Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!

Chapter 271: Chapter 271: Give Me More, and I’ll Do It

”The Library has not chosen to stand idly by, and the situation is gradually developing in my favor.”

During this brief period of peace, Yang Yu propped up the can tucked under his arm and looked towards Kaka,

”Your Majesty, as you can see, we are inside that creature’s stomach, and the cores floating around are its main source of power. To weaken its strength, we must deal with these cores.”

Kaka surveyed the floating cores around him, lifting his hand to let the pale golden liquid flow through his fingertips,

”If possible, I wish you could save them just like you saved me. As long as we have this liquid, they too should be able to regain consciousness.”

”I understand how you feel. Your Majesty, to be frank with you, I don’t have much of this stuff left—only about ten bottles, just enough to fill up this can. You know how many fairies this can could hold.

Besides, saving other fairies the way I saved you would be a waste of time. We can’t predict whether that creature will attack us during this period...”

”Even so, I hope you will do everything possible to save the other fairies.”

Kaka interrupted Yang Yu, pleading with him, even going so far as to lower his noble head,

”Please.”

Yang Yu sighed deeply, ”Those medicines are very expensive, and if you insist, I will have to charge you a hefty fee, hoping you won’t regret it later.”

Kaka did not hesitate, as protecting his subjects was his duty as a king.

”I will not regret it.”

As soon as the words left his mouth, a new task popped up on Yang Yu’s panel.

[Task: Request of Fairy King Kaka.

Task Requirements: Please save as many fairies as possible.

Reward: ??? (Compensation depends on the number of fairies saved)

Failure Condition: Death of the Fairy King

Failure Penalty: Experience gain reduced by 50%]

Seeing that he could complete the side task concurrently, Yang Yu didn’t say anything more. He put away his shield, picked up a hammer, and started smashing the cores like cracking walnuts.

The status of the fairies in the cores varied.

Some fairies were still intact; by enduring their despair and stuffing them into the can, they could return to normal.

Some fairies were pale all over, their status bar showing no despair, they still had vital signs but could no longer be considered alive, having been eroded by despair for a long time, turning into walking dead.

Yang Yu did not hesitate to help them find complete release.

Some fairies had turned into a sticky black substance, reminiscent of the black ”Slime” Yang Yu had seen in the ruins.

This dense black material seemed to have its own consciousness, and before Yang Yu could strike the core, it seeped out and launched an attack on him.

Recognizing this characteristic, Yang Yu’s speed in distinguishing good from bad cores increased significantly.

When encountering a situation where a viscous liquid was seeping out, Yang Yu would smash it with a hammer before it could strike him, shattering the core into pieces, and merging it into the endless darkness.

As the sound of glass shattering echoed, the power of the Light of God Destruction began to deplete significantly.

Some black energy even began to break free from the control of the Light of God Destruction, leaving a long trail of exhaust behind it.

”Stop it!”

The Light of God Destruction roared as it aimed at Yang Yu inside the body, consolidating the black energy into a sharp spear, making another attempt to attack Yang Yu.

Yang Yu’s movements did not cease; instead, they became more decisive, each movement ringing with conviction,

”You say stop and I stop, wouldn’t that be embarrassing? Besides, I don’t think it’s time for you to be distracted now, you better focus on dealing with those magicians outside! Or else you’ll end up blasted to bits.”

Yang Yu was right, now wasn’t the time for the Light of God Destruction to be distracted.

The scorching magic power spread out in Li Yan’s palm like a pancake, forming a fiery disc, the surrounding air turning incredibly hot with the rotation of this disc.

”[Hot Cutting]”

Li Yan threw out the long-brewed magic, the fiery disc slicing through the air, charging towards the black dragon’s abdomen at high speed.

Sensing the lethality of Li Yan’s magic, the Light of God Destruction didn’t shrink back; instead, it devised a plan.

”Let’s have you taste your own bitter medicine!”

Waving its wings no longer to escape, the Light of God Destruction charged towards the incoming fiery disc.

Sensing the Light of God Destruction’s strange behavior, Li Yan felt a bad premonition, but the launched attack was like spilled water—it couldn’t be taken back.

[Hot Cutting]like a carving knife, cut off a dragon horn from the diving black giant dragon, it plunged into its midsection.

The black giant dragon thunderously disintegrated, turning into countless black energies, leaving Yang Yu and many unopened cores instantly exposed in the air.

The Light of God Destruction wanted to eradicate Yang Yu’s existence with his attack.

Realizing this, Li Yan’s aura suddenly contracted, he employed acceleration magic and dove rapidly towards the crimson disc, attempting to stop the attack before it struck Yang Yu and the others.

At least... to reduce the intensity of the attack.

But Li Yan was ultimately too old, and a slight mistake occurred the moment he used the acceleration magic, that tiny error kept him from catching up with the hot disc’s attack.

It was all too late.

Yet, contrary to what Li Yan imagined, Yang Yu had not been cleaved into two by that scorching attack.

A Miracle Light coursed over Yang Yu’s shield, he continually adjusted the shield’s angle as he fell, swinging it stylishly like a professional baseball player batting at [Hot Cutting].

Yang Yu’s shield seemed to possess some special magic, turning the entire shield mirror-like, perfectly reflecting Li Yan’s [Hot Cutting] towards the black energy floating in the air.

A brilliant firework blossomed in the sky.

Losing his footing and due to the recoil of the Reflective Coating against the magic, Yang Yu was propelled backwards.

Falling from such a height, things more likely than not would go badly.

However, Yang Yu’s face showed no trace of fear; instead, he revealed a composed smile.

His falling direction was precisely towards Lake Baikal, where he handled the black bubbles earlier, the water below would buffer his fall, eliminating any worry of injury.

Seeing Yang Yu unharmed, Li Yan inwardly praised him; he stopped mid-air, staring at the explosion not far away, his white beard dancing in the strong wind.

The explosion triggered by [Hot Cutting] drew in countless black energies, yet most of the black energy drilled out from the explosion’s after-flames as if nothing happened, surging toward the dim cores floating in the sky.

The black energy fused with the cores, unleashing unbelievable strength, and a living black giant dragon formed once more.

Except for being slightly smaller, this dragon was virtually identical to the one that had been flaunting its presence in the sky just moments ago.

Li Yan’s eyebrows slightly furrowed, his expression solemn.