Chapter 118: Dekan’s Sinister Arrival
The Destruction Demon King roared in frustration.
Flames on its body surged erratically, as if driven mad.
The stars in the sky flickered in and out of sight, seemingly maintaining a precarious balance with the Destruction Demon King.
Just as the Ice Snow Princess had begun to feel a slight sense of relief,
“Kekeh, you’re so weak now.”
Accompanied by a tinkling voice, a shadowy figure appeared out of nowhere and attacked the Ice Snow Princess like a ghost.
It delivered a fierce punch to the Ice Snow Princess’s abdomen, catching her completely off guard and sending her flying.
The Ice Snow Princess coughed up blood in mid-air, struggling to activate wind magic to regain her balance before she barely managed to land.
The shadow that had sneaked up on the Ice Snow Princess grinned wickedly and charged at her again!
The Ice Snow Princess’ eyelids drooped, and blood continued to flow from the corners of her mouth.
Her body swayed heavily, clearly nearing its limit.
Even though she had detected the enemy, she was powerless to evade.
Thus, she was kicked hard in the chest once more.
She tumbled across the ice before coming to a stop.
“Huff… Huff…”
The Ice Snow Princess struggled to prop herself up on the ice, trying to see the face of her enemy.
However, before she could lift her unbearably heavy head,
Isabel, the confidant of the Destruction Archbishop, had already appeared before the Ice Snow Princess.
Isabel had her arms crossed and stepped on the Ice Snow Princess’ head, looking down at her.
“The esteemed Ice Snow Princess reduced to being as docile as a ball?”
Isabel chuckled and then continued, “If you release the Destruction Demon King, I’ll let you go, alright?”
“Impossible…”
Despite having her head pressed into the ice, the Ice Snow Princess’ voice remained clear and resolute.
“Hmph.”
Isabel sneered and pulled her foot back.
She then kicked the Ice Snow Princess again, taking out several spell cards and pointing them at her.
The Ice Snow Princess felt her consciousness spinning as she was hurled away once more.
However, as soon as she landed, she was surrounded by a cloud of toxic mist.
The mist wasn’t flame, yet it burned like fire, enveloping her in a terrible inferno!
“Aaaah…!”
The Ice Snow Princess screamed in agony, her body violently rolling on the ice.
The toxin corrupted the ice with ease, staining it a deep purple!
The Ice Snow Princess struggled to circulate her magical power to purify the toxins from her body.
However, before she could rid herself of the poison, she was enveloped by a black light.
This time, it seemed as if her entire body was surrounded by pain, pushing her, already suffering greatly, closer and closer to collapse.
The Ice Snow Princess collapsed on the ground, unable even to stand.
Her face was covered in dreadful scars, and her left eye was barely recognizable.
After several attacks from Isabel, the Ice Snow Princess was almost incapacitated, completely losing her ability to fight.
She was hanging on by a thread.
Even so, she tightly gripped her Chain Staff, never letting the suppression on the Destruction Demon King dissipate.
Isabel approached her again.
She then stepped down with great force on the Ice Snow Princess’ abdomen, causing her to violently spit out a mouthful of blood tinged with poison.
The sound of ice cracking echoed around the Ice Snow Princess.
Already at her last stand, the Ice Snow Princess suddenly felt as if her whole body was about to shatter.
“Hurry up and release the suppression on the Destruction Demon King.”
Isabel sneered, twisting her foot on the Ice Snow Princess and said mockingly,
“No…”
The Ice Snow Princess’ voice was weak, as if it might disappear at any moment.
Yet there was still that defiant determination to resist death within her tone.
“Then I’ll kill you first. Release it now.”
“Die and I won’t…”
“Ha ha ha ha!”
Hearing the Ice Snow Princess’ response, Isabel could no longer contain her joy and burst out laughing.
It seemed as though she had been suppressed for too long and had finally found the liberation of her inner happiness.
Isabel squatted down and cupped the Ice Snow Princess’ chin, full of mockery, and said,
“Rest assured, after I enslave you, not only will you personally watch as my Archbishop’s Destruction Demon King slaughters the entire Tristin City…”
“I will also command you to personally exterminate every single person from the Tristine Magic Academy!
“This is my gift to you, my future slave lady.”
Isabel went on, waving the [Verbal Blood Oath] card in front of the Ice Snow Princess.
“Ugh…”
The Ice Snow Princess strained to open her right eye, identifying the effects of this epic spell card.
Once she saw the results, her lips began to tremble.
Her previously scattered pupils suddenly shrank in fear.
“No, NO!!”
The trembling voice of the Ice Snow Princess was uncontrollably accompanied by sobs.
It seemed that she wanted to act immediately to end her life.
However, before she could make a move,
Isabel paralyzed the Ice Snow Princess’ senses with another spell card, rendering her completely immobile.
Isabel smirked and said,
“By the way, did you really think an eighth-tier master would come to your rescue? Have you considered why Lord Evans didn’t personally come to deal with you himself?”
“…”
The Ice Snow Princess’ already dim pupils seemed to lose the last flicker of light.
The moment she heard Isabel’s words, everything became clear.
The reason why Archbishop Evans, the Destruction Archbishop, didn’t come was simple —
He was holding back the other possible eighth-tier reinforcements.
If the Ice Snow Princess hoped for eighth-tier assistance, it would likely take far longer than her worst-case scenario estimation.
And now,
Unless an eighth-tier master arrives,
No one could reverse this disintegrating situation.
It was already an absolute deadlock.
“Hahahaha! Your expression is just too wonderful. If it weren’t for the importance of the mission, I would never get tired of looking at you like this.”
Isabel lightly tapped on the surface of the [Verbal Blood Oath] card.
With the Ice Snow Princess now having no combat ability left, Isabel initiated the enslavement spell.
A boundary filled with crimson twilight spread.
A blood-red screen immediately enveloped Isabel and the Ice Snow Princess.
Above them, three differently shaped black crosses appeared.
These three crosses evidently corresponded to three questions —
True name, race, gender.
“True name: Artemis.”
Isabel chuckled as she uttered the true name of the Ice Snow Princess.
The celestial cross showed no movement.
Apparently, the process would only point out the accuracy after all questions had been fully answered by the spell initiator, leading to the final contract result.
“Race: Half-Elf.”
Upon hearing this, the Ice Snow Princess’ last shred of hope was extinguished.
If the other side had already discovered her true name, the information about her race and gender would naturally have no surprises.
She had no resources left for any kind of resistance.
“Who can…”
The Ice Snow Princess whimpered, not having cried for over a hundred years.
She could only pray to the divine now.
If only someone,
Could help her…
Even a devil might suffice.
Isabel looked at the pitiful form of the Ice Snow Princess praying and was highly satisfied.
Her voice became even more joyful as she shouted,
“Gender…”
However, Isabel’s third sentence was interrupted midway. She couldn’t voice her last word despite trying her best.
Isabel: “???”
She covered her throat, her face full of disbelief, struggling to express the final sentence but unable to muster any sound.
Although she didn’t know what had exactly happened,
The first thing Isabel thought about was that accursed fiend from the underworld!
It must be that blasted Dekan meddling from the shadows again!
