Volume 1, Chapter 26

At this moment,

Marta, a member of the elite Sunlight forces, finally understood what true despair meant.

That profound darkness, like the most sinister virus, rapidly grew within a person’s heart, completely enveloping it in shadows, plunging it into an endless abyss, and severing all ties to the light…

Following the hero, Pix, he had hoped that after completing this exploration mission, he would gain fame and glory. After receiving the church’s reward, he could retire peacefully and enjoy life at home.

However, no one could have imagined that this journey would be their party’s final adventure.

The ordinary village girl they encountered at the outskirts of Deepwinter Forest became the beginning of their party’s despair.

That seemingly harmless, even fragile village girl, who showed not the slightest trace of magic power, could actually control Abyssal Demons?! And she dealt a heavy blow to their party?!

Witnessing this, Marta was utterly shocked,

But at this point, he was not yet in despair,

Because within their party, there was still an ‘Earth Apostle’, their leader, the hero Pix!

On the Ancheka Continent, power levels were divided into eight tiers based on the intensity of one’s internal energy. The first to six tier were ordinary tiers, relatively easier to achieve. After that came the more difficult two tiers: the seventh tier, saint tier, and the eighth tier, Divine Tier (corresponding to the demon king tier).

Once one reached these latter two tiers, their physical and energy capabilities would undergo a world-shaking transformation. Three fifth tier fighters might be able to contend with a single sixth tier expert, but even ten sixth tier experts combined would likely be no match for a single saint tier.

And their leader, Pix, was precisely a seventh tier Sword Saint!!

As Pix unleashed the immense holy magic within him, the pure holy power instantly overwhelmed the nauseating Black Aura of the Abyssal Demons with overwhelming force. Marta couldn’t help but cheer inwardly.

Although they had lost two comrades, once their leader took action, he would surely eliminate those two Abyssal Demons! The leader would definitely resolve the crisis, just as he always had!

Marta trusted Pix so deeply.

However, just as Pix unleashed his power and was about to launch a counterattack, a snow-white wolf-like Abyssal Demon suddenly burst out of the forest and instantly tore his hope, the hero Pix, into pieces…

Everything happened too fast,

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So fast that Marta couldn’t even react.

The defensive magic surrounding the hero, the sturdy armor of the hero’s equipment, the hero’s robust physique…

None could withstand the giant wolf’s bite.

And so, one of the Ashurmos Church’s ten great heroes, the strongest person Marta trusted most, died in an instant, devoured by the Abyssal Demon’s gaping maw. This left Marta nearly paralyzed with shock. And upon sensing the aura emanating from the giant wolf, Marta’s heart was already enveloped in despair.

“D… Demon king tier?!”

A snow-white giant wolf? Crimson eyes?!

Why… why did we encounter ‘Snow Devourer’?!

Marta’s mind nearly shattered. Extreme despair twisted his face, and his entire body trembled uncontrollably. The overwhelming Shadow Essence surging toward him made it almost impossible for him, a sixth tier expert, to breathe.

Death seemed imminent,

And,

There was no escape.

If even Pix could be killed so easily, how could the rest of them possibly contend with a demon king tier Abyssal Demon?! Moreover, with his strength, even if he tried to flee, he could never outrun ‘Snow Devourer’!

It’s over, everything is over…

Huh??

No! Wait?! There’s still hope!!

Just as Marta was drowning in despair, he suddenly glimpsed a possibility of survival. His black eyes immediately locked onto the gray-haired little girl not far away.

That little girl! Yes, her! She’s the one controlling the Abyssal Demons! And… and ‘Snow Devourer’ seems to obey her commands too! If I can capture her! I can survive!

Besides,

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That little girl seems to have almost no energy fluctuations at all!

Thinking this,

Marta gritted his teeth, forced himself to endure the overwhelming Shadow Essence around him, and leaped forward, charging toward the gray-haired little girl! As long as he could control her, perhaps he could change this certain death outcome.

However,

Facing Marta, who was risking his life to charge at her, the little girl maintained a mocking smile on her face, her emerald-green eyes narrowing slightly.

Under Marta’s bewildered gaze, the little girl slowly raised her ‘soft and powerless’ little hand.

A surge of emerald-green light suddenly gathered at her fingertips,

And as the light converged,

A formidable soul pressure, no weaker than that of ‘Snow Devourer’, erupted from the little girl’s body! Instantly, the powerful pressure swept toward Marta like a storm, mercilessly engulfing him.

?!!!

H… how… how is this possible?!

She… she… she’s also demon king tier?!

The crushing weight of Shadow Essence shattered the holy magic surrounding Marta, forcing this sixth tier expert to his knees uncontrollably. He tried to struggle further but was horrified to find he couldn’t move at all!? The only thing he could do was stare fixedly at the girl ahead with eyes filled with terror.

Just releasing a small amount,

And it already exerted such immense pressure.

The density of Shadow Essence was no weaker than Snow Devourer’s.

Marta was almost certain that the girl before him was a demon king tier Abyssal Demon! And upon realizing this, the faint spark of hope that had ignited in Marta’s eyes was ruthlessly extinguished, replaced by a bottomless despair and an indescribable confusion.

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Demon king tier?!

A humanoid demon king tier?!

What is going on?!

Countless questions flooded Marta’s mind,

But unfortunately, he no longer had the strength to ponder them.

Or perhaps, the demon king tier little girl had no intention of giving Marta time to think.

“Heh~”

With a disdainful snort, a flash of emerald-green light suddenly gleamed in the little girl’s eyes. The compressed emerald-green Shadow Essence in her hand was abruptly released! Like a soul-reaping grim reaper, it roared toward Marta, swinging its merciless scythe.

The next moment,

Struck by the emerald-green light, Marta’s eyes widened abruptly, losing all light within them. His body instantly shattered into pieces. Then, eerie green flames suddenly ignited from the cuts on his body, incinerating him completely in an instant, leaving no trace behind. Even his soul was utterly annihilated.

“There really are a lot of overconfident fools.”

Looking at the man who had been completely obliterated, the gray-haired little girl, Li Yu, muttered disdainfully to herself.

Then,

The little girl shifted her gaze to the nearby battlefield.

After she eliminated Marta, the battle had already been declared over. The riverbank, originally covered in ice and snow, was now stained with a brilliant crimson hue. Shredded flesh and blood were everywhere, and even Li Yu’s own clothes were splattered with someone’s organ fragments.

Looking at that insignificant piece of debris, Li Yu showed a displeased expression.

Damn it,

I’ve dirtied the clothes Mother made…

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Just as Li Yu was wiping her clothes, the massive snow-white giant wolf slowly approached her side, and a slightly low voice reached Li Yu’s ears,

“Awoo woo, awoo woo?!” (Why bother cleaning your clothes? Hurry up and clean up the scene before Mother finds out!)

“No need, we can’t hide it from Mother anyway.”

Li Yu shook her head indifferently.

At this, the giant wolf tilted its head slightly in confusion, pressing close to her sister and asking,

“Awoo woo? Awoo, awoo woo…” (Huh? Then… then what if Mother gets angry and scolds you? After the last attack, you promised Mother you wouldn’t actively attack people from the Ashurmos Church again?)

Regarding this question,

Li Yu rolled her eyes at her sister and helplessly glanced at the hero’s limb her foolish sister was holding in her mouth.

“Don’t worry about me, Sister. You should worry about yourself instead. Eating random things again… if Mother sees this, you’re in big trouble, Sister.”

“Awoo woo, awoo woo? Awoo woo, awoo…” (Huh? I’m just being resourceful with food! Besides, what’s there to fear? Mother isn’t here right now! By the time she notices, I’ll have digested it all~ Hehe~)

The giant wolf, Li Mo, laughed fearlessly.

However,

The next moment,

Li Mo could no longer laugh.

Because when she looked up, she suddenly realized that their mother had already appeared before them at some unknown time, glaring at the two of them with anger…

Li Mo: Meow??

Li Yu: Sister, trying to act cute is useless…