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"It's done." An aged and indifferent voice came from the black robe.
As the old man finished speaking, faint magical patterns lit up beneath his feet, like endlessly multiplying branches that spread wildly across the empty, dead land. Hidden and rich magical power gradually surged in the soil, suddenly generating an aura of profound control over space!
This enormous magic circle, with a radius of fifty meters, was instantly deployed under the control of one person's magic power!
The brim of his long robe fell down, revealing an old mage with heavy dark circles under his eyes, but whose aura was as deep as the long night. He was the strongest person in the magical realm, the morning star of the kingdom, and the greatest chief mage in the history of the Round Tower: Ang Lak!
"This is a magic array."
Lak's dull eyes scanned the ground, looking at the massive magic array patterns where every bit of magic flowed smoothly.
He then extended his right hand, and a magical crystal, condensed with holy light, flickered and pulsed in the void: "This is the array core."
"It took me a full month to finally complete this [Holy Light Leap-Transcending Array]—"
Lak's tone softened as he gazed towards the Demon King's castle, seemingly addressing no one in particular: "Thanks to the struggle between the kingdom and the demons, I was able to find such a suitable location to set up this grand magic circle. Those Lightborn and Darkborn you speak of are probably still completely unaware of this..."
Suddenly, an eerie hue enveloped the air, making the entire area of demonic energy appear even darker.
"Hehehe, the great abyss can toy with these lowly creatures with ease..." Within him, "darkness" emitted a joyful sound, seemingly carrying the excitement of someone who hadn't ventured far from home in a long time:
"However, your magic circle is quite interesting. What is this, a large-scale blink spell?"
Despite lacking much knowledge of human magic, the Abyss Will saw through the essence of the magic circle at a glance. Lak nodded to himself and explained, "Pretty much, but if it were just a teleportation spell, I wouldn't need to go to such lengths."
"This Light Leap Formation also incorporates various top-level magical spells such as aura locking, restriction penetration, and void imprisonment... It can ignore the various defensive spells of the Demon King's City and directly affect the creatures within it."
Mentioning this magic circle, even Lark couldn't help but show a bit of pride. No one knew that he, the kingdom's archmage, had already reached the pinnacle of magic, almost like a god!
To have reached this point with Mino through a love-hate relationship, his strength has always far exceeded the imagination of both humans and demons.
Only Mino could vaguely sense some of her own power from the concealment of the abyss.
"whispering sound."
Faced with his supreme magical achievement, comparable to that of the Demon King's castle, "Darkness" appeared somewhat disdainful and disappointed:
"I thought you were planning to storm the Demon King's castle and wipe out all the Dark Ones along with that hero! But it turns out you went around in circles and just set up this sneaky magic circle."
"I do think so."
Lak wasn't angry; he was already used to the dark, manic rants. He merely glanced lightly at his body.
"I'm confident in dealing with the Nine Great Demons, but if the most mysterious and terrifying Time Demon King appears, who will deal with him? Me, or you?"
"He's nothing more than a so-called Demon King." The will of the abyss spoke with disdain from within, though its body obediently shrank further into Lak's body.
"If I had a powerful source within me, I could easily assist you in destroying the Demon King!"
“You’re daydreaming again…” Lak shook his head: “It is said that the Demon King’s power at that time was already close to that of the Goddess. It’s better for us not to confront him head-on now.”
This time, "Darkness" didn't cause any more trouble. Instead, it looked down at the magic circle beneath Lak, somewhat curiously asking, "You think you can rely on this light transfer magic circle?"
"This is no ordinary light transfer array." Lak stretched out his hands, a calm and confident expression returning to his lips.
"It is a super-dimensional array that exists only in the ideal, where 'array' and 'magic' are independent!"
"Its effect is to teleport the creatures with the most abundant light energy within a hundred miles of its activation range into the magic array—!!!"
"Within a radius of a hundred miles?"
The will of the abyss revealed its doubt, and a shadow emerged from behind Lak, looking in the direction of the Demon King's Castle: "Even if we are currently within the first line of defense, the Demon King's Castle is at least a thousand miles away from here, isn't it?"
"This is the power of the 'Super Matrix'."
Lak stretched out his hand, and the core of the magic circle materialized once more:
"The activation source of the magic circle lies in the magical power within my body and this array core. In other words, the magic will only cover and take effect wherever I activate the magic circle!"
Lak's tone was incredibly excited. The realization of the Super Cube was the key to his plan to "rescue Mino from the Demon King's castle and kill him": in short, the "Mino Killing Plan"!
"Although a direct assault is not possible, with the concealment power of your Abyss rank, it will be no problem to approach the Demon King's castle without the knowledge of all the great demons and even that Time Demon King."
"At that time, I will activate this light leap magic circle in front of the Demon King's castle gate."
"Transfer Mino directly from the Demon King's city deep within the Demon Realm to this magic array!!!"
Gazing into the direction of the Demon King's Castle, Lak seemed to have already envisioned his flawless plan, which precisely targeted the demons' weakest point!
"The Demon King's Castle is the territory of the demons, and it only imprisons one human, Mino."
He revealed a knowing smile:
"—And within a hundred miles of the Demon King's castle, there will be no second being who possesses the power of light!!!"
Chapter 321 The trash can is coming at us!!!
"The heroes will attack in three days?"
Demon King's Castle, Ground Floor Hall.
A surprised sound came from the seat of the Third Demon.
Faced with Swell's reasoning, Migo in the audience was somewhat skeptical: "Swell, are you really sure those lowly humans are that brave?"
Her bare feet dangled lightly under the table, and Migo's tone was nonchalant:
"Leaving aside whether that hero can even reach the Demon King's castle, can she really handle all five of us alone, and if necessary, forcibly awaken the Nightmare Mirror to gather the power of six great demons in an attack?"
"Not to mention the unstoppable power of the Time Demon King that Kletina and Lady Mia can unleash—"
"Haven't those humans learned their lesson from the blood and pain of the past thousand years?"
"Don't underestimate that hero, Lord Migo!" Swell's words were somewhat grave, recalling the legendary sword he had sensed that night before the palace:
"Even before she completed her buff, she already possessed the strength to easily injure me! And now that the Hero of Sin has completed her buff, to what extent will her strength increase by leaps and bounds?!"
"We must not treat her as Mino's sister, but rather as the next Mino, capable of rivaling the Nine Demons!"
"Since the hero Shana dared to come directly to the heart of the demon realm, to the Demon King's castle, it can only mean that... she received an incredible blessing during the hero's blessing ceremony! This has caused her strength to surge once again!"
A silence fell around the long table. Recalling the perilous battle with Mino a few months ago, the expressions of the demons became more solemn.
"Anyway, this is just speculation. Relax, Swell."
A gentle flow of magic emanated from the sword, and Apophis said:
"No matter what humanity intends to do, if they dare to approach the Demon King's castle, the 'Demon King of Time' will reappear and teach humanity another painful lesson. Svir... are you listening?"
In the seat of the second demon, Svir's book suddenly began to flip nervously, completely ignoring Apophis's comforting words. In an instant, his aura became heavy and solidified, merging with the entire Demon King's castle.
"No, this is no longer speculation, everyone."
The next moment, its voice turned serious:
"Just now, the Demon King's Castle detected a human's presence within its territory."
Swell's gaze seemed to penetrate to the second line of defense, which was thousands of miles away from the Demon King's castle. On the pages of the book, gray lines like sketches quickly emerged, and then a scene like a sketch was projected onto the paper almost in real time!
Swell's warning echoed throughout the hall:
"The Hero of Sin, Shana Rek, has appeared on the Path of the Hero—"
The pages detached from Svir's body, displaying its image—observed remotely from the Demon King's castle—before all the great demons:
Outside the dark, rocky canyon, a rusty trash can stands proudly at the crossroads...
"garbage can?"
……
The Path of the Warrior.
The demonic energy formed a fierce wind that surged out of the canyon mouth without restraint, forcefully striking the outer edge of the gray barrel wall and producing a crisp sound of metal and stone clashing together.
A dusty trash can stood in the middle of the field.
It boldly parted the chaotic airflow, firmly rooted among the rocks, the dull rust and deep scratches on its surface revealing the hardships it had endured, giving it an ancient and dignified aura.
At this moment, the bucket shook slightly, and a somewhat muffled sound came from within:
“My lord, we’ve been across the Holy Minoan border for quite some time now, there’s no need for us to be hiding in trash cans anymore, is there?”
A deep female voice followed: "Don't let your guard down, Darkfrey. I can feel an invisible gaze firmly fixed on our presence. Our arrival has already made those dark madmen wary and restless."
“However, you’re right… we have to walk the rest of the road ourselves.”
The next moment, the lid of the trash can slammed open with a bang, and bright red hair jumped out of the trash can, fluttering in the whistling air.
Sheathed the long, black sword at her waist, Shana raised her crimson eyes and looked ahead:
"It took a month to finally reach the Path of the Hero from the capital—it really took quite a while."
Shana placed her right hand on her blindfold, crossed her arms, and stood with her feet apart in an incredibly cool pose, as if only in this way could she prove her hard work and overcoming all obstacles along the way.
Darkfrey silently grumbled to himself, his waist...
"Actually, if you hadn't insisted on carrying this trash can with you, even without using the jump array and travel spells, we would have arrived here in just ten days..."
"Shut up, Darkfrey!" Shana said sternly, raising her eyebrows.
"How can we just abandon our best partner, the team's MVP, who helped us infiltrate the capital?!"
“But…it’s just a trash can!” Darkfrey’s blade twitched, his tone weak as he said.
"Its mineral composition is too ordinary to give birth to a spirituality like a sacred artifact."
“It wasn’t just an ordinary trash can.” Walking a short distance away, Shana picked up the lid that had just been blown off, turned back, and reassembled the trash can, her eyes filled with deep nostalgia.
"Back then, my legendary partner Fim and I met by fate in front of a trash can, which led us to successfully stop the terrorist attack on the Dragon Mountain!"
Shana clenched her bandaged left hand slightly and muttered to herself:
"I don't know how she is now since we parted ways... But it's okay, I believe that, guided by the trash can, I will meet her again!"
"As for now—"
Shana fixed the trash can among a pile of solidified rubble, making it look like a "bucket in a stone" waiting for the next hero to pull it out. She nodded with satisfaction as she looked at her masterpiece.
Only then did he turn around, looking at the pitch-black rift before him that had devoured all perception and energy, his voice low and somber:
"Are you ready to follow me through the Path of the Hero and vanquish the most terrifying Time Demon Lord, Darkfrey?"
"Wait, my lord! Although we have come this far, let's wait!" Darkfrey's waist trembled violently, and a few drops of cold sweat condensed on the blade:
"Are you really sure you want to do something so reckless?"