The Eye Demon Doesn't Die from the Magical Girl

Jokes aside, after Funado Rika floated back with a red face, Ji Hui also coughed lightly twice.

Although according to the introduction on the projection, this device has the function of analyzing language, he still instinctively made his words appear more formal.

"Fuzzy matching, demonic origins, all of it."

In less than three seconds, the guidance icon appeared on the interface in front of him.

"The content you are looking for has been organized in projection area 2. Please follow the instructions to view it. For other information, you can continue to search according to the equipment in the area. Please pay attention to the hygiene in the area. Please dispose of garbage in the designated area and cover food scraps with paper towels in advance. Thank you."

"It always sounds like the movie theater's viewing instructions."

Chizuru Hazen muttered softly, watching as the blue fluorescent lights that originally projected the notices began to show green guidance signs specifically for them.

But despite all the complaints, the simple and easy-to-understand instructions, which even children could understand, allowed them to easily and happily arrive at a room that was separated by walls and looked like a KTV box.

"I was wondering what these little rooms were used for, and it turns out they're just like study rooms."

Looking at the projector, table, and other necessary facilities in the room, Ji Hui spoke thoughtfully.

Perhaps they had already sensed that there were more people on their side, so the place they came to was different from those relatively smaller rooms like public telephone booths, but a room that could accommodate more than ten people.

And there, the projector had already projected the directory of all the searched contents onto the screen, waiting for their further instructions.

Moreover, on the other side of the wall, bookshelves are arranged like display cabinets, where mechanically fixed books are placed one by one.

Judging from the tiny needle tips that clamp onto each page of paper like tentacles, they seem to be designed to avoid damage to the books caused by directly flipping through the pages, and are similar to the effect of flipping through the air.

Although it looks like a claw machine at first glance

Under the public sofa provided, Ji Hui took Chizuru Yuzen and Yu Mingxue to sit down without hesitation and watched the content projected on the big screen.

"What aspects do you want to see, or should we watch them in order?"

Ai's voice reminded him at the right time, and after thinking about it, Ji Hui also gave his own instructions.

"From the earliest records."

Ai did not respond, but the screen in front of them had changed, so that a lot of organized texts were displayed in front of them after being adjusted to the appropriate size.

"The earliest records come from prehistoric times, with murals depicting demons and monsters, confirming their existence in a mutually beneficial relationship with beasts and humans in ancient times."

Moreover, it also slowly broadcasts voice reports, while displaying those originally blurry pictures along with the AI-repaired models and high-definition versions.

It's like watching a documentary.

Thinking with some emotion in his heart, Ji Hui also focused his attention on the content of the picture in front of him. While hugging Yu Ran Chizuru and Yu Mingxue like two pillows, he remembered the information on it.

However, as Ophelia said, since the records themselves are very incomplete, many things are just consensus and cannot bring any significant practical effect.

For example, demons are native creatures of the Earth, and it is precisely because they actually exist that the personality traits that match their names have become people's ingrained impressions of those species.

Even though some humanoid demons have now subtly integrated into society, and their values ​​and lifestyles have deviated from their original state due to development and dangerous situations, and have even become peaceful, many people still hold the impression they had before they disappeared.

The more classic ones are the images of vampires and succubi such as Ruth and Milulu.

Of course, the problems on their side were not that serious, especially since people were already used to all kinds of adaptations to their images. Even in the House of the Demon Eye, when they saw some of the succubi Muzi that Miao Lin had seen, Mi Lulu would complain a little, saying that the succubus of Chu was defeated by humans, and that some succubus XP who drew the comics was a masochist, so he drew his own star delusion or something like that.

The existence of the Broken Star Palace and the Holy Spirit Temple has turned the demons, which were originally earth creatures, into sewers. This is also one of the important reasons why they have become much more peaceful.

After all, in a sense, the reason why humans have become so united is that the Shattered Star Palace has simply flushed everyone into the sewer equally.

However, some of the parts mentioned still caught Ji Hui's attention.

"Due to their relatively barbaric existence, demon society mostly maintains a ruling structure similar to that of a former dynasty. In ancient times, there existed many powerful demons who were like kings."

"Within this structure, humans, as the powerless lower class, were slaves and food. Fighting these demonic hordes was the most important task for most demon exorcists in the human dynasty at the time."

"However, a demon king like this once suddenly vanished at a certain point in time, as if it were extinct. Its numbers plummeted, and this also caused many demon groups at the time to riot in the absence of a leader."

"There were settlements that disbanded after losing their leader, settlements that fought for the position of new leader, settlements that blamed the demon slayers and attacked the humans. In the chaos of the time, the demon slayers also fought a very fierce battle."

"The exact duration is unknown due to lost records, but the result was that the combat effectiveness of both sides was significantly affected, which also laid the groundwork for the major crisis when the Shattered Star Palace descended."

"Even so, the cause of the Demon King's fall remains difficult to determine, and some new Demon Kings were sealed or killed in battle. Even the neutral beings that once protected both humans and demons as gods were affected."

"Whether this was a good or bad thing for humanity is a matter of debate among researchers. However, based on the contents of a few incomplete scrolls, it seems the Demon King was intentionally attacking humans during the chaos of the time. This would have been easy for him, given his ability to command and intimidate demons. The difference in years between the time of his rampage and the arrival of the Shattered Star Palace also gives us pause for thought."

"Perhaps they, being more like ferocious beasts, also possess some intuition about danger? But since they know nothing about the Shattered Star Palace, they project this sense of danger onto humans?"

Chapter 463: Sudden Death

The Demon King is like a leader, right?

Logically speaking, the emergence of such a thing is normal. After all, with so many people, there must be a leader to lead everyone, otherwise it will only become a mess.

But what caught Ji Hui's attention was mainly some of the descriptions of them.

Although it is not very clear, some speculation and records of their appearance are still written on the picture just broadcast.

The most striking thing is that the selection of the demon king does not seem to be determined solely by who has the bigger fist or who is better at governance.

Some descriptions even describe demons that are immediately supported by demons as soon as they are born, as if they were born to be leaders.

This makes people think, is the birth of this existence due to chance, or does it have some special meaning?

After all, it is normal for a genius to be born with a silver spoon in his mouth, but it is very suspicious to see a creature that comes with all kinds of buffs at birth, as if it was born for a certain purpose, or even has a set of skill trees.

If this existence was created intentionally, can it be modified or even utilized for some other purposes?

Are those so-called demon kings uniformly exterminated because they are no longer needed?

Ji Hui couldn't help but think so. In the records displayed, the demon king described in some murals looked similar to the natural elemental elves in some works he had seen.

In most works, this kind of existence is generally regarded as the embodiment of neutrality or order. Including in the description just now, there is also a demon king who protects all living beings regardless of race, which can confirm his speculation.

It is for this reason that the title of the Demon King may not just be as simple as its literal meaning.

If we talk about it in this sense, perhaps in terms of orthodoxy, demons do have a place on Earth.

No, it would be better to say that we are all creatures on Earth, and it would be foolish of us to still fight among ourselves in the face of the external enemy, the Broken Star Palace.

It's simply that the demons themselves are in a mess, and humans have no time to care about their living conditions, which is why we've ended up in this situation.

However, some legends about the resurrection of the Demon King caused some doubts in Ji Hui's heart.

Among the records, there is a part that implicitly contains the content that the Demon King will return to the human world at some point, including the rumored return to control the world again, revive the demon clan, and even deal with enemies from outer space.

Most of these fragments were concentrated on the period between the disappearance of the Demon King and the arrival of the Shattered Star Palace. Therefore, most researchers who analyzed these records simply attributed it to the chaotic situation at the time, which caused panic among many humans who had accepted the protection of demons, and thus this kind of argument emerged in an attempt to appease the hearts of both humans and demons.

It can also be seen from some of the opinions of the researchers displayed on the projector that they do not take these contents very seriously.

After all, even if they were resurrected, what would they do? The world was now a battle between magical girls and alien demons. The mere addition of one or two demon kings was enough. Those who were willing to accept reality would only find one or two more demon hideouts.

As for those who are unwilling to cooperate and really intend to control the world as predicted, the magical girl will be activated directly, which is not a big deal at all.

Under the extraordinary power of the magical girl, many problems and contradictions cannot cause any waves, especially at the intersection of science and religion, the discussion about the omniscient and omnipotent God seems meaningless.

Apart from anything else, the clarity of the concept of heaven and earth alone made things here much simpler and more harmonious. After all, whether it was true or false, all one had to do was send a few magical girls up to take a look for themselves and they would know everything. Therefore, the process progressed much faster and more swiftly than in their previous world.

Including oceans and other dangerous areas, the exploration in this world is more complete, and human traces have been left in almost every area.

In this situation, it is really nothing surprising that a few people suddenly appear and claim to be the king of demons.

No matter how strong he is, can he destroy the Star Palace? Can he defeat the magical girl?

If none of these can be done, then what else is there to say? Too many lice won't weigh you down.

Under this tendency, naturally not many people will pay attention to these contents, making the relevant information very scarce.

However, Ji Hui felt a little curious about this.

He was indeed pessimistic about this group of old antiques revitalizing the demon clan, but in the records, many special abilities that belonged only to the demon king were still worth thinking about.

The true king of demons can control nature and even make demons innately feel submissive. He is even far superior to humans in controlling magic power.

According to the analysis of some researchers who were bored and started comparing combat power in their papers, the strength of these demon kings even exceeded that of some inexperienced magical girls of today, reaching a level second only to the ordinary extraterritorial demons, or even on a par with them.

Apart from the fact that they did not have the symbiotic effect of the extraterritorial demons and possessed some special abilities, their existence in that era could indeed be called natural kings.

Even this innate ability has led to the emergence of the concept of "pseudo-king" in the records. This is a demon who becomes powerful only because of acquired experiences, controls a large number of demons, and only maintains a title among the demon kings.

Deliberately distinguishing these situations made Ji Hui pay more attention to them.

He also expressed some of his ideas and wanted to see what others thought.

However, Milulu and Funado Rika knew nothing about this, after all, they were born after magical girls existed.

Even the oldest, Ruth, was probably just a bat cub at the time.

Chizuru Hazen's own shrine has fallen into decline, and the information there is obviously not as complete as the library here. Yu Mingxue is just an ordinary person and has nothing to do with such things.

So the reason why Ji Hui asked was mainly because he wanted to seek Ophelia's opinion.

"If that's the case, I'm sorry, but I probably can't help much."

However, Ophelia shook her head gently.

"When I lived, the world wasn't open enough for anyone to freely wander into the Demon King's territory. The conflict between demons and humans was deep. I only heard some demon hunters and paladins mention demons."

"However, I do have some recollection of the chaos that ensued as the churches in the city disappeared."

Chapter 464 The Birth of a Ghost

"Although I didn't have the talent to become an exorcist at the time, I had a good relationship with some of the nuns, so I would play in the church from time to time."

"That's exactly why I happened to catch them discussing the disappearance of the Demon King."

As Ophelia spoke, a thoughtful look flashed in her eyes.

"But now that I think about it, it seems like they weren't just nervous about the counterattack caused by the demonic chaos."

"I can't remember the specifics, but the archbishop of the city I lived in at the time seemed to have mentioned that a certain balance had been broken."

"balance?"

The words that obviously seemed out of place also attracted the attention of several people.

However, Ophelia did not show any obvious emotion because of this, and just spoke up to remind her.

"While there does seem to be some deeper meaning, it's not impossible that some demon kings at the time maintained friendly relations with humans due to their friendship. It's possible that they are referring to the disruption of the balance of these exchanges."

"Also, a month later, the city I lived in was invaded by demons and I had to relocate. This also supports this view."

After hearing her words, the expressions of Rika Funado and Milulu became a little strange, but Ophelia also noticed their abnormality and just shook her head slightly.

"You don't need to worry about it. That happened a long, long time ago. Demons devoured and enslaved humans, and humans eliminated and controlled the demons. This cycle continued endlessly. After so many years, it's no longer a question of who was right or wrong, or who came first or last. You don't need to project those same thoughts onto yourself now."

"What's more, considering the current situation of the demons, it's meaningless to dwell on this."

“But, this still brings us back to the starting point.”

And Ji Hui also sighed and leaned back on the soft cushions.

"If even a living history book like you doesn't know, then I'm afraid no one in this world knows what happened back then."

"I haven't reached that level yet. Moreover, I have only been fighting against the Broken Star Palace for so many years and have rarely been involved in human society. Therefore, I don't necessarily have much more information than the Memorial Hall."

Ophelia denied Ji Hui's statement and said seriously.

Her clear attitude made Ji Hui say nothing more. He just nodded slightly and turned his gaze back to the projection.

Although he had almost finished reading the content about the origin of demons, he was still planning to study some other areas to see if he could find anything else worth paying attention to.

But compared to him who was enjoying it, the others felt a little bored. So after a while, except for Chizuru Yuzen and Yu Mingxue, everyone else dispersed and looked for places that interested them in the memorial hall.

"Sure enough, there's so much energy here."

Rika Funado rubbed her arms slightly, as if she had goose bumps, and her whole body shook unconsciously.

"Oh yes, you are a spirit, so this aspect should be more obvious to you than it is to me."

Beside her, Mi Lulu, who was playing with the holographically projected map directory, spoke thoughtfully, causing Funado Rika to hiss slightly.

"Don't even mention it, it's like a slap in the face. It reminds me of when I was first locked up in the basement of Dark Mace Garden for no apparent reason. I was also surrounded by a cage-like energy."

"Why don't you hide inside me?"

Seeing her rubbing her arms, Mi Lulu asked subconsciously.

"No, no, I don't want to drill into your body."

However, Funado Rika immediately shook her head, which made Mi Lulu's expression look a little dissatisfied.

"What do you mean, is my body that dirty?"

"It's not a question of whether it's dirty or not. Your body is like a piece of clothing that enhances my sensitivity. If I were to go in, would you remember the time we were hugging each other in our sleeping bags on the plane?"

"Even though you've adapted to the succubus's body and won't feel anything, if I get inside, it would be like someone who can't handle spicy food eating an extra spicy dish prepared for special people. I'd be greatly affected."