Through the iron gate, the swaying firelight penetrated into the cold room like a living creature, and the painful groans and devilish laughter echoed in the ears.

Elise felt that she was very unlucky.

To be precise, she felt that all her luck had been exhausted.

He came out of the Sword of Salvation training institution with excellent results and was immediately assigned to a real inquisitor. After a few years of working, he could be promoted to an inquisitor.

This person is much luckier than others. Most people have to work for more than ten years and have real achievements before they can be promoted from the rank and file.

Thinking about it carefully, that seemed to be the peak of Elysee's life, she was very happy.

But ever since she was ordered to leave the Adventurer School and go to the Brevard area to track down the Demon King who claimed to be the King of Kings, Elise's luck began to plummet rapidly.

She couldn't find any clues, not even a clue. While scratching her head, she thought she might be able to start with the traces of the devil, so she made a report to the superiors and took people into areas where the devil often haunted.

As a result, due to the monsters we encountered, after chasing them together, we lost all the supplies such as dry food and drinking water. We turned around and wanted to go back to rest, but we were attacked by the demon again.

In order to escape, Elise jumped directly into the cold river. She thought she could escape in this way, but when she woke up, she found that she had been captured by the devil and put in a cell...

Listening to the low-pitched cry of pain, she picked up the stone somewhat numbly and left a carving on the wall. There were already fourteen carvings on it.

Since he couldn't see the sun and didn't know what time it was, the demons tortured the prisoners three times a day, so by counting the times, they could tell how many days had passed.

But it seems to be of no use.

In addition to having fun, demons will draw strength from pain, fear and killing, and then use this power to open portals and summon more demons to the mortal world. This is a way for them to replenish their troops.

Elysee was not executed. This was not because the devil cared about her, but because she needed Elysee as a sacrifice. If she died because of the execution, that would be troublesome.

So it's not good news that she didn't get beaten. Elise herself knew that she would soon be used in evil magic rituals.

Speaking of which, this was the second time that Elise was used as a sacrifice, but this time, Elise felt that no one would come to save her.

The demon's stronghold was too hidden, and the Sword of Salvation's intelligence network did not find any information. The report she sent to the above only mentioned that she would enter the area where demons were infested to look for clues, but she did not mention a word of the more detailed part.

The headquarters didn't even know where she was, and there was no way to save her even if they wanted to.

In these days, Elise has seen too many people taken away, some were adventurers, and some were affiliated with the Sword of Salvation like her, but few people came back alive.

The repressed death seemed to be standing silently behind her, tapping her shoulder at any time and plunging her into eternal darkness.

Elyse is not afraid of death. What she doesn't want the most is that once she is sacrificed, her soul will fall into the abyss and she may become a demon.

So she is praying, praying silently every day.

The object of prayer is not God, nor is it a powerful existence, but the belief in the sword of salvation that is recognized in the heart.

She has heard a legend that as long as the will is strong enough, even if you fall into the abyss, you will not become a demon. Under the pull of the transformation power of the plane, your soul will completely collapse.

Even so, in Elise's opinion, it is better than turning into a demon.

In fact, anyone who understands plane science will tell Elise that the legend is pure nonsense, and that the soul of a mortal cannot resist the evil will of the entire plane.

But even if you are deceiving yourself, it is better than giving up on yourself.

Today, Elyse is still praying. She listens to the painful voice and tries to silently recite the creed of the Sword of Salvation to maintain the pitiful peace in her heart.

This time, however, something was wrong.

Elise heard the devil's wild laughter stop suddenly as if her throat was being pinched. At the same time, a rustling sound like something crawling on the ground broke into her ears.

She opened her eyes with some confusion, and along the crack in the cell door, she could see some green magical light flickering faintly.

This seemed to be a shot in the arm, and Elise suddenly swooped to the door of the cell.

Although she couldn't see the specific situation clearly due to the angle, she could still see a large vine growing rapidly on the ground, completely covering the floor.

Entanglement is the Druid's divine skill!

This means someone is attacking the devil!

The Hill Demon guard guarding not far from the cell door also noticed something was wrong. It quickly moved towards the place where the green light appeared. Elise didn't know what it saw. She only knew that when the Hill Demon was about to shout a reminder,

At that moment, a dagger suddenly appeared from the air and pierced Hill Demon's neck without hesitation.

Its voice was completely submerged in its own blood, and it made a hollow sound of "hehe", but could not say a word.

Immediately afterwards, she heard the terrifying sound of breaking wind caused by the swing of extremely heavy weapons, and the roar that seemed to be made by a large beast before attacking, but the owner of the roar seemed to be able to suppress the sound.

She didn't know exactly what happened, but it sounded like someone was fighting a demon.

Soon, about ten seconds later, Elise, who was standing at the edge of the cell, saw a man wearing a cloak and holding a brass staff appear from the air.

"It moves so fast, I don't even need to move."

He took off his hood and looked at Elysee:

"What a coincidence, you were caught as a sacrifice again?"

“…..”

Can you please stop talking again...

There were not many demons guarding the cells, and they were all low-level demons like Hill demons. When attacked by the invisibility potion, many of them jumped on the street without even reacting.

Originally, Pei Renli had prepared shadow tentacles so that if there was a demon who wanted to warn him, he would do it. Unexpectedly, his teammates were too powerful and they were done in just a few clicks.

It's not surprising to see Elise in the Brevoir area. After all, she was transferred from the Adventurer School because the guy who calls himself the Demon King caused trouble. The Sword of Salvation will definitely not let go.

But it was a surprise to see Elysee arrested again.

After casually drawing a few runes, Pei Renli tapped the cell door lock with his finger, and the latter opened in response to the effect of the tapping technique.

Elysee opened the cell door and came out. She saw that the people she had met at the Adventurer School were releasing all the prisoners in the cell, and the demon guards had been completely eliminated.

"How did you find this place?"

"There is an element of luck here. We came in following the traces of the cultists."

This kind of good luck is something that Elise truly envies. After all, she has been having bad luck recently, so maybe she should try donating some money to the Lucky Lady's shrine.

"Anyway, let's talk later, help us get everyone out first."

Perrenli handed his dagger to Elise, who picked up the demon guard's key from the ground and nodded to express that it was okay.

Korra trotted over and said to him:

"There's a lock over there that I can't open. It should be a secret lock."

"Which one?"

"Third from the left."

The simplest and most effective way to open an arcane lock is to first remove or suppress the enchantment on the lock.

Perrenli found the cell door that Cora mentioned. There was also a person locked inside, but he didn't know if it was too dark. He only saw a pair of eyes.

He raised his hand and drew a few runes to activate the dispelling magic.

As an invisible wave swept past, the lock of the cell door flashed several times, the magic light was completely extinguished, and it opened with a click.

He took off a torch and held it up to look into the cell.

The person locked inside stood up tentatively and took a few steps toward the cell door, as if to confirm whether Peri Renli was a demon. Then he saw the man directly knocking open the cell door and rushing towards him.

The figure resembled that of a woman, but Pei Renli smelled a strong wind mixed with a sour smell blowing towards his face, causing him to almost use magic to fight back.

"Calm down, you are safe, we are adventurers."

The man grabbed Pei Renli's cloak. Although he didn't speak, his eyes were full of tears, as if he was going to burst into tears the next moment.

"Don't cry. Making too much noise will attract the devil."

So he had to hold back his tears, and he kept sobbing while tugging at his clothes.

And Pei Renli, who endured the stench that filled his nose, suddenly remembered that he met Sistia in the sewer of Muxing City. Could this guy be a rich man who was accidentally captured?

–‐‐——–‐‐——

It didn't take much time to release everyone.

"When were you all arrested?"

"I have been here for more than ten days, and I have seen people being arrested one after another."

Elysee used a dagger to cut the ropes of the man who was trapped on the cross and was being whipped, and said:

"Some of the people here are adventurers, and there are also many people from caravans and villages who were attacked by demons."

"Continuously? Then why are there only so few left?"

I looked back and saw that many people were celebrating in a low voice that they had survived the disaster, but there were only thirty or forty people alive, and most of them were covered in injuries.

"Some people were tortured to death, and some were eaten by demons as food. The remains were either thrown into the fire or into the abandoned mines behind. I don't recommend you to go see them."

"Uh... Okay, I won't watch it."

After imagining the tragic situation for a moment, Pei Renli decided that it would be better not to have any unnecessary curiosity.

"I have a question."

"What?"

Alisee pointed to the man almost hanging behind Pei Renli:

"What's going on with her?"

"I don't know either. When I asked her what her name was and where she lived, she didn't say anything."

Maybe she was overly frightened, but it felt very similar to the time with Cistia. She regarded Perenli as a life-saving straw and would not let go no matter what.

Elise didn't know where this person came from, because he was already there when she was imprisoned, but he probably planned to use it as a sacrifice for evil magic rituals just like her.

The pure girl is really at a disadvantage. Pei Renli is willing to help Alisee make up for this weakness, but I don't know if she is willing...

Just as he said this, Pei Renli suddenly heard a creaking sound. He turned around and saw the simple gate on one side of the square being pushed open by two Hill Demons.

And Hill Demon, of course, also saw that the prisoners who were originally locked in the cell were celebrating their survivors outside. After a short silence...

"The prisoner escaped! There is an intruder!"
Chapter completed!