in the underground world, because they are all on the Harpy's menu.

  But this menu does not include humans or other intelligent species, because these large birds are also an intelligent species.

  So why was the little loli still startled?

  Although the Harpy doesn't harm people, it can't be said to be friendly either. They basically won't approach humans unless they need to kidnap some men for breeding purposes.

  But it stopped just above the large mushroom umbrella in front of the little loli, less than five meters away from her.

  After staring at each other for a while, the female demon spoke up: "Whose child are you? Why are your wings white? And even your claws aren't fully developed."

  At this moment, all the angels and gods of light in the sky have become distant relatives of the Harpy clan, while the Winged People next to them sent congratulations immediately...

  The little loli clearly felt like something in her head had snapped.

  "What's wrong? You don't look too good," the female demon asked.

  "Nothing, I just remembered a certain creature that got on my nerves and suddenly had the urge to give him a good thrashing."

  "I can understand," the female demon nodded and said, "Last time I slowly tore apart a green-skinned toad that had been hiding with me for a long time before killing it."

  “……”

  "It's really too dangerous for you to be alone outside," the female demon said, flapping her wings. "Nowadays, the demonic clan's minions are active everywhere. No matter which tribe you belong to, come and take refuge here with us first. You can find your way back tomorrow."

  "I understand, thank you Auntie."

  "It's my sister!"

  "......Alright, sister."