A Powerful Enemy

The battle was not over.

Even though the dim valley floor was now carpeted with corpses, those inhuman, bloodthirsty Mad Clowns had not yet been wiped out.

Kadeci had merely imprisoned them temporarily inside the "Maze Cube."

Thus, no matter how grievously wounded or mentally exhausted Kadeci had become, she continued desperately maintaining the Labyrinth Relic effect of the "Maze Cube."

Otherwise, all the price and sacrifices she and her comrades had paid to imprison their prey would go down the drain.

It was an outcome Kadeci could not tolerate even in death.

However, how long the "Maze Cube" could continue sustaining its relic effect was not something determined by her life alone.

At this very moment, Ye Chen could clearly see that of the nine squares on the surface of the "Maze Cube" Kadeci held in her palm, five radiated a bright yellow glow, while the other four gave off purple-black hues.

That appearance made it seem as though it had been contaminated by something. There was no need to think to know that the clowns imprisoned within the relic had caused it.

In response to Ye Chen's questions about the situation, Kadeci—whose condition had visibly improved after Xiya's all-out treatment, and whose voice had recovered along with it—briefly explained the full sequence of events to Ye Chen and his teammates.

"When our Spark Squad, along with the Dagger Squad and Iron Hoof Squad, arrived in this war zone, those clowns were controlling a train and ramming it into the barrier in an attempt to escape, so we engaged them directly."

"There were thirty clowns in total. They were strong—extremely strong. Not only did they have a Divine Artifact aiding them, but at least one of them could use a Spirit Realm technique as well."

"Our fighting strength was