The demons are concentrated in the center of the village, where passage is difficult and requires authentication.
However, no authentication is required for the outer perimeter, and most people can enter as long as they do not have a formal organization affiliation, such as the Temple of Light, the Green Tower, etc.
Perkin and Nesser were not wearing temple clothes, nor were they entirely temple people; rather, they were Maggie's personal attendants.
Therefore, no one made things difficult for them when they entered, making their movements very smooth.
Only a small number of demon cultists are active in the slave market.
So when they started killing, even the powerful demon cultists were caught off guard.
After all, no one could have imagined that someone would dare to kill indiscriminately in such a place. The power controlled in this area is almost equivalent to the power stored up by the Temple of Light.
Unless someone is insane, no one would dare to do that.
And so, Nesser and Perkin carried out their killing spree with surprising ease. After eliminating a few of the stronger and more difficult opponents, the elves and snakes, having left a trail of blood in the slave market, quickly fled out of the village within minutes.
Not to linger in battle was Maggie's order to them.
There are many powerful beings in this area, not necessarily demons, but something else entirely; they could even be minions of the abyss.
Nesser and Perkin definitely can't handle it.
After killing enough people and creating chaos, escaping is the wisest choice.
It was obvious that they were being hunted down.
The defenses in this area are top-notch. Although it is a village, the height and strength of the city gates are not much different from those of a border city used to defend against magical beasts.
There's also a top-tier defensive barrier; anyone who doesn't cause trouble can easily escape.
This is also to prevent so-called 'righteous people' from making arbitrary reports and taking the information away from here.
Although Nesser and Perkin have the ability to scale walls and leap across rooftops, it is still difficult for them to leave the city within this inescapable net.
When the powerful demon cultists arrived, they were furious and immediately began to hunt down Perkin and Nesser, ordering the gates sealed to prevent them from escaping.
Nesser and Perkin fled quickly, reaching the gate in no time to leave the village.
The door was then sealed shut, preventing them from leaving.
The elf and the snake remained calm, simply standing there with composure as the demonized cultists pursued them.
Then... in the eyes of the pursuers, a gigantic dragon crashed into the city gate.
Although the barrier wasn't breached on the spot, it did cause it to flicker, indicating that the barrier had become unstable.
The dragon's form attracted everyone's attention. Before the demon cultists could even give the order to defend, mysteriously powerful five-elemental magic bombs bombarded the barrier as if they were free.
A moment later, a small opening tore in the barrier, just enough for Nesser and Perkin to escape.
"Enemy attack!"
As the dragon fell, a follower of a demon lord in charge of managing the village roared angrily, and the village immediately went on alert.
Upon hearing this, the mercenary groups and demon cultists who were trading there all turned fierce.
This is their trading point and the source of their wealth.
Cutting off someone's livelihood is like killing their parents.
They are not going to sit idly by and wait to be killed without resisting.
Meanwhile, Rabai was also providing Maggie, who was bombarding the barrier, with various intelligence about the city, including the movements of various demons.
They were all drawn to the area near the door in the northeast corner.
Rabai wrote as he wrote.
'The demon cultists in the center haven't moved; they're probably protecting the furnace that produces the Elixir of Immortality.'
Maggie frowned slightly; it seemed they were quite cautious.
Then we can't attack the center directly; we have to break through from the outside.
“Alright, let the paladins go to the other side. Now that they’ve been drawn here, it’ll be easy to enter from the southeast.”
Maggie said to Xiu, who had been waiting in the same spot without moving.
"good."
Xiu agreed without hesitation and quickly left in the direction of the temple's procession.
Ficklin was still relentlessly attacking the city gate. The dragon was thick-skinned and tough, and even a demon couldn't do anything to it for the time being.
Even Maggie was very satisfied with Ficklin's eye-catching effect.
Large in size and resistant to damage, it's practically a walking target.
It's very easy to attract the enemy's attention; I never realized it could have this effect before.
As for the twins, they remained by Maggie's side to protect her from harm.
...
On the other side, after receiving Maggie's order, Harlan immediately changed direction and headed towards the southeast corner, using the darkness and Ficklin's distraction to his advantage.
By the time the main force of paladins and mages was discovered approaching, it was already too late.
They entered the outskirts of the demon village without much effort, and this time it was a truly indiscriminate cleanup.
"Paladins can kill with this much gusto?"
After Gloria killed a demon cultist, she was accidentally knocked back to Harun's side. Seeing his expressionless face, she couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark.
"They are all demons, not human."
Harun's sword flashed, blood splattered, but not a drop touched his snow-white knight's armor. He stepped back and calmly answered Gloria's question.
"Mercenaries don't count."
Gloria didn't particularly like mercenaries, but she didn't hate them either.
After all, there are many ways to live, and being a mercenary is just one way of life. If one is not desperate, one will not become a mercenary.
"If it appears here, then of course it counts."
Harun's judgment of demons is not based on whether or not they have a contract with a demon, but on their nature.
Upon hearing this, Gloria was somewhat surprised, not expecting such words to come from the mouth of the Paladin Commander, but she agreed with it.
"you're right."
She nodded, casually waving her staff. The area-of-effect spell 'Light's Punishment' was unleashed from the staff, instantly illuminating the entire street and melting many demon cultists on the spot.
When imbued with the aura of demons, light magic can deal double or even triple the damage.
The mercenaries were merely lying on the ground, not melting into rotten flesh.
"But do you like Her Highness the Saintess?"
Gloria has always had a strange habit: Harlan's attitude towards Maggie doesn't seem like that of a subordinate at all; it's more like...
Anyway, he couldn't quite put his finger on it. He respected Her Highness the Holy Maiden, but they weren't quite the same.
Just now, the thought flashed through her mind, and she blurted it out.
She regretted it as soon as she finished speaking, because Harlan fell silent.
The atmosphere became very awkward. After a long while, Harlen, who had been silent because she thought she had been offended, suddenly showed a thoughtful expression.
He answered her question in a strange tone.
"Perhaps you are right."
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