The Only Player in ‘Child of Stardust’
Chapter 154 - 115: Backstab

Chapter 154: Chapter 115: Backstab

In the cold, ice-cave-like stone chamber, the eerie green flames flickered.

Satan remained motionless.

"How did you figure it out?" Maeve, inside the demon’s body, asked in a low voice.

"Forty people represent forty different sins. Although you eventually came to your senses and turned to the light, you are still a ’sinner,’ and your actions perfectly match one specific sin."

Zhou Yuan stared at her, "That sin is called betrayal."

"You betrayed your former classmates, and you betrayed Satan, the one who granted you your strength, just as Satan betrayed God in the Bible.

Your true intention was not to stop all this, was it? You had a bolder, more audacious idea."

Zhou Yuan continued, "You wanted to steal Satan’s demonic power, or even replace it, right?"

In the silence, Maeve sighed, "You guessed correctly. But at the beginning, I didn’t think that far. I simply wanted to stop Satan’s descent.

Years of exorcism had gradually grown my spiritual power to a terrifying level. I no longer needed to utter a demon’s true name, holy water, or holy salt. Just a single thought could send a demon back to Hell.

With such immense spiritual power, it’s no exaggeration to say that I had reached the level of Jesus and other saints.

However, my body couldn’t withstand this power and was almost crushed by it."

She slowly raised her demon hand and gazed at it quietly. After a moment, a cold smile appeared on her face.

"In the fourth year after the second sacrificial ritual, I became the strongest exorcist in the exorcism world. I came here with a set of holy artifacts, intending to disrupt Satan’s descent ritual. Then, I saw something I had never seen before.

A cocoon nurturing Satan’s body.

At that moment, I actually had the power to destroy the ritual, but looking at that body, I conceived a bold plan."

Maeve clenched her fist abruptly, causing the air to crackle. "The human body couldn’t bear my spiritual power, so why not occupy this body tailored by Satan for himself?

With saint-like spiritual power combined with a demon’s body, Satan would definitely not be my match. God was missing, and Heaven had long lost contact. When the time came and I killed Satan, I would become the new King of Hell, ruling both realms and dominating the human world and Hell.

So, I began waiting for the third sacrificial ritual, waiting for this fruit to mature."

Thus, Maeve’s motive for killing was clear. She was pushing for the completion of the sacrificial ritual.

And because her true form was inside the cocoon, she could only control the puppets created by mysticism rituals to kill—this led to the events of the movie.

If it weren’t for her stated power, she could have killed the nine movie protagonists in no time.

"Everything was ready, but then you, an uninvited guest, appeared. You and that unfamiliar female demon made me feel extremely endangered, so I deceived you."

Maeve said calmly, "Giving you the holy blade was largely to make you believe my words and not interfere with me.

Of course, it was also a precaution. If I failed, there would still be someone to kill Satan."

Now Satan is trapped in the spiritual world. Come."

Maeve opened her arms without any defense, "Come kill Satan. From now on, you will go down in history, becoming a sage named alongside Jesus. I can share the dominion of the human world and Hell with you."

"Satan is still there."

Zhou Yuan realized, "So, your earlier performance was indeed to deceive me, making me think that Satan had succeeded."

He laughed, "Do you think I would still trust a liar? If you were truly so kind, why put on an act earlier? I guess you were planning to ambush me once I got close."

Explaining so much was also to make me lower my guard.

If you need to rely on an ambush to kill me, it shows that your current status isn’t good. Let me guess...

The battle in the spiritual world wasn’t as easy as you claimed, was it?"

Zhou Yuan’s guess was not without basis. According to external sources, in the previous cycle, Satan exhibited powerful supernatural abilities, seemingly able to halt time or space.

But the Maeve in front of him couldn’t even cast a skill, starkly contrasting with the power Satan displayed in the last cycle.

Therefore, it was evident that her current status was poor.

"..."

Maeve’s expression gradually turned grim.

"It seems I guessed correctly."

Zhou Yuan smiled, "You gave me a surprise, so I should return the favor."

Seeing his cunning smile, Maeve immediately realized something was wrong. She took a large step forward, raising a gale like a giant vampire bat pouncing towards Zhou Yuan, intending to kill him with physical strength.

Too late.

At that moment, Zhou Yuan gave an order to Fang Qing.

——Kill!

Kill the streetwalker in the sea of blood and all the remaining movie protagonists.

Fang Qing immediately executed the order. The movie protagonists had no resistance, dissolving in the blood, wailing.

Thus, the sacrificial ritual reached its true end.

"Hahahahahaha!"

Maeve’s movements halted. Standing there, half of her face uncontrollably twisted, she let out a sinister, demonic laugh, "Human, you did well!"

"What’s going on?"

Maeve was both frightened and anxious, using all her strength to suppress Satan. Yet, to her despair, even with all her might, she was still gradually losing control of the body.

Even her strength and consciousness were slowly fading!

"Because the final condition of the sacrificial ritual was not the death of half, but all."