"Ah, so annoying. I should have leveled up my intelligence more; at least it would have made thinking faster!"

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a loud explosion echoed from behind. She quickly turned her head and saw that the source of the noise was... the armory!?

Something can't happen over there; could the guards have been taken out?

Luluwo temporarily set aside her thoughts and, shouting to the soldiers beside her, rushed toward the armory, only to find that demons had indeed invaded.

And they were pure-blood demons, not the dimwits transformed from outside.

"They arrived really fast."

A demon that resembled an enlarged mole turned to look at her.

At its feet was a massive tunnel, and several bizarre-looking demons were transporting supplies from the armory inside.

The demons really dug a tunnel to get in this time.

"You don't have that weird shell, do you?" Luluwo assumed a battle stance.

Even though pure-blood demons are theoretically stronger than transformed demons, without magic immunity and physical immunity, the difficulty is greatly reduced!

However, the mole clapped its claws, and in an instant, about ten transformed demons crawled out of the tunnel, surrounding Luluwo and the soldiers in the blink of an eye.

"Goodbye."

The mole waved its hand and turned back into the tunnel, leaving behind an empty armory.

"Bastard!"

Luluwo still had the presence of mind to angrily curse, while the soldiers, surrounded by demons alongside her, began to fear.

As the demons launched their simultaneous attack, they also found themselves plunged into a bitter struggle.

Unreasonable brute strength, terrifying magic resistance, and liquid bodies—a mind devoid of fear, only driven by destructive intent. Such transformed demons seem like pure killing machines, not something that should exist in everyday life.

Even Luluwo was barely holding her own, her mind racing, yet still unable to figure out how to deal with these monsters.

The sounds from the battlefield outside didn't bode well either; could it be that Hepa Town, after withstanding the Holy Light Church, might fall to monsters?

"If only Dal and the others were here...."

Luluwo gritted her teeth, starting to miss the Fran Guards, who specialized in dealing with demons.

How great it would be to hear the howls of the Fran Guards right now. I will never mock Dal's howling again.

"Howl—"

Yes, yes, that's about how it sounds, way better than Dal's howling.

....

Wait, that's not right?

"Howl!"

Luluwo suddenly widened her eyes as the soldiers and demons behind her exclaimed in shock. A wild aura suddenly emanated from behind her.

Her eyes filled with surprise and delight, no way, could it be that I've really summoned the Fran Guards over here? How could such a coincidence happen in the world!

"Do I actually have the talent of a summoner?"

Filled with joy, she quickly turned around, ready to welcome the giant wolf of the Fran Guards.

And then she saw something completely unexpected.

A red and white werewolf, standing on two legs, was throwing a large number of sharp rocks towards the location of the demons?

And those nails-like rocks disappeared and blended into the air the moment they were thrown down, completely undetectable, as if they had turned invisible.

Luluwo blinked and instinctively voiced the thoughts shared by everyone present, including the demons:

"What's this?"

A hapless demon touched an invisible rock, suddenly letting out a scream more piercing than when attacked by the soldiers. It was clear he now felt intense pain, as if the rock had pierced into his body and was constantly tormenting him.

Suddenly, his burly body went limp, his liquid form spilled on the ground, shell and all, maintaining a rough shape but unable to stand again.

What is going on? The soldiers were dumbfounded; through the demon's body, they could see the invisible rocks moving around inside it, almost filling its entire body.

The surrounding demons let out terrified howls, immediately distancing themselves from the sudden appearance of this mysterious creature.

Luluwo suddenly found the creature somewhat familiar; her mind raced as she recalled.

"Bristle Rock Werewolf?"

Wait a minute, isn't this a rare monster that appears in the food area of the Sain Dungeon? Why is it here?

Where are the Fran Guards?

Whenever Pokemon is mentioned, Luluwo always thinks of a certain former acquaintance who was obsessed with monsters.

"Hey, finally someone I know. Do you know where this is and why there are so many demons?"

A voice, belonging to a suave uncle-type character, came from the door of the armory, followed by nearly ten people.

"Wu yang wu yang" doesn't describe the number of people, but rather the large number of strange creatures accompanying them.

There was an orange flying dragon with a tail on fire, a yellow mouse with a lightning-shaped tail, a floating candelabrum in mid-air, and old acquaintances, the big lobsters and big crabs from Lake Lienia, along with many more creatures Luluwo couldn't name.

At a glance, the number of people and creatures combined nearly reached fifty.

Luluwo was hesitant to recognize them at first, but when she saw one of the strange creatures among them was a Curse Frog, she immediately shouted:

"Roger!?"

"Ah, it's me."

The monster research expert and trainer from Sain Dungeon, Roger, ran his fingers through his curly brown hair and said:

"Though we just left Sain and ended up in this unexplained place, it seems like you're in trouble. Need help?"

The group with him was presumably the rumored growing community of Beast Tamers.

But these Beast Tamers now refer to themselves as Trainers, and it's said that there are extreme animal protectionists among them as well.

"How did you get here!?" Luluwo was initially shocked, glancing at the demons nearby, and shouted: "Let's talk about this later, hurry and help us!"

"No problem~"

Roger and the other trainers immediately struck flamboyant poses, pointed at the group of demons, and confidently said:

"Go! Curse Frog / Fire-breathing Dragon / Pikachu / Crystal Lamp Spirit / Female Fire Dragon / Big Strange Bird...."

In just a moment, the soldiers saw this group of strange creatures charge forward, enveloped in all sorts of colorful effects, completely overwhelming the demons.

Though they didn't quite understand it, the display felt incredibly impressive.

In an instant, the crisis for Luluwo and the soldiers was resolved.

"Wait, there's something wrong with these demons."

She quickly recounted her discovery, and after hearing it, Roger and his group showed serious expressions. Indeed, magic immunity and physical immunity are quite troublesome issues.

"But can they be immune to this?"

Roger gestured to a spot, and everyone turned to see a demon surrounded by three Curse Frogs from Roger, engulfed tightly in the fog of curse death they sprayed.

"Snap!"

The next second, the demon's chest was suddenly pierced by curse death thorns, perishing without even a scream.

Seeing this, Luluwo scratched her face for a long time before blurting out:

"Sain's stuff is still the best..."

Curse Death Spray could take out demons directly, and while the other trainers' pets might not kill them instantly, each had its merits.

Invisible rocks somehow paralyzed the demons, some poison abilities were effective, hypnotism proved exceptionally effective—a variety of skills that, while not fatal, could incapacitate the demons.

"You all are a lifesaver."

Luluwo smiled broadly, patting Roger's shoulder. "Right, let's hurry and support outside, come give us a hand!"

"Don't worry."

Roger gave a reassuring smile.

"There are people much stronger than us out there."

"And they're all familiar faces too."