As they walked, they adjusted their condition, but the nine of them were breathing harder and harder.
"We can't stop. There are still many people waiting for us to rescue them," Lynn said firmly.
Arthur nodded, his face set with resolve. "We'll keep going until peace returns to Chaos Land."
The Seven Heroes nodded as well.
Determination showed on every face.
They all knew the road ahead was fraught with danger and challenges.
But they were ready.
For world peace—scratch that. For the Protagonist Halo, they were willing to give everything.
As long as they had the halo, they could come back to life even if they died.
Their adventure was clearly full of danger and uncertainty.
But none of them gave up.
They went through another series of grueling battles.
Those battles involved deception and betrayal—demons could disguise themselves as one of the group.
They had to play Werewolf Kill, trusting one another to identify the impostor.
Demons weren't merely reckless brutes.
Different worlds had different ideas of what demons were.
In some, demons were pure force, in contrast to the cunning of devils.
In others, they embodied evil and devilry together.
In this world, demons were clearly both cunning and vicious.
Fortunately, the nine of them seemed to have some unseen guidance.
At last, they reached the heart of the demons' territory.
The place reeked of darkness and evil.
An oppressive presence filled the air, almost choking them.
There, they encountered the most powerful demon they had ever faced—the Lord of Darkness.
The Lord of Darkness stood before them.
He was not huge, but he had four pairs of black wings and was extraordinarily agile.
That made him one of the most troublesome bosses.
Crimson scales covered his body, and his eyes gleamed with intelligence and cunning.
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