Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!

Hualan’s vision suddenly cleared, because of the effect of Level Flow Replacement, she and Count Blood swapped places.

Without ground support, Hualan plummeted straight to the sea.

Her hand gestures changed rapidly in the air, countless small fish spiritual bodies peeled off from her, forming a white cloud beneath her, cushioning her steady descent.

The spot where Hualan fell was too far from the castle. Trying to get there to meet Yang Yu and the others would take considerable time, so now she could only trust Yang Yu and the others to hold off Count Blood.

The scenery before her changed from the dark sky to a narrow hall. Count Blood immediately realized what had happened.

”The Fish-dragon Clan’s skill to forcibly swap positions is really surprising.”

A chill came from under his feet, and when Count Blood looked down, a blue array shone, a water pillar gushed out, engulfing him in an instant.

The gushing water pillar constantly changed, forming an impenetrable cage, trapping Count Blood within it.

Holy rays descended from the sky, Count Blood slightly lifted his head, a complex Holy Light Array unfurled above him, projecting sharp light spears.

He folded the Bat Robe, allowing the light spears to pierce his body one by one, enduring Iyas’s Holy Light Judgment.

Black currents flickered, Count Blood found the flaw in the Water Cage.

”Boom—”, the Water Cage enveloping Count Blood exploded, water scattering everywhere.

Slimes near the array surged up, layer after layer wrapping Count Blood, rendering him immobile.

Iyas fired several Light Arrows in succession, which turned into clouds of light mist before the slimes, penetrating through their bodies, drilling into Count Blood’s body, exploding inside like firecrackers.

”This is really endless.”

Count Blood’s body once again turned ethereal, transforming into a phantasmal black mist that seeped through the gaps between the slimes.

Just as the black mist attempted to take form, Yang Yu hefted the massive Flame Dragon Shield like a giant fan, forcefully fanning forward, blowing the black mist against the wall of the hall.

Count Blood, unable to control his body, took shape in mid-air, slamming hard against the wall.

Before he could see the scene before him clearly, Lotcar activated the Reverse Wheel, instantly amplifying his strength to 9999, delivering a Fearless Shock punch.

The defense magic Count Blood had just woven turned to naught under Lotcar’s fist, even the Bat Robe protecting him became temporarily ineffective, being punched by Lotcar into the wall.

Water Blade tips exuded streams of water, Lang Yi split off a water avatar, the true body and avatar moved in perfect sync, approaching Count Blood in the blink of an eye, trailing a beautiful pale blue path, four sharp water blade warriors stabbing towards Count Blood’s head not protected by the Bat Robe.

”Rapid Dissolution”

Count Blood released a large amount of corrosive toxin, penetrating the wall that restrained him.

His body deftly dodged Lang Yi’s attack, slipping into the room, a black orb reappearing in his hand.

These orbs storing Black Magic are extremely precious; Count Blood intended to use them as a crucial force to topple the Demon King, unwilling to use them lightly, but now, he had no choice but to use them again.

Count Blood grasped the orb, about to crush it when a figure suddenly appeared, its eyes gleaming with golden light, the sword blade shimmering with orange light.

A streak of light flashed, the sword blade severing Count Blood’s hand holding the orb with unimaginable speed.

The figure steadily caught the falling black orb, making it disappear.

Count Blood attempted to call for the orb taken by Yang Yu, but his call fell into silence, as if that thing had completely vanished from this world.

These orbs are extremely important strategic resources, Count Blood had imprinted them, so even if they were stored using Storage Magic, Count Blood could sense their location from miles away.

However, now, no matter how Count Blood called, he couldn’t get a response from the orb, as if it had been thrown into an Other Dimension not belonging to this world.

Count Blood felt this scene was familiar.

The past heroes also exhibited the same ability as the Yang Yu in front of him, possessing the power to completely seal items, severing all connection with their owner.

Is this also the power of the relic? If a relic indeed exists, then upon what basis does it choose its inheritor?

...Is it the chosen one who becomes the hero?

No, there’s already a hero... Hero Candidate?

No one specified that there can only be one hero in this world.

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, but Count Blood couldn’t dwell on them, Yang Yu attacked fiercely, and if not properly defended, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Count Blood released magic power, and the arm he lost, along with the blood he spilled, seemed to receive some command, hovering in the air, then like time rewinding, reattaching to Count Blood’s wound at the break.

Yang Yu’s attack wasn’t over, he swiftly moved across the room, wall climbing swiftly.

Pages flew in the room, the scene in Count Blood’s sight slowed significantly, one second stretched to ten in his eyes, but even so, he could only see Yang Yu’s blurred figure, seeing a blood-red color spreading from Yang Yu’s body, cloaking him in red.

Count Blood had not further confirmed Yang Yu’s trajectory, his hand was not yet fully reattached when Yang Yu’s swift sword blade again sliced through his body.

Count Blood, for the first time, showed an exceptionally serious and hostile expression,

”It looks like he also noticed the temporary ineffectiveness of the Bat Robe.

This speed, this power, indeed he hadn’t revealed his true strength.

His full power is even slightly higher than mine.”

The beautiful dress on his body was pierced by Yang Yu, blood splattering, Count Blood hesitated not a bit, once again sacrificing 10% of his maximum life and 20% of his magic power to use Sacrifice Regeneration, allowing rapid healing of his body.

But, the recovery speed of Count Blood’s body was far outpaced by the damage Yang Yu inflicted.

Forced, Count Blood used Sacrifice Regeneration once more.

Repeated use of this skill within a short time consumes consistently, but the recovery ability would greatly diminish, even so, Count Blood couldn’t care about that now.

Yang Yu would never conceal such a powerful force for no reason, his power must have some limitations.

No need to wait for his ability to wane; as long as the skill from the Blood Lion Clan expires, he’ll only be a spent force.

Count Blood has experienced countless battles of varying sizes, possessing extremely rich battle experience, he knows that the more critical the moment, the less you should disrupt your own formation, and must learn to seek flaws in others.