After Being Sold Out By The Empire, I Decide To Assist The Demon King
Chapter 182 - 51 A Leaf

Chapter 182: Chapter 51 A Leaf

"Oh no, that was close, almost got slashed..."

The human woman spoke, still shaken, as she patted her chest. Her heart thumped visibly, leaving Wenresa staring blankly. She said, "Really, even beyond the usual realm, there are people who want to save the world."

To this, Wenresa wasn’t surprised. She stroked her long hair that had been cut earlier but was now rapidly regenerating, saying, "It’s quite normal. Perhaps there aren’t many who want to save the world, but with so many beyond the usual realm... there are always quite a few who don’t wish to see the world destroyed."

"But they want to break the rules..."

The human woman said, recalling Wenresa Iluvita’s spells from earlier. She smirked mischievously, "But your spells with [poison] and [death] will surely make them feel terrible when they get back."

"Yes, and I went easy on them... so did they."

Wenresa responded, seemingly indifferent as she referred to that apocalyptic battle as going easy. She said, "After all, they haven’t broken the rules... only formal violations will attract everyone’s interference."

"But if they break the rules, it means Yila has already been killed..."

"Exactly."

"..."

Amid the conversation, the two fell silent, feeling that things were becoming troublesome... Many regarded Yila as the future culprit of world destruction. After all, the prophecy inscribed on that tablet appeared authentic.

The text on it was indeed penned by the gods, and Yila’s birth and the changes he brought to the world precisely matched the prophecy.

"But eventually, more people will help, stepping in to stop those who want to disrupt the spectacle. After all, most, like us, expect to see the drama up to the world’s end."

Wenresa Iluvita made this judgment. She smiled, looking at the massive squid in the distance, and said, "However, it could very well turn into the first large-scale battle among those beyond the usual realm... we might not be in the mood to protect Yila."

Hearing Wenresa say this, combined with her expression, the human woman seemed to guess something. Narrowing her eyes at Wenresa, she asked, "So, what are you planning to do?"

"They want to interfere with the Main Material Plane; so can we."

Wenresa Iluvita said, looking up, "My calculations have been in place since those three appeared... we’ve been avoiding the gaze of everyone beyond the usual realm."

Yes, everything was within Wenresa’s calculations. From the moment the three tried to kill Yila and were stopped by the two, she had thought ahead to now... She needed to give Yila something to protect himself.

Even though Yila could manifest the [Void Wing Pillar·Tikapu] for Void Travel, what if the area were covered by a [Dimension Anchor] that forbade teleportation? What if the attack came too quickly for him to react?

A hero dying by an evil dragon might be interesting, but if the hated audience bribed to change the ending to death, it would be infuriating.

"This doesn’t seem right..."

The human woman appeared somewhat hesitant.

"As long as we aren’t caught on the spot, no one will know it was us."

"Ah... okay then~"

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Fishing up a treasure chest, now that’s unheard of... though even just estimating the value of a gold chest, it was certainly not low.

Though in everyone’s eyes, it wasn’t particularly higheither, since they weren’t civilians.

"Opening a treasure chest requires caution."

Yila said, causing everyone to recall how cautious he was when he used a Little Demon’s hand to open the chest... Was he over-cautious?

Seeing everyone’s indifference, Yila shook his head and revealed a secret they didn’t know: "Actually, Satan Ye’s father was once eaten by a Treasure Box Monster right in front of me."

"Huh?!"

Seeing the shocked Satan Ye and the similar expressions on everyone else’s faces, Yila nodded seriously... Maybe in their eyes, it was hard to believe someone like Favignano would be easily eaten?

"It happened during an adventure... At that time, I didn’t know Favignano was the Demon King when we encountered each other on the battlefield. We didn’t recognize each other and ended up forming a team in a dungeon."

Yila said, recalling those times, "We came across a treasure chest. He was so excited that he kicked it open, only to have his head bitten by the Treasure Box Monster."

Yila gestured with his hands on his head and said, "Although the Treasure Box Monster was immediately burned, his head was covered with saliva and mucus. It looked super disgusting, and he threw up for a long time."

"Hehehe~"

Imaging that scene, Satan Ye couldn’t help but laugh. She commented, "No wonder he never mentioned it to us... So, how should we open the chest?"

Well, if one were to be cautious, there might be no way to avoid everything... After all, what if a piccolo were sealed inside the chest?

"Keeping a distance would be much safer... Of course, letting others open it is the safest... Third Wing Pillar·Witch Demon·Wing Spread! Mage’s Hand!"

Yila said, manifesting the Witch Demon’s wings through Vera’s Mana, using magic to open the chest from a distance. Surprisingly... the chest hadn’t taken on any water.

Either it was a recent chest, or it was due to the special plants sealing it... Yila figured it was the latter, considering in the era of primitive chests, only elves would use plants’ properties effectively, right?

Was it a chest from the Silver Moon Tree Court?

Considering this, Yila and the other leaders gathered around, seeing a piece of green leaf... a leaf preserved for who knows how long, still green, which was rare.

*It looked like something from a super magic potion.*

"It’s a leaf, and it’s translucent, looking as beautiful as a gemstone."

Satan Ye remarked, and Yila agreed. It was a bit like an exquisite jade-like leaf, but... in the next moment, upon exposure to air, the leaf quickly turned yellow, withering away.

"Huh?!"

A baffled Satan Ye made a surprised sound.

"Seems like it’s been too long?"

Hilena said, feeling a bit regretful, as she patted Satan Ye’s head like Yila did before, saying, "Items sealed for long periods are static in time, but once they touch air, all the overdue time returns at once."

"How fascinating!"

"Indeed."

...

*Satan Ye’s head felt so comfortable to touch... No, this is not right, Hilena, you are the most loyal maid, how could you have such thoughts... oh, so smooth.*