The old man you see with your phone is highly suspicious.

"2!"

The dwarven shieldbearer also broke free from the paralysis, roaring as he raised his warhammer and great shield.

"1!"

……

Ten minutes later.

"Is this... the power of God...?"

"You haven't even used your full strength yet..."

"Boom..." Thunder and rain fell.

The rain is about to stop, and the war is over.

On the earth, only twisted demonic corpses remained, their bodies bearing various insect-like features, resembling insects draped in human skin. Their expressions were contorted, and each demon had a bloody hole on its head.

The scout from the hero's party, Kaeya, had transformed into a grotesque insect with ferocious maws. His upper body lay in a pool of blood, while his lower body dangled from a tree not far away.

The dwarf shieldbearer was flattened, and the ground was littered with the exoskeletons of arthropods.

The Kingdom's Knight Commander leaned against a tree, his four-part ripped head impaled not far away.

The mage, now transformed into "Upper and Lower Katarina," had her chest wide open. Her mantis-like exoskeleton offered her no protection, and even the brave uncle did nothing to stop Xue Lude's actions of tearing apart the insects.

Thus, the hero squad was wiped out.

The heavy rain is still falling.

The rainwater gathered the blood into rivers, which flowed into a nearby stream, turning the entire stream bright red.

Before long, all the bodies were washed into the stream, and the stream stopped flowing.

Xue Dinglu left, and the kingdom was completely unaware that their king, queen, knight commander, and thousands of royal knights had been wiped out.

No one survived.

……

In the royal capital, the reunion of the former hero squad and their personal expedition to defeat the Demon King have become the hottest topic of the moment.

The streets and alleys were filled with talk of the king and the former hero team's power; the invincible hero team was even able to seal away the terrifying evil god from 16 years ago.

Many of them are survivors from sixteen years ago. They have witnessed firsthand the terror and power of the evil god, whose mere breath distorted and polluted all living things in the world.

Even so, the former members of the Hero Squad still managed to seal away the evil god.

The hero team also used this to overthrow the old kingdom and establish a new one, reducing the tax rate from 80% to 75%, which was incredibly benevolent.

What do you call this? This is called gratitude!

As for the disappearances of various homeless people, children, and people walking at night in the kingdom, with thousands disappearing every year, isn't that because they don't know gratitude, they left the capital and then suffered misfortune?

The bards began playing their harps and recounting stories of the past in the tavern.

"As mentioned last time, the members of the hero's team arrived at the depths of the cave occupied by the evil god. At this moment, the hero stopped and looked at the aura deep in the cave with a furrowed brow."

"But our King Kaiya defied the objections of the crowd. He drew his longsword and shouted, 'Hero, shall we wait here for that evil god to be born smoothly?' The hero frowned and remained silent."

The rest of the group hesitated, unsure whether to move forward or proceed cautiously.

"King Kaiya took the lead, as a scout he had to find out the truth first. At this time, the evil god was in the critical period of hatching, and King Kaiya bravely stepped forward to stop him."

"To be continued, scout Kaiya outwits the evil god, and the hero heads to the seal..."

The bard's performance seemed to have displeased many, who were tired of hearing the story.

The world needs to hear new stories of young talent, especially after the brave team set out again a few days ago. They are eager to hear good news, not the old, outdated stuff from over a decade ago.

In the crowd, Xue Lude, wearing sunglasses, asked the brave uncle a question.

"Uncle, what do you think? King Kaiya is a cleverly outmaneuvered evil god. Wasn't he supposed to be at the cave entrance OMO?" Xue Dinglu teased with a smile.

"I..." The brave uncle didn't speak. He seemed to want to say something about what to do about the evil god inside Xue Dinglu's body, but he didn't know how to start.

"Don't worry, your daughter was able to last sixteen years. Although I don't have that kind of strength, I can still last for several dozen hours. And those several dozen hours are enough for me to complete the plan." Xue Dinglu adjusted his sunglasses and swaggered towards the palace.

"What new ideas do you have now?" The brave uncle was a little nervous. He didn't know what new tricks Xue Dinglu was up to now.

"Since they call me the Demon King, I should do what a Demon King should do." Xue Dinglu pointed to the palace, a slight smile playing on his lips behind his sunglasses. "Don't you think the kingdom is becoming a bit too urbanized?"

"What about Fafnir in your plans?" the hero uncle asked.

"What do you think of a story where a demon king ravages the world, and a heroic girl draws a holy sword to kill him?"

“You…” The brave uncle looked at Xue Dinglu in horror again, thinking of a terrifying ending.

“You said that only the sword of true love can kill the evil god, but you and I have both lost the right to draw this sword.”

Xue Lu looked up at the sky. The rain had stopped. The moment he saw the Holy Sword of the Brave Uncle, he knew that he would never be able to use it in his life. He was destined never to activate the Infinite Love Mode.

"Therefore, I will train a true hero who, amidst the admiration of the crowd, will draw her beloved holy sword and slay the demon king and the evil god."

"This is the most authentic, and final, epic tale of the hero fighting the demon king, and also my true, final lesson as his teacher!"

"Ding! Ding ding!" The war bells rang, and all the people of the kingdom stared in astonishment in that direction.

The mounted rangers kept shouting, "Our army has been defeated! The entire army has perished at the hands of the Demon King! Our army has been defeated! Our army has been defeated!"

As the death knell tolls, crows, symbols of death, circle in the sky.

Chapter 87: Domain Unfolds, Zeus is Killed

Deep within the royal palace lies an alchemy workshop that no one can find.

Xue's Law casually killed the experimental personnel here, and after their deaths, they quickly began to grow some insect-like characteristics.

This is the power of the evil god. Even if it only contaminates the hero's corpse, and if they study the hero's corpse even in small amounts, it will cause irreversible contamination.

Based on the information provided by the brave uncle, Xue Lude also began searching the Great Sage's knowledge module and learned about the race of this evil god.

The Shub insectoids are one of the most terrifying natural disasters in the entire universe.

The origins of the Shub insectoid race are not mentioned in the knowledge modules of the Brave Uncle and the Great Sage. All that is known is that it is one of the most terrifying natural disasters affecting the universe. This insectoid race reproduces endlessly and tirelessly twists and assimilates other creatures around it.

Furthermore, the discovery of even one Shub insectoid means that the entire planet is essentially doomed, because its pollution, like a chronic plague, irreversibly alters the underlying code of other organisms, causing their genes to become the same "pseudo-Shub insectoids."

This is what Xue's Law previously referred to as "evil spirits".

Furthermore, the "pseudo-Shub Insect Clan" also inherits some of the distorted and polluted characteristics. Long-term contact or transmission through bodily fluids can also turn them into the next "pseudo-Shub Insect Clan" and further spread the virus.

This is just one aspect of the terrifying nature of the Shub insect race. Another aspect is that they are all tireless breeding machines. The insect's concept of reproduction and survival is the top priority in the minds of the Shub insect race. They will frantically acquire the genetic advantages of local organisms and breed species suitable for the local environment.

Add to that the infected "pseudo-Sab bugs," and perhaps in just a few months, the entire life-bearing planet will become a death star for the Sab bugs and their kin, gradually draining the planet's energy.

Then, the Shub insects will produce an enormous reproductive organ that releases tens of thousands of eggs into space at a rate of tens of thousands per second. The outermost layer of these eggs will form a tough keratin layer, which will then drift through space like meteorites.

If any planet unfortunately captures the insect eggs as meteorites, then sorry, the above process will be repeated on that planet, and the entire planet will be doomed.

Therefore, any unit of the Shub insectoid race is an "evil god" that is completely unstoppable to the native planet!

At this time, Xue's law also confirmed that the insect plague that the Great Sage's homeland encountered was also caused by the Shub insect race.

Finally, it was the Starfleet who detonated the entire planet to prevent the disaster.

The planet that gave birth to the demon was completely reduced to dust, and the last demon died 3200 years ago.

This world was also not very lucky, accidentally capturing a Shub insectoid egg that had been drifting for countless light-years.

Even before the insect eggs hatch, the unintentional odor they release pollutes the entire eastern forest.

But this world was also quite lucky. Before the evil god had even finished hatching, an expert in cleaning up the insects, the brave uncle from the interstellar column, arrived in this world.

However, the uncle who came to the countryside to help alleviate poverty and kill pests died here forever.

Even so, before he died, he traded one life for one with the primordial evil god and left behind an emergency communication device that would allow them to contact the Starfleet headquarters and have the people there come and completely eliminate the egg.

However, all of this turned into a bubble.

……

Xue Luding looked into the deepest part of the alchemy workshop, at the corpse of the brave uncle, twisted into a ball of flesh.

The emergency communication device was also missing, suggesting it was thrown into another world by the former members of the hero's party.

Experimental data is laid out here, along with numerous records of supplying the "secret medicine" to nobles, generals, and knights throughout the kingdom.

At this point, the supply list for this secret medicine became Xue Lude's purge list.

No, it's the list of eleven-tribe match-3 games.

He left the alchemy workshop, where countless soldiers blocked his way. Mages chanted incantations of violent energy fluctuations, and the greatswords in the warriors' hands emitted a cold, icy light.

The king died in battle, the demon king descended, and martial law was declared throughout the city. At this time, a riot broke out in the palace, and naturally a large number of soldiers rushed to provide support.

As tens of thousands of knights and mages unleashed a barrage of magical attacks, Xue Dinglu calmly clasped his hands together and uttered the liberation chant of the Heavenly Thunder.

"Expand your domain, and annihilate Zeus!"

The brave uncle: "..."

"Wait, buddy, why are all your Noble Phantasm chants so cringeworthy?" The hero uncle, who had been holding back for a long time, finally couldn't help but complain.

The Noble Phantasm release phrase is actually a kind of restriction. Normally, one can use their Noble Phantasm with a thought or by manually taking it out.

However, this presents a problem: many Noble Phantasms come with costs or side effects, but people's thoughts are very unpredictable. You might suddenly think of your Noble Phantasm and activate it, and the cost of that Noble Phantasm can be extremely high.

Oh shit, it's over.

Therefore, many people add a prerequisite for unlocking their Noble Phantasms, such as a Noble Phantasm chant, a Noble Phantasm release phrase, or a specific gesture or action, to avoid the Noble Phantasm being too sensitive and accidentally triggered.

However, according to his observation, Xue's Noble Phantasm chants are all... very chuunibyou (adolescent delusions of grandeur)...

Birdman A's chant is "hensin," and the Cursed Blood is alright, as there is no obvious release phrase.

And what is this cringeworthy chant?

When the time comes and I hand over my beloved holy sword to him, will he use the release phrase "Sword core ready" or "EX Excalibur"?

Just as the brave uncle was complaining, suddenly, the sunlight seemed to be extinguished.

The enormous ship, which blotted out the sky, broke through the waves and crashed into the magnificent royal palace.

The massive ship resembled an awakened behemoth, its enormous body reflecting a cold light in the sunlight. Its prow, like a sharp axe, ruthlessly cleaved through the waves, advancing irresistibly towards the palace, its battle flags fluttering in the gale.