Magic Chronicles : Fallen Race

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Very few other demon races would come to the territory of the Sorcerer Demons.

After all, compared to the demon races who loved fighting, gluttony, greed, or were filled with the desire to kill, the desires of the Sorcerer Demons were more focused on researching knowledge and spells.

They built tall towers, secluding themselves inside, and set up barriers around them, all for the sake of a quiet environment, avoiding being disturbed and affected by the chaotic demons outside.

Thanks to this, Eileen didn't encounter many demons on her way to the Sorcerer Demon Tower.

However, after entering the barrier and arriving inside the Sorcerer Demon Tower, the little succubus suddenly became disoriented.

The entire Sorcerer Demon Tower was like a huge maze. Eileen tried several times but ultimately ended up walking in place, being teleported back to the starting point.

Perhaps the only thing to be thankful for was that the Sorcerer Demons in the tower also seemed to dislike going out, all cooped up in their own rooms.

Otherwise, as a remnant of the succubus race wanted by the Demon King, she would definitely be arrested on the spot if discovered.

But even so, the current situation was still not optimistic.

Eileen was already panting heavily.

Originally, the little succubus had been hungry for a long time, then she was ambushed by the Decay Demon, fled all the way, and now she had rushed to the Sorcerer Demons' side in a hurry.

If it weren't for the magical light from the pendant constantly enveloping her, helping to nourish her body and seemingly encouraging her, Eileen might have already collapsed.

"One... one more try."

After a short rest, the little succubus gritted her teeth, trying to squeeze out a bit more strength to stand up and climb to the top of the tower.

Because only by reaching there could she meet the apostle of the Sorcerer Demon clan—Dian.

If there was only one person in the entire Demon Realm who could help her decipher the pendant, it could only be him.

The succubus's small body laboriously climbed the spiral stairs that might be even taller than her.

The Sorcerer Demon Tower could easily be over a hundred meters tall.

Even if Eileen just climbed, it would take her several hours, not to mention the barrier spells.

This time, the little succubus was very lucky. After much difficulty, she had already climbed halfway up the tower, but the next moment, she triggered a mechanism and was instantly teleported back to the bottom.

All her efforts were in vain.

Eileen's nose turned sour.

The tears of grievance almost flowed out.

But she knew she had to be strong.

Now, she had nothing to rely on.

She could only rely on herself.

If even she chose to give up, no one would help her anymore.

Thinking of this, Eileen forcibly held back her tears. The little succubus gritted her teeth and continued climbing towards the top of the tower with legs as heavy as lead.

Perhaps it was because of the little succubus's persistence and perseverance.

This time, as soon as Eileen climbed up the stairs of the first floor, she triggered the teleportation mechanism again. As the light enveloped her, when the little succubus came back to her senses, she was not back at the starting point like before, but...

She had arrived at the top of the tower in one go!

The Sorcerer Demon apostle she wanted to see, Dian, was right across from her. The expression under Dian's raven mask was unclear, but it could be somewhat judged from his subsequent words.

"You shouldn't have come here." Dian shook his head at the little succubus.

"Back then, I helped your mother save you only because I didn't want the Demon Realm to lose a race. It would be a loss for the inheritance of knowledge among the races, nothing more. As for now... I have nothing to help you with. Go back before that 'King' discovers you."

After saying that, Dian pointed his finger, opening a teleportation gate for the little succubus to leave.

Afterwards, the Sorcerer Demon shifted his gaze and continued to read the book in his hand, seemingly already immersed in it, having issued an order to leave.

But in fact, on the tea table not far from Eileen, there were some water and food, and even a few simple tools made by the Sorcerer Demons that could be used conveniently without much magical power.

Dian verbally said he had nothing to help Eileen with and issued an order to leave, but he didn't directly teleport the little succubus away, which was already a kind of hint.

If Eileen wanted, she could now take all these aid items from the tea table.

Dian deliberately lowered his head to read, no different from turning a blind eye in tacit approval.

But...

"The pendant! The pendant my mother gave me responded to me!"

The little succubus said as she took off the pendant from her chest. The strange light on the pendant instantly flickered in the room, and the thick magical aura on it even startled Dian.

The Sorcerer Demon reacted quickly. He immediately summoned the Raven Staff and set up an isolation barrier in the room. Then, he pressed the raven sculpture beside the bookshelf, and soon a hidden door rose. Before Eileen could react, she was directly teleported away.

When the little succubus's vision became clear again, she was already in an even safer chamber.

This was Dian's most secret library, with numerous history books on the shelves, all written by Dian, recording the historical development of the Demon Realm for who knows how many tens of thousands of years. Experience new stories on empire

And now, the Sorcerer Demon gently hooked Eileen's pendant with his sharp fingers, his eyes under the mask extremely solemn and serious as he observed this flickering pendant.

In any case, this was only the second time Eileen had seen Dian so serious.

The first time was when he saved her from the hands of the Wicked Demons back then.

"How long ago did this happen?"

"Just today, a few hours ago!"

"What happened at that time?"

"I... I went to the Decay Demons' territory to find food and was ambushed by a Decay Demon. At the critical moment, it was the power of the pendant that saved my life. Afterwards, it has been flickering like this."

Dian asked quickly, and Eileen honestly recounted the entire experience.

She had nothing to hide anyway. It was better to lay everything out in order to better help the Sorcerer Demon study the pendant.

The library was quiet for a good while after that.

Dian concentrated on wrapping magical power around the pendant to investigate, not saying a word.

Although the little succubus was very curious and anxious, she didn't dare make a sound, afraid of disturbing the Sorcerer Demon. After several minutes, Dian finally broke out of that focused state.

"Sorry, it's difficult for me to comprehend this pendant with my abilities. However, the magical power on this pendant does not come from the pendant itself. It's more like it's transmitted through the pendant before being refracted to our side."

"And..."

Dian paused for a moment, then shook his head and said in a tone of admiration:

"Although the amount of this magical power is ordinary, its purity is extremely terrifying. This is after being diluted by the refraction over an extreme distance. Even I cannot imagine what kind of terrifying existence is on the other side of the pendant."

Terrifying? Unimaginable?

Eileen had never heard Dian, as the Sorcerer Demon apostle, say these words before.

Their Demon Realm had already witnessed too many worlds. To receive such an evaluation from Dian, this was the only time.

The little succubus immediately became excited.

Although she couldn't understand the profound meaning, with simple thinking, she could deduce a conclusion.

The person behind the pendant was even more powerful than Dian.

Then who could it be?

Demon King!

It was the Demon King!

The true demon king who belonged to me and the Demon Realm!

"Dian, what should we do next? We must summon him!"

"I'm sorry, Eileen. If you really want to summon such a king, it would require all the apostles to appear in the ceremony and exhaust the resources of the Demon Realm to have a chance. But now, you..."

A bucket of cold water was poured, extinguishing the little succubus's excitement.

That's right.

Eileen lowered her head, clenching her small hands tightly. Her hair covered her forehead, and under the shadow was an expression of humiliation and unwillingness.

The reason why Lordan wanted to exterminate the Succubus clan back then, apart from venting, was more importantly to prevent them, to prevent the possibility of a new demon king being born. This way, Lordan could always act as the demon king and completely control the Demon Realm from then on.

Now, hope was right in front of her eyes, but she... she was powerless.

I...

I still... can't do anything...

The teardrops that the little succubus had been holding back the whole way finally couldn't be contained and fell one after another.

Seeing this scene, Dian sighed. After some inner hesitation, he finally gave Eileen another path.

"I indeed can't help you summon."

"But perhaps I can... make you the one being summoned."