As a villain, I really don't want to be pursued by the heroine.

The day when the Demon King fell and the human race launched a desperate counterattack.

"Why, are you afraid now?"

"What did you say? Afraid? Do you think I'm afraid of you?"

In her empty eyes, the pale fire condensed slightly. The Undead Empress's expression was gloomy, and the gray fog of death in the sky also turned into a gust of wind under her anger.

"The blood of the false king only steals a trace of divine power. Even if you are armed to the teeth, you are still a lowly ant! You want me to be afraid? Do you think you are worthy?!"

The empress was furious and summoned the dark wind.

A mist imbued with the power of the undead swept in like a hurricane, like the bloody maw of a prehistoric beast. A mere touch would instantly reduce any mortal to bones, and even the most transcendent would be reduced to mere corpses.

The wrath of a high-level transcendent is enough to stir up celestial phenomena, like a natural disaster. Even if you are a mortal, even if you are a hundred thousand, you will only prostrate yourself before divine power.

But she is not the only one who possesses divine powers!

The young man raised his sword, the sharp blade flashed, and accompanied by the clear and magnificent cry of the phoenix, the golden flame went upstream, broke through the layers of gray fog, and finally bloomed in the air.

The golden light tore through the gray foggy sky, and the flames turned into morning light, sounding the clarion call for the soldiers to continue their counterattack.

Before the empress could get angry, she was surprised to find that the young man had already taken a step forward.

He really wanted to kill her!

"Ant, how dare you?!"

The angry empress clenched her fist in the air, revealing a terrifying staff inlaid with a heart instead of a gem.

The twelve magic circles lit up instantly, and twelve battle-hardened, powerful mid-level undead knights transformed into the Empress's sharpest swords and shields, blocking the young man.

They are all masters among the undead, second only to a few undead generals, and are picked from thousands of people.

Twelve layers of sword lights and shadows came rushing in without leaving any blind spots.

The black-haired boy was not moved at all, he just trembled and swung his sword.

Golden light danced magnificently among the knights, and twelve layers of gorgeous flowing shadow fireworks flashed swiftly between the undead knights.

The next moment, the boy was behind the knight.

The undead knight sheathed his sword and was shattered by the fire of the phoenix, bursting into fiery fireworks.

Climbing onto the bones, the soldiers who came to rescue the emperor were swept down by the griffins wrapped in golden flames and thunder.

The undead general who tried to draw his bow and aim at the boy's back was also held tightly to the ground by the roaring [Count Bear].

A massive magic circle lit up in the void, and a second Skeleton Giant appeared on the battlefield, swinging its arms and descending upon the young man. Jon Snow, who had only been able to hold the Skeleton Giant back momentarily, now, empowered by the power of the Phoenix, unleashed a dense swarm of icy spikes, like icy thorns, completely freezing the Skeleton Giant's movements.

Unable to stop the boy's steps anymore, staring at the burning gold in his eyes, a trace of fear finally appeared on the empress's face.

Yes, that was the case back then too.

The enraged magician, wrapped in the phoenix's divine fire, led humans in launching an almost impossible counterattack.

Not even her king could stop the golden flames.

"You're scared, that's good."

Roy slowly assumed the stance of drawing his sword and slashing, exhaled slowly, and smiled coldly: "You should be afraid."

"You're looking for death! You're the one who should be afraid!!!"

The empress raised her staff high, and the surging gray fog condensed into a pale flaming giant sword, falling from the sky.

The only response she got was a flash of a sword.

【Yang Yan】.

The sun exploded.

The dazzling sun burst out with a terrifying light, obscuring everyone's vision.

When the stinging in their eyes stopped, people looked up at the giant's head and saw that the empress was still holding her staff high, but the boy had already come behind her.

The situation of not knowing who would win caused the battlefield, which was once filled with shouts and screams, to fall into a strange silence for a while.

Until a ray of morning light shines through the gaps in the mist, burning slowly like a star-like flame.

The Phoenix Blade was sheathed, and the young man exhaled.

The arrogant Undead King's body shook, and then a golden sword light burst out, igniting golden flames, and his soul was completely shattered.

Chapter 124 Suprise

In the Demon Hall, in front of all the demon nobles, the four kings gathered.

The Flame Demon issued a solemn and stern warning: "Humans are cunning, so we must not underestimate the enemy! His Majesty the Demon King has not yet awakened, so now is far from the time to advance!"

Across from him, the pale empress was boredly admiring her own bony hand, which was inlaid with the organs of the living, and sneered, "A dignified demon of fire is cowardly before the battle. How ridiculous."

"Anisas, don't waste the Demon King's precious troops with your ignorance!"

"Ifrit, how dare you speak like that? It's clearly your cowardice and incompetence that has delayed this precious opportunity!" Anisas raised his head, glared coldly at the demon engulfed in hellfire, and sneered, "But it's understandable."

"Defeated by a mere mortal adventurer must have frightened you to death, right?"

The undead below the hall burst into laughter.

Ifrit's face froze.

The demons only admire the strong.

At the last imperial meeting, he vomited blood on the spot because the projection was destroyed, which dealt a huge blow to Ifrit's prestige.

"That's just a projection!"

The terrifying rage of the Four Heavenly Kings suppressed the ridicule of the undead, but Anissas, who was also a Heavenly King, still had undisguised contempt.

"Even if it's a projection, it can't change the fact that you lost!"

"The plots you demons are so proud of are just a waste of time! By the time you were planning, my army would have already razed the human castle!"

Ifrit turned his head away and sneered, "Then please do as you please. Don't blame me for not reminding you."

"You don't need to tell me I can do it too."

Anisas raised his finger, and the magic circle in the void showed a clear picture.

Since the meeting began, she released control of her projection clone and no longer paid attention to the battle situation on the front line.

I guess the Snow Wind Castle guarded by the Anders family and the beautiful woman with silver hair and blue eyes like roses have both been taken into their possession, right?

"Open your eyes and watch carefully. While you were being humiliated by mortal adventurers, I had already..."

Halfway through his speech, Anisas's expression changed.

The projected image was exactly the perspective of her clone.

The undead retreated, the golden flames surged, and under the fiery dawn, the warriors on the empire's border advanced bravely, driving her army.

At the end of the scene, the black-haired boy drew his sword and it flashed, transforming into a line brighter than the sun.

Then, as the picture was interrupted, Anisas screamed, and the half of his originally intact bone face ignited with strange golden flames.

"what--!"

The destruction of the projection will damage some of the bloodline power, but it will be restored to its original state after a period of rest.

Just like Ifrit.

But this time it's different.

The golden flame...is it the power of the legendary Phoenix, the one that controls the power of souls?!

Soul, her soul was actually cut off by that blow, which passed through her clone and traced back to its source!

The pain was far more terrible than the pain of the flesh, causing the Undead King to scream in agony.

The demons present looked at each other in bewilderment, no one knowing what had happened. Only those veterans who had participated in the [Third Era] Human-Demon War and witnessed the might of the Phoenix were terrified by this familiar power.

"Damn it! The blood of the false king? The Phoenix? How dare you insult me ​​like this..."

The Flame Demon unceremoniously grinned into an extremely exaggerated arc: "What a great way to flatten the human castle!"

It would be the demons' turn to laugh in unison.

Anisas covered his face and howled in frustration, "Shut up! It's just a projection!"

Ifrit retaliated: "That doesn't change the fact that you were humiliated by the human race!"

The undead and the demons engaged in a fierce war of words.

The Zerg and the Succubus King looked at each other and sighed at the same time.

In any case, the failure of the war faction is inevitable.

Before the Demon King wakes up, it will be difficult for the demons to do anything to the human world.

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The fire in my heart is extinguished.

Roy half-knelt on the ground, sweating all over, and the [Phoenix Blade] projected in his hand also returned to nothingness.

He has reached his limit.

The good news is that with the fall of the Empress's clone, the undead army also collapsed and dissipated like bubbles.

It turns out that these guys were summoned by the Empress. This means that the [Desperate Line] has not been destroyed to the extent that the demons can invade at will.

The few remaining demon soldiers were crushed into pieces by the border soldiers.

Amidst the remains of the empress, a gray shadow transformed into a terrifying wronged spirit, staring intently at them.

"Blood of the False King, just wait for me!"

"One day, the demon army will cross that damned defense line, flatten your castle, and destroy everything you have! And then..."

"And then we defeated them." Roy smiled faintly, forcing himself to hold back his body, which was about to fall apart. He limped over to her and pretended to be disdainful: "Just like now."

After saying that, he stepped on the last wisp of soul and it disappeared.

Who doesn't know how to say something harsh? Do you have the guts to come over and hit me now?

You're tired of hearing these threats from afar, aren't you? Until you can truly break down the defenses, you'd better go and join forces with some demonic loser!

After doing all this, Roy finally half-knelt on the ground, sweating all over, unable to move anymore.

He had not recovered from the injuries and fatigue from yesterday's bloody battle. He had just relied on the power of the phoenix and burned his soul to hold on, and he was only half dead.

If it wasn't for the purpose of showing the indomitable spirit of the human race and killing the demons, Roy really didn't want to move a finger.

【Congratulations on completing the Fate-Defying Node! 】

[Snow Wolf Fate Reversal Progress]: 60%

After confirming that the fate-defying node was completely completed, he really couldn't move a finger anymore. Just breathing felt like he had used up all his strength.

Fortunately, everything is over...?

The earth is shaking.

No, it was the bone giant that was trembling.

Roy then realized that with the fall of the Pale Queen, her summons would also return to nothingness, just like the undead army that disappeared like bubbles. The bone giant was also her summon!

Damn, in my current state, if I fall from this height, I won’t be able to hold on to my last breath!

"Chi...!"

In panic, Roy shouted, but the golden-winged griffin glanced at him but did not move.

Why are you just watching?!

The giant's body collapsed, and Roy inevitably slipped off the skull.

However, what greeted him was not the cold ground.

But a fragrant, cool and soft embrace.

It was not until then that Roy understood hxd's good intentions.

The silver wolf flashed by, carrying the silver-haired girl and catching the boy who was about to fall to the ground.

"I did a good job, didn't I?" Roy raised his head and smiled weakly.