Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!

A violent impact slammed against Yang Yu’s shield, and the steel bars of the ”Broken Cocoon Butterfly” showed signs of breaking.

Using a ”Broken Cocoon Butterfly” split in two for battle is indeed too much of a challenge.

While waiting for Ammonval’s attack, Yang Yu received two epic-level shields from Gordon. Yang Yu initially intended to use those two shields, but the cocoon-breaking progress of the ”Broken Cocoon Butterfly” had already reached ninety-eight percent, only one step away from transforming into a butterfly.

The stronger the opponent faced, the more battle points the ”Broken Cocoon Butterfly” could accumulate.

Yang Yu originally wanted the ”Broken Cocoon Butterfly” to complete its transformation during the duel with Ammonval, but ultimately it was too forced.

Seeing Yang Yu behind the shield, Ammonval laughed loudly:

”So all of this was your crafty plot! A guy using dirty tricks! Today will be your day of death!”

Ammonval raised his black saber, slashing towards Yang Yu.

Yang Yu had long seen the trajectory of the black saber, dodging to the right as the saber grazed past him.

Purple thorns broke through the soil, not attempting to entwine Ammonval’s body but, like last time, pulled Yang Yu from suppression.

Ammonval’s sharp sword scraped the ”Broken Cocoon Butterfly,” falling to the ground and igniting a massive flame.

With a wave of his magic wand, the flames at the tip of Ammonval’s sword transformed into fierce beasts charging at Yang Yu.

Exchanging for a simple shield, Yang Yu moved eastward, unveiling the wide Illusion Shield.

The roaring flame beasts had not yet fully touched Yang Yu when a mysterious force turned into a cold wind blowing fiercely, driving away the beastly brutality and transforming them into adorable ”pets” that collided with Yang Yu’s shield, becoming bursts of flame.

The effect of Selovomen Plain was gradually taking effect.

Even without relying on a panel, Yang Yu could tell Ammonval’s strength was diminishing.

Yet, Ammonval showed no hint of fear.

Even as the flames on his body diminished, Ammonval continued to step forcefully toward Yang Yu, unleashing a skill to bombard Yang Yu.

In the blink of an eye, Ammonval’s attack came again.

Boosted by Boiling Blood LV.max, Ammonval’s strength increased significantly, combined with his use of various flame magic, Yang Yu refused to clash directly with Ammonval.

Focusing his gaze, everything around Yang Yu gradually slowed, and amid the bombardment of weapons, Yang Yu found a flaw, seizing the opportunity to move, his sharp sword piercing into Ammonval’s body.

”You damn...”

Blood flowing from the wound transformed into flames, burning brightly as Ammonval activated his enhancement skill to speed up but found Yang Yu surprisingly calm during their duel.

Clearly, this was only their second confrontation, but Yang Yu had already seen through most of his moves.

Releasing intense heat from his feet, the ground turned into molten lava, scorching flames with Ammonval at the center surged like waves toward the surroundings.

Yang Yu raised his shield to withstand the heatwave, refusing to let the heatwave push him away from Ammonval, maintaining his balance during the approach.

Ammonval lifted his head as the flames he released spun like a vortex, pulling everything around toward him.

Yang Yu, affected by Flames Swallowing, was dragged into Ammonval’s attack range.

Due to the influence of Selovomen Plain, Ammonval’s Flames Swallowing didn’t have the strong attraction it had last time.

Yang Yu merely used the traction provided by Climbing to resist Ammonval’s Flames Swallowing pull.

Yang Yu did not enter his attack range, as Ammonval’s feet embraced by flames blew like hot wind toward Yang Yu with his sword tracing dazzling lines.

But, the flames burning fiercely on the sword suddenly decreased.

If the flames from Ammonval’s earlier slash could engulf Yang Yu, leaving him nowhere to escape, now Ammonval’s Flame Slash was akin to a fiery whip.

The sparks had not yet hit Yang Yu’s body when they dissipated in mid-air.

The effect of Selovomen Plain gradually strengthened, and the flames burning brightly on Ammonval dwindled even smaller.

In the intense dueling circle, the temperature gradually dropped as ice and snow entered Yang Yu and Ammonval’s battlefield, covering a layer of white.

Ammonval’s attack force gradually weakened, Yang Yu’s attack and defense maneuvers became more effortless.

Ammonval had already used his instant kill, leaving Yang Yu with no concerns.

Some Demon Clan cadres tried to pass through the blazing flames to aid Ammonval, but Bai Jin and others intercepted them.

Everything was moving in the direction Yang Yu anticipated.

Yet, Yang Yu could not feel relieved because Ammonval in front of him was far too abnormal!

In any case, Ammonval should have sensed the weather anomaly and prepared to retreat...

But...

Ammonval in front of Yang Yu showed no signs of retreat.

Even as the flames on his body grew smaller and the attacks became increasingly harder to hit Yang Yu, Ammonval continued to laugh wildly, launching fierce attacks toward Yang Yu.

Is it knowing he can’t escape and throwing everything into one last fight...or....

The ominous premonition in Yang Yu’s heart grew stronger.

Truly powerful hunters often appear as prey...

But who could support someone of Ammonval’s caliber, especially when they should be engaged in other battles? Could anyone possibly assist him?

The Demon King was on the Luo Ze Empire battlefield, and the Hero had flamboyantly declared his identity as Yang Yu requested.

To prevent the Hero from causing trouble, the Demon King should be focused on the Hero.

Yang Yu hadn’t completely ruled out the possibility of the Demon King preparing to kill him at all costs.

However, after careful consideration, Yang Yu thought this possibility was relatively low.

On one hand, Yang Yu’s team could choose a closed-door strategy, where the Demon King’s constant surveillance would be a meaningless waste of time; on the other hand, the Demon King probably had gathered data on the Hero and realized that Yang Yu wasn’t the Hero—instead, he’s just an exceptionally talented individual, but the Hero posed greater danger.

Why cling to me?

Yang Yu could speculate two possibilities: one was because he captured the Demon King’s only daughter, which made the Demon King loathe him to the core; the other possibility is that he is the Goddess’ Apostle as foretold by the magic wand ”Sigh Seed.”

Speaking of which, the Goddess once offered me three choices.

There were Civilian, Demon Soldier, and Hero...

The Hero was also a transmigrator in this world, so there should be a Demon Soldier...

Did the Demon Soldier become the Demon King?

The Heroic Warrior Volcrix’s age is similar to mine...concluding from this, the Demon Soldier’s age might be similar to mine.

The Demon King is likely not the Demon Soldier, but an original Demon King from another world.

The Demon Soldier might only ascend to the Demon King’s position through usurpation.

Usurpation?

Yang Yu’s eyes widened suddenly; if it was truly as he suspected, the chances of the Demon King targeting him would significantly increase.

Because, from the Demon King’s perspective, Yang Yu was never harmless; he was already equated with the Hero, as a dangerous ”Goddess’ Apostle.”