Demon King: Hero, don't run away!-Chapter 522: The Dead Don’t Need to Know So Much

"You must be wondering why I didn’t strike against you and your mother even though I know so much."

Kai Bu’s grip tightened, and Dream Moon began to struggle for breath, the bottle she was holding fell to the ground, rolling capriciously across the floor until it reached a corner.

With a slight twist of his mouth, Kai Bu stared intensely at Dream Moon,

"Because you are one of his weaknesses.

After Lotcar harmed your mother, he fled immediately, afraid he would lose control and attack you again.

I understand him just as well as you and your mother do. I know that if he were still alive, he would definitely come back, and so, I’ve been on edge every day.

You are his Achilles’ heel. As long as I can completely control you, I will be invincible. That’s why I have been so indulgent with you and your mother.

Unfortunately, I had hoped that you would truly come to despise Lotcar, to make him lose his foothold completely, but you ultimately disappointed me.

The moment he dies, you become worthless, and it’s too late for regrets now!"

"You can’t kill me, otherwise..."

Dream Moon forced out a few words between clenched teeth.

"I’m not afraid to kill you for reasons that are not wholly justifiable!" Kai Bu’s smile twisted grotesquely, "’Lotcar’s daughter was also seduced by strength and secretly colluded with the Curse Sect, all to bring her father back to the village.’ I wonder if you can accept that reason?"

Dream Moon struggled violently, but her strength was no match for Kai Bu’s. Pinned down firmly by him, the sensation of suffocation overwhelmed her and her consciousness began to blur.

And like a demon’s whisper, Kai Bu’s voice started echoing in her ears,

"Don’t worry, I’ll arrange everything for you. You want evidence of collusion, don’t you? You want that bottle? Now, let it take on your scent, as evidence of your betrayal. Once the ritual combat is over and I become the Clan Leader, then, it will be time to execute you publicly!"

Kai Bu exerted his strength and rendered Dream Moon unconscious.

Afterwards, his gaze turned to the rolling bottle on the ground. His expression indifferent, it was only when Tu Jing spoke those words that Kai Bu had a sudden realization—he must never put his fate in the hands of others.

Whether Tu Jing succeeded in dealing with Lotcar or not.

Today was the day he would put an end to it all.

"If you want to stop me, Lotcar, come back and try!"

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"It’s about time you handed over the ’Abyss Gate’ to me, isn’t it?"

Tu Jing ordered all the priests to clear the path, once again surrounding Yang Yu.

Watching Lotcar walk away, Yang Yu slowly retracted the blade of his utility knife.

"You’ve kept your word, now it’s my turn to fulfill my promise.

But before that, I have a few questions; I’d like to die with some understanding.

My questions are few.

In the Plant Clan, there are spies like Kai Bu of the Silver Teeth Clan who liaise with you, right?

It was you who stole the Racial Essence and trafficked it to the human world, right?

The person who can pass messages to the Plant Race Council so instantly and accurately must have had precise information about every council member provided to you beforehand."

Tu Jing’s sinister laughter resonated through the forest; he set his gaze and extended his right hand, "The dead need not know so much! Hand over that ’Abyss Gate’!"

Clichés failed.

However, the question Yang Yu had just asked, which allowed only a yes or no answer, could be guessed accurately from Tu Jing’s expression.

After withdrawing the utility knife, Yang Yu threw the "Abyss Gate" up high.

Seeing the long-desired "Abyss Gate" getting closer and closer to him, Tu Jing could no longer hide the excitement on his face. A black shadow burst forth within him, transforming into a giant black arm that reached for the "Abyss Gate" thrown by Yang Yu.

Unexpectedly, a mass of gelatinous substance crawled up Bai Jin’s shoulder and, with the swiftness of lightning that left no time to cover one’s ears, leapt high. Before Tu Jing’s black arm could touch the "Abyss Gate," the substance engulfed the entire "Abyss Gate" and stuck it securely to a nearby tree branch.

He Meng’s gelatinous body formed a little hand and, like pitching a baseball, threw the "Abyss Gate" back into Bai Jin’s hands.

The black arm grasped at nothing, and Tu Jing’s hands were empty. He stared at Yang Yu, his face twisting with rage,

"Unforgivable! Unforgivable! Unforgivable!"

Suddenly, Tu Jing plunged his hands into his disheveled hair, pulling hard and screaming with heart-rending madness,

"I’ll kill you! I’ll kill you! I’ll kill you! Today, I will tear you to pieces!"

Black shadows swarmed from all around, completely enveloping him and forming a massive half-spherical black dome.

Yang Yu and his group couldn’t tell what was happening inside, but they could still hear Tu Jing’s constant repetition of "Unforgivable" and "I’ll kill you."

"That’s why I said from the very beginning, they are simply not to be trusted."

Kenro muttered to himself, not surprised by this outcome, and quickly took command to organize the attack.

Priests from all directions launched their attack on Yang Yu and his companions.

Bai Jin swiftly stowed the "Abyss Gate" and took out a Fairy’s Magic Stone, beginning to chant magic rapidly.

A massive black Array expanded from beneath Bai Jin’s feet, and the Fairy’s Magic Stone crumbled to dust and was carried away by the wind.

The approaching priests, upon entering Bai Jin’s "Ghost Shadow Formation," immediately slowed down.

Dark "sharks" swam at their feet, suddenly leaping from the Array, transforming into fierce ghosts as large as gorillas, engaging in combat with the priests of the Curse Sect.

Yang Yu and Iyas each launched their attacks. A light-formed arrow materialized in Iyas’s hands, piercing through several priests entangled by Ghost Shadows, while Yang Yu activated "Shadow Deception," specifically targeting those with high attack and high speed but low defense.

Ranged priests chanted their magic, unleashing it towards Yang Yu, who raised his Shield,

"Reflective Coating."

A strange gleam flashed across the Shield, and Yang Yu reflected the incoming magic back at them.

"He Meng, protect Bai Jin well, let her focus solely on her offensive output. Iyas, take care of yourself!"

He Meng sprang from the tree trunk, stretching into an impregnable wall before Bai Jin just as the magic was about to touch her, continuously absorbing damage from the ranged attacks.

While Iyas deftly dodged attacks using her agility, she also pulled her bow to harass from afar, but the magicians of the Curse Sect were also equipped with Shield Type skills, so Iyas’s attacks weren’t very effective.

But merely disrupting the rhythm of their opponents’ attacks was enough.

Bai Jin took out another Fairy’s Magic Stone. Her "Ghost Shadow Formation" was many times stronger than before, easily holding back the advancing crowd.

And now, what Bai Jin wanted to do was to clear out all the priests surrounding them and prove her capability.

Above Bai Jin’s head, a white Magic Array formed, greedily sucking in the surrounding Magic Power and taking for itself the magic within the Fairy’s Magic Stone, resonating and turning into even more powerful magic.

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