The result was indeed as expected, Lilith blocked the magic sword with her body parts covered with scales, and at the same time, the cracks on the sword became larger under the reaction force.

Pedro was horrified. In order to prevent further damage, he quickly took back the magic sword and put it into the space crack.

"Emil, you may not know yet, but once this guy's magic sword is destroyed, he himself will die," Margaret explained.

"……What?"

Emil was surprised. If he had known this, he would have thought of a way to make the magic sword collapse.

At first, he just thought that damaging Pedro's magic sword would deal a major blow to this guy.

Just now he decided to implement this strategy because he saw that Margaret couldn't hold it any longer and he didn't want to let go of the chance of controlling the magic sword.

At this point, Pedro knew that he had lost his advantage, but even without the magic sword, he was still quite powerful.

Lydia and Daniel also understood that their sword skills could not play a big role, and now they could only rely on the enhanced Margaret. However, they did not know the side effects of the so-called killer weapon.

"Margaret, I'll leave it to you next."

"Well, be sure to take cover at all times."

Margaret said, putting on a brand new protective shield again, and then approached Pedro.

This kind of defensive magic does not require a wand, because she had long expected that such a day would come, so she drew the magic circle on her body. When using it, she only needed to inject magic power at any time.

The magic missile is different, the gem on the wand must be used as the launch pad.

After Margaret was strengthened, both her magic power and physical functions became extremely powerful.

Pedro could also feel the huge magic fluctuations on her body, and he quickly released countless small fireballs to continue to weaken her protective shield.

At the same time, he did not let go of the rest of the people, and some of the fireballs attacked Emil and Lydia.

"Tsk, that's really troublesome."

Emil was worried about this. He didn't know how to avoid it for a while, but Lilith suddenly told him.

"Although I don't know what the little fireball is, but since it is also fire, I want to try to see if I can swallow it."

"...How can this be done? You can't put yourself in danger." Emil thought for a while and rejected her request.

"But do we have any other options now?"

Of course Emil knows the current situation, but this is the case. Lilith is his last resort to save his life. How can he put her in danger?

However, while he was still hesitating, Lilith swallowed the floating fireball in one gulp.

After a while, nothing happened. She even burped.

Emil was stunned as he didn't expect Lilith to be immune to Pedro's flames. He was relieved and asked Lilith to help others quickly.

Soon, all the fireballs released by Pedro were swallowed by her.

"Tch, damn dragon." Pedro cursed secretly.

At this time, Margaret rushed towards him and hit his armor with a straight punch. Pedro did not react in time and took the punch forcefully.

As a result, his armor made a louder scream, and he could even feel a certain plate on his back being cold. There was no doubt that the armor was damaged.

This reminded him again of the first time he was defeated five hundred years ago, and he couldn't help but feel lingering fear.

He immediately stepped back, trying to stay away from Margaret as much as possible, but he didn't expect that the other party's speed was obviously faster than his, and he actually got close to her.

Pedro was shocked and quickly released his magic, and his figure disappeared instantly.

However, this could not escape Margaret's sense of magic. She took a step to the side and punched the air.

This punch, which contained huge power, was accompanied by a strong wind and hit an object hard.

Pedro had to reveal himself, and at the same time his internal organs were shaken to the point of pain. Perhaps his internal organs were ruptured. He couldn't help spitting out a large mouthful of blood, which even flowed out from under his helmet.

"...Damn it!"

Pedro yelled unwillingly. He focused all his energy on his self-healing ability and recovered almost instantly, but the humiliation he suffered in his heart could never be erased.

This kind of attack directly stunned Emil and others. In their impression, magicians always fought with wands, but this turned into hand-to-hand combat.

At this time, Margaret had no energy left to explain. Although she once pushed Pedro to despair, her body was suffering tremendous pain. Fortunately, she could continue to release healing magic on herself.

But this won't last long, and eventually the physical load will be completely beyond her ability to bear, so she wants to make a quick decision.

"Just kill this guy as soon as possible. In this way, Lady Lidia will be safe."

Margaret only had this idea in her mind, so she continued to chase Pedro and beat him fiercely.

At this time, Pedro was completely unable to resist, and the flames he released would be swallowed by Lilith. The magic of transfiguration was meaningless in front of Margaret, and the armor he was proud of could not hold up.

The only thing he can rely on now is his strong self-healing ability, but the pain when he is injured is real.

Of course, if he couldn't bear this kind of pain, he would be worthy of being called the Dark Knight.

While avoiding the attack, he was thinking about how to solve the predicament at the moment. Then, he accidentally discovered something through magic perception.

That was because the magic level in Margaret's body was constantly rising. Although he knew that the other party had crushed the gems into powder and swallowed them, he knew very well that the combined magic power of those gems was not as high as it is now.

Pedro could only think of one possibility: Margaret must have used some kind of forbidden magic to allow the magic power to continuously increase in the magic circuits in her body.

He has heard that such forbidden techniques undoubtedly have side effects, that is, there is no upper limit to the magic power enhanced through this method. As time goes by, it will eventually exceed the body's ability to withstand it.

When he thought of this, Pedro felt relieved. It seemed that he would not be defeated by humans for a second time.

Therefore, he decided to wait for work and focus more on avoiding attacks to delay time.

…

As time went by, Lidia noticed Margaret's slightly tired state, but on the other hand, Pedro, although he was in a weak position, showed no signs of fatigue.

This reminded her of the situation she encountered on the battlefield before, where she was also constantly consumed by those monsters.

"Hmph, you are indeed the commander of the Demon Clan. You were the one who came up with the Demon Clan's previous offensive strategy."

Lidia thought so and ran over to tell Emil about it.

Now Margaret has dominated the battlefield, and the other three have no chance to intervene, so they have the opportunity to think about the next strategy.

After Lidia's reminder, Emil also figured it out. He had seen Margaret swallowing the magic gem powder and was wondering if there would be any side effects.

Now it seems that Margaret's state is completely abnormal. While she is launching a swift and powerful attack on Pedro, she is frowning and her eyes are blank. This is definitely not a good sign.

Emil thought for a moment and suggested to Lidia.

"Your sword skills should be able to hit that guy. I want you to cover Margaret and then ask Lilith to rescue her."

"Well, long-range attacks are not afraid of the high temperature of his armor, but without Margaret's help, can we really defeat him?" Lidia said with concern.

"...It's okay, I'll find a way," Emil said seriously, "If it doesn't work, let's abandon the city and retreat. The people have left the town anyway."

"Well."

Lidia nodded, then began to accumulate strength, and soon released her sword skills.

The sword energy was completely incomparable to that created by the magic sword, so Pedro didn't take it to heart, and even if he was hit, he wasn't afraid.

However, as Lydia's sword skills hit his armor, his whole body was shaken, and the damage to the armor seemed to become even greater.

He secretly screamed that something was wrong and immediately stepped back. Margaret was about to give chase, but the communication device on her waist responded again.

"Margaret, come back, you are tired, leave it to us." Emil said on the other end.

However, she just turned around and glanced at Emil, shook her head, and continued to pursue Pedro.

Emil didn't expect that she would do this at all. He vaguely felt that something was wrong, so he made up his mind to bring her back.

"Lilith, go and rescue Margaret."

"But, what should you do?"

Lilith was worried that Emil would not be protected. After all, her first priority was to protect her master.

"It's okay, the biggest threat here is Pedro, but he is at a disadvantage, isn't he?"

"……Oh well."

Lilith hesitated for a moment, but agreed, and then she gathered her strength and ran towards Margaret.

Originally, with Margaret's current speed, no one here could catch up with her. Fortunately, she had stopped and exchanged hands with Pedro.

Lilith quickly took advantage of her not paying attention, picked her up and ran back.

"Hey, Lilith, let me go quickly, or it'll be too late." Margaret shouted anxiously.

Emil naturally heard her words and couldn't figure out why it was too late.

On the other side, Lidia replaced Margaret and fought with Pedro. In order to protect her sister, Daniel also rushed forward.

Because Pedro's flames were completely suppressed by Lilith, and his armor could not melt the long sword forged by Emil, the Lydia brothers and sisters could safely deal with him.

At this time, Pedro couldn't understand Emil's purpose. It was clear that Margaret could suppress him. Even if the outcome could not be determined, it was still better than being unilaterally tortured by him.

But when he thought about it carefully, he finally understood that humans and demons were different, and Emil would not let Margaret be poisoned by the forbidden magic.

For demons, combat missions are above all else. Sometimes they will make decisions without hesitation when they encounter situations where they need to sacrifice their companions. However, humans are different. Even if they risk failure, they must consider the safety of their companions.

Lilith put Margaret on the ground, and Emil quickly came over.
To be continued...