Chapter 208: The Light of Eulogy!

A sharp dagger fell from the lifted hem of her skirt, and the moment it touched the ground, it split into thousands upon thousands!

It was an illusion!

Erin's expression was stern. A golden radiance crawled along the hilt of her sword toward her wrist, and as she swung the blade, a ripple of energy swept outward.

That golden ripple, like a galloping army of thousands, shattered the blades embedded in the ground along with the thick fog permeating the surroundings!

Sitting on a tree branch, Cici narrowed her eyes slightly, but the smile on her face did not change in the slightest; instead, it grew even more manic.

"Hehehe... A bit interesting. You're much more amusing than that Baron. This Great King will play with you for a while!"

As her words fell, she leaned back slightly, falling from the tree like a light feather, then transformed into a crow and flew into the forest.

Knowing this creature was luring her, Erin narrowed her eyes slightly. She had an idea in mind and decided to play along with the ruse.

Her knees bent slightly, and with a soft intake of breath, she launched herself out like a cannonball, leaving two sunken footprints in the frozen earth with her exquisite horse-leather boots!

It was obvious.

That little demon's status in the Demon King's army was not simple.

If she could capture her alive, perhaps she could exchange her for the captured Baron Guss from the Demon King... if the latter was still alive.

Standing in the military formation, Luo Yan watched Erin's movements in surprise, completely unable to associate this fierce image with that delicate Princess.

One could only say that the Kingdom of Ryan was worthy of being the Home of Knights.

This creature's transcendent power was only Bronze-tier, but her strength was likely far from as simple as it appeared. If he didn't use magic, he might not even win an arm-wrestling match against her.

However—

As a Necromancer, why would he arm-wrestle a knight?

Using his brain was what he was best at.

Watching Erin's retreating figure, Luo Yan mounted his horse and shouted to the soldiers beside him.

"I'm going to help the Princess! Hold your ground!"

Without waiting for the soldiers to answer, he kicked the stirrups hard, grabbed the reins to turn his horse, and urged his steed to chase in the direction of Princess Erin.

However, Luo Yan wasn't actually going to help; he took a detour halfway, shielded by the bushes and fog, and disappeared with his horse into the shadows of the woods.

On the other side, Erin followed closely behind Cici with rapid steps, while the latter intentionally kept her altitude low as if to toy with her.

After chasing each other for a while, they soon arrived deep in the forest.

Cici's figure flickered as she landed on a branch, transforming back into human form amidst a burst of black light, while simultaneously throwing three sharp daggers behind her.

Watching the cold glint flying toward her, Erin swung her longsword, knocking away the speeding daggers amidst a crisp sound of clashing metal.

The daggers flying in the air suddenly stopped, as if gripped by three invisible hands, and suddenly split into thousands again!

"Let me see how many hands you have."

Standing on the branch, Cici wore a mocking smile. She snapped her raised right hand, and the millions of blades shot toward Erin like raindrops, leaving no gap for the latter to dodge.

Watching the millions of sharp blades speeding toward her, Erin showed no fear; instead, a faint smile curled at the corners of her mouth.

Ignoring the cold light falling like rain, she gripped her longsword with both hands, took a deep breath, and swung it forcefully toward her side-front.

"Hah—!"

Clang—!

Accompanied by Erin Campbell's shout, the sound of clashing metal echoed through the forest, and dazzling sparks erupted where the swords met.

The thousands of swords vanished in an instant!

In their place was Cici, holding a short sword, flying to Erin's side-front, a look of astonishment gradually appearing on the former's face.

As for the one standing on the treetop, it seemed to have been an illusion from the start; as the two swords—one long, one short—collided, it had vanished into thin air.

Erin did not give her a chance to catch her breath. The holy power wrapped around her body suddenly surged, and the sword wreathed in golden light slashed out a dozen afterimages in an instant.

The slender blade was like a willow branch swaying in the wind, like a roaring windmill, whipping up a raging gale in the forest!

The one-foot-long short sword let out a mournful, overwhelmed shriek, snapping into several pieces in just a single breath and flying backward as scattered fragments.

Cici used the momentum to backflip. Just as her toes touched the treetop and before she could steady herself, another afterimage struck, splitting the branch beneath her in two. It was fortunate that she flapped her wings to quickly widen the distance; otherwise, even if she could have parried the blow, she would have lost her balance in the air without a foothold.

The sword Qi dispersed the mist.

Watching the half-branch fall onto the snow, Ailin exhaled softly, pulled her blade back to her chest, and cast her gaze toward another branch a dozen meters away.

The little demon, dressed in a white Western-style dress, was sitting there. Although her face still held a relaxed, effortless smile, her tensed eyebrows betrayed a hint of caught-off-guard disarray.

And that was indeed the case.

Thinking that she had actually been pushed to this point by a Bronze-tier swordsman, a wave of annoyance rose in Cici's heart, and she gnashed her silver teeth until they creaked.

Where did this guy get such immense, brute strength!?

But what she found most unbelievable was something else entirely.

"You can see?!"

She had realized it.

From the very beginning, her illusion magic hadn't worked on this guy at all!

And in order to deceive her, this guy had clearly not been affected by the illusion, yet had still deliberately cast "Holy Dispel."

Ailin's lips curled slightly upward. She performed a flourish with the long sword in her hand and gave an elegant nod, just like a noble in a duel.

"I advise you to get serious, or don't be a sore loser later."

Watching her relaxed and composed demeanor, a nameless fire rose in Cici's heart. Especially when she thought of this detestable surface human standing side-by-side with the Demon King, her scarlet eyes radiated a bloodthirsty and naked glare.

"Arrogant wretch, who do you think you are? Just a Bronze! An adventurer like you wouldn't last a second in my hands!"

The scarlet light radiated outward along her wings, forming an evil aura that seemed to distort the surrounding space.

Yet Ailin, standing calm and collected in the forest, acted as if she hadn't seen it at all. Her face still carried an elegant and proper smile, and her golden bangs swayed slightly in the biting cold wind.

"And what about you? Silver? Or Gold? Is this all you've got? You have to use all your strength just to deal with a Bronze-tier swordsman; it seems you've failed the power your Demon God bestowed upon you."

This polite and humble provocation seemed to have no lethality, yet it struck the sensitive spot of a certain little demon perfectly.

"Hehehe..." The charming smile on Cici's face grew even brighter, while the killing intent in her eyes became even more intense.

However, she did not accept the opponent's provocation and rush forward, because it was clearly a trap set by the other party.

Provoking me, are you?

When it comes to sharp tongues, there is no reason for a little demon to lose to a human!

Her scarlet eyes narrowed slightly. Cici suddenly seemed to think of something and spoke in a sinister voice.

"Speaking of which, that man by your side, what is he to you?"

Ailin said with a smile.

"Guess."

Cici said, squinting her eyes.

"He's very important, right?"

"..." Ailin did not speak, just looked at her with a smile.

Cici, sitting on the treetop, acted as if she had caught a handle, leaning back and covering her lips with the back of her hand in mockery.

"Tsk tsk tsk, looks like I guessed right. Let me guess, you two haven't... done anything yet, right? Hehehe, after all, you hypocritical nobles love that feeling of being close yet distant, am I right? Am I right? I bet you haven't even touched hands, right?"

It must be said that her skill in arguing didn't even reach half of Mixi's, and her skill in provocation was even less than that of Youxi, who could start a fight with a single sentence.

This "damage the enemy by one hundred and lose three thousand" tactic didn't break Ailin's defense, but rather made Cici herself unable to hold up; by the end, it wasn't even mockery anymore, but rather like an interrogation.

Ailin looked inexplicably at the little demon talking to herself, unable to understand what this guy was trying to find out.

If she was trying to make her blush with filthy language, this lethality was far too small.

"I respect Mr. Kelin very much, and I think he feels the same."

"Giggle, is that so?" Cici raised her sleeve to wipe the sweat from her forehead, feigning toughness, and said viciously, "How about I taste him for you? I bet it would be delicious. Once I tie you up, I'll do it right in front of you."

Ailin suddenly smiled. Attacking that kind gentleman really did touch her reverse scale.

It's just that—

"What can a little demon like you do?"

Cici roared in fury.

"I'll tear your mouth apart!!!"

The scarlet light transformed into a spear that pierced through space, striking toward Ailin's face like lightning, as if it wanted to erase her and her sword from this universe entirely.

And Ailin seemed to have been waiting for this moment all along; golden light refracted in her emerald-green eyes.

"Great ancestor, Angus Campbell, commander of a thousand armies, the 'Wall of Unyielding' standing upon the hills—"

"I call upon your glory here!"

A golden light descended from the sky, protecting Ailin's side like a shield.

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That was a different kind of power entirely from the "Holy Barrier"!

The six short swords held between her fingers struck solidly against that holy radiance, and a hint of shock gradually flashed through Cici's bloodthirsty and ferocious eyes.

She felt as if she hadn't struck Ailin Campbell's armor, but a shield wall erected by a thousand armies upon the hills!

This is bad!

The thought had barely flashed through her mind when a terrifying energy was released outward from that immovable shield!

The suddenly erupting light was like ten thousand spears thrusting out from behind the shield wall, smashing into Cici's urgently retracted short swords with a force that crushed everything in its path.

"Boom—!"

The dust from the explosion blew in all directions, and a dozen pine trees were snapped at the waist, collapsing into the snow amidst the dust.

The golden light gradually dimmed.

Looking at the devastated forest and the snow-covered ground that had been almost overturned, Ailin calmed her heaving chest, a bitter smile appearing on her face as she returned the trembling cold blade to its scabbard.

"Let that guy get away..."

As expected, she still needs to practice more.

Although she is still young and has enough vigorous vitality to squander, she ultimately needs strength commensurate with it to master this power.

The descendants of the Campbell family cannot always live in the glory of their ancestors...

On the other side of the forest, Cici, who had flown for quite a while, landed in the snow in a disheveled state, raising her torn sleeve to wipe the blood from the corner of her mouth.

That wasn't because she had suffered any internal injuries, but because the shockwave of the explosion had caught her off guard, and she had accidentally bitten her lip.

"This female gorilla..."

Never having suffered such a grievance, Cici grew angrier the more she thought about it, wishing she could call someone over to deal with this person.

Fighting alone was never something little demons were good at.

Especially since that person seemed to have the blessing of Shengxisi or something, her illusion magic actually had no effect on her at all!

Just at this moment, Cici suddenly saw a familiar figure in the forest, and the grievance in her heart immediately overflowed from her eyes.

However, she was a demon who cared about her face after all, and didn't want the respected Demon King to see her in such a disheveled state, so she flew in the opposite direction.

Luo Yan waited in the forest for a while, but didn't wait for Cici; instead, he saw Mixi flapping her wings and flying toward him.

"Demon King!"

"Keep your voice down."

Luo Yan subconsciously glanced behind him; although they were already far enough from the battlefield, he still had to be cautious.

His chess game was almost finished, and he didn't want to have the table flipped by a bunch of brutes at this moment, making what was originally a simple matter suddenly become troublesome.

After a pause, he said.

"Where is Cici?"

Mixi hesitated for a while, then carefully lied.

"Queen Cici... uh, suddenly saw a golden beetle, so she went to catch the bug."

What the hell is "went to catch a bug"?

Luo Yan was speechless.

However, knowing the little demon's temperament, he didn't say much, just sighed and said.

"Did she say anything to you?"

Mixi said honestly.

"She said that the female gorilla holding the flashlight is a bit strange; clearly only Bronze-tier strength, but reciting a spell makes her like a different person, and the aura on her body is even scarier than her old man's. Also, also, the Queen also said that person must have padded something, it's actually not that big..."

Luo Yan: "...?"

Looking at the bewildered Demon King, Mixi, who was good at reading the room, immediately shut her mouth and said tremblingly.

"In short, she told you to be careful of that woman named Ailin Campbell; she is not a good thing, she is a very, very bad person."

Luo Yan said patiently.

"I see... in short, it means that when the Light of Praise is activated, she switches to another personality, right?"

Mixi nodded hurriedly.

"Seems like it! If we attacked in a group, the Queen would definitely be able to take her down, but you said this chess piece is still useful, so... the Queen went out alone to test her skills."

Luo Yan nodded and said majestically.

"Tell her for me that she worked hard this time, and I will thank her in person later."

Mixi felt a sense of relief in her heart, and a smile of joy appeared on her face.

"That's great... the Queen hasn't had much spirit lately; if you can praise her, she will definitely be very happy."

No spirit?

Is she tired?

That idiot Alakto wouldn't have dumped all the work on others again and gone off to slack off himself...

"Hmm, I know," Luo Yan nodded, pondered for a moment, and continued, "In a while, you take some people, knock out those prisoners captured this morning, send them to the cave outside the city, and then do as I say..."

Listening to the Demon King's instructions, Mixi showed a surprised expression on her face, then nodded.

"Hmm hmm! Leave it to us!"

Although she didn't know why the Demon King wanted to do this, she believed that this omnipotent demon must have his reasons.

Watching Mixi's back disappear into the shadows of the pine forest, Luo Yan turned and returned to the place where he had tied his horse, untied the reins, and flipped onto its back.

Looking at the trembling beast with its head lowered, he reached out to stroke its mane and said softly in a gentle tone.

"I'm sorry to have to trouble you to get lost with me for a while."

As he said this, a purple light merged into the horse's face, and its originally clear eyes instantly became dull and foolish.

Luo Yan rode it deep into the forest, as if he were truly lost... in this forest he knew better than anything else.

The battle in the distance was almost over.

Ailin should know that her small group of people couldn't take the stronghold on Beifeng Mountain.

Next, it's time to have a "chance encounter" with Baron Guss.

(End of chapter)