Chapter 85
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Chapter 85: The Voice in Isabella’s Heart
“Oh, so you were originally the western front defenders.”
By the campfire, Lolth looked at a group of soldiers from different tribes floating in the air, powerless, and rubbed her chin as she spoke.
To be honest, when a large group of remnants from the Holy Alliance suddenly emerged shouting Isabella’s name, it scared Lolth.
They had thought Shelldor, Achilles, and the others had already dealt with these enemies, but it turned out that the smaller forces at the rear were surprisingly difficult to eliminate.
In a moment of panic, Lolth inadvertently triggered a forbidden spell, ‘Dimensional Rift: Great Exile,’ sealing away the attacking force of 86 elite soldiers, along with three extraordinary members of the Holy Alliance, into a confined space.
Luckily, Lolth, being a kind demon, aside from rarely thinking of killing, did not use any lethal magic.
However, maintaining the curse was taxing. After catching her breath, Lolth chose not to send them to other planes directly. Instead, she brought a few back and cast simpler spells, such as ‘Gravity Deprivation’ and ‘Anti-magic Domain,’ to render them powerless.
Within minutes, the use of Forbidden Spell-level magic and the effortless casting of sixth and seventh-level spells completely overwhelmed Rayleigh and the others, leaving them with no will to resist.
After all, their mightiest warrior was only the extraordinary high-ranked Rayleigh!
A mage of Superlative Level is a rare sight, even in Cloud City. Those capable of using seventh-level magic are few, let alone those who can instantly cast seventh-level domain magic!
Moreover, while floating in the air, everyone also noticed after careful observation…
Under Isabella’s armor, it seemed like she was wearing anti-magic shackles.
In other words, everyone misunderstood her relationship with this “Elite Level” demon race.
Isabella is the one who got captured.
And this one that looks like an elite succubus, its true power should be an experienced Abyssal Sovereign.
The most important thing is…
The few remaining humans, whether it be the ones with epic-level strength fluctuations or the elderly and the young, all show great respect for the succubus.
“Darn it, are they all under the succubus’s mind control?”
Rayleigh gritted his teeth in frustration.
However, he had no way to deal with it, after all, his expertise lies in Arcane spells.
Even if he had some knowledge of mental spells, how could the Superlative Level him possibly break the Charm and control the legendary succubus?
Rather, he should be more concerned about himself and the men behind him, who are about to become puppets of the demon race. Among the army were many soldiers and knights from Seychelles, as well as a number of rangers from the Elf Tribe.
Most of the dwarfs who joined were skilled craftsmen sent by the dwarf clan to help maintain the giant cannons, along with those from Cloud City who had participated in the construction of the Anti-demon Great Wall. They were likely to divulge many secrets to the Abyssal Demon!
At that time, there would be no escape for them!
Dealing with them, even Lolth was troubled.
She was unsure how to handle these fellows.
Killing them was out of the question. In fact, the talented Demon King banned the mistreatment and execution of prisoners when the entire Demon Army unified its territories for conquest in the Abyss.
But locking them up didn’t seem quite right…
In case they were discovered by the demon king and had to be interrogated again, they would have to continue fabricating intelligence reports.
Just detaining them meant being responsible for their food, drink, and sanitation, and possibly offering psychological support to prevent them from causing trouble. The thought of it made Lolth anxious.
“Okay, let’s just settle down for tonight! We can talk about anything tomorrow!”
Lolth used her Anti-Magic power to change gravity into weakness, then waved her hand to release everyone.
When they landed on the ground, these weakened individuals glanced at Lolth with a mix of caution and hatred, yet none of them resisted.
After all, it was futile.
In front of an Abyssal Sovereign, they were as insignificant as ants.
Lolth scratched her head as she took out some spare tents and a pile of canned food from her backpack while looking at them.
She decided to start with kindness and soothe these folks.
“Um, did anyone have dinner? If not, I can make something for everyone!”
Although no one responded, Lolth went ahead and started a fire to begin a new round of cooking.
She believed that food was the best way to communicate!
Tina and Isabella only started to become friendlier after they had eaten the meals they cooked themselves.
With a warm meal in their bellies, surely the barriers between these folks and herself would melt away a bit.
Thinking this, Lolth began efficiently preparing a meal for seventy people.
And as Isabella watched this scene, she couldn’t help but sigh.
“Is it using this kind of food to corrupt people’s willpower again..”
Of course, most of this sigh was for the group of people about to fall into the claws of evil, but a small part was also because she felt too full from eating.
After all, there were several cans here that looked like new versions she had never tasted.
Unfortunately, she couldn’t eat anymore…
However, Isabella couldn’t help but worry about these guys.
What awaits them is sure to be cruel torture.
These guys, so weak and worthless, in the hands of this cruel succubus, will suffer cruel treatment…
Thinking about this, Isabella couldn’t help but feel sorry for them.
But she couldn’t do anything herself.
After all, she was just like them now, unable to use any abilities!
“Moreover, they are all people from Seychelles, elves, and dwarfs… all we can do is wish them good luck.”
Isabella comforted herself in her heart.
However, even so, there was still a voice in Isabella’s heart shouting out to her numb and confused self.
“No, do you still have something you can do?”
“Even the people of Seychelles, elves, and dwarves, are they the ones you hope to save?”
“What are the noble virtues and codes of knights!”
It felt like the part that had not completely fallen, Isabella’s lingering ego, was shouting out.
Isabella silently lowered her head, observing the Holy Alliance soldiers in front of her—confused, worried, yet still pretending to be strong.
“The virtue and code of knights is sacrifice and protection.”
She silently recited in her heart as the inner self asked the second question.
“Do you feel like you.. have fallen?”
Before she could answer, the voice inside her answered.
“Being corrupted does not refer to whether your body or soul is dirty, but to whether your spirit remains noble.”
“You still have a way to save these people, right?”
“At the very least, you should give it a try, no matter the cost – this is also a way of redeeming yourself!”
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