A Core Ship From The Start

Chapter 2646: Chapter 1781: This Hero Is Way Too Terrifying

"But this is good too, the blood of your loved ones must feel very warm, right? Hahahahaha! No need to be polite, it’s what I should do!"

"Ugh...... Ahhhhh!!!"

"This is it! This is what I wanted to hear!"

Hearing the painful and unwilling roar from the demon, Duanmu Huai spread his arms wide, as if in a fervor like skating on ice.

"The howls and screams of a lowly demon are truly delightful! Do you have any relatives who aren’t completely dead yet? I’d be kind enough to deal with them in front of you! Or maybe your beloved pet dog? I wonder if you keep dogs?"

Is this really a hero?

Lisetta slumped to the ground, her eyes wide with terror, staring at the tall figure standing amidst a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. Behind him were the ruins of a village thoroughly destroyed, with only roaring flames burning in its place, illuminating the black armor soaked in blood. The embedded skulls on it, with hollow, pitch-black eye sockets, gazed at everything without emotion.

Dark clouds covered the entire sky, and with Duanmu Huai’s laughter, lightning flashed and thunder roared. It was as if he was the envoy of destruction, pushing the world to the brink of annihilation.

"Dong... dong... dong..."

Duanmu Huai walked towards the demon, who trembled and struggled to retreat. It turned around, grasping the ground with its hands, trying to escape. But Duanmu Huai reached out, grabbed the demon’s legs firmly, lifted it high, and squeezed and twisted it like wringing a towel.

"Ugh... ah... no... Your Majesty the Demon King... help, help...!"

"Die howling in endless destruction and pain, filthy and lowly demon."

Duanmu Huai’s cold, cruel voice resounded, and then with a twist of his hands, amidst a piercing wail, the demon’s bones and muscles were crushed into fragments, turning its insides into a gruesome mess.

"Ahhhhh!!!"

This was the demon’s final scream. When Duanmu Huai threw it back to the ground, the once arrogant demon was nothing more than a pitiable pile of remains.

"Phew... the cries of demons are as pleasant as ever."

Duanmu Huai stretched lazily, as if he had just enjoyed a Big Treasure Sword. Lisetta stared at him, unable to resist asking.

"Are you really a hero?"

"I told you, I am not a hero."

"But why do you do this? It was a demon, the enemy of humans, but..."

Before Lisetta could finish, Duanmu Huai reached out, grabbed her collar, and lifted her up, glaring at her fiercely.

"Listen up, woman, open your eyes wide and look carefully."

He forced Lisetta to turn her head, directing her to the remains around them.

"I wasn’t the one who burned this village or killed the villagers. Those killers deserve eternal pain and destruction as punishment, is there a problem with that? Are you saying that these filthy demons killed humans, and we should kill them with a somber or sad mood? Are they worthy of that?"

"No, that’s not what I meant..."

Lisetta felt her mind buzzing, almost blank. Of course, she wasn’t saying these demons were good people; she’d seen scenes where heroes felt joy after slaying demons.

Strictly speaking, other heroes celebrated with "evil has been defeated" after eliminating demons, which was joyful.

But Duanmu Huai’s "cry, scream, and then die in despair and pain" scene... something just felt off about it.

Though there were some slightly unbalanced deities within the Unified Divine Realm, none seemed this extreme... at least not many.

It’s just that...

Staring at Duanmu Huai before her, feeling his cold gaze treating her like garbage, Lisetta felt unbearably humiliated. She was a Goddess! Previous heroes had always respected her, yet now this hero seemed to completely disregard her, even viewing her as useless waste.

This is truly humiliating!

But why, just feeling this gaze makes her body tremble, heart race, and her whole body heat up?

Clearly, the other party doesn’t even see her as a Goddess, nor a woman, but treats her like trash, so why does she find it harder and harder to leave him?

Uh... of course, being killed like a certain demon is still not acceptable.

Lisetta glanced at the utterly tragic demon remains not far away, trembling slightly.

Duanmu Huai wasn’t aware of what Lisetta was thinking, and he didn’t care. He threw her to the ground, staring at her.

"Alright, now answer my previous question."

"Ah, oh, okay."

Lisetta was momentarily stunned, recalling that the reason they came here was that Duanmu Huai wanted to inquire about the current state of the world from her. But with everything that happened on the way, Lisetta had forgotten. Though she felt this place wasn’t suitable for discussing this topic, since Duanmu Huai said so, she had to bite the bullet and explain to him.

Including the fact that the ruler of this nation was named the War Emperor, a remarkable leader and strongman, whose Guardianship kept the Demon King’s Army at bay.

Upon listening to Lisetta’s explanation, Duanmu Huai stared at the map on the ground, pondered briefly, and then stood up.

"Take us to the Royal City."

"Eh? Why? Although it’s true, one should go to the Royal City to seek help from the King, and maybe this War Emperor has the knowledge and experience needed to defeat the Demon King, but..."

Lisetta felt somewhat puzzled as she looked at Duanmu Huai. Previously, she felt Duanmu Huai wasn’t the sort to rally companions; instead, he seemed inclined to act alone. When Lisetta suggested getting teammates for Duanmu Huai, he directly refused.

So why suddenly seek out the King now?

Although puzzled, Lisetta still complied with Duanmu Huai’s request and opened the teleportation portal to the Royal City.

Just after stepping through the portal, they saw traces of a fierce battle outside the Royal City, with people bearing joyful expressions. Seeing this, Lisetta asked them curiously and was shocked by the news.

"You don’t know, do you? One of the Four Heavenly Kings led the Demon King’s Army to attack the Royal City, but the War Emperor killed them!"

"Eh?"

Undeniably, this news was unexpected for Lisetta, but it also delighted her. It seemed this War Emperor was still the Sea-Calming Sacred Needle; with his help, defeating the Demon King shouldn’t be a problem.

With this expectation, Lisetta followed Duanmu Huai to the front of the Royal City and reported to the Guards that they wished to meet the King.

After hearing Lisetta’s request, the Guard looked at Duanmu Huai with doubt and then hurried inside nervously. Another Guard left standing by had a pale face, looked tense and anxious, staring at Duanmu Huai. It was as if he saw some terrifying demon.

Well... though this outfit is a bit problematic...

"Why not change your outfit? It would be much better than this."

"Are you instructing me?"

"No, I’m not...!"

Ah, once again, that gaze that sees me as trash; why does this stinging feeling actually feel so good!

As Lisetta was lost in this twisted pleasure, the Guard rushed back out.

"His Majesty invites you both in."

Then he spoke.