CHAPTER 1104: CHAPTER 822: THE EXPOSED DOUBLE (PART 2)

A series of attacks radiating cold energy suddenly assaulted from all directions, either stabbing or slashing, hacking or sweeping, all aimed at Lilith without agreement.

"[Hellfire Wall]."

Seeing that she was about to be hit by the dangerous weapons in the hands of the magical constructs, Lilith remained calm and composed as she cast her magic.

"Boom!"

Instantly, a burst of black flame emerged out of thin air.

The black flame surged from the ground, forming into the shape of a wall, enveloping Lilith and the doppelgänger together.

The surrounding magical constructs dived into the black flames without reduction in momentum, only to emit cries of pain or screams the next second, leaping out in panic and distress.

There were no burn marks on their bodies, nor any obvious external injuries, yet upon touching the black flames, these magical constructs, long stripped of the sense of pain and incapable of feeling agony, astonishingly cried out in pain and screamed.

There was no help for it.

[Hellfire Wall], the black flames generated after activating this magic would not cause external injuries, but would instead directly burn the lives of others.

Though the magical constructs did not know pain, they were not entirely soulless; they were combat puppets reformed with human bodies as materials, capable of communication and sharing consciousness, begrudgingly still considered life.

For such beings, encountering hellfire that can directly sear one’s life was tantamount to having their souls subjected to burning, still making them feel pain.

Thanks to this, Lilith’s magic successfully halted these magical constructs, as she raised another hand, transforming it into a grotesque demon hand.

"Puchi!"

Lilith then plunged the demon hand of her left hand into the body of the doppelgänger in front of her, and with a sudden exertion together with her right hand, forcibly tore "Solok" apart, ripping it into halves.

The scene was both bloody and wicked.

"Too bad, no heart."

The female demon bathed entirely in the rain of blood, yet not a single drop stained her, murmured regretfully there, sending a chill down one’s spine, manifesting a strong urge to turn around and flee at once, as though an epitome of the world’s most wicked creature stood before their eyes.

Confronting such an evil foe, even those heartless, fearless magical constructs seemed to be in shock.

"...Danger."

"...Cannot contend."

"...Retreat."

"...Agree."

The magical constructs communicated with each other by vibrating the air, and a moment later they collectively retreated.

Of course, Lilith would not let them leave easily.

"[Hellfire]."

Without any hesitation, Lilith once again cast magic, extending a sharp finger, where a speck of black flame appeared at the tip.

The black flame, which appeared as though a breath could extinguish it, was instantly released by Lilith upon its appearance.

The feeble black flame darted forth at an astonishing speed, reaching a withdrawing magical construct’s presence in the blink of an eye and landing upon its body.

"Boom!"

As soon as the feeble black flame touched the opponent, accompanied by a blast-like roar of combustion, the black flame swiftly grew in less than the blink of an eye, covering the entirety of the opponent’s body while roaring into a blaze.

The black flame, which seemed capable of incinerating even space, just like before, as though it could directly burn others’ life, caused the magical construct to scream on the spot.

Soon, the screaming magical construct was entirely burned to nothingness, as if it never existed there, with no ashes left behind.

"————!"

The dreadful fate of their companion caused each magical construct to momentarily pause, then without hesitation, they turned to dash towards the outside swiftly.

"[Magic Effect Range Expansion: Hellfire Wall]."

Lilith raised her brow, immediately summoning a massive black fire wall, encircling the entire room.

Whether it’s the door, the windows, even the surrounding walls, black flames suddenly appeared, burning up, thoroughly blocking the magical constructs’ way out.

"...!"

Realizing that the black flames posed a threat to them, the magical constructs dared not rashly break through, having no choice but to halt their movement.

"Hehe..."

The female demon’s laughter then echoed, rebounding within the room engulfed in black flames.

"Don’t be in such a rush to leave."

"Since we’ve started, why not play with me for a while?"

"Although you don’t have hearts, and I’m not interested in you at all, capturing you would surely make my master happy, wouldn’t it?"

"For my master, would you mind staying behind?"

Ruthless and bloodthirsty laughter made the magic automatons instinctively grip their weapons tightly.

That day, they were miraculously awakened.

Awakened to the most primal fear from when they were still human deep within their hearts.

...

"Master..."

"Master..."

"Can you hear me, Master..."

In his sleep, Reiger vaguely heard a somewhat familiar voice, slowly waking him up.

"Who is it?"

Reiger furrowed his brow, unusually feeling a bit irritated.

Because this sleep was probably the most comfortable and soundest sleep Reiger had had since acquiring the Dimensional Magic Cube and crossing into the alternate world for so many days.

Being woken up under such circumstances, naturally, Reiger couldn’t help but feel a bit cranky.

"Sorry to disturb your rest, Master."

Maybe detecting the irritation in Reiger’s tone, the voice that rang directly in Reiger’s mind immediately spoke out fearfully.

"I’ll withdraw now."

Having said that, the other party intended to sever the connection.

It was only then that Reiger recognized who the voice belonged to.

"Wait." Reiger said with a furrowed brow, "Is it Lilith?"

"It’s me, Master." Lilith said respectfully, "I am Lilith, currently reporting the situation on my side to the Master via [Message]. I didn’t expect to interrupt your rest, it is truly inexcusable."

"It’s fine, I told you to report to me if anything happens." Reiger relaxed his furrowed brow, massaging his temples, and asked, "So, what happened?"

"Yes, Master." Lilith hesitated for a moment, then spoke softly, "As per your orders, I came to the palace of the third prince, Solok Jinas, of the Jinas Kingdom, to monitor him."

"But just now, I discovered something."

"Currently, the third prince Solok Jinas in this palace is not himself, but a decoy disguised by a magic automaton."

Upon hearing this, Reiger’s somewhat groggy consciousness instantly became alert.

"A decoy?"

Reiger surprisingly opened his eyes and sat up.

As he sat, the blanket covering Reiger slid off and fell to the floor beside the bed.

On the floor next to the bed, there were unexpectedly many scattered clothes.

"...Master?"

The beautiful girl sleeping beside Reiger also woke up, rubbing her eyes as she sleepily tried to sit up.

"Hmm?"

On the other side, another girl, seemingly much more mature than the first, also awoke, opening her wine-red eyes and looking at Reiger with a face full of confusion.

At this moment, both girls were in an indescribable state, not only completely naked but also covered with various marks.

"It’s fine."

Seeing this, Reiger quickly reached out, gently stroking the heads of Liz and Yuloli, comforting the two unfortunate girls who had fallen into the wolf’s den.

"You both go back to sleep."

With an unprecedentedly gentle tone, Reiger softly comforted the girls beside him.

"Hmm..."

The girls seemed quite exhausted, and their consciousness had not fully awakened. They quickly settled into a deep sleep under Reiger’s comforting.

With a wave of his hand, the blanket on the floor flew up instantly, landing in Reiger’s hand, and he gently covered the two girls with it.

Looking with a rather gentle gaze at the two girls, Reiger closed his eyes again, using the magic of [Message] to communicate with Lilith.

"Explain the details to me carefully."

"Yes!"