The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Suddenly, the feeling of being "amazed" vanished.

Sylph suddenly realized, "No wonder! I've never been able to appreciate any non-human features other than the pointed ears of elves."

"This is just a Nightmare Demon with medium-level abilities among demons, at most a peak-level one, yet it can affect us even when we have mental and spiritual defenses!" Lilith became extremely wary of the demon race.

Although they hadn't lost their minds and had proactively isolated themselves from the influence after realizing what was happening, the fact that they could still be affected by the difference in their magical levels was already quite alarming.

If there were no difference in rank, and no use of {Magic Card - Mind Defense} and {Magic Card - Mental Defense}, wouldn't one fall in love with it uncontrollably?
"Nightmare demons and succubi, who excel at seduction, are much weaker in combat and physical defense than other demons. Other demons wouldn't be able to trap him at all!" Moran said.

"Even Nightmare Demons have weaknesses!" Vasita now realized how terrifying a person without weaknesses could be.

If it were her, Sylph, or Lilith, without cards, they certainly wouldn't have had it as easy against high-ranking demons and mages skilled in charm or mental magic as Moran.

Moran found the Nightmare Demon's constant use of charm to provoke their emotions annoying, so she interrupted his spellcasting with a mental shockwave, and while he was stunned, she used mental control to control him.

This guy's resistance to mental magic was slightly beyond her expectations; when she was initially mentally controlled, he was actually able to resist.

Moran's mental control was only at the peak level. Without higher-level mental control magic, he had to bombard Moran's mental sea with spells such as mental shock and mind blindness, making Moran's consciousness completely chaotic before finally taking control of Moran's mind.

Once she was certain that he had completely lost his self-awareness and was entirely under her control, Moran used her vine magic to control the crimson snake thorns on his body, dragged him to the fence, and placed her hand on his forehead to replicate his memories.

This is a nightmare demon that is over three hundred years old. However, for most of the previous decades, it was just a low-level inferior demon with no independent consciousness and only the instinct to survive.

This memory is filled with his struggle to survive, his experiences of slowly growing stronger by killing and devouring his own kind.

His birth process, along with the memories related to the abyss ecosystem and demon ranks implied within it, are worth exploring.

Later, after he advanced to become a Nightmare Demon, he finally gained reason and wisdom, thus gaining a clear understanding of his path to advancement and beginning to plan for himself.

At this point, his memories became more interesting.

After copying all his memories, Moran threw him back.

"Is that all?" Vasita asked.

Lilith and Sylph looked at her with equal curiosity.

This was the first time they had ever witnessed Moran copying someone else's memories. He pressed his finger on the Nightmare Demon's forehead for less than a minute, and it was over—it was incredibly easy.

The Knowledge Card - Mental Magic states that casting Memory Copying will put a lot of mental pressure on the caster. Under normal circumstances, it is recommended to use Memory Reading to quickly read the target's memories.

Moran seemed completely unaffected by the pressure, still radiating energy.

"Hmm!" Moran pointed to his head: "It's all here. Now we just need to organize the information."

Vasita, Sylph, and Lilith followed Moran out of the Lightfire Prison, where they saw her lying on the grass, dozing off for an hour or so before suddenly opening her eyes and saying, "All done."

After speaking, he summoned the Book of Cards and, after a few operations, created three identical cards, handing them to them. The cards clearly displayed "{Knowledge Card - Demon Explained 1.0}", appearing to be the same type of card as {Knowledge Card - Angel Explained}.

Vasita, Sylph, and Lilith each took a card and began reading the knowledge recorded on it, becoming more and more astonished as they read.

"Demons don't reproduce naturally?"

"Is the hierarchy within the demon race really this strict?"

"This is too cold-blooded! How can they not even spare the souls of their own kind?"

……

When Moran was sorting through the memories of this nightmare demon, she had the same feeling as them.

She had never seen a race so selfish, greedy, and utterly without moral boundaries, like demons.

Completely opposite to the witch clan, they were practically the embodiment of evil.

Demons cannot reproduce naturally; they are formed from the abyssal energy and the energy of corrupted souls. Naturally born lord-level demons are even born from uterine vesicles formed in specific areas within the abyss.

Abyssal energy is not pure natural energy; it is a collection of all living beings' desires and negative emotions.

Moran only glanced at the rift filled with abyssal energy where the Nightmare Demon was born through its memories, and felt a soul-piercing fear. Memories related to the evil of humanity from Blue Star flooded back like a tide, and his reason almost stopped.

Fortunately, she deleted that memory in time. Fortunately, the memories of Blue Star were simple, rational knowledge. She also used a massive amount of mental energy to organize her turbulent memories and regain her rationality.

She has now forgotten what the abyss rift looked like, but the fear it instilled in her remains vivid in her memory.

Moran originally thought that the Abyss, like the Witch Wilderness, the Sacred Mountains, and the Orc Plains, was just a place located deep in the underground world.

Only now do I realize that deep within the abyss, there exists something that almost tainted my mind with just a glance through my memories.

That kind of intimidating power doesn't seem like something an inanimate object could exude.

Moran dared not delve too deeply into what the abyss truly was.

After understanding what abyssal energy was, she also understood why demonic dark magic was so much more powerful than dark magic in every aspect.

Demons are like children of the abyss!
Demons inherited the abyss's ability to control desires and negative emotions. Like holy magic, dark magic, in addition to dark elemental power, is also infused with the influence of negative emotions and malice, which is why it is more evil and bloody than ordinary dark magic, and has a greater destructive power.

Although Moran inherited the memories of Blue Star, these memories were devoid of any emotion. Whether they were tragic or joyful, she could not empathize with them. She could only inherit the knowledge and abilities within the memories like an observer.

She herself did not possess such strong malice and negative emotions to cast dark magic.

Using magic to generate negative thoughts and emotions to perform spells is, in the long run, a form of spiritual pollution. (End of Chapter)