Why must the devil be Defeated?

In the small forest late at night, the figures of Shane and his group were faintly visible. Aside from the noticeable size of the Lion-Tiger Scale Armor Beast, the rest of the group was completely covered by the shadows of the trees, making it difficult to discern their forms.

However, none of them were troubled by the boundless darkness, moving freely and effortlessly through the forest.

Hette Yada walked in the front, leading the way.

Shane followed in the middle, watching Hette Yada's back.

Chafne sat on the back of the Lion-Tiger Scale Armor Beast, at the rear, still maintaining that lazy demeanor, yet exuding endless charm.

Unfortunately, no one was fortunate enough to witness this scene, including Shane, who walked ahead of her.

Of course, this was intentional on Shane's part.

He did not want to speak to this woman right now, so he found even a glance at her annoying.

After all, he had already seen everything he shouldn't have seen, so there was no point in a mere glance to quench his thirst.

Therefore, Shane quickly disregarded Chafne's presence and focused on watching Hette Yada leading the way. After a while, he finally spoke up.

"By the way, what exactly do you want me to help you with?"

Shane finally asked this question.

Yesterday, Hette Yada had already mentioned that she needed Shane's help with something.

Even though Shane stood her up yesterday, Hette Yada still silently came here today to wait for him, without mentioning it during the day. Clearly, this matter was of significant importance to Hette Yada.

The truth was precisely that.

"...I want to ask you to help me rescue someone."

Hette Yada remained silent for a moment before saying such words.

"Rescue someone?"

Shane was taken aback.

Hette Yada nodded, contemplating for a moment, seemingly considering how to express her request next.

Then, Hette Yada spoke.

"Before that, I'd like to ask if you know about the existence of the Ice Woman Clan?"

Hette Yada posed this question.

"Ice Woman Clan?"

Shane was puzzled.

Seeing this, Hette Yada knew Shane was unaware of this clan.

Until a sweet and lazy voice sounded.

"It's a very small tribe without males, only females, similar to the Stone Woman Clan, reproducing through special methods but with extremely weak reproductive capabilities, with numbers at their peak only reaching a dozen or so."

Chafne glanced at Hette Yada, then looked at Shane, and gracefully explained.

"They have no fixed homeland, having roamed the world since before the Demon Realm's creation. Due to their scarce population, very few people or only in special circumstances can encounter them, even on the battlefields of the God and Demon Clans, it's rare to see a member of the Ice Woman Clan."

This shows just how mysterious and rare this group is.

But...

"Every member of the Ice Woman Clan is extremely strong, reaching Level 80 as adult experts of the Demon Clan, and like the Dragon Race and Stone Woman Clan, they are highly rare and scarce unified groups within the Demon Clan."

Chafne's explanation left Shane both enlightened and curious.

"Unified groups?" Shane humbly asked: "What does that mean?"

"It refers to groups whose life structures are extremely similar, and their soul compositions are also very akin, thus their awakened Unique Skills have nearly identical effects." Chafne explained patiently, unexpectedly showing no impatience: "It's widely known that there's no completely identical Unique Skill in the world. Each individual's Unique Skill is unique, a miracle belonging to one person alone, but some special groups will awaken Unique Skills with the same names and very similar effects."

For example, the Dragon Race, upon Human Transformation, will all awaken a Unique Skill called [Dragonification], the only difference being in the variation of its strength and effects.

Typically, Dragon Clan with Human Transformation can boost strength by about three to five times, while You Lin is unprecedented at seven times, and Ai Yi, as the Dragon Clan Master, Dragon Mother, and Dragon King, is uniquely tenfold, showcasing the disparity.

Apart from differences in effectiveness, Human Transformation Demon Clans among Dragons possess uniquely named Unique Skills.

Groups capable of awakening uniquely named Unique Skills like this are what are known as unified groups.

"The Stone Woman Clan in the Enchanting Demon Territory is also a unified group, with members awakening to a Unique Skill called [Stone Demon Eye] once they gain their Unique Skills, allowing them to gradually petrify the individuals they gaze upon into inorganic matter. Depending on the user's Magic Power, some can even turn everything within their sight into statues, a very powerful ability."

Chafne's words made Shane involuntarily recall the first time he saw Liel, and almost fought with her.

At that time, Liel's eyes became very strange, seemingly containing extremely powerful strength, which made Shane take it seriously.

Thinking back now, that should be the ability of the Unique Skill called [Stone Demon Eye].

"Unified tribes like the Dragon Race and the Stone Woman Clan are both incredibly powerful, born with immense strength, and upon reaching adulthood, they invariably ascend to a certain Level, making them the elites of the Demon Clan, standing at the top of the Demon Realm, envied and feared by others."

Speaking of this, Chafne couldn't help but feel a sense of regret.

"Unfortunately, there are just too few of them. In the whole Demon Clan, there are less than five such unified tribes at best, each with its problems."

The Dragon Race, for example, originates from Dragon Species transforming into human form, and only a small portion successful in Human Transformation can successfully awaken Unique Skills. This small portion of Dragon Species may not even make up one percent of the entire Dragon Race, and with pure-blood Dragon Species being already rare, the total number of Dragons capable of transforming into humans is less than ten.

Even so, the Dragon Race is still called the strongest clan in the Demon Realm, showing how powerful they are.

Similarly with the Stone Woman Clan, since they only have females and no males, and reproduce through special methods, their population isn't large, and those successfully awakening Unique Skills are even rarer, yet they still rank as the first tribe in the Enchanting Demon Territory.

This is the so-called unified tribe, a rather special existence in the Demon Clan, scarce yet powerful.

If there were more such tribes, perhaps, opposing the Demon Clan would have been very difficult for the Divine Race and Human Race in the past, wouldn't it?

"The Ice Woman Clan, as a branch of the unified tribes, is the least populous, yet everyone can awaken the Unique Skill called [Ice Luo Qianliu], capable of controlling the icy winter, and were once considered the Ice Goddess clan of the Demon Clan, meaning their abilities are comparable to the Goddess who governs the concept of winter."

Chafne suddenly laughed.

"Because of this, the Ice Woman Clan is also reputed as the strongest tribe after the Dragon Race, ranking even higher than the Stone Woman Clan, and since they are also an all-female clan, the Stone Woman Clan has always regarded the Ice Woman Clan as formidable rivals, secretly competing with them, whether in the past or now."

Hearing this, Shane's mouth twitched.

"No wonder that neurotic Stone Woman keeps glaring at Hette Yada every day since she arrived here..."

Shane originally thought there was some gripe between the two, but now it appears it's the result of rivalry between the tribes.

However...

"We Ice Woman Clan have never considered the Stone Woman Clan as enemies."

The words Hette Yada casually uttered were enough to make that Liel explode on the spot.

"I find it quite amusing though." Chafne covered her mouth, laughing: "Too bad Hette Yada doesn't want to join my Enchanting Demon Territory; otherwise, my Enchanting Demon Territory would be bustling."

This Enchanting Demon is simply a troublemaker eager to watch the world burn.

Hette Yada just shook her head lightly.

"Long ago, the Ice Woman Clan pledged loyalty to the Moon Demon Lord, and as a member of the Ice Woman Clan, naturally, I won't defy the vows set by the tribe."

Even when the one trying to poach her is a supremely charming Demon like Chafne, Hette Yada insists on this point.

Of course...

"This is why I later lost interest in you; a mere obedient puppet is what I dislike the most." Chafne pouted, muttering: "Otherwise, the Ice Woman Clan, whose hearts seem frozen, displaying such a cold temperament that they don't fall for me, align rather well with my preference."

Chafne's favorite is someone who can remain composed in her presence, capable of resisting her charm, not blindly obeying her.

The Ice Woman Clan, with their inherently cold demeanor, can partly withstand Chafne's allure, making them supposedly quite likable to Chafne.

Yet, it's not just their cold demeanor—it's as if their hearts are frozen too.

They are not heartless or cold; they are like machines, following the clan's path without complaints or deviations, a group that won't exhibit any dissent or emotional fluctuations.

Therefore, while the Ice Woman Clan people are strong, they rarely express opinions and even hardly have their own ideas, destined to live unremarkable lives without individual flair, being led by others, their lives adhering strictly to orders.

Perhaps, for many leaders, such an Ice Woman Clan is considered the most outstanding and trustworthy subordinates, but to Chafne, this kind of obedience is precisely what she detests the most.

If she conquered Hette Yada, even if Hette Yada could remain calm in her presence, what would it change?

The result would still be absolute obedience to her, wouldn't it?

Thus, Chafne lost interest in the Ice Woman Clan.

In contrast, the Stone Woman Clan, whose girls have hearts as firm as rocks, are hard to conquer, disdainful of romantic notions, and even sometimes look down on men.

Chafne became interested in them and therefore recruited Liel.

Although that girl now also obeys Chafne completely, once upon a time, Chafne had to put in a tiny bit of effort to conquer her.

This tiny bit of effort is sufficient for Chafne to give Liel a perfect score, isn't it?