Inside the Royal Palace Regency Hall, countless Great Demon Race members stood utterly motionless, transformed into statues. Only two figures stood on the brown carpet directly before the throne.
It was like a historical corridor carved from the Heroic Poems of the demons and vampires, something that had never vanished from the art of the Demon Realm.
"McCarthy, you..."
The Fallen Lord stood upon the raised platform before the throne. Light gradually rippled through her dim silver eyes as she stared blankly at the figure who had been the first among the demons to awaken.
Originally, because the Fourth Progenitor could use the Sixth Progenitor's Blood Destruction authority for some unknown reason, she had been forced to hold back the Fourth Progenitor's self-detonation with all her strength, regardless of the cost.
Now, the vampires had surely never imagined that the demons also possessed someone nearly immune to the Fallen Gentle Land!
"The palace barrier can hold out a little longer! Hurry and awaken the other Great Demon Race members. The Midnight Lord should wake up fastest!"
Fallen Lord Kali Yella reminded Lanchi.
"We may not have enough time. I'll deal with him."
Lanchi spoke without turning his head.
The instant he had regained consciousness, he had analyzed the situation and tried to awaken Lei Mingqing beside him. However, Lei Mingqing was deeply trapped in her dream. By the time he woke her, the Tenth Progenitor Ulysses would probably have completely broken through the palace barrier and reached the princess's throne.
This was Lanchi's first time facing a Bishop-level Tier 8 powerhouse alone. It was also the worst possible Final Battle that could appear in a Tier 7 hell-difficulty Shadow World.
Under ordinary circumstances, victory would require a group of Tier 7 powerhouses to coordinate perfectly, fight as a team, and