Reincarnated Maid is About To Be Captured by All Players

Sir Ivanhoe of Smylie charged out alone holding the [Golden Apple]. The arcane missiles that should have followed the arrow volley all redirected toward Sir Ivanhoe's direction.

Thanks to Sir Ivanhoe's brave and fearless sacrifice, we gained not just breathing room, but the Black Eagle Mercenary Group's formation was torn open by Sir Ivanhoe. Due to the taunt effect, the Black Eagle Mercenary Group's adventurers would unconsciously follow him, thus opening a path forward.

"Go!"

Baron Trafalgar made the decisive call, having Sigrdrífa mount up with Lily. Not knowing how long Sir Ivanhoe could hold out, if we missed this opportunity, there wouldn't be a second chance.

Although I understood that Sir Ivanhoe could revive after death as an adventurer, I still couldn't help but worry about his sacrifice.

The Black Eagle Mercenary Group's adaptability was extremely fast. The other adventurers in the encirclement network might have learned about the changes ahead through private messages. Since that was the case, there was no need to foolishly maintain the encirclement, so large numbers of adventurers abandoned the now-meaningless formation and directly pursued from behind. Even though Sir Ivanhoe attracted many skilled riders, the Black Eagle Mercenary Group still had plenty of people.

We finally broke through the encirclement, but the pursuing adventurers from behind continued to bite at our heels. Baron Trafalgar's legendary steed had sufficient endurance, but carrying Sigrdrífa and Lily made it difficult to increase speed and shake off the pursuers.

Holding Carol Cat made it inconvenient for me to use chain attacks... There's no choice...!

I lowered my center of gravity slightly, freeing my palm to briefly touch the ground.

"[Ground Bind]!"

"?!"

Chains grew like wild grass beneath the adventurers' feet, firmly binding the galloping hooves. The caught-off-guard adventurers were all thrown from their horses.

"This isn't normal chain usage anymore..."

Sigrdrífa even added a comment.

Unfortunately, the good times didn't last long. The Black Eagle Mercenary Group definitely had more than just the pursuers behind us—another group of adventurers appeared ahead.

The Black Eagle Mercenary Group's symbol, like the organization's name, was a displayed black eagle. With that marking, you could tell they were Black Eagle Mercenary Group members at a glance.

However, at the same time, another team of adventurers appeared on the flank, their symbol being...

A maid's... headband...?

I think I've seen that somewhere before?

"Anna-chan~"

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The leading adventurer was none other than Hohenhiem. Come to think of it, it's been a while since I last saw him.

"Anna-chan, looks like we arrived just in time."

Hohenhiem pushed up his glasses. Seeing familiar people come to our aid, I couldn't help but feel warmth in my heart.

[Anastasia's affection toward all members of "Anna's Support Group" +1]

"The affection came back?"

"Speaking of which, why did Anna-chan lower our affection in the first place?"

My originally moved feelings instantly vanished when I thought of that reason.

"Hmph... I know what doujins are now. Perverts."

"Wha—"

[Morale -100%]

"Everyone! All petrified?"

Morale... I remember it's a value used to boost team attributes during group combat. Positive numbers provide attribute bonuses; negative numbers do the opposite.

To have it all deducted at once is too...

"Wait, why was only 1 point of affection deducted?"

Hohenhiem suddenly realized something was off.

"Is that strange?"

"How should I put it... if it went into negative values, there would be debuffs..."

"Because I don't dislike you to that extent..."

Affection evaluation is measured according to my subjective feelings. Although I can't accurately measure it with numbers, the game system's judgment should be correct.

Despite this being a very ordinary and straightforward answer, everyone in Anna's Support Group miraculously experienced a final burst of energy after hearing it.

[Morale +100%]

Some even shed tears of excitement on the spot.

"Anna-chan... truly a little angel...!"

"It's time to quit... Ever since joining Anna's Support Group, the old man at the convenience store downstairs keeps asking me what I need so many energy drinks for..."

I don't quite understand what's going on, but fortunately the morale seems to have recovered.

"Anna's Support Group... how pitifully the once-glorious [Golden Dawn] has fallen."

The Black Eagle Mercenary Group surrounded us, with a leading adventurer speaking sympathetically. His equipment was exceptionally fine, and he seemed somewhat famous. Hohenhiem pushed up his glasses and immediately recognized his identity.

"It's you, Grumman."

"The current Anna's Support Group is no match for us, Hohenhiem, you understand that. According to my knowledge, eighty percent of your team members are in prison, and you're the only free officer left. Even your leader is sitting in jail in the Papal States. Do you really think you can contend with our Black Eagle Mercenary Group like this?"

"Correction: 76.18% of members are in prison, quite a few have gotten out."

"Can't you round numbers, you inflexible fool... We take people's money and help them solve problems, but we're not savages who only know fighting and killing. As long as you hand over Amaryllis, we guarantee we absolutely won't harm Anastasia."

Faced with the Black Eagle Mercenary Group adventurer Grumman's proposal, Hohenhiem continued pretentiously pushing his glasses.

He suddenly changed topics.

"Speaking of which, did you all enjoy the recent Qixi Festival treasure box opening event?"

"Of course. Your Anna's Support Group has the highest rate of singles; no female players are willing to get close to you. You must be quite envious of us, right?"

"I'll tell you a secret, Grumman." Hohenhiem said seriously, "Over eighty percent of our Anna's Support Group members... are into married women, and we love hitting on other people's wives! After this war ends, your girlfriends will never have peace!"

"Huh?"

[Morale -20%]

"Their morale dropped! Attack!"

"How despicable! Everyone maintain morale!"

I'm grateful that Hohenhiem and the others held off the Black Eagle Mercenary Group, but can Anna's Support Group, which bears my name, really salvage its reputation...