Free Web NovelWithin a border village of the Red Lotus Leaf Empire—
“ROOOOOOOAAAARRRRR!!”
Accompanied by the horrifying roar of a ferocious beast—
A heaven-shaking surge of purple Shadow of Silence Power suddenly erupted outward!
In an instant, the earth split apart!
A terrifying storm of energy mixed with corrosive aura violently swept across everything nearby. Countless houses throughout the village were instantly corroded by the purple energy, melting into piles of sludge!
Villagers and livestock that failed to escape the battle zone in time were swallowed by the invading violet light. Within moments, they dissolved into pools of blood.
Fresh blood dyed the earth crimson while the thick stench of gore filled the air.
Cries of despair, agonized screams, and the hateful roars of the monster echoed throughout the village.
After witnessing the deaths of their families with their own eyes, the surviving villagers all stared toward the center of the village with expressions filled with fear and hatred.
There—
A grotesque black monster over five meters tall, resembling a gigantic rhinoceros beetle, continuously released corrosive energy into the surroundings.
And this creature—
Was undoubtedly the nightmare existence feared across the continent.
An Abyss Demon.
Although the majority of Abyss Demons gathered within the Great Winter Forest, many still lurked throughout Anqieka Continent. Driven either by hunting instincts or pure bloodlust, they frequently attacked nearby human settlements.
Against powerful Abyss Demons, ordinary humans possessed virtually no ability to resist.
Once an Abyss Demon invaded—
Only endless despair awaited them.
Just like the tragedy currently unfolding within Karl Village.
However, compared to other villages attacked by Abyss Demons, Karl Village was undoubtedly fortunate.
Because today—
Reinforcements from the Asumos Church had arrived in time...
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“Quick! Hold it down!!”
At the center of the battlefield, a brown-haired young man wearing Asumos Church knight robes—Kaxius—let out a desperate roar.
The next moment—
Following his command—
Eight heavily wounded Asumos Church knights, including Kaxius himself, simultaneously unleashed the full power of their Holy Aura!
Pure white light gathered within their hands before rapidly compressing into chains of white energy.
Guided by the Holy Aura, massive energy chains burst outward, violently binding the Abyss Demon’s six limbs, torso, and head!
At that moment, the eight knights—each around fourth to fifth-tier strength—began a desperate struggle against the peak fifth-tier Abyss Demon.
“Hold it!!”
Kaxius shouted himself hoarse.
While they restrained the Abyss Demon, a magic-powered artillery cannon positioned atop a distant hill locked onto the monster’s head and rapidly began charging energy.
As long as they could hold the Abyss Demon in place—
The cannon would blast it to pieces! freewēbnoveℓ.com
Unfortunately—
Kaxius and the others had greatly overestimated themselves.
Or rather—
They had underestimated the terror of Abyss Demons.
As the eight knights fully unleashed their power, the dense Holy Aura instead stimulated the monster’s savagery, causing the Shadow of Silence Power within its body to erupt even more violently!
An overwhelming tide of purple energy crashed outward, shaking the knights with unbearable agony!
At the same time, the muscles along the Abyss Demon’s six limbs rapidly swelled.
Its physical strength instantly skyrocketed.
The next second—
Under the horrified gaze of the knights—
Three of the energy chains shattered apart on the spot!
Freed from part of its restraints, the Abyss Demon immediately locked onto Kaxius, whose Holy Aura was the strongest among them.
Faced with the gaze of those four grotesque black eyes, Kaxius’s entire body trembled violently.
His legs shook uncontrollably.
‘I-I’m dead...’
“ROOOOOOOAAARRRRR!!!”
As expected, after gradually breaking free, the Abyss Demon’s Shadow of Silence Power erupted once again, transforming the creature into a roaring purple cannonball as it charged directly toward Kaxius!
Faced with the overwhelming pressure crashing down upon him like a mountain, Kaxius’s soul itself trembled.
His intense survival instincts screamed at him to run.
But the incomparable terror froze his body solid.
He could only watch helplessly as the Abyss Demon’s claws rapidly enlarged within his vision.
Despair spread wildly through his heart.
“S-Someone... s-save meeeeeeeee!!!”
However—
Just as Kaxius was about to be devoured—
A dazzling silver-white radiance suddenly entered the desperate young man’s vision.
The next instant—
Under the stunned gaze of everyone present—
The girl within the silver light slowly drew the sword hanging at her waist.
“Shua!!”
Accompanied by a brilliant silver flash—
The Abyss Demon abruptly stopped charging.
The black aura protecting its body instantly shattered apart.
And its grotesque head fell directly onto the ground.
The Abyss Demon that had completely overwhelmed the eight-knight squad—
Was effortlessly slain by a single girl. freeweɓnovel.cøm
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Several dozen minutes later—
Kaxius sat silently upon the ground, still overwhelmed by the joy of surviving.
Beside him, the medical team dispatched by the Asumos Church desperately treated the injuries of the young knights.
‘I... actually survived...?’
After calming down slightly, Kaxius lowered his head and stared at his trembling hands in disbelief.
Participating in an Abyss Demon extermination mission for the first time, he had personally experienced the true terror of those monsters.
Even with superior numbers, they still failed to defeat a single peak fifth-tier Abyss Demon.
He himself had nearly died beneath its claws.
The confidence he once possessed had completely vanished.
All that remained was deep doubt in his own strength.
At the same time—
Like the many surviving knights around him, the young man couldn’t help staring toward the silver-haired girl standing before the Abyss Demon’s corpse with eyes full of admiration.
And the instant he saw her face—
Kaxius unconsciously held his breath.
A faint blush slowly spread across his dirt- and blood-covered face.
As the son of a great noble family, he had enjoyed the company of countless beautiful women since childhood.
He had seen every possible type of beauty.
And played with quite a few as well.
But compared to the silver-haired girl before him—
All of those women seemed like crude village girls.
The breathtaking young woman wore silver knight skirt armor and possessed a slender figure. Her brilliant silver-white hair shone beautifully like fresh snow itself.
Within her violet gem-like eyes constantly flowed a soul-capturing softness and incomparable holiness.
Soft crimson lips.
A delicate nose.
Exquisitely beautiful features.
Smooth elegant cheeks.
Tender skin that seemed ready to break at the slightest touch.
She resembled a peerless beauty capable of toppling nations.
As though she were the greatest masterpiece ever crafted by the Creator Himself.
No one could compare.
No matter how beautiful a landscape or how dazzling a jewel might be, they all dimmed beside the silver-haired girl.
And when the silver-haired girl’s gentle gaze swept across the crowd—
Every knight present felt an indescribable sense of comfort.
As though their very souls had been purified.
‘A goddess...’
Kaxius and the others unconsciously sighed inwardly.
Aside from her flawless beauty—
The girl’s strength shocked them even more.
Despite only possessing early fifth-tier strength, she had decapitated a peak fifth-tier Abyss Demon with a single strike.
It was simply unheard of.
Beauty combined with such terrifying power—
No wonder she was the “Child of Destiny” spoken of in prophecy, the one destined to lead them in saving the world.
At first, Kaxius had looked down on the girl somewhat because of her orphanage background.
But after today—
There was no trace of contempt left in his eyes.
Only pure admiration remained.
All the knights, including the reinforcement troops and medical teams that arrived afterward, looked toward the silver-haired girl with the same reverent gaze.
However—
None of them noticed—
That hidden beneath the silver-haired girl’s seemingly gentle eyes—
Was already a trace of icy coldness.
And deep disappointment.
—How boring...—
