In the following days, the hero squads arriving at the Wall of Holy Magic began executing their missions one after another.
Lu Mo and Cecilia were no exception.
The first mission Solaris accepted was to reclaim stolen supplies from a squad of demons.
This was the highest difficulty mission available to them after completing their identity verification.
The other young men and women had seen the mission, but after a single glance at the difficulty and requirements, they had all shrunk back. Only Solaris had accepted it without a word.
“This is your first time facing the demon race. Would you like to switch to a simpler mission?”
Even the staff member on the side couldn’t help but speak up, trying to persuade her to give up.
“No, this one will do,” Solaris replied. “A mission like this is only worth executing if it’s a challenge, isn’t it? If I were to fear the demons like this, I don’t think I would be worthy of being a Sequence Hero.”
Her gaze swept over the other members, whose bodies were trembling slightly, and then over Lu Mo, who stood with a calm expression, shielding Cecilia slightly.
“They… wouldn’t be worthy of being in my squad either.”
In the end, the group set out.
They left the outer wall of the Wall of Holy Magic and truly stepped into the Corrupted Land.
“This place…”
As soon as they stepped onto that grayish-black earth, one of the girls in the squad let out a trembling whisper.
the aura of the Demon Realm rushed toward them — chaotic, filthy, and viscous, as if it wanted to drag her body and soul into the abyss together.
In this environment, her abilities were also heavily restricted.
This region had been eroded by the power flowing from the Emperor of Demons’ Eye for a long time, making it more suitable for the demon race to survive and allowing them to better exert their strength.
In the history of the world, the Human Realm and the Demon Realm were two completely different existences —
The Human Realm was stable and orderly;
The Demon Realm was chaotic and disordered.
The two repelled each other in both composition and form of power.
The power of humans would be weakened under the influence of the Demon Realm’s aura, and similarly, when demons left the Corrupted Land to enter the Human Realm, they would also be suppressed.
“You all know how to use Holy Power, don’t you?”
Solaris spoke in a cold voice. “Holy Power counters the demon race. This is the most basic knowledge of the Holy Sanctuary.”
As soon as she finished speaking, she was the first to manifest her Holy Power.
In an instant, a pale gold halo spread out with her as the center, and the Demon Realm’s aura in the air was dispersed and blown back.
Seeing this, the other teenagers also manifested their Holy Power.
Although they were far from Solaris’s level, they clearly felt much better as streaks of golden light lit up.
“I hope I don’t have to repeat these common-sense facts a second time,” Solaris said flatly.
Halfway through the journey, she suddenly turned her head to look at Lu Mo.
“If Miss Lu Mo cannot bear it, you may go back and rest first. I will find a more excellent knight for Lady Cecilia.”
Among everyone present, only Lu Mo had no talent for Holy Power.
The erosion of the Demon Realm she was enduring was unimaginable.
However —
Lu Mo looked as if nothing was wrong.
Her condition was even better than the others.
“Miss Solaris need not worry,” Lu Mo said calmly. “If I truly find myself unable to continue protecting Lady Cecilia, I will leave of my own accord.”
“I should hope so.”
Solaris didn’t spare her another glance.
For the rest of the journey, there was no further communication among the group.
No one cared what would happen to Lu Mo without the protection of Holy Power.
— Except for Cecilia.
She quietly slowed her pace and approached Lu Mo, secretly releasing more Holy Power to envelop them both.
She acted as if nothing was happening.
Before long —
*tap*
Lu Mo lightly flicked her forehead.
“Ow — “
Cecilia covered her forehead and protested in a small voice, “Why did Miss Lu Mo sneak attack me again…”
“Save your Holy Power,” Lu Mo said. “I’ll tell you if I really can’t hold on.”
Her tone was light, yet it carried a hint of helplessness.
“We’re already in a place like this. Think more about yourself, you silly Cecilia.”
In reality, besides Holy Power, things like God-blood, ancient bloodlines, and Saint Bodies could also resist the influence of the Demon Realm to a certain extent.
But Lu Mo —
She had nothing.
Yet, strangely, the influence of the Demon Realm’s power on her wasn’t as strong as one would imagine.
It was even lighter than it was for the others.
‘Is it because of the Fusion Sublimation Power? Or… do I simply not belong to this Simulated Reincarnation?’
Lu Mo didn’t dwell on it further.
As they pushed deeper, they finally caught up with the demon squad.
And for the first time, they saw real demons.
“Humans…”
“Are they humans… from the Holy Sanctuary…”
Most of the demons maintained a humanoid shape, but their bodies varied greatly. Their skin was covered in black markings, and their auras were chaotic and distorted.
Their talents were completely different from those of humans.
If human talent was about resonating with the world, then the talent of the demon race was more like — plunder, alienation, and destruction.
“Kill!”
A burly demon in the lead suddenly charged out.
His body rapidly expanded during the charge, and the power of the Demon Realm gathered in his arms, eventually transforming into two giant demonic claws that were several meters long!
His aura was chaotic yet extremely powerful, and his strength was not at all weaker than an Over-rank!
“I hate the scent of the Holy Sanctuary the most… so — die!”
He roared, and his two demonic claws suddenly slammed together, aiming to crush Solaris!
*boom*
Violent Demon Realm power erupted, swallowing her whole.
However —
The expected explosion of flesh and blood did not happen.
In the next instant —
Countless cracks appeared on the demonic claws.
Dazzling holy light erupted from the fissures!
A thunderous blast followed!
The demonic claws shattered, and flesh and demonic energy splattered in all directions!
Solaris’s figure dashed through, holding the Decimation Sword and lunging straight at the burly demon!
Holy Power formed a massive spiral on the blade —
*slash*
She landed behind her opponent.
She was completely unharmed.
As for the burly demon —
His body had been pierced through. His heart and blood vessels were completely shredded, annihilated in the Holy Power!
He crashed to the ground, dead on the spot!
At this moment —
The remaining demons were all terrified.
The other teenagers also reacted quickly and joined the battle.
The situation quickly reversed.
The suppressed demons began to panic.
“If we keep going like this… we’ll either be worn down or killed!”
“We must retreat!”
One of the demons quickly observed the surroundings.
Soon —
He saw Cecilia, who hadn’t joined the battle, and Lu Mo, who stood guard beside her.
“The Saintess… and a knight without any Holy Power?”
A cold glint flashed in his eyes.
“I see…”
“The weakest one was left behind to protect the Saintess…”
His figure suddenly turned into black liquid and merged into the ground!
In the next instant —
He lunged toward Lu Mo at extreme speed!
He was so fast that the others had no time to react!
“Lady Cecilia, watch out!”
An exclamation rang out.
The black liquid re-solidified in front of Lu Mo.
The demon raised his weapon high and smashed it down with a sneer —
“In your next life, try to pay more attention — “
*shing*
An extremely faint sound echoed.
It was as if space itself had been sliced open.
Everyone stopped their movements at that moment.
Their eyes all fell on the space in front of Lu Mo.
There —
The demon’s head slowly slid off his shoulders.
The cut was as smooth as a mirror.
In the next moment, blood erupted like a fountain!
The headless corpse crashed to the ground.
Dead on the spot.
There was no doubt —
That was a single sword strike.
But no one saw —
When Lu Mo had drawn her sword.
Noiseless.
An instant kill.
At this moment, whether they were humans or demons, everyone felt their skin crawl.
A young girl without Holy Power —
The pressure she exerted was far greater than that of a Sequence Hero.
At this moment, Lu Mo, in their eyes…
Was even more terrifying than Solaris.