Shinku gritted her teeth and tried to hold on, but the dimness in her eyes was hard to hide.
Indeed, the forest elves, having lost their own 'chief god,' no longer possess the capital, the ambition, or, most importantly, the power to rise to the top ranks.
Even if a race with a lower rank than them were to send a large number of legions to attack the Forest Elves, they would not be able to hold out for long before they were overrun.
Just like now, we are being attacked by a large army of low-level demons.
And then... defeat.
In this world, defeat equals death!
"So what?" Li Chaofei sneered at Zhenhong, whose face still bore the lingering arrogance typical of the forest elves. "Still so arrogant? Then let your people die with your arrogance! Besides, your enemies this time aren't just those low-level demons~"
"What!?"
Upon hearing Li Chaofei's words, Zhenhong was taken aback. She was about to say something when she suddenly frowned, turned her head, and stared blankly at the rear of the demon army. Her face turned pale instantly, and her two pointed ears stood up instinctively.
Not only her, but all the forest elves present lost their color and almost simultaneously looked behind the demon race.
Behind the demons, the corrupting evil aura transformed into billowing black smoke, spreading towards the battlefield.
Sensing that immense magical power, the forest elves present were completely unable to resist it!
next moment.
"Roar--!"
A deafening roar suddenly echoed across the battlefield.
The sound waves alone caused all the forest elves present to show expressions of pain, and those who were weak or already injured fainted on the spot.
"What?! Are you kidding me?! Then...why is that thing here?!"
Shinku stared wide-eyed at the scene not far away, her purple eyes filled with despair.
Suddenly, a huge, dark black claw burst forth from the ground, accompanied by a violent tremor. A monster that should never have appeared here appeared out of nowhere in the sight of the forest elves.
This was a massive black dragon, its body shrouded in black mist and exuding an aura of corruption. Its scarlet eyes seemed to burn with flames powerful enough to incinerate the world, radiating a despair more intense than the abyss itself.
Its gaze was fixed on Zhenhong, or more precisely, on Li Chaofei.
"Roar!!"
The black dragon, now fully revealed, roared to the sky. Its body, though not particularly large, caused the earth beneath its feet to tremble and crack, with black and red lightning appearing around it.
This is—the Demon King!
It is the 'Beast that Devours Hope' that evolved from the second-ranked member of the sequence, a mutated fantasy species!
The fantasy species 'Demon King' represents the 'hope' that various races hope for during this great war, wishing for the other side to 'die, be wiped out'.
People of every race think they are "good people" because the other person is bad, so they "hope" the other person dies, while denying that they are the "evil" side. After doing "evil", they deny their own "ugly" side.
The "absolute evil" is created through everyone's shared fantasy, destined to take the blame and be harmed or killed by the "good people, the righteous side."
Hmm...it has a bit of an Azdaqah vibe to it~
P.S.: The Demon King already appeared in Volume 12 of the original novel, but his appearance... well, he's a goofy little furball with black wings! Of course, it could also be due to a different timeline; the timeline in Volume 12 is six thousand years in the future, and the world's rules have been changed to a game world.
Chapter 55 The Battle with the Demon King! (Sixth Update)
Looking at the enormous demon king, Li Chaofei couldn't help but recall the information about the demon king from the original work.
During the Great War, the Machines attempted to defeat the Demon King sixteen times, infiltrating the Tower, resulting in the loss of all their machines each time, meaning total annihilation.
The Tower exists within the Demon King's body and is also known as the 'Realm of Despair'!
All life within, whether organic or inorganic, whether physical or not, will be swallowed up by all 'hope' and then plunged into 'despair'.
Ultimately, they voluntarily gave up trying to sustain their lives, and to this day, none of them have ever come out alive.
Moreover, the Demon King's domain, centered on the enormous [Tower], will expand proportionally over time and begin to erode the entire world!
However, there is a way. We can 'annihilate' the Demon King by launching an indiscriminate saturation attack on the entire Demon King's territory from outside the 'tower' where the Demon King's 'core' is located.
This can render the Demon King unable to move for fifty-eight years.
However, as long as the core remains intact, the Demon King can be resurrected countless times. In that case, we can just burn it countless times.
And this is how the Demon King is dealt with during this great war.
The Demon King's existence is not only for being "hurt and killed," but his basic behavior is to follow people's expectations of "everyone else should die," which is the fantasy of "world destruction."
He attacks all life indiscriminately, including all races, with the aim of eradicating life!
"A demon! The Demon King!? Why is he here?!"
"We're doomed, we're definitely going to die!"
"Damn it! I don't want to die!"
Upon seeing the Demon King appear there, all the forest elves gave up their resistance.
If they encounter an attack from another race, they might put up a fight, but... if the opponent is a demon king.
Whether they resisted or not was meaningless to them.
They knew that the Demon King was unkillable!
Even the highest-ranking deities could not kill the Demon King!
"Haha~ Hahaha!!"
Just then, a loud and unrestrained laugh rang out.
This drew everyone's attention to him.
"【The Beast That Devours Hope】?!" After saying that, Li Chaofei ignored the stares of the forest elves and looked at the black dragon opposite him with a wild and unrestrained expression.
Black mist is spreading; that must be the tower outside the Demon King's core, or rather—the Realm of Despair!
"I was ungrateful for my previous deal! If you can save us, I will join your ranks on behalf of all the forest elves! From now on, I will obey your commands! And whatever you need me to do, I... will do it!!"
"So! If you can save us from the Demon King, please... lend a helping hand! Unknown Lord!!"
Fear was evident in Zhen Hong's eyes as she spoke rapidly to Li Chaofei, not caring what the other members of her clan would think of her.
Right now, survival is the most important thing! If it weren't for the Demon King, she might have gone to war and died.
But what if the opponent is the Demon King...?
Compared to being swallowed into the 'Despair Realm' by the Demon King, the arrogance of her own race is nothing to her now!
She didn't want the Demon King to devour her 'hope' and plunge her into 'despair'!
In the end, an empty self ended its own life!
Her kinsmen, upon hearing her words, showed no contempt in their eyes, only a glimmer of hope shining through their despair.
Since Lady Shinku said so, perhaps this 'monster among monsters' whom we met once before really does have a way to save them!?
Looking at Zhenhong and her kin who had abandoned the arrogance brought by their race, Li Chaofei grinned with pleasure!
"Oh!? That's interesting! You'd better remember what you said! And tell Xiao Ji the truth when you see him~"
"Otherwise, if Xiao Ji kills you, you won't have a chance to regret it~"
"...What!?"
As soon as she spoke, Zhen Hong vanished from the spot, along with dozens of forest elf girls that Li Chaofei found somewhat pleasing to the eye.
As for all the forest elves?
Do you think he's here to do charity work?!
The few dozen that were teleported away are enough to make magical artifacts!
Otherwise, do you really expect the people of this world to use magical artifacts to defeat the Skywing race or even the God race?
Aside from Shinku, the other forest elf girls could be used as magical artifacts, or they could be wives for Rick and the others.
He is capricious, yet not without feelings.
He'd be willing to give Rick and the others some perks.
However, he didn't expect that he could still use spatial abilities now. Was it because he hadn't entered the Demon King's 'Despair Domain' yet?
Without giving this trivial matter further, since the person had already been teleported back to the human capital.
just now!
More importantly, they must confront the mutated fantasy species—the Demon King!
In an instant, he appeared above the black dragon's head, unleashing a tremendous force he had never used before in this world, accompanied by Li Chaofei's high kick.
It fell instantly, striking the Demon King on the head!
"Click~"
"Boom!"
First came the sound of space shattering, followed by a deafening roar that echoed through the sky!
The terrifying kinetic energy, beyond description, instantly caused the ground within a radius of 20,000 miles to crack and collapse!
"die--!"
With a roar from the Demon King, a massive black beam of light, fifty kilometers in diameter, shot through the magma and hurtled towards Li Chaofei, who was suspended in mid-air!
Chapter 56 The Abandoned Arrogance! (Seventh Update)
Faced with the enormous pillar of light that instantly appeared in front of him, Li Chaofei did not dodge, but instead stretched out his right hand and opened a bio-field.
"boom--!"
As the transparent field of force came into contact with the beam of light spewed out by the Demon King, a violent roar resounded.
It wasn't until a dozen seconds later that the black beam of light, fifty kilometers in diameter, slowly dissipated into magical molecules, adding countless layers of black ash to the world.
The Demon King originally planned to ask Li Chaofei a question that he was curious about before pulling him into the 'Despair Realm'. He was very curious about the 'hope' that Li Chaofei carried.
That 'hope' was so powerful!
It was a powerful 'hope' he had never seen in this world before!
Unexpectedly, Li Chaofei gave him a big surprise upon meeting him, kicking him directly into the underground magma.
His head was completely blown apart before he was kicked into the lava!
But he won't die because of his physical injuries, or be put into a 58-year standby state.
If we want to put him into standby mode, we need a more comprehensive and powerful attack with more coverage!
The moment his head grew back, he returned the gesture!
As for whether that 'life form' will die under that beam of light...
He, already floating in mid-air, glanced at the 'sinkhole' below him, where the entire area within 20,000 miles had collapsed and lava was rolling wildly.
He didn't think it would be so easy to kill a 'life form' capable of causing such destruction with a single kick!
...
the other side.
At the fountain square in the human capital.
The dozens of forest elves, including Zhenhong, who were rescued by Li Chaofei and brought back to the human capital, were stunned as they looked at the bustling city with an architectural style they had never seen before.
What did they experience in that short time?
At that moment, I couldn't help but wonder if I had fallen asleep and was dreaming because I was too tired during the escape.
"Yo~ You're here! You 'country bumpkins' of the forest spirits~"
The pleasant, magnetic female voice brought the forest elves back to their senses, and they subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound.
Then, the extra individual of the Skywing race—Jiburiel—came into their view.
How could something that destroyed their capital city appear here?
It seems like they already knew they would come?
Ah~ we must have fallen asleep and were dreaming during our escape!
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