Recruitment from the Demon King

Steve stared blankly at the enormous Magic Array vanishing from the sky!

"Yes!"

Yun Feiyang pointed at the Magic Array still beneath Steve's feet. "Now, other than sacrificing yourself, there's nothing you can do!"

"Why?"

Steve glared at Yun Feiyang and roared, "Why do you insist on opposing me? I only wanted revenge. Did that get in your way?"

Yun Feiyang said calmly, "I won't stop you from taking revenge. Those scum deserve to die anyway. But dragging innocent people into it is unacceptable, especially an entire village!"

"They all deserve to die! Every last one of them deserves to die!"

Yun Feiyang sneered. There was no reasoning with someone this mentally warped!

"You..."

Steve's expression suddenly changed drastically, becoming one of utter terror!

"No, don't! Don't!"

He clutched his head in agony as the Magic Array beneath his feet spun faster and faster, growing increasingly crimson!

It's here. The backlash has begun!

What will happen?

"No! Please, spare me!"

"Spare you? Hehehe..."

An ethereal voice suddenly rang out from the void!

"Without a sacrifice, you still dreamed of gaining my power? Foolish mortal!"

Yun Feiyang's expression changed. "Hey, hey, hey... no way, right?"

Mira fearfully tugged at Yun Feiyang's clothes. "Could it really be Satan?"

Douglas was even worse off, trembling all over in fright. If he could have escaped, he would have fled long ago!

"As punishment, let your soul serve as the passage for my descent! Hahaha..."

Darkness suddenly surged out of the Magic Array, enveloping Steve.

"No!"

Yun Feiyang roared at Douglas, "What are you standing around for? Stop him! Otherwise, you'll be the first to die!"

Douglas finally came to his senses. His Scepter continuously released light, bombarding the darkness!

But it had no effect at all!

Yun Feiyang grew anxious. "Village chief, that's Satan! You expect me to deal with a Demon King?"

Was this a joke? What kind of being was a Demon King, and who was he? How could he possibly fight one?

The village chief was panicking too. "I didn't know this would happen!"

"This isn't an ordinary mission anymore. It's S... no, not even a Hundred-Year Mission could compare to this!"

"Then what do you want? Don't tell me you're thinking of leaving now? What about us?"

"We need more money!"

"What?"

The village chief stared blankly. Was this guy joking?

Yun Feiyang said seriously, "The mission difficulty has increased, so we need more money. Otherwise, I'm not doing it!"

"Fine, more money, more money! Whatever you say, as long as you can protect this village!"

"Deal. You said it yourself!"

Mira rolled her eyes. Why did she suddenly have such a strong urge to complain at a time like this?

"Hey, stop fooling around. Are you sure you can handle Satan?"

"Who knows... Wait!"

Yun Feiyang reached out to retrieve the Compass Key. The Rune Barrier might not work on Satan, but he had to try. What if it did?

Just as he was about to touch the Compass Key, the unlocking succeeded, and the barrier amicably vanished!

Yun Feiyang's mouth twitched, and he wanted nothing more than to slap himself a few times!

As if things were not bad enough, the darkness surrounding Steve disappeared!

Steve was still Steve, but his appearance had changed completely!

His face was still the same, but his body had transformed into that of a Demon, with a pair of black bat wings on his back and a huge tail.

His aura had changed even more drastically, becoming lofty and domineering, as deep and unfathomable as an abyss!

Closing his eyes to sense his surroundings, Satan muttered, "A world abandoned by Gods and Demons? It has some value, at least!"

"What do we do? What do we do?"

Even Mira, usually so carefree, was overcome with fear!

"Feiyang Nii-chan, are we all going to die?"

The village chief was even more direct. "Mage, get up there and defeat this Demon!"

Yun Feiyang's mouth twitched. He really thought highly of him!

"You leave first, quickly!"

"But you..."

"Stop dawdling! You'll only get in my way!"

"Then be careful!"

Mira, the other three, and the village chief hurried away, taking Little White with them.

Satan glanced in their direction without the slightest concern, turning his attention to Douglas instead.

"An apostle who serves the light? That aura is as irritating as ever!"

"Y-you... what do you want?"

It was not that Douglas did not want to run. His legs were shaking so badly that he could not move at all!

"Though I hate your aura, I rather like your soul!"

"Don't come over here! Don't come any closer!"

While Satan's attention was on Douglas, Yun Feiyang hurriedly took out the Crystal Ball to call for help.

But no matter how much Magic Power he poured into it, the Crystal Ball did not react in the slightest!

He looked up. "Because of this barrier? Damn Steve, you're still hurting people even after death!"

Well, now no one in the entire village could escape. Had nothing changed in the end?

On the other side, Douglas's attacks from his Scepter had no effect on Satan whatsoever.

Satan flashed before Douglas, grabbed him by the throat, and lifted him up before opening his mouth and inhaling!

A white mass floated out of Douglas's body and was sucked into Satan.

Douglas's body went rigid, and he fell completely silent!

Satan closed his eyes with an expression of enjoyment. "That hypocritical flavor... very nice!"

Then he turned his gaze toward Yun Feiyang and asked curiously, "Aren't you running?"

Yun Feiyang sighed. "It's not that I don't want to. I can't!"

Satan raised his head at the barrier. "Because of this?"

"Do you know the origin of Magic?"

Yun Feiyang shook his head. "No, and I'm not interested. As far as I'm concerned, being able to use it is enough!"

Satan smiled and continued on his own, "Magic originated from the fusion of witchcraft and supernatural power. Demons were the ones who truly systematized and developed it. Otherwise, it would not be called Magic."

Was that so? Perhaps that was how things were in this world!

Yun Feiyang did not know, and he truly did not care!

Satan flicked a finger, sending a black sphere flying into the sky.

The black sphere was formed from Magic Script, with a rune pattern operating within it.

The moment the Rune Barrier touched the black sphere, it melted away like snow, vanishing in an instant!

Satan acted as though he had done something trivial. "This rune pattern is far too crude. I can break it effortlessly."

Yun Feiyang shouted, "Your Majesty the Demon King is mighty! As expected of Satan, that was incredible!"

Look at that, this was what a true master of rune patterns looked like!

"Are you still not running now?"

Yun Feiyang shook his head again. "It's not that I don't want to. I can't!"

"Why? Because of those ants behind you?"

Yun Feiyang sighed. "I want to leave too, but I accepted the mission, so I have a responsibility. I must protect them. Those ants you speak of are my fellow people!"

"Even if it means death?"

"Yes!"

"Don't you think that is foolish?"

"Foolish? It depends on the person. This is a matter of integrity. Everyone has to stand by something!"

"You are quite remarkable!"

Satan made no effort to conceal the admiration in his eyes. "Though merely a boy, you make me feel as though I am facing a wise man. You are far superior to those hypocritical deities!"

"Wow!"

Yun Feiyang said exaggeratedly, "To be praised by Satan, Lord of Hell—now that would really make me look good!"

"Hehe... What do you say? Would you like to follow me?"

Well then, the Demon King had directly extended an olive branch!