The contestant is too old, sister Zhou is crazy

Chapter 901 Breathing

Finally, after a fierce fight, Raven and his team defeated the guardians with their wisdom and strength. At this moment, a soft and mysterious light shone through the darkness from afar...

"Is this the place we are looking for?" Jack asked, panting and looking forward, while gripping the weapon in his hand tightly, mentally preparing himself to face unknown challenges.

No one answered immediately, but nodded to each other to show their agreement. Then, with a feeling of trepidation and anticipation, they moved towards the direction of the light...

"No matter what awaits us ahead, there is nothing we cannot overcome as long as we are together," Raven said firmly, determination flashing in his eyes.

The team slowly passed through the last section of the tunnel and arrived at a spacious hall. In the center was an ancient altar with a small object emitting a lavender glow on it - it was the key holy object that was rumored to be able to fight against evil forces and turn the tide: the Heart of Light...

Just as Raven stretched out his hand to take it, the whole space suddenly shook, and the voice of the Night Lord echoed throughout the room: "I didn't expect to find this place so soon... The game has just begun..."

As the Night Demon King finished speaking, a chilly atmosphere instantly spread, and the air around him seemed to freeze. The hall suddenly became dead silent, and everyone held their breath, preparing to welcome the unknown enemy that was about to come.

Raven tightly grasped his sword, looked around vigilantly, and asked in a deep voice: "Night Demon Lord, what do you want?"

However, it was not the voice of the Night Devil that responded to him, but a sharper and colder female voice, "The Night Devil is not here, but he sent me."

Everyone looked up and saw a woman wearing a black and red dress and with a face as pale as snow slowly appearing in the air. Her eyes were flashing with a faint green light, and a strange energy wave was surrounding her. She looked coldly at the human heroes below, without any pity or sympathy in her eyes. "You actually managed to get here, which is quite extraordinary. But unfortunately, the Heart of Light can only be taken away by the victor."

“Who are you...?” The old hunter’s eyes were filled with alertness and curiosity.

"I am the Queen of the Netherworld, one of the four guardians of the Night Lord." The other party chuckled, and that laughter was like ice chips that pierced people's hearts. "Today is a battle that determines our fate."

After he said this, the whole secret room suddenly became windy and the temperature dropped sharply. Countless shadow monsters and skeleton warriors appeared out of nowhere, rushing in all directions and surrounding everyone. At the same time, the defeated ghost warriors seemed to have resurrected and rejoined the enemy lineup.

Jack gritted his teeth and said, "Damn, the situation is more complicated than I thought... Captain, what should we do?"

Raven calmly analyzed: "We must prioritize protecting Lena and the injured, and then look for opportunities to defeat this queen. Old hunter, please continue to use long-range attacks to weaken her strength; Jack, lead the team to resist these miscellaneous soldiers, and try to create space for us to get closer to the target!"

Before he finished speaking, he was the first to break out of the encirclement and challenge the Queen of the Underworld. The long sword in his hand shone brightly, streaking through the air, and even the most tenacious ghosts were shattered wherever it went.

On the other side, Lena was not to be outdone. She quickly finished chanting the spell and released powerful magic one after another to support her teammates. "Holy Light!" With her cry, a warm and healing power covered the entire field, not only allowing the injured to gradually recover their vitality, but also greatly suppressing all the dark creatures.

“Heh… kind of interesting.” Feeling the opponents’ tenacious resistance, the evil ruler’s tone was slightly appreciative. “But this level of struggle is nothing but an itch for me. Have a taste of true despair—shadow erosion!”

In an instant, the boundless dark night turned into a huge wave that swept over, and wherever it touched was dead silent. Even a powerful figure like Raven could only barely keep his balance and not fall to the ground. Other members were affected to varying degrees: some groaned in pain, and some fell to the ground and lost consciousness...

"I can't give up..." The girl was unwilling to give up as she watched her friends fall into desperate situations. At this moment, she knew that she had to step up and take on more responsibilities. "Everyone hold on, I believe I can find a solution!" Lena took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and began to concentrate her mind to explore the secret areas deep in her heart that she had never touched before...

At this moment, the Queen of the Underworld smiled triumphantly in the distance and said, "It's over, everything will become the past..." At the same time, she once again condensed a powerful dark energy ball that was enough to destroy everything...

However, at this moment, something unexpected happened: an extremely strong white light suddenly burst out from the girl, illuminating the entire area like the rising sun. At the same time, a gentle but firm voice spread to every corner: "In the name of hope, dispel all darkness!"

Just as the Queen of the Underworld was about to launch the final fatal blow, a gentle but unignorable wave of power suddenly erupted in the secret room. Along with the dazzling white light, a figure slowly appeared in front of everyone - she was wearing a pink dress, her long silver hair was draped behind her like flowing water, her eyes were clear and bright, and she exuded a warm breath.

The newly appeared girl smiled slightly, her eyes swept across everyone present and stopped at the Queen of the Underworld. "Hello, it looks like we've come at the right time." Her tone was brisk, without any trace of nervousness or fear.

"Who is it?" Faced with this unexpected change, the originally complacent ruler could not help but frown, "How dare you interrupt my show?"

“Hey, don’t be so unfriendly.” The girl in pink gently waved her hand, and countless particles in the air seemed to dance with her movements. “I’m the messenger of the goddess of hope. I’m here today to cause trouble… Oh no, I’m wrong. I’m here to help the righteous!”

As soon as these words came out, everyone present showed a surprised expression. Raven was the first to react, and quickly adjusted his posture to prepare for battle and looked at the existence that suddenly joined the battle. "Are you the one who released the light just now? Thank you for your help, but this place is too dangerous. Ordinary people should not easily get involved."

However, the other party just winked playfully, and said with a confident smile on his face: "Don't worry, it's no problem to deal with such a guy. Besides, I also want to see how powerful the so-called 'power of the underworld' is."

Hearing this, the heroes who had been suppressed to the point of being unable to fight back suddenly regained their fighting spirit. Jack even shouted loudly, "Hey, if that's the case, then I'll leave it to you, young lady! As long as we can kill that old monster, anything is fine!"

"Oh, how dare you, an ignorant boy, say such arrogant things..." The ruler, who seemed extremely angry at the sudden change, finally lost his patience. "Then let me use my absolute strength to teach you what despair is!"

After saying that, a large number of black energy balls quickly gathered in her hands and threw them at the new enemy. But before the dark matter approached the target, the pink-dressed girl simply extended her right index finger and lightly tapped. Then something incredible happened - all the attacks disintegrated and disappeared into thin air as if they had hit an invisible barrier.

Seeing this happen, the faces of several girls including Lena were filled with disbelief. "How is it possible? That level of energy fluctuation was blocked so easily?" The old hunter's tone was full of amazement.

"Well, I don't want to brag, but that's the truth~" The mysterious man turned to everyone and said gently, "But it's better to let my sister take care of this uninvited guest herself."

As soon as the voice fell, an unprecedented powerful wave filled the air. The girl's whole body exuded an extremely dazzling light, as bright and dazzling as the morning sun shining on the earth and driving away all darkness.

Seeing that something was wrong, one of the four guardians under the Night Devil hurriedly summoned more subordinates to try to stop the upcoming counterattack, and shouted loudly: "You insignificant humans actually want to challenge the power of the god level? What a joke! Stop it immediately, maybe you can save your life."

However, what responded to her was still an even more dazzling light and a firm and powerful voice: "Light and hope are always stronger than any darkness. Even in the most desperate place, you can find a breakthrough. Now, please accept the fate of a loser."

After saying that, the messenger of hope waved the scepter in his hand and released waves of soul-shaking mental shocks at his opponent. Instantly, the secret room was filled with deafening explosions, and the surrounding buildings were shaking.

When the smoke gradually dissipated, everyone saw the once invincible Queen of the Underworld who was now helplessly kneeling on the ground. The girl who brought the miracle was standing there quietly at this moment, with a peaceful smile on her face.

Raven walked up slowly and picked up the Heart of Light. "Thank you for your help, but may I ask your name and purpose?"

“I’ll keep my name secret for now. As for the purpose of coming here… naturally, I just hope to see this continent return to peace and beauty as soon as possible.” After she finished speaking, she suddenly turned into a beam of light and disappeared, leaving the adventurers with faces filled with surprise and gratitude.

"In any case, we must evacuate as soon as possible and bring this holy relic back to a safe area." Lena suggested, with a hint of urgency in her voice.

"Yes, let's proceed according to the original plan." Raven agreed, "But before that--"

Just before he finished speaking, there was a faint sound of footsteps from a corner in the distance...

"Someone's approaching!" Jack quickly drew out his weapon and warned, and the whole space fell into a tense atmosphere again...

"Be careful, everyone. It might be an ambush by the remaining enemies." the old hunter warned.

"Wait, listen to the footsteps... It seems that there is only one person." Lena keenly sensed that something was wrong, "And the gait was light, it seemed that he was deliberately suppressing his presence."

Sure enough, with a slight metallic collision sound, a figure gradually emerged from the shadows. Everyone looked closely and saw that it was a little girl who looked no more than twelve or thirteen years old, wearing a shabby dark grey dress, holding a small but obviously well-maintained dagger in her hand, and her bright eyes vigilantly scanning the surroundings.

"Hello, who are you?" Jack asked first, his tone still a little defensive.

The little girl blinked and lowered her head slightly, looking timid. "I, I'm Isa, and I've been imprisoned in this castle... The Queen of the Underworld's men have captured many people, and I've been looking for a chance to escape, but this place is full of their people... I heard some noise just now, so I ran over to see if I can ask you for help..."

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but let down their guard. The old hunter took a few steps forward, gently squatted down and looked at Isa, "Don't be afraid, kid, you are safe now. Can you tell us if there are any hidden passages or exits here? We need to evacuate this place as soon as possible."

Isa nodded, a glimmer of joy in her eyes. "I know a secret passage that leads directly from this palace to the woods outside! If we follow the underground secret passage, we should be able to bypass all the guards and leave here."

"Great!" Raven showed a relaxed expression on his face. "Then you lead the way, Isa."

Led by the little girl, the team regrouped and passed through the dark and narrow tunnels. From time to time, they could hear the sporadic noises and footsteps of patrolling guards from afar, which was frightening every time. Several times when they were almost exposed, they were able to move forward only because Lena quickly released several small light balls to illuminate the road ahead and distract the enemy.

Finally, after almost exhausting all his physical strength and energy, a faint light appeared ahead - it was an exit leading to the forest outside!

Just as everyone was about to speed up and flee, Lena suddenly stopped and turned to look at the little guide, "Isa... do you want to leave here with us?"

This question seemed to have touched a sensitive spot, causing the other person to tremble all over. After a long while, he slowly raised his eyes and looked at the faces in front of him that he had never met before but were so brave and determined. "Is it really possible... I also want to leave this terrible castle... But I can't believe that there are still such upright people in the world."

Lena smiled gently, reached out and held the little girl's slightly cold hand, "Of course, from now on you are one of us. As long as we unite, there will be no difficulties that cannot be overcome!" (End of this chapter)