Why must the devil be Defeated?-Chapter 1111 - 975: Perplexing Changes

"Ha..."

"Gah..."

In the Taiger Forest at night, the cries of some monsters echoed faintly, adding an eerie feeling to the darkness of the forest.

In such a nocturnal world, apart from the night-active demons, the only monsters roaming the forest were those human-like ghosts or the real dead spirits.

Their shadows wandered through the forest from time to time, seemingly ubiquitous, yet compared to the daytime, there was a lack of bloody and murderous atmosphere.

As for the sounds of battle and slaughter, they had also significantly diminished with the arrival of night.

Obviously, with even monsters needing rest and magic lifeforms commanding dead spirits needing to change shifts, the night had become much less murderous.

Of course, occasionally night-active demons would encounter refined demons and wandering dead spirits, and a fierce fight would ensue, which was to be expected.

Under such circumstances, the Taiger Forest at night seemed to have completely transformed into another world, eerie and terrifying.

Until a certain moment, when two figures appeared as if by instant teleportation from mid-air, somewhat breaking the eerie and terrifying atmosphere.

It was a combination of a man and a woman.

The man was a young man clad in noble attire.

The woman was a maid dressed in servant attire.

At this moment, the young man was holding the maid, using instant teleportation in mid-air, appearing and disappearing like specters, vanishing to another part of the forest in the blink of an eye.

This pair was, of course, Shane and Lasha.

Shane embraced Lasha, stopping their instant movement at a certain moment, suspended in mid-air.

"Are we there yet?"

Shane exhaled lightly, looking at the endless sea of trees below, frowning tightly.

Undoubtedly, Shane was on his way to the relic that Sophie had indicated.

After Lasha expressed her desire to accompany him, Shane had been carrying her, using instant teleportation towards the direction Sophie pointed out, yet they still hadn’t found any place resembling a relic.

"Although I don’t know the exact location, since Carol and her group could make a round trip in a short time, even considering the impediments of demons and monsters on the road allowing them to go at full speed, they shouldn’t have covered much distance, right?"

"Why haven’t we arrived yet?"

"Did I miss it? Or was the direction Sophie pointed out wrong?"

Shane scratched his head with his free hand, muttering under his breath.

On the other hand, Lasha, who had been quietly nestled in Shane’s arms, spoke calmly at this moment.

"Deputy Commander Carol mentioned that the relic was once submerged underground and hidden by Nuadra Goddess, so finding the relic from the air should be very difficult, right?"

Lasha’s words were reasonable.

Looking down from mid-air, the view was greatly obstructed by the sea of trees, and since the relic was submerged, finding the entrance from the air was like finding a needle in a haystack, mostly in vain.

Not to mention, Shane had been teleporting large distances, unsure if anything had been overlooked in between.

"Then what should we do?" Shane asked helplessly, "We can’t go down and search slowly, can we?"

How long would that take?

"Should we return to the Elf Country and ask Carol or Genom for a more detailed location?"

Shane had such a thought.

Why not go back and ask Sophie, you ask?

Asking that means you must either be fearless or a daring man who’s not afraid of awkwardness at all.

Anyway, Shane planned to temporarily evade that Elf Queen.

Therefore, going back to ask Carol or Genom was a viable option.

But...

"I don’t think it’s necessary."

Lasha said calmly.

"Why?"

Shane was slightly startled.

Lasha did not answer, just looked up at Shane’s face.

"Master, please release the Demon Roar Chain."

The maid suddenly made such a request.

"Release the Demon Roar Chain?" Shane was stunned again, then realized, saying in understanding, "You want the Demon Roar Chain to guide us?"

"Yes." Lasha said expressionlessly, "You mentioned that the Demon Roar Chain possibly sensed the presence of the Treasure Jade on you to defect and recognize you as its master, and it reacted when you contacted those stone tablets, then..."

Then, if the Demon Roar Chain is released, it might lead Shane and Lasha to find the location of the relic.

After all...

"According to your interpretation, the Demon King applied power not only on the stone tablets but also on the relic, so the Demon Roar Chain may react to the relic and sense its location."

Lasha proposed.

"Alright." Shane had no objection and said directly, "Let’s give it a try."

And with that, Shane beckoned with his hand, and a chain appeared beside him like a stream of light, moving in the air.

"Jingle!"

The chains clinked as they collided, emitting a clear sound, with a faint haunting glow, surprisingly pleasing to the eye.

After emerging, it seemed quite joyful, spinning around Shane incessantly.

But after a moment, the chain suddenly halted mid-air and, as if sensing something, dashed towards the distance.

"What’s this...?"

Shane was slightly surprised, then his eyes lit up.

"Looks like it worked."

Lasha fixed her gaze on the direction the chain disappeared, saying nothing, just glanced at Shane.

Shane immediately understood.

"Let’s go, follow it."

Shane tightened his grip on the maid’s delicate body, disappearing into thin air toward the direction where the Demon Roar Chain disappeared.

Like this, with the Demon Roar Chain flying ahead, Shane followed with Lasha closely behind, flying a certain distance.

After about several minutes, the Demon Roar Chain stopped flying forward.

It took a sudden turn, diving into the sea of trees, disappearing from Shane’s sight.

Shane hadn’t reacted yet when a burst of explosion sounded from the tree sea below.

Shane quickly stopped his instant movement, and along with Lasha, halted where the Demon Roar Chain was heading downwards.

"Right here?"

Shane mumbled softly, but he was already certain.

Not only Shane but even Lasha was sure.

"It feels just like when we saw the stone tablet..."

Lasha gazed downward, her eyes shimmering.

"Let’s go down and take a look."

Shane didn’t hesitate for long and descended into the tree sea below with Lasha.

"Rustle...!"

Amid the sound of swaying leaves and branches, Shane and Lasha passed through the lush trees and landed in a forest.

In one corner here, a rock seemed to have been shattered, its fragments scattered around, and smoke and dust yet to disperse.

Shane saw at a glance that this was the work of the Demon Roar Chain.

Because...

"That’s the entrance to the ruins, right?"

The direction Shane pointed was exactly where many rock fragments were scattered.

There, amid the scattered rock fragments, appeared a passage leading underground.

The passage was dark and oppressive, and the flowing air from it seemed to carry a mysterious wave of magic power, holding Shane’s gaze.

Lasha felt the same way.

The mysterious wave of magic power they felt now was exactly the same as the one from the stone tablets they saw today.

This explained many things.

Shane spoke while looking at the entrance to the ruins.

"I’m afraid there’s a barrier set up here by Nuadra. Ordinary people wouldn’t be able to find this entrance or the ruins, even if they came here."

Only those like Carol and Genom, who knew its precise location and were entrusted by Nuadra with the means to pass through the barrier, could access the entrance to these ruins.

Unfortunately, the Demon Roar Chain seemed to have just destroyed both the barrier and the rocks covering the entrance.

"...It’s a chain that tends to act on its own, whether it’s betraying its original owner or doing as it pleases without the current owner’s consent; it’s always causing trouble."

Shane was starting to consider throwing the chain away.

Even if the chain had considerable prowess, if it acted on its own like this, away from the user’s control, whether it should continue to be used needed serious consideration.

If it were someone else, they might be reluctant to let it go, accommodating it because of its powerful strength.

But Shane didn’t need it.

He already possessed the best and strongest weapon in the world; he didn’t need this supposed treasure of the Demon Clan.

Compared to the Holy Sword, any treasure paled in comparison.

At least, that’s how it was for Shane.

His Holy Sword was more powerful than those of past Heroes, even surpassing Mitra.

Among the past Heroes, many might have Holy Swords inferior to the Demon Roar Chain, but the value of Shane’s Holy Sword was unquestionably stronger.

Especially since it was currently undergoing transformation.

Once the transformation was complete, treasures comparable to Shane’s Holy Sword would probably only be the Demon King’s Treasure and the Goddess’ Treasure.

Thus, Shane immediately decided.

"Once I’ve achieved transcendence, I’ll discard this chain."

For now, he’d temporarily use it to avoid interrupting his Holy Sword and personal transformation.

While Shane was firm in this decision, Lasha simply looked quietly at the entrance to the ruins.

"What’s wrong?"

Shane noticed this and asked with puzzlement.

"...Nothing." Lasha paused briefly, then shook her head, "Let’s go in."

Upon hearing this, Shane still looked at Lasha with some doubt.

He felt that ever since encountering the stone tablet, Lasha’s reactions and behavior had become somewhat unusual.

Especially after seeing the stone tablet, Lasha’s eyes occasionally showed changes in emotions and feelings that Shane couldn’t quite understand or interpret.

When Shane decided to come to the ruins, Lasha immediately expressed her desire to accompany him without stating a reason.

Shane initially thought the girl was deeply concerned about matters related to the Demon King, given their profound connection. But now it seemed this Big Sister had other thoughts...

"You..."

Shane intended to ask something.

However, at this time, Lasha had already started walking towards the entrance of the ruins.

"Wait!" Shane, taken aback, quickly chased after her, saying, "Aren’t you afraid there might be danger inside? You actually dared to walk ahead?"

Shane complained.

Unexpectedly, Lasha responded with a sentence.

"There won’t be any danger inside."

Lasha spoke calmly.

"How do you know?"

Shane blinked.

Lasha only replied with two words.

"It’s a feeling."

With that, Lasha entered the ruins first.

Seeing this, Shane was somewhat helpless but followed suit.

The two then entered the ruins together.

Inside the ruins, the mysterious magic power continued to move, enduring without end.