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"Wow, that's amazing! Such a powerful space quake. If you weren't standing in front of me, I would have really thought you were the starter Pokémon. Is this your true strength?"
Kurumi looked at Mo Li in disbelief. Although she could also actively trigger a spatial quake, it would take most of her spiritual power to create such a large area.
But looking at Mo Li, he didn't even pant, which meant he hadn't used his full strength at all.
"Let's go, there are still some little mice on the ground, let's get rid of them first!"
Mo Li's attack also blasted open the laboratory door, and the two of them easily walked in.
The entire underground experimental tunnel is filled with long-range infrared rays, and touching it will trigger a chain reaction.
But this only applies to ordinary people. Mo Li and Kuang San didn't take these traps seriously at all and swaggered over.
The bullets and light cannons fired from the wall were blocked by the elven shield, and the two walked into the depths unharmed.
The two men walked to a door, behind which stood the combat troops, armed and waiting for their arrival.
Mo Li and Kurumi exchanged a glance. Kurumi took two steps back first, indicating that Mo Li should handle the situation.
Want to be a hands-off boss? Fine, they're just a bunch of lackeys. If we deal with them early, we might still make it to dinner.
Mo Li pressed one hand against the wall, and flames spread along his arm toward the wall.
Mo Li hadn't used the Flame Bomb move in a long time. With his increased strength, the power of his Words of Power had also increased significantly, making one strike enough.
An explosion rang out, and Mo Li blasted a large hole in the wall. The combat personnel who were close to the wall were blown away by the sudden explosion and fell heavily to the ground.
As soon as the others saw Mo Li's figure and were about to pull the trigger, they were dragged into the shadows by pairs of fair arms. Kurumi finally made her move.
"Ding! Congratulations, host, for killing a member of the DEM organization. Reward: 50 Demon King Points!"
The system notification sounded, and Mo Li curled his lip in disdain. This was such a small reward, not even as much as the Skeleton Soldiers from Type-Moon. These people were really weak.
Adhering to the principle that even a small fly is still meat, Mo Li started competing with Kurumi for kills.
After clearing out the combat personnel from the laboratory, Mo Li continued to advance inside. There were very few people inside, mostly experimental personnel, who had no combat capabilities.
However, Mo Li did not choose to let them go. Having conducted such heinous experiments, their humanity had long been extinguished, and Mo Li had no psychological burden in eliminating them.
Leaving behind the last experimenter, Mo Li opened his Geass Eye and subdued him.
"In the name of the Demon King, order that you take me to the elves you have imprisoned!"
"Is this the ability you had when you controlled AST last time? Ah, it's such a fascinating ability."
Even in such a bloody setting, Kurumi still gazed at Mo Li with a lovestruck expression, as if she were truly captivated by him and unable to extricate herself.
Mo Li didn't have time to deal with Kurumi's sudden illness; all he wanted to do was find Nia Honjou as soon as possible and make the island disappear from the map completely.
Chapter 61 Information about the Initial Spirit
With a loud bang, Mo Li kicked open the locked prison door, and a transparent cylindrical glass chamber appeared in front of the two of them. Inside, a young girl was lying on the ground with her eyes closed.
The girl had short gray hair, wore a very thin black nun's habit, and carried a cross.
Her skin was so white that it looked like she had lost too much blood, but strangely, there were no wounds on her body.
Mo Li's face darkened. He wondered how much suffering this elf had endured to have survived until now.
Kurumi looked at Nia Honjou, who was suffering terribly, and her expression was no better.
In order not to hurt her, Mo Li did not choose to dismantle it by force, but instead asked the experimenter to open the glass chamber door.
The girl inside slowly opened her eyes; they were a pair of deep blue, jewel-like eyes, blinking repeatedly.
"Come again?"
The girl spoke in a low voice, seemingly used to such things. If she hadn't been mentally strong enough, she probably would have collapsed long ago.
A pang of heartache flashed in Mo Li's eyes, which only strengthened her resolve to destroy this place.
After the hatch opened, Mo Li stepped forward and carried the girl in his arms.
"It's okay, you're safe now."
"Ahem, another new trick? The hero saves the damsel in distress. This old trick hasn't appeared in comics for decades. Let's save our breath."
Looking at Mo Li, who looked like a high school student, Honjou Nia wondered when DEM had found a teenager. She was a famous bestselling manga artist and had seen this kind of thing many times before.
"Hero? Ha, I would never call myself a hero. Only a fool would aspire to that. I am Mo Li, the Demon King who will destroy the world!"
"Oh, that's a pretty cringeworthy self-introduction. But young man, I'm way past that age."
"Tch, still don't believe me? Then, Divine Might Spirit Armor - Tenth Form!"
After entering the laboratory, Mo Li dispelled Tohka's power. Now, in order to gain Nia's trust, it was necessary to let her know that he had come to save her.
Nia Honjo watched Mo Li's transformation in surprise. She hadn't expected Mo Li to be an elf as well, and murmured to herself:
"The aura of a kindred spirit... is the tenth spirit actually male?"
"Well, this is a bit complicated to explain, but in short, you just need to know that we're here to rescue you."
"Wow, Kaku-yi, the Demon King is so cool, okay? Should I offer myself to him, Demon King?"
After confirming Mo Li's identity, Er Ya began to reveal her true nature.
Mo Li was also speechless. Was this guy's thought process so unpredictable? Mo Li's thinking was a little hard to keep up with.
Watching Nia flirt with Mo Li, Kurumi felt a little jealous. She directly hooked her arm around Mo Li's, raised her head triumphantly, and looked at Nia with a threatening gaze.
"Oh dear, big sister, this big brother is already taken. You should go find someone else."
"Oh, is that so? Then I don't mind being the Demon King's secret lover!"
"Um, let's go out first!"
Faced with two women locked in a fierce battle, Mo Li was momentarily at a loss and had no choice but to make an excuse to leave.
Seeing this, Kurumi also let go of Mo Li's hand. However, in secret, Kurumi saw Nia in Mo Li's arms secretly making a victory gesture, which made her even angrier.
Suddenly, the ground shook violently, signaling that the laboratory was about to collapse.
A sense of foreboding flashed through Mo Li's mind. He had only damaged a few walls; how could it have caused the collapse?
Without a second thought, Mo Li, holding Er Ya, kicked off with all his might. The protective shield protected Mo Li and Er Ya, and he planned to break through the laboratory ceiling and return to the ground.
Erya hadn't expected Mo Li to choose this method, and she clung tightly to Mo Li's neck, afraid of being thrown off.
Looking at Mo Li's serious face, Er Ya felt a strange sense of security. No matter how much danger there was, Mo Li could protect her.
As she watched, Erya couldn't help but lean closer to Mo Li in his arms and slowly close her eyes.
Feeling the movement in her arms, Mo Li couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. "You can still fall asleep in this situation. I wonder if you're really that carefree, or if you truly trust yourself."
Mo Li and Kuang San returned to the surface, where the entire underground laboratory had collapsed, revealing a large hole.
"It's safe now, you can get down."
"Wow, so fast! I wanted to stay a little longer!"
Honda Nia muttered something in frustration, then jumped down from Mo Li's arms, faced the two of them directly, bowed deeply, and said:
"Thank you so much for your help! My name is Honjou Nia, and I'm an elf!"
"Mo Li, I was just fulfilling a promise I made to someone. If you want to thank someone, thank the person next to me."
"Oh, I see. Thank you so much for rescuing me!"
Kurumi's eyebrows twitched, but the thought of needing her help to find information about the initial Pokémon later forced her to suppress her anger and revealed a cruel smile.
"According to DEM's intelligence, Miss Nia, does your angel know everything in the world?"
"Well, that's true. Is there anything you need to look up?"
"Hmm, I want to know all the information about the starter Pokémon."
Hearing Kurumi's words, Nia frowned. This was no easy task.
Not only that, Kurumi continued to step forward and said:
"Thirty years ago, the primordial spirit appeared in this world. How did she appear, where and when did she appear, and... how can she be killed?"
Kurumi looked at Nia with expectant eyes. This was the closest she had ever come to the truth, and this was a mission she had to complete.
Mo Li could sense Kurumi's nervousness, so he stepped forward, took her hand, and said:
"Don't worry, I promised to help you get rid of her, and I will never go back on my word. Erya, just tell her."
"Alright, since you've put it that way, Divine Might Spirit Armor - Second Edition!"
Nia Honjo nodded, and a nun's habit in ink-wash style appeared on her body. Then, a giant book with a cross pattern appeared out of thin air.
"Ratziel (a book of whispers)!"
Nia began searching for all the knowledge about the original Pokémon. As time went on, Nia's brows furrowed more and more, as if she had seen something incredible.
A moment later, Nia put away the angel and said to Kurumi:
"With your current strength, you are no match for the initial spirit!"
"If I were added to the list, would we have a chance of winning?"
Mo Li noticed Kurumi's disappointed look and quickly asked Nia, also wanting to know if the Whispering Scroll could retrieve his information.
The giant book began to turn its pages again, and this time, Nia's brow furrowed even deeper. After searching for a while, Nia looked at Mo Li with an incredulous expression.
"How is this possible? It can't be detected, there's no information at all..."
According to the information from the Whispering Scroll, Mo Li was not recorded at all. If Mo Li hadn't been right in front of her, Er Ya would have even doubted that such a person existed at all.
Even the initial spirits can be found to have some clues, so how come there is not a single piece of information about Mo Li?
Was someone deliberately blocking Mo Li's information? Even so, we shouldn't be able to find anything.
Chapter 62 Westcott's Second Move 3
"I cannot see your future clearly. Perhaps you really might kill the starter Pokémon."
Mo Li breathed a sigh of relief at the fact that he could not be detected. It seemed that the angels of Erya could only detect people in this world, and Mo Li from another world was not within the scope of their search.
Mo Li could feel Kurumi's grip on her hand suddenly tighten, as if she had grasped a lifeline.
In her utter despair, Erya's words rekindled her hope.
If I were with Mo Li, it seems like it would take even longer.
"They are: Elliott Baldwin Woodman, Alan Mira Mathers, and Isaac Ray Pelham Westcott."
Hearing these names, Kurumi felt a surge of resentment and regarded the three as sinners. If she could go back thirty years and kill them all, perhaps none of this would have happened.
"Why does the second name sound so familiar? Is it Allen, the one who claims to be the world's strongest magician?"
"Yes, it's her. She's the one who brought me here back then."
"Huh? You actually got caught by that defeated 620? Just how weak are you?!"
Upon hearing this news, Mo Li instantly lost the desire to form a contract with her as a familiar. Someone who couldn't even defeat Allen didn't seem to be of much help to him.
Erya immediately bristled. What do you mean my strength is too low? I'm not even a battle-type Pokémon!
"That's all I could find; the rest is blank."
"That's enough, thank you!"
Kurumi sincerely thanked Nia, as she had gained a lot this time and obtained the information she wanted most.
After it was all over, Kurumi's mood improved somewhat. Seeing Mo Li's depressed expression, she immediately understood what had happened.
"Oh my, Demon Lord, aren't you going to make a contract with Nia?"
"Forget it, she's too weak, she's not helpful enough to me, and she's not suitable to be my familiar!"
"Hey, I can't pretend I didn't hear that, kid. What do you mean by 'too weak to be a familiar'? Explain yourself."
Mo Li ignored Nia's complaints. For a moment, his Observation Haki suddenly gave a warning. Mo Li looked around but did not find anything that could threaten him.
Er Ya, seeing Mo Li's evasive answers, was immediately furious and quickly stepped forward to ask:
"Say something! We're all the same kind of people, don't slander me like this."
"Let me explain it to you..."
Seeing that Mo Li's expression seemed genuine, Kurumi slowly walked to Nia's side and whispered something in her ear.
After hearing this, Erya suddenly jumped up, pointed at Mo Li with a trembling hand, and said:
"He...he...he really is the Demon King! I thought it was just a code name. Wow, that's amazing! Did you step out of a manga? A contracted familiar? That's so cool!"