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She saw a female demon with a sinister face and cold temperament standing behind her. Her eyes were like a pool of stagnant water, which made Hyperion shudder.
Although she was a mature beauty, she had a morbid air. A scorpion tail with distinct joints swayed slightly behind her, as if lethal venom would drip out from the tip of the tail at any time.
And when the other party saw Hyperion, he actually smiled.
There was a smile on her face, but not in her eyes, or rather, her dark pupils were so blurry that it was hard to tell what she was thinking.
"Your Highness, why are you staring at me like this? Do you have anything to say?"
The Scorpion-tailed Demon stared at Hyperion and asked.
"Nothing, I just think you're beautiful."
Hyperion nodded politely, turned around and sat down on the throne.
"Oh?"
The scorpion-tailed demon seemed very surprised by the answer, and there was a hint of emotion in his voice that he had never had before.
The other party did not ask any more questions, but just looked at the clock, waiting for the meeting to start.
Hyperion fell into a state of anxiety.
It wasn't just because of the strange and dangerous big demon behind him, but more importantly, Hyperion couldn't figure out where Kaliela had gone.
This scorpion-tailed demon might not be as strong as Kaliela, but the powerful aura he exuded was still beyond Hyperion's estimation.
The other demons present at the bottom of the stairs showed respect to Hyperion, and correspondingly many of them showed fear of the great demon behind her.
The presence of the Scorpion-Tailed Demon made the atmosphere in the entire throne room even more solemn and depressing. All the demons were carefully considering their attitudes, for fear of angering this evil god.
Hyperion hesitated, unsure whether she should ask the great demon who replaced Kaliela beside her at this moment.
The other party is a powerful demon, and his temperament seems to be very cold, and there is a sense of maturity.
But Hyperion did not feel any normal maternal love from her, only a chaotic sense of evil.
Just talking to this great scorpion-tailed demon could be dangerous.
If given a choice, Hyperion would rather run off the stage and find the Ice Witch.
But she is a princess now, it is not appropriate for her to do anything strange or impolite, and she must not bring the attention of the scorpion-tailed demon behind her to her teacher. Hyperion is very sure that this scorpion-tailed demon is at least at the general level as Pranay said, and he already has the pressure of a six-seal quasi-king, and is only slightly different from the seven-seal Kaliela.
Before she figured out the situation, she chose to remain silent and wait for the other party to speak.
On a daily basis, Hyperion has gotten used to getting along with the Great Demons, being surrounded by her Great Demon friends and relatives every day, and being able to get along well with the Great Demons of Maye-sensei's era.
The problem is coming again.
Where is Mayeqing?
Where is Lord Misty?
Where is Lei Mingqing?
How come the three of them also disappeared like Kaliela?
With these two generals and one civil official around, Hyperion would feel fearless against any vampire, and could even defeat a ninth-level vampire head-on.
This timeline felt extremely unfamiliar to Hyperion.
The more Hyperion thought about it, the more she couldn't figure out whether this familiar yet unusual new timeline was really connected to their previous shadow world and the old demon city of Nakaris.
"By the way...how are the vampires doing lately?"
Hyperion couldn't help but ask a question to the scorpion-tailed demon behind her.
Since the palace of the Demon King's City is still intact and the demons can still gather here to hold a meeting, it means that the situation outside may not be too dangerous.
If she guessed correctly, Lanqi and she were in different places again this time.
He might still be the Prime Minister of the Polant Empire, leading the coalition forces in a desperate fight against the vampires.
Just thinking that Lanqi might be alone and no one would support him or accompany him made Hyperion feel sad.
"..."
"Your Highness, are you still obsessed with the vampires?"
The scorpion-tailed demon sneered, and the sound floated into Hyperion's ears.
"What do you mean?"
Hyperion didn't understand what the other party meant.
The blood clan outside are eyeing them to the north every day. They are mortal enemies of their demon clan and the Polant Empire. How can she not pay attention to the blood clan?
"The blood clan surrendered three years ago and is now very stable. You don't need to worry about them anymore."
The scorpion-tailed demon replied succinctly.
She doesn't care much for vampires.
Just like she wouldn't remember the names of her defeated opponents.
"Your Highness, you only need to focus on the demon world. What happened in the past is in the past. There is no need to keep even a shadow of that old dream."
The mysterious great demon behind Hyperion sighed, as if he was no longer surprised by the princess' nostalgic behavior.
"..."
Hyperion was speechless, listening to the great demon speak.
The vampires lost?
How many years have passed?
So what else does this shadow world need to fight for?
She originally thought that the last shadow world of the Blood Moon Destruction was the final battle of the war, but she didn't expect that it had already come to the post-war stage and had become a state comparable to having passed a level.
Why is it so smooth...
Hyperion found this victory so wonderful that it was unbelievable.
"Your Highness, did you dream about some bad memories from the past again?"
The scorpion-tailed demon observed Hyperion's expression and asked Hyperion.
"……Um."
Hyperion pretended to have just woken up, with a hint of confusion in her eyes, and obeyed the great demon.
Since the other party has no intention of hurting you, just nod obediently.
And for some reason, the other party's captivating voice made him not want to resist her.
No, this seems to be a demonic sound that controls the mind.
Every cell in Hyperion's body was telling her that the big demon behind her was not a good person, but she almost let down her guard because of the other party's voice!
If she hadn't often heard the magic sound of the Great Love Poet, and if Hyperion hadn't been trained by Lanqi in the music classroom of Purgatory Corridor Academy to have resistance to music magic, Hyperion felt that she would accidentally obey the orders of the Scorpion-tailed Demon.
Although everything in this world can be a Kaliela, Talia can be a princess-form Kaliela, the Ice Witch teacher is a snow-girl-form Kaliela, and Lanci is a male Kaliela, but the scorpion-tail-form Kaliela behind him doesn't look good no matter how you think about it.
It's all very strange.
The peace is filled with ominousness.
The more Hyperion thought about it, the more anxious she became. She really didn't know what was going on.
[Shadow World: Eternal Punishment Ending]
[Level: Eighth Level]
【Total number of challengers: 9】
As Hyperion was thinking about the answer, she saw the message emerging from the shadow world -
[Twelve years ago, you followed him back to the Polant Empire.]
[The good times didn't last long. The Polant Empire immediately became the first front line after the war broke out, and was subjected to crazy retaliation and full-scale advance by the Horning Empire. ]
[For your safety, Kaliela ordered you to be recalled, and you returned to the Demon Realm with Sigra under the protection of the Demon King's army.]
[Although you don't want to leave him alone on the front line, for the sake of the overall situation, you must protect Siglee and return to the demon world.]
[Six years ago, the Blood Clan launched a key battle that determined the direction of the war. The Battle of Oberon, the Encirclement and Annihilation of the Land of Eternal Night, and the Defense of Nakaris all broke out in the same year.]
[After paying a huge sacrifice, the northern countries led by the Polant Empire successfully withstood the offensive and joined forces with the demons to defend Nakalis, a key logistics and military support base for the demon world. ]
When Hyperion read this, she finally felt relieved.
The shadow world hint she saw should be the story of these twelve years from Miss Witch's perspective under this projected timeline.
[Under the desperate protection of the Fallen Lord Kaliela, you, who should have died in the late autumn many years ago, have survived again. ]
[Your survival ultimately did not bring about any changes. You will lose if you are supposed to lose, and you will win if you are supposed to win. You know that you should not drag him down, and you can only watch him go further and further away.]
[You know that his body is like black iron and his heart is like glass. He will not waver before the chaos ends. Even if fate takes away more from him, it cannot stop him from becoming stronger. You are destined to gradually fall behind him.]
[The most important thing you can do for him is to ensure that you stay alive, wait for him to come back one day, and leave him a piece of spiritual peace forever.]
[Three years ago, the northern countries led by the Polant Empire won. ]
【But you haven't been able to wait for him to come back. 】
[You are very worried. You don’t understand what is wrong with him now. ]
[But you are also busy with your own affairs now. The demon world has been in turmoil recently. You also need his help. You can only find a way to find him.]
[Mission Objective 1: Protect the little spark left by Kaliela.]
[Mission Objective 2: Understand the state of mind of Black Sun Lanclos. (To be continued)]
[Mission Objective 3: All challengers survive until the end of the 21-day time limit.]
【…】
"...?"
Hyperion's heart trembled after reading it.
The little spark that remained from Kaliera?
What happened to Kaliera?
She had no idea what the second mission objective was about, but the first mission objective was undoubtedly hers.