Forced to Sell Myself to the Female Lead After Killing the Male Lead

75  Chapter 75

"Those are... butterflies?!"

Why would they appear in the North?

They shouldn't exist in this cold-wintry region, right?

Hmm?!

No?!

That aura is! The power of the Shadow?! An Abyssal Demons!!!?

Realizing this, Xiumu's eyes shrank abruptly,

Before he and the surrounding Snowstorm Knights could figure out what was happening,

With the appearance of the red light and blood-colored butterflies, an invisible wave of pressure emanated from Galros Fortress, roaring like a raging sea! It instantly swept across tens of thousands of miles! The terrifying blood-red oppression made Xiumu tremble uncontrollably!

The vast and undoubtedly powerful storm of Shadow aura hit everyone's souls,

Ninety percent of the tens of thousands of soldiers in the army lost consciousness uncontrollably under the baptism of this wave and collapsed to the ground!

Of course,

Their warhorses were no exception,

Although Xiumu, with his strong strength and resilient willpower, did not faint on the spot like most of his subordinates due to the sudden release of the aura. Even so, he could only support himself on the snow-covered ground with his trembling sword,

With an incredulous and horrified expression, he stared at the red light that had burst forth from Galros Fortress!

If it were to be said,

That the previous magical fission bomb explosion left Xiumu utterly astonished,

Then now,

The bloom of this blood-red light had directly turned Xiumu into a mercilessly shocked machine.

This,

This power,

Is it Demon king -level?! Is it The new Demon king that was born earlier?!

No,

It's not right!

'This is definitely not Demon king-level! It's some existence even more terrifying than a Demon king!'

In the instant that he made this guess, Xiumu couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine as if struck by a bolt from the blue, leaving him dumbfounded and standing still on the spot.

In the next moment,

Under Xiumu's stunned gaze,

The magical fission bomb suddenly emitted a dazzling purple light!

However,

At this moment, the purple light compared to the red blood light that soared into the sky,

While not exactly equal, it could be described as a world of difference.

"Boom!!"

Accompanied by a deafening explosion, the magical runes on the fission bomb began to operate rapidly! Endless crimson energy broke through the steel shell, erupting wildly outward! The light of destruction that could end the world seemed to be about to bloom once more!

However,

At the very moment when the crimson energy had just exploded and was about to expand,

Xiumu saw an unbelievable scene,

Countless butterflies emitting a strange red light suddenly flew up from Galros Fortress, directly surrounding the scorching energy that could destroy the world! However, the extremely high temperature that could easily vaporize metal had no effect on those blood-colored butterflies!

And as the blood butterflies swarmed, the energy that was about to expand began to shrink instead,

Ultimately,

Under Xiumu's dumbfounded gaze, the crimson energy completely dissipated, leaving no trace of its existence...

'What, what, what just happened?!!'

Witnessing the magical fission bomb inexplicably turning into a useless scrap of metal, Xiumu's heart wasn't filled with any joy of a crisis being averted. Instead, he felt an indescribable shock and confusion.

However,

Xiumu seemingly had no time to ponder his inner confusion,

Because the very next moment,

Under Xiumu's and many other conscious beings' horrified gazes, the countless blood butterflies hovering above Galros Fortress, which had swallowed the magical fission bomb, suddenly turned into crimson meteors, attacking from the south!!

'Not good!'

The monster has detected our presence!!

Although the oppressive Shadow power that had been dominating the area around the blood butterflies was now gone, Xiumu didn't dare to let his guard down! His inner trembling had reached an unprecedented level as he forced himself to stand up and tightly grasped his sword, readying his offensive stance.

He knew very well that with his own saint-level 7 strength, he could not possibly fight against the blood-colored butterflies in front of him.

But,

He couldn't just sit and wait for death either!

Even if it meant death, he had to fight!

A rich, crimson fire-element sword aura suddenly attached to his sword! Xiumu held his breath, preparing for the last fight of his life! Other conscious warriors who still had fighting power also readied themselves for battle!

Trembling, they stared at the approaching blood butterflies...

However,

Embarrassingly,

As everyone prepared for a desperate fight, the swarm of butterflies flew right over their heads...

Xiumu: ?!?!? Nôv(el)B\\jnn

All the soldiers: ?!?!?

'Ah, what's going on??'

Watching the departing swarm of blood butterflies, Xiumu, who felt like he had a new lease on life, once again stood dumbfounded on the spot, raising his head with a blank expression, looking towards the distance where the blood butterflies were flying.

Why, why? Aren't they attacking us?!

And,

Wait, which direction is that?!

...

--

On the other side,

Near the Windy City, atop the Neville Mountains,

Hmm?

What's going on here?

Looking at the magic stone in his hand, which was used for transmitting images, Prince Bernard, the third son of the emperor, couldn't help but frown. His displeasure instantly made the surrounding atmosphere extremely oppressive.

Seeing this,

Jace, the Archmage, who had become extremely weak after firing the magical fission bomb again, hurriedly came to the third prince's side after drinking five bottles of magic replenishment potions, and asked puzzledly,

"Your Highness the Third Prince, is the attack going smoothly?"

"Smoothly? Who knows if it's going smoothly or not!"

Hearing Jace's words, Bernard angrily turned around and roared, leaving Jace baffled.

However, in the face of Bernard's disrespect, the Archmage couldn't help but feel a surge of annoyance in his heart at this moment.

If it weren't for the Emperor's sake,

'I wouldn't want to serve you, you idiot!'

Of course,

The dignity of the royal family should not be violated, so although Jace was annoyed inwardly, he would not say anything on the surface, still maintaining an utterly respectful demeanor.

"I wonder, why does Your Highness the Third Prince say that?"

"Heh, you have the nerve to ask?"

Bernard, without any good humor, cast a disdainful glance at Jace.

And in front of a group of magicians, he harshly rebuked:

"What about your foolish subordinates? I just wanted to ask them something, and they suddenly lost contact! No matter how I try to reach them, I can't! Tell me, what's going on?! Besides, it's not just one, but all three of the Griffin scouts are gone?! Or is it that there's an issue with the quality of the image mode you prepared?!"

"Ah? This, a loss of contact?"

Hearing these words, Jace couldn't help but frown.

"This... should not be possible?"

Jace suddenly felt a wave of confusion.

Three communication soldiers, from three different angles,

All in the high skies far away from the abyssal demon, and outside the explosion range of the magical fission bomb?! They shouldn't have been in any danger. Even if there was, it's impossible for all three of them to encounter problems simultaneously?!

This,

'Something was not quite right...'

Just as Jek felt puzzled, his brow suddenly furrowed deeply.

The next moment, Jace hurriedly grabbed the Third Prince's arm and pulled him out of the parasol's coverage!

"Hmm?!"

Jace's sudden forceful move naturally made Bernard very displeased. The angry flames seemed to erupt from his light blue eyes.

"You, you old thing, what are you trying to... Huh??"

However,

Just as he was about to scold Jek, several unidentified black objects, accompanied by a sticky, foul-smelling liquid, suddenly fell from the sky, crashing heavily onto the spot where Bernard had been standing!

"What, what is this?!"

And when they saw the black objects clearly, both Bernard and the nearby magicians shuddered involuntarily. Even Jace, the battle-hardened Archmage, couldn't help but knit his brow.

Because,

The black objects in front of them,

Were the previously missing scouts and their black griffin mounts?

However,

At this point, their bodies were already torn apart, scattered into pieces of corpses on the ground. The foul-smelling liquid from earlier was the blood plasma from their bodies...

Additionally,

Judging from the frozen expression on one of their faces, they must have encountered something terrifying before their death!

"What, what is going on here?!"

Looking at the corpses on the ground, Bernard couldn't help but feel terrified and retreat in fear.

At that moment,

Bernard was even more astonished to discover,

The bright sunshine had disappeared,

The sky had turned dark...