Fairy tale: Little Red Riding Hood's wolf mentor

The red light on the Star Constellation Barrier began to dissipate rapidly, and the piercing pain in the skulls of the Falling Star City soldiers began to disappear rapidly, along with the nauseating state they were previously in.

“Great, it seems His Highness the Prince has restored the barrier, right?”

But after that, within the Srui army, the King of Srui looked up at the barrier that had lost its bloody color, a hint of surprise appearing in his eyes, turning gloomy:

“The contract hasn’t been violated… then the prince is dead? What a pity.”

The King of Srui narrowed his eyes, coldly snorting, “Hmph, I thought these starlights could be used by me, but they were actually killed by ordinary people? This kind of guy, made me waste so much time?”

He looked at the Falling Star City soldiers charging towards him not far away, a look of mockery in his eyes, and lightly drew the long sword from his waist:

“How utterly boring.”

“Still fantasizing about overcoming inevitable death? But without the Star Child, all starlight will only be the final afterglow—”

In the next moment, without waiting for the Falling Star City soldiers to approach him, the long sword in his hand slashed down, and instantly, a hellish illusion of mountains of corpses and seas of blood pressed down on the entire space.

The Star Constellation Barrier began to vanish like a bubble.

But unlike before, this time, the Star Constellation Barrier did not light up again.

Along with it, the starry sky that enveloped the entire Falling Star City also shattered.

“Why… the barrier… disappeared?!”

At this moment, all the Falling Star City soldiers felt a chill in their hearts. They looked at the vanished magical sky, feeling a certain power within their bodies that had been supporting them, beginning to dissipate.

“What’s going on? Why hasn’t the Thirteenth Squad been resurrected?!”

“Why?”

And even more shocking things appeared along with it. Losing the magical starry sky above their heads, those dead comrades could no longer be resurrected from death.

Just as the hands holding their swords trembled slightly because of the cold, a voice came from behind.

“Soldiers, stand up, grip the weapons in your hands, we haven’t lost yet, just that the real war is about to begin.”

The soldiers were stunned for a moment, looking back, they saw the person riding on the warhorse, wearing a metal mask—the old king of Falling Star City.

“From beginning to end, there has never been a war without death. For the sake of family, for the sake of survival, some people must choose to die.”

The old king continued, as he spoke, his warhorse was also heading towards the front line.

“You should know those Srui soldiers, right? Fighting is not for personal desires, not for contention, but to prevent us, your families—from becoming like them.”

Hearing the words of the Leper King, the fire of war reignited in the eyes of all the Falling Star City soldiers.

They naturally understood the meaning of what the Leper King said.

These people could be said to have fought the Srui Kingdom's army for the longest time, and they also understood the strangeness of those Srui soldiers the most.

Those who have no human emotions and only know how to kill—

Even if choosing death, they must never choose to become such a monster!

“Moreover, we have not failed yet. The starlight is on our side. Although the sky is dim and the stars are hidden, they have not disappeared.”

“I will charge with you, surround, our country.”

Saying this, the Leper King let out an angry roar, and all the Falling Star City soldiers also galloped their horses, killing towards the Srui soldiers pouring into the city not far away.

This time, they knew that after their death, it would be eternal slumber.

Poro could sense that within the Srui army formation not far away, the King of Srui still exuded a heavy sense of oppression.

“The Leper King, he… why is he charging so far ahead, that’s very dangerous, right?”

“Because he wants to make those warriors who are shaken by the dimming starlight stand up again.”

Poro shook his head. He looked at the crisscrossing lines in the silver buildings under his feet, feeling a faint pain in his mind, “No amount of words can compare to a king personally going into battle.”

“I understand.”

Leike nodded. She was sitting cross-legged on the ground, the Star Slayer Sword floating on her knees, weak starlight flowing around the sword—

A blue crystal containing a sea of stars was slowly shattering, merging with the Star Slayer Sword.

“Moreover, without the Star Constellation Barrier, when facing that sword of the King of Srui—in this current position, we are equally in danger.”

Oz also stared blankly at the starlight in Leike's hand, as if thinking about something.

After obtaining this "Star Constellation Crystal," Leike and Poro tried to repair the Star Constellation Barrier without the support of the Star Child. This was very difficult. Even with the cooperation of Leike and Poro, it was still difficult to achieve this in a short period of time.

Leike borrowed the Star Constellation Crystal, borrowing the "position" of the Star Child.

Poro used mental communication to empathize with Leike, and then borrowed the abilities given by [Spiral Beacon: Sage] and [Spiral Beacon: Witch] to quickly think and solve problems.

“The current time is when the King of Srui has not swung that sword yet, although I don’t know why—but this is our only chance. Without the Star Constellation Crystal, if he swings the second sword again, there will be no living person left in this city.”

… …

The Srui army poured in like a dark cloud from the broken city gate, their eyes bloodshot, waving the weapons in their hands.

Under the Srui royal flag, the King of Srui looked at the road paved with blood and corpses under his feet, a hint of pleasure flashing in his eyes.

For some reason, after becoming a demon, he liked such scenes very much.

Slaughter, screams, wails, curses, blood…

And the battlefield is such a place. He knew he had won, but he was not in a hurry to end everything.

The Srui soldiers were all bewitched ordinary people. There were many such people in the Srui Kingdom. Their value to the King of Srui was not as good as this symphony of destruction.

He looked at Falling Star City falling towards the end of destruction that was difficult to slow down, and laughed.

“The soul perishes with the death of the body—this is the correct war.”

He was not in a hurry to draw his sword and destroy everything.

After drawing his sword, all that was left was dead silence, which was good, but too boring. He didn't know what this feeling was. He used to be human.

His reason once said that destruction, death, and war were meaningless.

But now, this urge to destroy occupied his soul.

“I am very twisted.”

The King of Srui knew this, perhaps he was also a good person before, “This is not my fault, but the world brought it. Then, in order to solve this problem—destroy this twisted world.”

There is cause and effect, as it should be.

At this time, the King of Srui's gaze crossed the fighting soldiers and looked into the distance. On a street, an armored knight wearing a mask was stabbing a Srui soldier to death with a sword.

“Hmm? That is…”

He naturally knew the situation of Falling Star City, this old opponent, and that masked man was clearly the old king of Falling Star City!

“Heh, the Star Child is like a cowardly child, but you, an old and declining person, are still fighting on horseback?”

In the eyes of the King of Srui, a flash of appreciation flashed away, and after that, he slowly drew the blood-colored long sword from his waist.

“Very good, a person like you deserves to be the closing note for tonight.”

After saying that, he no longer held back, and the long sword in his hand slashed down with force!

Suddenly, a sea of blood surged in the battlefield. Starting from the King of Srui, one person after another, whether they were Srui people or silver-armored Falling Star City soldiers, were almost instantly separated from their heads!

The Leper King, who was fighting, also saw the sea of blood at this moment.

The hand waving the broadsword stagnated at this moment, and a stinging pain of a blade passing by was felt at the throat—

“I… am I finally going to die?”

But death did not come. The illusion of the sea of blood in front of him was blocked by a layer of light curtain as thin as cicada wings.

“Star Constellation Barrier?!”

In the Srui army, the expression of the King of Srui also sank instantly, and a hint of scarlet flashed in his eyes.

“Why? In Falling Star City, shouldn't there still be someone who can be favored by the stars—that's not cabbage, could it be that the Star Child has broken the restrictions of the contract? But that's not right, I clearly felt that he is already dead!”

The King of Srui did not act rashly. His forehead bulged slightly, and strands of blood rose from the blood and mud of the battlefield under his feet, pressing towards the newly appeared Star Constellation Barrier, as if sensing something.

A few minutes later, the expression of the King of Srui slowly relaxed, revealing a hint of gloomy coldness:

“So, that's how it is.”

“Starfall City borrowed some of the aura of the deceased Star Child to forge this new barrier? But this barrier is fundamentally weak. Do they really think this can delay their fate of destruction?”

Within the new Barrier of Stars, King Srui's sword strike was blocked.

But the deceased Starfall soldiers could never be revived. Fortunately, not too many Starfall soldiers died in the previous two sword strikes.

Under King Mapo's arrangement, the layout within Starfall City was used to obstruct King Srui's attack with as few soldiers as possible. In King Srui's previous wars, King Mapo had a deep understanding of the power of that army-slaying sword.

Under the defense of the Barrier of Stars, the radius of destruction that could be created, as well as the intervals between King Srui's two sword draws, were all judged and speculated.

“He still has the threat of using a sword strike at least one more time.”

In the center of Starfall City, within the shadow of a high tower in the royal palace, Poluo carefully sensed the pressure emanating from King Srui, estimating it.

He understood that almost all of this pressure came from that strange sword.

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And after two almost continuous strikes, King Srui's pressure finally weakened.

“It seems he won't swing a third sword.”

At another building, Leike's gaze was also fixed on King Srui. She noticed that although King Srui could unleash a third sword, he did not draw it. He simply rested his hand on the hilt and slowly retreated.

Only countless Srui soldiers guarded him, charging forward.

“He's very cautious.”

Leike, as well as Princess Malin and others beside her, all had grave expressions. “The power in his sword is gradually recovering. He's waiting… We can't let him keep waiting like this!”

“That won't happen.”

At this time, Poluo narrowed his eyes. He noticed not far away, in a star-lit area, a woman dressed in ordinary clothes, like a commoner, walked onto the top of a building.

It was Queen Mapo, the Star-Observing Witch.

“King Srui has made many arrangements in Starfall City. King Srui attacked today, and now the starlight is relit. Although the dead warriors cannot be revived, it won't be so easy for him to leave!”

As soon as she finished speaking, they saw, on the high platform surrounded by sculptures on the top of that building.

The Star-Observing Witch suddenly opened her hands upwards. She sliced open the pulse of her hands, but what flowed out was not blood, but a silver starlight-like radiance!

Immediately afterwards, the stars in the sky suddenly lit up at this moment—

No, not only that, the entire Starfall City, all the mirror-like buildings reflecting the starlight of the sky, also shone brightly at the same time.

A magic circle.

Poluo stared intently at the brilliant scene in those silver-white mirrors, murmuring.

On the other side, King Srui, looking at the lit-up buildings around him, also showed astonishment and madness. Although he had judged this beforehand, after dealing with the Star Child, he did not think that some magic that borrowed starlight would affect him—

After all, almost all of Starfall City's power came from the Star Child.

But now…

“Damn it!”

He cursed angrily, no longer retreating, because the silver-white walls in all directions lit up suddenly at this moment. As long as he was in Starfall City, he could never escape the range of this magic circle!

“Or do you think you can survive like this?”

Before being drowned in dazzling starlight, King Srui looked at the Barrier of Stars not far away and drew his sword—the third sword!

In an instant, endless wails and blood-colored long winds suppressed the snow-white starlight.

The air suddenly stilled.

After that, the world regained its color, the Barrier of Stars disappeared again, the sky darkened, and the ground was covered with corpses.

All the Srui soldiers fell weakly to the ground under the effect of the Starlight Magic Array.

Only King Srui still stood on the ground, his eyes red, horns growing on his head, his whole body wrapped in a horrifying blood light, having turned into a demon.

His gloomy gaze stared intently at Starfall City, which had lost its barrier, but instead of stepping forward, he pressed on the hilt of his sword and retreated step by step.

“Now, can I…”

Leike grabbed the Star-Slaying Sword and wanted to get up, but Poluo held her down. “No, his sword still has some residual power. It's not enough to unleash a sword that can destroy the barrier like just now, but…”

Leike and Poluo were unable to continue unfolding the Barrier of Stars under the third sword.

But that King Srui had not been forced into a desperate situation yet. He was a demon—equally cunning and cautious.

“We must make him exhaust the last bit of power in his sword!”

Many surviving Starfall City soldiers were already rushing towards King Srui.

“But without starlight, those soldiers might not be able to force King Srui to use that sword…”

Leike could also clearly see the battle situation. The power possessed by King Srui, who had transformed into a demon, would definitely not be weak!

“Believe in them…”

But just as Poluo spoke, they saw an unexpected figure charging towards King Srui on horseback!

“Wait, is that Oz?”

“What is he doing?! Why does he seem to be surrounded by… starlight?!”

Oz had somehow mounted a Starfall City warhorse, wearing silver armor all over his body. In his hand, he also held a silver-white long sword used by Starfall City soldiers—

But the most striking thing was the starlight wandering all over his body!

“He himself, still kept a portion of the Starfall Crystals?!”

Leike also saw this, and as the holder of the Star-Slaying Sword, she could see more of the essence, “But he can't use it at all, he just activated those crystals, the brilliance itself…”

“Could it be that he wants to—”

Hearing Leike's judgment, an idea suddenly appeared in Poluo's mind.

Not far away, Oz, galloping on horseback, also waved his long sword, the starlight intertwining with the aura emanating from his body, as if a heavenly soldier had descended, extremely majestic!

He charged straight towards King Srui, and at the same time as he swung his long sword, he also shouted:

“Hahaha, do you know that the stars favor more than one person? Just like in the prophecy, you will die today! Just now, you didn't expect the revival of the Barrier of Stars, did you?”

Oz laughed, the starlight wrapped around the sword in his hand, incomparably brilliant, “But you will not die at the hands of the Star Child, but under my sword!”

“What?!”

Seeing this scene, King Srui's expression finally changed.

He naturally knew about the so-called prophecy spread in Starfall City, but he thought that as long as he dealt with the Star Child, all dangers would be defeated without a fight, but who knew that Starfall City would produce a second “Star Child”?

And the starlight on the person in front of him naturally fell into King Srui's eyes.

Those starlights were not illusions—but real, just like the power mastered by the Star Child!

“Could it really be…”

Thinking of this, King Srui suddenly changed color, and without hesitation, he once again drew the blood-colored long sword from his waist, his eyes revealing madness, “Impossible, you think I have no power to resist, right? You're wrong, you came out now, the person who fails is you!

You too, can't protect anything!”

The next moment, he swung his sword in the air, venting the last power in the blood sword.

Not far away, Oz, who was still galloping on horseback just now, paused, and the next moment, countless slashes appeared on his body at the same time, blood and flesh flying—

It was as if a complete person, in a millisecond, turned into debris and plasma in mid-air.

“Oz, he—”

Leike's eyes widened, her mind went blank, but then, Poluo's voice rang out, “Now is the time, kill King Srui!”

After reflexively unleashing a sword strike, King Srui felt something was wrong, because this knight, full of starlight and confidence, didn't even have time to resist or dodge his half-way slash.

But he didn't have time to think about it, and the next moment, an invisible airflow stabbed out from the shadows beneath him.

The star-shrouded blade only appeared out of thin air at the moment it approached.

“Who!?”

The demonized King Srui was indeed very strong, even so, he still managed to cross the sword in front of him—

But the next second, his head, along with half of the blood sword, fell to the ground together.