The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

Demons... they really are no saints!

"Oh!"

A loud bang rang out, and a fiery red light burst forth, illuminating the darkness!

Wherever the light touched, the spider monsters covered their faces in terror, then hissed and screamed as they were burned by the scorching heat.

"break!"

With another loud bang, one after another ink-stained swords flew towards the enemies like homing missiles, creating a 'splatter' sound as they pierced flesh.

Damn it!

Ariel was furious as she watched her men being burned to a crisp!

Then, Ariel displayed its most terrifying power.

One black line after another spread out from behind Ariel. These black lines quickly condensed and transformed into one ferocious black monster after another!

"Roar!"

Amidst the churning black mist, countless black demons roared and pounced upon Kiana.

These dark monsters were enormous, reaching a height of three meters. They were pitch black, had sharp fangs, and exuded an incomparably powerful aura!

"What...is this?" Kiana wondered, wondering why Ariel had suddenly summoned such a huge group of monsters.

Isn't this supposed to be a friendly sparring match?

Why did they suddenly become so vicious?

"You demon king, you have no martial ethics!"

Kiana swung her longsword down fiercely!

"Clang!"

The demons formed from black mist were all chopped into pieces.

However, these fragments did not disappear; they continued to surge wildly, rushing towards Kiana!

"Boom boom boom!"

Kiana unleashed her weapon enhancement skill once more, and the ink-wash sword shadows instantly formed a wall of swords under her control, blocking the surging black magic monsters.

But these black demonic creatures seemed endless, continuously attacking forward.

Moreover, these black demonic entities kept condensing and solidifying, seemingly tireless.

"Human swordsman, do you really think I can't do anything to you?!"

Ariel sneered.

Then, the demonic black energy gradually coalesced into a giant sphere.

"What the hell is this thing?"

Kiana was surprised.

The black ball gradually shrank, eventually becoming a ball the size of a thumb.

Then, the black ball slowly grew larger, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a huge spider monster that was thousands of meters long. This monster was extremely tall, about thirty meters long, with a black body and long arms that looked like scythes.

Its arms are covered with dense barbs.

Behind it, there are traces of wings, with rings of light green runes on the wings, making it seem mysterious and unpredictable.

"Is this... a composite spider monster?"

Kiana was stunned the moment she saw this magical pet.

She was certain that the aura emanating from this enormous monster was no less imposing than any of the monsters she had ever killed.

It was even more imposing than the aura emanating from the spider.

"What do we do? This girl is too powerful. If we get attacked from both sides by her and her men..."

Thinking of the perilous situation of being attacked from both sides, Kiana couldn't help but gasp.

"Since you lack martial ethics, then don't blame me for a swift victory!"

Kiana moved the instant the giant monster appeared.

With six ink-wash sword shadows shooting out, the previously aggressive spider monster was instantly routed.

'hiss! '

With all its compound eyes gouged out, it roared desperately, looking exceptionally pitiful.

"What—!" Before Ariel could react, she felt a wave of heat rushing towards her head.

Reacting swiftly, she gritted her teeth and tried to dodge.

"Where do you think you're going!"

However, she was a step too slow and was caught off guard by Kiana.

'Whoosh! '

The demon king plummeted straight down from the sky like a falling meteor, raising a cloud of dust with a loud 'bang!'.

'Snap!'

Before Ariel could even warn her, the scorching hot sword plunged into the ground beneath her face.

The sword's edge was almost touching her side hair, and she could feel the scorching heat...

"Do not act rashly!"

Kiana used her free hands and feet to restrain the demon king's limbs, the two of them so close that there was almost no obstruction: "Otherwise, I can't be sure where my sword will fall next!"

"Is this a threat? You win, human swordsman."

Ariel breathed a sigh of relief, then revealed an expression of realization: "So, you're the powerful being sent by humanity to deal with me? Heh, I admire your strength. Let's fight!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Can you let me explain? I won't kill you."

Kiana was getting anxious; she had no idea what Ariel was up to.

"Explanation? Is it necessary? You just need to kill me."

As Ariel spoke, her eyes gleamed with excitement, making her look like a predator ready to strike at any moment.

"Hey, it's not what you think, okay?" Kiana's tone softened slightly.

"Oh? So what do you mean?" Ariel asked with interest.

"Phew... Do you know Spider-Man?"

Kiana said somewhat awkwardly, she had never encountered such a strange demon king before, how could there be such a presumptuous demon king?

“…Huh?” Ariel exclaimed in surprise.

"It's Spider, your friend. Now you understand? I just wanted to pass on a few words to you on her behalf," Kiana said helplessly.

Upon hearing this, Ariel instantly realized that she...

It seems like there's been a misunderstanding.

...

Finally, when Kiana revealed her true identity, Ariel and the vampire realized they had misunderstood a friend of a friend.

"Sorry...we thought you were firmly on the side of humanity, but we didn't expect this?"

The two looked at each other, both speechless.

What's this? After fighting for ages, we finally realized we were all acquaintances.

The vampire and Ariel looked at each other, both feeling a bit helpless and amused.

The vampire was embarrassed because she had misunderstood something, but Ariel was embarrassed because of her own actions just now.

After all, she was an adult, yet she was behaving like a child. She was genuinely embarrassed, but she didn't know what topic to use to ease the awkwardness, so she chose to remain silent and quietly look at Kiana opposite her.

Kiana felt a little awkward under Ariel's gaze, but being a magnanimous girl, she wasn't angry with Ariel. Instead, she was looking forward to what Ariel would say next, because Kiana knew Ariel's personality very well; this female demon was sure to say something surprising.

"Ahem... It seems we can get along amicably?" Kiana cleared her throat, trying to break the ice: "Then let's talk about cooperation."

Kiana did this to change the subject.

"Cooperation?" Ariel looked at Kiana with some confusion, wondering what she wanted to do.

"Yes, that's right. What I mean is, I want to work with you to develop and protect this world."

Kiana said solemnly.

"Protect together...you mean save the world?" Ariel asked, confused.

"Yes."

Kiana nodded slowly.

It must be said that the Demon King truly lives up to his name; that battle just now almost spiraled out of control...

So this can actually be considered a successful saving of the world?

The mission was completed so smoothly that Kiana began to suspect that the system might still have some consciousness remaining, secretly helping her.

However, after countless unsuccessful attempts to call out, she became certain that... the system had been completely formatted and had become a system through and through.

"Although I am alone now, I believe I am quite capable."

Kiana, with one hand on her hip, declared confidently, "If you're willing, I can offer my help. I can solve any problem you may have."

"Is that so kind of you? Thank you so much. But..."

Ariel pondered for a while, but couldn't think of anything that she needed special help with.

After much thought, she finally managed to come up with something that Kiana could help her with.

That is...

"Ask me to leave?" Kiana pointed to her nose, her face full of confusion.

"Yes, please leave."

Ariel spread her hands, somewhat helplessly, and said: