Demon King – Chapter 156 – The Demon Lord Is Still On Her Way

“Huff… huff…” Leaning against the wall and panting, Eiya had never been this terrified before.

She regretted it now, coveting the short distance and so-called adventurous thrill, she had run into this maze-like cluster of small alleys.

Shortly after entering, she discovered two unidentified people following her not far behind. Under the moonlight, the knives they held gleamed in their hands.

No longer caring about the grocery bags she carried, Eiya threw them down and ran, relying on the complexities of the small alleys to finally escape their line of sight.

But Eiya actually understood that they simply wanted to take their time. They wanted to play a game of cat and mouse.

She was just delaying the inevitable by hiding… Those two were obviously just restricting her movements, walking while blocking off all her escape routes. Such skilled operation clearly showed they were repeat offenders.

Looking at it this way, Eiya hadn’t actually gotten lost… The directions those two were constantly watching were probably the exits from the alley.

But to escape past two adult males in this narrow space, right under their noses… for Eiya, this was basically an impossible mission.

“I should have listened and not gone out…” Wallowing in despair, Eiya was almost crying now. She was just an ordinary middle school student who was always sheltered. Where would she have encountered anything like this…

——Perspective Switch——

“Mom, how much longer do you need?” Yuki looked at his mother, who was still busy with no signs of stopping, and said helplessly while supporting his head.

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“Not that quickly. If you’re hungry, go home and eat first.” Because of her workload, Yuki’s mother was clearly somewhat irritated.

“That won’t do… Mom, you haven’t forgotten why I’m waiting here for you, have you?” Yuki collapsed onto the sofa and said somewhat impatiently.

“Isn’t it just that rumor that’s been causing such a stir recently? Is it necessary to be so nervous? With your father around, what’s there to worry about?”

“Even if it’s a rumor, we can’t take risks…” Yuki sighed. Actually, it was his dear father who had assigned him this task.

His father had told him that it wasn’t just a rumor, it was something that had really happened. It was just that due to confidentiality work from above and fear of causing panic, the police hadn’t made this matter public, only revealing bits of information.

The criminals specifically targeted beautiful women traveling alone, from forty-year-old women down to underage girls. They were all within the criminals’ hunting range.

Except for the two victims who luckily ran into other people before they got caught, all the others had fallen victim without exception… they all had died.

The rumor was that the perpetrators’ methods were so cruel that they horrified the police… The victims were all sexually assaulted, and each had a small hole dug out of their heart. The criminals collected the pieces as trophies.

The East District was in panic for a while. Those with wives, daughters, and sisters at home, always made sure to accompany them when going out.

Even adult males, except for those fearless delinquents, no longer dared to walk into any of the alleys.

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However, these measures were quite effective. The criminals, probably because they couldn’t find any other targets, didn’t kill anyone over this period.

“If only these urban village alleys could install surveillance cameras, this kind of thing wouldn’t happen…” Even as he said this, Yuki knew this couldn’t be blamed on the local police and government.

Not to mention the difficulty of installation and the costs required, as mentioned before, those living in these places were basically all older people…

It was hard for them to accept new things, and a lot of them actually believed that surveillance cameras and other electronics carried a strong radiation that would seriously affect their health.

They also believed that the 5G towers also had strong radiation and had protested against it more than once. The service center staff had no choice but to compromise and remove some of the cellular tower equipment, resulting in very unstable signal coverage throughout this area of the East District.

Originally, since these urban villages couldn’t be demolished, the higher-ups planned to install more cameras regardless of cost to help improve the security of the areas to some certain extent. But after these people made trouble, surveillance couldn’t be installed either, and the higher-ups had no choice but to temporarily shelve this plan.

“That’s why there’s the saying ‘East District is a den of thieves, West District is prosperous.’ Even outsiders wouldn’t come to Huanghai’s East District much…” Yuki complained while covering his face.

In terms of development speed, the East District definitely wouldn’t lag behind the West District. The amount of basic facilities and high-end facilities in the East District wouldn’t be fewer than the other side either.

But it was precisely because of these urban villages and troublesome alleyways that the security problems had never been resolved, dragging down the overall development level of the East District.

Although the police officers here also worked very diligently… With too many problems and too few resources, it was impossible to arrange people to patrol every small alley every day, right?

This had become a very serious social problem in the local East District. Mainly young people, more and more were calling for the demolition of urban villages or the installation of cameras. This group was now at odds with the stubborn older generation urban village residents…

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“Anyway, Mom, hurry up. Otherwise, you stay here and I’ll go home and bring you food.”

“Okay, okay, okay. Almost done. After I finish organizing these things, I’ll go back with you…” Yuki’s mother smiled helplessly. Her child being so worried about her still warmed her heart.

——The Other Side——

“Wuu… don’t, I’m sorry, please don’t hurt me…” Trying to scramble away while on the ground, Eiya looked at the two masked men in front of her.

After hiding for so long, Eiya was finally caught by the two men. First, she was chased for a while, and during her escape, she fell numerous times in the winding pitch-black alleys.

Covered in scrapes and dust, Eiya fled desperately but in a sorry state… How could she, who didn’t recognize the roads at all, outrun two prepared adult males?

Finally, cornered by the two men, she fell into despair.

Although the two men had masked faces and Eiya couldn’t see their expressions, she could still tell these two harbored ill intentions, not to mention the fact that they were holding two shining knives.

The two men didn’t speak either. Seeing that she still wanted to run, they stepped forward and pinned her down.

“Don’t! Don’t! Please, let me go!” Eiya struggled desperately.

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The two men didn’t waste words. The small knife pressed against Eiya’s arm and lightly cut her. Although the wound wasn’t deep, the warning was obvious, and Eiya was immediately too scared to move.

“Good girl, but…” The two men smiled evilly and didn’t stop their actions, cutting several much deeper gashes on Eiya’s arm. “This is punishment for your disobedience earlier.”

Eiya had already become numb from fear and couldn’t even feel the two men cutting her arm. In her pupils that reflected only her terror, the two men’s eyes were filled with evil desire…

“Ehehe…” Laughing evilly, the two men knocked Eiya to the ground, preparing to do some indescribable things.

Just as they were about to remove Eiya’s clothing, something happened: the wall nearby suddenly exploded without warning…

The brick fragments that flew out from the explosion hit the two men, and the force of the impact sent them flying. Just as they got up and were about to see what was happening, a voice that sounded like a demon’s rang out from the direction of the broken wall…

“You… what did you do… to my sister…”

Translator Note

Demon King to the rescue!

I would do another chapter today but it’s 4 am…