Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!

The target of Aslit was not himself. Kula Doreen turned around and saw the black sword qi that had just swept past him tearing through space, opening a black rift.

On the other side of the black rift, a faint light shone through. A man with a slightly pale face stood with his back to Kula Doreen.

”Is he the [Count Blood]?”

The moment this thought crossed his mind, Kula Doreen’s body followed his head and turned around, trying to stop Aslit from passing through the black rift.

However, Aslit’s actions were too decisive. He squeezed through the rift without looking back.

Kula Doreen ran forward a few steps, but his vision suddenly blurred, and he staggered to a slow stop.

After long periods of overloading combat, once the target is lost, endless fatigue can completely consume a person.

The Bai Jin in the sky shook her head helplessly. She initially wanted to use the magic array in the sky to eliminate Aslit.

But she was hindered by those flickering black currents on Aslit, and considering the many enchanting demons preparing to attack her, Bai Jin couldn’t focus all her magic on utterly defeating Aslit.

Watching Aslit leave, the rift disappear, Bai Jin could only continue to drive the magic array to emit white lightning, completely purging the remaining enchanting demons.

Iyas reached the lakeside, but limited by her skill range, she could only watch as Kula Doreen struggled powerlessly, sinking little by little, spreading crimson across the lake surface.

She must hurry to save him; Iyas was anxiously pacing.

Fortunately, He Meng dived into the water, transformed into a dolphin, and carried the injured Kula Doreen closer, allowing Iyas’s gentle healing to gradually reach them.

Qiuye knelt powerlessly on the ground, having wanted to help her father fight Aslit.

But her father’s and sister’s battle had absolutely no room for intervention.

Qiuye could never reach their level.

In the past, she might have caused trouble for her father, creating openings; but if she didn’t go, her father’s situation was critical, leaving Qiuye deeply uncertain.

Seeing Bai Jin altering the magic array in the sky, a glimmer of hope sparked in Qiuye’s heart.

But what happened next was beyond her expectations....

Angrily, she struck the tree beside her, biting her lip as various regrets and frustrations circled in her heart,

”What genius, just a good-for-nothing who can’t do anything..... Right, just a good-for-nothing!”

These thoughts burst from her mouth, and looking at the injured Kula Doreen, Qiuye clung to the tree trunk to get up with difficulty and hurried to the lakeside.

Worry gradually replaced her other emotions; Qiuye didn’t know what she would do if Kula Doreen just left like that.

He Meng carried Kula Doreen ashore, setting him on the sand to receive Iyas’s healing.

Seeing Kula Doreen still breathing, Qiuye knelt before him, large tears falling to the ground, starting to cry.

Gazing at the magic array in the sky, Yang Yu skillfully handled the last attacking Thorny Scale Lizard.

Poison Scales littered the ground, corpses everywhere; Yang Yu shook his head helplessly, took out a cloth to wipe the blood off his sword, and leapt onto the tree trunk.

Helot wrapped around Yang Yu reverted to a slime form, lying on him,

”At last, it’s over. Unexpectedly time-consuming.”

”’Let’s rest for a while!’ was what I intended to say, but it looks like you’re really worried about the others.”

”I can still fight; don’t hesitate to use me freely.”

”Mm.” Yang Yu responded, running towards the direction of the other teams.

En route, Yang Yu met Lotcar and his [Island Drifting].

Jiao Xi was treating the injured Lang Yi while Hualan had already deployed Spiritual Little Fish for reconnaissance, preventing any hidden enemies from launching sudden attacks.

Lingshan recounted the battle process, thanks to Bai Jin’s magic, which helped them inflict damage on the enchanting demons, allowing them to quickly resolve the group chasing them.

Luo Luosi walked alongside, explaining the ingenuity of Bai Jin’s magic to Yang Yu.

Suddenly, the white magic array in the sky began to fade.

While others worried, Luo Luosi instead breathed a sigh of relief:

”The magic power in the sky should still suffice for a few more spells... The cessation of the magic technique doesn’t appear forced, but rather actively stopped.”

”Being able to precisely target the enemy implies she must have harnessed the array’s original locking function.”

”Now that it’s stopped... perhaps there’s no worthy target left to strike anymore.”

”What’s left is likely to address the aftermath.”

”If that’s the case, it’s good...”

Opening the team panel, Yang Yu could see the status of other team members. Bai Jin’s mana was almost depleted, with 2% more drug resistance, He Meng lost a third of his health but remained mostly unscathed, and Iyas’s mana was continuously declining, apparently treating someone.

Everyone had exited combat state.

His friends were not in grave danger, just.... It remains unknown how Qiuye and her father are doing.

Riding Lotcar, Yang Yu and the others arrived at the lakeside.

As Luo Luosi had anticipated, the battle temporarily reached its end, and they saw Iyas and the group striving to heal Kula Doreen.

Seeing someone needing treatment, Jiao Xi immediately jumped off Lotcar, hastening to Iyas’s side.

Iyas had sweat streaming down, wearing a stern expression.

After trying to treat Kula Doreen, it didn’t take long for Jiao Xi’s face to become as severe as Iyas’s.

Kula Doreen was still alive... but...

[Kula Doreen

...

Status: [Severe Black Magic Erosion]

Due to prolonged exposure to black magic without defense, this person’s body endured severe erosion from black magic, with the body gradually undergoing collapse.

]

Seeing this status, Yang Yu recalled the former Elf Queen Mingtu Saiqiute.

After battling demons during the invasion of Luoyu City, she was afflicted by some curse.

The demon invasion of the Elf Village’s history was recorded by the giant dragon, and what Yang Yu saw through the dragon’s history was that Mingtu Saiqiute’s condition back then precisely matched [Severe Black Magic Erosion].

As strong as the former Elf Queen, still unable to escape the torment of this status, ultimately leading to her fall, let alone merely human like Kula Doreen.

Did Kula Doreen choose to abandon defense entirely, exposing himself completely to black magic in order to delay Aslit?

This is exactly like what Mingtu Saiqiute had done before.

Even if he is temporarily cured, Kula Doreen’s fate is evident.

On reflection, Aslit can now cause such effects on Kula Doreen, indicating... to some extent, Aslit might be closer to a demon now?

If encountering a demon could explain the situation, that would be ideal.

Silently closing the system panel, Yang Yu kept his knowledge to himself, merely observing as Iyas and Jiao Xi exerted every effort to save Kula Doreen.