Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!

The colossal light pillar soared into the sky, suffocating magic swept across the sea, causing waves to surge.

Foreseeing calamity, Artie Roosevelt took out the communication device in his hand and quickly contacted other ships:

”Everyone focus your attention. Use all your magic on the barrier! Don’t hesitate!”

The other ship captains acted immediately, shouting orders to the sailors to hoist the sails while reinforcing the barriers and retreating with the wind.

Unfortunately, it was all too late.

Fishermen near the coast also saw the light pillar shooting into the sky. They stopped their work and stared intently in the direction of Artie Roosevelt.

The scenes unclear up close were crystal clear from afar.

Amidst the swirling black clouds, countless unassuming halos hid.

The black clouds spun slower and slower, yet the halos grew larger and brighter.

Until streaks of light like the sun shone down from the sky, Artie Roosevelt and his group finally noticed the halos hidden among the black clouds.

Without warning, the massive light pillar and halos rapidly expanded at an incredible speed.

In the blink of an eye, the light reached the ships.

The seemingly impenetrable shield shattered upon contact with this light, turning into tiny, inconspicuous sparkles.

Artie Roosevelt raised his hand, weaving a new barrier, trying to protect the surrounding crew as much as possible. However, his hand dissolved in the light.

The light pillar completely engulfed all ships that came to investigate.

”This is... the Magic Tide... the beginning of all...”

Artie Roosevelt hadn’t uttered the last word before he disappeared along with all the ships into the sea.

From the bird’s-eye view of outer space, a blue planet seemed to have suffered a massive meteor impact as powerful magic fluctuations spread worldwide from the KarloGatt Sea.

Stellar-like patterns flickered across the sky with the magic fluctuations, preventing any magic from escaping into the deep outer space from this planet.

In a certain village.

An eight or nine-year-old boy was tending to his injured beloved dog.

Powerful magic fluctuations swept over the village, and the dog’s clear eyes were instantly invaded by bloodshot veins.

Noticing something wrong with his dog, the boy hurriedly called for his father.

As soon as the boy finished speaking, his once gentle and loyal dog leaped from the bed and bit the boy’s thigh fiercely.

The boy cried and screamed, unable to believe his beloved dog would do such a thing.

The boy’s father arrived upon hearing the commotion. Seeing the dog biting his child, he grabbed a nearby stool and smashed it toward the dog, but...

The dog’s seemingly frail body indeed received the man’s stool solidly without any injury.

The man realized something, turned around and went into the kitchen, grabbing a machete...

”Smack—” a sharp sound, the dog was hacked apart, but its teeth still tightly clenched onto the boy’s thigh.

For the sake of his child, the man stuck his fingers into the dog’s jaws, using every ounce of his strength to pry open the dog’s mouth:

”Quick, move away!”

The boy cried, struggled, and with extreme difficulty dragged his leg, limped, rolled and crawled out of the room.

The man kicked the dog’s head away fiercely.

But unexpectedly, even disconnected from its body, the dog’s head retained consciousness, spinning in the air while its eyes rolled, staring fervently at the boy fleeing the room.

This situation didn’t just occur in this village.

Some villagers merely fed their pigs, only to find their pigs transforming into magic beasts, breaking through the fences, and wreaking havoc in the village; some villagers merely heard rats under the floor and wanted to kill them, only to have their throats bitten by the rats transformed into magic beasts; others simply went out to observe birds, only to be snatched away by suddenly mutated hawks.

In a certain forest.

An adventurer team newly formed was searching for monsters in the forest.

But before they found monsters, the monsters started to come to them actively.

The swordsman adventurer drew his sword, ready to show his mettle, while the priest beside him warned: ”These monsters before us seem different from any we’ve seen. Be careful.”

”I’ve conquered a city, and I’m here as an adventurer only because I’m short on funds. Monsters of this level, I can easily handle. Let’s finish quickly and go drink.” The swordsman adventurer dismissed the priest’s warning and charged at the monsters.

Unable to help, the priest frowned. It’s indeed impossible for any strong monsters to appear here, given his strength, he should be able to handle them. Maybe I’m being too worried.

After several rounds, the previously smug swordsman became food in the monster’s mouth.

The priest fled frantically with the other companions, but unfortunately, they ultimately couldn’t escape their cruel fate.

Similar tragedies unfolded repeatedly among adventurers.

Monsters in the forest, originally not strong, suddenly rose several levels in power.

In a densely populated city.

A blonde handsome guy wearing silver-white armor and holding a long spear was leading his adventurer team, bargaining with another team.

Golden light streaked across the sky, and the bustling street fell silent instantly.

Some pedestrians started bleeding from ears, nostrils, and eyes, their once moist skin suddenly becoming as dry as kindling, several collapsed on the street bustling with people.

Sekamens heard the commotion and, with Rococo, went forward to check on the situation.

Upon thorough examination, Rococo found nothing abnormal on the collapsed person’s body.

Just as Sekamens was puzzled, he suddenly felt his strength grow significantly stronger than before.

At the same time.....

All Things Library.

The elderly Li Yan shelved ”Sirulu’s Fantastic Adventure” and furrowed his brows.

A petite silver-haired girl, wearing an oversized mage hat disproportionate to her body, pushed the door open and entered.

”Master... did you sense the strange magic fluctuation?

Due to this, all Crystal Balls are temporarily unusable...

My mother asked me to inform you... The Elder Council is going to hold an emergency meeting, please prepare yourself.”

Riding an opened book, the hunched Li Yan flew from the bookcase to Tico’s side.

”I know.”

Sharp dragon eyes revealed from the white hair, Li Yan said meaningfully:

”Tico... you’ve grown stronger.

You’re one of the few lucky individuals in this world.

A chaotic era is about to begin.

If you can grow peacefully, your achievements will certainly not be inferior to ours.

But now...

If something happens, you must take the lead.

You need to be mentally prepared.

”

Tico understood what her master’s words meant, lowered her oversized mage hat, temporarily at a loss for how to respond.

The arrival of the Demon King is already known to everyone.

The powerful magic just transmitted from afar must be...