Why must the devil be Defeated?

Moon Demon Territory border forest, at the entrance.

Here, a male member of the Demon Clan was standing upright.

He was cloaked in a black robe, with a rough and somewhat fierce face etched with rather hideous lines, making him look like a gang leader, daunting to onlookers.

"Hasn't it been found yet?"

The rugged man seemed impatient, or rather, exceptionally anxious as his hands under the cloak tightly clenched and rubbed together, making a cracking sound of bones from time to time.

His name was Gold, belonging to the Old Demon Clan Faction of the "Primordial Demon", and he was one of the Apostles under the "Moon" Ambassador, a Legendary Level 98 strong figure.

In the Demon Clan, Gold was quite a well-known figure.

The reason was simple, for Gold, before joining the "Primordial Demon," had been a genuine member of the Demon Clan Officers.

He had been under the command of the Poison Demon.

He had participated in the final battle a thousand years ago.

Moreover, he had even fought against one of the thirteen top Legendary heroes of the Human Race, only to be defeated by one move.

Thus, Gold had once been a very prestigious officer in the Demon Clan.

If he still served under the Poison Demon, perhaps he would be the strongest in the Poison Demon Territory now?

After all, the Poison Demon had ten officers under him, the largest number among the Six Great Demons.

Judging by the rule that more officers mean lower individual strength, the officers under the Poison Demon undoubtedly did not possess outstanding power.

Like now, the first officer under the Poison Demon was a Level 98 Legendary strong figure, on par with Gold in terms of sheer strength.

Therefore, had Gold continued to stay with the Poison Demon, the title of the strongest in the Poison Demon Territory, the top officer, would definitely belong to him.

Unfortunately, this former officer of the Demon Clan, during the battle a thousand years ago, when the Demon King was defeated and the Demon Clan chose to surrender and negotiate peace with the Human and Divine Races, resolutely decided to defect from the Demon Clan and accepted the invitation of the "Primordial Demon". He joined them and also became one of the four Great Apostles under the "Moon" Ambassador.

Without a doubt, Gold harbored hatred in his heart.

He hated the Divine Race and the Human Race for leading the Demon Clan to their defeat, making him a homeless dog.

He also hated the Demon Clan for their lack of backbone, their cowardice, and for their craving for peace, groveling before the enemy to spare their lives.

But what he hated most were the Demons.

It was because of the Demons' decision that the Demon Clan had to surrender, and they had to betray and sever ties with the Current Demon Clan.

Under such circumstances, when orders came from above to gather Apostles and Envoys nearby to search for the cursed Enchanting Demon's whereabouts in the border areas of the Moon Demon Territory, Gold came without hesitation.

At this moment, he had commanded his subordinate Envoys to conduct a thorough search around the area.

However, so much time had passed, and they still hadn't found anyone.

This made Gold increasingly impatient.

"The curse's signal definitely appeared around here, why haven't we found it yet?"

Gold struck his palm.

The instructions from above were clear, this search couldn't be sustained for too long.

With the ability of the Enchanting Demon, he could definitely inform others to come to his rescue at the first moment.

Before that happened, if they couldn't find their target, they would have to retreat in disgrace.

The Enchanting Demon was bound by a centuries-old curse, at his weakest and most powerless; if they couldn't eliminate him during such a prime opportunity and had to retreat in shame, Gold would never be content.

"We must call more people over to conduct a more detailed search."

With that thought, Gold kept contacting members of the "Primordial Demon" active nearby and even called some from the Old Demon Clan Faction he had dealings with, urging them to search exhaustively.

"I refuse to believe we can't find them with this much effort."

Gold gritted his teeth, suppressing his anxiety, waiting for good news.

His wait was not in vain.

Just when his agitation was about to peak, an Envoy clad in a black robe appeared behind Gold, kneeling on one knee.

What the Envoy brought was terrific news for Gold.

"The exact location of the curse has been confirmed, Lord Gold."

The Envoy spoke with utmost respect, and these words greatly pleased Gold.

"Are you sure?"

Gold couldn't help but ask.

"Confirmed," the Envoy replied without hesitation, "We have locked down the curse's signal, the location is..."

The Envoy disclosed a location to Gold.

"Good!" Gold exclaimed excitedly, "Pass the message down, let everyone encircle orderly, try not to alert the target!"

No matter what, it was still a Demon, even if at his weakest and most powerless condition, for those still restricted by life's limits, utmost vigilance was necessary.

A wounded beast is most dangerous because it could, under extreme provocation, throw everything into an attack on the enemy, opting for mutual destruction.

Gold wanted revenge on the Demons but did not want to end up a pathetic victim dragged down to hell.

Not to mention, on the other side was reportedly a Hero possessing Transcendence Level combat power.

Gold had personally witnessed how terrifying a Hero of this caliber could be.

Thousands of years ago, when Hero Mithra, who had reached the Transcend Level, was slaughtering all around on the battlefield, Gold had almost ended up in the same dire situation as Alder. He nearly fell victim to the Holy Sword's holy power invading his body, eroding it like marrow on a chopping board.

Not even the Demons could stop the hero; they could only watch helplessly as he charged into the Demon King City with Supreme God Ominis to subjugate the Demon King. Gold didn't think he was more capable than the Demons to withstand such a terrifying hero.

Even though it had been said that this hero, like their leader, only possessed limited transcend level combat power, the scenario was no different.

Thinking this, Gold took out a scroll, unfurled it, and reported the sighting of the Enchanting Demon to the "Moon" Ambassador before leading his team, cautiously creeping into the forest.

Along the way, Gold continuously met with various envoys until they reached the front of a cave.

"Is it here?"

Gold whispered, asking the informant envoy for final confirmation.

"The cursed reaction is right at this location; the last sighting was ten minutes ago."

The envoy also whispered back cautiously.

"What's the response from the detection magic?"

Gold remained vigilant.

Although he looked rugged, in reality, Gold had always been careful—so much so that even after becoming an Upper-level Demon, even after reaching Legendary status and becoming an officer under the Poison Demon, he never underestimated an enemy.

Perhaps, it was this character trait that allowed Gold to survive the ultimate battle a thousand years ago?

Anyway, knowing full well how formidable the enemy was, Gold didn't mind asking several more times to confirm before deciding on the next course of action.

The envoy seemed accustomed to this and reported quietly,

"The detection magic didn't find anything until ten minutes ago, when the wave of the curse reappeared; that's when we discovered two strong magic power responses here."

Hearing this, Gold basically confirmed that this was where Shane and Chafne were hiding.

"What should we do, Lord Gold?"

The envoy asked.

Gold's eyes flickered, suddenly raising his hand.

His hand transformed into a sharp dagger, and simultaneously, a metallic sheen appeared on Gold's body.

Clearly, this was Gold's Unique Skill, capable of turning his entire body into the hardest metal, allowing him to transform any part of his body into a lethal weapon—[Infinite Transformation].

"Lord Gold?"

The envoy seemed startled by this scene and cautiously asked again.

Gold didn't respond, merely saying,

"You go signal, gather everyone."

While saying this, Gold also scanned the surrounding area, looking at each envoy ready to act, and took a deep breath.

"Prepare attack magic!"

Gold commanded coldly.

Yes.

Gold was ready to attack.

The envoys, without any hesitation, executed Gold's orders, beginning to gather their magic power, chanting their spells.

"Release!"

With Gold's cold shout turning into a loud command, the envoys instantly released the magic they had prepared.

Suddenly, the entire forest lit up with the brilliance of magic power.

Various large-scale attack magics were unleashed by the envoys, turning into a torrential magic downpour, bombarding the cave.

It was a genuine feast of magic, performed collectively by a group of upper-level demons ranging from Level 70 to Level 80, causing calamities like storms, blizzards, and lightning storms to occur in this part of the world, striking down upon the cave.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom...!"

The next second, terrifying explosions burst forth consecutively.

As beings inherently endowed with powerful magic, akin to Elves.

The magic used by a group of upper-level demons was naturally not ordinary but genuine upper-level magic.

With such, the barrage of countless upper-level magics, the scene of panic and horror was simply unimaginable.

The cave collapsed in an instant, and the surrounding ground was scorched black, causing many trees, either to shatter or burn under the direct hit of magic, becoming utterly dismal.

The sight was akin to a barrage of shellfire.

"Let's hope that resolves it."

Gold watched the area bombarded by countless upper-level magics with a stern face.

Until...

"Hmph!"

When a cold snort sounded, entering everyone's ears, the sky changed.

"Rumble, rumble...!"

The sky stirred up currents, turning the clouds into a whirlpool.

A terrifying pressure instantly enveloped the entire area.

At that moment, a calamity arrived.