In response to Kite’s concern, Ruela nodded confidently as if to say she was absolutely fine.
“I’m fine. You all are worried, aren’t you? Well, I didn’t do much today.”

It was her comrades who set off fireworks, ran around, and unleashed attacks.

She couldn’t claim to be tired, as she had spent the time sitting in the car.

However, as soon as her words ended, everyone shook their heads as if it were absurd.

“Not much? You know how draining it is to use teleportation precisely and cast a protective shield. You did well.”

In response to Kite’s words, everyone looked at her as if sharing the same thoughts.

Ruela turned to her comrades and smiled, expressing that she was okay.

Although the time spent together was only about a month, it felt like they had formed a bond and become a source of support as if they had been together for decades.

Suddenly feeling sentimental, she took a deep breath to suppress her emotions when Sijong entered with a tray.

“Countess Lain said she wants to rest, so take the food to her room. We decided to discuss today’s events comfortably here and eat. Is that okay?”

Ruela quickly nodded in response to Kite’s words.

“Yes, that’s fine. I’m hungry, but I don’t have much of an appetite.”

“If Ruela says she doesn’t have an appetite, she must be tired. Well, it’s been constant marching lately.”

Mitchell handed her a sandwich and comfortingly remarked.
In fact, rather than being tired, Ruela was more tense as the final showdown approached. However, she simply nodded silently and took a bite of the sandwich.

While listening to various discussions about today’s events, she opened the talk forum.

When she clicked on the notice to check the rankings of other guilds, her hand trembled involuntarily.

Fortunately, there were no changes in the progress of other guilds.

The talk forum was filled with stories about the Phelos Guild, which had left only Count Kurran, and there were friendly posts expressing understanding for not revealing any information about the named monsters, which had previously been met with criticism.

Amid the overwhelming negativity, it seemed that some people had developed resentment. It was during this time that Ruela continued to browse through the posts.

Among the numerous posts on the forum, she noticed a new post from the legendary guild leader titled ‘Information on Hidden Named Monsters.’

Upon checking the content, she found that they were currently hunting hidden named monsters to obtain information about the next higher-level demons. These monsters shared a strange commonality – humanoid hidden named monsters all wore black rings. The guild leader claimed that these rings were undoubtedly connected to Count Kurran and served some purpose.

As she read the post, a fleeting thought crossed Ruela’s mind.
Patagona Valder, Maria, had experienced fluctuations in magical power depending on whether they wore or removed the ring.

If so, there must be some correlation with the rings that hidden named monsters were wearing.

And she thought there must be a clear reason why Viscount Gart hid his ring in Maria Kurran’s mansion.

After exploring the forum for any additional information, she shared what she had seen with her colleagues.

“Should we try to catch all the hidden named monsters then?”

Raphael’s opinion made Ruela nod.

“It would take too much time for that. Although we’ve identified that those wearing black rings are hidden named monsters, it could be an unnecessary drain when we don’t know how many there are or how powerful they are.”

Kite also agreed with Ruela’s words.

“Ruela is right. Now that we have all the keys, we just need to level up. No need to engage with unknown enemies. However…”

As if organizing his thoughts, Kite stopped speaking and, after a while, took out a black ring from his bag.

“There must be a reason why Viscount Gart hid the ring. In my opinion, if we attack Count Kurran, hidden named monsters might gather to protect the Count.”

“It’s going to be a tough fight.”
“Right. Since we don’t know how many there are, it’s going to be an extremely challenging fight. So if we encounter hidden named monsters, let’s cut off the hands wearing the black rings.”

At Kite’s words, Hazen wore an expression of concern.

“Like Viscount Gart cut off Maria Kurran’s hand earlier? What if it only makes them stronger?”

“Still, it seems crucial to find out why Viscount Gart hid the ring. Moreover, it might cause them to lose their strength, just like Knight Patagona. So, let’s give it a try.”