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Lak stared intently at Shana, who lay unconscious on the ground, his eyes filled with a hatred that seemed to want to devour her alive.
Young hero! You came to steal! You came to cheat! You actually used such despicable means to ambush him!
The worst part was that, right next to Shana, he could clearly hear a steady hissing sound coming from beside her slightly undulating body! At that moment, Lark felt like his lungs were about to explode with rage!
—What coma? This guy just released all the energy in his body and fell asleep!
Desperately trying to support his body, Lak wanted to crawl over and use all his strength to strangle this despicable hero!
"Chief Lark, what time is it? You still care about the safety of Heroine Shana!" Ota shook Lark's body, his voice choked with emotion.
"No, Your Highness!"
Beside him, Erwin suddenly looked up alertly, drew his inscribed wooden sword, and shouted urgently, "Chief Lark is reminding us that the battle is not over yet!"
A profound magic, accompanied by the fragrance of roses, permeated the air.
Ota looked up and watched as the familiar rose dress emerged from the void as the shadows faded, revealing that devilishly beautiful face.
Ota clenched his fist tightly and gritted his teeth, saying, "It really is you! Shadow Fiend Kleinna!"
He knew it was this despicable demon who had infiltrated the Demon Tower and severely injured Chief Lark to this extent.
Magic surged within her, and Kletina lowered her head to look at the mage beneath her, a hint of apprehension flashing in her eyes: "I didn't expect... I still underestimated you."
Klaitina was still somewhat shaken. If it hadn't been for the Shadow Fiend's intuition that allowed her to react quickly, she too would probably have been caught in that terrifying attack.
Now she could easily understand that this severely injured holy mage had unleashed such a dangerous killing move without her even noticing.
The fact that the other party and the hero survived the attack is proof of this.
"He is a truly... dangerous person."
In an instant, Kleinna's perception of the threat level posed by Lak rose several levels again.
The trouble they pose is far greater than that of Mino, the strongest hero in human history.
"What's more troublesome is... he's still alive."
Lowering her head, Kletina sensed the faint but not extinguished life force within Lak, and felt an endless sense of dread: Was this also part of your plan, Archmage of the Kingdom?
If that's really the case, then no matter what risks we take today, we must completely eliminate... this evil source.
Kleidina closed her eyes and radiated her senses throughout the entire capital. In an instant, as the head of the demon officials, she glimpsed the state of all the demons. Svir's aura was somewhat turbulent, the demon sword Apophis was in good condition, and both Fim and Migo were somewhat exhausted, but still possessed combat power.
Most importantly, the results of the battle along the three city walls were astonishing. Kletina opened her eyes in surprise and received feedback from several demons: the three peak human warriors had been completely defeated!
Add to that the currently collapsing magic matrix, the critically injured holy archmage, and the unconscious hero...
The next moment, a bold idea sprouted in Kleinna's mind.
"Plan changed—"
A profound, shadow-like magic spread out, carrying with it Kleinna's icy voice.
At the west gate, Svir and Apophis looked up in unison, sensing the chilling intent in the man's words.
At the south gate, Fim sheathed his short sword, his ahoge (antenna-like hair sticking up) slightly, and he rubbed his nose in confusion, sensing a familiar, small... fiery aura emanating from Kletina's direction.
At the north gate, a gray-faced, dog-like magical beast emerged from the ground. Forced to revert to its original form due to overexertion, it was as the shadowy aura spread that its magical power recovered, or rather, was transferred over, at an incredibly terrifying speed.
The resolute command of Kleidina, the First Scribe of the Demon King's Castle, fell from the dark and gloomy sky.
"All the demons have mobilized."
"Today, we will utterly annihilate the entire capital of Kur!"
boom--!
In the blink of an eye, four terrifying magical powers soared into the sky, carrying a solid and terrifying aura, casting a terrifying shadow over the capital.
"It's over, it's over..."
The Holy Church in the western district of the capital.
A deep despair welled up in Hope's eyes.
This is the worst-case scenario. The Shadow Demon, using some unknown method, somehow managed to restore all the great demons, who had just fought a fierce battle, to their peak condition!
"Is humanity truly facing extinction this time?"
His hands began to tremble. If the King of Kur, the heart of humanity, were to be destroyed, the troops scattered throughout the kingdom would become a disorganized mess.
At that time, the Demon King's army, which had been hiding in the second line of defense, will no longer have any scruples. They will wantonly reveal their ferocious fangs and turn the entire kingdom into scorched earth, a wasteland of countless lives!
Hope's face showed unprecedented shock. What he least expected and could least imagine was that the holy archmage who lived in seclusion but was always the most brilliant star of mankind, the mage chief of the Round Tower with terrifying combat power on par with the Mino Warrior, had actually been defeated by the demon's ambush!
Chief Lak, Warrior Mino.
These two once-shining stars and strongest pillars of the kingdom have been defeated by the demons' schemes in just one hundred days!
"Everything... is over."
As Hope's hand fell limply to his side, he felt the magic surrounding him from all sides, and the light in his eyes gradually dimmed...
"it's not finished yet!"
The girl's soft shout jolted Hope awake. He looked up in alarm and met a pair of incredibly pure eyes, as bright and determined as gemstones.
The delicate-looking girl seemed to be covered with a divine radiance at this moment, as if a goddess had appeared in the world, imparting to him gentle and reassuring teachings.
"We must not give up until the very last moment, Archbishop Hope!" Kalia's voice conveyed the unwavering resolve and indomitable spirit of royalty. Her frail figure faced the eastern side of the capital, the place where magic was most concentrated and terrifying, yet the light in her eyes remained undiminished.
"If Brother Mino were here, he would definitely say the same thing!"
"If we are destined to die today, it will be after we have fought to the last moment and used all our strength to fight against the demons. Besides, we are not facing that moment yet."
"Archbishop Hope, we must think of a way."
Looking at the pure and strong girl before him, Hope was slightly dazed, as if he were seeing the shadows of two great figures at the same time: the hero Mino and Prince Ota.
"But, Your Highness, what else can we do?" Hope asked, somewhat troubled.
"The sacred artifacts at the bottom of the Holy Church have mostly exhausted their power due to the activation by the God of All Artifacts a month ago. Although I don't want to admit it, I'm afraid... we have no more trump cards left."
Kalia's eyes dimmed, knowing her current predicament. She lowered her neck slightly, praying silently like a devout believer, her lips murmuring the name of the one who represented hope for her:
"Brother Mino—"
Inside the cathedral, a barely perceptible energy stirred, as if something had been awakened.
Clenching her fist, Kalia made a decision in her heart, murmuring softly, "Perhaps, this is the only way... Please bless me, Goddess, and Brother Mino."
Princess Kalia took a deep breath, turned around, and looked at the archbishop before her with utmost seriousness:
"Archbishop Hope, can you... use that divine spell you used that day again?"
Chapter 294 The Authority of "Nurturing," The Descent of a Goddess!!!
This was one of the most turbulent days in human history.
Three great demons stormed the gates of the capital, the First Shadow Demon destroyed the Round Tower, the Holy Archmage and the Hero of Sin were severely injured, and the capital faced the crisis of destruction...
At this moment, in the Demon King's castle, thousands of miles away.
Calm and calm.
200ml of hot water was poured into a transparent glass bottle and mixed evenly with the white powder inside. The blond-haired hero, who could now truly be considered a former hero, raised the glass bottle high and shook it vigorously up and down like a bartender!
"Those demons..."
Mino muttered to himself, "It's one thing to extract information from me, one thing to make me carry out sabotage operations openly, one thing to leave me in a cell and ignore me, and now what's going on—"
In her hand, the milky white liquid had been mixed and shaken evenly. Mino looked down at the little white-haired girl below her, who was jumping around and staring intently at the bottle in Mino's hand, her two cute big eyes showing strong longing.
"No matter what, it's a bit much to leave the baby in my care, isn't it?!" Mino complained loudly.
The cell was quiet. Artotai was dozing in the corner, with only the little girl at his feet looking up at him with pleading eyes.
Seeing that the formula was ready, the little guy couldn't wait and grabbed Mino's pants, trying to climb up, not caring whether he could actually reach it. Mino had no choice but to bend down and say, "Here you go, here you go."
With one hand, Mino picked up Mia and with the other, he brought the nipple of the bottle to Mia's mouth. The latter's eyes immediately lit up, and she happily sucked on the nipple in Mino's arms.
Mino gazed wistfully out the window, wondering if he had made a mistake by becoming a stay-at-home dad in the Demon King's castle.
Distracted for a moment, Mino looked down and realized that Mia had finished drinking the milk in the bottle at some point.
Lying quietly and obediently in my arms, her bright, sparkling eyes blinked as she looked at me. Her little hands gripped Mino's clothes tightly. As if she had heard Mino's thoughts, she opened her mouth and suddenly called out in a clear, crisp voice:
"Bang, bang bang!"
Mino's hands nearly trembled:
"This greedy little bean sprout is actually calling out 'Daddy' just to get some milk?"
"Tell me, who taught you that!"
"Huh?" Mia tilted her big head and stared straight at Mino.
Mino immediately recalled the question he had asked Mia when they first met, and broke out in a cold sweat. It seemed... that was the one who taught him that.
"Speaking of which, I haven't asked Kletina about your background yet, but those guys all seem to be tacitly avoiding the topic. I understand now, it seems—this must involve the Demon King, which is why they're doing this!"
Mino pondered for a moment, then quickly shook her head and continued to correct her earnestly:
"However, you can't call me that, I'm not your father..."
Mino looked down and found that the little girl in her arms suddenly let out a "woof" and hurriedly shrank her little head.
Mia's petite body trembled violently. She hugged Mino tightly in fear, as if something was about to be taken away from her, while tears welled up in her eyes and she kept looking timidly in a certain direction.
"What's wrong, Mia? Did you see a bad guy?"
Mino followed Mia's trembling gaze, somewhat bewildered.
That seems to be... the direction of the capital.
……
The authority to “nurture”.
This is the powerful authority that truly propelled Kleidina to the top of all demons, firmly establishing her position as the first scribe of the Demon King's castle for a thousand years—a power born from the most intense and pure desires.
Swell once commented that the ultimate control over energy brought by this authority alone was in no way inferior to that of ordinary demon king-level authority.
The immense power of shadow magic transcended space and restrictions, continuously flowing into the bodies of the great demons at the three city gates. The energy then seemed to become their own, filling their bodies without any transition or transformation.