Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!

Squeezing through the door gap, the round and plump He Meng transformed into a tall, slender girl, striding towards the Guardian Team battling the Fishmen.

Raising her hand, several Water Balls formed in front of He Meng, orbiting around her like planets.

With a gentle wave, the Water Balls suspended around He Meng shot out like cannonballs, exploding upon the Fishmen.

The thick liquid splattered all over the Fishmen, sticking and slowing them down significantly.

Catching this opportunity, the Guardian Team concentrated their firepower, repelling several Fishmen entangled in the slime.

The sudden assistance startled the Guard Captain.

Every passenger here should have been equipped with a wristband, and using a Skill or Magic without permission would trigger the Submarine’s defensive measures and evoke powerful control.

That control is so strong that even an S-Class adventurer can’t budge, so how did she bypass the wristband’s constraints to help us?

Did someone unlock her wristband?

Scanning He Meng’s wrist and not seeing a wristband, the Guard Captain didn’t think further, quickly focusing back on the battlefield to deal with the Fishmen charging in.

A scratch from the Fishmen’s attack could inject venom, paralyzing them, requiring the Guard Captain to concentrate fully, making no mistakes, to continue leading the team under the Fishmen’s assault.

In such a chaotic scene, focusing completely without any mistakes was far from easy.

If not for trusted companions nearby, the Guard Captain might have been injured by the Fishmen already.

Seeing one comrade after another being knocked to the ground, poisoned by the Fishmen, the Guard Captain gritted his teeth.

Even with He Meng joining the fight, her help was a drop in the bucket, treating the symptoms but not the cause.

In just a few minutes, several more guards fell to the Fishmen’s tricks, writhing in pain on the ground.

Only a few managed, through sheer willpower, to prop themselves up and continue fighting.

Although He Meng had some decent Attack Skills, with her extremely high Defense and very low Attack stats, she still couldn’t deal much damage.

It was almost impossible for He Meng to quickly take down a Fishman alone.

The best He Meng could do was disrupt the Fishmen’s attacks, praying the Guardian Team could perform extraordinarily and defeat the enemies before them.

”A Slime?”

Chongdu murmured to himself, taking in the scene of He Meng’s transformation with amazement at the world’s myriad wonders.

Even if the situation hadn’t reversed drastically, Chongdu didn’t plan to drag it out anymore; he wanted to annihilate all the guards in one swift stroke, extinguishing all resistance here.

”Everyone remaining, follow my command! Decide the outcome in one go!”

The Spiny Scale Lizards pulled out their weapons, following Chongdu as they roared and charged toward the Guardian Team.

A broad-shouldered guard stood before the incoming Spiny Scale Lizards, unfolding his large shield and relentlessly releasing Skills to fend off their attacks, yet his tall body couldn’t stop them.

Several massive machetes randomly hacked at the guard, leaving him bloodied, as Chongdu kicked him against a wall in the viewing area.

Then, Chongdu swung his giant machete toward the nearest guard.

A Water Ball with an orange bead appeared in He Meng’s hand, which she hurled forward with effort.

The pale blue Water Ball encasing the bead flew rapidly before Chongdu’s blade, blocking the strike for the guard.

The Water Ball struck the ground, spreading out like a Big Pancake on the spacious ground.

At this moment, Chongdu noticed a long blue tail dragging behind the Big Pancake, connecting to He Meng in human form.

To Chongdu’s surprise, He Meng in human form began to melt.

Upon close inspection, Chongdu discerned something abnormal; the Water Ball that was tossed was He Meng’s true body, her Core, while the melting maiden was merely a soulless shell.

Realizing the unusual nature of the Slime, Chongdu wielded his machete, swinging down at He Meng.

However, He Meng had already retracted most of her body, transforming into a water barrel.

When Chongdu’s machete struck He Meng, it rebounded like hitting a piece of jelly.

In just one encounter, Chongdu realized He Meng was quite difficult to deal with.

Chongdu made a decision in his mind; there was no need to waste time on this peculiar Slime. Slaughtering all the guards first, then dealing with the Slime collectively later would be best.

Before Chongdu could issue the next command, He Meng began her counterattack.

He Meng would not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Protecting many was tough, swiftly defeating the enemy was tough, but resolving their leader could make these issues simpler.

She compressed her body, a spring forming at the base, utilizing Chongdu’s previous momentum, accumulating massive Strength, and sprung up from the ground, leveraging the force to create a massive fist that slammed hard into Chongdu’s jaw, blasting him a couple of meters away.

This strike dealt unexpected high damage contrary to her stats.

Blood trickled from the corner of Chongdu’s mouth as he turned to glare at He Meng, only to find that her attack wasn’t finished.

While Chongdu was rebuffed, He Meng morphed into a slender rope, wrapping around Chongdu’s waist, climbing onto his back and up to his neck.

As Chongdu raised his head and noticed He Meng, the rope’s end that she transformed morphed into a spur, aiming to pierce into Chongdu’s singular eye.

Chongdu shut his eyes, standing still as He Meng’s spur fiercely jabbed into his eyelid.

He Meng hesitated as her spur couldn’t penetrate his eyes, with Chongdu suddenly opening his eyes wide, clamping part of He Meng with his eyelid, rendering her immobile.

In the blink of an eye, countless green Poison Liquid surged from Chongdu’s back, turning into Poison Needles flying toward He Meng.

He Meng hastily used [Iron Wall] for Defense, yet several spurs still pierced her body.

Fortunately, the venom didn’t affect the Slime, resulting only in numerous tiny injuries for He Meng.

”Unexpectedly strong. I admire your Courage for standing up to me.”

With that, spikes on Chongdu’s scales perked again.

Besides Defense, Spiny Scale Lizard’s spurs had various applications, interacting intriguingly with many Skills.

”[Water Flow Explosion]”

With this call, the spurs on Chongdu’s scales began releasing Water Magic in large quantities, erupting like fireworks across his body.

Each explosion held little power individually, but their number and frequency were overwhelming.

He Meng was caught in wave after wave of explosive blasts.

Despite minor in damage, the accumulated effect was substantial.

Not long after, [Water Flow Explosion]’s continuous blasts left He Meng dazed, allowing Chongdu to pry her off and slam her harshly into the ground, stomping down violently.