In the world of Moe King, I became the ruler of ice.

The scarred man was horrified. This damned demon had actually set its sights on him. He had only just managed to catch his breath from the little devil, and now it was already trying to take his soul.

"No...no...let me go, let me go!"

He struggled desperately, but the vines binding his feet tightened even more in the process.

call out--

The demon general shot out several streaks of blood from his body, which connected to the foreheads of the scarred man and the magician.

As the demon general's expression grew increasingly satisfied, the scarred man's face contorted in extreme pain.

"Ahhh—"

The scarred man visibly wasted away until he was nothing but a skeleton.

Fortunately, the magician had only recently died, so he was able to absorb the soul and essence of the mage.

"Kuroya, you're still just a child. Come behind me."

Granstas stretched out a hand to cover Kuroya's eyes, as it was not appropriate for a child to see such a cruel scene, lest it cause her psychological distress.

"Um..."

Kuroya obediently hid behind him, secretly watching Lord Gransta's back, which gave her a sense of security.

"Yes, this is the taste of the human soul; it is truly wonderful."

The demon general took a deep breath, and only then could he barely reveal himself completely amidst these few souls.

Its body was nearly two meters tall, somewhat resembling a goat-headed man, but the magical energy contained within it didn't seem very strong.

"And then it's you, high elf?"

The demon general cracked his neck and looked at the high-ranking elf he loathed, his tone seemingly filled with extreme confidence.

Granstas had a feeling that something was off about the demon general's aura, especially the confidence in his tone when facing the elf who was the one who could subdue demons.

"Dominator, you sense something's wrong too, don't you?"

"Um."

"What is the minimum strength of this demon? Can you analyze him?"

"At most Demon Lord level... Fully analyzing this demon shouldn't be a problem."

"Oh, that's all right now."

The Overlord's response further confirmed his suspicions: the demon on the other side had indeed concealed its strength and had even used a simulation-like ability to disguise itself as a mid-level demon general.

Are demons this cautious nowadays?

"You? You dare to set your sights on Lord Gransta? You're practically asking for death."

Long Xueqing couldn't hold back any longer and threw a probing punch directly at him.

"boom--"

The demon general easily grabbed Long Xueqing's fist, turned his head, and laughed strangely:

"Don't you know that physical attacks are ineffective against demons?"

Long Xueqing was slightly surprised. The runes on her forehead flashed, and golden flames emerged from her fist.

"【Holy Flame Fist】"

The demon general, who had been feeling smug, was now unsettled. He cursed inwardly and quickly loosened his fist.

The intense burning sensation, along with the golden flames that clung to the demon like candles, could inflict immense damage.

Seeing that the demon general had actually loosened his grip on her fist, Long Xueqing was not about to let such a good opportunity slip by and punched him directly.

"The flames of divine power? Damn it!"

The demon general let out a miserable scream as a large hole was punched through his tall and sturdy body.

He was completely stunned; this was absolutely a misjudgment.

"That's all?"

Long Xueqing provocatively mocked the demon general.

The demon general acted as if he hadn't heard anything, and instead began to examine the hole in his stomach.

As the magical energy surged, the hole began to heal and eventually returned to its original state.

This is a powerful regenerative ability unique to demons, granting them extremely high magic resistance and complete immunity to physical damage, but it cannot defend against holy power...

This surprised Long Xueqing. She had used all her strength and added the properties of Golden Flame to that punch, yet it didn't seem to have caused much damage to the demon.

The demon general was still shaken; he had almost gotten involved with her just now. He couldn't believe his eyes when he looked at the white-haired woman with horns opposite him.

"Judging from your appearance, you must be a dragon person? Are you from the Holy Church?"

He tried asking a question, but then felt it was unreasonable.

The demon general shook his head again. He knew how hostile the Holy Church was to demons, but why could a demon use the power of the Holy Church?

That doesn't make sense.

Long Xueqing ignored the demon and took out the Golden Vortex Spear, the entire spear covered in holy flames.

The demon general's pupils contracted. The dragonman opposite him was not weak in magic, and what annoyed him most was that damned holy flame.

Granstas had used his magical perception to take in the entire scene just now, and analyzed it in an instant. He immediately spoke up to give a reminder.

"Long Xueqing, this isn't his true form. This demon is very skilled at disguise; be careful."

Upon hearing Lord Gransta's reminder, Long Xueqing also realized what was happening. The vertical eye in her pupil emitted a golden light as she carefully observed the demon general in front of her.

Long Xueqing seemed to have discovered something, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

"This time I won't make the same mistake again!"

The demon general's expression instantly turned slightly angry, and his gaze toward Gransta became chillingly menacing.

"【Dragon Flame Burst】"

A dazzling fireball rose, distorting the surrounding space with its heat.

The demon general couldn't help but swallow hard as he looked at the enormous holy fireball. If he were to get hit by it, he would be crippled even if he didn't die.

"Has this magic power reached the level of a Demon Lord?"

He uttered a soul-searching question, and then his entire body was struck by a holy fireball.

boom--

The terrifying destructive power that erupted was mostly absorbed by the Ice Guard's barrier, but a small portion of the impact still turned the entire street into ruins.

"You can actually dodge?"

Long Xueqing was furious. This guy had actually abandoned his disguised body and managed to dodge her attack.

In her anger, she hurled the golden vortex spear like a cannonball, striking a dark shadow with perfect accuracy.

"Heh, you can't kill me, nobody can kill me, don't waste your energy."

The black shadow pierced by the golden vortex spear spoke, its tone still filled with a sigh.

He stopped pretending and revealed his true form directly, even changing his aura and magical energy.

A jet-black cloak, ink-black hair, a pale face, and even his eyes were completely black.

He calmly pulled out a golden spear from his body, his entire body appearing strangely unreal, and then casually tossed it to the ground.

"Heh, I admit I'm no match for you, but you can't kill me right now."

...

"Yeah?"

Guransta suddenly laughed.

He admitted that the demon was indeed quite cunning and didn't even have a true form; to be precise, it didn't have a core.