The hero's gender is yet to be determined after rebirth.

“If I die…” Lorenwei was suddenly stunned.

The characteristics of the Sevi tribe, the choices made by the Misty Sea, and the price Meilan paid for obtaining the Demon King's power...

Before she could think any further, a wave of weakness washed over her.

She slowly descended, no longer able to maintain the levitation state she had at the peak of her Sword Saint form.

Lorenwei watched as the Demon King, Meilan, continuously increased her magical power.

“Melan, in my memory, Lorenwei…”

"She was a country girl who came to school wearing a tattered coat with exposed cotton padding..."

"A poor girl who's always so stingy with food..."

"A straightforward and honest girl who speaks her mind so frankly it's almost unbelievable..."

"A stubborn, clueless girl who never cheats in a fight..."

The hero's sword in Lorenwei's hand vanished in an instant, and with a sudden wave of her hand, all the sharp blades around her were also put back into her spatial ring.

"You're such a lovable girl."

"You're the kind of girl I can share chicken legs with, and I still can't forget the taste of those hard steamed buns we ate together."

"So, Melanie, even if you become the Demon King, I will do everything in my power to bring you back..."

Lorenwei spoke slowly before the Demon King, gradually approaching him.

She opened her arms and greeted the Demon King.

[Lorenvie, die!] The demon king's voice was devoid of any emotion.

This time, the Demon King's Sword did not strike, but instead stabbed directly at Lorenwei, who was only a step away.

puff--

Lorenwei's chest was pierced, and blood gushed out. The blade was embedded in her left breast, in the vital area of ​​her heart.

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“Meilan…” Lorenwei’s voice trembled as she lay dying, blood seeping from the corner of her mouth.

Numerous screams erupted from behind.

The next second, the Demon King flicked his hand, and in a flash of blood, he drew the Demon King Sword.

Lorenwei's chest gushed blood.

Blood sprayed directly onto the Demon King's armor, and even Meilan's face was stained with a lot of blood.

Amidst the blood-red light, Meilan's voice hesitated: "[Lo...Lorenwei?]"

This indicates that the coercive force of the energy exchange cost task is weakening.

"Wake up, Melanie..." Lorenwei's voice grew weaker and weaker, her arms falling limply to her sides, her entire body collapsing against the Demon King, only her last faint whisper escaping: "Kiss me..."

Lorenwei remained silent.

The Demon King supported her body with his left hand, holding her in his arms.

“Lo...Lorenwei…” Meilan’s voice gradually returned.

This means that Lorenwei's life is gradually fading away.

“Lorenwei!” Meilan exclaimed.

The Demon King's Sword fell, and Meilan caught Lorenwei in her arms.

But her heightened senses allowed her to fully perceive that the frail body in her hands was lifeless.

"Lorenve!" Sylph, Kurara, and the other women shouted as they rushed over.

Boulbo slumped to the ground.

Bordonna felt a chill in her heart and froze there, unable to move an inch.

Many guards and teachers who rushed over panicked.

Lorenvie, who could fight the Demon King, is dead?!

Sylph and Kurara gathered around Melan, who was wearing Demon King armor, crying. Even Sally came over, sobbing uncontrollably.

They no longer cared that Meilan was still the Demon King.

Meilan held Lorenwei's body, overwhelmed with grief.

Under the force of the previous coercion, her soul, as an observer, witnessed the entire process.

Even the instant Lorenwei's heart was pierced, she could feel it.

Lorenwei—

This was the first time Meilan had cried so bitterly.

I didn't cry so bitterly when my grandfather passed away.

He unleashed various healing magic scrolls without hesitation, but to no avail.

"Open your eyes! Lorenve! Are you going to abandon me for the rest of your life?!" Sylph cried out.

“Lorenwei…” Kurara cried uncontrollably, her hand touching Lorenwei’s pale, bloodless face, feeling that she wasn’t breathing at all.

"..." Meilan narrowed her eyes at this moment.

Because a pleasant female voice echoed in her mind...

Have you forgotten Lorenve's last words?

The voice was beautiful, not Lorenwei's, and she had never heard it before, but a spiritual force entered her consciousness.

She, who was always seemingly foolish yet wise, or perhaps wise yet foolish, had a very clear-headed thought of something.

Oh, right, what Lorenwei said at the end was... Meilan calmed herself down and rationally considered a possibility.

"Lorenwei, you actually sacrificed yourself to wake me up..." Meilan murmured.

In the next breath, Meilan leaned down and kissed Lorenwei's lips...

My first kiss tasted like blood.

Sylph knelt on the ground, her face streaked with tears, yet she whispered resolutely, "Lorenvie, you wait. You think you can just abandon me like that?"

The scene was chaotic, and just then...

"Hehehehehe—" A strange, shrill laugh rang out amidst the screams of agony.

It was the voice of an elderly man.

Burbo and Bordonna looked in the direction of the sound.

“You, you are…” Burbo exclaimed in astonishment.

Someone in the academy recognized him: "His Majesty the Emperor of the Fate Empire!"

That strange laugh came from the old emperor of the Fite Empire.

The old man, shrouded in a black robe, slowly walked over, surrounded by several guards in similar black robes: "I am very pleased. Young people are full of energy. You kill me, I kill you. They really have drive."

His steps were slightly unsteady due to his advanced age.

"You, you..." Bordonna was also extremely shocked. Upon seeing Emperor Fate, she immediately thought of a terrifying possibility.

Several of the emperor's attendants began to chant strange incantations in a low voice.

Rare magical symbols appeared around the emperor, carrying an aura similar to that of the undead, extremely strange, giving people a sinister and terrifying feeling.

"An evil curse!" Burbo exclaimed.

Although he didn't know what this meant, he knew he couldn't let the other party have their way, so he quickly raised his magic wand, and Bordonna also wanted to stop him.

More than a dozen magic scrolls were thrown out. How could the emperor of the empire, who had been planning for so long, allow anyone to stop him so easily?

Burbo and Bordonna were instantly subdued.

"Damn it! It's no surprise that Athena and Jansen's investigation into the Fate Empire was not unfounded!" Bordonna lamented.

Burbo was also annoyed: "They must have been tricked into going somewhere by the old emperor's skin!"

Then, royal guards, who had concealed their presence, clashed with the academy's eunuchs.

The scene became even more chaotic.

Even with some teachers present, many were unsure which side to support in the short term. Fortunately, the teachers quickly sided with the headmaster, but it was a drop in the ocean and powerless to stop the old emperor's long-planned operation.

After a strange incantation, Meilan, who was leaning forward, suddenly screamed.

Wisps of purple smoke drifted from her body.

It is the leakage of demonic energy.

"Hahahaha! A heartbroken demon king, a lost genius, and a vast amount of energy with nowhere to go—all these conditions are met!" The old emperor's laughter clearly indicated his confidence in victory. "Young demon king candidate, you are not the demon king, but merely a catalyst pupa! The true demon king, the one who will gain the long life of the demon race, should be me!"

The abundant demonic energy began to transfer from Meilan to the old emperor.

After realizing that his personal power was enough to influence the unification of the continent, the old emperor of the Fite Empire began to question the life of the human race. After plotting for over a decade, even personally establishing the Black Robe and Black Abyss organizations, he began pursuing racial conversion.

Having quietly expended countless resources and life force, Old Fate determined that the newly born Demon King needed abundant energy and a pupal metamorphosis. After a long period of research, he finally mastered this method.

Old Fett felt the abundant energy flowing into his body and laughed heartily.

The black robe on his body had been torn apart. The human body simply could not withstand such enormous power; an ordinary person would have exploded and died.

However, he was well-prepared, and countless pre-prepared modification methods had already helped his body begin to accept the energy of the demon race.

"This is youthful life, how wonderful..." The aged body began to regain its youth, and the skin gradually became delicate.

Emperor Fate the Elder was rejuvenated.

However, as Meilan said before, everything comes at a price.

But soon, his skin began to change in a demonic way, evolving into something as hard as armor, which gradually made him more inhuman.

Meilan still formed armor and the Demon King's Sword, but Old Fate himself developed demonic armor and sharp horns. His black, hard demonic skin and countless upright horn-like structures, along with a tail, made him incredibly terrifying.

Even the royal attendants who followed him instinctively wanted to stay away.