Chapter 199

199: Fatal Wound

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Moxylunea ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍raised an eyebrow. She got annoyed just talking about it. She had been sleeping peacefully in the magma sea when her dear Lord Typhon suddenly came and dragged her out, forcefully taking her along to destroy a human base at the North Pole in the human world.

As ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍for why he specifically dragged her along, according to Lord Typhon afterward, if he tore open a path from Hell to the human world himself, there was a ninety percent chance of being discovered by a certain unscrupulous Angel Lord. That would put Lord Typhen in danger.

The ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍same applied to the other Seven Demon Kings. Their auras were too powerful and too distinctive. The possibility of being discovered was similarly high.

Of ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍course, Lucifer was an exception, having retained half of his angelic power. But he had to stay before the Gates of Hell to welcome Evelia. Otherwise, she might easily detect something was wrong.

But ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍in Moxylunea's opinion, Lord Typhon didn't need to be so cautious! So what if he was discovered? It would perfectly make up for Her Highness's regret of not having a mother.

After all, she had heard that single-parent families were not good for a child's development. For the sake of Princess Evelia's future, Lord Typhon should seriously reflect on his relationship with that person.

Of course, she didn't dare say these words in front of Typhon. She had seen the extremely tragic death of a certain black dragon back then. She didn't want to be made into dragon meat soup.

"Oh, is that so? Hard work, then?"

Evelia sympathetically patted Moxylunea's dragon scales. She knew quite well that Moxylunea was the type of dragon who disliked working overtime the most. Being forcibly dragged up by her old dad to work overtime must have been quite painful, right?

Well, next time she'd use this as an excuse to extort her old dad again.

"You all seem to be in quite a good mood? But being this leisurely relaxed, isn't that looking down on me a bit too much?"

Zophi's playful voice rang out once more from thin air. Immediately after, he lightly snapped his fingers, and the entire world began rotating again.

The gravity that Evelia and the others had just managed to readapt to was inverted once again.

And most fatally, this time, the rotation of heaven and earth showed no sign of stopping.

And the cross-shaped longswords that had been continuously pouring down from the sea surface were now, due to the ceaseless rotation of heaven and earth, attacking from all 360 degrees along with the sea.

"Not good! Princess, grab onto my scales!"

Sensing the chaotic gravitational rules within this domain, Moxylunea hurriedly called for Evelia and Amya to climb onto her back again. She spread her wings once more, flying toward the center of heaven and earth as much as possible.

Since the entire world was still rotating with the position where Zophi had previously stood as the center, theoretically, that should be the place least affected by gravity. Conversely, the cloud layer at the top of the night sky and the sea surface with its continuously falling longswords, being at the two poles of rotation, experienced the greatest discomfort from gravitational influence.

And at this moment, the one who felt this principle most deeply was Jasmine, still crouching on the night sky's cloud layer while holding Lina.

Lina was still in the illusion created by [Genesis], so she couldn't react to attacks in reality. Jasmine could only protect her in her arms, carefully shielding her while fending off incoming attacks.

But gradually, Jasmine was finding it hard to hold on.

On one hand, her physical condition from using Death Magic for so long was worsening. On the other hand, her body, still fundamentally mortal, couldn't adapt to this spinning gravitational change.

After all, she was human, not a higher species like angels or demons.

The cross-shaped longswords above kept coming. Although she had thirteen Black Mud avatars helping to defend, Jasmine was still beginning to struggle.

Her sword swings were getting slower and slower. Blades were starting to slip past her, cutting open wound after wound.

Each of these cross-shaped longswords carried extremely refined enchantment enhancements. Theoretically, they could even easily slice open a giant dragon's scales. Outside, every single one would absolutely be a top-quality sword!

This was also why Moxylunea, as a dragon, had been deliberately avoiding these longswords. These weapons were existences that could truly threaten her!

But for Zophi, such powerful weapons were merely consumables to be casually discarded within his Domain technique.

The gap was obvious at a glance.

She couldn't win. Continuing like this, she absolutely couldn't win.

Jasmine's scarlet eyes quietly narrowed. Exhaustion and weariness flashed through them.

Her condition was getting worse and worse. Her chances of winning had been slim to begin with, and now they looked even bleaker.

She had to... do something!

Thinking this, Jasmine looked down again at Lina sleeping peacefully in her arms. She couldn't lose. For her sister's safety, this battle was something she absolutely couldn't lose no matter what!

"In that case, I'll use... that!"

A trace of resolve flashed through Jasmine's eyes. At the same time, a symbol representing "infinity" quietly appeared in her pupils. The next moment, she threw away her greatsword without hesitation and recalled all her Black Mud avatars, using her flesh and blood body to shield Lina.

"Slash slash slash!"

The sound of blades entering flesh was so piercing. The sensation of her heart being pierced was so painful. But Jasmine still used her last shred of consciousness to protect Lina beneath her. As for herself, she was nearly pierced into a hedgehog.

—Two in the left arm, three in the right arm, seven total in the back. One pierced her heart, two went through her lungs.

—Yes, fatal wounds. The kind where you couldn't be more dead.

—But this way, there's no risk of any sword harming Lina.

Jasmine silently calculated the wounds on her body in her heart. Her consciousness was already nearly blurred. A few blood-soaked black strands of hair quietly fell onto Lina's cheek. The blood overflowing from the corner of her mouth also dripped onto Lina's forehead, drop by drop.

In this moment, the originally noisy world went quiet.

Only the sound of blood dripping remained. Drip, drop, drip, drop, drip, drop...

And Lina beneath her seemed to sense something too. Her long eyelashes trembled lightly. Then, those beautiful eyes filled with confusion and incomprehension slowly opened, freezing the instant she saw Jasmine.

—Ah, Lina, she woke up.

—That's good. Now I don't have to worry about her safety anymore.

—But my life didn't have much time left anyway. Carrying on like this, I probably really won't be able to hold on, will I?

—Grandpa, will you blame me?

—Probably not, right? After all, he told me before I left: no matter what, a big sister is supposed to protect her little sister.

—Yes, protect... little sister...

In an instant, Jasmine died.

But at the same time, the authority granted to her by Death Magic, [Reincarnation], quietly activated.

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