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

"Hm??"

Looks like the Blood Butterflies can't hold her back...

Well...

That's only natural.

Although the Blood Butterflies were manifestations of her own power, expecting ones that possessed only a tiny fraction of that power to restrain a newly awakened Demon King-class existence was rather unrealistic.

Forget it.

She had only intended to delay the girl for a while so she could settle Mengxi down first before dealing with her...

However...

Judging from the current situation...

That child seemed to be a little too irritable...

Slightly narrowing her eyes, a trace of helplessness gradually appeared in Miss Yumo's gaze.

At that moment, she realized that after blasting her way out of the Blood Butterflies' encirclement with several Nihility Cannons, Yuan'er's mismatched eyes, overflowing with hatred and killing intent, had become firmly locked onto the unconscious silver-haired girl in Yumo's arms.

It was as though she would never stop until she had eliminated her.

As for Miss Yumo, who was holding the silver-haired girl...

She had apparently been completely ignored.

'She's actually ignoring me? This child...'

The next instant—

Black Shadow of Silence Power exploded violently.

A fierce gale howled.

The surrounding temperature plummeted.

Wind Facing City was once again swallowed by black light.

The moment her power had fully gathered, Yuan'er shot forward like a cannonball, charging directly toward Miss Yumo with unstoppable momentum.

Black Shadow of Silence Power condensed within her right palm.

Terrifying fluctuations of energy surged wildly inside it.

Although it couldn't compare to the previous Nihility Cannon, it was still more than enough to reduce Mengxi to ashes.

Accelerated by the black light, Yuan'er's speed increased frantically.

The sky was filled with countless afterimages left behind by her rapid movements.

However...

To Miss Yumo...

That speed was practically insignificant.

Every single movement Yuan'er made fell clearly within Yumo's sight...

And within her perception.

Thus, the moment Yuan'er rushed in front of her and prepared to attack, Miss Yumo lightly leaped into the air, effortlessly avoiding the strike.

At the same time, to prevent the aftershocks of their battle from harming the weakened Mengxi, Yumo covered Mengxi's body with a layer of dark crimson Shadow of Silence Power.

"Hey, you little brat! Calm down!"

Yumo scolded slightly.

However...

Yuan'er remained completely unmoved.

Her eyes stayed locked firmly on the silver-haired girl.

She even let out a series of hostile growls, seemingly warning Miss Yumo...

"..."

While continuously dodging Yuan'er's relentless attacks, Yumo sighed.

Her little face was filled with helplessness...

Along with an expression that clearly said, "Just as expected."

Seriously...

Do all these children have to enter 'naughty child mode' the moment they wake up?!

Miss Yumo suddenly felt exhausted.

"Naughty child mode"...

Could also be described as berserk mode.

Although Demon King-class Abyss Demons differed from ordinary Abyss Demons by possessing advanced intelligence...

When they first awakened, they were hardly any different from ordinary bloodthirsty Abyss Demons.

That was because only their bodies had awakened.

Their consciousness still remained in a hazy, indistinct state.

They didn't act according to reason...

But according to instinct.

And not just any instinct—

The most primitive instincts of an Abyss Demon:

Destruction...

And slaughter.

During that period...

They wouldn't even listen to Yumo.

Whether it had been Piere, Karina...

Or the younger Limo, Liyu, and Shuoyue...

Every single one of them had behaved exactly like troublesome little brats immediately after awakening to the Shadow of Silence Power.

Therefore, after seeing Yuan'er continue rampaging while relentlessly attacking Mengxi...

Miss Yumo wasn't surprised at all.

Because...

She was already used to it.

It really was a rather sad story.

However...

When Limo, Liyu, and the others had first awakened, they had only caused trouble deep inside the forest.

At most they bullied magical beasts...

And casually slapped a few passing Heroes to death.

They hadn't caused too much damage.

But Yuan'er was different.

This girl had actually run all the way to Wind Facing City?

Was it because of a subconscious desire to return home?

Or had someone guided her here?

Forget it.

Why she came here wasn't important anymore.

What mattered...

Was stopping her before she caused any more destruction.

After all...

This was Wind Facing City.

It was her hometown.

Her family and friends all lived here.

If she returned to normal later only to discover she'd destroyed the entire city...

And even killed the people she cherished...

She might end up completely broken on the spot.

Uh...

Wait.

Wasn't that the kind of backstory a villain was supposed to have?

Tilting her head, Yumo thoughtfully looked toward the rampaging black light.

Then...

Her brows suddenly knitted together.

*'Wait?!

This child has gone berserk?!

She's entered naughty child mode?!'*

Then...

Then my house...

There's no way it survived, right?

Recalling the disastrous scenes every time one of the children had first awakened...

An ominous feeling instantly rose within Miss Yumo's heart.

Her instincts told her...

Her home was gone.

Not damaged.

Gone.

That place had been painstakingly decorated by her!

(Saiboke-Baniya: Wait... wasn't I the one who did most of the work?)

There had also been countless precious ingredients, potions, and all sorts of valuable supplies stored there.

Especially the Elves' Nature's Tears...

And the Dragons' Dragon Horns.

It's over.

After this little brat's rampage...

Everything's gone...

Well...

Fortunately, those races were fairly friendly.

She could ask the Black Rose Family to help her obtain more in the future.

Forget it.

For now...

She should restore this child to normal first.

Making up her mind, Miss Yumo swiftly retreated backward, narrowly dodging another Nihility Cannon that Yuan'er suddenly unleashed.

The black beam shot into the distance...

Exploding across the faraway plains in a pillar of fire that reached the heavens.

"Sigh... what a hassle..."

After letting out another sigh, Yumo slowly narrowed her eyes.

Surrounded by Blood Butterflies and waves of crimson Shadow of Silence Power...

Miss Mengxi gently floated toward the ground.

After all...

Keeping Mengxi in her arms made it difficult for her to fight properly.

The instant the silver-haired girl left Yumo's embrace...

Yuan'er immediately changed targets.

Wrapped in endless black Shadow of Silence Power, she roared toward the descending Mengxi.

However—

The next instant...

A flash of crimson light erupted.

Miss Yumo instantly teleported in front of Yuan'er, blocking her advance.

"Hey, you little brat! Calm down!"

However...

After being stopped over and over again...

A trace of anger finally appeared within Yuan'er's mismatched red-and-blue eyes.

She seemed to realize that as long as Yumo remained here...

She would never be able to kill her most important target.

The next moment, after letting out another furious roar...

Black Shadow of Silence Power erupted once again.

It wrapped itself around Yuan'er as she charged directly toward Miss Yumo.

'Looks like there's no other choice...'

Watching Yuan'er actually attack her, Yumo helplessly shook her head.

"Naughty child mode" really was troublesome...

So how exactly did one pull children out of naughty child mode?

Based on past experience...

Yumo had concluded that the most effective solution...

Was giving them a good beating.

Beat them until their consciousness woke up.

Otherwise...

Who knew how long they'd continue rampaging?

Back then, she'd made the mistake of leaving Piere alone, hoping he'd recover his sanity by himself.

As a result...

An emperor who had personally led his army into battle ended up dead...

Which directly caused an empire to collapse...

Eventually leading to the current mess of countless small nations scattered throughout the central-western regions.

If that empire had still existed as a unified nation...

It would undoubtedly have been an incredibly powerful force against the Abyss Demons.

Thinking of this...

Determination filled Yumo's eyes.

She snapped her fingers.

As crimson light rippled outward...

A dazzling scarlet glow rapidly gathered before her.

It condensed...

Into an overwhelmingly imposing summoning circle.

As the formation activated...

An immense torrent of power slowly erupted from its center.

An overwhelming pressure spread throughout the surroundings.

The black aura charging toward her from Yuan'er was instantly shattered by the crimson light pouring from the formation.

As the scarlet power rushed directly toward her...

Yuan'er instinctively revealed a frightened expression.

Then...

Under Yuan'er's astonished gaze...

Amid the surging energy...

A legendary weapon slowly emerged from the center of the summoning circle.

The next moment...

Miss Yumo tightly grasped the legendary weapon known as the Feather Duster.

Its "blade" pointed directly at Yuan'er's little butt.

"Disobedient children need a little discipline~"

Meanwhile...

Welt, who had previously suffered devastating injuries, barely managed to suppress the loss of life from his wounds before struggling to climb out of the snow.

The severely wounded Cult Leader of the Heavenly Punishment Holy Church slowly raised his head toward the sky.

However...

Unlike everyone else...

Welt's attention wasn't focused on the clashing black and crimson lights overhead.

Instead...

His gaze was fixed upon the silver-haired figure slowly descending toward the ruined city beneath the protection of the Blood Butterflies.

The next moment...

A vicious gleam burst forth from Welt's eyes.

"It's... not over yet!"