I'll kill you after I finish this game!

After that, he left Matilda and continued his wanderings in search of the right actors for him.

Three months later, a third entity appeared in this world's era, besides the Flame Haze and the Apostles: the Demons!

Razer found some individuals with excellent potential, but who were far inferior to Matilda, and granted them a different version of Eternal Destruction than Matilda's full version.

The reason why Matilda wasn't granted the version of Eternal Destruction is that Rez could 'see' their future achievements, unlike someone as sublime as Matilda who could grant them the unknown, or who possessed the qualifications to become a god.

Even if they were granted the complete Seed of Eternal Destruction, it wouldn't make much difference; the limits and such were already anticipated and seen by Rezseh.

The sudden appearance of this demon caused both the Flame Haze and the Crimson Denizens considerable trouble and aversion, with the Crimson Denizens feeling particularly angry and disgusted by its existence.

The fact that the Demon could devour Crimson Denizens, even while posing as a human, shocked both the Crimson Denizens and the Flame Haze.

The existence of demons is referred to in intelligence as Eternal Demons. They can nourish themselves by killing and devouring apostles, making themselves no longer susceptible to being devoured by apostles, and thus only able to be killed or sealed away.

They can also grow stronger by killing and devouring souls, but they are not as superior as Crimson Apostles or Demon Lords.

The opponent doesn't necessarily have to kill to become stronger, but the speed at which the demon becomes stronger by killing Crimson World Apostles is simply unimaginable.

The demons created by the twenty Crimson World Apostles are now capable of fighting against the Crimson World King.

Especially for demons who have reached the formation level, the Eternal Destruction Ritual modified by Reiji can draw out a portion of their personal spiritual light.

Just as Matilda yearns for the struggle to materialize into various legions, the demons, upon reaching a certain rank, can possess relic weapons that threaten the Crimson Lord, as well as their own unique superpowers.

The mere fact that one can become stronger by devouring Crimson World Apostles is enough to terrify and enrage the Apostles.

To think that what they had always considered food had turned into their master, and now they were hunting their prey, was an utter disgrace!

The Flame Haze simply reject the existence of the Majin, because some vile beings would grow stronger by killing humans and accumulating power by any means necessary to take revenge on the Crimson World Apostles.

Even worse, some will target and hunt the Flame Haze who reside in the Crimson World Lord. It would be strange if the Flame Haze were not wary and repulsed by such extremely dangerous and unique beings.

Despite their rejection, most demons harbor an irreconcilable hatred for the Crimson World Apostles, making the existence of the Crimson World Apostles the most unfortunate.

Thanks to these terrifying demons, Rhine-Ouroboros, the wandering magician, this extremely mysterious being, has completely entered the sight of the Fire Mist and the Apostles.

Because it was this being that created that terrifying Eternal Calamity Demon. The ritual called Eternal Calamity Destruction was not a free magic at all, but rather a great secret technique that the other party taught humanity, enough to threaten the Crimson World.

Flame Haze warriors were troublesome enough, but now there's the Eternal Demon, a being that devours their apostles or humans, using them as fuel to grow stronger.

It is evident how ruthless Rhine-Ouroboros, the creator of this great arcane art, was, even including his own kind in the category of "fuel."

Any living creature, even an ant, can be used as fuel.

These beings, who grow stronger solely for the purpose of killing, and who kill only to grow stronger, terrify the Apostles even more than the Flame Haze.

The Crimson Apostles who have now entered the human world feel a deep hatred and loathing for this being, wishing they could find him and tear him apart alive.

Another point is that this being seems to have a fondness for humans; the demons who graduate from him all receive a Noble Phantasm with all sorts of strange and wonderful effects.

As they accumulated, various unique functions emerged in this era, but most of them were Noble Phantasms designed to target Crimson Denizens or Flame Haze.

Some of the Noble Phantasms possess magical abilities that even the Crimson Denizens covet, but these Noble Phantasms from Rhine have only one simple limitation that infuriates the Apostles.

Only humans can use it; more precisely, only those who identify as human can use it.

Even Flame Haze warriors cannot use these Noble Phantasms unless they identify as human.

The most obvious example is that there are four ancient Flame Mist creatures in the United States who call themselves the Four Gods of the Earth. They obtained Noble Phantasms but could not use them, and the reason is obvious to everyone.

P.S.: Please vote and recommend! I personally dislike some Flame Haze characters who don't treat themselves like human beings, who are arrogant because they borrow power and think they are superior to humans...

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Chapter 41 The Meaning and Purpose of the Eternal Demon

The divine artifacts were coveted by both the Flame Mist and the Apostles, but the God-Slaying Gear, which surpassed the divine artifacts, enraged some of the Apostles, especially the group of Apostles at the masquerade ball.

God-Slaying Gear? What do you mean by that name, Rhine?

You attacked the Crimson World Apostles and the Crimson World Demon Lord, creating that abhorrent eternal destruction. What do you mean by creating this God Destroyer? Do you want to kill a god?

The apostles and demon lords who first heard this title were all disdainful, but when some Crimson World Demon Lords and apostles encountered a certain being who possessed the God-Slaying Gear, they could no longer sit still.

Matilda made a name for herself among the Flame Haze and Crimson Denizens, and Reiji even gave her the gauntlets of the Crimson Dragon Emperor, which he had created.

Her fiery hair and scorching eyes really made her seem like a contractor of the Heavenly Flame, but some Crimson Lords and Flame Haze warriors who knew her well would not think that way after getting to know her.

Furthermore, Matilda also stated that she is not a Flame Haze, but a Calamity, and the first and strongest Calamity!

The various functions of the opponent's God-Slaying Tool, which the apostles had discovered, were enough to make the three pillars of the masquerade party take it seriously.

A certain general, the Thousand-Faced Shudenan, once attacked a powerful figure, Matilda, who resembled the Flame-Haired Burning-Eyed Slayer.

As a result, even without using the God-Slaying Gear given to her by Rhine, Matilda was able to confront Shudnan with overwhelming power on her own, making him no match for her at all.

However, when surrounded by a large group of Crimson World Demon Lords, the girl had no choice but to use the God Destroyer.

In the end, only the critically injured and dying Shudnan returned to the masquerade ball, while the other forty-odd Crimson Lords and more than two hundred apostles were all reduced to ashes by Matilda's flames.

Now, Matilda was truly famous. Not only in Europe, but the whole world knew that a terrifyingly powerful being had appeared among the demons.

He single-handedly annihilated more than forty Crimson World Demon Kings and more than two hundred Apostles. Moreover, even the famous Thousand Transformations Xiudenan, who led the team in the Crimson World, suffered a crushing defeat and was severely injured.

At the masquerade ball, the Grand Priestess Hecate, the head of the Three Pillars, and the Judge of the Reversal of Reason, Bellpeor, were both unable to ignore the demons that had suddenly appeared and posed a threat to the Angels.

"Belpeor! Any news about that Rhine? It was all that guy's doing!"

Inside the temple of the Starry Palace, the headquarters of the masquerade ball, the Thousand-Faced Shudenan, his body wrapped in bandages and one arm severed, gritted his teeth and asked Bellpeor, who was healing him with Hecate.

"Besides those demons, who else knows anything about him?"

Wearing a beautiful gown, a tall woman with a large chain-like ornament on her body and an eyepatch over her right eye, with long hair and three eyes, Bellepeor raised her head and gave Shudenan a cold glance.

"Besides, what good would it do you to know in your current state? You can't even defeat that mysterious man's disciple, so how could you possibly fight against that unknown guy?"

Her tone was full of indifference and disdain. She had no liking for Xiudenan's show of bravado in front of Hecate. This time, she had brought a lot of fighting power to the masquerade ball, but they were all wiped out by a demon, and she herself was seriously injured and almost died.

"Humph!"

His right arm regrowed under the restoration of Hecate's Free Style and the power of Bellpeor's presence, and a halberd-spear—the Divine Iron Ruyi—suddenly appeared in Shudnan's hand.

"That woman's flames are too strange. Although they are similar to the Flame-Haired Burning-Eyed Slayer, they are even more dangerous!"

Just thinking about the strange primordial fire that Matilda unleashed made Xiu Denan shudder involuntarily, and his newly healed arm began to ache faintly.

He was so close, so very close, that woman was about to burn him alive and devour him.

The forty Crimson Lords and the rest of the Crimson Apostles were all burned to ashes by the opponent, their purest form of existence being mercilessly devoured by him. With their power surging, they were able to suppress him with overwhelming force.

Not to mention the crimson armor gauntlets on that woman's hands, which could irrationally increase her strength and even distribute that strength to her members of the Free Law Knights.

With his already strong foundation and the added advantage of cheating, Shudenan was almost defeated by Matilda.

When the flames that sent shivers down his spine climbed onto his arm, the pain was so intense that even this tough man was horrified.

Not to mention that the power within his own body was being continuously devoured and burned, as if it had encountered a black hole.

If he hadn't decisively cut off his own arm, he probably would have become that woman's food.

"This is really..."

After hearing the information described by Shudnan, Bellpeor also felt a sense of unease and a headache.

If she couldn't find the source of the demons, namely Rhine, she could already foresee that the apostles would find it difficult to move forward in the future, and would be watched and hunted by a large group of demons all day long.

The Eternal Demons were clearly more wicked than the Flame Haze, and were completely irreconcilable enemies with these otherworldly beings.

Moreover, that Rhine also created various Noble Phantasms suitable for humans, and the effects of the God Destroyer Gear have already been experienced by the great general Shudnan.

If the mysterious Rhine continues like this, the future leader's plans will definitely be hindered.

"Searching aimlessly like this isn't working; we have to find that Rhine..."

Bellpeor pondered a solution, thinking about the information about Rhine and the events of this period, before a cold smile suddenly appeared on her lips.

I've got it! There's a way to lure out that mysterious guy, since beings like the Eternal Calamity Demon can grow stronger by devouring Apostles and other creatures.

If the relationship between Flame Haze and the Majin is ignited to a hostile level, the pressure on the masquerade ball will be reduced.

If you can only hunt apostles and demon kings, then you can hunt demon kings residing in the fire mist as well, right?

In short, we cannot allow the relationship between the demons and the fire mist to improve; we must instead bring them into a state of antagonism and mutual distrust.

After telling Xiu Denan about this method, Xiu Denan smacked his lips and said that this old woman had more insidious ideas.

Although it's somewhat shameful, it's something I have to do for the masquerade ball.

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At the end of the 13th century, one event after another made this era lively.

The first thing was the birth of the Eternal Demons. This third-party existence, born from the Flame Haze and the Angels, made the situation of the Crimson World Angels in the human world perilous.

The number of madmen actively hunting Apostles has increased dramatically. The demons are even more insane than the Flame Haze, and they want to annihilate every single Apostle.

The demons' madness is based on their power, which is different from that of the apostles and the fire fog. The most powerful of them is Matilda, who looks similar to the contractor of the God of Punishment.

Among the demons, her record was the most serious, which made the Flame Haze and the Apostles treat her with the utmost caution. She did not use the contract of the Crimson Lord, but she unleashed an even more terrifying power, and during this period she defeated countless "Kings" and "Disciples".

Her stunning appearance, strong personality, overwhelming authority and presence, and elegant yet fierce heroine have led some to call her a "female hero".

Matilda's power is overwhelming. Even when surrounded by the Thousand-Faced Shudnan, she still managed to crush him with her overwhelming strength. No one can ignore her power.

The second thing was news that sent shivers down the spines of the Crimson World Apostles and the Demon Kings: the God of Heavenly Punishment, the Heavenly Calamity Fire, had arrived in the mortal world.

Although it was only an insignificant clone that came to the present world, which was in the form of a fireball the size of a basketball.

The reason for using this posture, and for not having a formal form, is that they do not want to endanger the stability of the human world. Naturally, the God of Heavenly Punishment would not do anything to devour humans.

This posture allows the celestial calamity to travel through the human world in a minimal manner, without the need for a medium.

As for the consumption of existence power, only the existence power of small animals or flowers and plants is needed to maintain action for a long time.

Although he doesn't seem to have much combat ability, and can't even defeat a low-level apostle, who can blame him when that shameless Tianrang Jiehuo is sticking around Matilda?

The God of Heavenly Punishment actually took a liking to Matilda, this demon, and wanted to sign a contract with her.

This news terrified the three pillars of the masquerade ball, and many of the Crimson Lords and Apostles who had experienced Matilda's power broke out in a cold sweat.

Matilda was already very powerful. If she really made a pact with the God of Punishment and turned into fire mist, would her apostles still be able to live in the human world?

Fortunately, Matilda, a strong-willed woman, directly rejected the Heavenly Blaze, saying that she did not need the power obtained through the contract, and that she only wanted to live with the attitude and power she was proud of.

Although Matilda's rejection of the Heavenly Flame brought relief to most of the Crimson World Apostles, they were no longer particularly intimidated by this woman.