Chapter 970 - 26: Being Targeted?

Chapter 970: Chapter 26: Being Targeted?

Unconsciously.

It seems like the sky has already darkened.

The night came so quickly, catching people off guard and leaving them unresponsive.

Yet, it also came so slowly, as if this day was interminable, filled with countless events.

As the night gradually descended, it felt like yesterday, or like every day before it, as the sky grew darker, the breath of night thickened bit by bit, and each area of the city began to illuminate with colorful, dazzling lights.

First, the scattered department stores, large supermarkets, or commercial buildings, office towers, and so on, emitted light from within, then the streetlights along the main roads brightly illuminated from one end to the other end, and finally, the light from each household filled in the last blank gap...

The splendid myriad of lights in every home.

The endless stream of traffic.

Everything was so beautiful and dreamy.

The dazzling and brightly lit city nightscape perfectly showcased the prosperity of a modern metropolis. After all, this top-notch international metropolitan area is something that even most other regions on Earth can only dream of, let alone the Holy Cross Continent, which is situated entirely in an ancient feudal background.

Walking under the night sky, pacing back and forth on the street, Amilia often found herself trapped in a surreal dreamland.

Just like what she’s been feeling for the past half month, this otherworld was unimaginable by mere imagination, yet at this moment, it vividly presented itself before her eyes.

"..."

"..."

The girl remained silent, visibly bewildered, looking around as if searching for something, but unsure of what she was looking for.

Just then, a conversation echoed from beside her. It was two young girls, arms intertwined, walking briskly past, their conversation drifting through, but still clear.

...

"Hey, hey, do you want to see that new movie out tonight..."

"Is it the one you mentioned before? No thanks, I’m not into horror movies..."

"What horror movie, it’s my idol’s latest work, don’t you know..."

"I know, isn’t the plot he acts in scary enough..."

...

One girl enthusiastically recommended to her companion, promoting her most beloved idol’s latest masterpiece, trying to contribute one more ticket sale.

However, her companion’s response was a mocking retort, leaving the girl frustrated and angrily retorting back, endeavoring to explain, as they bickered and walked past Amilia. Amilia’s gaze followed their movement, seemingly unsure if they truly existed.

But unfortunately...

They were indeed real, and completely oblivious to any dissonance in their actions...

Such thoughts crossed her mind as Amilia’s gaze lingered on the two girls until they disappeared into the crowd, and only then did she slowly withdraw her gaze. Then, her eyes swept over the other people coming and going.

Just like the two girls from earlier, there were many other pedestrians on the street.

Some were hurrying along anxiously, others strolling side by side chatting and laughing.

Some cradled a cup of tea, sipping occasionally through a straw; others held a snack bag, occasionally picking up a skewer to eat...

In short, it was an atmosphere filled with laughter, vibrancy, and vitality.

They seemed as though they knew nothing, as if they had forgotten what happened before.

Sighing deeply, Amilia withdrew her gaze, speaking as if to someone beside her, or perhaps talking to herself: "I still can’t quite believe it, why the Demon King would do such a thing... It’s really too strange, after all, he is the Demon King."

"..."

"..."

"Is that so? Then, Amilia, in your view, what should the Demon King be like?"

Gu Mo blinked, asking with keen interest.

Since earlier, he had been dutifully playing his role, pretending to be an ordinary person accidentally caught up in this incident.

— Hmm, the kind that’s extremely ordinary, only able to rely on the girl before him to protect himself...

— This way of living off someone else is really nostalgic for him; he’s so familiar with it...

"If it’s the Demon King, shouldn’t he be the kind of Demon that’s pure evil?"

Facing the question, the Heroic Maiden from the otherworld appeared visibly agitated, reaching up to tug at her rose-colored hair, responding with annoyance in her voice:

"It must be cruel and completely indifferent to human life, a being that loves to fill the world with sorrow and blood!"

Exactly, that’s how it should be, otherwise, what kind of Demon King would it be!

The Demon King she was pursuing definitely should be that kind of villainous and malevolent character!

Scorching the earth with flames, shattering cities with lightning, flooding the world... it’s the embodiment of all evil in the world, the totality of all chaos, not only doing all the bad deeds personally but also letting the demon underlings wreak havoc at every turn, undoubtedly the most evil Demon King!

The one who took everything from her—

Including her father’s life, her peaceful life, everything was destroyed by this culprit...

So, no matter what, Amilia would never forgive the Demon King! You could say the reason she became a Hero and embarked on the path to overthrow the Demon King brought with it a bit of personal grudge.

Because of this, she couldn’t imagine.

—That the Demon King would have such a good heart?

Everything in front of her made her feel confused and conflicted.

Everything that happened earlier in the evening felt like a grand, deep dream, although very impactful and shocking, yet it was illusory and unreal. So upon waking, it disappeared like wind and smoke, leaving no trace of its existence.

Collapsed buildings...

Cracked highways...

Burning cities...

The devastation just like hell from not long ago resembled the aftermath of a sweeping storm and natural disaster, turning cities into ruins, broken walls, and all traces of everything had vanished completely. As if it never appeared, naturally, it never existed.

And since even the traces of destruction in the material world were thoroughly wiped out, completely eradicated, leaving no evidence of its existence...

Then the people caught in it naturally couldn’t escape this "correction."

Demon King Satan, using the massive amount of negative emotions continuously supplied, once again gathered a tremendous amount of Magic Power in a short time, and after the battle of the tornado and wild boar ended, made some kind of decision and simply deployed an extremely large-scale Magic Barrier.

Enveloping the entire site of the incident, covering every affected area as much as possible.

It’s hard to imagine the supernormal Magic Power needed to seal off such a vast area, but the Demon King indeed directly accomplished it... his power may not be able to quickly restore to its full glory, but even recovering just a small portion would be an extremely strong power.

Then—

Everything inside was brought to a halt.

Following that, he began repairing the destroyed city, modifying the people’s memories, trying to mitigate the impacts of the massive destruction as much as possible...

Unusually, he didn’t use the Demon King’s power for world domination and ravaging the land this time, but instead chose to apply that incredible power solely in this area... even Masaaki Oda himself didn’t understand why he did this.

Thus, naturally, Miss Brave, who viewed the Demon King with preconceived notions and past impressions, couldn’t believe it even more.

Amilia looked at everything in front of her with great conflict, observing those uninformed and even completely unaware people, she felt extremely complicated emotions.

"Have you discovered anything?"

The figure with golden hair in a red dress hurriedly walked from the street ahead, constantly inquiring and understanding things along the way, but it was evident that there were no results. She furrowed her brows as she walked over, examining the two people here and asked.

Erica’s actions were not as confused as Miss Brave’s but were more held with a defiant resolve.

After making an initial agreement on cooperation, she sprang into action with vigor and decisiveness.

If it was in those multiplayer games requiring teamwork, then Erica was undoubtedly the MVP, eager to handle all the team’s tasks single-handedly. Meanwhile, Gu Mo and Amilia would definitely be the slackers of the team, only pretending to be busy...

"We... didn’t discover anything..."

Miss Brave gathered her thoughts, shook her head lightly, her gaze somewhat evasive.

She hadn’t conducted any investigation, and the information she had wasn’t something she could easily disclose to this girl... so she could only excuse herself in this manner, secretly apologizing in her heart, feeling a bit guilty towards Miss Erica.

"Phew, it’s fine, nothing could be obtained that easily..."

The Knight Princess in the golden hair and red dress didn’t doubt, simply nodding.

She lowered her gaze, with a serious, contemplative expression: "I’ve tried understanding the situation, but basically no one remembers the events before, they’ve completely forgotten, not only losing memory from that time but also erasing previous memories..."

That should be an Authority of the Gods...

However, is it an operation involving the flow of time or an area of large-scale rewriting phenomena?

The white horse, wild boar, and tornado, plus that mysterious domain capable of halting a large expanse of space, left Erica’s thoughts muddled, unable to imagine what kind of gods would display such features. Or perhaps it’s a combination of traits from two or more Defiant Gods or Divine Beasts?

"Forget it, let’s not dwell on this, we should leave here for now..."

Shaking her head, Erica raised her head, and very earnestly said: "I keeps getting the feeling that we’re being watched, maybe it’s that the Official History Compilation Committee has already made a move, probably sending people over to investigate..."