The Paladin in the Abyss

Even demons seldom dared to insult the immense strength and simple-mindedness of a Giant Bull Demon. When they became enraged, even an Abyssal Lord found it difficult to calm such thick-skinned creatures, and most demons were an easy target for the Giant Bull Demon's aim. Fortunately for Eckmond, the largest part of him was his voice.

Thus, although it seemed extremely perilous, the task of the skull-head was not particularly difficult. The only problem was that Eckmond's creativity was nearly exhausted; several adjectives had been repeated numerous times by the group.

Nonetheless, the skull-head had successfully driven the powerful yet stupid demon into a complete frenzy, and no matter how desperately Ashap called to it with psychic signals, the Giant Bull Demon showed no response.

Although her opponent had only a longsword, the myriad Sword Shadows overwhelmed her four arms. The Human Knight's attacks were relentless like waves, and any slight gap in the Serpent Demon's defense was met by lightning-fast strikes of his longsword, creating gruesome wounds on the Serpent Demon's body. Your next chapter is on empire

Ashap finally realized something unusual about the weapon; the blade was excessively sharp, and it even seemed to contain some kind of chill that suppressed the healing of her wounds.

The Human Knight in front of her was more troublesome than she had anticipated. Under normal conditions, when she was in good shape and all her limbs were intact, he might not have been a problem, but now she couldn't handle him on her own.

The Serpent Demon began to defend with all her might while silently calling for help to arrive.

Many demons of Tanari have the ability to summon their kind. When a call for help is sent out, some random demons in the Multiverse receive the summon and can directly perceive the situation of the caller, deciding whether to answer the call.

Although this ability can summon powerful allies, most demons are reluctant to use it unless absolutely necessary because of the rules of the Bottomless Abyss, which mean that the caller owes a 'favor' to the summoned demon—a debt that must be sufficiently repaid, even if the other party is an enemy.

However, the more powerful the demon, the higher the probability that their call for help will be answered. The Serpent Demon, a rare leader among demons and a figure capable of rallying other demons, was not often refused the opportunity to owe a 'favor'.

To her surprise, not a single demon responded to her summons—none at all. Some beings reached out with their spiritual power, but they seemed to see something terrifying and immediately fell silent.

Lancelot, of course, knew nothing of this, but could easily detect a change in his opponent's tactics. He became even more vigilant, guessing she might have some trick up her sleeve while speeding up his movements by a third, aiming to crush the Serpent Demon's defense as quickly as possible.

On the other side, the glowing Hardhead Hammer of Alamir struck the Seduction Demon again, shearing off a large chunk of flesh resembling putrid mud from its body.

The severely wounded demon's morale collapsed. It was already gravely injured, and the opponent was as hard as an iron tin can, but none of these compared to the Fear instilled by the hammer. The demon was utterly convinced the hammer would destroy it completely.

There was only one reason the Seduction Demon didn't attempt to flee; the future revenge of the Serpent Demon. Sneaking a glance at the situation on the Serpent Demon's side, it found its only reason to stay had vanished. Pretending to aim a heavy blow, it took advantage of the elf's moment of raising the shield to block, and the demon turned in an instant to flee.

But just as it had made a few steps, a rapidly flying hammer smashed it to the ground.

Bruto's support had arrived; he had dealt with all his foes first and was now ready to assist his companions.

The Seducer Demon struggled to stand up, but a Holy Fire descending from the sky finally liberated it from eternal agony. The Elf Priest exhaled a breath of relief, but he immediately reminded himself that it was not yet time to relax.

Apart from the Serpent Demon, only a few Coward Devils pulling the prison cart remained. These weak Demons did not want to escape, but they were all locked by the iron chains around their necks. The Coward Devils made low groaning noises, desperately trying to get the collars off their necks, only to bloody and flay their own flesh.

These Low Rank Demons were temporarily harmless, and everyone was tensely watching the fight between Lancelot and the Serpent Demon. However, the people could only stand still, because the combat between the man and demon was like two high-speed meat grinders. Apart from the usual cheering for Lancelot, there was nothing they could do.

Although the Serpent Demon could hardly pay attention to the surroundings, as her minions disappeared one by one from her telepathic link, she could guess what was happening around her. The fact that none of her kin responded to her call plunged her into despair for the first time since her promotion to a Six-Armed Serpent Demon.

Finally, she made up her mind and twisted her body sharply, completely exposing her flank to Lancelot.

The Human Knight did not hesitate to capitalize on such a breach, slashing off both wrists of the Serpent Demon with his sword. He was still cautious, not daring to advance recklessly, otherwise he would have chopped off her entire arms.

Agonizing pain shot through her, and inside, the Serpent Demon cursed Lancelot with the most venomous words, but her plan was still successful. Seizing the moment her wrists were severed, the Demon triggered Teleportation Technique again, leaving behind only two palms still clutching the sword, dropping toward the ground at the speed of freefall.

But Lancelot was already very familiar with the fluctuations of Teleportation Magic, and before the severed palms of the Serpent Demon hit the ground, he had already rushed toward an unoccupied direction.

In the next instant, the figure of the Serpent Demon appeared in front of him. This kind of demon needed only a simple movement to activate the Teleportation Technique, whose disadvantage was the limited teleportation distance, at most about a hundred feet.

In most cases, the Serpent Demon would use this ability to suddenly appear behind her opponent, rarely relying on this short-distance teleportation to escape.

But if she used this ability continuously, she could quickly leave the battlefield.

The Six-Armed Serpent Demon swiftly looked back to find that although the Human Knight was charging furiously toward her, he was still about thirty feet away, definitely too late to prevent another teleportation.

Lancelot suddenly thrust out his Longsword. The Serpent Demon thought the Human Knight intended to make a throwing attack, sneering coldly in her heart, her movements uninterrupted, ready to teleport again.

But suddenly a stinging pain in her back stole all her strength. The Serpent Demon struggled to lower her head and saw a huge hole in her chest, as if pierced by a Ballista from the city walls.

The spotty blood traces sketched out the shape of the Sword Blade, slowly fading away along with her Life Force.

"What is this... Technique?"

The Six-Armed Serpent Demon no longer had the chance to understand the answer to that question, as Lancelot, utilizing his Innate True Qi, shattered her heart with his Sword Aura, the life source of the Demons and the greatest vulnerability of the Tanari clan.