Olivier and Aurora (5.5K)

Nelson's body collapsed limply to the ground.

"I'm sorry, Master, Lord Alpha. But Delta thinks it would be better to deal with this guy."

Delta scratched her head, somewhat embarrassed.

"It doesn't matter."

Mahiro stepped forward and patted the dog's head, comforting it, "But next time Delta, you'd better make sure you're sure about your prey."

"How could that be? Delta is very skilled at hunting!"

"Really? Then look at the corpses at your feet."

"?"

Delta looked down and saw that Nelson, whose heart had been ripped out, first cracked into several pieces, then slowly crumbled and collapsed from the edges, and finally disappeared completely.

This is not how a normal person dies.

It looked exactly like a shattered mirror...

"Delta, this is your first lesson. From now on, you can only consider it a success if you're absolutely certain your prey is dead."

Mahiro suddenly raised the Demon-Slaying Holy Sword and swung it aside.

Hiss--

A figure was suddenly torn in two.

That person was none other than Nelson, who had just disappeared as a corpse!

But after the corpse was split in two, it did not die. Instead, it split into two individuals, becoming two Nelson!

"Delta, the rest is up to you. Have fun!"

"I understand!"

Delta's lips curled into a bloodthirsty grin as he lunged at Nelson, his hands on the ground.

"Like a wild beast..."

Nelson gritted his teeth as he resisted Delta's attack.

He originally intended to break through this corridor and pull the people here directly to the vicinity of the Sanctuary's core, which would greatly increase his chances of winning.

But to his surprise, he couldn't control it; he couldn't break through this corridor!

"Idiot."

Mahiro chuckled and gave the most accurate assessment.

How could he possibly control the memory corridor made of magic right in front of him?

That's utterly delusional!

"Don't we need any help?"

Alpha was a little worried as he watched Delta having a great time there.

"No need, just leave it to Delta."

Mahiro replied, "I'm more curious about what's wrong with Epsilon? Why does he look so unhappy?"

"Um... Yotsuba Clan, I'll speak for you."

Beta raised her hand, stepped forward, and spoke softly and weakly.

She's still using the pseudonym of bestselling author Natsume.

However, after Beta whispered in his ear, Mahiro burst out laughing.

"Oh, I see..."

"My lord, don't listen to that fellow's nonsense! I didn't!"

"Oh dear, I didn't say anything."

"You..."

Epsilon and Beta started fighting on the spot, like needles clashing against wheat awns.

What Beta had just told him was simple: a guy named Executioner next to Nelson accidentally severed Epsilon's chest.

Although it was made of slime and quickly regenerated, fooling Alexia and Rose, how could it possibly fool the other members of the courtyard?

So it's no wonder she was sulking there.

After all, Epsilon has a very arrogant personality.

Born into nobility, she is beautiful, intelligent, talented in martial arts, and possesses a strong sense of self-respect.

Even among elves, she could be considered a perfect being.

However, this perfection was shattered in the Shadow Garden.

Her supposedly amazing martial arts talent was completely outmatched, and she even ranked second to last!

The main reason he came in last place was because he was a complete idiot with absolutely no athletic ability!

If we compare looks, although she has the advantage, among the Seven Shadows of the Shadow Garden, she can only be tied with a few others, let alone surpass Alpha.

It's simply impossible.

Looking at her figure, she's at the very bottom of the list.

This is because, in the Epsilon family lineage, every woman has a petite and flat figure; this is ingrained deep in their blood.

So she became obsessed with using slimes to improve her figure, disguising herself day after day, to the point that she herself believed it to be true.

That's how they managed to tie with Beta.

I now have a slight advantage in the Shadow Garden.

But this advantage was exposed by a damn bastard, and in a fit of rage, she tore him to pieces.

Even so, her anger remained unabated, especially after seeing the genuine product hanging on Beta's chest...

That made me even angrier!

"Alright, alright, being small has its advantages, you know. Being small is quite cute too."

Mahiro comforted Epsilon.

But for some reason, Alexia's face turned red.

Epsilon looked at him with teary eyes.

"My lord...I..."

"Alright, how about I tell you and you a story, about this research institute and the Diabolos Cult?"

Upon hearing this, Epsilon immediately stopped crying.

Even Beta pulled out her little notebook, ready to take notes.

Everyone else also prepared to listen intently, even Aurora had the same expression.

Yotsuba Mahiro: "..."

Is it really that attractive?

And Aurora, wasn't it right here that you transformed into a demon?!

Mahiro sighed softly, then looked at Alpha and asked, "Since you were able to get here, you must have encountered 'her,' right?"

"Yes, we found her. 'She' is right there."

The "she" they were referring to was Olivier. Alpha had long known about his origins, and today that knowledge was finally confirmed.

She was indeed a direct descendant of Olivier, possessing the exact same face as the legendary Olivier.

At that moment, Olivier stood not far away, as if waiting for them.

Only after Mahiro did she slowly begin to walk.

However, with each step she took, her mature appearance began to shrink, gradually turning her from mature to childlike.

Without realizing it, she had transformed into a little girl.

Little Olivier walked straight through the iron bars and went into the cell, where she curled up in a ball.

Moreover, after little Olivier entered the prison, varying numbers of children also appeared in the surrounding prisons.

They were all wearing matching white robes.

Boys, girls, humans, elves, orcs.

Aside from their young age and clothing, they had almost nothing in common.

They were the research targets of the institute; the cult collected these homeless children to conduct experiments on Diablos's demonization.

The cult once collected the blood of Diablos, the Demon King of the Fourth Otherworld, and discovered the secret of immortality. They then planned to use these children to recreate Diablos in order to achieve eternal immortality.

Unfortunately, these children have a low compatibility rate, especially the males.

Almost anyone who comes into contact with Diablos's blood will die.

The girl's body was covered in black sores, and she seemed to have gone mad, banging her head against the walls, scratching at them with her fingernails, and rolling violently on the ground.

It seems they are trying to escape the pain in this way.

"It's a [Demonic Possession]..."

"Yes, that is indeed the truth and origin of Demonic Possession."

Anything unable to adapt to this power, any existence whose magic falls into chaos, will turn into a lump of rotten flesh.

This is the ending.

But just when these researchers were at their wits' end, the first adaptor was born.

One of the legendary three heroes, a beautiful blonde elf girl--

Olivier.

Chapter 218 Olivier and Aurora (5.5K)

Olivier's successful fusion, without any rejection reaction, brought hope to the researchers.

However, after testing, it was found that her form was not the new Diablos that had been imagined.

Her blood lost that power of immortality.

On the contrary, his magical power and physical constitution became exceptionally strong, meaning he inherited Diablos's power.

Therefore, these researchers came up with a bold and crazy idea—

Hunting the Fourth Demon King Diablos.

This is to obtain more genes for research.

Although Olivier gained power, she remained obedient to the church, hoping to defeat the Demon King and bring salvation to the world, and hoping for peace to come to this world.

But such a crazy idea and plan naturally failed.

The research institute, or rather the cult, paid a heavy price; many people died.

However, Olivier ultimately succeeded in severing Diablos's left arm.

As a result, the research institute obtained even more Diablos blood.

Their plans were thus expanded.

Then a second and a third adaptor emerged --

These are the legendary orc hero Lilim and the human hero Freya.

In addition, they created something that they considered closest to a successful product.

That person was—

"Aurora, the 'Witch of Calamity,' also known as Diabolos."

His words, like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, gradually pieced together the truth of history from that year before everyone's eyes.

And the last, hidden fragment, after being fitted together with a crisp sound, finally made everything complete and clear.