Chapter 987 - 39: The Opportunity for the Third Magic, the Hero Who Annihilates the Demon King

Chapter 987: Chapter 39: The Opportunity for the Third Magic, the Hero Who Annihilates the Demon King

"Alright, alright, I’ll be right back... Before that, Great Demon King, could I borrow your beloved ride, the Durahan, for a bit?"

"Granted, hurry and return quickly..."

From not far away, inside the old apartment building, a short conversation could be heard as the door opened. Ashiya Shiro walked out, still glancing back, speaking to Masaaki Oda inside respectfully, maintaining the Great Demon King’s dignity in front of outsiders.

—Even though that human boy was about to be recruited by the Great Demon King, joining the honorable Demon King’s Army and becoming one of its members...

—But undeniably, before that, he was indeed still an outsider...

Ashiya Shiro mainly considered that the current Demon King’s Army lacked confidence, with just himself and the Great Demon King maintaining appearances. As he had always been a househusband, they could only rely on the Great Demon King working alone to make ends meet. The Demon King Castle didn’t carry the majestic grandeur from the Ante Yisula World either...

To be precise, it wasn’t even a matter of grandeur anymore...

On Earth, the Demon King Castle was merely room 201 of this old apartment building...

With an area of less than ten square meters, plus the kitchen and bathroom, it seemed even more cramped...

It looked like the kind of struggle in a slum, far from even aspiring to a middle-class life, much less solving basic living needs stably—that’s how Ashiya Shiro felt by putting himself in others’ shoes, finding it too shabby and not something to show off.

Let alone a Great Demon planning to conquer the world...

Even a low-level phone scam team wouldn’t be this down-and-out, right?

That’s what Ashiya Shiro thought, but without resources, they couldn’t improve the conditions of the Earth Demon King Castle. All they could do was focus on small details for appearances.

For example, putting effort into etiquette, showing respect and deference to the Great Demon King as much as possible, making his attitude appear genuine and beyond reproach...

This should, more or less, add some credibility, right?

Even Ashiya Shiro wasn’t sure, as he sighed, came downstairs, and pushed the bike the Great Demon King used for work. Whatever the case, he’d have to plow ahead, hoping that young man lacked life experience and they could bluff it through...

Even hosting a banquet needed to be impressive, which was another financial strain. Plus, the Great Demon King planned to pay that young man a salary—how would they get through the next month?

Feeling increasingly troubled, Ashiya Shiro sighed as he pushed the bike, not yet out of the yard, when he caught sight of a blood donation van at the street corner.

He paused slightly, looking at the price on the notice board. For a moment, this Great Demon felt his soul was sinking, as if pulled into an abyss. His heart pounded uncontrollably, sensing the endless temptation and allure.

......

...

Without any effort, with just a trivial amount of money spent, they successfully drew several vials of blood from Ashiya Shiro.

Gu Mo, satisfied, packed up his equipment, planning to return tomorrow for another round... With no feelings of guilt or conscience, it was just mutual benefit. After all, looking at Ashiya Shiro’s pale face but energetic steps, who knows—

This Great Demon might feel he made a profit.

Perhaps it really was so, as even if they worked tirelessly day and night, exhausting themselves, they couldn’t earn such a sum in six months, even losing a lot in hospital expenses... Now, just by drawing some blood, with temporary weakness, they could earn this substantial, no-side-effects reward. It certainly seemed like the other side was the one truly profiting.

I really am too conscientious, never would I end up on a lamp post...

Gu Mo thought this, raising a tube of the blood sample like examining a fine piece of craftsmanship.

The freshly drawn blood, full of life, though lacking magic power, wasn’t short on general Life Force. Despite its vitality fading, the loss was slow, especially after Gu Mo casually extracted time from it, halting its state of change.

If analyzed, it probably wouldn’t reveal much of anything.

All test results would point to one conclusion—this sample belonged to an ordinary human with no special traits.

Gu Mo, however, was different, with his grasp of evolution, he could read the genetic information of life forms on a fundamental level. Just from touching this living sample, he could gather many useful clues, things previously unseen now faintly emerged.

"Angels are modified organisms related to the ’Foundation’ singularity and the ’Kingdom’ singularity, while Demons are modified only through the ’Kingdom’ singularity..."

Recollecting his data, he swiftly locked onto the source.

"The ’Kingdom’ singularity governs material, the ’Foundation’ singularity governs spirit, so the intersection of the two lies the opportunity for Soul Materialization?"

Perhaps so.

But to unravel its secrets, further experiments were necessary, and just having Ashiya Shiro’s sample wasn’t enough. Masaaki Oda’s also needed collection. Conveniently, Lucifer had arrived, and could be used as a comparison group later.

He had a premonition, opening his system panel to check.

Through continuous accumulation, the progress of the Third Magic was quite encouraging, but indeed the advancement was increasingly sluggish... Lately, it seemed almost stagnant, as if stuck at the final point, the progress bar seemingly frozen.

Also, regarding the Einzbern family’s magical guidebooks, centuries of knowledge accumulation, including the samples from the Big and Small Holy Grails, all these had been thoroughly analyzed countless times, and could no longer provide innovative, valuable information.

Gu Mo had to seek out other areas to attempt completing the crucial puzzle.

The Third Magic is Soul Materialization, upon completion, it will provide an endless Magic Power Source through the perpetual motion of the soul... Gu Mo always had some speculations about the realization form of this "endless Magic Power Source," and now felt he had found the most likely path.

What is the main source of power conversion?

If the soul is immortal, never aging or dying, then what can be self-produced and self-sold, endlessly?

"Hey! You bastard..."

A voice sounding like gritted teeth came from not far away, interrupting Gu Mo’s contemplation. He looked up, and the test tube in his hand conveniently disappeared from view.

At the end of the street over there was a brisk young girl in a red dress with blonde hair, seemingly a little exasperated as she quickly walked over.

"Oh, it’s Miss Erica, good morning..."

Gu Mo raised his hand and greeted her with a smile, his tone and expression natural.

"Good morning my foot!" Seeing his appearance, Erica felt a rush of anger, and she walked over, furious, surveying the person in front of her. Noticing his carefree demeanor, her anger flared even more, "Where did you run off to so early in the morning? Leaving without a word? Do you know how long we’ve been looking for you?"

"Oh, I saw you all were sleeping so soundly, so I didn’t want to wake you up, just planned to go out and buy some breakfast..." The young man lied without blinking, while also showing a hint of appropriate curiosity and confusion, "But I didn’t go out for long, just intended to buy breakfast and return, what do you need me for?"

Erica was momentarily stunned, then took a deep breath to relieve the pressure in her head.

She stared at the person in front of her with a complex expression, gritting her teeth and asking, "It just happened last night, did you forget already?"

How can you have no sense of danger at all?

She had talked too much and too long last night, combined with the previous exhaustion, and inadvertently fell asleep on the sofa in the living room. When Miss Emi, who also overslept, hurriedly and anxiously woke her up, she found it was already broad daylight...

And the guy opposite had long disappeared.

Erica, who hadn’t completely let go of her doubts, always felt there was definitely a secret hidden behind this person being watched. Naturally, she was taken aback and went out with Miss Brave, anxiously and angrily searching everywhere for someone’s whereabouts...

"I haven’t forgotten... But now it’s daytime, will that thing appear?"

Gu Mo’s expression slightly stiffened, seemingly realizing belatedly, and carefully looked around, observing the surroundings.

Erica immediately felt exasperated, she gritted her teeth, "If you don’t know, don’t run around, don’t act without permission..."

This person just started contacting this world yesterday, doesn’t know many common sense things, and probably hasn’t adjusted his worldview so quickly. Someone who is unconsciously caught in mysterious situations but lacks sufficient awareness is the most troublesome.

......

...

On the other side——

"Found Mr. Gu Mo? That’s great, I’m going back now..."

Putting down the phone, the girl with rosy pink hair immediately breathed a sigh of relief. She put her phone into her bag and turned to leave. The next moment, her pupils suddenly contracted.

"You... you are..."

At some unknown time, a young boy stood behind her.

With a dignified appearance, possessing an indescribable androgynous beauty, the robe on his body was obviously shabby, yet bizarrely gave off a holy, radiant feeling——exactly the boy who had appeared at the baseball field before, and was her initial target of contact!

How could...

He suddenly come looking for me...

Feeling the emptiness inside her, devoid of any holy power, Amilia gritted her teeth, struggling to maintain her composure.

The boy, with a strange glance, surveyed her.

Moments later, he suddenly spoke, "It has appeared... the Hero to annihilate the Demon King, but why so weak? Or, were you also annihilating a Demon King in another world before?"

What?

How does he know?

Amilia was momentarily startled, then subconsciously nodded.

"Indeed? The more diligent the Hero, the faster they wear down... Seems like it’s almost that time." Velaslana gently nodded, sighing softly.

Velaslana was talking about the matter of the "King of the End," who is the Hero supposed to correct the world and annihilate all Demon Kings. As the executor of the ancient pact, when the gods named in the pact lose their lives under the tyranny of the Godslayer, it’s the king of kings, the strongest steel among the gods, who must deliver a retaliatory strike.

As for the "other worlds" mentioned, it’s because the "King of the End" is summoned in various parallel worlds and might go to parallel worlds to carry out the destiny of eliminating the Godslayer.

Miss Brave knew nothing of this, she was only startled by this person seeing through her origins at a glance, causing a tumultuous storm in her heart, and she subconsciously admitted it.

The two weren’t even talking about the same thing...

Under the activation of "coincidence," "probability," or "fate," "inhibition force," a butterfly’s wings lightly fluttered, aiming to create a huge storm in the future.