Chapter 45: Black Spiral
Hofa rubbed his temples.
He didn’t know why, but lately he always had a stinging sensation… His head was already covered by the Ice of Eternal Flames, so he shouldn’t have been able to feel any stinging.
“Is it because of… Princess Lonis?”
The moment he thought of the girl’s name, Hofa genuinely felt uncomfortable.
In fact, even ordinary demons were unaware of Lonis’s fame, but for ancient demons like them who had lived for hundreds of years, she was definitely a troublesome name.
Because…
100 years ago, General Castor officially launched the plan to seize the Rainbow Abyss, and the first battle of the plan took place in the Snow Kingdom, a land of ice and snow.
He had instigated General Kru to act as an inside informant, activated ancient weapons as vanguards, and even sent some elite soldiers to the front lines.
But still…
They were unable to seize the power of the Fiery Abyss.
Under the command of Princess Lonis, the dying soldiers launched a final counterattack, and even General Kru was trapped in a subterranean prison, unable to escape for life.
And Princess Lonis at that time was only 14 years old, wasn’t she?
And now?
This Princess Lonis not only changed her name to Elus, but also attacked with the power of the Land of Eternity and the cooperation of the demon race.
After more than 100 years of tempering, her will should be close to perfect, and even General Castor would find it difficult to find her weakness.
So…
Castor sent himself here to intercept.
Whether he could win was secondary; the key was to force out all of the opponent’s trump cards and make her reveal more of the Rainbow Abyss’s power…
So from the beginning, those three guys were just pawns.
Mortak, although a key confidant of Castor, possessed an immortal body, making him most suitable for this kind of task.
Silent Leaf was an abandoned infant discarded by humans, essentially worthless. However, she had successfully obtained the power of the Tree Abyss’s clone, and to obtain this power, she had to complete the mission assigned by Castor.
Minotaur, although a product of the Independent Kingdom a thousand years ago and immensely powerful, was a brainless fellow… This Minotaur, if confined in a slightly complex underground labyrinth, would never be able to get out.
So…
“No, even I… am probably a pawn too?”
Hofa smiled coldly. Although he had forgotten many things about the past due to the influence of the Ice of Eternal Flames.
But he still remembered the original intention of the establishment of the Apocalypse Independent Kingdom.
To create a country led by the strong, absolutely guided by order and law.
In this country, strength was the benchmark for everything, whether it was technology, culture, economy, or education, all had to serve strength.
People were divided into different strata based on their strength, and all of society’s supplies were provided to the strong who possessed great power.
But this did not mean that the weak had no way to live. In fact, many people at that time knew that pure strong individuals often emerged from the ranks of the weak.
So…
In the Apocalypse Independent Kingdom, there were numerous arenas, a large number of black medicines that had not undergone clinical trials, various hormones, and even medicines processed from Yixiu Fragments.
If you took these things, you would most likely become insane and brutal.
But there was also a small possibility that you could overcome it all and become an incomparably powerful elite.
Thinking about it this way…
Castor was originally a pawn too?
At first, no one had high hopes for this disheveled man, who couldn’t even open his eyes.
It wasn’t until he personally killed his opponent and stood on the platform forged from iron skulls… that he displayed his extraordinary power.
He possessed extraordinary learning and analytical abilities, and it seemed he could reproduce and absorb the flesh and blood of his enemies, so he climbed upwards, not only being promoted to S-class personnel but also becoming the third director of the Research Center.
But at that moment, a disaster of rebellion occurred, and it became…
…
“Lord Hofa, they’re here!”
“!”
The girl’s shout brought Hofa’s thoughts back to reality. He lowered his head and looked at Silent Leaf, who was standing below the throne.
Just like when they first met, her body was still small and thin. The difference was that Silent Leaf now possessed a power far exceeding that of the past.
“Mm, Silent Leaf, you and Minotaur and Mortak will go out together.”
“What? Still with those two? I can handle it myself!”
“This is an order.”
“!”
“Remember, your mission is only to force the opponent to use more power, not to eliminate the opponent.”
“Lord Hofa, do you look down on me?”
“……”
“Please watch carefully, I have already developed new powers for her. This time, no matter what trick Elus uses, I will make her buried here!!!!”
…
After speaking, Silent Leaf ran out to engage in battle.
But Hofa knew…
Arrogance comes with a price.
Even General Castor would not act rashly without understanding the opponent’s background… let alone at this time?
Although Elus seemed to be trapped by the forest killing formation set up by Silent Leaf before, it was also because she encountered such a trap for the first time and was caught off guard by carelessness.
If she had carefully considered it afterward, the opponent would definitely have found a way to break free. At that time, Silent Leaf, who was within the formation, might have been killed by a single blow.
(Killed?)
Imagining that possibility, Hofa slowly closed his eyes.
Then, he opened his eyes, but a bitter smile appeared at the corner of his mouth:
“Castor intends to use this method to make me go all out as well?”
Ice Rock Fortress,
This was a very important pass in the past Apocalypse Independent Kingdom.
It was located in the core area of the Sea of Ice Lava, and it was the only way to get to the City of Ruins. Although the Apocalypse Independent Kingdom had been destroyed, the Ice Rock Fortress was still functioning.
It continued to emit energy, mobilizing the ice lava to form a tightly sealed energy wall… and if the enemy wanted to advance further, they had to enter the interior of the Ice Rock Fortress and shut off the energy shield.
And at this time…
It was Silent Leaf’s turn to act.
“Heh, heh heh!”
Staring at the golden ship, the green-haired girl smiled coldly.
She had already concocted vines specifically tailored to Elus based on Elus’s characteristics. As long as the opponent entered the range of the Ice Rock Fortress, she would be subjected to a continuous all-out attack.
Not only physical vine attacks, but also specially made pollen would permeate the entire area.
And once the pollen was inhaled, even if Elus was very powerful, she would gradually lose her mind and be completely captured by the trap she had set.
And then, as long as she extracted Elus’s body fluids, she would gain even greater power and capture everyone in one fell swoop.
“Haha, just wait and see!!! I will make everyone who underestimates me pay with their lives!!!!”
