The villains are redeemed, and the heroines cry and beg for forgiveness.

Of the demon generals who came, only Crimson General Dracula and Mysterious General Angsch are still alive.

Gu Ran seemed to be deep in thought.

If the Bewitching General was initially cautious and unwilling to make another move because he saw that the Bewitching General was powerful and broke the Bewitching General's illusion with a single sword strike, that would be understandable.

However, later the other demon generals arrived, and they had a greater number of people—at least on the surface, the demon generals' side had the advantage. Why was the Mysterious General still not making a move?

Has he already run away?

When Lilith first saw Gu Ran covered in blood, she was startled, but breathed a sigh of relief after realizing that the blood was not his.

Seeing that Gu Ran remained silent, she assumed that although Gu Ran was not injured, he was quite exhausted and was resting, so she spoke up:

"Gu Ran, I'm going to kill that old bat!"

She hadn't gone after Dracula because she was worried about Gu Ran and her own mental energy was quite depleted and she hadn't fully recovered.

Now that Gu Ran is safe and sound, and her mental strength has recovered by half, she has the idea of ​​chasing after Dracula.

Although Dracula, that old bat, has lived a long time, his strength is actually not as good as hers. She is confident that she can kill him in a one-on-one fight.

Since the Sovereign has already issued a divine decree ordering the other demon generals to kill her, it means that everyone is an enemy, and it's a fight to the death.

If we miss this chance to kill Dracula now, it will be much harder to kill this old bat later.

Gu Ran reached out to stop Lilith.

Seeing Lilith's puzzled look, he glanced around and said loudly:

"Aren't you coming out yet, you enigmatic general of the abyss!"

Seeing Gu Ran's actions, Lilith's confusion deepened.

Is the Mysterious General still nearby and hasn't escaped yet?

However, she did not disturb Gu Ran, but waited quietly to the side.

The surroundings remained silent, as if there were no other living beings besides him and Lilith.

Dracula had fled far away and was almost out of sight.

Gu Ran seemed to be talking to thin air, as if he was doing something futile, and even let the enemy he had a high chance of catching up escape.

However, Gu Ran never looked at Dracula fleeing in the distance.

He continued, seemingly talking to himself, "It seems you still have some doubts about my abilities. Since you want to play hide-and-seek, I'll grant your wish."

Gu Ran took out a ring, an item that could open a spatial portal. It was originally given to him by Lilith to escape—although the coordinates of the portal's destination were likely to be changed, there might still be a glimmer of hope.

However, things took an unexpected turn for Lilith: Gu Ran single-handedly almost killed the demon general who had come to ambush them.

Gu Ran is now taking out this ring, not to open a portal and escape.

He placed the ring in his palm, clenched his fist tightly, and then released it.

The ring shattered almost into powder, which scattered across the ground.

Lilith was even more puzzled by what she saw.

She pursed her lips, but ultimately remained silent.

The moment the ring shattered, a slight ripple appeared in the space around it.

Gu Ran smiled faintly and said, "Aren't you coming out now?"

"How did you find out?" a childish voice suddenly rang out.

A small figure slowly appeared, as if it had emerged from the other side of an invisible wall.

It was a little girl who looked about seven or eight years old, with white hair and silver eyes, wearing a loose, crescent-white robe that looked like a nightgown.

She yawned, rubbed her eyes with her pink and small fists, as if she had just woken up, her eyes half-open.

"I'm over here." Gu Ran looked at the little girl facing Lilith with a hint of speechlessness.

"Oh, sorry, sorry, I'm sorry, I misread it." The little girl apologized as she turned her body and finally faced Gu Ran, but her eyes were still half open, as if she hadn't woken up yet.

"..."

Gu Ran looked at Lilith, his eyes questioning.

Is this the Mysterious General? Does the Demon General of the Abyss look like this?

Lilith was also very surprised. She observed the little girl carefully for a while, and then nodded to Gu Ran.

Although they didn't speak, Gu Ran and Lilith understood each other's meaning.

Gu Ran really didn't expect that this little guy was actually a demon general.

Of course, he did not underestimate the other person because of their appearance or the personality they displayed.

After all, Dracula could live for thousands of years, so it's understandable that a demon general who looks like a child would appear.

Maybe this little girl has lived for thousands of years, just like Dracula, and is an old woman.

"The enigmatic General Angshu?" Gu Ran asked.

"Yes, it's me. What's wrong?" Angshu seemed to have finally woken up. His eyes were fully open, big and bright, like white pearls.

Gu Ran raised an eyebrow: "How old are you?"

Although he had some suspicions, he still felt it was better to ask for clarification, which determined his attitude.

"How old am I? Let me think... wait, how old am I again...?"

Angxiu looked like she was seriously recalling something, but soon her expression changed, and she glared angrily at Gu Ran.

"I just remembered, it's very impolite of you to ask a girl's age so directly!"

"A girl's age is a secret, a complete secret! Okay?!"

Could it be that they've lived too long and forgotten everything, so they're changing the subject?

Is she really an old woman with white hair and a youthful face?

Gu Ran looked at Angxiu with suspicion.

As Lilith reminisced, she said, "The legacy of the Mysterious General is very mysterious. No other demon general in the abyss knows what it is all about."

"It's as if everyone has forgotten about General Mischief. Normally, no other demon generals would voluntarily enter the territory under General Mischief's jurisdiction. Moreover, there's really nothing worth going to the territory under General Mischief's jurisdiction. It's one of the most worthless areas in the abyss."

"Because of these reasons, very few demons know about the Mysterious General, and it seems that no other demon has ever seen the Mysterious General's true appearance. However, although his true appearance is unknown, his abilities do not lie."

Lilith stared at Angshu: "Judging from your talent and abilities, you are indeed the Mysterious General. I just don't know if you, like Dracula, have always held the position of Mysterious General, or if you only recently became the Mysterious General?"

Angshu turned to look at Lilith and smiled: "I know you, Succubus General Lilith. You are really different from the succubus generals of the past. But even if you are a girl, it is impolite to ask your age."

Although Angshu didn't reveal his age, Gu Ran could tell that Angshu's real age was definitely much older than he appeared.

“Alright, since you’re unwilling to reveal it, then I won’t,” Gu Ran said. “Now I have a question for you. It’s a very important question, and I hope you can answer it truthfully. If you don’t answer it well, the consequences will be very serious.”

Gu Ran narrowed his eyes slightly: "Are you friend or foe?"

The atmosphere at the scene immediately became solemn.

Although Gu Ran did not deliberately use his aura to oppress Angxiu, even the slightest hint of killing intent revealed was enough to make Angxiu tremble.

Angshu shrugged his thin shoulders: "Hey, you human, don't you already know? Why ask when you already know? At least, I'm not your enemy."

"Besides, you haven't even answered my question yet! Why should I answer it first? That's incredibly rude of you. Aren't you humans supposed to be civilized and polite?"

Be civilized and polite?

What a mess.

It felt rather incongruous for it to emerge from the mouth of a demon general from the abyss.

"What kind of look is that? That look of disdain. Are you thinking that demons from the abyss don't know anything about civilization and manners? Weren't you demons the ones who used to run rampant in the human world?"

Angshu, hands on his hips, scoffed, "That's your stereotype! Who says demons don't understand manners? Who made that rule?"

Gu Ran: "......"

Okay, although this demon general seems very unreliable, at least we can be fairly certain that he is not currently an enemy.

"You have disobeyed the divine decree of the Sovereign. Aren't you afraid of being punished?" Gu Ran asked.

Angshu shrank his neck: "Ah—of course I'm scared, but I didn't disobey the Lord's divine decree. The Lord's divine decree was to stop the Succubus General from approaching the Pandora's Box ruins, and I did stop her, but I failed."

"You're so strong, all the other demon generals have died at your hands. I'm so weak... what can I do? If I fail, I'll just have to accept my fate. Am I supposed to die like the other demon generals?"

Gu Ran: "What you said makes some sense, but will the Sovereign listen to your explanation? If He doesn't listen to your explanation, what will you do?"

Angshu muttered, "Well... what can I do? I can't beat them, and they won't listen to my excuses. If I'm going to die anyway, I might as well sleep and get some rest. Isn't that perfect? ​​I'll never have such a good chance to sleep soundly again."

Then, with a pitiful look in her eyes, she said, "Since I'm about to die, could you grant me a small request? I'm genuinely curious. I should have hidden myself very well; none of the other demon generals have ever discovered me. How did you find out?"

"You care a lot? Why?" Gu Ran sensed that Angxiu wasn't just curious; it seemed like there was another reason he was hiding from him.

Facing Gu Ran's piercing gaze, Ang Xiu lowered his head: "You found out even though I hid it so well. What if you barge into my world when I'm sleeping? I need to find a way to hide it even better."

Gu Ran smiled and shook his head: "Actually, it's very simple. I'm probably more sensitive to spatial fluctuations, so even though your ability is indeed amazing and you've hidden yourself very well, I still managed to discover it."

"Because there is a slight unnaturalness at the connection between your world and this world. Other powerful beings may not be able to detect that unnaturalness, but I can. And by crushing the spatial artifact, I have aggravated this unnaturalness and disharmony, so I can pinpoint your location more easily."

"Oh, I see." Angshu said, somewhat annoyed. "But the connection between the real and the virtual world can never be perfectly harmonious, so does that mean I'll never be able to improve it?"

Is the ability to distinguish between reality and illusion truly such...?