Volume 6 Chapter 121

Volume 6 + Chapter 121: The Heart Demon Being Clarified

The Heart Demon Xia Yi showed no mercy. She used the Holy Sword to end the life of the Human Envoy, not even giving him a chance to leave behind his last words.

From the moment she learned that this fellow was bullying Xia Yi, the Heart Demon Xia Yi had already decided to kill the Human Envoy.

“That really… took a lot of effort. Thank you, Holy Sword.”

Heart Demon Xia Yi lowered her head and glanced at the Holy Sword in her hand.

The Holy Sword flickered briefly, as if responding, and then vanished.

The morning light pierced through the darkness, and dawn descended upon this land.

“I’m about to drop dead from exhaustion.”

Heart Demon Xia Yi sat down on the ground. Her head felt dizzy, and her body seemed to be falling apart.

The consumption of this battle had been immense, and her injuries were far from light.

It was only thanks to the dragon race’s formidable physique that she could barely endure, if she had been of any other race, she would have died ten times over already.

“Ugh…”

Xia Yi awoke from her unconsciousness. She realized that her heart demon was controlling her body and had been injured.

“Heart demon? Are you okay?”

“Minor issue.”

Heart Demon Xia Yi leaned against a large stone, looking at Xia Yi who had appeared beside her, and responded.

“An injury like this won’t kill me.”

“I remember that during the battle, I was… by the Human Envoy…”

Xia Yi’s expression changed drastically, and she quickly issued a warning.

“Oh no, heart demon, something terrible has happened. I encountered a horrifyingly powerful enemy!”

“A horrifyingly powerful enemy?”

“Yes, he is the Human Envoy. His strength is extraordinary. He possesses the memories and combat experience of the Human King from the Mythic Age and can wield the Human King Armor. He took my Holy Sword.”

“But the Holy Sword is right here.”

Heart Demon Xia Yi raised her hand and deliberately showed Xia Yi the Holy Sword’s mark.

“Huh? The Holy Sword… is still here?” Xia Yi was astonished. “Then what about the Human Envoy?”

“Over there.”

Heart Demon Xia Yi glanced to the side, signaling Xia Yi.

Xia Yi lifted her head and followed Heart Demon Xia Yi’s gaze. She saw the half-standing corpse of the Human Envoy.

“He’s dead?!”

“Yes, dead like a piece of trash,” Heart Demon Xia Yi said disdainfully. “He really couldn’t take a cut. Just one swing, and he ended up like that.”

“Heart demon, you not only defeated the Human Envoy but also retrieved the Holy Sword. That’s absolutely incredible!”

Xia Yi was very surprised.

At the same time, she was also curious.

“How did you do it? The Human Envoy was super strong.”

“The answer is obviously Domain.”

“You can… use Domain?”

“After losing to that Doll Girl last time, I kept thinking about ways to defeat her,” Heart Demon Xia Yi explained. “After much deliberation, Domain was the most reliable. It can infinitely amplify the strengths of the one who releases it, even enabling kills across different realms. So I pursued that direction, referenced your experience with Domain, and finally comprehended my own Domain.”

“Heart demon, you’ve already learned to use Domain… Now I don’t have any advantage left, do I…” Xia Yi murmured.

“You get it now? I have completely surpassed you in every way. My strength now fully eclipses yours. Before me, you are no longer a match,” Heart Demon Xia Yi declared.

“But still, thank you, heart demon. You fought the Human Envoy to protect me.”

A smile bloomed on Xia Yi’s face.

“Wh-What are you talking about?!”

Hearing this, Heart Demon Xia Yi immediately stood up and turned her face away.

“Protect you? How ridiculous, you foolish Xia Yi. You sure are full of yourself!”

“…Eh? Isn’t that the case?”

“Who would protect you? How laughable. Don’t forget the relationship between us. I am the heart demon destined to obliterate you and take over your body.”

Heart Demon Xia Yi clarified.

“If I had done nothing back then, you would have been killed by the Human Envoy, and that would have affected me too.”

“Is… that so?” Xia Yi blinked.

“Of course. It has nothing to do with you. I never said anything about protecting you.”

Heart Demon Xia Yi spoke with conviction.

But no sooner had she said this than she felt a slight stinging sensation.

The Holy Sword’s mark had lit up and flickered several times. Clearly, the Holy Sword was expressing some kind of opinion.

Holy Sword, you…!!

Heart Demon Xia Yi suddenly remembered what she had said in front of the Holy Sword.

Her face flushed bright red in an instant, like a ripe tomato. She hid her hand behind her back, blocking it from Xia Yi’s view.

“Heart demon, you are…?” Xia Yi hesitated.

“Get it now? Anyway, that’s how it is. Don’t you overthink it!” Heart Demon Xia Yi strode aggressively in front of Xia Yi. “This topic is over!”

“Oh…”

Xia Yi nodded, utterly confused.

“Alright then. The battle is over. Everyone in Molent City is dead.” Heart Demon Xia Yi changed the subject.

“No one is left alive?”

“When the Human Envoy first released Heaven’s Fall, he destroyed the entire city,” Heart Demon Xia Yi explained. “Then during the fight with me, he used an even stronger weapon to release Heaven’s Fall again. Apart from us, it’s basically impossible that anyone else survived.”

“I see…”

Xia Yi looked around, her feelings complicated.

“Heart Demon, can we go back to the Sweetheart Shop and take a look?”

“Alright.”

Heart Demon Xia Yi agreed and handed control of the body back to Xia Yi.

…

…

“There really… is nothing left.”

Xia Yi gazed at the confectionery shop that had been leveled to the ground.

Under the Human Envoy’s devastating technique, both people and Calamity Beasts had vanished without leaving even corpses behind.

She recalled the time she had spent with Qiu over the past few days, and her heart felt hollow.

“…”

Heart Demon Xia Yi’s expression also seemed somewhat despondent. She was unusually quiet.

After all, she too had worked as a maid in the sweet shop. Moreover, Qiu had personally made her a very delicious milk tea… which she would probably never taste again.

In the end, Xia Yi erected a simple gravestone for Qiu.

…

“Xia Yi, where to next?” Heart Demon Xia Yi asked.

“I don’t know…”

Xia Yi was lost.

“For now, all I know is that the mysterious Queen has set up a barrier in the Elf Kingdom, creating a bizarre world that simulates the Mythic Age for some purpose.”

“That’s still quite lacking in intelligence.”

“Intelligence… Oh, right! We can search the Human Envoy’s corpse and see if we can find any items that could serve as intelligence.”

Xia Yi remembered this and returned to the Human Envoy’s body.

Just as she crouched down and was about to search the corpse, an unexpected development occurred. From the communication device that had fallen to the ground, a girl’s voice emerged.

“Hey~ Human Envoy, can you hear me?”

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