Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!

Lux’s body, unable to control itself, changed direction and was pulled toward Yang Yu.

Seeing Gao Yuanyi’s fist getting closer and closer, Lux gritted his teeth and stomped his foot. The black armor covering his whole body disappeared into his body at a speed visible to the naked eye.

With a ”thud,” Gao Yuanyi’s fist landed squarely on Lux’s back.

[Shield Overload] is an extremely targeted skill.

The designer of Laplace thoroughly considered the possibility of angels or goddesses using shields to avoid damage and forged the skill [Shield Overload] through countless research results.

By using [Shield Overload] three times continuously, Laplace can even break through the [Invincible Shield] created by [Goddess’s Smile]!

Unfortunately, due to this highly targeted design, [Shield Shattering] causes negligible damage to non-shield units.

What seemed like a powerful strike from Gao Yuanyi only scraped off a thin layer of Lux’s blood skin.

Lux successfully avoided Gao Yuanyi’s [Shield Overload] from lowering his bloodline, but his true blood volume was thoroughly exposed to Yang Yu and his group.

Lux’s blood volume was only half of the original.

After the fierce battle with the Demon King Guian Emperor, Lux had used the power of the Holy Sword to heal his wounds, but perhaps because magic power and Holy Light conflicted with each other, the effect was not as ideal as imagined.

Healing magic is rare and usually has certain side effects.

Even in the memories inherited from the Devil King’s Power, Lux did not find many good healing spells.

With Yang Yu and his group at the gates, after drinking some potions, Lux walked from the high platform to them.

Initially thinking that with his current strength and past experience, dealing with Yang Yu and his group would be as easy as pie, a practice before confronting the goddess...

Little did he expect Yang Yu and his group to be so troublesome.

Yang Yu’s attack continued, hitting Lux like raindrops, reducing his blood volume.

Taking a deep breath, Lux, with his face exposed, summoned the magic power that permeated the surroundings for the first time, turning it into a strong wave that instantly threw Yang Yu and Gao Yuanyi several meters away.

Clenching the Holy Sword tightly, Lux forcefully inserted it into the ground, activating the last skill of the Holy Sword.

A holy light quickly spread from beneath Lux’s feet, weaving a large and dazzling Holy Light Formation.

The Holy Light Formation radiated gentle light, engulfing Lux.

Stabilizing his body with his mechanical limbs, Gao Yuanyi activated [Laplace], with brown lines converging from the base of his arm to his palm along the mechanical arm.

”[Corrosion and Rust]”

He slapped the ground, and the brown lines spread rapidly along the snow, shooting out a brown beam of light that engulfed the Holy Light Formation where Lux was, causing brown raindrops to fall from the sky.

The raindrops pelted Lux’s body, and clusters of rust spots flickered over him.

[Corrosion and Rust] sounds like a skill reducing defense, but it’s not; it’s an array-type skill, rendering any recovery tools and recovery skills ineffective within this barrier.

This barrier’s effect is the same for both Lux and Yang Yu’s group, leaving no one exempt.

The Holy Light Formation summoned by Lux abruptly stopped its effects.

Lux rapidly scanned through all the intelligence about the divine artifact Laplace in his mind, but apart from pointing out that ”Laplace” was created, it didn’t provide any principles regarding Laplace’s core skills.

As the Demon King, Lux, although aware of every skill Laplace possesses, had no way to counter it accordingly.

The Demon’s plans culminated in the Demon King, while the divine artifact’s plans culminated in Laplace.

The power of [Laplace] was also meant to be used against the goddess, yet it indeed brought quite a bit of trouble.

However, no matter how many unique capabilities Laplace possesses, it still can’t compare to the Demon King who can harness all magic power.

Laplace’s limits are there, while the Demon King’s ceiling is all the magic power of both worlds.

Lux restored a quarter of his blood volume.

Yang Yu’s sword blade struck his body, but Lux remained unmoved:

”Struggle all you want.

No matter how you struggle, the final outcome will not change.

You cannot change the fact that you will be defeated here.”

The red coat on Yang Yu’s body disintegrated like ash as the effect of [Fury Blood] gradually faded.

Without the damage bonus from [Fury Blood], no matter how hard Yang Yu tried, the attack felt like scratching an itch.

Lux unleashed magic power unreservedly around, modules forming the Demon King City emerged from the ground with seawater, forming vast ”cities” surrounding Yang Yu from all directions.

Scorching magic power swept the surroundings, and the field that was covered in ice and snow reignited in roaring flames.

Lux intended to use the earlier move once more.

Laplace has its usage limits, and once those are exhausted, it’s just a pile of scrap metal.

”Come, let me see how you plan to escape this time.”

Yang Yu slowed his steps, the golden light in his eyes gradually fading, signaling the end of the [Breaking Cauldrons and Sinking Boats] effect, and a peculiar fatigue overwhelmed his heart.

Framed by flames, Yang Yu’s face bore a unique sleepiness.

Unconcealed, he yawned and said with ease:

”It seems. You haven’t reached my current level. Without reaching my current level, you certainly don’t understand the true worth of those attributes.”

”What do you mean?” Lux gazed at Yang Yu, a sudden sense of foreboding rising in his heart.

”I just want to say. Until now, do you really think I’ve shown all my strength completely?”

Yang Yu said mysteriously, his face revealing an unusual calm:

”From what I can see, all your attributes are question marks, but that doesn’t mean I can’t estimate their approximate values by comparing repeated damage.

I can deduce the approximate range of each of your attributes, which is why I dared to say such words.

The playtime is over.

Since you are in this barrier, there’s no need to hide your strength.”

”Bluffing. If you really have hidden strength, don’t hesitate to use it!” Lux declared.

”I’m aware of your confidence, Lux. The surrounding magic power has thickened to the point that even I can clearly feel it,” Yang Yu squinted, smiling as if victory was in his grasp, ”Do you think I wouldn’t have accounted for that? I know how past Demon Kings have claimed victory.”