At the same time as Seth's army charged forward, the morale of the demon army instantly collapsed.
Demons held the highest status among the demon race, and were revered even more because they possessed an invincible barrier—something as unfair as a cheat. But now, right before the demon army's eyes, a demon had been torn apart with bare hands. The shock and terror this brought to the demon army were naturally beyond description!
"Run!"
"Run away! Run!!"
Facing Seth's attack, most of the demons did not hesitate at all. They turned around and fled. Their thinking was very simple: an existence that could even kill a demon was something they absolutely could not oppose!
Of course, not all demons chose to flee. There were still some who tried to seize the opportunity to command the army and hold back Seth's attack.
However, at that very moment, Anne and Guleya made their move.
Guleya looked toward the demon army ahead and took a deep breath.
"Zun—Haal—Viik!"
A thunderous roar that seemed to shake the earth instantly spread across the entire battlefield. The demons in front of Guleya felt an irresistible force surge toward them, and in the next instant, the weapons in their hands were all sent flying away. At the same time, Anne pulled out the magic grimoire at her waist, raised it high, and pointed forward.
"Heroic spirits, destroy our enemies!"
Along with Anne's clear shout, a gigantic steel knightly heroic spirit appeared out of thin air. Raising its spear and shield, it charged toward the demon army ahead. A heroic knight dozens of meters tall was, of course, not something the demons could withstand. In the blink of an eye, the heroic knight cut straight through the demon army that had already begun to scatter.
Having suddenly lost their weapons, been pierced through by the heroic knight, and with their central pillar—the demon—already slain, the demon army was now in complete collapse. Seth's army seized the opportunity and pressed forward, directly pursuing the demon army ahead.
"I really didn't expect those two young ladies to be so powerful...…"
Taking in the entire scene, King Gandhi's expression was solemn. Precisely because he was Seth's strongest mage, he was able to truly appreciate just how terrifying and formidable Anne's and Guleya's magic was. With such power, even without an army, just the two of them alone would be enough to determine the outcome of a battlefield!!
Thinking back to how Duanmu Huai had previously said that Manaria's level of magic surpassed Seth's, King Gandhi had felt a bit unconvinced at the time———now, it seemed better to forget that thought. Just that one princess alone was enough to utterly crush all the mages in his own country.
Not to mention anything else, he had no idea how he would even deal with that gigantic knight.
Sigh...…
Thinking about it this way, King Gandhi felt the task ahead grow even more daunting.
Although his own daughter's looks were passable, her personality was rigid, and now she couldn't even compare in magic to that Inquisitor's fiancée...…
Forget it. Better to focus on the battle in front of them first!
At this moment, Duanmu Huai also joined the fight. He summoned the electromagnetic rhino and, together with Olgis, charged at the very front, hacking and slashing along the path of the demon army's rout. Of course, for Duanmu Huai, simply killing these demons was no trouble at all, but he had found some enjoyment in the process.
That enjoyment was opening boxes.
"Olgis! There's a demon general at eleven o'clock!"
"Yes, Master."
Hearing Duanmu Huai's order, Olgis, who was sitting beside him, nodded. She looked in the direction Duanmu Huai pointed, then extended her hand. Soon, several dolls shot out from Olgis's side and plunged into the demon army. Moments later, a huge demon, fat as a ball and clad in dazzling golden armor, was flung out from within, grabbed by the dolls and carried flying toward them.
Duanmu Huai held his greatsword and faced the golden demon. Sword light flashed in his hand, and in the next instant the golden demon was split open on the spot. Its enormous green belly tore apart, and a completely naked young girl fell out from inside, only to be caught by Duanmu Huai in one motion.
"Mm, SR. Put it in the back."
"Okay, Master."
Duanmu Huai glanced at the girl and handed her over to Olgis, who placed her into a bag behind the electromagnetic rhino.
In fact, that glittering golden demon was not an ordinary demon, but a demon general. Duanmu Huai had learned from Saizer that these demon generals would capture intelligent women and stuff them into their bellies, using their brains and intelligence to increase their own intelligence attributes.
Since these people weren't dead, Duanmu Huai didn't mind rescuing them along the way.
Of course, he felt that this was basically the same as opening blind boxes, and it was actually quite fun.
Cutting open a demon general's belly to see what kind of woman was inside.
There were middle-aged and elderly women (N cards), young beauties in their twenties (R cards), and beautiful girls in their teens (SR cards).
Naturally, as far as Duanmu Huai was concerned, if he could open a super beautiful girl, that would be UR-tier.
Unfortunately, his luck wasn't that great. After opening boxes all the way along, most of them were R cards, with a small number of SR and N cards.
As for UR, he didn't encounter a single one.
If only these demon generals had a ten-pull pity guarantee...…
Unfortunately, they didn't.
Just like that, the demon army collapsed all the way, while Seth's army pursued relentlessly. Although the latter had inferior stamina compared to the demons and was already quite exhausted, King Gandhi had made preparations for this. He quickly carried out a rotation, sending exhausted soldiers back to rest while those with sufficient stamina continued fighting. After all, this time they were going for a surprise attack. With the demon army scattered, they clearly wouldn't expect the human army to have a way to directly kill its way into their stronghold. If they didn't seize the moment to press forward and take down the final demon in one go, then once the enemy reacted and redeployed troops to cut off their retreat, Seth's army would become a turtle trapped in a jar!
At the same time, the demon Camilla, who was in the royal city of Seth, also received news from the front.
"Gick is dead, and the army has collapsed?"
Hearing the report from the panting demon messenger, Camilla's face turned icy as she stood up, coldly staring at him.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, yes, Lady Camilla, I'm very sure! I saw with my own eyes Lord Gick being torn in half by that terrifying human! I absolutely did not lie!"
"Where is Saizer? Where is Saizer?"
"Lord Saizer's whereabouts are unknown. Her vanguard force also cannot be contacted. It's very likely...…"
"Hmph!!"
Camilla's face darkened as icy killing intent erupted from her body.
"I truly didn't expect this group of humans to have such abilities. Very well, I want to see for myself what kind of person dares to stand against us demons!"
When Duanmu Huai led the army to the outskirts of Seth City, the entire city had already been tightly sealed off by the demon forces stationed there. On the city gate ahead, Duanmu Huai saw a gorgeously dressed woman with white hair and dragon horns, standing amid the support of her subordinates and coldly gazing at the human army before her.
When she saw Duanmu Huai, her eyes grew even colder, filled with bloodlust.
"Was it you who killed Gick and Saizer?"
"That's right. I killed Gick, but as for Saizer...…"
Hearing the question, Duanmu Huai sneered, snapped his fingers, and then Saizer appeared from behind, walking out unwillingly and kneeling beside him.
Seeing this scene, the demons and apostles on the city walls erupted into an uproar.
"T-this, what's going on?"
"Did Lady Saizer betray us? Why?!"
Looking at Saizer kneeling motionlessly beside Duanmu Huai, the demons went completely mad. A demon submitting to a human was something they had never even imagined!
"...…"
Seeing this, even Camilla's gaze turned icy.
"I truly didn't expect that you would betray us and throw yourself into the human camp, Saizer."
"No, Camilla, I didn't...…"
Saizer opened her mouth to explain, but Duanmu Huai waved his hand and interrupted her.
"If you're curious why Saizer betrayed you, I can tell you. The answer is very simple...…because she is now my familiar."
"...…Eh?"
It had to be said that the news Duanmu Huai delivered was far too explosive. So much so that all the demons present, including Camilla, failed to react at first. But once they understood what he meant, shock and rage surged through their hearts.
"You...…"
"That's right. Demons are also monsters, so of course they can be subdued by a monster tamer."
Facing Camilla's killing intent, so intense it was almost tangible, Duanmu Huai bared his teeth in a savage grin.
"That's the answer. I defeated Saizer and then subdued her, so she has to obey my orders. It's that simple!"
At this point, Duanmu Huai glanced at Camilla.
"Oh, but you don't need to worry. The reason I chose to subdue Saizer was only because I wanted to obtain some information about the demon race from her. As for you...…I think you'd better obediently get on your way and keep Gick company!"
"Very good!"
Hearing this, Camilla could no longer suppress the fury in her heart. She spread the wings behind her back and hovered into the air.
"I want to see what kind of ability you have to kill me. Don't think I'm as weak as Gick and Saizer! Lowly race, I'll let you experience my true power—Camilla's true power!"
Ah, this won't do...…
Seeing Camilla fly into the air, Saizer was left speechless. She could guess Camilla's thinking. Camilla was a dragonkin and could naturally fly. Generally speaking, humans couldn't fly. As long as Camilla stayed in the air, she would be invincible———that was exactly what Saizer herself had thought back then!
However, at this moment, Saizer also harbored a trace of hope.
After all, she knew that Camilla, as one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the demon race, was second only to Kaiblis in strength. She and Gick couldn't take down this human, but perhaps...…Camilla could?
Yet at the very instant this thought arose in Saizer's heart, a terrifying, heart-palpitating aura suddenly erupted! At the same time, Duanmu Huai's voice rang out before her.
"Despicable and filthy demon, there is no place for you here to exist. In the name of the Grand Inquisitor, I will completely purify you! In the name of the Inquisition, die!!"
As he finished speaking, Duanmu Huai extended his right hand, clad in gravity gauntlets, and then violently spread his five fingers. In the next instant, everyone saw the tall, thick, magic-shrouded city wall that protected Seth City directly scatter and explode apart. The demons standing atop it were caught off guard, screaming as they fell!
The sudden explosion of the fortress beneath her feet was clearly beyond Camilla's expectations. She hurriedly flapped her wings, trying to evade it. However, at the same time, Duanmu Huai locked his gaze onto Camilla and clenched his fist tightly.
In the next moment, the stone fragments and debris from the shattered city wall flying through the air suddenly seemed to be drawn from all directions, smashing straight toward Camilla!
"Ugh—————!!"
Attacks of this level naturally had no way of breaking through Camilla's invincible barrier. However, floating in midair like this was hardly comfortable for her either. Her vision was filled everywhere with spinning, whirling stones and bricks, almost completely blocking her sight. But Camilla was no pushover. She roared, spread her hands forward, and soon the howling airflow transformed into sharp blades that crushed all the bricks and stones surrounding her.
However, just as Camilla's vision finally cleared, she suddenly felt an enormous pulling force appear. In the next instant, caught off guard, Camilla plummeted straight toward the ground. At the same time, Duanmu Huai clenched his fist and threw a punch straight at Camilla!
"Don't even think about it!!"
Facing Duanmu Huai's incoming punch, Camilla raised both hands to block in front of her———yet what happened next completely stunned her.
Duanmu Huai's fist passed through Camilla's invincible barrier without any resistance at all and struck directly onto her hands. Accompanied by a violent surge of force, Camilla's slender arms shattered and exploded in an instant!
"Ah—————!!"
As demons, having possessed invincible barriers, they had long since forgotten what pain felt like. Having her barrier suddenly broken and her arms so easily smashed made Camilla cry out in agony.
But this was only the beginning!
After shattering Camilla's arms with one punch, Duanmu Huai showed no mercy. He grabbed her limp arms, yanked hard, and slammed her straight to the ground. Then he reached out and seized Camilla's dragon wings from behind, violently pulling!
"Ahhhhhhh!!"
Along with Camilla's shrill screams, her dragon wings were forcibly torn off by Duanmu Huai. But it wasn't over yet. Duanmu Huai stepped on Camilla's back, reached out again, and grabbed the dragon horns on her head!
"Y-you actually dare...…"
Feeling the intense pain coming from her head, Camilla tried to curse in rage, but Duanmu Huai had no interest in listening. He stepped on her body with one foot, gripped her horns with one hand, and yanked upward with all his strength!
"Pshhk!!"
In the next instant, Camilla's head was violently torn off her neck by Duanmu Huai. A long string of stark-white vertebrae was ripped out along with it, swaying slowly in the air amid the spraying blood.
"...…"
Seeing this scene, everyone on both sides—friend and foe alike—was completely numb.
Duanmu Huai simply held Camilla's head, its mouth agape, its expression ferocious and full of agony, eyes wide open in death, and raised it high.
He opened his mouth and roared!
Skulls for the—no, wait, that was close. Almost became disloyal.
"The demon Camilla is dead! Wretched demons, prepare to accept the fury of the Inquisition!"
(End of chapter)