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

After the crimson light flashed,

dozens of patrolling guards led by Kedoci were instantly decapitated. Fresh blood dyed the earth red, and the forest once again returned to its previous deathly silence.

As for the culprit behind it all, the red-haired woman casually turned her head and gazed toward the Prosperous Flower Military Base in the distance.

There was not the slightest trace of guilt in her orange-red eyes.

Her expression remained so cold that it sent chills down one's spine.

At the same time,

from the communication magic stone in her right hand, which emitted a faint blue glow, a magnetic male voice slowly rang out.

"Then I'll leave the rest to you, Sister Karina."

Hearing the familiar voice,

the woman with beautiful crimson-red hair, Karina, slowly raised her hand and looked at the magic stone in her palm before calmly replying,

"I understand."

The moment she finished speaking,

Karina's slender fingers tightened slightly, and the communication magic stone shattered instantly! Its fragments were quickly reduced to nothing under a terrifying burst of heat.

"First... I'll make some preparations."

After quietly murmuring those words,

Karina slowly raised her hand and undid her collar.

Very soon,

the exquisite silver armor was removed piece by piece from her body. Not only the armor, but also the black dress beneath it, her stockings, underwear, and every remaining article of clothing were taken off one after another...

The alluring woman quietly stripped herself in the middle of the forest, revealing the smooth, delicate white skin hidden beneath her clothes.

Fortunately, there wasn't a single living person nearby. Otherwise, anyone witnessing such a tantalizing sight would probably have died from a catastrophic nosebleed.

After removing the specially made necklace around her neck that concealed her aura,

Karina was left completely naked.

She didn't seem to care in the slightest.

Instead, she slowly mobilized the Shadow of Silence Power surrounding her, directing it into the spatial ring in her palm! Accompanied by a ripple of spatial energy, all of the clothes and equipment scattered across the ground were stored inside the ring.

Karina knew very well that once she entered that mode,

everything around her would be reduced to ashes, including her clothes and the equipment she had painstakingly saved up to buy. Karina was an extremely frugal girl, and she had no intention of wasting those possessions for no reason. That was why she had removed everything and stored it inside the spatial ring.

Afterward,

Karina lightly snapped her fingers. Wrapped in crimson-red Shadow of Silence Power, the spatial ring slowly floated away into the distance.

"Sigh..."

After finishing her preparations, the completely naked Karina walked to the edge of the cliff and let out a helpless sigh.

To be honest,

under normal circumstances, she didn't want to enter that mode either.

But for the sake of her beloved Mother,

today,

she had decided to make a proper commotion...

"Then... let's begin."

Karina closed her eyes.

In an instant,

as the Shadow of Silence Power within her gradually erupted into chaos, a terrifying aura burst forth from Karina and rapidly spread in every direction! The tranquility of the mountains and forest was completely shattered.

The earth trembled violently!

Even the sky changed color!

Surrounded by waves of crimson-red Shadow of Silence Power,

clusters of flames gradually ignited across Karina's graceful body...

—

Meanwhile,

inside the distant Prosperous Flower Military Base,

the fortress commander, Kazafiro, was exercising atop the city wall while waiting for the patrol unit to return.

At that very moment,

a horrifying wave of scorching heat suddenly swept over from behind him!

The defending general's expression changed drastically.

He turned around in disbelief and stared toward the Ye Lan Forest behind the fortress.

The countless soldiers around him reacted the same way. After sensing the terrifying heat, they all turned their attention toward the distant forest.

?!!!

Th-that... that's...?!

The instant they looked into the distance, Kazafiro and the surrounding soldiers' pupils contracted violently, unprecedented terror appearing across their faces!

The mountain range stretching for hundreds of miles had somehow become completely engulfed in crimson flames, transforming into a sea of infernal fire!

At the very center of that blazing ocean,

countless torrents of searing flames continuously converged toward a single point.

There,

a gigantic demon formed entirely from fire entered the sight of Kazafiro and the others!

Then,

the colossal fire demon, towering like a pillar that supported the heavens, let out an earth-shaking roar toward the direction of the military base!

That violent roar,

carrying overwhelming momentum capable of swallowing mountains and rivers, along with unbearable heat, surged toward the entire Prosperous Flower Military Base!

And arriving together with the scorching temperature,

was an incomparably terrifying aura of Shadow of Silence Power—an unstoppable force that inspired absolute despair.

Merely the approaching pressure and suffocating heat caused countless defending soldiers' eyes to roll back as they collapsed unconscious on the spot...

Listening to the deafening emergency alarms ringing beside his ears,

and staring at the blazing demon of fire in the distance,

Kazafiro held his breath.

He stood there completely frozen.

His black eyes

were filled with utter disbelief.

'Wh-Why?! Why would Flame Prison suddenly attack this place?!'

Kazafiro couldn't help doubting his own eyes.

However,

the overwhelming heat wave and the crushing pressure of Shadow of Silence Power rushing toward him unmistakably told him that everything before him was real.

"Quick! Hurry! Notify the Imperial Capital immediately!!!"

Taking a deep breath, Kazafiro roared at the communications officer behind him.

However,

the instant the words left his mouth,

the boundless sea of flames swept in from every direction with an unstoppable force that threatened to burn the entire world to ashes, instantly swallowing the military fortress before its defensive magic barrier could even be activated...

—

Just as the southern region of the Snow Night Empire was being ravaged by this fiery calamity,

inside the Sky Vault Imperial Palace in the capital,

Crown Prince Xue Tianao was preparing to have breakfast with Archbishop Mokaluo of the Asumos Church while discussing future cooperation between the Snow Night Empire and the Asumos Church.

Just as before, after passionately delivering another impassioned speech, the Crown Prince confidently sat down across from Mokaluo.

"What do you think, Archbishop Mokaluo? If the Asumos Church is willing to publicly support my reputation, I will hand over the design blueprints for those weapons without the slightest hesitation."

"..."

After hearing Xue Tianao's lofty declaration about saving the world, the blond man named Mokaluo silently raised his teacup and took a sip.

Only after remaining silent for quite some time did the Archbishop reveal an apologetic smile.

"My apologies, Your Highness. This matter is of great importance, and it concerns Lady Mengxi. I must first seek instructions from His Holiness the Pope. Only after receiving his guidance can I give you an answer."

"Naturally. Then I'll have to trouble you, Archbishop Mokaluo."

"You're too courteous, Your Highness."

"Then regarding the allied army, Archbishop Mokaluo, what are your thoughts?"

"As for that... hm?"

Before Mokaluo could reply,

the dining hall doors suddenly burst open, and a soldier rushed inside in an utterly disheveled state.

Seeing such an improper interruption,

Xue Tianao frowned and sternly rebuked him.

"We have an honored guest present. Why are you behaving so recklessly?!"

"M-My apologies, Your Highness! An emergency report! An urgent report from the south!"

"Hm? An urgent report?"

Quietly repeating those words, Xue Tianao slowly concealed the displeasure on his face and looked solemnly at the Royal Guard kneeling before him.

"What has happened?"

"The south! The southern region of the Empire! Flame Prison has appeared in the Empire's south! It's advancing from the south toward the capital!!"

"What?!!!"

Hearing those words,

Xue Tianao's expression changed dramatically as both fists clenched tightly.

Behind him,

Archbishop Mokaluo subtly revealed a barely noticeable expression the moment he heard the words "Flame Prison."

However, because all of Xue Tianao's attention was focused on the Royal Guard, he failed to notice the Archbishop's reaction.

Instead, he gazed solemnly toward the south.

"Flame Prison... A Demon King-class Abyss Demon chose to appear at a time like this? Together with Snow Devourer and Blood Butterfly that appeared in the northern border before... Those monsters certainly seem to favor our Snow Night Empire."

Heh.

I wasn't even planning to come looking for you monsters yet.

And yet,

you've delivered yourselves right to my doorstep?

Then don't blame me for showing no mercy...

At that thought,

an intense fighting spirit slowly emerged within Xue Tianao's azure-blue eyes.