Watching the hand extended by the figure draped in formal attire, the Yellow Codex didn't hesitate at all.
[My loyalty to the Boss is eternal and unchanging, clear as the sun and moon!] [A little Demon King popping out from who-knows-where also dares to try sowing discord?] [I! The noble Holy Codex! Even if my pages are torn and words obliterated, I will never yield!]
Immediately after, it issued an order allowing no defiance to Count Bona—Attack!
[Water Bind]!
The Demon King casually controlled Bona, his voice carrying some doubt: "What are you doing, Ah Huang?"
[Hmm?]
The Yellow Codex seemed stunned. The indignant handwriting on the page slowly faded. It activated its own ability, re-sensing the emotions dissipating around.
None!
There wasn't that malice it had almost become accustomed to, ubiquitous as background noise!
This meant the guy in front of it wasn't the Boss...
[Really Lord Demon King?]
The Demon King didn't answer directly. Instead, he bent down, using his hand wearing a velvet glove to gently pick up the book from Bona's powerless palm.
He walked to a high-backed armchair by the fireplace, sat down casually, and placed the Yellow Codex flat on his knees.
His voice carried a hint of sympathy: "You seem to be having a hard time."
[Lord Demon King!!!]
The handwriting on the page suddenly became large, every stroke soaked with endless grievance.
[Why didn't you wake up earlier!] [You don't know what kind of days this lowly one has lived these two years!] [Look! Look! This lowly one's pages... only a dozen or so remain! Most of them were replenished sneakily just this month!] [This lowly one missed you, my Lord! Missed the days following you incomparably!]
"Is that kid Mortis actually so bad to you?" He paused slightly, then overturned his own statement just now. "Wait, no. You are secretly creating a mental field here; presumably, Mortis is unaware. You are working for someone else?"
[Lowly one... lowly one is now working for Puchis...]
"Puchis... those Mushroom Tribe members." The Demon King recalled those three Puchis that kicked his controlled slimes to death.
Running out for so long, he naturally understood the current situation of the continent and knew about these Mushroom Tribe members who covered nearly half the world with fungal mats in two years.
The Demon King nodded, not pursuing further, but stood up:
"Alright, let's go. Not suitable to stay here for long. We'll talk about details later."
[Please wait, my Lord!]
"What?" The Demon King stopped his movements, waiting for the Yellow Codex's continuation.
[Lord Demon King... Boss... ah, that is the Puchi cooperating with this lowly one right now] [Although looking very weird and doing things very evil, it actually also wants to save this world] [I mean, perhaps between each other, there doesn't exist a fundamental conflict requiring weapons to meet?] [If possible... would you be willing to consider... cooperating with them?] [This lowly one is willing to bridge the connection for Lord Demon King and those Puchis]
"Hmm?"
The pages of the Yellow Codex rustled nervously.
"Cooperation is possible," the Demon King's words excited the Yellow Codex, but the second half obliterated this small possibility, "but, Ah Huang, you must understand one thing. There can only be one savior capable of saving this world, or rather, qualified to decide its future direction."
"Your current Boss, is it willing to sacrifice itself to fulfill me in the end?"
Although not understanding why there could only be one savior, even if the Yellow Codex thought until its pages wrinkled, it couldn't imagine the Boss "sacrificing oneself for others."
In other words, a fundamental contradiction existed; no basis for cooperation.
"What, you like your current Boss very much?"
[How could that be!] [Just that my little life is still held in its hands]
"Oh?" The Demon King's tone rose slightly, seeming somewhat curious.
He didn't ask more, just probed a wisp of spiritual power into the Yellow Codex, and soon discovered that large lump wrapping the Yellow Codex's core.
"So that's how it is..." The Demon King retracted his mental feelers, tone holding a trace of understanding. "Indeed troublesome. No wonder you dare not leave with me easily. This shackle, though crude, is heavy enough."
He tapped the spine gently with his fingertips, thinking for a while: "However, it's not entirely without solution. Although the total amount of this soul aggregate used to imprison you is considerable, the method it uses to restrict you is truly clumsy. I can temporarily force your core into a dormant state. This way, the existence of your core can be hidden. If it can't find you, it can't hurt you."
"Wait until I retrieve more scattered power and restore to a more complete state. Then I'll have confidence to help you get rid of this restraint without damaging your foundation. Just wake you up then."
[This is truly great] [But Lord Demon King, this lowly one has one last question]
"Ask quickly." The Demon King looked through the study window toward the distance. The torches held by returning soldiers could already be faintly seen.
[It is... when can I obtain my own soul?]
"I guessed it was this too, but regrettably, I can't make any guarantee to you."
[Could it be, you lied to me back then?]
"Didn't lie to you. I did feel back then that a soul could be created very quickly, but unfortunately, a certain condition was missing."
[What condition?]
The Demon King shook his head: "Don't know. Only by standing higher can it be clarified. Therefore I can't make any guarantee, but I can promise, once the condition is met, I will manufacture a soul belonging to you for you."
[So that's how it is; this can't be helped either...]
The Demon King looked at the slightly disappointed handwriting on the page, patting the cover of the Yellow Codex comfortingly.
Suddenly, a layer of ripples emerged in front of the Demon King, as if some invisible thing was blocked by equally invisible protection.
A brief and awkward silence.
"You charmed me?"
[Boss help!] [This guy wants to kidnap me!!!]
A whistling sound came from behind the Demon King. The Knight Puchi's tentacle blade slashed down at the head.
Sneak attack?!
In an instant, the Demon King realized he was still emotionally guided by Ah Huang, unknowingly placing all attention on the book; otherwise, he wouldn't have been approached by the enemy to close range.
The hand holding the Yellow Codex was severed. After falling to the ground, it melted back, obviously not causing real damage to the Demon King.
The Knight Puchi wrapped around the Yellow Codex, tentacles gently sweeping across the pages.
Demon King: "..."
[Boss, let's run fast! This old thing is formidable!]
The Knight Puchi didn't move.
[Ultimate of Magitech]
[Virtue of Honesty]
[Demon King]
...
Looking at the panel, Lin Jun was naturally clear that this guy before his eyes was quite formidable.
Formidable to the point that a Knight Puchi had no chance of winning in front of him.
The Demon King was actually released already?!
Running was impossible. Lin Jun could only collect information as much as possible.
However, strangely, the Demon King's panel was quite incomplete. A large amount of information was blurry and unreadable. This was the first time Lin Jun encountered such a situation.
Some kind of panel concealment technique?
Or purely because the Demon King before his eyes wasn't complete?
Even though incomplete, the Knight Puchi couldn't win, nor even escape.
The Yellow Codex definitely couldn't fall into the enemy's hands. Seems he could only...
However, unexpectedly, the Demon King didn't launch an attack. Instead, he took a step back. A magic array condensed out of thin air under his feet. Lin Jun recognized it; it was teleportation magic.
"Never mind. Ah Huang, you try to find a way out yourself first. I will come find you again at a more suitable time."
The magical brilliance flashed and extinguished. The Demon King disappeared from the study.
The Puchi wrapped the Yellow Codex. On the ground lay the Count who was strangled unconscious.
A tentacle gestured on the page: "Ah Huang?"
[Um, Boss] [This lowly one had absolutely no double-mindedness this time! Really!]
(End of Chapter)
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