Chapter 131 Aleister's Shining Famous Scene

Lujiao fled all the way and hid back in the "storage room" again.

But it wasn't his storage room, it was Aleister's storage room.

He resurrected the two remaining bodies to protect himself.

And he petrified the door of the storage room, preparing to stay here until the ceremony was over.

Unfortunately, the resurrected corpses were stripped of the four realms and could not use the abilities of the four paths of love, beauty, wisdom, and transcendence. The two corpses should belong to "Red" and the monk, corresponding to the path of love and the path of wisdom respectively.

This means that the two corpses are merely able to move.

But it wasn't a big deal. The door was sealed, and no one except the giants would come here... and if the giants arrived, they would send the bodies there for them to eat.

"There are at most three survivors..."

Deer Horn murmured softly, "There's no way Gray will survive. So the ceremony is actually over."

"I just need to stay here and survive until the end."

No matter what, he could not imagine that Mr. Gray could survive Aleister's attack.

For a demon with a weak mind, low intelligence, and prone to madness, chasing an assassin who runs fast and is good at hiding is probably like a cat chasing a mouse, which only piques his interest. And the shadow demon can also give him the ability to see through shadows... Therefore, Gray's stealth is ineffective against him.

"I hope Gray can hold on a little longer."

Lu Jiao gloated and whispered, "You young people still have many opportunities, so please let me have this one..."

As expected of a demon, so terrifying, he sighed.

Although in the eyes of demonologists, demons are nothing more than dangerous humanoid beasts.

But as far as other professions are concerned... at least at low levels, demons possessed by higher-level demons are much more dangerous than demonologists.

According to the demonology knowledge that Lujiao obtained from the Noble Red Society, a first-level demon can exert at least one-tenth of the power of a higher-level demon and one-third of the power of a lower-level demon; as they initiate transactions with demons, the strength they can exert will further increase.

Demons are like excellent spiritual vessels, and they will gradually shape their bodies into a form that is more suitable for demonic use.

For demons, demons are like "armor" that helps them avoid their weaknesses, and "houses" that allow them to appear in the material world without relying on contracts. They are extremely valuable assets.

Unless necessary, the devil will not be willing to kill the demon he is parasitizing.

Therefore, demons can gradually give up control of their bodies, trading them for ever-greater power. As their energy levels rise, their bodies are constantly strengthened, allowing them to gradually develop techniques to preemptively draw on more demonic power, or permanently twist their bodies into demonic-like forms.

Until a Demonologist advances to the Demon Incarnation, transforming himself into a higher-level demon and gaining immortality, in terms of pure combat power, he will never be able to defeat a demon of the same level, just as a Law Mage would have difficulty fighting against an Overseer of the same level.

After all, the spellcaster's combat effectiveness in early encounters is relatively weak.

However, in terms of their relationship with demons, demonologists are always collaborators. Higher-ranking demonologists even have a near-enslavement relationship with lesser demons and lower-level demons.

However, the demons are always in a lower position.

What they want to transcend is their own fate of being controlled by the devil.

That Aleister was obviously the type who was enslaved by the shadow demon.

The sound Aleister made in the waiting room couldn't possibly be human. Judging from the tone and intonation, it must have been the sound of the shadow demon controlling his body.

At the time, Lujiao had concluded that he was stronger than a normal demon possessed by a shadow demon, probably because he had no one to teach him. Perhaps he had sold more souls in his past life in exchange for greater strength.

At his current trading speed, he would probably be swallowed up by the Shadow Demon and turned into a shell before he could reach the third energy level.

But Lu Jiao still underestimated him.

——When the hound appeared, Lujiao gave up the attempt and turned around and ran away.

Because Deerhorn knew that hound. That was Shadow Fiend's signature attack, and it was also Shadow Fiend's incarnation.

Lu Jiao is friends with Boca, the vice president of Lloyd's, who is also a member of the Noble Red Society and was the one who introduced the society to him.

Boka is a high-level demonologist, and Lujiao has personally witnessed him use very powerful higher-level ritual spells.

The ritual of "Shadow Dog's Bite" temporarily summons a shadow demon in the form of a shadow dog, only to launch a single attack before sending it back.

The shadow dog, seemingly a nimble hound, has a mouth taller than a human, capable of devouring a person in a single gulp. If it leaps and attacks, upon landing, it can carry the body it has bitten directly back to the shadow realm of the dream world. This effectively obliterates that part of the body... If it manages to swallow a person whole, it can drag them directly into the dream world.

The biggest difference between phantom demons and races in the material world is that all phantom demons can enter the dream world in their physical bodies. However, humans cannot do so. Therefore, the moment a human is dragged into the dream world, they will inevitably die.

If this attack can just happen to completely hit the fifth energy level strongman, and just happen to swallow him up, and leave without breaking out of his belly, then the fifth energy level strongman will also be killed by one blow.

This is a classic transcendental path spell.

It emphasizes defeating the strong with the weak, paying the cost of time and materials through advance preparation, taking the risk of missing the target or swallowing the failure, holding complex rituals, and gambling on the possibility of a fatal blow.

Vice President Boka's bet was right—the Arbitrator, who was more powerful than them all, was taken away by the Shadow Fiend and disappeared without a trace. Not even a trace was left.

If Aleister could summon the Shadow Hounds...

That meant the Shadow Demon's power was already able to manifest through him to the outside world. As a vessel for the Shadow Demon, yet allowing the Shadow Demon's power to flow to the outside world, that meant the vessel was leaking.

As a demon, he was only one step away from losing control. The same was true for those phantom demon eggs that were close to losing control.

"...It doesn't matter, I'm the winner in the end."

Lujiao comforted himself.

This promotion will only hasten Aleister's demise... His will has been almost worn down, and this promotion will be the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

He vaguely heard that the thunder seemed to allow the knight to escape, but in Lujiao's opinion, the knight should not be able to escape either.

The only one who can survive is myself hiding here.

Then after Aleister is promoted and completely devoured by the Shadow Demon, this ceremony will actually be equivalent to him being the only winner.

He was currently in the storage room where Aleister had first appeared. This was a perfect hiding place that Lujiao had finally found.

His conclusion was simple—Lei Ting's team had all three members, while Aleister appeared alone. Therefore, the storage room with the two bodies must be the one where Aleister appeared.

This is a blind spot in thinking.

Aleister would either hunt the knights or search for the Holy Lance. When time was tight, no one would consider turning back, especially to their birthplace, which had taken a long detour.

"Seventeen minutes left."

Lu Jiao murmured softly: "It's almost there, it's almost there..."

Although he doesn't have a pocket watch, as a transcendent of the Twilight Path, he is very sensitive to the passage of time.

"—What's coming soon?"

A faint low voice suddenly came from outside the door.

This made Lujiao hold his breath.

A tremendous sense of fear gripped his heart - even though he knew that all this was just a dream, the incomprehensible yet imminent sense of crisis still made him instinctively feel suffocated.

He tried hard to suppress the fear in his heart and calm himself down.

Without a word or hesitation, he raised his hand and used his remaining magic power to cast the petrifying ray at the door again.

——It was hard to see in this gloomy environment, but Deerhorn was wearing a bone ring on his right index finger.

It was a magical weapon he made himself, made of a baby's skull.

It allowed Deerhorn to skip the first-level spell casting and cast it instantly. This was why his level was slightly lower than Red and Thunder, yet he was in the first position.

Earlier, Deerhorn had deliberately complained to Mr. Gray about not having a bone staff, and had chanted the spell slowly and completely at the petrified gate. This was all to conceal his instantaneous casting ability and set a trap for Mr. Gray. If Gray thought he had seen through his hand and was planning to attack him, he would give Mr. Gray a surprise.

Unexpectedly, Lei Ting, who had fainted for some unknown reason, suddenly woke up.

Compared to the knight and the unknown spellcaster, Thunder posed a much greater threat. Therefore, Deerhorn was forced to reveal his trump card and attempt a sneak attack on Thunder, instantly petrifying him.

But for some reason, Thunder reacted - it was more of an anticipation than a reaction.

The speed of petrification is faster than a bullet, and once you see it, it is no longer possible to dodge it.

It’s really strange, why did Lei Ting realize that he was about to use petrification on him?

Lu Jiao, who wasn't good at fighting, couldn't figure out what flaw he had revealed. At this point, there was no need for him to hide any longer... All he could do was seal the door.

If the bronze door wasn't locked, even pushing it open would have required the strongest young warriors to exert all their strength. Even after he had welded the keyhole, handle, and door crack shut, Aleister couldn't push the door open no matter what.

As long as Aleister was disappointed, he would probably leave. After all, there was no need for him to kill himself. In fact, Aleister had already successfully advanced...

But at this moment, there was a loud noise.

It was as if something had hit the bronze door - the extremely strong solid bronze door was cut through with just one blow.

——This is the gate of the temple, not just a pure bronze plate!

Deerhorn's heart was beating wildly, and he couldn't help but shout, "Are you crazy?! This will attract the giant!"

Aleister's low and sinister voice came from outside: "Then open the door, sir..."

Before he could finish his words, there was another loud bang, the ground shook, and smoke and dust rose.

This time, Deerhorn finally saw it clearly: a massive spiral spear made of shadow. Even the blessed temple gate couldn't withstand the Shadow Demon's full force. Another blow would likely rip a massive hole through it.

"—You're crazy, you devil!"

Lujiao raised his hand without hesitation and shot a petrifying ray at the hole.

However, there was no sign of a third attack.

Just when Lu Jiao thought he had successfully petrified himself, he prepared to send the corpse forward to test it out: "You go and take a look..."

"I'm here..."

A deep, hoarse voice murmured behind him, in his ear: "What do you want him to see?"

when--

In an instant, countless sharp spikes with barbs pierced out from the back of the antlers. The slender black spikes were covered with blood, lifting his body forward and upward in the air.

"Well……"

The intense pain made Lujiao's brain go blank.

He didn't even have time to figure out what was happening before he saw an extremely thick black spiral spear piercing through his back, piercing his chest and abdomen, and appearing in front of him.

"Is this what you want to see?"

The evil and hoarse voice of the Shadow Demon sounded.

Then, amid its crazy laughter and the shrill screams of Deerhorn, Deerhorn was torn into pieces by the Shadow Demon starting from the limbs.

(End of this chapter)