Withered Destroyer Artorius
The gaunt archdemon standing where it was paid no attention to Mogeluo Ga, who was killing Infernal Warriors in the distance.
To it, Infernal Warriors were merely summons from the Demon Codex.
It raised its head and looked up at the firmament, surveying this unusual world as it considered its surroundings.
This was a domain exclusive to the Defense Challenge. There was no sun in the sky, no clouds, no azure atmosphere, much less birds crying as they flew into the distance.
There was only a layer of softly glowing firmament, making this world seem somewhat strange and unreal.
It was originally a temporary challenge domain custom-built by the Lord System. Its underlying rules were incomplete, and it existed for only twenty-four hours to serve the Defense Challenge.
The Lord System had wielded its great power to create billions of temporary challenge zones.
At the same time, it had deployed vast numbers of Defense Challenge enemies of varying strength for the lords to challenge.
The gaunt archdemon could clearly sense the falseness of this world, just as it could sense its own damaged body.
Upon closer inspection, although there were no obvious wounds on its body, a short blade was embedded in its heart and each of its collarbones. The three short blades had silver-textured hilts and were sized for human use.
Thus, on the gaunt demon's body, which stood over thirty meters tall, they were like three splinters stuck into an ordinary person.
It lowered its head and looked at the three short blades in its body. When it raised its head again, its expression had turned solemn, and the Sacrificial Fire on its body no longer surged and waned, becoming deep and steady instead.
Sacrificial Fire was usually an eerie green, but it did not