Cheers erupted before the Heavenly King Hall.
A group stepped down from the flying vessel.
Besides Xiao Qiyue, there were two other Kings with equally powerful auras.
But what drew even more attention was the stretcher carried by four team members at the rear. On it lay a huge, hideous Demon King Corpse, its Demonic Energy not yet fully dispersed!
A ghastly hole gaped where its heart should have been!
"It's King Chen and the others!"
"My god! They killed a Demon King!"
"That's the Orcus Demon King, one of the Undead Demon God's subordinates! I know him—they called him the Bone Monarch. He was incredibly powerful, and they still killed him. That's... that's amazing!"
"Humanity Will Win!"
Even louder cheers and excited chatter broke out across Central Square.
As the group descended from the vessel, they heard the warm welcome and couldn't help smiling.
Only Xiao Qiyue, walking at the very back, seemed to sense something. Her gaze passed through the cheering crowd and landed squarely on a familiar figure at the edge of Central Square.
Their eyes met.
All around them were thunderous cheers, the glory of their triumph, and comrades gathered close.
Yet amid the clamor, their gazes held across the sea of people.
Neither needed to say a word.
A quiet sweetness spread through their hearts.
The cheers in Central Square before the Heavenly King Hall had yet to die down, and the returning team was still the center of attention.
"Qiyue."
Su Ye strode forward.
But then...
Someone moved faster than Su Ye, sweeping in like a whirlwind to block Xiao Qiyue and the others.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Brilliant Magic Salute Cannons fired skyward, bursting into dazzling showers of flowers.
Attendants who had long been waiting nearby hurried forward with large bouquets of precious