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

Black radiance erupted violently!

Arela's protective Holy Aura and the slender sword in her hand shattered instantly.

The Annihilation Cannon, condensed from black energy, struck her squarely in the abdomen without the slightest restraint!

The Third Brave was blasted backward at tremendous speed,

flying straight out of the barrier before crashing heavily into the snow in the distance.

The blood that splattered across the ground quickly stained the pure white snow crimson...

“Cough... cough...”

Mouthful after mouthful of blood spilled from Arela's lips.

Intense agony swept through her body.

However,

at this moment,

Arela also felt the joy of having narrowly escaped death.

Under normal circumstances,

being struck head-on at such close range by a Demon King-class Annihilation Cannon would have guaranteed her death, especially since defense was never her specialty.

Yet,

whether because the girl had not had enough time to charge her attack,

or because she still wasn't skilled at controlling the Shadow of Silence Power,

the Annihilation Cannon had been far weaker than Arela had expected.

Only a massive bloody hole had been blasted through her abdomen.

She hadn't died on the spot.

That was perhaps the only fortunate thing in this misfortune...

Although she was gravely wounded,

the attack had also blasted her completely outside the barrier.

From the looks of it,

that monster had no intention of pursuing her.

Right now...

this was probably the perfect opportunity to escape using a teleportation scroll...

Thinking this,

Arela endured the searing pain radiating from her abdomen and slowly took a teleportation scroll out of her spatial ring.

That bizarre cabin deep within the forest.

The crystal nurturing a Demon King-class existence.

And...

the first humanoid Demon King-class monster ever encountered...

'I have to bring this information back...'

Right.

While I'm at it,

I need to record the coordinates of this place as well...

Pressing tightly against the gaping wound in her abdomen,

Arela struggled to sit up.

However,

the instant she did,

her pupils suddenly contracted,

and an even stronger sense of danger surged through her heart.

Standing before her,

without her noticing when she had arrived,

was a tall, slender young woman with long hair fading from blue into gold.

Her left eye was replaced by a gorgeous golden rose,

while her right eye was a beautiful pale gold.

She was undeniably beautiful,

yet hidden beneath that beauty lurked an indescribable sense of danger.

More importantly,

dense Shadow of Silence Power drifted around her body.

Although the pressure she emitted wasn't as overwhelming as that pink-haired girl,

the pale golden aura surrounding her felt even colder...

even more terrifying.

“A... another Demon King-class?!”

Another Demon King-class existence?!

And...

another humanoid one?!

Damn it!

To encounter two of these incredibly rare Demon King-class monsters in a single day...

The realization nearly broke her mind.

Driven by instinct,

Arela immediately gathered dense Holy Aura into her hand,

preparing to cast an attack spell.

However,

seeing Arela's movements,

Shuoyue merely smiled faintly.

The next instant,

following Shuoyue's silent command,

another overwhelmingly powerful surge of Shadow of Silence Power erupted.

Countless sticky tentacles burst out from the enormous bushes nearby.

In the blink of an eye,

before Arela's horrified eyes,

they wrapped themselves around her entire body.

The Holy Aura she had just gathered was instantly absorbed by the tentacles.

'H... How...

How is this possible...'

As paralyzing venom entered her body,

Arela convulsed violently.

Moments later,

she lost all ability to resist.

Like a lifeless doll,

she was suspended helplessly in midair by the tentacles.

Her body could no longer move.

Yet her consciousness remained perfectly clear.

She could only glare unwillingly at the blue-haired girl slowly floating toward her.

By now,

Arela's heart was completely filled with regret.

If only she had known...

that this mission would involve two Demon King-class existences...

Unfortunately,

there was no medicine for regret.

Seeing this,

Shuoyue smiled knowingly.

She slowly raised a hand and gently cupped Arela's face.

Her golden eye brimmed with amusement.

“Hehe... Don't worry. I won't kill you for now~ It wasn't easy sneaking a female Brave away from Mother. I still need to use your body to cultivate something for me~”

As those words left her lips,

the look in Shuoyue's eyes became increasingly sinister.

The tentacles wrapped around Arela also began wriggling freely across the female Brave's body...

However,

Shuoyue appeared rather dissatisfied.

She cast an annoyed glance toward the newly evolved Abyss Demon hiding behind the bushes.

“Not in front of me. If you're going to do that, wait until you get back to the nest...”

Apparently sensing Shuoyue's displeasure,

the tentacles immediately stopped moving.

“That's better.”

Shuoyue said coldly.

Then,

the blue-haired girl slowly floated into the sky,

gazing toward the black beam that had already disappeared beyond the horizon.

Hm?

That direction?

“Looks like... that child is heading for Wind Facing City.”

--

Meanwhile,

inside the Duke Marquis' Mansion in the center of Wind Facing City—

“Blood Scythe Waltz.”

Welt-Sislov let out a cold laugh and swung the crimson scythe in his hand!

Dark emerald battle aura,

together with the dense blood energy filling the surrounding space,

surged continuously toward Welt-Sislov.

The terrifying power of a High Eighth-Tier existence erupted instantly.

Within the Blood Prison Barrier, created to prevent the Child of Destiny from escaping,

that violent power completely filled every corner.

Feeling the ever-expanding aura surrounding Welt-Sislov,

Lei Jie and Marquis Xiumu-Duke immediately wore grave expressions.

Naturally,

they had no intention of allowing Welt-Sislov to finish charging his attack.

If their judgment was correct,

once that technique was unleashed,

their defeat would be inevitable.

“ROOOAAARRRRRR!!”

Accompanied by a thunderous roar,

Lei Jie leaped into the sky,

transforming into a roaring Thunder Beast.

Without the slightest hesitation,

he charged directly at Welt-Sislov.

At the same time,

Marquis Xiumu-Duke let out a furious roar,

raised the longsword in his hand,

and unleashed his strongest sword technique toward Welt-Sislov from the rear.

However,

facing the combined assault of the two,

the contempt within Welt-Sislov's dark emerald eyes only deepened.

Not even mentioning Xiumu-Duke—

a mere Seventh-Tier actually dared challenge him?

As for Lei Jie...

Although the Duke Family's Guardian Beast was also an Eighth-Tier existence,

the difference between them remained enormous.

Even among Eighth-Tier experts,

there were Early, Middle, High, and Peak stages.

That Thunder Beast before him was merely at the Early Eighth Tier.

Compared to Welt-Sislov's High Eighth-Tier cultivation,

the gap remained immense.

More importantly,

his true objective during this operation was the Child of Destiny.

He had no intention of wasting time here.

At that instant,

terrifying dark emerald light burst from Welt-Sislov's eyes.

The countless blood-red crescent blades surrounding him finished charging far faster than either Lei Jie or Xiumu-Duke had anticipated.

The next moment,

ten thousand blades were unleashed simultaneously!

Whoosh—

Accompanied by the howl of raging winds,

Xiumu-Duke's longsword was shattered instantly by the blood blades.

He himself was struck by three blood blades,

sending him flying violently before crashing heavily onto the ground.

Lei Jie,

who had taken the majority of the barrage,

was in no better condition.

The energy field surrounding his body instantly collapsed.

The protective magical power covering his enormous body was completely destroyed beneath the relentless storm of blood blades.

Dozens of blood blades slammed directly into Lei Jie's massive body.

After letting out a mournful howl,

the Thunder Beast,

his entire body drenched in blood,

fell powerlessly from the sky,

crashing heavily into the ground and kicking up an enormous cloud of dust...

After finishing the attack,

Welt-Sislov finally shifted his attention toward the silver-haired girl standing in the distance,

the one whom Lei Jie and Xiumu-Duke had been protecting all this time.

Now that the nuisances were gone,

he could finally enjoy some private time with the Child of Destiny.

A chilling smile slowly spread across his face.

Welt-Sislov descended from the air,

walking calmly toward Mengxi.

However,

the next moment,

his brows furrowed.

Because...

Lei Jie,

despite having already suffered devastating injuries,

had somehow forced himself back onto his feet.

Dragging his battered body,

he crawled desperately in front of Welt-Sislov,

trying to shield the silver-haired girl behind him.

The sight immediately filled Welt-Sislov with irritation.

Heh.

How ridiculous.

You're merely the Duke Family's Guardian Beast.

Why are you risking your life to protect someone from the Asumos Church?

However...

'If you're so eager to die...

don't blame me.'

Murderous intent surged into Welt-Sislov's eyes as he slowly raised the crimson scythe in his hand.

Meanwhile,

looking at the leader of the Heavenly Punishment Holy Church standing before her with overwhelming killing intent,

Miss Mengxi,

who had remained silent until now,

slowly closed her eyes.

A clear, childish voice gently echoed inside her mind.

'Miss Mengxi... are you certain you want to do this?'

'A perfect opportunity. I've also wanted to see... just how powerful that state becomes after reaching the Middle Sixth Tier.'

With a faint smile,

Mengxi slowly opened her eyes.

Within those breathtaking pale violet irises,

an almost imperceptible trace of golden light quietly flickered...