Demon King: Hero, don't run away!

Through the secret passage, Black Diamond Lorne reached the center of the Demon King City ahead of Yang Yu and the others.

The deceit fog is extremely dense, and Black Diamond Lorne’s creation can only advance a hundred meters in this rolling deceit fog.

Once this distance is exceeded, the steel creation will fall from mid-air and lose contact with him.

"Lord Demon King."

With eyes marked by dark circles, he cast his gaze towards the center of the white deceit fog, Black Diamond Lorne was worried, recalling countless stories about the Demon King and the Hero.

Over the past thousands of years, whenever the Demon King sought to conquer the world and fulfill his mission, the Hero, as the Goddess’ Apostle, would always stand in the Demon King’s way and defeat him without hesitation.

However, the Demon King, despite repeated failures, would stand up again and again, challenging the world.

For a long time, Black Diamond Lorne could not understand why the Demon King was so persistent. With the Demon King’s strength, without blindly invading other’s worlds, he could dominate the Demon World for hundreds or even thousands of years.

In his youthful ignorance, he naturally turned to his father for help with this question.

When Black Diamond Lorne’s father heard this question, he felt complex emotions, deeply melancholic.

He earnestly told Black Diamond Lorne that if one day he grew up and proved his strength, he would gain the qualification to know the truth; then he would know everything.

To resolve the doubts in his heart, Black Diamond Lorne worked hard, ultimately gaining his father’s recognition, becoming the new Clan Leader of the Steel Clan.

Black Diamond Lorne also got his wish by hearing from his elders about a very distant story.

All demons living in the Demon World are actually descendants of humans. To adapt to the harsh land of the Demon World, the Demon Clan evolved in so many different forms.

The Demon King inherited the will of their ancestors, which is why he tirelessly launched attacks towards another world—the world they should have lived in—to complete the mission given to the Demon King by their ancestors.

Black Diamond Lorne expressed doubts, questioning that the ancestral mission does not necessarily have to be completed, and the Demon King should have the right to choose.

Black Diamond Lorne’s elders nodded and did not deny this point, then began to tell stories of the past of the Demon World, the composition of the Demon World, and the future of the Demon World.

The Demon World is closer to the sun and more easily affected by the sun.

With the atmospheric composition of magic power, the Demon Clan can live and work happily on it.

The problem is that magic power will eventually be consumed.

In the past, their ancestors had a way to solve this problem, but due to the intervention of certain spies, the past world turned into chaos, and those technologies were lost in repeated confrontations.

To avoid persecution, the Delicate Fairy Clan, which restores and creates magic power, hid themselves, allowing this magic world to be maintained.

Unfortunately, there is no wall in the world that is impervious to the wind.

Once someone with ulterior motives wants to do something with the fairies, causing a sharp decline in their numbers, without a way to restore their population, this magic world will slowly come to an end.

The consequences of the gradual decline of magic power are now being reenacted in another world.

The difference is that the other world does not need to worry about the dissipation of magic power in the atmosphere; they will just return to square one.

If the Demon World loses the shelter of magic power, it will eventually become a wasteland, and the people living there will disappear completely.

When asking if there were any other solutions, Black Diamond Lorne’s elders analyzed one plan after another, each with its pros and cons.

However, the best plan was still to unify the two worlds, defeat the goddess, and set history back on track.

This mission was entrusted to the Demon King.

The Demon King indeed had a choice; possessing supreme power, they could entirely choose to hold sway in the Demon World, ignoring the future of the Demon World.

But after reading the heavy history of the past, almost every Demon King chooses to proceed to another world, succeeding forwards to complete their mission.

After saying everything, Black Diamond Lorne’s elders handed over all powers to Black Diamond Lorne.

The numbers of the Steel Clan are extremely rare, and it is impossible to always help the Demon King with all their might.

Whether to do their utmost to help the Demon King or to preserve the strength of the Steel Clan was entrusted to Black Diamond Lorne.

Shortly thereafter, Black Diamond Lorne met the current Demon King Deceitful Emperor.

Black Diamond Lorne gradually firmed up his determination to help the Demon King complete his mission.

Deceitful Emperor also candidly exchanged hearts with Black Diamond Lorne.

After inheriting Strength, Deceitful Emperor told Black Diamond Lorne that becoming the Demon King does not mean inheriting all memories of the former Demon King but selectively inheriting some crucial fragments.

The battle between the Demon King and the Hero is considered the hardest barrier to pass, and successive Demon Kings have fallen there.

Now, Deceitful Emperor is trying to pass this hardest barrier.

As the Demon King "Strongest Shield," he should stay by the Demon King’s side until death, helping the Demon King achieve his ideals and fulfill his mission.

Even if others inherit the will of the Demon King, it is no longer Lord Demon King, Black Diamond Lorne is convinced, only Deceitful Emperor is the most suitable Demon King to complete this mission.

With a strong step forward, Black Diamond Lorne pressed against the fierce wind, heading steadfastly towards the Demon King’s direction.

As the Demon King of the Deceit Fog Clan, Deceitful Emperor detected the arrival of Black Diamond Lorne and the approach of the Hero’s partner.

Transforming his body into mist, maneuvering within the deceit fog, Deceitful Emperor actively contacted Black Diamond Lorne.

Deceitful Emperor was greatly pleased by Black Diamond Lorne’s actions, however, the fight with the Hero could not end in a short time.

Constantly absorbing more magic power from the surroundings, Deceitful Emperor issued new instructions to Black Diamond Lorne:

"Do not intervene in our battle for now.

The Hero’s partner is slowly getting closer, I need you to intercept along the way.

Concentrate and tear her apart well!"

"Yes!"

Not saying much, Black Diamond Lorne continued to move quickly in the fog, pulling one piece of steel after another behind him.

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In the sky, Vashak utilized the Shield, releasing terrifying beams one after another.

Casting several spells on himself, Bai Jin accelerated his speed, utilizing his trained reflexes to dodge the terrifying beams one by one.

Magic chanting completed, four pure white rays burst from the Array, twisting and turning like snakes, also dodging the beams.

With a "crackle," four pure white rays struck the Shield, which protected Vashak, illuminating like a hundred-watt incandescent bulb in mid-air with extremely dazzling light.

After the flash, Vashak’s Shield remained unmoved, emitting a jade-green glow, as if nothing had just happened.