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

Eerie black radiance mixed with terrifying Shadow of Silence Power erupted violently from beneath the earth!

The ground instantly split apart as the black pillar shot straight into the sky!

The small wooden cabin standing above was completely obliterated the moment the black light erupted.

Likewise,

beneath the onslaught of that hellish black radiance,

every member of the Asumos Church except the two Seventh-Tier Braves was swallowed by the sudden explosion before they even had the chance to resist.

Not a single corpse remained...

As for the two Braves,

although they managed to survive,

they were both gravely injured.

Kabanei,

thanks to his exceptional reflexes,

had narrowly avoided Yuan'er’s first Annihilation Cannon.

However, because he had been too close,

his left arm was still struck by the black light.

It instantly exploded into a cloud of blood.

Fresh blood soaked his armor.

The loss of his arm also forced him to face reality,

and overwhelming regret flooded his heart.

Damn it...

If I had known...

I... I never would have attacked her...

And...

Why?!

I clearly cut off her head!

How is she still alive?!

After escaping the black light and rushing to the surface,

Kabanei clutched the massive wound where his left shoulder had once connected to his arm while staring fearfully and incomprehensibly toward where the cabin had stood.

Under the uneasy gazes of the two Braves,

the violent black radiance gradually calmed,

transforming into a strange black liquid.

Surrounded by the flowing darkness,

that terrifying humanoid figure slowly rose from beneath the earth.

Beneath the sunlight,

the pink-haired girl's appearance was once again fully revealed before the two Braves.

She possessed a small, delicate frame.

Her medium-length pink-and-white hair rested loosely over her shoulders, several jet-black streaks running through the predominantly pink locks.

Slanted bangs gently brushed across her eyelids.

Graceful willow-like eyebrows.

One crimson eye and one sapphire-blue eye, as beautiful as precious gemstones.

Long eyelashes quivered softly.

Flawless fair skin carried a faint rosy blush.

Her delicate lips resembled fresh rose petals.

Although she still wore those tattered slave clothes,

they could not conceal her adorable appearance.

Yet beneath that cuteness lay an eerie beauty,

along with an overwhelming murderous aura that chilled the soul.

More importantly,

the head Kabanei had severed only moments earlier had already reattached itself to her delicate body.

Not even the slightest trace of injury remained.

As the aura surrounding her gradually stabilized,

a sinister smile slowly spread across the girl's face.

Her beautiful eyes overflowed with overwhelming killing intent—

and bloodlust.

Her crimson-and-blue heterochromatic eyes immediately locked onto Kabanei and Arela.

At the same moment,

the black liquid surrounding her suddenly began twisting and writhing violently,

as though it possessed life itself.

The instant he was targeted by the gaze of a Demon King-class existence,

Kabanei's legs began trembling uncontrollably.

Without question,

all of his companions had died during the previous eruption of Shadow of Silence Power.

He himself had lost an arm.

Yet at this moment,

there wasn't the slightest desire for revenge within Kabanei.

Only overwhelming fear—

and the desperate urge to flee.

After all,

once his strongest technique had failed to kill her,

every ounce of his fighting spirit had vanished.

While continuing to stare at the pink-haired girl,

Kabanei secretly began circulating his Holy Aura,

trying to activate the rare high-grade teleportation scroll hanging from his waist so he could instantly return to Asumos Church headquarters.

However,

after repeatedly attempting to activate it,

Kabanei discovered in horror—

the scroll wasn't responding at all?!

'T-This... what's going on?!

W-Why won't it work?!

You've got to be kidding me!!'

Kabanei roared inwardly.

Had the scroll been damaged just now?

Or...

Was it impossible to use inside this barrier?!

If that's the case—

then I just have to run outside!!

In that instant,

Kabanei was already considering abandoning Arela and escaping alone.

However,

the very moment that thought appeared,

Arela's anxious shout reached his ears.

“Watch out!!”

Hm?!

At that instant,

every cell in Kabanei's body screamed a desperate warning!

The next moment,

before Kabanei's horrified eyes,

the black liquid surrounding Yuan'er suddenly erupted!

It rapidly reshaped itself,

forming countless bizarre black whips covered with vicious barbs—

or, more accurately,

they could just as well be called tentacles.

Thousands upon thousands of black tentacles,

overflowing with murderous intent,

charged toward the two Braves like ancient beasts finally released from their chains.

Their terrifying momentum shook heaven and earth.

Even the surrounding forest seemed to emit an ear-piercing scream...

Faced with the overwhelming assault,

realizing there was no possibility of dodging,

Kabanei could only grit his teeth,

circulate every ounce of Holy Aura within his body,

and swing his battle axe directly at the incoming sea of tentacles.

At the same time,

Arela did the same.

Drawing the slender sword from her waist,

she launched a relentless storm of attacks beneath the embrace of brilliant white light.

Instantly—

BOOM!!!

Accompanied by one deafening explosion after another,

beneath the alternating flashes of crimson and holy white,

countless tentacles were severed by the two Braves.

However,

the situation remained overwhelmingly against them.

Compared to the endless ocean of black Shadow of Silence Power,

even the combined Holy Aura of Kabanei and Arela amounted to almost nothing.

They resembled two tiny islands surrounded by a black sea,

destined to be swallowed at any moment by the towering tide.

Moreover,

to Kabanei's utter despair,

the severed tentacles regenerated almost instantly beneath the embrace of the black radiance.

?!!

No...

How the hell are we supposed to fight this?!

“Flame Impact!”

Swinging his battle axe with all his might,

Kabanei unleashed a gigantic flaming tiger composed of blazing Holy Aura and roaring fire toward the approaching tentacles!

An enormous fireball exploded in an instant!

The moment he finished releasing that ranged attack,

Kabanei turned without the slightest hesitation

and sprinted toward the edge of the barrier!

Escape—

that was the only thought left in his mind.

However,

the instant he turned around,

Kabanei's pupils contracted violently.

An indescribable terror seized him like the claw of some abyssal demon,

dragging him endlessly toward bottomless darkness.

Because...

reflected in his brown eyes,

the ghostlike pink-haired girl had somehow already appeared directly behind him.

“Where are you going, mister~?”

Hearing the girl's sinister voice, filled with bloodthirsty madness,

meeting those eerie heterochromatic eyes,

Kabanei completely stopped breathing.

“GET THE HELL AWAY FROM ME!! AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!”

Driven by absolute terror,

Kabanei let out a heart-rending scream

and swung his enormous battle axe at the girl with every ounce of strength he possessed.

Facing the full-powered strike of the Seventh Brave,

Yuan'er merely smiled softly.

The surrounding tentacles instantly transformed into razor-sharp blades capable of slicing through steel.

Pu!!

Blood sprayed everywhere.

Before Kabanei's despairing and unwilling eyes,

the battle axe in his hands shattered instantly.

Countless blades mercilessly pierced straight through his body...

Unimaginable agony exploded through Kabanei's mind.

In utter despair,

the Seventh Brave slowly raised his remaining right hand.

He was actually trying to beg the Abyss Demon girl for mercy.

“P-Please... don't...”

However,

Kabanei's plea only seemed to excite Yuan'er even more.

Her heterochromatic eyes overflowed with delight and insanity.

The next instant,

the countless blades embedded throughout Kabanei's body suddenly went berserk.

Before Kabanei could finish begging,

countless black spikes exploded outward from inside his body!

In an instant,

the Seventh Brave was transformed into a human pincushion.

Both eyeballs were pierced by spikes erupting from within.

Naturally,

his heart and brain suffered the same fate.

There was absolutely no possibility of survival...

Meanwhile,

while Yuan'er's attention was focused on killing Kabanei,

the Third Brave,

Arela,

suddenly transformed into a streak of white light!

Breaking through the encirclement of countless tentacles,

she instantly appeared behind Yuan'er.

“Falling Star Execution!”

Taking advantage of what she believed to be the Abyss Demon's opening,

Arela thrust her slender sword directly toward Yuan'er's heart!

The next moment,

wrapped in overwhelming light-attributed Holy Aura,

the heaven-shaking strike pierced straight through Yuan'er's chest.

However,

not the slightest trace of joy appeared on Arela's face.

The reason was simple.

She hadn't felt herself strike anything.

And yet...

the girl was clearly standing right in front of her?!

Arela was utterly bewildered.

Unfortunately,

the Third Brave would never have the opportunity to think about that question again...

The next instant,

before Arela's horrified eyes,

Yuan'er's head suddenly twisted a full one hundred and eighty degrees,

turning directly toward the woman behind her.

Arela instantly began trembling uncontrollably.

Even her soul let out a mournful scream.

The corners of Yuan'er's lips curled upward.

BOOM!!!

Accompanied by a burst of black light and the shattering distortion of space itself,

a terrifying black Annihilation Cannon erupted from Yuan'er's mouth.

Within Arela's despairing eyes,

it rapidly expanded...