Full-Time Magister: I Am the Shadow King

Chapter 38 Monarchical Domain

[Level Up]

As expected of an intermediate-level dungeon, the level gained from killing demons is significantly higher. This time, I'm sure I'll reap a great reward!

Cheng Xiaoyu continued to explore deeper into the mine, where he saw a spatial vortex, which was probably a magic circle similar to a barrier. Stepping inside would lead to the real underground city.

He immediately stepped inside and found himself in another space. Before him stood a tall iron gate, somewhat similar to the one he had encountered during the previous job change quest.

Suddenly, the door in front of them opened by itself, and a cold, damp wind rushed in, sweeping through the cave.

Unlike the dimness outside, the interior resembled a magnificent palace, with warm firelight illuminating the scene.

Rows of burly demons stood on both sides of the palace, holding all sorts of weapons, like a well-trained army, constantly striking the ground with their weapons, producing a chaotic echo.

Above the palace, four demons of obvious status and strength stood there, exuding a faint sense of oppression.

On the throne sat a demon in a robe, his face contorted in a hideous grimace, with sharp fangs protruding from the corners of his mouth and crimson pupils fixed on Cheng Xiaoyu below.

Human, are you afraid of me?

Instantly, a powerful magical aura swept through the palace, rushing towards Cheng Xiaoyu.

[Skill: Killing Intent]

"snort!"

Cheng Xiaoyu snorted coldly, his eyes filled with a dark glint, and a strong killing intent emanated from him, colliding with the aura that was coming towards him.

Waves of energy surged through the palace as the two forces clashed, neither giving way to the other!

The reason he could understand the demon's language was because of a skill provided by the system called [Demon Language].

[Interesting, I've actually encountered an interesting human—]

A hint of curiosity flickered in the eyes of the robed demon. Seeing that one of his demons was about to lose his temper, he raised his hand to stop their killing intent and said in a playful tone.

Human, though I do not know how you came to my palace, if you kneel down and pay your respects now, I may consider taking you under my command.

Upon hearing this, Cheng Xiaoyu looked indifferently at the robed demon in front of him, a mocking smile curving his lips, and said coldly.

"To be honest, this is the first time I've ever felt such a powerful magical aura—"

"Hmph, of course not. You humans don't possess magical talent as strong as mine."

"Unfortunately, we don't get along at all, of course—"

He exuded a dense aura of darkness, and his shadow stretched dozens of meters behind him. One after another, shadow soldiers rose from the shadows, along with shadow wolves and shadow ice bears, all standing behind him, confronting the ferocious demons.

"That's for you."

Seeing this, the robed demon was not flustered at all. Instead, he looked at the shadow legion below with disdain, noting that the difference between them and his massive demon legion was considerable.

"With your meager forces, you think you can stand against my army? What a shallow idea!"

Cheng Xiaoyu simply chuckled at the disdain of the robed demon.

"Hehe, if you underestimate us, you'll suffer a great loss."

[Class-Specific Skill: Monarch's Domain]

Instantly, a beam of light emanated from Cheng Xiaoyu, enveloping the entire Shadow Legion present. An even more powerful aura than before swept over them, suppressing the morale of the demons.

This is a class-exclusive skill learned upon reaching level 70. It will increase the combat power of all Shadow Soldiers by 50%, and may even put them into berserk mode!

Sensing the aura emanating from the Shadow Legion, the disdain in the robed demon's eyes slowly faded, and he raised his hand and waved.

【superior.】

Faced with the fierce attack of the demon army, the tank stood up straight with its massive bear body and roared. The sound wave alone blasted several demons to pieces, demonstrating the terrifying power of the berserk effect.

As the tank charged forward, the remaining Shadow Ice Bears followed behind their leader, truly resembling a tank force that could crush everything in its path.

With the Shadow Ice Bears acting as the vanguard and meat shields on the front, the Shadow Soldiers in the rear could output damage very safely. Combined with the agile Shadow Wolves, the battle situation immediately turned in favor of the Shadow Legion.

Jagrit held his longsword upright in front of him. Even though it was just standing still, sword marks suddenly appeared on the bodies of the demons who tried to approach. In an instant, blood splattered, and they all turned into chunks of flesh and blood and collapsed to the ground!

Jaeglit simply and calmly lowered his longsword, not a single drop of crimson blood falling on it, like an elegant swordsman on the battlefield.

Besides it, Tank and Wolf King were the most ferocious, after all, the strength of the two beasts was second only to Yegrit.

On the other side, a figure moved through the horde of demons and beasts. A flash of cold light appeared in the air, and several demons had their heads or other vital organs severed. In just a few seconds, all the demons in this small area were dead.

Cheng Xiaoyu appeared in a place untouched by blood, and just then, as easily as cutting melons and vegetables, he instantly killed those demons. He felt that his strength had increased slightly again.

His gaze swept quickly across the battlefield. All the demons were at the general level, and their numbers far exceeded those of the Shadow Legion. Among them were even some commander-level demons.

Killing just one demon requires two shadow soldiers; we must reduce their numbers!

【The Song of the Fire Dragon!】

As soon as he finished speaking, fierce flames swept behind them, illuminating the palace with bright light. Cheng Xiaoyu quickly turned his head to look and saw that all the shadow soldiers in that area had disappeared, and even the demons were not spared.

A formation appeared before the robed demon, with a dragon head in the center, its mouth spewing flames; it was likely that the attack just now was carried out by it.

Your soldiers are just for show; don't be so arrogant.

"You're the one who shouldn't be so arrogant."

Cheng Xiaoyu's gaze turned cold as he summoned back the Shadow Soldiers that had just disappeared.

"No matter how many times, my soldiers can be reborn, but your men cannot."

[A Song of Protection!]

The robed demon cast another spell, and a huge crystal appeared above Cheng Xiaoyu before quickly falling down.

[Gravity Acceleration!]

Just as Cheng Xiaoyu dodged the crystal, a force struck from the ground, and spatial power carried rubble straight into the air, forcing him to dodge to the side.

[Anti-gravity magic!]

The spell was activated, and the rubble that had rushed to the ceiling suddenly stopped. Under the control of a force, it fell like a meteor shower, its target the Shadow Legion and the Demon Legion on the ground.

[I will continue to destroy them until your magic is exhausted—Song of Fire!]

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Seeing pillars of flame shooting into the sky, Cheng Xiaoyu frowned, not expecting that this guy didn't even care about the lives of his own men.

They intend to use their powerful magic and long-range, wide-area spells to keep me from getting close.

He took out the Pearl of Greed from the Item Storage, his eyes filled with silver light, and a powerful psychic force blocked the incoming waves of fire, then enveloped all the flames.

"I'm going to shatter your annoying shield!"

The next second, a huge flame enveloped in psychic power swept over, amplified by the magic of the [Bead of Greed], instantly breaking through the hard crystal shield and exploding on the robed demon.

Seeing that the attack was effective, Cheng Xiaoyu glanced at the situation on the other battlefields and bought a bottle of [Mana Recovery Potion] from the [Shop].

"Stand up!"

Not only the Shadow Soldiers, but also the demons who died before were transformed into Shadow Demons and joined the Shadow Legion.

"Soon, you too will become my shadow soldiers, of course—"

Cheng Xiaoyu raised his short sword, pointing it directly at the robed demon who was battered and bruised by the flames. A smile played on his lips as he spoke in a playful tone.

"You're no exception!"

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