Volume 2, Chapter 61 – Inferno

Translator Note

Yan Yu -> Inferno. At first I thought it was an actual name but it turns out to be a nickname for another one of Yumo’s children.

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After the red light flashed, the heads of the dozens of patrolling guards led by Kedoci were instantly severed from their bodies. Fresh blood stained the earth as the forest returned to its former lifelessness.

The red-haired woman responsible for the act turned her head nonchalantly to look toward the distant Flowerveil Military Base. There wasn’t a trace of guilt in her orange-red eyes, and she maintained a cold expression that was hair-raising.

At the same time, a magnetic male voice came through the communication magic stone glowing with a faint blue light in the woman’s right hand. “Then, I’ll leave the rest to you, Sister Karina.”

Hearing that familiar voice, the woman with the beautiful crimson hair named Karina slowly raised her hand. She looked at the magic stone in her palm and replied in a calm tone, “I understand.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Karina applied a slight amount of pressure with her slender fingers, and the communication magic stone shattered instantly. The fragments of the magic stone soon vanished into nothingness under a terrifyingly high temperature.

‘First, let’s prepare a bit.’

After whispering those words, Karina slowly raised her hand and unfastened her collar. Soon, the exquisite silver armor was removed from her body piece by piece. Actually, it wasn’t just the armor, for the black dress, stockings, and underwear beneath were all removed piece by piece by Karina.

The charming woman stood in the middle of the forest and removed her clothes one by one, revealing the fair and delicate skin protected beneath. It was fortunate that no living person was nearby; otherwise, seeing such a sensual scene, they might have died from a massive nosebleed.

After removing the special necklace around her neck used to hide her aura, Karina was completely unclothed. The woman didn’t seem to care about this, as she slowly channeled the Shadow Essence around her and directed it toward the spatial ring in her palm. With a ripple in space, the clothes and equipment on the ground were pulled into the spatial ring.

Karina knew very well that after entering that mode, everything around her would be turned to ash, including her clothes and the equipment she had worked so hard to save money for. Karina was a rather thrifty girl, and she wasn’t willing to waste this equipment for no reason, so she took them all off and stored them in the spatial ring.

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Then, Karina lightly snapped her fingers, and the spatial ring was wrapped in crimson Shadow Essence as it slowly floated away into the distance.

“Sigh…”

After finishing her preparations, the naked Karina walked to the edge of the cliff and let out a helpless sigh. To be honest, under normal circumstances, she didn’t want to enter that mode. But for the sake of her beloved Mother, she decided to make a grand scene.

‘Well then, let’s begin.’

Karina closed her eyes.

In an instant, as the Shadow Essence inside Karina’s body began to riot, a terrifying fluctuation of aura centered on her and spread rapidly in all directions. The tranquility of the mountain forest was completely shattered at this moment.

The mountain ground trembled violently and the sky changed color. Surrounded by bursts of crimson Shadow Essence, balls of fire gradually ignited upon Karina’s delicate body.

On the other side, inside the distant Flowerveil Military Base, the garrison commander Kazafiro was on the city wall performing morning exercises while waiting for the return of the patrol guards. Right then, a terrifying heatwave suddenly came from behind him, causing the commander’s expression to change drastically.

He turned his head in disbelief to look at the Blue Leaf Forest behind him. Countless soldiers around him did the same; upon feeling the terrifyingly high temperature, they all turned their attention toward the distance.

‘What… what was that?!’

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The moment they looked toward the distant forest, the eyes of the soldiers led by Kazafiro snapped wide, and a look of unprecedented terror suddenly surfaced on their faces.

They saw that the hundreds of miles of mountains in the distance had been covered by crimson flames at some point, transforming into a purgatory of fire. In the center of the sea of flames, scorching blazes gathered continuously toward the middle, where a demon constructed purely of fire burst into the sight of Kazafiro and the others.

Then, the massive fire demon, standing like a pillar supporting the heavens, let out a world-shaking roar toward the direction of the base.

The violent roar, carrying an aura capable of swallowing mountains and rivers along with scorching high temperatures, rushed toward the entire Flowerveil Military Base. Besides the high temperature, what arrived with it was the terrifying aura of Shadow Essence, so powerful it drove people to despair with its invincible momentum.

The mere arrival of the aura and the suffocating heat caused countless soldiers’ eyes to roll back as they fell unconscious on the spot.

Listening to the world-shaking alarms ringing in his ears and looking at the imposing fire demon in the distance, Kazafiro held his breath and stood frozen in place. His black eyes were filled with disbelief.

‘Wh-wh-why?! Why would Inferno suddenly attack here?!’

Kazafiro couldn’t help but doubt his own eyes. However, the overwhelming heatwave and the pressure of Shadow Essence told him that everything before him was not an illusion.

“Quick, quick! Notify the Imperial Capital immediately!!”

After taking a deep breath, Kazafiro shouted at the signalman behind him with all his might. However, the moment he spoke, the surging sea of fire arrived from all directions with an unstoppable momentum to burn the world, swallowing the military base before its defensive magic could even be activated.

While the southern part of the Snownight Empire was being ravaged by the fire disaster, inside the Sky Dome Palace in the capital, Crown Prince Xue Tian’ao was planning to have breakfast with Mokaro, the Archbishop of the Ashurmos Church, to discuss the cooperation between the Snownight Empire and the Ashurmos Church. As before, after delivering an impassioned speech, the Crown Prince of the Snownight Empire sat opposite Mokaro with full confidence.

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“What do you think, Archbishop Mokaro? If the Ashurmos Church is willing to support me in terms of reputation, I will offer the blueprints of those weapons from before with both hands without hesitation.”

“…”

Hearing Xue Tian’ao’s heroic words about saving the world, the blond man named Mokaro silently raised his hand to take a sip of tea. After a long period of silence, the Archbishop finally showed a slightly apologetic expression.

“I am very sorry, Your Highness. This matter is of great importance and involves Lady Mengxi, so I must first consult the Pope. I can only give you an answer after receiving instructions from the Pope.”

“That is only natural. Then I shall trouble you, Archbishop Mokaro.”

“Your Highness, there is no need to be so polite.”

“Then regarding the matter of the allied forces, what are your thoughts, Archbishop Mokaro?”

“About that… hmm?”

Before Mokaro could reply, the dining room door was suddenly thrown open, and a soldier rushed in looking quite disheveled.

Seeing this slightly undignified scene, Xue Tian’ao couldn’t help but frown and scold, “An honored guest is here. How can you be so flustered and lack decorum!”

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“My… my apologies! Your Highness! The south, there is an urgent report from the south!!”

“Hmm? An urgent report?”

Silently repeating those words, the displeasure on Xue Tian’ao’s face slowly faded, and he looked at the kneeling royal guard with a serious expression. “What is the emergency?”

“The south, the southern part of the Empire! Inferno has appeared in the south! It is currently charging toward the capital from the south!!”

“What?!”

Hearing this, Xue Tian’ao’s expression changed instantly, and his fists couldn’t help but clench tightly. Behind him, the Archbishop named Mokaro showed a subtle, imperceptible expression upon hearing the name ‘Inferno.’

Of course, because Xue Tian’ao’s attention was focused on the royal guard, he didn’t notice the change in Mokaro’s expression. Instead, he looked toward the south with a heavy gaze.

“Inferno… a demon king tier Abyssal Demon has actually come out at this time? Adding in ‘Snow Devourer’ and ‘Blood Butterfly’ that appeared in the Northern Frontier before, these guys are really giving our Snownight Empire special treatment.”

‘Heh, I hadn’t planned on looking for you monsters yet. To think you would deliver yourselves to my doorstep? Then don’t blame me for being unkind.’

Thinking of this, a dense battle intent slowly surfaced in Xue Tian’ao’s blue eyes.