The vampire warriors, forcibly dominated by the magic of [Connection], staggered up from the ground like marionettes, their eyes burning with a uniform, eerie red light.
They no longer possessed independent consciousness, nor did they feel fear or pain; only pure killing intent remained, driven by Elder Shaloria’s cold will.
What concerned Lucifer even more was that their auras were significantly stronger than before—their Combat Classes, which had averaged seven to eight thousand, had now generally climbed to over nine thousand, with a few elites even breaking the ten thousand mark!
Faint glimmers of dark red magic belonging to Elder Shaloria emerged on their bodies like veins, echoing the red light in their eyes.
“Forcibly infusing energy through a magic Connection to temporarily boost the combat power of puppets…
it certainly saves me the trouble of gauging their strength individually.”
Lucifer understood in his heart, gaining a clearer understanding of Elder Shaloria’s [Connection].
“Roar—!”
A hoarse roar that didn’t sound human, but more like a wild beast, squeezed out from the throat of a warrior whose eyes glowed intensely red, as if it were a signal to attack.
Swish!
Swish!
Swish!
More than fifteen controlled vampire warriors instantly turned into afterimages of interwoven dark red and silver-gray, pouncing toward Lucifer from all directions to surround him!
Their movements were swifter than before, and their coordination was eerily perfect, sealing off all angles of evasion.
Their weapons flickered with the cold light of enhanced magic.
Lucifer’s expression remained unchanged, his right hand already gripping the hilt of the replica “kirato” at his waist.
Clang—!
The black sword unsheathed, bringing with it a dark arc of light.
He didn’t use any fancy sword techniques; he simply infused the sword blade with his massive magic power of eleven thousand one hundred.
The sword light was like black lightning, flickering several times within the pouncing crowd.
Chirr!
Chirr!
Chirr!
Chirr—!
The sounds of sharp blades slicing through flesh and severing bone rang out in quick succession, accompanied by the splashing of dark red blood.
The four vampire warriors in the lead didn’t even see where the sword light came from before they felt a chill at their necks or hearts.
The red light in their eyes instantly dimmed, and their bodies slumped powerlessly to the ground.
Immediately after, another three warriors were cut in half at the waist by the sword light sweeping from an eerie angle.
Lucifer’s figure flickered in and out of view among the crowd.
Every step he took perfectly evaded an attack, and every swing of his sword took a controlled life.
With a Combat Class exceeding twenty thousand, he possessed overwhelming advantages in speed and strength against these puppets whose average Combat Class barely surpassed ten thousand.
The battle turned into an efficient and ruthless harvest.
However, just as he had slain the seventh vampire warrior, at the very moment his sword momentum was about to be retracted— You are reading on g.com, the official source.
Buzz!
A familiar, sharp sense of crisis suddenly attacked from behind him!
The speed, angle, and contained magic far surpassed those of the surrounding puppets!
Lucifer didn’t even turn his head.
His body blurred, leaving a faint afterimage in place.
His true self vanished into thin air, like a reflection in water scattered by a pebble.
In the next instant, six magic barriers, smooth as mirrors with deep blue runes flowing along their edges, appeared out of nowhere centered on Lucifer’s original position, forming a perfect hexagonal mirror array!
In every mirror, a clear image of Lucifer standing with his sword was reflected, along with the cold, flickering tip of “kirato” stabbing out from the mirror!
“Mirror Imitation!”
Elder Shaloria hovered in mid-air, watching the scene below with great interest.
In her icy purple eyes, the image of the mirror array was reflected.
“Oh?
He even copied this move of Andura’s?
Quite clever.”
She had controlled Andura to launch this long-premeditated sneak attack, but she hadn’t expected Lucifer’s reaction to be so fast, and his response even more ingenious—directly using the copied “Mirror Imitation” to create images and displace his true body.
Lucifer’s true body, situated in the shadows at the edge of the mirror array, had a cold gaze.
The moment the mirror array formed, he had already locked onto Andura’s true body, which was hidden behind one of the mirrors and had the brightest red light in his eyes.
Without hesitation, he swung the replica “kirato” in his hand repeatedly.
Five condensed black Sword Strikes, like venomous snakes seeking prey, tore through the air, targeting five different “Andura” images in the mirror array as well as two nearby controlled vampire warriors!
Puchi!
Puchi!
Puchi!
Puchi—!
Four vampire warriors were pierced and shredded by the sword energy, and the puppets near them were also caught in the crossfire, dying instantly.
However, the sword energy aimed at the mirror where Andura’s true body was located was blocked by Andura using his artifact just as it was about to hit.
Clang—!
The sword energy struck the mirror, producing the sound of clashing metal.
Immediately after, something bizarre happened.
Puff!
Lucifer’s chest vibrated slightly, and a wound identical to the Sword Strike he had just unleashed appeared out of nowhere!
Dark red Demon God blood seeped out once again. New chapters come out on g.com first.
Although the wound wasn’t deep, it was indeed the power of his own attack being reflected back at him!
At the same time, the six “Mirror Imitations” exhausted their magic and shattered all at once, turning into a sky full of blue light particles.
Andura’s true body emerged from behind the shattered mirror shadows, his eyes still hollow and crimson.
The real “kirato” in his hand vibrated slightly, with strange fluctuations of causality flowing over the blade.
“What a troublesome artifact…” Lucifer looked down at the wound on his chest, his brow furrowing slightly.
“Heh, unable to deal with ‘kirato’s’ return?” Elder Shaloria took in every detail of Lucifer’s slight frown, an elegant smile appearing on her face as if everything were under her control.
With a thought, she sent a clearer command to Andura through the [Connection].
The red light in Andura’s eyes surged, and the magic around him boiled.
Holding “kirato,” he turned into a straight beam of dark gold light, stabbing fiercely toward Lucifer’s heart!
“Hmph, do you think you can best me with just one artifact?” A cold light flashed in Lucifer’s eyes.
He saw that Elder Shaloria wanted to use the properties of “kirato” to force him into a direct confrontation with Andura, then use the reflected damage to wear him down or even severely wound him.
Since close combat was restricted, he would change his approach.
Lucifer decisively sheathed the replica “kirato” in his hand.
Facing the rapidly stabbing Andura, he didn’t retreat but instead took half a step forward, his right hand opening with the palm facing forward.
“Whoosh—”
He took a deep breath, and the vast magic within his body began to surge, compress, and transform through a specific circuit different from the one used for Sword Strike or Mirror Imitation!
The surrounding temperature suddenly rose, and the already thin moisture in the Demon Realm’s air evaporated rapidly, making a faint “sizzling” sound.
The smell of sulfur became more pungent, as if subterranean fire were brewing.
In front of Lucifer’s palm, a single spark of red-gold fire flashed out of nowhere.
Immediately after, countless tiny sparks gathered from all directions and merged into it.
The sparks rotated, expanded, and stretched…
under Lucifer’s precise magic shaping, within a single breath, an avian creature composed entirely of blazing fire condensed into form before his palm!
“Hellfire Bird.”
Lucifer whispered the name of this magic and gently thrust his arm forward.
“Screech—!!”
A high-pitched, sharp cry that seemed capable of piercing the soul erupted from the fire bird’s beak!
Its wings flapped violently, whipping up a scorching storm as it left Lucifer’s palm, turning into a brilliant and deadly red-gold stream of light, trailing a long black flame, and charging head-on toward the incoming Andura!
Everywhere it passed, the air distorted and the ground charred, leaving behind a scorching trail like molten lava.
Facing this terrifying high temperature and destructive magic, the controlled Andura remained expressionless, only instinctively raising the “kirato” in his hand and slashing down fiercely at the oncoming “Hellfire Bird”!
Maybe it’s not a big deal now… maybe it will be later.
“And If you’re enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!”