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Although she didn't know why, the demons didn't seem to be in the Demon King's castle, but this was the best opportunity for her to rescue Mino and Fim!
Delay could lead to complications. We're so close to the gate right now, so letting Fim leave first and then going to find Mino is the safest option.
Without further hesitation, Shana grabbed Fim behind her and strode towards the door—
"Natha, there..."
Fim's voice was muffled behind her. Shana stepped into the portal with one foot, and suddenly it was different from when she entered before.
An incredibly dense spatial force suddenly enveloped him.
"Eh?"
Shana was stunned.
—Demon King's Castle Gate (Open): After stepping through the gate, you can be teleported to any territory in the Demon Realm.
A swish sound.
The red-haired figure, clutching his own hand, suddenly vanished through the portal. The open space outside the Demon King's castle was empty, with only a few muddy footprints remaining.
"Nasha, let's go."
Fim stared blankly at the air in front of him.
Shana sensed that she had been randomly teleported out after stepping into the portal, and was at a loss for what to do.
"Aren't you going to chase after them?"
A strange sound suddenly rang out in the hall.
Fim stood there, seemingly lost in thought for a long time, until the portal closed again, at which point she shook her head.
"Fim, wait for Mino to come back."
"Mino?" the voice asked, sounding doubtful. "Will he come back?"
Fim nodded vigorously.
"Mino, no, don't abandon Fim."
She turned around, returned to the long table, and quietly sat down in the Ninth Demon's seat.
Darkness returned to the Demon King's castle.
Only a single will-o'-the-wisp remained on the seat, flickering silently.
……
A pitch-black shadow streaked across the sky.
In this demonic realm, no one can see this soaring shadow; an eerie and evil aura envelops it, making the land beneath the dark clouds seem as if it were shrouded in true night.
"It seems that the demons that were alerted did not lock onto our presence."
Soon, the shadowy figure, which moved like a venomous snake, paused in mid-air and transformed into a pair of pitch-black wings, revealing a robe burning with black flames within.
His mana had dried up, but with the flapping of his black wings, a tornado of demonic wind suddenly gathered around him on the desolate land, filling it with a continuous stream of death energy and magic. Soon, Lak's aura returned to its perfect state.
"That's natural—"
Deep within his mind, an evil and rampant voice spread wildly: "The great abyss, even without the support of its origin, is not something that some Darkborn can even glimpse."
"It's you who's a bit too impatient."
The will of the abyss stirred within him, mockingly saying:
"The Transcendental Array was executed very successfully. That hero is probably dead beyond any doubt by now. Even if you rush back at full power, you won't see anything. Hehehe..."
"Enough with the nonsense." Lak snorted coldly, even though he was certain that Mino was doomed this time.
But he couldn't feel at ease until he saw the other person's death with his own eyes.
"We're almost there. We've crossed the second line of defense and will soon be back at the place where Mino died—"
With his dark energy replenished once more, Lak no longer hesitated. He once again channeled the power of the abyss within him and flew towards the border...
boom--!
A powerful spatial aura suddenly erupted in front of them.
"what?!"
The shadow of the abyss came to a sudden stop as if startled.
Within the black flames, an arcane ring suddenly materialized deep within Lark's pupils, warily watching the suddenly appearing teleportation portal:
"Are they the demons? They've caught up with us?!"
A sense of disbelief welled up inside him, and Lak tensed up:
He only paused for a short while, could it be that his location was so precisely locked, and he was directly blocked in his path and pursued?!
Such unfathomable methods are hard to imagine that those great demons could accomplish.
So, could it be a demon chasing after us...?
A blinding light suddenly burst forth.
Lak suddenly erupted in jet-black flames, enveloping his entire body in the deepest, most malevolent power of the abyss. He assumed an extremely cautious defensive stance, his Arcane Eye expanding relentlessly, its gaze fixed intently on the depths of the teleportation portal—
The next moment, the red-haired hero fell out of the portal.
Chapter 347 The True Demon King
With a scream, the familiar red hair transformed into a shooting star, plummeting straight to the ground.
A semi-circular pit was then formed.
"That's... Shana?"
Lak's tense expression, along with the shadows around him, stiffened. He looked at the dust-covered girl lying in the deep pit with a hint of astonishment in his eyes:
"Why is she here?"
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A feeling of being torn apart came from within her body, and the intimate contact with the ground shook Shana quite badly.
"Cough, cough... What happened?" She stood up from the pit, feeling a little dizzy, and looked around. "Those despicable demons really did set up such an insidious trap?!"
Touching her pounding heart, Shana's face showed lingering fear.
Thank goodness I didn't swing that sword, otherwise, without the protection of my power, I'd probably be a Shana-chan by now—
"My... my lord, it seems those demons teleported us to the edge of the Demon Realm." In his mind, Darkfrey seemed to breathe a sigh of relief: "It seems they really are avoiding your wrath!"
"what?!"
Shana's eyes widened as she gradually came to her senses: "What about Mino? What about Fim? No, we have to go back!"
"Darkfrey, let's go!" Shana gripped the holy sword at her waist, growing increasingly anxious.
Her brother and best friend were imprisoned in the Demon King's castle, and Fim was being toyed with by the demons, serving that wicked Demon King every day. How could she... stand by and watch them live such a miserable life?!
"Wait! My lord, this is far too risky! This might also be a warning from those demons! They want to expel us from the country!"
Darkfrey, however, was already feeling apprehensive and repeatedly tried to dissuade him:
"Those demons can banish you once, and they can banish you countless times. With your power limited to a single strike, it is impossible for you to escape the demons' schemes."
"Even if we take a step back and assume that you have the strength you need now, do you really think you can defeat—that Demon King who even the Mino Warrior couldn't win against?"
"If you don't try, you'll never have a chance to succeed! So I have to do it!"
Shana walked with firm steps, gazing into the direction of the Demon King's castle, her crimson eyes burning with fierce fire.
"I can hear it: Brother Mino and Fim are in the Demon King's Castle, constantly calling for help from me!"
"They are all waiting for me to save them!!!"
"Impossible! That's the second line of defense! You'll be overwhelmed by the Demon King's army in an instant!!!"
The man and the knife were still locked in a fierce struggle on the ground.
Suddenly, the temperature in the arena plummeted to freezing cold—
hum!
In an instant, Shana's body and Darkfrey's blade trembled together, as if being watched from the shadows by a venomous snake. An uncontrollable fear, stemming from instinct, surged from every part of her body, sending a shiver of paralysis through her soul.
A terrifying and evil aura enveloped them.
Shana stiffly raised her head and looked up.
High in the darkness, a shadowy figure shrouded in black flames stood silently in the sky like a ghost, its unprecedented evil aura intertwining into wings that obscured the entire firmament.
Suddenly, that cold gaze fell down!
Despair enveloped the entire land, turning the whole world into the most deathly black, enveloping him.
“My...my lord…”
In his mind, Darkfrey's voice trembled, almost collapsing: "That...that is..."
"what."
Cold sweat trickled down her forehead. For the first time, Shana stared directly at the evil of the world, gripping her longsword tightly. For the first time, fear welled in the depths of her crimson eyes, but beneath that fear burned a fierce, eager fighting spirit.
"It can't be wrong."
A violent tremor ran through his body, so intense that he could barely hold the knife, yet a burning passion surged from the depths of his soul.
The intense heat boiled her blood, melting away the pain within her body. Shana knew that only in this way could she avoid being devoured by the terrifying killing intent of the dark figure in an instant. She gripped the holy sword tightly once more in a tense moment.
"That is the most powerful being in this world... our greatest obstacle on this journey... the king of the Demon Realm, humanity's nemesis, the strongest being that no one has ever defeated in a thousand years..."
Shana's tone was as if she had lost her fighting spirit, her lips trembling as she slowly curled into a smile, gazing intently at the darkness above the sky, her eyes burning with intensity:
"That is... the real—Demon King!"
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