Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!
Chapter 272: Can’t beat me and still want to run?

Chapter 272: Chapter 272: Can’t beat me and still want to run?

Li Yan discovered that the black energy that formed the Black Giant Dragon was actually a type of exclusive Magic Power.

The ancient spells that nurtured exclusive Magic Power were so old that their very existence was legendary.

Had Li Yan not read all the books, encountering some in ancient magic tomes, he probably wouldn’t have realized that black energy was essentially a type of exclusive Magic Power.

In this world’s Magic System, if one were to put it bluntly, magic is a "program," and Magic Power is the necessary "fuel" to run the "program."

Generally speaking, when magic collides with magic, while bursting forth with tremendous power, it also consumes Magic Power, this "fuel."

But the "fuel" that had been expended could not be used again shortly after, needing some time to recharge.

Logically, exclusive Magic Power should be the same.

However, exclusive Magic Power itself had been transformed by magic, allowing it to burn only halfway and quickly absorb surrounding Strength to replenish itself.

To paint a vivid picture, ordinary Magic Power is like trees that have been completely burned; one must wait for the seeds to sprout, branch out, and grow into towering trees again before they can be used as fuel.

But exclusive Magic Power is like a half-burned tree, where new shoots sprout from the half-burned stump, growing even faster.

One of the main characteristics of exclusive Magic Power is indeed its rapidity and longevity.

However, its flaw is also clear: it lacks an apparent bursting capability.

The fact that the true nature of the underground Darkness was a type of exclusive Magic Power greatly surprised Li Yan.

Before he could think more about it, the Black Giant Dragon lunged at him again.

The battle was not over yet; Li Yan readied his spirit tenfold.

Facing the shrunk giant dragon, he suddenly felt a bit more confident.

Emerging from Lake Baikal, Yang Yu looked up at Li Yan battling the Black Giant Dragon but gestured towards Tico, who was in the distance.

Tico, filled with curiosity about the person emerging from the Black Dragon, took a good look and was greatly surprised to see Yang Yu had also arrived in Fairyland.

Seeing Yang Yu’s gesture, Tico didn’t hesitate to use Acceleration Magic and flew to Yang Yu’s side.

Yang Yu, without any small talk, said a very brief sentence to Tico, asking her to pass the message to Li Yan,

"The black giant isn’t the entity itself. Don’t let your master strike with lethal force, just hold it back. There’s an important ally of mine inside."

Hearing this, Tico was a bit confused. The Black Giant Dragon soaring in the sky wasn’t the entity itself?

Tico wanted to ask Yang Yu how he had come to that conclusion, but seeing the determination on Yang Yu’s face, she said nothing more and used Flying Magic to approach Li Yan, conveying Yang Yu’s perspective to her master through Telepathy.

Li Yan quickly adjusted his strategy.

Opening the lid, Yang Yu released all the Fairies crowded in the bottle, telling them to take refuge immediately, except for Kaka.

Then, taking Kaka with him, Yang Yu ran towards the spot where the Black Dragon’s Dragon Horn had fallen without looking back.

The Black Giant Dragon’s name had already changed from Light of God Destruction to Corruption Gatherer.

This was enough to explain a lot.

The individual known as Light of God Destruction, unable to win, actually thought about escaping.

It was currently unclear how to annihilate the Light of God Destruction.

Even what its entity looked like, Yang Yu couldn’t figure out.

But one thing was for certain, since it could possess Kaka, it meant that its entity must be extremely small.

However, Yang Yu hadn’t expected the Light of God Destruction to flee so resolutely, capable of decisively abandoning everything it had accumulated.

If it managed to escape this time, it would likely have to start from scratch, just like a worm.

Moreover, the Library had detected the presence of the Black Energy and would certainly not allow such a dangerous thing to remain beneath the Library, surely they would find a way to join forces with Fairyland and eliminate all the remaining Black Energy.

This would make the living conditions for the Light of God Destruction even more severe, with each day lived in constant fear and trepidation.

A resurgence from such depths would be as difficult as ascending to the heavens.

But it wasn’t without chance; a famous scientist once said if you give a monkey a typewriter, given enough time, the monkey would eventually type out the complete works of Shakespeare.

Having persisted from ancient times to the present, such a special form of life generated by AI, even without food or drink, possessed nearly an eternal life.

Within this eternal life, just a few small black swan events were enough for the worm-like being to rise again, bringing despair to the world once more.

Yang Yu would never allow that to happen.

An ancient ghost like that should be thoroughly buried in the past.

And it wasn’t out of some grand sense of justice.

If the Light of God Destruction was not completely eradicated, the Task would remain uncompleted, missing out on 100 attribute points and Skill Points in rewards, in addition to an eleven combo.

Although there were no Gold Coins or Experience to be gained, it was enough to break even.

Yang Yu couldn’t afford to let the Light of God Destruction escape.

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The Dragon Horn, severed by the Hot Cutting, fell downwards, turning into a mass of Black Energy, which slowly faded away.

The Black Energy seemed to completely dissipate into the air, but in reality, it left behind a tiny "seed".

Once the "seed" landed among the grass, it sprouted six legs and became a minute flea.

This was the true form of the Light of God Destruction, or more accurately, one of its many forms.

When operating independently, the Light of God Destruction would choose a form that facilitated rapid movement.

For parasitism, it would opt for forms better suited to infiltrate the host and spread despair through corruption.

The form of the Light of God Destruction could generally be enlarged or reduced according to the amount of Black Energy.

The flea-like shape it now assumed was the smallest extent to which the Light of God Destruction could shrink.

"Damn it, I was so close. If it weren’t for him, everything would have gone smoothly."

Grinding its teeth in frustration, the Light of God Destruction used its sturdy legs to jump from one patch of grass to another, looking for a suitable hiding place.

But before that, it needed to gather a bit more Black Energy.

Without a consciousness and self-optimizing functions, this form could last a very long time.

However, the self-aware Light of God Destruction was like a battery running high energy-consuming components, and it had to find another battery that drew energy from outside before its energy ran out.

It didn’t need much, just enough to maintain its operations and to have the surplus required to create Black Energy.

Originally, the Dragon Horn that Li Yan deliberately severed was intended for the Light of God Destruction to take with it as part of its Black Energy reserve.

But as it moved away from the Black Dragon’s body, it saw Yang Yu’s gaze firmly fixed on it.

Not on the large Black Dragon formed of the condensed Black Energy, but on the falling Dragon Horn.

The Light of God Destruction, suspecting Yang Yu might have discovered something, immediately abandoned the Black Energy it had carried and dropped to the grassland in the least noticeable manner possible.