【Demonized Eye — Activate!】
【Demonized Eye: Those gazed upon will be frozen in place and fall into a state of disorientation. The duration depends on the relative strength of both parties, with a minimum of ten seconds. (Daily limit: 1. Applicable targets: 1).】
In an instant, Shadow's body stiffened right where he stood!
"Ugh! You... what did you do?"
Shadow instinctively tried to resist, but even a Demon Marshal would have no defense against a special class Authority, let alone a demon general like himself.
Without waiting for him to recover, Luo Li parted her lips and began to chant.
"Great Demon God of Darkness, Fallen Angel who governs the soul, allow me to act on your behalf—Soul Authority!"
【Soul Authority — Authority of Sariel of the Moon. (When used on others, it strips 50% of the target's attributes and adds them to the user. Duration: 5 minutes.)】
"That is the light of the crescent moon, the proof of death. No one shall be spared before it—Crescent Light!"
【Crescent Light — Grants the user the concept of 'incurable damage' for a set duration. (Daily limit: 1. Duration: 300 seconds.)】
Soul Authority!
Crescent Light!
Demonized Eye!
Three special class Authorities were activated simultaneously.
Black energy exploded from Shadow's body, rapidly condensing into streaks of dark demonic qi.
In the blink of an eye, they poured into the Demon Crest on her lower belly.
The originally pitch-black Demon Crest began to pulse with a crimson glow.
A wave of pleasure climbed up her spine, surging to the top of her head.
The sensation was so intense it felt as if she were ascending to the heavens.
The 50% attribute drain was complete!
Shadow weakened at a visible rate, his shock reaching a point beyond words.
"You... what have you done to me!?"
Caught completely off guard, the special class skills of a demon general were being utterly crushed.
Luo Li's sharp index finger instantly pierced his single eye and dragged downward along his neck, causing black blood to spray everywhere.
When her hand found the rhythmically beating heart within his torn chest, an intense surge of violence instantly transformed into an impulse to destroy everything!
"Hehe... Hahaha! Die! Die!!!"
With a wet squelch, the Luo Li of this moment no longer held even a trace of her former holy aura.
"Aaaargh!"
Covered from head to toe in black blood, she plunged her hand deep into Shadow's chest cavity.
Accompanied by the sound of splashing blood, she tore the still-beating heart right out of his body!
"Ah..."
A groan that was half pain and half pleasure echoed through the cramped, dark space.
Completely intoxicated by the thrill of violence, Luo Li stared at the pulsing heart in her hand.
"What a delightful sound..."
A tingling sensation spread through her entire body, a peak of pleasure that left her mind momentarily blank.
"You are not the Saintess... No! You definitely are not!"
Despite his body being nearly split open, Shadow used his remaining physical strength to endure the immediate death that should have followed the removal of his heart.
But under the effects of three special Authorities, he could not escape his fate even if he avoided instant death.
Crescent Light alone, with its concept of incurable wounds, was enough to seal his doom!
His mangled body collapsed powerlessly to the ground. Because of his high attributes, death had become a luxury he couldn't immediately afford.
His pierced eye could not heal, yet he hadn't entirely lost his vision.
He stared at the woman in the darkness who was lost in a state of utter ecstasy.
In this moment, Shadow was absolutely certain that the Saintess before him was not a Saintess at all!
How could such a being exist—a Saintess more demonic than the demon race itself!
This wasn't a Saintess; this was clearly a Witch!
This pure demonic qi was even more refined than that of the Demon Emperor.
Feeling the aura of slaughter filling the small space, Shadow suddenly understood something.
"So... that's how it is... So that's what the prophecy meant..."
"Prophecy? What are you talking about?"
Luo Li, who had been shivering with pleasure, slowly regained a sliver of her reason.
Though it was only a small amount of sanity, she still caught those words.
"Hehe... Lady Witch, I will leave that prophecy for you to find yourself..."
Shadow lay powerless on the ground. His single eye, once full of life, gradually turned grey and lost its light.
A dull haze clouded the eyeball.
However, Luo Li clearly had no intention of letting him off that easily as she grabbed him and hauled him up from the ground.
"Speak! What prophecy!?"
The weakened Shadow was now at the very end of his strength.
The inability to heal his wounds was fatal to any living being.
Furthermore, Luo Li had never intended to let him live when she made her move.
Her sharp claws had practically shredded Shadow's chest.
With such a massive wound and his heart missing, black blood gushed uncontrollably from his chest cavity.
"Lady Witch... it is a pity to meet you this way. If only... it seems there are no if-onlys."
Lady Witch?
These words were clearly not the mocking 'Saintess' he had used earlier, but were spoken with genuine respect.
Why?
Why did Shadow call her that?
And what was the prophecy?
Before Luo Li could figure it out, Shadow's body went limp in her grip as the last of his life faded.
No living creature could survive such a loss of blood.
Furthermore, a creature without a heart couldn't even keep its blood circulating.
Luo Li stood there in a daze, holding Shadow's corpse.
Her mind was filled with the words Shadow had just spoken.
However, time was not going to wait for her to finish her thoughts.
With Shadow's death, the dark space began to wither and collapse.
Chunks of it peeled away, revealing the soil behind them.
It was clear that this space was indeed located underground.
Without time to think, Luo Li took a deep breath to calm her emotions and activated Holy-Demon Conversion once more.
In an instant, she felt her body grow weak.
The sensation of power and violence vanished without a trace.
Even the pleasure could not stay in her heart for more than a moment.
Like a mist, it was gone with the wind.
She didn't have time to dwell on it.
She drew her Holy Cross Sword and smeared it with Shadow's blood.
Then, she climbed toward the exit above.
Just as she scrambled out of the darkness, the space below collapsed entirely, leaving behind a pit three meters deep and wide.
The corpse lay right in the center of the crater.
The knights nearby sensed the demonic qi the moment the space vanished.
They surrounded the area in a flash.
"Your Highness!"
"We found Her Highness!!"
"There's a demon!!"
The chaotic voices around her briefly drowned out the questions in the girl's head.
Luo Li looked around and realized the faces surrounding her were unfamiliar.
"Where are Dominica and Ligeia?"
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