Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!

Chapter 238: Chapter 238: Game of Strategy

Potions carefully approached the dark bubble, treading lightly as if walking on thin ice.

The dark bubble was firmly controlled by six columns of light, appearing deceptively calm, as if it had been floating there for a very long time.

”You’re too slow, didn’t you eat? Move a bit faster!”

Hearing Yang Yu shouting, Iyas felt her blood boil.

Do you know how much courage it took for me to walk over there? It’s easy to talk when you’re not the one on the line.

Due to her sensitivity to darkness, every step Iyas took sent shivers down her spine. She suppressed the urge to run away and painstakingly moved closer step by step.

She was already giving it her all, yet Yang Yu heartlessly told her to stride forward confidently. How could she not be angry?

She wished she could shoot an arrow at Yang Yu’s knees, and if she missed, pin him down and force the arrow through his knee to let him experience the agony.

She could think that, but she could only think it.

She had to admit, Yang Yu had indeed helped her quite a bit; she probably couldn’t bring herself to actually hurt him.

Maybe it was Yang Yu’s shout, but Iyas’s heavy steps suddenly became lighter, and her stiff movements more fluid.

At that moment, the dark bubble began to tremble slightly.

The closer Iyas got to the dark bubble, the more it seemed to sense its prey approaching step by step, growing increasingly excited and vibrating more intensely, filling the air with a sound like a burly man laughing.

With a loud bang, the dark bubble suddenly burst, and the dark gas contained within burst forth, spreading rapidly.

Seeing this, Iyas abandoned her slow pace, turned around, and ran.

The darkness came like a flood, engulfing everything.

However, the darkness didn’t swallow everything as Iyas had imagined. When it passed by the six columns, it hit an invisible wall.

The six walls formed a hexagonal glass, and the darkness, like smoke poured into the glass, gradually filled the Fairy Barrier.

The Fairy Barrier was more reliable than imagined.

The darkness aimlessly spread within the barrier, and after a while, as if receiving some command, it slowly gathered back into the original dark bubble.

Yang Yu witnessed all of this. There were no monsters in the darkness to be defeated, the setup was more like a trap. If it was a trap, they just needed to find the switch or the manipulator to resolve the issue.

While Yang Yu was sifting through his knowledge for a solution, Iyas returned to his side, panting heavily.

Seeing that the overwhelming darkness hadn’t followed her, Iyas finally took a deep breath.

”That was tough, how do you feel?”

Iyas glared at Yang Yu resentfully, ”Absolutely terrible! Don’t ask me to do this again!”

Even though she had made it back, the trauma from the dark bubble’s eruption lingered in Iyas’ heart.

She had run with all her might, fearing being devoured by the mass of darkness.

”I can’t promise that,” Yang Yu shrugged nonchalantly with a playful smile, ”Actually, there’s no need to panic. The Fairy Barrier is more reliable than you think. It won’t break easily, at least for now.”

Using the information from Ying Luo and what they now knew to assume.

The Library decided to convene the Library Convention earlier because they knew the barrier wouldn’t hold until the end of the convention.

However, the top brass of the Library didn’t opt to immediately send someone, indicating they actually understood the strength of the Fairy Barrier and could discern its detailed condition, which allowed them to leisurely move the Library Convention up by a week.

The fairies, on the other hand, wanted to resolve the issue as soon as possible, even if it meant not waiting a moment longer.

Could this be a strategic game between the All Things Library and the fairies?

The Library and the fairies were interdependent; the All Things Library provided a safe environment, while the fairies supplied labor.

Unfortunately, the All Things Library wanted to maintain control at all times.

They sought to demonstrate to the fairies that without them, the fairies would not be where they were today.

Based on this, the more the crisis escalated, the more the fairies would feel indebted and work harder the past they went to aid them.

Without the underground crisis, what would the relationship between the fairies and the All Things Library become?

Thinking of this, Yang Yu suddenly understood the things he couldn’t grasp before, including why the Library wouldn’t hesitate to sacrifice the interests of the Monster Tamers.

The Library had no intention of truly solving the fairies’ problems but was only considering how to maximize benefits.

”Immersed in the stench of copper, has it ultimately been corrupted?”

While Yang Yu muttered to himself, Bai Jin tugged at his sleeve,

”Yang Yu, a fairy is coming!”

Looking in the direction Bai Jin pointed, a burst of light staggered toward Yang Yu.

Having deduced the truth, Yang Yu gently said to Iyas,

”Not unexpectedly, he has finally arrived.”

Hearing this, Iyas was initially surprised to hear Yang Yu say this as though it were a matter of course, then she abruptly understood and began to appreciate Yang Yu’s true intentions.

Without the help of fairies, it was difficult to find the palace of their king in the vast flower field.

Wandering aimlessly in the flower field, who knows how long it would take to find it; by then, the opportunity might have long passed.

When they arrived in Fairyland, the fairies did not welcome them, and even if they wanted to catch a fairy to ask questions, those fairies had already hidden away.

Yang Yu had asked her to approach the barrier, which seemed unreasonable, but it was actually to lure the fairies hiding in the shadows to come out and answer their questions.

Seeing someone else recklessly approach the barrier without resolving the problems would surely prompt a fairy to come out for clarity. Then they could use that fairy to find the palace of the fairies.

Couldn’t this man have explained clearly from the beginning, instead of making it so complicated? Really.

While complaining in her heart, Iyas looked toward the light approaching them.

Inside the light was a gender-unknown fairy, exceedingly cute, who, while flying low, occasionally brushed against the flowers in the flower field unknowingly, not realizing it’d be smarter to fly just a bit higher, looking quite awkward.

He came to a sudden halt in front of Yang Yu, brushed the pollen off himself, then looked at Yang Yu earnestly,

”I am the secretary of His Majesty the King of Fairyland; my name is Sisi. On behalf of His Majesty the King, I welcome the distinguished guests from the Library. Please follow me to visit His Majesty first. Don’t just touch and meddle with the barrier without saying hello. If you all don’t have the requisite ability and unknowingly damage the barrier, it will be very difficult to get it operating again.”