I became a vampire princess and then a dragon girl?

If the Demon God's great defeat this time is used properly, perhaps we can suppress the opponent's power and snatch a piece of cake from them.

After all, apart from the inviolable "Emperor" who was above them, the relationship between the three emperors and five kings under them was not very harmonious. There were no major conflicts with real swords and guns on weekdays, but small fights never stopped.

The cake is only so big. If you want to get a bigger share, the only option left is to reduce the number of people who share the cake, besides continuing to make the cake bigger.

As one of the most terrifying disasters in the infinite void, the world that devours the world, intrigue and harm each other in the abyss is completely their daily life.

If it weren't for the existence of the "Emperor" who forbids others from interfering with their power when they go to invade other worlds, I'm afraid that their nests will be occupied by others every time they go out.

Facing the shadow's accusation, although the Demon God was filled with rage, he did not dare to show it in front of the Emperor. He could only lower his head deeply to hide the rage that was about to burst out of his eyes.

"…temporarily demote him to the king rank to see the effects."

After a brief silence, the figure known as "Emperor" spoke.

"…Yes."

As the "Emperor" made his decision, a glint of surprise flashed in the eyes of the figure who raised the objection, while the Demon God nodded in obvious reluctance, but did not dare to question it.

After all, the extent of his failure this time was truly outrageous, even if Eve, the heretic from the deep, was taken into account.

After all, the first two failures were caused by his carelessness and underestimation of the enemy.

While this group of people were discussing how to deal with the demon god, Eve and Istina below seemed to be ignored, and no one paid any attention to their existence.

Or perhaps they were confident in their own strength and did not take the two of them seriously at all.

However, Eve was able to infer some things from their conversation, such as the relationship between this group of people should not be harmonious. At least she didn't have to worry about being ganged up on.

"This is the end of the matter."

Suddenly, the cold voice of "Emperor" sounded in the air again, and a warning arose in Eve's heart.

"Separately, take action and engulf this place."

As expected, as the voice of "Emperor" fell, the Abyss in the sky and the figures other than the Demon God immediately began to move, rushing straight towards them below.

However, before the two sides could actually come into contact, an accident happened again.

Countless abyss monsters falling from the Devouring Abyss World and the figures of several powerful men from the Devouring Abyss World were all blocked outside the world by a layer of illusory and hazy barrier.

Although it seemed extremely thin, it was this thin barrier that withstood the fierce attacks of seven beings whose strength was comparable to that of demon gods, and this did not include the group of abyss monsters that were there to make up the numbers.

Although it was not a joint attack, the strength of this barrier was evident.

"Is this what you mean by direct invasion?"

Seeing that he could not shake the mysterious barrier for the time being, the figure who had attacked the demon before once again looked in the direction of the demon with displeasure, trying to take the opportunity to punish the demon more.

§101 The Finale

"...I don't know what this barrier is. I didn't encounter any obstruction when I sent out the signal before, or when I just left."

Seeing that he had just promised the "Emperor" that the army of the Maw could march straight in, but was slapped in the face, the Demon God was a little unable to hold back, but his voice revealed a strong sense of doubt.

He was not trying to excuse himself, but he really didn't understand how this thin barrier appeared.

The barrier was strong enough to withstand the attacks of so many of them and showed no signs of damage. If it had been used when he broke through the world barrier and escaped, he would definitely not have been able to escape Eve's attack range.

Even earlier, when he sent the coordinate signal to the Abyss, if this barrier had appeared to block it, he would not have been able to successfully lead him to the Abyss.

As for whether this barrier could be a response measure created in this world in that short period of time?

Don't joke, He hasn't been dormant in this world for a thousand years for nothing.

Apart from the two variables that grew rapidly to the point where they could compete with him in less than a year, the Demon God knew everything about this world, so there was no possibility of this happening.

But no matter what, this thin barrier blocked the Abyss army, preventing them from enjoying this delicious cake.

"Heh, are you trying to shirk responsibility? Even if you don't know the source of this barrier, it's still your fault for not clearing the way for us in the Abyss."

"...The Emperor will decide my punishment. You have no right to criticize me!"

After being provoked repeatedly, the Demon God finally couldn't suppress his anger and started to curse at the Emperor from a distance.

"This emperor?"

However, upon hearing the Demon God's self-proclaimed title, the Emperor asked back as if he had heard something funny.

"Don't forget, the Lord just demoted you to a king."

"!"

This time, even the furious demon god did not dare to refute, but just looked in the direction of the black shadow angrily.

After all, this was indeed the punishment bestowed upon Him by the "Emperor" previously.

"So..."

"That's it."

Just when the emperor was about to mock the devil again, the "Emperor" suddenly spoke again.

"Yes."

As the voice of "Emperor" fell, the emperor in front of the barrier immediately lowered his head respectfully and dared not say another word.

"This is not the power of this world, nor is it His negligence."

As the "Emperor" spoke of the judgment, he was also somewhat confused, because even he could not see through the true nature of this barrier. He could only see that this was not a power that belonged to this world. Perhaps it was related to the unexpected visitor who came from the depths of the infinite void?

But no matter what, they will reap this world.

Even accidents from the deep are powerless in front of Him, because He is the Abyss itself that devours everything.

"call."

Upon hearing the decision made by the Emperor, the Demon God heaved a sigh of relief.

Being temporarily demoted to king was already a big blow to him. If he received any additional punishment, he would really not be able to bear it.

Listening to the words of the "Emperor" in the sky, Eve and Istina, who were inside the barrier, were also a little confused about what was going on.

How come there is suddenly a barrier outside the world they live in that doesn't come from their world?

However, what the "Emperor" said next was beyond the expectations of the emperors and kings.

"Back off."

Back off? Wait, is this "Emperor" who can almost be considered the Abyss itself going to take action personally?!

Before they could be surprised by their own guess, the earth-shaking pressure that erupted from the "Emperor" shocked them so much that they subconsciously retreated away from the thin barrier.

In the face of the Emperor's pressure, the barrier that seemed to be broken with a single poke still stood firmly in place without any change.

But this stalemate did not last long. As the "Emperor" high in the sky slowly raised his right hand, the Abyss world above suddenly boiled over, like a column of smoke before a volcano erupted, and began to spew out air as dark as night, which instantly obscured the figures of a group of Abyss warriors.

Under the erosion of the airflow, the originally stable barrier began to become unstable in brightness and darkness, and looked like it was about to break.

But even so, before the real attack came, this barrier temporarily protected the world below and bought Eve and Istina a short time.

“…Maybe this is the end.”

Holding Istina's little hand, Eve looked up at the barrier dyed dark and whispered.

"Uh...yeah."

Feeling the power outside the barrier that they could not contend with, Istina held Eve's hand tightly and nodded slightly.

"Huh—it looks like I'm going to break my promise."

Suddenly Eve smiled calmly, as if she had figured something out, and continued with a smile.

"But it's not my style not to try and struggle at the end."

As Eve spoke, she raised her right hand and pointed it in the direction of the Abyss. Beside her, Istina also smiled and raised her left hand, also pointing at the Abyss that they were completely powerless to shake.

The purple-black destructive light spots and the scarlet annihilation thunder intertwined and merged in front of the two people, and as the two people injected magic power without regard for consumption, it expanded rapidly, as if replacing the previously damaged world barrier and covering the two people in front of it.

But compared with the rapidly expanding two-color sky, the cheeks of Eve and Istina showed an unhealthy paleness, and even their bodies standing in mid-air were shaking under this kind of exploitation that was not worth the cost and had no consequences.

And beyond that thin barrier, the Emperor's attack, powerful enough to end the world, finally arrived as expected.

It was a pitch-black crystal that had been compressed to the extreme. There were countless spikes protruding from the crystal and then being pressed back, as if it had life.

And the moment this crystal appeared, the groups of void beasts that were originally wandering around, prowling between the two worlds like hyenas, trying to get a piece of the leftovers, suddenly scattered as if they were running for their lives, fleeing in the direction away from the Abyss.

As speculators wandering in the infinite void, they know very well when to hold on and when to give up.

Obviously, unlike the previous sieges by emperors and kings, the attacks from that "Emperor" far exceeded their acceptable limits, so with their keen beast instincts they chose to flee.

Because what is about to come is an attack that can completely destroy the world, and its name is——

"Naruo Eater Star"

§102 Broken Dreams, Awakening Dragon

Like the "Disaster Blade," the weapon previously held by the Demon God, this pitch-black crystal summoned by the "Emperor," or rather, the body of "Naraku Devouring Star," is also forged from the debris of worlds.

But unlike the Disaster Blade, a weapon made from the remains of a world that was destroyed just after it was promoted to a medium-sized world, the Naraku Star Devourer contains the remains of countless worlds.

Small worlds, medium-sized worlds, and even large worlds like the Abyss. Since the birth of the Abyss and after it devoured the first world, those worlds that were swallowed and destroyed by the Abyss and became food for the Abyss' growth, their final fate was to become part of the Naraku Star Devourer, become weapons in the hands of the Abyss, and become weapons for them to conquer other worlds.

And now this weapon pointed its sharp blade at the thin barrier below.

thump—

Before anyone except the Emperor could react, a pitch-black thorn crossed the vast distance and fiercely pierced into the illusory barrier.

However, the barrier that seemed thin and could be broken with a poke actually had great toughness. Even though it was pierced by the thorns, it still stubbornly did not break, but instead wrapped up the black thorn that pierced it.

Upon seeing this scene, all the emperors and kings in the Abyss World could not help but be secretly surprised.

Although the thorn looked insignificant, the attack just now was a terrifying blow that was enough to destroy the barrier of a small world.

But the "Emperor" who launched the attack was not at all surprised by this result, and continued to drive Naraku Star Devourer to launch the attack.

It is an undisputed consensus that the deeper the existence comes from, the more powerful it is in the infinite void.

Just like the ocean, there are also layers in the infinite void. Countless worlds are born and grow from the surface every moment, growing from small worlds as fragile as bubbles to super-large worlds, and then falling into a deeper layer, becoming small worlds in that layer, until reaching the bottom of the void that is getting deeper every moment.

If the difference in the number of "layers" in the infinite void is too great, perhaps a drop of water in that world would be enough to crush a small world that had just been born from the surface.

Therefore, the "Emperor" would not underestimate the strength of this barrier that is suspected to come from the deep.

But no matter what, this is just an ownerless barrier. There is no one to operate it and no energy to replenish it, so the "Emperor" is still confident that he can destroy this barrier.

As for whether the Abyss will be visited by the mysterious master of the deep, I am not referring to the anomaly from the deep below, but the existence that opened this barrier?

The Emperor was not worried about this possibility at all.

After all, the word "infinity" in the infinite void is not a joke. Infinite worlds, infinite levels, infinite vastness. As long as they deliberately avoid the Abyss, no existence can find them.

As a world that devours worlds, the Maw has always been rejected by the ordinary world, but so what?

Haven't they grown to the point where they are about to be promoted to a super-large world?

There are always countless opportunities waiting for them in the infinite void.

thump—

thump—

Accompanied by a series of muffled sounds, black thorns continuously shot into the barrier, and then solidified in it like insects trapped in amber.

But as more and more black thorns were trapped in the barrier, the barrier became increasingly illusory.

Finally, after another new black thorn shot into it, it was like the last straw that broke the camel's back. Crisp sounds spread along with cracks, and in an instant, the entire barrier was covered.

boo——

Like the subtle sound of a soap bubble being popped, the barrier that had held out for so long under the attack of the "Emperor" shattered without leaving any trace.

And at the moment when the barrier was broken, Istina was shocked to find that Eve's body beside her was rapidly becoming illusory, as if it was turning into a phantom.

"Master Brave?!"