Otis, hanging in mid-air, also felt remorse.

They were all determined to clear the field and end the match early.

Why didn't you just go around and fight the goblins? Why did you have to come here and show off...?

Now look what happened. X failed to materialize and is now stuck here, like a sausage about to be dried out.

I could feel the large hand gripping my neck slowly tightening.

It might not take more than a few seconds for the headless demon king Otis to be born.

Otis could only sigh inwardly, lamenting the inescapable shackles and the inescapable fate...

Sorry, Paddes, I'll treat you to dinner sometime...

As he pondered this, a thought suddenly occurred to Otis.

He transformed his limited magical energy into sharp spikes.

It pierced deep into his body, into the life-bound demonic source of the Pain Demon Emperor Padis.

Unexpectedly, I, a Demon Emperor-level powerhouse, was forced to detonate two of my natal demonic sources in just a few days.

He perfectly achieved the feat of becoming a self-destructing maniac, something no one in the Demon race had accomplished in all these years...

To be honest, Otis didn't have much to hesitate about. He could just explode his own innate magic source without hesitation, let alone... someone else's?

The next second, the inserted magic spikes instantly detonated, causing the internal structure of the natal magic source to collapse.

Immediately afterwards.

Padis's innate magical source trembled violently.

Moreover, it grew increasingly violent and turbulent, like a bomb with its fuse lit, about to explode—the most powerful strike belonging to a Demon Emperor-level expert.

And faintly, Otis seemed to hear... a warm greeting from the Painful Demon Emperor Padis within her natal demonic source...

...................

at the same time.

Below a vast purple oasis, thousands of miles away.

A giant black tortoise, hiding deep within the earth, was cursing and swearing wildly. This tortoise was none other than Padis, the Painful Demon Emperor, who had lent his life-giving magical power to Otis.

Damn it... Otis, you old piece of trash, not even a day has passed and you're already about to self-destruct again? So you don't care about self-destructing someone else's magic source, huh?

What happened to the promised clearing out? Truly a piece of junk, utterly useless!

While cursing and swearing, Padis severed the connection with his natal magic source without hesitation and began to condense a new natal magic source from scratch.

A true man makes decisive decisions! The sooner we unite, the sooner we can recover...

While Padis was repairing his own magical source, on the surface of the vast purple oasis, amidst countless piles of corpses being digested by the oasis.

A baguette, mostly digested, lay quietly on its side.

Suddenly.

A barely perceptible silver sheen flashed across the surface of the baguette.

...................

Pfft! ~

Just as Otis was about to use the power of his self-destruction to escape.

Chu Xuan thrust his right hand in suddenly.

It pierced through Otis's chest without any hindrance, as easily as piercing through a thin sheet of white paper.

He seized the vital demonic energy that was about to erupt.

Behind Chu Xuan was Li Qingyu, who was already somewhat bewildered.

Seeing Colonel Chu's extremely rough actions, his legs inexplicably tightened.

It's in! It's in there! That's so, so cruel...

Is this insertion method really okay...?

Otis, who was being held by the throat, widened his eyes instantly, and his remaining bull horn trembled slightly.

Damn it! So fierce, just stabbing me like that, you should at least give me some mental preparation!?

Pshaw!

Chu Xuan's right hand suddenly withdrew, bringing with it a ladle of hot, purplish-black blood.

At this moment, a dark black bead radiating a violent aura could be clearly seen appearing in Chu Xuan's palm. This was none other than Padis's innate demonic source!

With a casual glance at the nascent demonic source that was about to explode, Chu Xuan reached out again without hesitation and forcefully shoved it into Otis's mouth, down his throat!

It was like force-feeding a duck, incredibly forceful, giving Otis no chance to beg for mercy.

Otis's mouth was wide open as Chu Xuan forced his way in, and his eyes were filled with endless humiliation and heartache.

It's...it's in again!!!

Waaaaah....

Just standing on the sidelines and watching, Li Qingyu felt that this top contender was really having a tough time.

Where did the initial overwhelming arrogance go? Where did the initial coldness and brutality go? How did the art style suddenly veer off course like this?

After finishing the job, Colonel Chu casually tossed the ruined Otis aside.

Then, a sudden kick.

BOOM!!!

In an instant, Otis's mangled body vanished.

A few seconds later.

boom!!!

A deafening explosion echoed through the sky.

Li Qingyu looked in the direction of the sound and saw a huge black firework slowly blooming in the distance. It gradually filled most of the sky before finally falling and dissipating in the wind.

The most brilliant fireworks always fall first... Li Qingyu suddenly remembered a line from a song.

However, what's the point of Colonel Chu's meddling?

Is it... just for fun?

Although he had some doubts, Li Qingyu was too embarrassed to ask directly.

There's always a reason why leaders do things.

Leaders can interrupt, but how can subordinates interrupt without permission?

Watching the fireworks gradually fade away in the distance, Li Qingyu pondered for a moment and then opened the virtual map of Saha Star.

At this moment, the crimson light belonging to Otis was still flashing on the map, and it was rapidly fleeing into the distance.

Uh... not dead?

Li Qingyu was taken aback and turned to look at Colonel Chu.

Colonel Chu glanced at the virtual map in front of Li Qingyu and calmly said, "Hmm...it's good that he's not dead..."

"Tell him to clear the field quickly so we can go home sooner. After all... some of our players won't last much longer."

Huh?! Colonel Chu, if you weren't planning to kill him, why did you do all that to him? Why didn't you just let him go?

While inwardly complaining, Li Qingyu couldn't help but ask, "Where were you just now?"

Colonel Chu glanced again at the endless rice paddies surrounding Pineapple Castle, and said calmly, "I'm curious. Let's study it and, while we're at it, scare him so he won't dare to provoke our people anymore."

After speaking, Colonel Chu returned to Pineapple Castle through the rooftop entrance.

Tsk tsk tsk... Curious...

Li Qingyu clicked his tongue and, along with Qiqi and Erha who had been in the background for a while, headed towards Pineapple Castle.

Finished and that's it.

But... I feel like I've forgotten something?

Li Qingyu scratched his head.

Never mind... I should take a break first...

Anyway, with the boss here, he'll handle any problems. As for what I need to do... I should first make him a pot of tea; he's come from afar, so I should at least treat him well...