Witch, Fireball and the Evil God of Steam-Chapter 767 - 125: The Hunt

Sixth Epoch, during the reign of Henry VI, the Golden Fleet eradicated the Demon King and his remaining forces.

The cycle of hero and demon king ends in this era.

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Late night, outskirts of the town.

The Golden Fleet had long departed, and the subsequent search of the town was concluded. A shadow that had been waiting quietly finally couldn't help but speak, "You, you! You were too fast!"

When the magic cannon descended, it thought everything was over. In its current state, it was impossible to withstand a few more shots from the magic cannon. However, when it came to its senses, it found itself already in the forest outside the town, with a few town residents who were still dazed and confused.

Behind them, the town was left with only a deep pit. The residents' homes were now nothing but scorched earth.

Unlike the still confused residents, the shadow vaguely felt that someone had carried it out of the town.

But how was this possible?

At that time, the magic cannon had already descended upon them. It could feel the scorching, destructive heat.

The speed of the Imperial Knight Commander was beyond common sense, so fast it seemed like time had stopped.

"Only you are left."

The Other Shore regretfully conveyed this unfortunate news to the few disaster survivors. Not long ago, the town went through a massacre. She roughly examined the bodies; most wounds were caused by sharp blades, while the bodies on the outskirts of the town died under musket fire.

This was similar to the weapons carried by those intruders.

She glanced at the shadow and said, "Of course, it can't be ruled out that the evil Demon King killed the town residents and then framed others in this way."

"No, it's not!"

Several rescued town residents spoke in unison, surprisingly defending the Demon King, "It was the Empire's troops that stormed into the town and killed so many people!"

"Why?"

This basically aligned with the Other Shore's judgment, but she couldn't think of a reason for the army to suddenly storm into the town and massacre. Even during Julius's reign, the Empire's army would keep up appearances and not openly commit acts against the teachings of the Goddess of Life.

"Tch, do they need a reason to kill?"

The shadow sneered, "The Imperial Army has the power of life and death over civilians."

"They said evil would grow here."

An elderly resident spoke quietly, "They said it was because someone informed the Demon King that the hero disappeared."

Those who witnessed the battle knew that the hero and the Demon King vanished within the summoning spell created by the Great Sage Ilya. However, just as they breathed a sigh of relief, the Imperial Army suddenly appeared to settle scores, demanding they pay for betraying the hero and the Empire.

"What about the hero's companions? Did they just let the Imperial Army run wild?"

"They... left."

Instinct told the Other Shore that there was definitely more going on. The hero's disappearance, the companions leaving, and the Imperial Army launching a purge immediately after seemed more like the Empire's troops looking for an excuse to silence them, considering her past experiences during Julius's reign.

If one thinks deeper...

The disappearance of the hero adored by the Imperial people and the Demon King being eradicated by the Golden Fleet is undoubtedly the scenario the powers that be want to see most.

The Other Shore looked at the girl still kneeling on the ground, her eyes empty. It was she who arranged the bloody ritual and recited the summoning spell for the Demon King. However, the Other Shore didn't sense any magic power from her, and such an advanced summoning ritual was definitely not something a young girl could grasp. Even back where they were from, it would take at least a Nightmare Witch-level Evil God's follower.

"I don't know... her face was covered."

"What did she say?"

"She said if we wanted to end it all, we should do as she said... Dad and Mom were both killed, and they were about to break in, I didn't want this either."

In this way, the crime of summoning the Demon King was solidified.

The Other Shore could imagine that the reason the Demon King appeared in this town and met the Hero Squad was indeed due to a summoning. Perhaps this was different from the familiar stories of demon kings and heroes; someone was orchestrating everything behind the scenes.

"Hey, who was the first to summon you here?"

"How would I know?"

Although the reply was still full of hostility, the shadow's tone softened a bit. It changed its view of the Other Shore. In its stereotypes, when terms like "Empire" and "Knight Commander" were combined, only a super scoundrel would emerge. However, ever since meeting the Other Shore, all her actions challenged its views on the Imperial people.

Especially since the Other Shore risked being blasted to pieces by the magic cannon to rescue these town residents who had nothing to do with her. It's just... just like a real knight!

The shadow turned its gaze to another side and said softly, "When I arrived, they were all dead, a total of over a dozen people, in a small farmhouse."

The bodies were in disarray; a young man who had his throat slit was at the center of the summoning array. The bloodstained coins scattered on the dried grain pile were full of irony, and it almost immediately learned that the Hero Squad had arrived in town once more, as if fate brought them together.

The Other Shore frowned. She had thought of herself as a representative of the combat type, but she didn't expect the Demon King to be even more reckless than her.