“Master Ai Yue, you…”
Bululu turned back sharply, only to see Ai Yue looking at her with a face as devoid of expression as a delicate doll.
However, upon that unforgettably beautiful face, even without the slightest ripple of emotion or Magic Power, Bululu felt in that one instant as if she were seeing an existence far more terrifying than anything she had encountered before.
If the killing intent of the rampaging Igrette was fearsome, then the current Ai Yue was the void beyond death, dissolving both fear and despair.
“Mama Ai Yue…?”
Even Kurimu could not help but tremble. However, she was still a child after all, so she merely took it as the way her mother acted when she was angry.
“…Go take care of Igrette.”
“But…”
Just as Bululu was about to offer a word of caution, her eyes met Ai Yue’s blue-white pupils. That one glimpse alone was enough to make Bululu feel an endless chill, causing her to shut her mouth immediately.
“…Understood. Kurimu, let’s go.”
“Mm-hmm.”
During their time together, Bululu had been so immersed in the gentle side of Ai Yue that she had almost forgotten her original prestige.
That was right; this was the existence that had suppressed the entire Demon Realm single-handedly. Back then, any being that opposed her would witness her terror. Perhaps this was Ai Yue’s true form.
From Ai Yue’s perspective, however, things were a bit different.
While Bululu and Kurimu were confronting the enemy just now, she had immediately checked Igrette’s injuries. Fortunately, although they were serious, Igrette was not in life-threatening danger due to her high Level and self-healing abilities.
But seeing Igrette’s pained expression from the wounds and realizing that she had been saved by her, Ai Yue felt as if some shackle deep within her heart had loosened. If her previous actions had been subconscious, now it felt as if a certain consciousness had replaced and taken over her body, making her no longer herself.
Yet, unexpectedly, she felt no fear or confusion. Instead, she was terrifyingly calm, and her mind was abnormally clear.
“The next stage?”
Facing the Ai Yue who had stepped forward, the Person with a Very Long Name did not retreat but prepared for battle instead.
Although he had only just possessed this body, the Player’s System was sufficient for him to utilize it normally.
‘I can win this!’
“Take this! Super-Dreadnought Class Dark Convergent Cannon!”
Shouting a finishing move name that sounded like something a primary schooler would come up with, he fired a black energy beam. It was similar to the one that had pierced Igrette’s heart earlier but much thicker, carrying bolts of lightning toward Ai Yue. The massive energy caused the air to evaporate and turned the ground into lava.
However, Ai Yue simply stood there quietly, and the beam hit her directly.
Just as everyone thought Ai Yue would suffer massive damage, the black energy dissipated. Ai Yue stood there completely unharmed, without even a speck of dust on the hem of her clothes.
“How is this possible!?”
Seeing that his full-power strike had no effect, the Person with a Very Long Name could not help but take one step back.
That was a strike that combined his own skills with the Magic Power of a Demon King Level body. The result was that he hadn’t even managed to chip away a single layer of her health!?
In contrast to everyone’s unease, Ai Yue merely gave her Information Panel a flat glance.
[Information Panel]
Name: Ai Yue
Race: Succubus (Level 120)
Status: Severely Weakened
Age: ???
HP: 9,900,000/9,900,000 (Weakened)
MP: 20,100,000/20,100,000 (Weakened)
Stats: Strength: 49,250 (+15,000), Agility: 43,230 (+15,000), Intelligence: 157,520 (+15,000) (Weakened)
Weapon: Glass Kaleidoscope
Armor: Succubus Raiment (Bound set, cannot be changed)
Skills: Polymorph, Charm, Somersault, Magic [Curse, Holy, Elemental, Mental, Healing, Space, Time, Buff, and Summon…], Martial Arts [Sword, Spear, Axe, Scythe, Hammer, and Unarmed…], High-tier Attribute Enhancement [HP, MP, STR, AGI, and INT], High-tier Nullification [Physical, Energy, Status Ailment, and Mental]…
[High-tier Nullification has automatically neutralized damage and effects from targets with a level difference of more than 20 levels (Level 100 or below).]
Even though she had utilized her remaining Vitality Essence to unleash her strength, her Weakened State still persisted.
However, this was already enough.
In the next moment, a terrifying Magic Power that was enough to crush the surrounding area by its mere presence gathered, forming a massive pillar of light that pierced through the heavens and the earth. In the center of it, a giant Magic Circle was rotating.
As Ai Yue slowly raised her hand high above her head, the massive Magic Circle that was large enough to blot out the sky and moon split into several layers like a lens focusing energy. Then, even more Magic Circles appeared, using the base points of the outer ring as their foundation. Simultaneously, a vast number of obscure magic runes exploded outward with the appearance of the Magic Circles, swirling around like wreckage caught in a tornado.
“What… what is that…”
Seeing this display, the Person with a Very Long Name could not understand what was happening.
In his mind, a boss should be beatable, or at least theoretically possible to defeat. However, even with this body possessing Demon King Level strength, he, as a Player, still saw no hope of being able to injure the young girl before him.
This was no longer a boss that Players could conquer; this was an existence rooted in the underlying code and mechanics.
Intense fear and lack of comprehension left him standing frozen in place, and he even forgot to flee.
…No, even if he had fled, it would have been in vain, for the outcome had already been decided.
“…Die. Starfall Heavenly Rule.”
Ai Yue swept her hand down, her finger pointing at the ground. The magic fully activated in that moment.
The runes flying in the air were the first to collapse, turning into countless billions of rays of light that were sucked into the central pillar of light. Then, the layered, rotating Magic Circles shattered like glass struck by a hammer, breaking from top to bottom almost simultaneously. Every shard, each possessing a high temperature capable of evaporating metal, was sucked into the center of the light pillar without exception, which then plummeted downward.
There was no sound, because the medium that could transfer sound was erased in an instant. Even space itself was thoroughly crushed. Only the light, powerful enough to punch through everything, forcibly tore through the broken space and illuminated the night sky.
Not only the Demon Realm Capital, but even people in distant Demon King territories could see this pillar of light piercing the heavens. Even powerhouses in other planes could feel this heart-stopping, overwhelming Magic Power.
“…………Whew, is it over…”
An unknown amount of time passed before the light finally began to dissipate.
Bululu and the others opened their eyes. The first thing they saw was a massive defensive barrier that completely enveloped them, the Maid Guards, the entire Demon King Castle, and the surrounding forests—or rather, it enveloped the area of the magical bombardment to limit its destruction.
“This barrier… is it Master Ai Yue?”
Recognizing who had released the barrier at a glance, everyone looked outside of it.
Ai Yue stood in the void, looking down at everything below like a god. The original grassland had now turned into a massive, bottomless canyon. The Player who had possessed Sonio’s corpse was also nowhere to be found, leaving not a single trace behind.
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