Crossover Anime: Offering Myself as a Sacrifice to the Sword? I Choose to Be the Great Demon King

Hearing the sound behind them, the two turned around at the same time and found Mo Li standing at the door with a frown.

"Oh my, Mo Lijun, you're finally back!"

"Thank you for your hard work, leave this to me!"

Mo Li nodded. With his current strength, healing Artoria's injuries would be no problem at all.

Seeing this, Kurumi couldn't help but reach out and stop him:

“Mo Li Jun, Saber’s injuries are irreversible, and even my Zafkiel cannot heal them.”

"Of course! Such an obvious divine aura—it's clear the gods are behind this!"

Mo Li immediately saw through Artoria's injuries, which contained the aura of the divine realm, and naturally Kurumi and the other demon king's familiars could not remove them.

Aqua and Eris were implanted with demonic seeds by him, and they no longer possessed the aura of goddesses.

Right now, apart from Mo Li, there's practically no one who can save her.

All they could do was rely on Mio Takamiya's spiritual power to sustain Artoria's life until Mo Li returned.

"Leave the rest to me. Kurumi, Mio, you two go and get some rest!"

Seeing Mo Li's confident demeanor, the two nodded and withdrew their spiritual power.

After the two women left, Mo Li sat on the edge of the bed, tenderly stroking Artoria's pale cheek.

"Connect to the Arrogant Library, execute the theme!"

Mo Li used the [Domination] spirit to erase the divine aura attached to Artoria's wound.

Holy aura is like poison to demons; if it weren't for Mio Takamiya, Artoria probably wouldn't have lasted until Moli returned.

The next moment, Artoria's wounds disappeared, and her magic power slowly recovered.

"Master...am I dreaming?"

Artoria slowly opened her eyes and found Mo Li sitting in front of her. She thought she was dreaming.

Hearing her words, Mo Li smiled and pinched Artoria's cheek.

"Idiot Saber, I'm back!"

"Master, it really is you, thank goodness..."

After saying that, Artoria seemed to have thought of something, and her expression quickly darkened, looking sullen.

Seeing this, Mo Li immediately knew what she was thinking and quickly advised her:

"It's alright, Saber, you've done very well!"

"No, I failed to protect everyone in the Demon King's Castle, and I almost implicated Darkness as well."

Seeing Artoria's remorseful expression, Mo Li sighed and pulled her into his arms.

"Master..."

Artoria held Mo Li tightly in her arms, a huge weight finally lifted from her heart.

It seemed that as long as Mo Li was there, all problems would be solved.

Tears streamed down his face. This king, who always faced everything with courage, finally couldn't hold back his tears in front of the person he loved.

Mo Li gently patted Artoria's back, and the two hugged each other for a long time.

Regardless, Artoria was his first familiar, and Mo Li's feelings for her were special.

She was also the person who had been with him the longest, and Mo Li would not allow anyone to hurt her, no matter the reason.

New hero, whoever you are, I will avenge this humiliation.

Chapter 426 Ryuguuin Seiya, a hero whose caution is beyond imagination

Mo Li sat on the Demon King's throne, with his retinue arranged in two rows below. Aqua and Eris stood at the head of the row, while Kotori and Nia were reporting something in the middle.

"According to reports from the night raid, the northern rebels have been wiped out and are on their way back."

"General Esdeath has subdued the Demon King's army in the western continent and is heading towards Mount Minna."

Princess Alice has established the Anti-Gods Guild, which currently has hundreds of thousands of adventurers who have joined.

"Miss Yasaka Kurenai and Mr. Banir have gathered the former Demon King's generals and stationed them on the border of the Southern Empire."

"The demonization of the two goddesses, Aqua and Eris, is complete. According to them, the hero summoned this time is the last and strongest one."

Kotori shared all the information she had gathered recently, and then looked at Mo Li with expectant eyes.

Mo Li pondered for a moment, then shifted his gaze to Eris and Aqua.

The divine aura within them had long since vanished, replaced by the hindquarters of demons. However, their true nature remained, just like now…

"Hey, do we really have to go against the gods? I don't want to! I'll get killed!"

"What are you still saying now, Aqua? You've been on the God Realm's kill list for a long time!"

"Aaaaaaah, I don't want to, I don't want to, I don't want to..."

Mo Li picked at his ear. Attacking the God Realm wasn't a priority right now; dealing with the hero was more important.

After all, he feared nothing except the brave, who posed a potential threat to his life.

"Miss Aqua, if you don't want to be locked in the dark room again, you'd better shut up!"

Facing Kurumi's smiling face, Aqua swallowed hard, as if recalling some unpleasant memory, and her face turned deathly pale.

Mo Li sighed. It's harder to manage a team with so many people.

"Saber, are you alright?"

"Yes, after Master's treatment, I have fully recovered!"

"Alright, since you've fought the hero, tell me about your battle!"

Artoria nodded, her gaze becoming deep as she drifted into memories.

"That day, I received a message from Miss Eris saying that she sensed the arrival of a new hero, so I went to check it out with Darkness and Takamiya Mana."

"We arrived at a small village, an extremely safe beginner village with only low-level slimes nearby. The hero looked like a beginner, but his strength was beyond imagination."

"At first, he was no match for me. After I defeated him, he escaped using a portal."

"But just ten minutes later, the hero reappeared before me. This time, his strength had increased from LV1 to LV37. Even with my Noble Phantasm unleashed, I was still unable to defeat him!"

Mo Li could guess what happened next without needing to say anything, but why did this plot sound so familiar?

"It seems like I've seen this somewhere before," Mo Li asked curiously, in order to confirm the information.

Do you know what that hero's name is?

"Ryuguin is holy!"

Upon hearing this name, a glint flashed in Mo Li's eyes. No wonder Artoria was defeated.

Ryuguuin Seiya, the protagonist who is incredibly strong yet overly cautious.

Among all the heroes, he ranks among the top three in strength, a true S-class hero with off-the-charts abilities and an extremely cautious personality. You never know what his trump card is.

This is quite a difficult situation. Although he knows the other party's information, it has made things extremely tricky for Mo Li.

"Eris, who is the strongest being in the realm of the gods?"

"Besides the Great Celestial, there are only Val'curai, the God of Destruction, and Adiabath, the Goddess of War!"

"God of Destruction and God of War?" Mo Li rubbed his chin, contemplating his future actions.

Every time Ryuguuin Seiya appears in the lower realm, his strength grows by leaps and bounds. However, he is no pushover either. With his demigod body, he is no longer afraid of anyone.

After a moment's thought, Mo Li stood up, waved his hand, and commanded:

"Inform Alice and Yasaka Kurenai to lead their troops to Mount Minna and join forces with Esdeath!"

"Also, have Najenda lead the Night Raid to keep a close eye on Ryuguin Seiya. He is not allowed to attack without my orders. From now on, everyone leaving the Demon King's Castle must be in pairs or more!"

Legend has it that the gate to the realm of gods lies atop Mount Minna, the only path for mortals to reach the divine realm, though no one has ever succeeded.

Mo Li planned to lead the Demon King's army to attack the Upper God Realm after dealing with Ryuguin Seiya.

"Kotori, Nia, and Mio, the three of you will coordinate from the center. Notify me immediately of any news of a hero!"

"Astyl, Kong, Ilya, let's go take a look at that village we visited before!"

After saying that, Mo Li opened a portal and, together with the three grimoires, arrived at the village where Artoria had been injured, in search of traces of Ryuguuin Seiya.

Looking at the devastated village before him, Mo Li couldn't help but frown. It seemed that a great battle had indeed taken place, and the entire village, except for a small part on the outskirts, had been burned down.

"That's outrageous! Who did this?"

"Logically speaking, Saber shouldn't go this far; there must be another reason!"

Mo Li simply did not believe that Artoria had done this; even in battle, she would do it in a secluded place.

She would never do something like massacring civilians and destroying villages.

With this question in mind, Mo Li found one of the households and asked curiously:

"Excuse me, what happened here?"

"You must be from another village. It's all that hero's fault. After defeating the demons, he carried out inhumane destruction on the remaining remnants, which resulted in the entire village being engulfed in flames and many people being injured as a result!"

After saying this, a hint of hatred appeared in the villager's eyes, clearly showing his extreme dissatisfaction with the hero for destroying their village.

After obtaining the information he wanted, Mo Li's lips twitched a few times.

I never expected things to turn out like this. The hero destroys the village. What a huge joke!

"Master, is this really something a hero could do? It's completely different from what's depicted in the manga?"

"Um...this..."

Mo Li was at a loss for words. No one had expected that the hero would be more terrifying than the demon king.

"Let's not worry about that for now, let's go check where he left!"

Although a long time has passed, faint traces of magic still linger in the air.

Following this magical force, Mo Li arrived at a wilderness where the sacred aura was strongest, meaning that this was where they left for the realm of gods.

"Astyl, could you analyze this magic?"

"Yes, Lord Mo Li, begin the analysis!"

Astral stretched out her hands and began to analyze the magic in the air.

After a moment, Aster slowly withdrew her hands and shook her head at Mo Li.

"Still not working?"

"It's strange. It's very similar to the system of our world, but it's not as easy to analyze as the library."

Mo Li had originally hoped to use Astir to analyze the source of the divine realm's power and find a way to break it, but now it seems that he was just being delusional.

"It's alright, in that case, we'll think of another way!"

"Wait a minute, Master, I think I can sense the passage to the divine realm, it's right here!"

Kong suddenly stopped, closed his eyes, and his whole body radiated golden light as he wholeheartedly experienced it.

Mo Li stood to the side, watching her with expectant eyes.

Chapter 427 Summoning Henchmen, the Queen of the Land of the Dead

Three months later, at Demon King's Castle.

"Why? Can anyone tell me why the hero hasn't appeared yet?"

Mo Li slammed his fist on the table in front of him and said angrily.

Even though they already knew where Ryuguuin Seiya would appear next, had made a thorough plan, and had even analyzed the secret passage to the divine realm.

But three months have passed, and there's still no sign of the hero.

"How cautious is that guy? I've never seen such an irresponsible hero. Never mind, let Yasaka Kurenai lead the undead army to attack Semur Town!"

Mo Li could no longer wait like this; he was going to take the initiative and refused to believe that Ryuguin would not show up.

"Please calm down, Lord Mo Li. If we send troops now, all our previous efforts will be in vain!"

Aster stepped forward and said that now was clearly not the best time to send troops.