The Emperor of Humanity was extremely exhausted.
The poison that had spread through his body was beginning to affect him visibly, and the injuries he sustained in battle left his body barely able to press on.
And suddenly...
Black blood gushed from his mouth.
The Emperor quickly raised his hand and wiped the blood, but he felt his vision fading and his body growing heavier than ever before.
His breathing grew increasingly difficult, and he almost lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground.
But he forced himself to hold on.
He did not allow his body to give up.
He thought to himself:
"I must return to the capital... I need to heal myself before the poison's effect worsens."
He knew that if he remained in this state, it would be extremely dangerous.
That was why he decided to return to the capital as fast as possible.
And just as he was about to take off and fly toward the capital...
He did not know that something was watching him.
High up in the sky...
There was a black crow flying high above, silently watching the Emperor.
Its eyes were fixed on him, as if it was waiting for a specific moment.
As for the Emperor...
He did not sense its presence.
Meanwhile, elsewhere...
In the area where Ul, Not, and Yord were, the battle was still ongoing.
Ul was at the frontline of the fight.
He was the main fighter confronting the strongest demon lords present in the area.
As for Not...
He was fighting alongside him, but remained relatively behind, ready to step in at any moment if Ul needed help.
As for Yord...
She was hiding behind them, holding the iron box that contained the seed.
She knew full well that the box was the most important thing they had right now.
Therefore, she was not prepared to risk it.
Nevertheless, if anyone approached her...
She would kill them swiftly using her power, without allowing anyone to reach the box.
Even though Not was engaged in the fight with Ul at the front...
The true power deciding the battle belonged to Ul.
Ul was clearly the strongest among them by a wide margin.
He dealt with the demon lords as if they posed no real threat to him.
He charged among them swiftly, taking them down one by one, as if exterminating a swarm of ants.
Some of the lords tried to stand their ground against him.
And some tried to surround him.
But Ul gave them no time to do anything.
He used his power to forge swords, spears, daggers, and various weapons out of ice.
Then he launched them from all directions toward the demon lords.
Thousands of ice weapons were launched at once.
From the right...
From the left...
From above...
From behind them...
Until it became difficult for the demon lords to discern the direction of the next attack.
And Nut was helping him.
He used his power to affect their senses.
He shrouded the area in a veil of darkness, leaving the demon lords unable to see their surroundings clearly.
The darkness didn't just blind them...
It left them unable to tell where the next blow would come from.
At the same time, Yord continued to strike down anyone who appeared before her.
After a few minutes.
Only one demon lord remained.
He was the last lord still alive, but he was severely exhausted.
So Ul and Not deactivated their powers.
And suddenly...
Ul vanished from his spot.
The demon couldn't even track his movement, even after the darkness surrounding him had dissipated.
In the next instant...
Ul appeared directly before him.
He reached out and grabbed him by the neck.
Then most of the demon's body froze in a single moment.
Ul raised his head slightly and looked at him calmly.
At that moment, Not appeared near them.
stood beside the demon and looked at him with a calm smile.
Then he said:
"Will you tell us what you know now, and why you confronted us, or will you exhaust yourself resisting?"
The demon lord looked at Not, then at Ul.
And despite being cornered and frozen, he laughed.
And said:
"Hahaha... You will not get away with your deeds, you strange race!"
Then he continued:
"You have become enemies of the demons now... Hahaha!"
Ul kept looking at him calmly.
He was unaffected by his words.
And before the demon lord could add another word...
Ul tightened his grip on the demon's neck.
And suddenly...
The demon froze completely.
A massive cube of ice formed around him, trapping him from all sides and completely immobilizing him.
Ul looked at the cube for a few moments, then said calmly:
"Let us move a bit away from here."
Then he added:
"And then we will interrogate him quietly."
Nut looked at Ull in agreement.
As for Yord, who was standing far away...
She gripped the box tightly and prepared to move away with them.
The battle had ended.
But they had not yet obtained the answers they were searching for.
And now...
They had to find out why the demons had appeared in their path, who had sent them, and whether they knew about the seed or not.
(Author's Note):
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