In the center of the lava vortex, Sally, sensing the surrounding movements, subconsciously raised her head to look upwards. Unfortunately, her empty eye sockets were a blur of blood and flesh. Her eyes had been shattered in the earlier explosion. However, after sensing the familiar aura above, a smile appeared on Sally's skull-like face, which was covered in bits of flesh.
She knew that Lu Minghao had arrived.
"Sally, you've worked hard."
Lu Minghao looked at the skull below that was smiling at him and gently flew down, reaching out to stroke the white bones covered with bits of flesh. Under the powerful restoration of [Super-Speed Regeneration], Sally's missing flesh was rapidly regenerating, and two white masses of flesh were quickly growing in her empty eye sockets.
However, as a price, Sally's already almost completely depleted nutrients and magic were once again squeezed dry. But Lu Minghao began to separate a portion of the massive nutrients in his body to replenish Sally.
"Minghao."
Sally felt the familiar sensation on her forehead and subconsciously stretched out her tattered left hand to tightly hug Lu Minghao's body. As for her right hand, it had been directly chopped off by the Hero in the instant of the explosion and, as expected, had been blasted away to who knows where.
"Minghao, Sally succeeded!"
A few minutes later, Sally opened her jaw, which was now covered with fleshy threads, and spoke intermittently with her newly grown vocal cords, her voice filled with attachment and excitement. Sally had no idea that Lu Minghao had already arrived the second after she was attacked by the Hero.
Throughout this battle, Sally appeared to be evenly matched with the Hero, at most only slightly at a disadvantage. But in reality, only Sally knew the danger involved. Although she possessed the strength of a Demon Lord seed.
She was completely different from the Hero. Before, she was just an ordinary half-human, half-ghost girl who had grown up in a garbage dump. She had never truly fought in a real battle. And this time was Sally's first experience in combat.
During the battle, whether it was the Hero's swordsmanship honed in countless battles, or his terrifying killing intent, as well as one powerful skill after another, Sally felt the aura of death at every moment.
And after the Hero activated [Berserker], exchanging reason and lifespan for power, Sally felt an unprecedented pressure. In just a few short minutes, Sally's body was covered in wounds, while the Hero opposite her had only been struck twice by her using an injury-for-injury tactic.
At that time, Sally had already fallen into an absolute disadvantage. Sally even instinctively sensed that in the hands of the Hero, who was now greatly enhanced and incredibly berserk, she would be completely killed in less than ten minutes.
Realizing that the Hero opposite her was truly about to kill her, Sally's inherent ghost-like ferocity and the darkness she had experienced since childhood completely erupted. She directly gathered all the magic elements in her body and used her unique skill, [Magic Weaver], to weave and stack various attribute [Magic Cannons].
Finally, Sally launched a desperate attack, rushing up and directly using her right hand to block the Hero's giant sword, then hugging the Hero with her entire body and directly detonating all the [Magic Cannons]. This was the most likely way to win and survive that Sally had calculated after considering the gap between herself and the Hero.
In the previous battle, Sally had already noticed that the Hero did not have skills similar to her [Super-Speed Regeneration], which meant that Sally's attack was completely a life-or-death gamble with the Hero, betting on who could last until the end in that terrifying explosion.
Moreover, at that time, Sally thought that if she really died in the end, then she would drag this Hero down with her, at least reducing one enemy for Lu Minghao.
Fortunately, Sally won in the end. Although the Hero opposite her was still alive, he was no different from being dead at this point. After all, he didn't have [Super-Speed Regeneration] and could only recover slowly.
"Mmm, mmm, Sally succeeded. As expected, Sally is the best."
Lu Minghao gently stroked Sally's newly grown hair. Under the supply of Lu Minghao's massive nutrients, the flesh on Sally's body had completely recovered, and even her severed right hand and the broken ghost horns on her head had grown back again. The newly born flesh was constantly strengthened by the magic power, even surpassing its previous strength.
"Alright, Sally, it's time to collect your spoils of war."
"Mmm."
Sally nodded her little head and skillfully inserted Lu Minghao into the ghost horns on her head. However, because Sally had not yet released the [Monstrous Strength and Chaos] state, the tip of the huge ghost horns directly protruded from Lu Minghao's body.
Sally didn't even notice this at all and continued to walk forward. During the process of walking, Sally's skin began to wriggle constantly, and viscous blood stretched out from it, forming a scarlet one-piece dress, which was then activated by the effect of the Gluttony Sin.
This was a dress exclusive to Lu Minghao's familiars, a Gluttony brand one-piece dress. Ordinary people couldn't wear it, and of course, ordinary people would die on the spot if they wore it.
"You... demon... even... even if I fail... in the future... there will definitely be a Hero who will kill you... you are absolute evil, a being destined to destroy the world, there will definitely be a Hero who will kill you and save this world."
On the scorching earth, the Hero barely opened his only eye and stared intently at Sally, who was constantly approaching. At this time, he had lifted the [Berserker] state and regained his sanity. When he saw Sally walking over, a look full of killing intent appeared on his terrifying face.
Even though he understood that he had lost this time and would be killed next, he still did not yield. In his opinion, Sally, who possessed such power, was absolute evil and would definitely be killed by other Heroes in the future to save this world.
"Eh! Big brother, do you think so highly of Sally? Thank you for the praise. Sally will definitely become a successful great witch!"
Faced with the Hero's murderous eyes and curse-filled words, Sally instead showed a happy smile on her face, squatting directly beside the Hero with a hint of shyness on her cute face.
She wasn't as amazing as the Hero said. She was still working hard to become a great witch. She didn't expect that the Hero big brother had already recognized her.
Sally felt that the Hero big brother's recognition was a bit too early. To become what the Hero big brother said, she still had to work harder.
"You... you... you...."
The Hero looked at Sally, who had a shy face beside him, tremblingly raised one hand, widened his eyes, and pointed at Sally, wanting to say something, but just as he opened his mouth, Sally's hand had already pierced through his throat. Fresh blood gushed out from the corner of his mouth, and he couldn't say a word for a long time.
"Hero big brother, don't praise Sally anymore, or Sally will be proud."
Looking at the Hero who had widened his eyes and was covered in blood at the corner of his mouth, Sally shook her little head and looked at him with a serious face, telling him not to praise her anymore, or she would really be proud.
Pa!
The next second, Sally pulled her hand out of the Hero's throat and casually stabbed his heart again. This time, the Hero's raised head slammed heavily on the ground. His only remaining eye stared intently at the sky above, where Angelica was floating in mid-air, a strange smile on her face as she looked at the Hero who was looking at her.
It was he who had shattered her original faith, and it was his appearance that had defiled her, the saintess who originally served God. Although the Hero had always acted like he loved her very much outside over the years, in reality, every night, he would be like a beast.....
"Minghao, can I ask you a favor?"
Beside the Hero's corpse, Sally didn't care what Angelica was thinking above, but just pulled out Lu Minghao from her head with a serious face and placed him beside the Hero's corpse.
"Sally, what do you want to do?"
"Minghao, this is the first enemy that Sally has recognized, so Sally wants to 'rest' him in your body, Minghao, as a sign of respect for him, and also so that it won't be wasted."
Sally looked at Lu Minghao with a serious look in her big eyes, saying that in her opinion, the Hero was not simply 'nourishment', but could be regarded as a worthy opponent to be respected, so in that case, he must be allowed to 'rest' well in Lu Minghao's body.
"No need, Sally, and this is your enemy. Only you can inherit his skills and power. I believe that this is the ultimate respect for him."
Opposite her, Lu Minghao reached out and touched Sally's little head. He knew that Sally was actually saying this because she wanted to make this Hero his nourishment, but for Lu Minghao, who had already gathered a million souls and was about to awaken, an ordinary Hero really didn't have much use.
But it was different for Sally. Not to mention being an enemy facing life and death, since Sally had ended his life, then letting the Hero become Sally's growth nourishment could also be regarded as another kind of respect. After all, this was equivalent to him living in Sally's body in another form and witnessing Sally reaching the peak with his power.
This is the romance of the strong!
As for anyone who says this isn't, then let him say it in front of Lu Minghao, and Lu Minghao will let him experience his romance of the strong.
"Mmm! Sally understands. Sally will carry the Hero big brother's power and his dying blessings and will definitely become a great witch, living up to his expectations!"
After listening to Lu Minghao's words, Sally nodded her little head as if she understood, looked at the Hero big brother's corpse with a serious and solemn face, and promised that she would not let him down.
Beside her, Lu Minghao nodded in satisfaction after seeing Sally's appearance, feeling like his daughter had grown up. Then, under the Hero's 'will', Sally looked devout, like a successor who had inherited the legacy of her predecessors, using the power of gluttony to completely extract the Hero's soul and the nutrients in his body.
"Then, it's about time to leave."
Looking at the Hero who had turned to ashes, Lu Minghao lightly jumped onto Sally's head, inserted himself into it, and then called out to Angelica above, directly using [Space Transfer] to leave this place, leaving only the collapsing earth and the boiling lava crater.
