Asmodeus Appears!

Horst looked up and saw it was Allen from another subjugation route!

"Cough... it's you, Allen. I'm so sorry, I wasn't prepared. Carlton ambushed me. That guy attacked me from behind when I wasn't paying attention. If my defense hadn't been high, I might have died. Eve reacted quickly and dodged the sneak attack, but I don't know where she is now." Horst gritted his teeth as he spoke of his ordeal, struggling to get up from the ground.

Seeing this, Allen quickly cast a spell to temporarily stop the bleeding from Horst's wounds. He then carefully helped him up. Just then, the Mage who had been fighting Horst spoke with a cold laugh, "Well, well, look what we have here. Another useless idiot who doesn't know his place! Are you guys like cockroaches? You just keep coming back, no matter how many we kill!"

Allen acted as if he hadn't heard the provocative words, completely ignoring the Mage. At this moment, all his attention was focused on the injured Horst. He steadily supported Horst to a safer spot nearby, telling him to rest there while he dealt with the situation.

After settling Horst down, Allen turned back and said to him with a determined expression, "Brother Horst, you rest here for a while. Leave the rest to me. Trust me, this fight will be over quickly."

Upon hearing this, Horst tightly gripped Allen's hand, his face filled with worry. He urgently warned, "Allen, this enemy is not simple. His magic is very strange. Based on my previous fight with him, it seems like the same magic those Demons use. I've never seen this kind of magic before, so you must be extremely careful!"

Facing Horst's concern and warning, Allen gently patted his hand and reassured him, "Don't worry, Brother Horst, leave it to me!" With that, Allen turned to face the Mage in front of him.

Looking at the shirtless man in front of him, whose arm was wrapped in a giant snake tattoo, Allen said expressionlessly, "You're Seo Ramsey, right? Have you thought about how you want to die?"

Hearing his name, Seo was first slightly startled, a hint of surprise on his face. But he quickly regained his arrogant demeanor, a wicked smile curling his lips as he responded disdainfully, "Hmph, and who are you, some little bastard who crawled out from who knows where? How dare you speak my lord's name so casually!"

After a brief pause, Seo seemed to feel that his previous words lacked sufficient intimidation. He deliberately intensified his tone and roared fiercely, "Rather, you should be the one thinking about how you want to die!"

However, as soon as Seo's words fell, Allen's figure flickered, and he instantly appeared before Seo like a phantom. At the same time, Gram, held tightly in his right hand, flashed with a cold glint and thrust directly down at Seo.

Seo's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief. He had not expected Allen's speed to be so astonishing. Seeing the incredibly sharp Gram about to pierce his body, Seo had no time to think. Instinctively, he crossed his arms in front of his chest to block.

With a loud "Bang," Gram struck Seo's arms heavily. The immense force sent Seo flying backward like a cannonball, crashing through several walls before coming to a halt.

Allen stood his ground, his gaze locked on the disheveled Seo in the distance. He clearly saw that at the moment Gram hit Seo, scales identical to those he had seen when fighting Malcolm appeared on Seo's arm.

"What did you sacrifice to Asmodeus this time?"

Seo was initially shocked that Allen's attack could penetrate his defenses. Hearing Allen call out Asmodeus's name angered him, but Allen didn't give him much time to react. His figure flickered, and he appeared above Seo, Gram's spearhead pointing down, aimed directly at Seo's head.

Just as Gram was about to strike Seo, several tendrils of magic suddenly shot out from his body.

"Touch of Destruction!"

Individual tendrils were easily shattered by Gram, but Seo continuously summoned more Touches of Destruction from his body, intending to slow Allen's attack.

Seo's plan was sound, but since Allen had decided not to waste time, he wouldn't linger on this minor obstacle for too long.

"Holy Spear Slash!"

Gram's surface instantly shone with a dazzling light. The Touches of Destruction were torn apart before they could even touch Gram. Sensing danger, Seo performed the same action as Malcolm had before, attempting to merge with Asmodeus's clone.

But Allen's attack power was different now.

Seo's fusion was quick, completed in less than a second. A giant snake suddenly appeared on the street, but in the next moment, Gram pierced directly into the snake's head. The impact from Gram instantly pulverized Seo's head.

"No... Impossible!!!"

The giant snake, which had only appeared a short while ago, transformed back into Seo's appearance, though his head was now shattered.

Horst, seeing that his difficult opponent couldn't even withstand two moves from Allen, was also greatly shocked. But then he thought that only someone as strong as Allen would warrant Carlton spending so much effort to deal with him.

While Horst was lost in thought, Allen walked over and said to him, "Brother Horst, you should leave the city first, then contact your Guild and report the situation here. Have the leaders of the Ice Crystal Federation send someone to take over quickly."

Seeing Allen about to leave after speaking, Horst asked him, "Allen, what are you going to do?"

"Go save more people!"

With those words, Allen quickly ran forward. Encouraged by Allen, Horst also regained his spirits and contacted his Guild leader.

As Allen continued to advance, a colossal magic circle emitting a purple glow inexplicably appeared in the center of the city. Accompanied by a deafening roar, a sky-shattering hiss of a giant snake erupted from the unfathomably deep magic circle.

Immediately after, the phantom of the giant snake that had previously appeared in Almond Town materialized in Irkutsk.

The giant snake's body was as thick as a mountain, covered in dark green scales that glinted with a cold, sinister light. It opened its cavernous maw, its sharp fangs sending shivers down one's spine, as if it were about to swallow the entire world. The black smoke spewing from its mouth filled the air, and upon touching some leaves, they dissolved instantly.

Allen's expression instantly turned grim. He stared intently at the colossal creature before him, pondering in his heart, "No wonder the Serpent's Lair collaborated with the Dark Magic Group, and chose this place. It seems they really planned this for a long time."

At this moment, Asmodeus seemed to have sensed Allen's presence. Its eyes, as large as lanterns, were fixed intently in Allen's direction. With a low roar, Asmodeus rapidly swung its massive tail, lunging at Allen like an arrow released from a bow.

Allen's heart tightened. He could clearly sense the immense magic power contained within Asmodeus. Facing such a powerful opponent, Allen knew that confronting it head-on in his current state would be like throwing an egg against a rock. Thus, he chose to go all out!

"Full Body Reception - LordKnightmon!"

During his months in Magnolia, Allen had focused on training his physical strength to better adapt to the physical burden of receiving LordKnightmon's power.

"Touch of Destruction!"

From Asmodeus's massive body, countless terrifying Touches of Destruction erupted! The sheer number of these Touches of Destruction was astonishing, blotting out the sky as they roared upwards. Once in the air, they descended like rain, smashing down towards Allen with unstoppable force.

At this moment, after successfully receiving LordKnightmon's power, Allen's movements became incredibly agile and nimble. He weaved through the dense Touches of Destruction like a phantom, skillfully exploiting the not-so-small gaps, dodging left and right. However, the terrifying damage caused by these Touches of Destruction far exceeded his initial expectations.

When these Touches of Destruction struck the ground heavily, they didn't cause violent explosions as imagined. Instead, like strong acid meeting metal, they instantly dissolved, leaving behind deep, bottomless craters on the ground.

Seeing this, Allen, though he believed in Aegis's defense, did not want to take the risk.

Seeing Asmodeus continuously firing Touches of Destruction, Allen decided to close the distance first.

Allen used his superb footwork to quickly approach Asmodeus. When he was still about ten meters away, Allen leaped high into the air, the tip of Gram in his hand glowing.

"Royal Spear Strike!"

Allen shouted, and a massive beam of light shot rapidly towards Asmodeus's head.

Asmodeus's massive body meant his agility was lacking. The Royal Spear Strike directly hit his jaw.

BOOM!!!

Asmodeus's head was thrown back. The Royal Spear Strike blasted a visible wound on his jaw, but it healed almost instantly.

"This recovery rate!!!"

Allen stared grimly at Asmodeus's self-healing ability. This was truly troublesome!

After being attacked, the Touch of Destruction paused its firing. At this moment, an angry Asmodeus had a black halo appear around his head. This halo slowly transformed into small, dark demonic snakes, lunging at Allen with bared fangs and claws.

"Shadow Bind Strangulation!"