Even the Demon King is worrying about another world today.

Mikayi's lips twitched.

This guy's trying to mess things up!

The land dragon beneath him raised its head and roared, charging forward at an even greater speed.

Ahead lay a muddy swamp, beneath which lay hidden stones of varying sizes. One should have proceeded with caution. But Mikayi paid no heed. The unconscious land dragon wasn't using its legs as legs, ignoring the strain on its ligaments and the damage to its muscles. Instead, it was recklessly accelerating.

If your feet sink in, pull them out; if you trip over a pebble, brake by landing on your head and get up, then accelerate again.

If this continues, Mikayi's land dragon is most likely doomed.

However, as a kind-hearted demon king, Mikayi will try to heal the soul after breaking free from its control.

If he doesn't forget about the dragon after everything is over...

Akman seemed to be having a blast; her dragon was not only larger, but also several times faster. But she deliberately kept her distance. She wanted that thrilling state of almost catching up, yet just out of reach.

With a sigh, Mikayi had already overtaken the people at the very front of the group.

As Qi Ping ran, Xi Lili and Hedis watched in surprise as Mikayi slipped past as if he had a cheat code.

Suddenly. Just a second ago, Mikayi was sighing helplessly and controlling the Land Rover to run at full speed, but he suddenly stopped.

He turned around in astonishment.

Mikayi looked away from the happily running Akman and looked towards the very back.

There, there is an earth element.

The magic was quietly taking shape.

115 Human Ambushes

"Kuro!!"

Mikayi shouted almost from the bottom of his heart.

Perhaps the naked eye of a normal human cannot see it, but his demon king's eyes can.

Before Kuro, the uneven, muddy ground had been transformed into an inconspicuous patch of wet mud using mud magic. Under the spellcaster's control, the mud enveloped the dragon's foot.

Kuro wasn't riding very fast, and she had only just gotten used to the Land Dragon's movements. When the Land Dragon tried to take its next step, its paws were immobilized.

Lu Xinglong, who was running, suddenly stopped as if something had grabbed his foot.

Kuro, on the other hand, was thrown out due to inertia.

The girl's body was thrown several meters high and crashed into the barbed wire fence on the side.

From the moment Mikaela saw Kuro being thrown out to the moment he activated his wind magic for rapid flight, it took less than a second.

Leaving the land dragon behind, Mikayi lightly touched the ground with his toes, a powerful breeze enveloping him, and in the next moment, he caught Kuro just as he was about to land.

He managed to catch it, but the barbed wire was covered in barbs, and Kuro was badly injured when he crashed into it with such force.

This academy belongs to the Empire. After graduation, these students either become adventurers or become Imperial soldiers, serving their country. The Empire detests deserters the most, so this iron fence is extremely cruel.

Bright red blood dripped onto the soil.

Blood, there was blood all over Mikayi's hands.

Kuro was already thin, and his injury made him even more pitiful.

Kuro's eyes were closed tightly, his eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and he looked like he was in great pain.

Compared to Kuro, whom Mikayi had just met, the thin, bony girl had already gained some flesh. Her cheeks had also become rounder.

While the two of them were struggling to afford food and worrying about money, Mikayi spent almost all his money on Kuro without reservation. To ensure she had a decent meal, he even lowered his standards for accommodation for the night.

And yet, this girl, whom Mikayi cherished, was betrayed by a treacherous human.

Warm blood dripped down his wrist, darkening the bright morning.

Dark clouds rolled in, completely obscuring the morning light.

A sudden gust of cold wind startled the people on the field. Several people gathered around.

"No way? You fell down?"

"That serious...?!"

"Being thrown off Lu Xinglong's back and then hitting the barbed wire like that, it would be strange if it wasn't serious."

"Shall we take him to the infirmary?"

Mikayi wasn't good at any healing magic; the only one she could remember was <Revival Wind>.

He kept his head down, his bangs obscuring his expression.

"Where is the infirmary?" The voice was devoid of any emotion.

Those who were close to Mikayi suddenly began to tremble without warning.

"Over there... because many students get injured during training, the infirmary isn't far away..."

Mikayi didn't say anything more, and carrying Kuro, walked in the direction the man pointed.

The winds of revival enveloped Kuro's body again and again. This level of healing magic could only dispel negative status effects; it had no effect on the wounds.

Mikayi himself didn't know how he got to that infirmary. He didn't use flight magic or teleportation.

Just suppressing his urge to kill everyone here was already a huge struggle for him.

Akman stood on the field, her heart pounding.

She pressed her hand to her chest, where the demonic heart beneath her chest was pounding.

This wasn't the pleasant, heart-pounding feeling she'd experienced before. Akman sensed the Demon King's overflowing rage. Demons who belonged to the Demon King were completely under his influence.

"Don't, don't be nervous, classmate..." The person on duty in the infirmary was a middle-aged woman whose plant-attribute magic was green.

Sensing the terrifying aura emanating from the boy, the on-duty medic felt a sudden, inexplicable panic. She tried to reassure him, "She only has minor injuries... she'll be fine..."

"Can it be cured?" Mikayi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that there was nothing seriously wrong, and he looked up at the medic.

"Hey, I already said it's just a superficial injury, leave it to me, it'll be fine." The medic picked up his staff and prepared to chant. "It's good to be young. When I was young, there was a boy like that who was worried about me too."

The medic had some wrinkles on her face, and she looked somewhat weathered as she spoke.

“I mean, the wound won’t leave any scars, the lost blood will be fully replenished, and you’ll be back to your previous completely healthy state?” Mikayi said.

"..." The medic paused before answering him, "Don't worry about my magic. Although it will scab over, it will most likely not leave a scar. As for the blood, that's a bit more difficult for me. After all, no one can turn back lost blood. But don't worry, this level of blood loss isn't high. It's not even as much as when you donate blood to the Imperial Blood Bank, where they draw blood all at once."

“It’s different…” Mikayi suppressed his anger and sat on the white sheets. “She’s a girl, very delicate.”

This feeling is unlikely to resonate with the medic.

It's like you're carefully holding a delicate flower, wanting to protect it with all your might. But then, someone you don't know plucks it.

The delicate petals have parted slightly. Even though you know the wound will heal, it still hurts your heart.

"Oh dear, oh dear." The healing spell was very long, and the healer was interrupted by the boy halfway through. She said somewhat impatiently, "I already said it's alright. You can leave now and don't bother me. I need to take off her clothes so I can treat her wounds one by one. Don't come in."

It's not like we haven't seen it before...

Of course, Mikayi would never say this aloud.

He got up and left the room.

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116 You're gone

The sky was still dark, just like his mood.

"Miss Kuro, is she alright?" Hedis and Yuri had been following closely behind Mikayi, and since it wasn't convenient for them to go inside, they stayed outside the door.

“Maybe it’s nothing.” Mikayi’s tone was flat.

"What do you mean by 'maybe'? How deep is the wound?" Hedis asked anxiously.

"Regardless of how deep the wound is! There are scars on her face now! Think about it! A girl with scars on her face, even if we can completely ignore it, she herself won't feel that way!!"

As a girl, Xi Lili is very meticulous in this regard.

Upon hearing this, Mikayi's relaxed expression tensed up again.

He pursed his lips, his eyes concealing anger: "I have a question for you, Hedis."

“…What?” Mikayi’s voice suddenly turned icy cold, and Hedis’s body stiffened.

"What family does that Joyce come from?"

"Hmm... After what happened last time, I went back and thought about it all night."

Hedis took a deep breath. There were several benches outside the medical room, and he randomly picked one to sit down.

“Let’s sit down and talk. You’ll find out about these things sooner or later anyway,” Hedis gestured for the two to sit down.

Xi Lili pressed down on the hem of her skirt and sat on the far side.

"Yu Lili should know, right?"

Xi Lili smiled and replied, "I know, it's true that Christian is royalty. Besides, Hedis Christian is the eldest son of royalty. These two things are hardly secrets anymore."

“It’s not just that…” Hedis said earnestly, “Like most countries, the true royal surname of the Lyon Empire is also ‘Lyon,’ and now the direct bloodline of the royal family all bears the surname Lyon.”

"In short, the previous Emperor of Lyon had two sons. The two princes did not get along well. During the succession ceremony, the younger brother inherited the throne. He did not want his older brother to participate in politics, but he was also unable to directly separate his older brother's royal status."

"The younger brother who inherited the throne bestowed a new royal surname upon his elder brother. The younger brother then gradually absorbed the elder brother's power and wealth, leaving the elder brother's family with only the royal title and nothing else."

"The new surname is 'Christian,' which is my father's surname."

“I just want to know about Joyce’s family. You’re not going to tell me that Joyce’s last name is ‘Leon,’ are you?” Mikael interrupted Hedis’s explanation.

Even if Joyce were a member of the Lyon family, his fate would not have changed.

"No, if that guy really was surnamed Lyon, how could he possibly behave himself in front of me? He would have been completely lawless by now."

“Joyce Norman is the only son of the Norman family. His mother has difficulty conceiving, and it is a miracle that she was able to give birth to a healthy boy. That’s why Joyce is so spoiled and therefore so unscrupulous.”

“The Norman family?” Xi Lili exclaimed in surprise. “The family that controls the empire’s finances?”

“Oh, right… Xi Lili, as a sub-elf, you seem to know quite a bit about the human empire.”

Xi Lili clenched her fists, her earlier surprised voice noticeably lowered.