Before, Beileisi had only seen Her Majesty the Queen from a distance.
At that time, she merely thought from the other’s elegant posture that there must be a beautiful face under the veil, and nothing else.
But today she had a completely different realization.
The other’s aura was really strong.
Just a brief passing encounter made Beileisi smell a strong presence similar to the Demon King.
However, the pressure wasn’t that strong.
What it brought her was actually a very easygoing feeling.
Especially before entering the deep dungeon, she showed Beileisi some sympathy and recognition.
“You’ve worked hard during this time, Beileisi.”
“I heard from Ka Xiya that you are a steady and hardworking warrior among the younger generation of our race.”
“So tonight, go back and rest first. Don’t keep yourself in a tense state.”
Although this was a tactful way of saying it, both arranging her transfer from her post and giving her dignity.
But to be honest, the demon race rarely engaged in such interpersonal politics.
Superiors gave orders to subordinates in the purest form, and if they encountered a bad-tempered commander, they would even scold and beat their subordinates for no reason.
Especially the lower you go on the pyramid of power, the more serious this situation became.
Of course, the Demon King himself had “quality,” and basically never yelled at or beat the demons below.
But if you think having such a boss is comfortable, you’d be completely wrong.
Because as Yilisi’s direct subordinate, she had to bear the terrifying mental pressure from the Demon King, which was more oppressive than physical pain.
But Her Majesty the Queen was just the opposite: strong, gentle, and reassuring.
However, Beileisi, who was used to this strict hierarchical life, only sighed inwardly and knelt on one knee, saying “As you command,” before flying with Ka Xiya to the upper area of the dungeon.
As for what happened tonight, Beileisi didn’t care at all.
After all, she was just a warden guarding prisoners.
The Queen going to the deep dungeon was not something she should think about.
Beileisi’s only worry was Linka, one of the two prisoners.
She couldn’t explain what this feeling was, but she was very afraid that something would happen to the other party during her absence.
Beileisi was overthinking, because the person she worried about was precisely the beloved disciple saved by Fei’ouna.
If Her Majesty the Queen hadn’t acted, then Linka would have either died or become a lifeless undead puppet by now.
But tonight, Fei’ouna could be understood as wanting to meet and reminisce with her beloved disciple, which is why she suddenly visited the deepest level of the Black Prison Dungeon.
Of course, behind this, there must be another deeper meaning.
However, the way of meeting and reminiscing was not for her to appear before Linka as the Queen, but to return to the former “Shield Hero.”
Although Fei’ouna could no longer become human, she could use a substitute to create a fake body that could pass for real.
Decades ago, Yilisi had already replicated a one-to-one puppet substitute using “Phantom Crystal” as the base material, with an appearance identical to Fei’ouna’s human period.
“Phantom Crystal,” as an extremely rare variant of magic crystal, besides the nature of magic crystal itself, also has the characteristic of mimic transformation.
As long as the user injects their own magic power, it can perfectly replicate.
Ordinary “Phantom Crystal” is only the size of a pigeon egg.
Having one as big as a watermelon is already extremely rare, so its most common use is to replace disabled body parts, such as eyes.
But this one “piece” of “Phantom Crystal” was a full two meters tall, thus providing the foundation for creating a substitute.
This substitute not only possessed the magical attributes of the “Shield Hero,” but also perfectly synchronized Fei’ouna’s body temperature, pulse, and heart rate.
Ordinary detection magic could never distinguish it.
The mimicry is actually just a very inconspicuous property of the giant Phantom Crystal.
Its most valuable point is that the substitute it creates can completely replicate the user’s abilities.
Combat power doubled.
For high-end combatants like the Demon Dragon or the Hero, this was an absolutely terrifying improvement in combat strength.
Therefore, the existence called the “Sleeping Beauty Brave” was sealed by Yilisi as the highest secret of the demon race in the last layer of the Black Prison Dungeon.
Our Demon King really doted on his wife.
He didn’t use it himself and left it for Fei’ouna.
However, Phantom Crystal has a small flaw: it can only replicate the original body.
Even though Fei’ouna’s fall to darkness and dragonification were both perfect, with almost no flaws—you could say she was a pure-blood Demon Dragon—
When her magic power was injected into the Phantom Crystal, the substitute created still used the template of the human hero Fei’ouna.
But this wasn’t a bad thing, because it was precisely this foreshadowing that allowed Yilisi to conceive and plan today’s scheme.
And Fei’ouna only learned of this great gift from the Demon King recently.
When she arrived at this last forbidden area called the “Blood Prison,” what she saw was also a scene completely different from before.
The other layers above were ant-nest-style underground structures composed of stone walls, barriers, and flight passages.
But here, there was only a pool of viscous, dark red liquid.
Without even direct contact, as long as the seal of the upper layer was broken, these seemingly lifeless, motionless liquids would instantly transform into tentacles that devour everything, dragging any intruders into them and dissolving them into nutrients.
Only Yilisi and Fei’ouna were allowed to enter safely.
Beyond that, even Ka Xiya could not break into this forbidden area of the demon race.
Because the secret buried here was not just that one substitute.
And when Fei’ouna cut her finger and dripped blood into the Blood Prison, a transparent crystal ice coffin slowly emerged from the blood water.
It must be said that the person inside was indeed as lifelike as if cast from the same mold as her past self.
And at this moment, Fei’ouna suddenly remembered a very embarrassing past event.
No wonder Yilisi had arranged such a task for her many years ago.
At that time, Fei’ouna had already been subdued and was very obedient, so many strange devices on her body had been removed.
But one day, Yilisi brought several marbles that could absorb and store magic power.
According to the other’s request, she had to carry them close to her body and work hard to cooperate, dedicating her magic power.
At first, Fei’ouna thought this task assigned by her master was not difficult and could be completed easily.
‘How can these things vibrate and discharge!’
Moreover, the fully charged marbles would be eliminated if their purity was insufficient, requiring Fei’ouna to frequently redo the work.