Surprise Attack on the Stronghold

A moment later.

Reilo and Painted Skin crept closer to scout the guards.

"Thirty-six... no, thirty-seven Evil Eyes. Two of them have the strength of high-ranking Demon Soldiers."

"Two Darkflame Beasts, one male and one female. The female seems to have mutated somewhat."

"One juvenile Hellhound. Its third head hasn't fully developed yet. That could be tricky."

"We have to kill them all before they can send out a distress signal. Otherwise, the other guards nearby will come to their aid very quickly. If that happens, even you and I will have no way out."

After muttering to himself, Reilo gazed up at the sky, deep in thought.

"But even the two of us may have trouble killing them all before these guards can react. In that case... if we can't bring in another person, we'll have to wait until dawn, when the Demon Soldiers grow weaker, before making our move."

"Bringing someone else in is out of the question. I'm not willing to let a third person take part in our deal."

Painted Skin smiled. "As for waiting until dawn... I'd forgotten that you're human, sir. Your power fluctuations are the opposite of ours. Then we'll act at dawn! We can use the time until then to plan everything out and ensure nothing goes wrong."

Time passed slowly.

As the first rays of sunlight appeared over the horizon, the thick black clouds in the sky gradually thinned. The weaker patches broke apart into scattered fragments, and sunlight slowly shone through, spilling over the ground.

The plants struggling to survive in the demonic fog did everything they could to absorb the sunlight, preparing for the next dark night.

As a result,

the monsters surrounding this mysterious town curled up in their various lairs. Only the countless lowest-grade monsters remained, circling