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

"Hm?!"

This... This is?!

Not good!!

The instant Welt-Sislov was locked onto by Yuan'er's icy gaze, a terrible sense of danger surged through him. He hurriedly mobilized his power in an attempt to defend himself!

But it was already too late.

The moment Welt-Sislov gathered his power, Yuan'er's attention temporarily shifted onto him.

Although Mengxi, who possessed divine power, filled Yuan'er with hatred, Welt-Sislov, whose body contained overwhelming magical power and whose strength had reached the Eighth Tier, likewise made her feel extremely uncomfortable.

The moment Welt-Sislov began gathering power...

Yuan'er instinctively sensed danger.

Even though his attack wasn't aimed at her.

The next instant—

A freezing gleam suddenly burst from Yuan'er's mismatched eyes!

The girl abruptly opened her mouth!

The Power of Shadow of Silence that had already accumulated within her body immediately roared forth, venting all of her fury toward the Cult Leader of the Heavenly Punishment Holy Church!

In an instant—

Black light surged.

A Nihility Cannon formed from black Power of Shadow of Silence erupted from Yuan'er's mouth at an unimaginable speed, charging toward Welt-Sislov with unstoppable momentum!

Welt-Sislov had been completely caught off guard by Yuan'er's attack.

Before he could even establish an effective defense, the Nihility Cannon, overflowing with destructive power, rapidly filled his vision.

'Shit!!'

He let out an unwilling roar.

The Nihility Cannon struck him dead on!

"BOOM!!"

Accompanied by an earth-shattering explosion, black light ran rampant!

The protective magical barrier surrounding Welt-Sislov instantly collapsed!

Immediately afterward, the black beam unleashed all of its master's savage fury upon Welt-Sislov's abdomen!

Blood exploded everywhere.

The surging Nihility Cannon blasted a massive hole straight through his abdomen!

The remaining force of the black beam shot directly into the sky.

Terrifying pressure spread violently in every direction.

The Northern Army forces rushing toward Wind Facing City all felt a chill run through their bodies the moment they saw the black pillar of light piercing the heavens...

As the black beam gradually dissipated...

Welt-Sislov, blood pouring from his mouth, was sent flying by the overwhelming aftermath of the Nihility Cannon, his eyes filled with shock and unwillingness.

He traced a graceful crimson arc through the sky before crashing miserably toward the ground outside the city...

—

Meanwhile...

Watching the Cult Leader of the Heavenly Punishment Holy Church take Yuan'er's attack without warning and fall from the sky half-dead...

Mengxi's eyes were equally filled with astonishment.

'Just... what is going on with this girl...?'

Yuan'er...

Wasn't she the Duke Family's young lady?

Why?

Why was it the Duke Family again?

The little girl Sister Yumo had transformed into belonged to the Duke Family.

Now this girl who had become a Demon King-class existence was also from the Duke Family.

Could there really be such a coincidence?

Could it be...

That the seemingly innocent and easy-to-bully Sister Yumo was secretly carrying out some enormous plan behind the scenes?

Countless questions surfaced within Mengxi's mind.

However...

Whether it was simply a girl's intuition or something else...

As she looked at the raging black light...

As she watched the crazed pink-haired girl enveloped by darkness...

Mengxi couldn't shake the feeling that Yuan'er's transformation into a Demon King-class Abyss Demon absolutely could not be separated from Sister Yumo.

However...

Mengxi no longer had the energy to think deeply about that.

Because...

The moment Welt-Sislov was blasted away...

She realized with growing alarm that Yuan'er's gaze had once again locked onto her.

'Damn it...'

Mengxi couldn't help cursing inwardly.

And just as she had expected...

Yuan'er transformed into black light once more, carrying endless Power of Shadow of Silence as she charged toward Mengxi with overwhelming force!

The terrifying pressure bearing down upon her made Mengxi instinctively hold her breath.

Her golden and violet eyes became incomparably solemn.

Now...

The blessing of divine power was about to reach its limit.

This could very well be Mengxi's final opportunity to fight Yuan'er on equal footing.

Thinking this...

Mengxi tightened her grip on her sword.

Nearly all of the divine power within her body continuously flowed into the blade.

Golden radiance instantly rippled across the sword.

A dense aura of slaughter poured from it.

Although Mengxi was completely overwhelmed in terms of momentum...

Because divine power possessed an overwhelming advantage against Abyss Demons...

She wasn't entirely without a chance.

Suppressing the uneasiness in her heart...

Mengxi entered a state of complete calmness.

She focused all of her attention upon the incoming black light, carefully observing every movement of the pink-haired girl.

The more dangerous the situation...

The calmer one needed to remain.

Yuan'er's momentum was ferocious.

However...

She seemed to lack the necessary combat techniques.

She simply charged forward recklessly like an inexperienced novice.

Her attack path was completely obvious.

The next moment—

The silver-haired girl seized the opportunity.

Her golden and violet eyes suddenly narrowed.

The longsword wrapped in golden light swung fiercely toward Yuan'er!

However...

Faced with an attack infused with divine power...

Yuan'er showed no intention whatsoever of stopping her charge.

She didn't even attempt to defend herself.

Instead, she crashed directly into Mengxi's blade.

Mengxi couldn't help feeling bewildered.

But at this point...

She had no other choice.

Clenching her teeth, she swung with all her strength.

In an instant...

Golden light illuminated the heavens.

Surrounded by divine power...

The treasured sword cleanly sliced through Yuan'er's petite body!

?!

'Th-This is?!'

However...

Mengxi quickly realized that the scene she had imagined never happened.

Indeed...

Her sword wrapped in holy golden light had sliced cleanly through Yuan'er's waist.

And Yuan'er had truly been cut into two.

But...

There wasn't a single drop of blood.

Instead...

The severed waist was filled only with strange black light.

The beautiful yet eerie expression on the pink-haired girl's face showed no trace of pain whatsoever.

It was as though she couldn't feel pain at all.

The next instant—

Right before Mengxi's astonished eyes...

The black light at the severed section fused together once again.

Yuan'er's body, which had been split in half, instantly became whole once more.

Not even the slightest trace of injury remained upon her smooth waist and abdomen.

'Her body... has become elemental?!'

Before Mengxi could even voice her shock...

Yuan'er's counterattack had already arrived.

In an instant...

As though returning the favor...

A fist wrapped in black light shot toward Mengxi's abdomen.

Although Mengxi quickly withdrew her sword to block in front of herself...

She still couldn't avoid being heavily injured.

"BOOM!!"

The violent Power of Shadow of Silence collided once again with dazzling divine light!

As black light flashed...

The golden radiance suddenly collapsed!

Accompanied by a crisp crack...

The divine power covering Mengxi's sword instantly dispersed.

The blade itself shattered.

With her weapon destroyed...

Nothing remained to stop Yuan'er's fist.

It drove straight forward, striking Mengxi directly in the abdomen.

Without any surprise...

It completely shattered the golden protective light surrounding Mengxi.

The tremendous impact launched Mengxi high into the sky.

Violent pain surged through the silver-haired girl's mind.

Blood uncontrollably sprayed from her mouth.

Moreover...

What made Mengxi feel even worse was that after her final strike had failed, and after taking Yuan'er's punch head-on...

The divine power surrounding her suddenly dissipated.

Her strength instantly fell from Peak Seventh Tier back to Mid Sixth-Tier.

Using Mid Sixth-Tier strength to fight an Eighth-Tier Demon King...

That was no different from courting death.

Mengxi's loss of power...

Did not cause Yuan'er to stop attacking.

Guided by instinct...

Yuan'er had already designated Mengxi as a target that absolutely had to die.

The instant Mengxi was blasted backward...

The black Power of Shadow of Silence transformed into a pair of pitch-black wings.

Yuan'er's speed instantly skyrocketed.

Moving faster than the naked eye could follow...

She appeared directly above Mengxi in the blink of an eye.

At the same time...

Within the dream...

The voice that had continuously echoed inside her mind sounded once more.

'Those who possess divine power are our enemies! We must kill her!'

As the voice echoed through her mind...

Yuan'er's small lips slowly parted.

'Must... kill... kill with everything...'

The moment the words fell...

Black energy burst from Yuan'er's body like a savage beast breaking free of its chains.

The pink-haired girl suddenly raised both hands.

Endless Power of Shadow of Silence gathered between them...

Gradually condensing into a terrifying sphere of energy filled with enough destructive might to annihilate heaven and earth.

The sphere continued expanding at astonishing speed.

The amount of energy contained within it...

Was beyond estimation.

If Yuan'er unleashed this attack...

Forget Mengxi—

Even the entirety of Wind Facing City beneath them would likely be erased from existence.

'This is... bad...'

Staring at the destructive energy that was about to descend upon her...

A faint, beautiful smile appeared on Mengxi's breathtaking face.

Just as Mengxi was beginning to feel utterly helpless...

Several crimson butterflies...

Suddenly flew into the silver-haired girl's field of vision.

Hm?!

Th-Those are...?

'Sister Yumo's butterflies?'