Demon King – Chapter 425 – The Demon Lord and the Stone’s Showdown

“I’m starting to doubt the reality of this world…”

Walking along the mountain path, after hearing the village’s story, Yuki was genuinely questioning his life.

For someone who had lived in an ordinary environment for seventeen years, suddenly being told that those gods and ghosts and supernatural things actually existed was bound to shake the worldview he had always believed in.

Sure, there was also an extremely unscientific girl right by his side, but the problem was that she was low-key. When interacting with her, people often ended up forgetting the fact that she was not human at all.

After all, a certain Demon Lord had also grown up in an ordinary human environment. Coupled with her mischievous, impish personality, her usual behavior was just too natural, too grounded.

“Well, Amber Crystal itself has always been pretty mystical… I knew a long time ago that these things exist, they’re just extremely rare.”

Her Majesty the Demon Lord, walking behind Yuki, also gave her own conclusion. Compared to Yuki, who only half understood things, she had already completely figured out what had happened in this village.

Combining everything the old man had just recounted, the little Demon Lord also used her own magic to conduct a detailed investigation and analysis of the surrounding area of the village, finally figuring out what kind of mischief that bizarre stone had been up to.

That stone merely amplified the villagers’ desires and emotions, then guided the local ley lines, successfully binding the souls of the deceased to this land.

So through detailed analysis, Eiru had more or less guessed what kind of existence this so-called wish-granting stone actually was.

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Although it looked and sounded impressive, it was nothing more than something that listened to people’s inner voices and, through indirect interference, guided events toward the fulfillment of wishes.

So while this strange stone could indeed accomplish many things, it was far from being an all-powerful wish machine. Because in essence, it could only perform indirect interference, nowhere near the level of direct influence.

Take the binding of souls as an example. At its core, that relied on the obsessions of the deceased and the power of the ley lines. The stone merely pointed the direction, playing a role similar to a catalyst.

Compared to a certain Demon Lord who, given enough magic power, could even use conceptual abilities like stopping time, this broken stone was like a gecko facing Godzilla in front of her. They were not even on the same dimensional level.

At this moment, Eiru and Yuki were also moving along the mountain path, heading toward the shrine where that cursed stone was located. After learning the reason for these two silver-haired visitors’ arrival, the old man had very straightforwardly told them the stone’s location.

After the village had been destroyed once, the villagers were left with nothing but awe toward the stone. While no one harbored improper thoughts about it anymore, everyone also realized that this stone was a double-edged sword.

To prevent the stone from realizing people’s unconscious malicious words and thoughts and bringing disaster upon the village, the villagers placed the stone on a mountain quite far away from the village.

Out of reverence, no one dared to casually discard the stone. At the same time, the villagers still hoped that the divine stone could bless the village’s development.

So they built a small shrine on the mountain. On auspicious days, they would bring various offerings to worship and venerate it, simply hoping for good fortune.

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As time went on, the elders of the village became fully aware of the stone’s danger, so naturally the fewer people who went there, the better. As a result, the task of worshipping and offering to the stone was handled by the most respected person in the village.

Likewise, the location of the divine stone was known only to these people. When the person responsible for worshipping the stone grew old and frail, they would choose the next suitable candidate and entrust this duty to them.

So the elderly man Eiru and Yuki visited happened to be the one in charge of this matter. He was currently the only person who knew the divine stone’s whereabouts. And perhaps because he had received the stone’s protection, he was also the longest-lived person in the village.

“Hurry up, Lu Brat… we have to get down the mountain before it gets dark.”

Seeing the girl behind him moving slowly due to her lack of stamina, Yuki helplessly rubbed his forehead and urged her on.

To be honest, if it weren’t for the mountain path being hard to traverse and safety being a concern, he could have just carried the girl and sprinted a hundred meters, or at the very least dragged her along.

But this completely undeveloped mountain path did not allow Yuki to do that. Right now, walking in front, he was holding the short sickle given by the old man, clearing the way as he moved forward.

“So Lu Brat, don’t you know how to fly? And can’t you reinforce your body with magic? Don’t be stingy with your mana right now.”

“Can’t… can’t fly…”

The little Demon Lord’s voice sounded unnaturally weak as she spoke, then she placed both hands on Yuki’s back and started panting heavily.

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“What’s wrong with you? Is it acting up again? Didn’t you say it wouldn’t happen in the short term…”

Yuki asked anxiously, but Eiru cut him off.

“It’s nothing. That broken stone is messing with me…”

Her Majesty the Demon Lord gritted her teeth, looking unwilling to accept it.

That stone was clearly repelling a fellow supernatural existence like the Demon Lord. The closer they got to their destination, the more obvious this repulsive influence became.

It’s actually using the ley lines to repel me? The little Demon Lord gnashed her teeth. If it weren’t for the fact that her magic power was low and she didn’t want to confront it head-on, she could have followed the direction of the energy flow and smashed it to pieces with magic.

“A mere stone being this arrogant…”

Eiru felt that her dignity as a Demon Lord was being challenged, but there was nothing she could do about it.

This was exactly what the saying a tiger fallen to the plains being bullied by dogs described. A Demon Lord with insufficient magic power really had no ability to contend against a strange stone that controlled an area’s ley lines.

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“How about I carry you on my back?”

Yuki suggested worriedly. Although it was somewhat dangerous, it was better than letting her keep suffering like this.

“No need. I can handle it.”

Using what little magic power she had to protect her body and reduce the effects of the ley line’s repulsion as much as possible, Her Majesty the Demon Lord had already begun thinking about how to take revenge on that broken stone once she saw it.

After all, unless it wanted to shatter itself, once she got close enough, it definitely wouldn’t be able to keep using the ley lines to repel her. Through this brief exchange, Eiru had already confirmed one thing. This broken stone’s power relied entirely on interfering with external things. Its own inherent power was pathetically weak.

If she didn’t still need it and didn’t have something she needed to confirm, Eiru would have already crushed it through the air. Yes, it was that weak. Her Majesty the Demon Lord was even worried that using a bit too much magic might shatter it.

As an expert in this field, with her vengeful streak activated, the little Demon Lord had already imagined a hundred different ways to torment that broken stone.

‘So what exactly do you have against a rock anyway?’ — by Yuki