Chapter: 52. Zero’s Space
The little girl Shaya transformed into a flash of light and rushed bravely into the black hole of Zero.
To those outside the magical domain, this scene looked like a pitiful little girl protected by the Hero, anxiously wanting to rescue the Hero, choosing to flit into danger like a moth to the flame… resulting in one more regrettable sacrifice.
Livra sat on the ground with wide eyes, completely unwilling to believe that Miss Shaya’s situation was dire…
God… oh God…
If you can hear this, please bless the Hero, please bless Miss Shaya!
……………………………….
At this moment, within the formed black hole space.
In the external space of the domain, what one sees is a black spherical object floating in midair.
On the inside of Zero, the surroundings appeared boundless and pale, like a vast winter snowfield.
This is “Zero.”
In Jeffrey’s inherent magic domain, there is no range to speak of, no air flow, and even time itself is sealed. Anyone entering this space cannot escape, and has no hope of survival.
After casting the magic, Jeffrey slowly descended in the black hole space.
His thick magical boots landed on the ground shimmering with white light, and his purple thunder staff dispersed into magical light points.
At the same time, Jeffrey lightly coughed twice, raising his palm to his mouth, looking far from relaxed.
“Cough… cough cough… Ah, indeed, I’m getting old… I can’t deny it… Your Majesty, the Demon King is right, I’m getting on in years, getting on in years…”
Casting Zero made Jeffrey feel exhausted, of course primarily because releasing an inherent magic domain consumes immense energy.
But aside from that… it had been nearly a hundred years since he had faced an opponent that required the use of this magic, which is the more important factor.
In simple terms, he had become somewhat rusty.
Even if rusty, the effectiveness would not be affected.
Jeffrey’s now more aged gaze turned to the left and right.
The brilliance of the Hero’s Holy Sword still burst forth, illuminating the space of Zero, but in this vast expanse, the golden light no longer appeared intimidating, especially since the威芒 had come to a standstill; no matter how great the Holy Sword’s magical power, it had no place to exert itself in this boundless space.
On the other side, the middle-aged man Ecklight, holding a broadsword, had also come to a halt; his time would not flow for the moment, shrouded by the vast white of the space.
For a short while, during the effect of the domain, these two Tenth-Phase Experts of the kingdom could not launch any combat skills.
Jeffrey was willing to call them strong.
At least ten or twenty years in the future, should they swing their swords again, they would definitely not be at the same level as they were now.
Especially the current Hero…
This golden-haired little girl, every move and stance was clean and crisp, with no superfluous actions; if not for her total amount and purity of magic not being honed to the utmost, she might really pose some threat to him.
Even without relying on the Holy Sword, she had already formed her own combat style.
Moreover, the Holy Sword in her hands was still flickering with light points, as if attempting to break free from the confinement of Zero at any moment.
This had never occurred to Jeffrey before… that magic was trying to break through the domain by brute force?
The potential was truly frightening.
He had underestimated the Holy Sword and the Hero…
No wonder the first princess was defeated by the Hero; the young Princess Xue Fei lacked sufficient combat experience.
Jeffrey seemed to lament something, letting out a light sigh as purple lightning crackled once again between his palms.
His palms crossed, and the purple lightning surged in two directions, one towards Ecklight and the other towards Xialet.
To eliminate a young and promising warrior, Jeffrey felt deep regret; it was not his true intention to do so.
But alas, you are hostile forces to my Demon Territory.
Since the High-Level Races did not come to interfere, he might as well take this opportunity to clear obstacles for the future of the Demon Territory.
Old as he was, this trip would not be in vain.
Sorry.
Younger generation.
“May our Demon Race’s domination never set, may…”
“Stop, stop, stop, stop!! Don’t chant! Don’t…!!”
A light, youthful voice suddenly exploded in this boundless space!
Due to the peculiar nature of the space and the sufficient distance, the voice wasn’t very clear—but it was definitely there, without a doubt.
“Who?!”
Jeffrey, the old demon, was completely stunned.
The purple lightning in his hand scattered into brilliant magical light points and disappeared, startled by the sudden disturbance.
One could not blame a battle-hardened old six-wing for being astonished.
Because this was utterly impossible!
The space of Zero was his inherent magic; in this space, Jeffrey could be said to be the “god” of this area.
Even if High-Level Races stepped into this space, they should be locked in the infinite, thus “zero” time, and apart from himself, no creature could move or make any sound within this domain.
Yet, this exceptional situation was occurring now.
Jeffrey cautiously spread out the magical energy he used for exploration around him, attempting to locate the source of the sound…
“Ugh! Found it!!”
Before he could trace the sound’s origin…
A strong impact suddenly collided with Jeffrey’s waist.
He felt as if his old waist was about to snap in two!
To describe it… it felt like being struck at full speed by a rapidly flying cone, or like the savage charge of a bison; if it were a bison, it would surely have to be the angriest bison in the world to generate such force!
By the time he processed what was happening, Jeffrey had already been sent flying from his spot.
He quickly changed the magical staff in his hand, which he used to support his body, to prevent himself from falling flat on his back in his own domain.
And where he had just been knocked away from—Miss Shaya was standing there.
She blankly patted her own head, the hard skull that was to blame for this recent disaster.
Yes, Princess Xue Fei had been desperately searching for someone, racing through this nearly infinite space along the auras of Xiya and Xialet, and quickly found Jeffrey’s location at an incredible speed!
Goodness… Uncle Jeffrey was trying to deal a fatal blow!
Xue Fei would never allow such a thing to happen; while searching for someone, she had flown too fast and couldn’t stop her inertia, so she simply dove forward and crashed her head upward!
What do you call this?
This is called a super headbutt!
Jeffrey, who was harshly launched away, struggled to straighten up while holding his waist, his first reaction being to conclude that a powerful being from a High-Level Race had joined the battle.
What a timing to come…
What a powerful physical impact… it could not only break through the old man’s magical barrier but also showed extraordinary melee prowess. What kind of race and what kind of entity could possess such power…
He lowered his head, pretending to be weak, and took the opportunity to gather magic energy again, preparing to release another inherent magic.
Yet, due to the distance being closer and the grievance voice becoming clearer…
—caused all the dark purple magical energy surrounding Jeffrey to dissipate completely.
“I mean…! Uncle Jeffrey, are you a bit excessive this time! The person you want to kill has my friends inside! Oh, sorry… you seem to not know, but I’m telling you now, so you do know!”
“Princess Xue Fei… Your Highness?”
