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Marta, one of the elite members of the Light of the Sun squad, finally understood what true despair really meant.
That incomparably deep darkness spread through a person’s heart like the most vicious virus imaginable, rapidly breeding within the soul before completely swallowing it, dragging one into a bottomless abyss forever severed from the light...
As a follower of the Hero Pix, he had originally believed that after completing this exploration mission, he would finally become famous.
Once he received the Church’s reward money, he could retire peacefully and enjoy the rest of his life.
However, nobody could have imagined that this journey would become the final adventure of their squad.
And the beginning of their despair...
...was merely an ordinary village girl they encountered at the outer edge of the Winter Forest.
That harmless-looking village girl, who appeared so weak and fragile that she did not even possess the slightest fluctuation of magical power...
...was actually capable of controlling Abyss Demons?!
And had directly inflicted catastrophic damage upon their squad?!
The moment he witnessed that scene, Marta was utterly shocked.
But at that point, he had not yet fallen into despair.
Because within their squad...
...there was still the ‘Apostle of Earth’—
their captain, the Hero Pix!
On the Anqieka Continent, power was divided into eight ranks according to the strength of the energy within one’s body.
Ranks one through six were considered ordinary tiers and comparatively easier to reach.
Beyond those came the two truly difficult realms—
the seventh rank, Saint.
And the eighth rank, God.
(The equivalent of the Demon King tier.)
Once someone stepped into those latter two realms, their strength underwent a complete qualitative transformation.
Three fifth-tier experts joining forces might be able to fight against a sixth-tier powerhouse.
But even ten sixth-tier experts together would likely still be unable to defeat a Saint-tier existence.
And their captain Pix...
...was a seventh-tier Sword Saint!!
The moment the immense holy aura within Pix erupted outward, pure sacred power immediately crushed back the nauseating black mist of the Abyss Demons with overwhelming force!
Marta could not help but begin cheering inside his heart.
Although they had already lost two squad members, once their captain made his move, he would absolutely eliminate those two Abyss Demons!
Their captain would definitely resolve the crisis!
Just like he always had!
Marta trusted Pix that much.
However—
just as Pix unleashed his power and prepared to launch his counterattack—
a gigantic wolf-shaped Abyss Demon with snow-white fur suddenly burst out from the forest and instantly tore apart the hope within Marta’s heart—
Hero Pix.
Everything happened far too quickly.
So quickly that Marta could not even react.
The defensive magic surrounding the Hero,
the sturdy armor of the Hero’s equipment,
the Hero’s powerful physique—
none of it managed to withstand the giant wolf’s fangs.
And just like that, one of the Ten Heroes of the Asumos Church, the strongest warrior Marta trusted most, died in an instant within the blood-soaked jaws of an Abyss Demon.
The shock nearly left Marta mentally numb.
And after sensing the aura emanating from that giant wolf...
...his heart became completely consumed by despair.
‘D-Demon King tier?!’
A snow-white giant wolf?
Crimson-red eyes?!
‘Why... why would we encounter “Snow Devour”?!’
Marta’s mind nearly collapsed.
The overwhelming despair twisted his face as his entire body trembled uncontrollably.
The all-consuming Shadow of Silence Power pouring down upon him made it difficult even for him—a sixth-tier expert—to breathe. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓
Death seemed right before his eyes.
And worse...
...there was no escaping it.
Even Pix had been effortlessly killed!
How could the rest of them possibly fight against a Demon King-tier Abyss Demon?!
And with his strength, even if he tried to run, there was no way he could outrun “Snow Devour”!
It was over. freeωebnovēl.c૦m
Everything was over...
Hm?
No! Wait!!
There was still hope!!
Just as Marta was drowning in despair, he suddenly noticed a possible path to survival!
His black eyes instantly locked onto the gray-haired little girl not far away.
‘That little girl! Right, her! She’s the one commanding the Abyss Demons! And... and even “Snow Devour” seems to obey her! If I can capture her, I can survive!’
Besides—
that little girl did not appear to possess any energy fluctuations at all!
Thinking that, Marta clenched his teeth and suddenly leapt forward while forcibly enduring the overwhelming Shadow of Silence Power around him, charging directly toward the gray-haired little girl!
As long as he could control her—
perhaps he could still change this doomed ending!
However—
facing Marta as he desperately rushed toward her—
the little girl continued wearing that mocking smile the entire time.
Her emerald eyes narrowed slightly.
Under Marta’s bewildered gaze, the little girl slowly raised her seemingly “soft and powerless” tiny hand.
A jade-green radiance suddenly gathered at her fingertips.
And as the light condensed—
a terrifying spiritual pressure no weaker than “Snow Devour” erupted explosively from within the little girl’s body!
In an instant, that overwhelming pressure surged toward Marta like a devastating storm and mercilessly swallowed him whole.
?!!!
Th-This... h-how is this possible?!
‘Sh-She... she’s Demon King tier too?!’
The crushing pressure of the Shadow of Silence Power instantly shattered the holy aura surrounding Marta’s body, forcing the sixth-tier expert violently onto his knees.
He tried to continue resisting—
only to discover in terror that he could no longer move at all?!
The only thing he could do was stare at the girl before him with eyes completely overtaken by fear.
Just a slight release of power—
yet the pressure was already this terrifying.
And the density of her Shadow of Silence Power was not inferior to “Snow Devour” in the slightest.
Marta could now practically confirm it.
The girl before him...
...was a Demon King-tier Abyss Demon.
And after realizing that, the tiny spark of hope that had finally reignited within Marta’s eyes was mercilessly extinguished once again.
Replacing it was a bottomless despair...
...and indescribable confusion.
Demon King tier?!
A humanoid Demon King-tier existence?!
What exactly was going on?!
Countless questions flooded Marta’s mind.
Unfortunately, he no longer had the strength to think about any of them.
Or rather—
the Demon King-tier little girl had no intention of giving Marta time to think.
“Hehe~”
After letting out a contemptuous sneer, a jade-green glow suddenly flashed through the little girl’s eyes as the compressed Shadow of Silence Power within her hand abruptly exploded outward!
Like a grim reaper harvesting souls, it roared toward Marta while raising its merciless scythe.
The next moment—
Marta’s eyes violently shrank after being struck by the jade-green light.
The light vanished from his pupils instantly.
His body exploded apart on the spot.
Then, eerie green flames suddenly ignited from the severed sections of his corpse.
Within moments, his entire body was burned away without leaving behind even the slightest trace.
Even his soul was completely annihilated.
......
“So many idiots who overestimate themselves.”
Looking at the man who had been completely erased, the gray-haired little girl—Liyu—muttered disdainfully to herself.
Afterward,
the little girl shifted her gaze toward the nearby battlefield.
The moment she erased Marta, the battle had already ended.
The riverside that had once been covered in ice and snow was now dyed with a vivid crimson glow.
Chunks of flesh and pools of blood were scattered everywhere.
Even Liyu’s own clothes had been stained with fragments of somebody’s internal organs.
Seeing the tiny scraps stuck to her clothing, Liyu revealed an irritated expression.
Damn it.
Mother’s clothes got dirty...
And just as Liyu was wiping her clothes clean, the enormous snow-white giant wolf slowly approached her side.
A slightly deep voice entered Liyu’s ears.
“Why are you still cleaning your clothes?! Hurry up and clean the scene before Mother notices!”
“No need. We can’t hide it from Mother anyway.”
Liyu casually shook her head.
Hearing that, the giant wolf tilted her head slightly in confusion before pressing closer to her younger sister.
“Hm? B-But... what if Mother gets angry and scolds you? After the last attack, didn’t you promise Mother you wouldn’t actively attack people from the Asumos Church anymore?”
In response to that question,
Liyu rolled her eyes at her sister before helplessly glancing toward the Hero’s severed limb hanging from her mouth.
“You don’t need to worry about me, Sister. You should worry about yourself instead. Eating random things again... if Mother sees that, Sister, you’re definitely doomed.”
“Hm? I’m appreciating food, okay?! Besides, what’s there to be scared of?! Mother isn’t even here right now! By the time she notices this place, I’ll already be done digesting it anyway~ Hehe~”
The giant wolf—
Limo—
laughed fearlessly.
However—
the very next second—
Limo could no longer laugh.
Because the moment she looked up—
she suddenly discovered that their mother had appeared before them at some unknown point in time...
...and was currently glaring furiously at the two of them.
Limo: Meowu???!
Liyu: Sister, acting cute is wooda...
