Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!

Time slowly passed.

Inside the [Hall of History], Yang Yu flipped through the panel, checking the items he could use.

Since everything here was an illusion, using items wouldn’t consume things he owned in reality, so Yang Yu naturally wouldn’t save resources and experimented with many precious tools through battles.

Lotcar moved its sturdy limbs, leading Yang Yu and the others through the forest.

A giant centipede hovered in the sky, along with the long-nosed Goblin God of War, trailing behind them.

Lotcar crossed through the forest into the plains, with the Goblin God of War pursuing them relentlessly, while Centipede Queen stopped at the forest’s edge, watching intently.

The current scene was almost identical to what had happened in the past.

But the process had some differences.

After the strategy began, Yang Yu did not completely uproot everything like last time, instead leaving one or two demons who had fully lost their will to fight to inform, allowing the Demon Clan to continually send reinforcements, thus sending Experience his way.

The previous Demon King extended the battle line very far to quickly conquer this world.

The Demon King might have calculated precisely the deployment at each area, not too many troops, not too few, just enough to suppress and progressively advance.

If the Demon King suddenly reorganized forces, it could unbalance local combat power, giving humans a chance to counterattack.

For this reason, the previous Hero Lox gained ample development time, gradually breaking the balance.

Yang Yu and his team were already strong enough, and since the enemies in this world had been weakened, they didn’t need time to develop and could directly disrupt the game.

The information Yang Yu wanted had already been clarified during the previous strategy mission.

Yang Yu and the others, experienced and making a loud entrance, stirred the world’s battlefield, and within just five or six days, they turned the Demon King Army upside down, greatly slowing its attack speed.

In response, the Demon King decided to send one of the Four Heavenly Kings first to test Yang Yu’s depth.

The Four Heavenly King sent wasn’t a stranger, but this world’s [Count Blood].

Having fought [Count Blood] once, Yang Yu and the others didn’t claim to know everything about him, but at least knew the color of his underwear.

Count Blood coming over to scout was, to be precise, almost giving away information.

Knowing Count Blood’s true thoughts, Yang Yu harassed and taunted him during battle, completely disturbing his mind.

Without much effort, Yang Yu knocked the furious Count Blood to the ground, making him once again the first of the Four Heavenly Kings to be eliminated.

After a Four Heavenly King was taken out, the Demon King surely wouldn’t sit idly by.

A day after Count Blood was struck down, scenes of Iyas being controlled reappeared.

With previous experience, everyone knew how to play along with Yang Yu, coordinating seamlessly, causing [Centipede Queen] deep suspicion.

Centipede Queen watched cautiously from the forest edge, not daring to advance, while Yang Yu organized the team, using their numbers to overpower and beat the pursuing Goblin God of War to death.

When Centipede Queen realized something was wrong and tried to flee, Bai Jin used the same trick from that day to knock her from the sky and handed her over to Yang Yu and the others.

The tools obtained from the enemies disappeared, so Yang Yu didn’t squat down to pick up the dropped equipment. Instead, he stood in place, waiting for the test to end.

”Is this what fighting again feels like? It took much less time than expected.” Iyas stretched lazily, ”Last time, was it like this for you too, Yang Yu?”

”The knowledge from the Giant Dragon Knowledge Base helped greatly. Iyas, you still have much to learn, don’t slack off.”

A distortion appeared on the horizon, and Yang Yu casually threw his equipment on the ground before lying down.

”Settlement begins now. Close your eyes, keep your consciousness, say whatever you want. When the sound stops, try to open your eyes. If the release process matches last time, face it calmly.”

The others followed Yang Yu’s lead, lying on the grass with their eyes shut.

Everyone began to chat casually.

Still unable to see the Demon King in action, Yang Yu felt it was a pity.

Generally speaking, after solving one of the Four Heavenly Kings, the best choice would be to personally take action; to eliminate the Hero before he fully matures.

However, Yang Yu could understand the Demon King.

This world holds more than just one person chosen by the goddess. If they strive to annihilate the Hero, it might allow other goddess-chosen individuals and others to rise, complicating the situation further.

According to existing intelligence, when the Gate of Demon World opens, vast magic power will flood into this world.

Some people or creatures who can’t withstand the magic power will get sick or even die directly; while others, certain genes in their bodies will be activated by the magic power, like the cheetah Owen showed Yang Yu that devoured magic beast flesh and became a magic beast itself, awakening some ”potential.”

Over time, the combat strength between the two worlds will become increasingly closer, with the outcome harder to predict.

The Demon Clan is fighting an invasion war, with some demons forced into the conflict.

As the Hero confronts the Demon King in the late stage, many demons will choose passive combat due to the cruel slaughter and some phenomena they can’t stand in their own army, making the rifts within the Demon King Army increasingly wider.

A soldier’s morale is akin to the life of an army, and a demoralized army can’t win battles.

Thus, the Demon King wants to flatten the entire world while having a significant strength advantage.

The Demon King believes that two of the Four Heavenly Kings are sufficient to handle the situation, so naturally, they wouldn’t send a third one or appear personally.

Speaking of which, the war between the Demon King and Hero is not just a one-time event; the Demon King must know what kind of existence the Hero is...

Without completely erasing the Hero, could there be other reasons?

Like perhaps... if the Hero is killed, the Power of the Brave would return to the Village of Heroes, allowing someone to inherit the Power of the Brave just like inheriting the Demon King’s Power, becoming a new Hero?

Before Yang Yu could delve deeper into his thoughts, his consciousness suddenly dispersed, as if he accidentally fell asleep while pondering something.

When Yang Yu awoke again, he was surrounded by soft, fluffy purple clouds.

Casually opening the panel, no tools had vanished, and Yang Yu was back to reality.

Adjusting his position within the purple clouds, his feet touched the ground, and with a slight effort, Yang Yu drew himself out of the purple clouds.

Lotcar and the others also gradually woke up, one by one emerging from the clouds.

Iyas and Bai Jin used Holy Light and Magic, respectively, to brighten the dim space.

This situation was something they remembered encountering once before.

Glancing at his standing companions, Yang Yu said, ”Seriously look around to see if we’ve missed anything. Later, when we leave, we might not be able to return.”