Demon King – Chapter 326 – The Demon Lord Became a Hostage

Inside an aging apartment building, a dramatic scene unfolded in a hallway on a certain floor…

Three burly young men, accompanied by a little girl and the old woman, were blocked in the corridor by a number of plainclothes officers. With people blocking both ends, there was nowhere to go; the kidnappers were completely trapped.

“You can’t run anymore. Give up resistance and let the child go, maybe you can still get a better outcome…”

“Shut up and clear a path or I’ll snap this girl’s neck!” The ringleader gripped the silver-haired girl’s chin with one hand and pressed his other hand on her shoulder.

“Calm down. If you really hurt her, then there’s no going back!” Seeing the huge physical disparity, the plainclothes officers had no doubt that if the man got violent, the girl’s fragile neck would not withstand it.

All the plainclothes officers present were members of the team assigned to monitor and protect the little girl. Normally they worked in shifts by region and time, in small squads of two to three people to maximize coverage.

When they learned the girl might have been kidnapped, they abandoned their shifts and territories and rushed to the scene as soon as they could.

After reporting the situation upward, headquarters immediately notified the nearby police station to send support—of course, they didn’t know the girl’s identity; to them it was simply an urgent child abduction case.

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But those who had seen the girl’s file were puzzled by the current situation. They didn’t understand why Eiru showed no intent to resist. After all, hadn’t she once taken down a group of armed thugs with ease?

Because they knew this about her, they hadn’t intervened too forcefully; most of them focused on observing and monitoring the girl.

When they realized something was wrong inside, the two plainclothes officers present didn’t immediately rush in to help… because they believed the girl could easily take down the three youths and the situation wasn’t serious.

Although they called teammates who were on standby, their main concern was actually that Eiru might be too forceful. Calling more people was about being able to restrain a seemingly harmless little girl if necessary.

However the development completely exceeded their expectations—the Demon Lord didn’t resist at all and was carried off by the men.

This caused panic. Not only them, but headquarters also grew uneasy after receiving the message.

Why was she like this? Had the girl’s body suddenly failed so she couldn’t resist? Did using her power demand a huge cost? Or was she actually frail, having relied on luck to handle past crises?

Whatever the reason, no one dared gamble with the safety of this unique individual. Besides, nobody had actually seen the girl attack someone, everything was only based on conjecture.

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So headquarters immediately gave strict orders: ensure the girl’s personal safety at all costs, and they would allocate manpower to assist.

The kidnappers had no idea. They still thought the cops had been following them for a while due to their carelessness. They believed the police had come to sweep them up for their crimes.

The Demon Lord’s face remained full of disdain and resignation as the man squeezed her chin. She showed not a trace of nervousness or panic.

To be honest, Eiru thought the same as the kidnappers. She assumed these losers had simply stumbled into a police sweep, unaware that things had escalated because they’d met something as hard as her.

“Step aside or I can’t guarantee my hand won’t suddenly go out of control!” The man squeezing her chin snarled as he visibly increased his grip. In pain, the girl instinctively placed her hands on the arm that held her.

Should I just snap his hand? Thinking this, with her chin being gripped tight, the Demon Lord felt extremely uncomfortable and a bit annoyed.

But there were so many people here, and they were police. If she actually broke his arm, suspicions would arise and life would get complicated.

So she dismissed the thought of resisting to hide her identity. Like a deflated balloon, she lowered her hands from the man’s arm and relaxed.

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What she didn’t know was that she didn’t have to pretend… the backup from the station hadn’t yet arrived, and most of the people here already knew she was not an ordinary human.

“Calm down. If something happens to her, you won’t be walking out either. Let’s talk this through…”

Eiru’s reaction made the police side anxious because from their perspective it looked exactly like a little girl trying to resist but giving up because she lacked the ability.

This scene further convinced them that the girl was an ordinary child with no means to fight these thugs.

“Easy. Do you want all of us to be done for?” The old woman, thinking the man was hurting the frail child, pounded his back from behind to urge him to ease up. It was clear that the police weren’t the only ones frightened.

After all, if the hostage got hurt, the first to despair would be the kidnappers themselves. From that perspective, the kidnappers might actually be more worried about the hostage’s condition.

Watching the two groups stalemate, the Demon Lord grew impatient but mentally calculated how to break the deadlock using normal little-girl means.

Bite his hand hard? Her chin is being squeezed, so it’s impossible

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A crippling kick? Emmm… she’s too short to reach.

Use illusions to mess with them? No, if the man tensed and increased force, her neck could be snapped. Besides, that wouldn’t be something a normal girl would do.

After thinking it over she pinned her hopes on the nearby police officers. Even if it meant pleading and caving in, please figure out a way to solve this situation. Her chin was really hurting.

I only came out to have fun, how did this happen? And Yuki doesn’t even know I went out. I have to get back before school’s over!

Translator Note

Eiru, you gotta learn to rely on Yuki more… And tell him when you’re going out smh