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Chapter 277 The Great Demon Clan, Barnes!
Thousands of miles away, in the central kingdoms.

In a forest ravaged by demons, a handsome, red-haired demon, with the air of a noble young master, sat casually on a blue stone, gazing at the demon woman opposite him with a hint of amusement.

"Interesting, precognitive magic? You mean you possess the same magic as the omniscient Shurahat?"

"Yes, Lord Barnes." The female demon opposite her, Rean, was respectful, even though she was a demon with divine markings, while Barnes was just a demon from the Freyren Secret Realm, a creature that was only called a monster by the demons.

After all, at this moment, the powerful force surging from the other party far surpasses that of her, who has only been in the secret realm for less than a year!
“Alright, precognitive magic.” Barnes said indifferently, “You knew my location and foresaw my death?”

You're saying... that nine years from now, I'll be one of the seven new Demon Sages, following our new Demon King in his fight against humanity, only to be killed by a human female mage named Philon?

"Yes, Lord Barnes."

"Ha, that's really strange. I can't think of any reason why I would do something like that, like following the new Demon King. I wasn't even interested in following the one who died 76 years ago."

“No, you once followed the Demon King a thousand years ago. At that time, you were just an ordinary demon under General Balzac,” the woman said in a deep voice.

"But later, for some reason, you were out of sight of the previous Demon King and became a great demon living in seclusion in various corners of the world."

"Ha, that's strange. You say your magic is precognition, so why do you know so much about my past?" Barnes said unhappily.

"I cannot comment on that."

The woman said, "There is one more thing I need to tell you. Philon is a disciple of Frilian."

Barnes' eyes narrowed instantly.

"Frilian? I was quite surprised when I heard that the elf became a mage in the hero's party. But regarding your so-called foresight, I didn't even lose to her, but to her disciple?"

"Yes, your goal in the war was to kill Frilian, but unfortunately, you did not defeat her disciple and stand before her, even though at that time, Philon was already a human archmage who was almost as powerful as Frilian, and his magic was the counter to yours."

“I see,” Barnes said softly.

Silence, a long silence.

Ryan kept her head slightly bowed, while Barnes sat there expressionless. It was a full three minutes before Barnes spoke again.

"Southern kingdoms, the Duchy of Tanak? Even if you want to use me, you should at least have some sincerity. Next time, come to me in your true form. If you come to me in your true form, I will go to Tanak with you."

"No, I dare not take that risk. Any creature that appears within seven meters of you can be killed instantly by your magic, and I am no exception."

"Ha, you even know the range of my spell's activation, which makes me even more annoyed." Barnes laughed, and then Ryan cracked open.

Literally, it means to split open.

Hands, legs, and head seemed to be sliced ​​off by some sharp weapon in an instant, and were thrown into the air. The cut surfaces were extremely smooth, and even the blood was separated, so there was no splattering for a moment.

Then, like any other demon from the secret realm, Ryan, who died instantly, turned into magical energy in the atmosphere and vanished into the air.

"Control? Or parasitism? Where did this annoying guy come from?" Barnes waved his hand, as if shooing away a fly, trying to forget everything Ryan had said.

But he couldn't do it.

A memory sealed for a thousand years surged forth uncontrollably from his demon clan's memory bank, a memory that would never be lost.

A thousand years ago, he was a newly born demon boy. After joining the Demon King's army, he followed the demon general known as 'Balzat of the Throne' and became an ordinary soldier and a demon scout in the demon army.

When the Demon King issued an order to exterminate all the elves, General Balzac was tasked with the mission. As a scout, his mission was to find and confirm the location of the elven villages.

Elf villages were slaughtered one by one until Barnes discovered one particular elven village. It was an ordinary village with no powerful mages, and under General Balzac's terrifying power, it should have been wiped out like the other elven villages.

But then an elven girl named Frilian appeared. Despite being far from adulthood by elven standards, she unleashed tremendous power, killing an entire demon army, including General Balzac!
Only Barnes, who served as a scout, survived.

He stood guard outside the village, expecting to be greeted as before by General Balzac, whose blade was stained with blood, and to begin his next mission.

But when he heard the unusual noise and rushed into the village, he only saw the dead General Balzac, the corpses of elves scattered everywhere, the disappearing corpses of demons, and a dying elf girl sitting on the ground waiting to die.

The elven girl was extremely weak, with almost no magic remaining in her body, so Barnes felt he could kill her.

But when the elven girl looked over with her incredibly calm gaze, a very unfamiliar emotion suddenly arose in Barnes' heart. As if his body had lost control, he turned around and left quickly.

After that day, he broke away from the Demon King's army and went into hiding, studying magic on his own. A thousand years passed in the blink of an eye. He thought that the elven girl had died long ago on that day, but unexpectedly, he found her among the statues of the hero team that killed the Demon King.

Barnes then learned that her name was Frilian.

"What exactly did I feel at that moment?" Barnes murmured.

I wish I could experience that again.

He stood up and walked towards the southern village.

……

half a month later.

"The demons should be making their move soon." Fu said in a deep voice to the two human explorers in front of him, "The demons' stench has intensified, and they will definitely take action in the next day or two!"

It seems that in this round of the challenge in the secret realm, the explorers who chose to protect Frillian and Philon are the three of us, plus Guan Yi, who is openly known.

"If it's your intuition, Senior Fu, then it certainly won't be wrong." The white-haired Guo Yixing nodded and said, "Shouldn't we send a secret message to inform little Guan Yi?"

"No need. I've already exchanged glances with him twice. Since he has no intention of interacting with us, it means he has some kind of confidence or special means to protect Philon and Frilian at close range. We can trust him and focus more on dealing with the demons."

Fu said, "But to be honest, Xiao Guo, these past few days, my intuition has been telling me that there might be some uneasy people in the Demon Clan that I can't handle."

"Someone you can't handle?" Guo Yixing's expression hardened slightly as he closed his eyes in thought.

Xia Ying muttered beside her, "Isn't this the end? Isn't this the end? Even the legendary Senior Fu, who is said to have the fastest growth rate, can't handle this? Has the Demon Ancestor entered the secret realm?"

"Stop joking, Xia Ying, how could such a thing be possible?" Guo Yixing said slowly, "I really don't believe that any demon could fight against Senior Fu at the same growth time. I've never heard of such a guy among the Divine Pattern Demons."

But Senior Fu's intuition wouldn't be wrong, which means... it's very likely that some extremely troublesome demonic forces from the secret realm have intervened.

"Is that so? The demons of the secret realm?"

Fu Ruoshen pondered. Guo Yixing, standing before him, was one of the most senior five-patterned warriors and also the chief intelligence analyst for a certain human continent. His conclusions were of great reference value.

"The demons have spent so much time preparing, most likely to persuade a powerful demon who shouldn't be appearing at this time. And if I had to name a troublesome one for Senior Fu, the first one that comes to mind is..."

"The Demon Clan, known for its ability to kill even goddesses within seven meters, the one who causes everything to crumble, Barnes?"

"Him? That's... a real headache."

Fu frowned and said, "He's a bit of a jinx to me."

(End of this chapter)