"Nora! Are you okay?!"

Seeing Nora suddenly fall flat on her butt, Leah rushed over with the Holy Sword in hand and helped her up.

Her expression darkened at Nora's pale face. That Demon King was far tougher than they’d imagined.

Nora’s Light magic array had been a forbidden-level spell, yet such power hadn’t even scratched him.

No resistance at all—he crushed her in the blink of an eye.

"That was a forbidden Light spell..."

Nora bit her lip, eyes fierce. What kind of sick joke was this?!

It was her only instantly castable Light forbidden spell, yet it hadn’t harmed a single hair on the Demon King. How?!

"Nora, calm down. But this is bad. After taking your spell, the Demon King isn’t injured—he’s even more excited."

Helping Nora up, Leah stared at the distant sky. Shockwaves and Demon Aura vibrated in the air; cold sweat dripped down her temple.

What monster was this? After a direct hit, his Demon Aura hadn’t weakened—it thickened.

"My magic shouldn’t have dealt heavy damage, but it couldn’t do nothing."

"Even the Four Demon Kings wouldn’t face that spell head-on. Holy Light naturally purges Demon Kin’s miasma."

"Holy Light is their bane, absolutely suppressing Demon Aura. But that Demon King..."

Nora bit her fingertip, frowning as light particles slowly vanished into the night.

Unreasonable. Too strange. This defied logic.

Holy Light should repel him. Even with our strength gap, he’d show resistance.

Yet the magic fragments showed he wasn’t just unaffected—he relished the holy light.

It was absurd, like a snowman jumping into lava for a bath, emerging unscathed and loving it.

"Nora, let’s analyze carefully."

"Beyond killing Demon Kin, did your spell have other effects?"

"Maybe a loophole he exploited?"

Leah stroked her chin. Holy Light was their weakness, but could Nora’s spell have flaws?

Instantly casting a forbidden spell was hard; minor imperfections were normal.

"Underestimating me? That spell was flawless—no loopholes. Its power and purification were perfect."

"It also held a Sacred Halo to empower the Great Hero."

"The Halo blesses him deeply but poisons the Demon King. Yet now..."

Nora clenched her fists. She’d underestimated him. In a thousand years of human-Demon Kin war, no Demon King resisted Holy Light.

This one did. None in history compared. He was easily the strongest ever.

"So we face a terrifying monster..."

Leah sighed wryly. A Holy Light-immune Demon King was new to her too.

This war would be brutally unprecedented.

A Demon King immune to the Sacred Halo meant humanity’s worst nightmare.

"Leah, hurry. We must find the Great Hero before Demon Kin harm him."

"He’s humanity’s last hope. To kill the Demon King, to win this war—we need his power."

Nora swept her silver hair back and stood. Raising her pale hand, she gazed at the crimson sigil on her palm, murmuring dreamily.

Dear Great Hero, the Demon King has descended. Where are you? I can barely hold back my longing.

Humanity needs your strength. And I, Holy Maiden Nora, need your touch and care.

When will we meet, dear Great Hero? I miss you. Give me a sign...

"Hmm, let’s go. But Nora, can you really sense the Hero? You seem unreliable."

Leah sheathed the Holy Sword, eyeing the silver-haired girl skeptically.

Nora always faltered at critical moments.

"I can’t pinpoint him, but I sense his direction."

"Don’t worry. I share a deep bond with the Great Hero."

Nora brushed dust off her skirt and smiled.

Her violet eyes gleamed with absolute confidence.

"Just don’t lose composure when you meet him."

As the Demon Aura faded, Leah relaxed.

The Demon King had hidden his presence and left Yersas. No major damage—good.

"Don’t worry. I’ll be perfectly ‘ladylike’ with the Great Hero."

Nora twirled a silver strand over her chest, smiling.

A crimson gleam tinted her violet eyes. Great Hero, I’ll reach you before any Demon Kin.

When we meet and our bodies intertwine, the Demon King is nothing.