The Paladin in the Abyss

Chapter 404: 418: Arriving at the Throne Hall

Chapter 404: Chapter 418: Arriving at the Throne Hall

The crowd hesitated before entering, and although Kalalin had already dispelled the extravagant Flame Illusion, Lancelot’s heart-thumping aura hadn’t faded one bit. Even knowing that he was not a Demon, it was still hard for the people to spot any flaws in his ‘disguise’.

Those who felt it most were naturally Kaladray and the others who had been lurking in the room in advance. When the Human Knight began to emit the aura of Demons, these brave warriors were almost ready to leap out and fight, but in the end, they were still stopped by Kaladray.

What the Scholar was pondering was, “Was it really necessary to pair it with those Flame Illusions? A Third Circle Spell slot, just wasted like that...”

“How did you... how did you do this?” The Great Elder Quirion asked hesitantly, a hint of caution in his eyes. Having been fully conscious throughout the battle with the Demons, the old Elf had seen the ‘Mutation’ process of the Succubus, and with the current aura of the Human Knight, it was indeed normal to be skeptical.

“It’s somewhat related to the Cultivation Technique I practice, but it’s a bit complicated to explain right now,” Lancelot waved his hand, “If you still want to return, then you’d better keep up.”

Without offering further explanations, he turned and headed for the corridor at the end of the room. After exchanging glances, the people eventually followed. Whether the intentions of this strange Human Knight were good or bad, the fact that the Demonic army was already at the gates of Pascaler was certain, and without him, these people could not have been freed from the eternal stasis.

...

The spiraling stairs upward were narrow, at some points allowing only two people to walk side by side, but the well-organized line made the journey smooth. The group quickly passed along the corridor from the edge of the vast cave-like barracks; originally, several exits were guarded, which would have easily revealed this large-scale party, but the pressure emitted by Lancelot kept those low and mid-rank Demons from daring to approach, allowing everyone to pass through without incident.

But it was no longer possible further up, where the Throne Hall and the portal were located, and the Succubus Guards inside would not be so easily frightened away.

Just as they were nearing the exit, the High Rank Demon aura on Lancelot began to fade, causing the Succubus Guards to shift from fear to suspicion. He would have liked to keep up the facade, but at the moment, the True Yuan within his Dantian was almost completely depleted, and he simply couldn’t maintain it any longer.

“Hey! That was my prey!” came a dissatisfied shout from a Dwarf’s head, and Bruto looked up to see an Elf giving him an irritated look.

“Come on, it’s not the time to be so petty!”

Although he spoke thus, the mischievous grin on Bruto’s face betrayed his true thoughts. While not particularly keen on killing, taking down an enemy surely felt good, Elves and Dwarfs alike.

Accompanying Bruto was another Elf Warrior, who adopted the same strategy as Kaladray: quickly gaining higher ground nearby and then shooting arrows at distant enemies. He too successfully hit his target, but couldn’t immobilize the Demon like his Captain did.

More warriors poured out of the portal, all of them immediately noticing the vast Portal in the hall, but these well-trained fighters didn’t stand idly— they systematically occupied various high points, unleashing a rain of arrows from their Longswords at the enemy, while some followed Lancelot’s lead, charging at the enemy with Longswords in hand.

Lancelot had already cleaved the fallen foe in half with his Giant Sword Glacier, and a great deal of blood gushed from the Demon’s abdomen, instantly staining the ground red. Yet the Demon wasn’t dead; it propped itself up with its smaller arms, swinging its massive pincers, trying to grab the Human Knight before it.

But its companions failed to display such bravery. The Demons unexpectedly found themselves outnumbered in their own lair, and the gap quickly widened to several tens times their number. The two furthest Succubi were still shouting loudly, but their legs were moving in the opposite direction of their enemy. They quickly reached the doors of the Throne Hall, and then ran away without looking back.

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