The Demon King’s squad had not yet had time to conduct a thorough search of the entire cave when sounds began to echo from above them.
Everyone looked up, discovering cracks forming above the passage.
"Bichu’er said that if he died, he wanted everyone in the cave to be buried with him."
The Dragon Race Maiden suddenly recalled Bichu’er’s words and looked nervously at Shami.
It seemed like Bichu’er had done something.
Shami used the Demon King Ring to contact team members throughout the cave, planning an urgent retreat.
"Has anyone discovered anything special? If not, we need to leave."
Shami reached out and opened a Teleportation Gate beside her.
"No one has. We have no idea where Bichu’er hid the treasure."
The Elf Maiden, who had just been feeling dizzy, regained her senses after standing still for a while and connected with Shami’s contact.
The Maiden was completely unaware that she had unknowingly eliminated the evil spirit, Bichu’er.
"Nothing discovered here either."
Meanwhile, the Magical Girl alone in the cave shook her head.
"Bichu’er never mentioned his treasure, not even to me, so I don’t know where he’s hidden it either."
The Dragon Race Maiden beside Shami shrugged helplessly.
Shami felt a slight regret.
Normally, being an old subordinate of the Demon Race, when Bichu’er betrayed them, he would surely have taken some important treasures with him.
But if they couldn’t find it, there was nothing that could be done.
"Wait, I think I’ve found Bichu’er’s treasure chest."
At this moment, the Heroic Maiden’s voice came through the ring.
"Hey, Lina, where are you?"
Shami quickly inquired.
Deep within the cave, the white-haired girl looked around, scratching her head awkwardly.
"My location? I’m not really sure... It’s chaotic here, with fruit peels, bones, and waste paper. I rummaged a bit and found a chest deep inside."
"To put it bluntly, you’re rummaging through garbage, huh! Are you lost?"
The white-haired girl’s cheeks flushed slightly.
"Actually, I’ve been trying to find the way back..."
After moving independently for less than three minutes, the white-haired girl had gotten lost inside the cave.
Attempting to return to Shami along the direction they came, the surroundings became increasingly unfamiliar, ultimately ending up in a dead-end alley filled with garbage. Holding onto hope, the white-haired girl rummaged through the trash pile to see if there might be an exit behind it.
"Stay where you are, we’ll come find you."
Shami commanded the white-haired girl.
The white-haired girl obediently stood still.
"I should know where it is, this cave only has one spot for dumping garbage."
The Dragon Race Maiden thought for a moment, roughly guessing the white-haired girl’s location.
After the Elf Maiden and Magical Girl returned to her side, the four together delved into the cave, successfully locating the white-haired girl in a passage filled with garbage.
"It’s so dirty, Lina!"
Without a word, the Elf Maiden threw a [Cleanse] at the white hair, and the Magical Girl followed with a shield. The former made the originally dirty white-haired girl suddenly clean, while the latter shielded her from the surrounding trash.
With the Elf Maiden by their side, they weren’t too concerned about getting dirty, stepping over the garbage, and reaching the white-haired girl.
Deep within the trash pile lay an old treasure chest, Shami tried to open it but found it seemingly sealed.
"Can’t open it quickly, better take it with us first."
Shami stored the chest in the Demon King Ring, just as stones began to fall from above in the cave.
The entire cave seemed on the brink of collapse.
Shami hurriedly used the Teleportation Gate, grabbing the four maidens to leave the cave.
Soon after, the entire cave collapsed.
However, the collapse wasn’t severe, only impacting the interior of the mountain where the cave was located, without causing clear subsidence in the entire mountain range, not affecting the elves undergoing survival training.
Observing elves still seeking Skeleton Race members for points nearby, Shami gathered the Slime Jelly guarding the cave entrance, and the five of them returned to the Demon Race division in the plain’s woods.
"Finally finished the expedition~!"
The Elf Maiden stretched greatly, though she seemed to have been of no help during the expedition, she was indeed diligently participating!
"There are so many Elf Race members on the plains!"
The white-haired girl tiptoed to gaze over the plains, her small face excited.
"Right, Lina, you want to catch some and bring them back, don’t you?"
The Magical Girl whispered devilishly near Lina.
"Hey, hey, what are you guys talking about?!"
The quick-eared Elf Maiden quickly interrupted their private talk.
"Lureya, help me trick some elves over, I want to conduct experiments."
"Enough, Saili! Don’t say such things in front of girls from the race!"
"Lureya’s so stingy, I’ll return them after the experiment."
"Saili’s kind of experiment is likely to be something like human dissection, come on!"
Not far away, after confirming Bichu’er was indeed dead and all rebel monsters had been cleaned up, Shami turned her attention to her Demon Envoys.
It wasn’t difficult to notice that the three Demon Envoys, who had been together for a while, stood close, chattering away.
——Such a harmonious atmosphere~
Meanwhile, the Dragon Race Maiden stood alone under a not-too-distant tree, her eyes darting around, holding her arms somewhat awkwardly.
She seemed quite constrained, unsure of how to strike up a conversation.
Shami chuckled silently to herself.
It’s normal for newcomers to be .