You think you're worthy of saving the world?

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"Demon...Lord Demon King!"

A group of demon soldiers rushed into the throne room of the Demon King's castle in a panic.

"What happened? It's been making a lot of noise outside since just now."

Demon Queen Rosa frowned slightly, revealing her displeasure.

She lost contact with Yuri and Celeste a week ago.

She was in a bad mood: Could it be that these two guys have abandoned their old mother and gone sightseeing?

"It's...it's the hero! The hero has stormed the Demon King's castle!"

"what?"

The demon soldier continued shouting, "Just now, someone appeared at the main gate of the Demon King's castle... After identification, it was none other than the hero who has not appeared for a long time!"

Lord Fermat, one of the Seven Demon Generals who went to stop him, has been defeated... And now, the hero still hasn't been captured!

"What are you all doing? Stop the hero and the princess right now!"

"Um... Lord Demon King, we didn't see the princess... The hero appeared alone!"

"Alone..."

Rosalia looked surprised.

Why didn't you come to see me with Celeste? What happened...?

Although she really wanted to rush out of the hall to find Yuri right now, she gave up on the idea after calm consideration.

If Yuri really wanted to see him, he could have easily infiltrated the area—

Rosalia knew that Yuri possessed the unique ability to conceal his presence at night.

Since he chose to break in through the main gate in a grand manner, he must have had his own reasons.

"Pass down the order: do not let the hero approach this place...!"

Demon Queen Rosa rose from her throne and announced loudly.

"Gather the remaining members of the Seven Demon Generals! We must crush the hero within the Demon King's castle!"

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“—Boom.”

With a final muffled thud, the battle outside the Demon King's castle finally came to an end.

Only one black figure still stood proudly.

Around him were hundreds of fallen demon soldiers, turning the ground into a river of blood.

In the battle just now, numbers became meaningless.

Faced with overwhelming power, the once-arrogant demon soldiers were unilaterally slaughtered like straw.

It might not even be called a battle, but rather some kind of tedious and repetitive task.

Just like finishing a job on an assembly line, Yuri let out a long, weary sigh.

"call……"

He still wore that knowing and uninteresting expression.

I stretched and loosened my shoulder blades.

Then, without even glancing at the fallen soldiers, he headed straight deeper into the Demon King's castle.

A new enemy has appeared.

These are completely different from the grunts used to exhaust the hero's stamina; they are top-tier demons exuding an aura of power.

"I am one of the seven Demon Generals directly under the Demon King, the Flame Demon Anduru! Are you the hero?"

The minotaur warrior, his body wreathed in flames, looked down at the humans with sharp eyes and roared.

"So that's how it is. No wonder he was able to defeat the Four Heavenly Kings and Fermat... He's no ordinary person!"

Humanity, let your death become a stepping stone for us to ascend to a higher level! Come, let's settle this matter fairly and squarely!

"...Keep your voice down. I finally managed to make the Demon King's Castle as quiet as a library."

As Yuri said this, she ignored the roaring fire demon, walked past her, and went straight ahead.

"What……!?"

The Flame Demon Anduru turned around angrily and glared at the black-clad boy who passed by him.

"How dare you disregard us... Hero, you've gone too far—"

The roar stopped midway, and white ice rapidly spread upwards from the fire demon's hooves.

He was completely unaware that the hero had already activated the Demon Prosthetic Arm the moment he gave his name.

and so……

They didn't even realize that they had already been defeated, and were still issuing foolish challenges.

"------"

In the blink of an eye, the Balrog's body turned into an ice sculpture, its expression of utter terror and disbelief deeply preserved.

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Yuri walked through the narrow passage and arrived at the central courtyard of the Demon King's castle.

Waiting for him here was the third of the Seven Demon Generals.

"------"

"------"

The two maintained a distance of about twenty meters, staring at each other in silence, neither intending to speak.

Yuri didn't speak because he had no interest in speaking.

The other party in the confrontation remains silent because they lack the capacity to speak.

The third of the Seven Demon Generals directly under the Demon King—

It is a giant demon flower that is kept in the courtyard of the Demon King's castle.

They used a goddess statue from the former capital of an empire as their nest, and the blood-sucking, man-eating plants that inhabited it were even larger than the Titans.

The bright red and large petals bloomed alluringly under the dark, sunless clouds.

The terrifying monster, its countless tentacles waving menacingly, seemed poised to devour the heavens and earth.

This posture reminded Yuri of the evil god tree and the witch queen he encountered when he first entered the singularity—

This ominous plant might also be a member of the darkness of the abyss.

"Your inability to speak is a huge help; everyone here is so irritable."

Yuri said this softly as she slowly walked towards the demon flower.

Perhaps sensing the approach of the hero, the demon flower's long tentacles twisted even more wildly.

Its tip far exceeds the speed of sound; if it is touched, it will be crushed to the bone and devoured until not a single drop of flesh and blood is left.

Since it's an immovable carnivorous plant, perhaps there's a way to avoid fighting it, or to bypass this courtyard...

However—Yuri had no such intention.

He walked towards the demonic flower with a blank expression, entering the attack range of the tentacles.

"Whoosh—!!!"

One of the tentacles shot towards Yuri's head.

The demonic flower hunts faster than lightning, making one wonder just how many innocent lives it has devoured so far.

"As expected... you are also a member of Crimson's family. In that case, we are fellow disciples."

As Yuri spoke, he firmly grasped the tip of the tentacle that was about to pierce through his skull with his demonic prosthetic arm.

"!?"

"Blood type match...no problem. My energy was also exhausted in the battle just now, junior brother...can I borrow your nourishment?"

The next instant, the Devil May Cry prosthetic arm glowed red—

The hero Yuri unleashed the power of the Crimson Witch and began to draw energy from the tentacles of the demon flower.

"—!!"

Faced with the irresistible crimson power, the demonic flower realized that it had become the prey, and it swung its remaining countless tentacles to attack fiercely.

However, the storm-like attack was completely thwarted by Yuri's "Azure Queen" in his right hand.

The once arrogant demonic flower was now being manipulated by the hero Yuri, who grabbed one of its tentacles and began to drain its energy.

The dazzlingly beautiful flower of death withered quickly, soon turning into a black, decaying piece of dead wood.

Leaving behind cold words devoid of any gratitude, Yuri walked out of the courtyard and ascended to the palace where the Demon King himself resided.

"...Thank you for the hospitality."

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After entering the Demon King's palace, Yuri encountered three more of the Demon King's personal guards.

—The fourth of the Seven Demon Generals, the Death Knight Durrah.