The Lord Demon King is Unfathomable!

Chapter 1605 - 456: The Demon King's Most Human Episode

Erin had a very, very long dream.

In her dream, she was no longer in that forest stained by Chaos and blood, but had returned to the manor in the countryside of Thunder City.

The afternoon sunlight glimmered through the treetops, casting mottled shadows in her teacup.

Colin was sitting next to her, quietly flipping through a book, his lips curled in a barely noticeable smile.

He was always so quiet, with those deep violet eyes holding too many things she couldn't understand.

Sometimes, she felt really sorry for him.

Even though she never mentioned it, nor had the courage to bring it up.

Gradually, Erin felt a touch of drowsiness in that dazzling light, so she yawned and fell into a deep sleep like a lazy cat.

Colin didn't leave nor did he shake her awake; he just quietly sat beside her, gently caressing her forehead with his warm palm, wiping away the fine sweat from her nightmares.

That tenderness made her feel so attached, she wished she could stay by his side forever, never waking up.

However—

She knew very well she couldn't just sleep away.

On her shoulders rested not only armor but also the people of the Campbell Duchy, and many things she couldn't put down.

"...I'll take a nap, remember to wake me up." She murmured softly, as if she had returned to childhood, when her father was still by her side.

Colin, with his hand on her forehead, responded softly.

"Mm."

Vaguely, she heard something else—

It seemed to be a very evil voice overlapping with those heartwarming words.

"...I shall grant you new life."

The sweet dream vanished like sand between fingers, and after an unknown time, Erin slowly opened her heavy eyelids.

What met her gaze was not the familiar manor, nor the serene Heaven, but a rocky wall illuminated by campfire.

She was still alive.

It was simply a miracle.

Erin slowly moved her neck, discovering herself lying on a soft fur, covered with a thick coat.

Colin was nowhere to be seen.

That was obvious; he who was overseas couldn't possibly be here.

Erin instinctively wanted to sit up, but immediately felt something amiss.

She found that the heavy plate armor she wore had been removed, leaving her in only her close-fitting undergarments, even with her collar open, looking quite disheveled.

Feeling the nearby gaze, the sleepy Erin's eyes suddenly sharpened, a wave of icy killing intent surged to the skies!

"Light of Praise" was right beside her!

Moreover, it was still in sword form!

Without a moment's hesitation, her right hand grabbed the sword hilt like lightning, flipping up, she slashed backward towards the shadow in the corner!

"Clang——!"

The golden sword light tore through the cave's dimness, leaving a palm-wide sword mark on the thick rock wall!

Unfortunately, the slash hit nothing, failing to kill the rude intruder!

The ethereal shadow, like a weightless feather, floated to the cave's deeper darkness before her.

Soon after, a hoarse and sinister laugh echoed from there.

"You've finally awakened."

That voice held no emotion, like a Demon King overlooking the chessboard, whispering to his intriguing piece.

"Who are you!"

Erin's eyes remained murderous.

She tightly clenched her collar with one hand, the other wielded the sword single-handedly, fully tense, vigilantly watching that bottomless darkness.

Her chest faintly ached, yet there was no time to check her injuries.

Intuition told her the person before her was strong, possibly even more terrifying than Rolandar who toyed with her in the forest!

However...

He seemed to have no hostility?

Calming down, Erin gradually realized perhaps her transfer from the forest to here was related to this person.

He should have saved her.

At least—

If he intended to do something while she was unconscious, she would have no chance to resist, let alone awaken with Light of Praise in hand.

Yet, even after confirming this, Erin dared not be careless, who knew if this was a Chaos Apostle's trick?

Their rituals were far more flamboyant than the Demons of Hell.

"That's a good question."

Looking at the still-confused Erin, Luo Yan pondered for a moment, softly spoke a reply.

"My name is Luo Yan."

It was his first time revealing his true name before Erin.

After Carian, who knew his two aliases, Erin became the third person to learn them, though unlike Carian, she didn't know all three aliases belonged to the same individual.

"...Luo Yan?"

A trace of confusion flashed in Erin's eyes.

She tried hard to search her memory for this name but couldn't find any clues.

Neither in Campbell Duchy's nobles nor amongst Aus Continent's renowned strong ones seemed to bear this name.

Yet she felt an intimate, even familiar sense towards the name...

While Erin pondered, that deliberately lowered voice spoke again.

"We will meet again."

Erin's heart shuddered, realizing he was leaving, she hurriedly said.

"Wait!"

The person didn't wait.

The instant the words fell, the shadow along with his unfathomable Qi entirely vanished into the darkness...

He left.

Watching helplessly as the shadow together with his aura disappeared into the cave's depths, Erin found herself without any means.