Zuan's heart skipped a beat. If a battle could break out in a place like this, there would most likely be some of his comrades from the demon race.
He flashed and quickly arrived at the scene.
Several men and a woman were being attacked by a large group of demons. The men had the woman in the center, clearly protecting her.
The woman wasn't idle either; she quickly unleashed various spells to attack the surrounding demons.
No matter how hard they tried, people kept falling down, and almost the instant they fell, they were dragged away by the surrounding demons and devoured in the blink of an eye.
His companions tried to rescue him, but as soon as they peeked out, they were pounced upon and overwhelmed by the other waiting demons. With a shrill scream, they were quickly reduced to pieces of flesh.
The remaining companions' eyes turned red at the sight, but unfortunately, there was nothing they could do; they could only watch helplessly as the defensive circle shrank smaller and smaller.
Clearly, in a few moments, the massive number of demons around them would engulf everyone, and they would follow in the footsteps of their companions.
Just as the group was in despair, a sword light suddenly appeared from afar, and a large group of demons fell down with screams.
The group turned around and saw that Zu'an was flying towards them, and they couldn't help but exclaim in surprise:
"It's the Regent!"
"Princess, we're saved!"
These people were none other than Princess Soren of the Demon Clan and her personal guards.
At this moment, one of the seriously injured young guards saw that Zuan would be a little longer before arriving. He smiled calmly, then formed a complex hand seal and uttered a series of intricate characters.
At this moment, Princess Soren finally noticed his abnormality and hurriedly called out, "A-Kuan, no!"
But at this moment, the guard had already finished the incantation, and suddenly a great purple light shone around him, with beams of purple light shooting out in all directions, piercing through all the demons that approached.
But he was completely drained of his last bit of life and collapsed to the ground in despair.
At this moment, Zuan arrived and drove away the remaining demons one by one. Everyone slumped to the ground, unable to muster any more strength.
Princess Soren ran to the young guard's side and asked, "Ah Kuan, why are you so foolish?"
The young guard smiled slightly on his pale face: "Princess, I am too badly injured to survive. I would rather burn the last bit of my life to protect you for a while."
Princess Soren burst into tears in an instant: "A-Kuan, is there any unfulfilled wish you have? I will definitely help you fulfill it."
Since the crisis began, Ah Kuan has fought most bravely, and the injuries he sustained were from saving her.
The young guard shook his head slightly: "I'm an orphan, all alone, with nothing to hold me back. If I really have any wishes..."
He paused, glancing at Princess Soren's beautiful face. Even though she was extremely weak, his unease was still palpable. "May I hug...the princess?"
Before he could finish speaking, Soren had already hugged him tightly and started sobbing.
The guards around watched this scene without a trace of jealousy; on the contrary, their eyes were filled with sorrow.
Ah Kuan grew up with the princess; in some ways, they could even be considered childhood sweethearts.
Despite his deliberate attempts to hide it and his belief that he was putting on a good act, everyone could see that he was in love with Princess Soren.
Who wouldn't love a beautiful and noble princess?
Unfortunately, their social statuses were vastly different. As a guard, he knew his duties and fate, and could only keep his love hidden deep in his heart.
Until the very last moment of his life, he finally let go of all his worries and opened his heart.
Feeling Princess Xiangxiang's body embracing him and crying for him, the boy named A-Kuan finally showed a smile.
He raised his hand to wipe away the tears on the princess's face, but he exhausted all his strength after raising it halfway, and then his hand fell limply down, never to breathe again.
"Ah Kuan!"
The people around couldn't help but wipe away their tears.
Seeing this scene, Zuan sighed. He didn't know how many more times he would have to witness such life-and-death separations in the war against the extraterrestrial demons.
At this moment, the demons around them, who had just been wary of the Zuan sword energy, began to stir impatiently, their hunger instincts driving them to approach again.
Looking at those drooling, foul-smelling demons, Zuan sighed that this world also had demons and monsters, but overall they were similar to humans. If they didn't deliberately show some of their own characteristics, they could blend into human society without any pressure.
These extraterrestrial demons, though their names are similar to "demon" and "monster," are quite different to the naked eye. They are all strangely shaped, and even the ferocious beasts of this world seem handsome in comparison.
Of course, the demons in front of us should be the lowest level of demons. The demons that Zishan and Qiuchi saw before all had extremely high intelligence, while these ones in front of us are more like monsters that act on instinct alone.
For example, they were just startled by the sword energy of Zaun, but after a while, they couldn't resist their hunger instinct and began to gather towards the center again.
The people in the center could not only see the demons' menacing teeth, but also smell the stench emanating from their mouths.
The demons paled. They had witnessed the terror of these monsters before. Individually, they might not be strong, but their numbers were too great. For every one they killed, ten more would immediately follow.
They can't kill them all, they'll never be able to kill them all!
Instead, their companions were devoured by these demons one by one. Watching this scene unfold repeatedly was incredibly shocking.
"Brother Zu, let's break through quickly, otherwise we'll be entangled by these demons and never be able to shake them off," Soren Shi said, forcing back her grief. She couldn't let her beloved servants die in vain.
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