Magic Chronicles : Fallen Race

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Eileen half-squatted in the foul-smelling and decaying pond, feeling around in the sludge with her small hands.

The waste and garbage produced by the demons every day would eventually be sent to the Decay Demons for recycling and reuse. If she was lucky, she could still find some leftovers from other demons.

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The young succubus didn't care about the filth in the pond water. She picked out the rotten bones with food scraps from the mud. After taking them back, washing them, and boiling them in water for a few hours, the nutrients from the bones could still be dissolved into the water for her to absorb.

Over the years, she had relied on drinking this "rotten bone soup" to avoid starving to death.

Wiping the sweat from her forehead, the young and small figure dragged a tattered sack filled with bones, ready to return.

Although she was dirty all over, Eileen's expression wasn't bad.

She considered herself lucky today, having scavenged quite a few bone fragments with some meat residue on them. At a glance, it was clear that these were leftovers from the Great Demons. Her late mother had mentioned several times that those big guys always ate messily.

It wasn't a big deal originally, but mentioning her mother made Eileen's nose sour. Every time she recalled these things, a strong sadness still welled up in her heart.

She would never forget that night of the "Demon King Summoning."

The premeditated Wicked Demon clan assassinated the newly summoned Demon King, seized the Demon King's authority, and forced her mother to submit.

But the Succubus clan would never yield to such a false Demon King.

Her mother fought Lordan to the death. Moreover, to avoid being brainwashed and defiled by the Wicked Demons and having her power absorbed, she didn't hesitate to take her own life.

Thus, the enraged Wicked Demons launched a massacre against the Succubus clan.

That night, the entire Succubus clan was slaughtered by Lordan.

Only she, who was still young at the time, escaped the calamity and became the last remaining succubus in the entire Demon Realm.

Although Eileen was young, this unforgettable hatred and pain had already taken deep root in her heart.

Therefore, no matter how arduous, no matter how much she had to hide and flee, living in fear and worry every day, living on scavenged garbage, sleeping in tree holes, she had to survive!

Because only by surviving could she carry out her revenge!

Only then would she have a chance to summon a true demon king for herself, for the Succubus clan, and even for the entire Demon Realm!

Eileen firmly believed that the future belonged to her king, who would definitely defeat Lordan, help the Succubus clan take revenge, and lead the Demon Realm back on the right track.

She... firmly believed.

Thinking of this, the little succubus tightened her grip on the pendant in front of her chest. It was the last thing her mother had given her, the key cornerstone to summon the Demon King.

But soon, Eileen sighed. The little loli was a bit dejected.

She only knew that the pendant was related to the Demon King.

But as for how to use it specifically... She had no idea.

Over the years, she had tried various methods.

But the pendant never responded to her at all.

Maybe it was because I was still too young.

Eileen comforted herself in her heart.

Afterwards, she stopped thinking too much. After carefully putting the pendant back inside her collar, she was about to drag the sack full of bones back to her little nest.

But before Eileen could take a few steps, her innate succubus intuition gave a warning. Without thinking, Eileen instinctively abandoned the sack and rolled to the side.

It was this roll that saved the little succubus.

In the next second, at Eileen's previous position, a bloated Decay Demon suddenly burst out from the mud pond, its huge mouth directly swallowing the succubus's sack.

If Eileen hadn't dodged in time, perhaps it wouldn't have been just the sack that was swallowed.

Run!

The little succubus had no time to be terrified. At her young age, she had no power to resist any adult demon.

The only thing Eileen could do was run.

The succubus wings on her back slightly spread. Eileen wanted to fly into the sky. Decay Demons had no ability to fly. As long as she could take off, she could escape...

Eileen desperately flapped the wings behind her, but unfortunately, due to incomplete development and excessive malnutrition from hunger, the little succubus had only flown halfway before losing strength and falling down.

Splash!

Eileen struggled to get up from the mud pond, but just this delay was enough for the Decay Demon to close in. Unlike succubi, Decay Demons were fighting on their home turf. In this sludge, their bloated bodies could move as nimbly as eels.

After running only a few steps, the little succubus was already deeply stuck in the mud pond, with little strength left. Eileen, who had fallen again, could only watch helplessly as the Decay Demon opened its bloody maw, ferociously pouncing towards her with a hideous expression.

Sorry, Mother.

I... I still couldn't do it...

Buzz!

At the moment of despair for the little succubus, whose face was as pale as death, it seemed as if her inner cry had been transmitted to a distant place. The pendant on her chest, which had never responded to her before, suddenly burst out with a strong light at this moment.

Buzz!

An extremely powerful magical power fluctuation instantly erupted from the pendant. Without using any spells, purely relying on the magical power alone, it actually sent the Decay Demon's body, weighing several tons, flying away.

Afterwards, this Decay Demon was very angry and immediately pounced towards Eileen again. This time, the magical power formed a barrier, enveloping the succubus. No matter how much the Decay Demon struck with its immense strength, it seemed unable to harm the succubus inside in the slightest.

Sitting blankly in the mud pond, Eileen was a bit dazed.

Until the pendant in her hand seemed to be constantly flashing, urging her to hurry and leave, the little succubus finally reacted. Immediately, she continued to flee outwards with both shock and joy. After running out of this Decay Demon's territory, she was finally completely safe. Eileen let out a long sigh of relief, panting heavily as she collapsed in a corner, gasping for air.

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At the same time, on the other side...

Reji in the human world also truly let out a long sigh of relief.

When he saw Eileen encountering danger through the divine statue, he was almost worried to death.

However, Reji could only perceive the succubus through the divine statue.

He couldn't really help in any way.

Using all his strength, he could only transmit a small amount of magical power to Eileen, not even able to cast spells.

Fortunately, even a small amount of power from LV99 was enough to deter the Decay Demon, allowing Eileen to successfully escape danger.

But this obviously couldn't put Reji's mind at ease.

Because of his rollback, the history on the Demon Realm's side had also changed. It seemed that the Demon King's fate track indeed couldn't coexist simultaneously, so the new Demon King was usurped by Lordan?

Reji wasn't entirely clear about the specifics, but he could roughly guess some things. Undoubtedly, the current Eileen was no longer the original, revered, and carefully cherished Succubus Apostle.

The little succubus was in constant danger and might even be wanted by Lordan. There was a high probability that the entire Succubus clan had suffered the same fate as in the original history, being exterminated with only her remaining.

I had to find a way to protect Eileen.

Reji absolutely couldn't bear to see the little succubus in such a dangerous state. But the problem was that he and Eileen were too far apart. The little bit of power transmitted through the divine statue was simply not enough. It could handle some ordinary demons, but once it came to elites, Reji was also helpless.

Just as Reji was still anxious and worried, on the other side of the divine statue, in the Demon Realm, Eileen seemed to have made a new move.

The little succubus excitedly looked at the shimmering pendant.

In all these years, living in loneliness and fear every day, Eileen's heart had never felt as warm and happy as it did at this moment.

She held the pendant tightly in her palm, not even daring to blink, afraid that if she blinked, the pendant would become dull again like before.

What should I do?!

What should I do now?!

The little succubus was also very anxious. She vaguely understood that this might be some kind of hint, that the day she had been waiting for had finally arrived. But as for what exactly to do, Eileen was clueless.

However...

It didn't matter if she wasn't clear. There should still be others in the Demon Realm who understood.

Thinking of this, Eileen took a deep breath, no longer hesitating. This might be very risky, but she had to seize this opportunity.

The little succubus stood up, her eyes flashing with determination. After quickly identifying the direction, she ran towards another location.

It was a tall tower in the distance.

In the Demon Realm, there was only one clan that liked this kind of architecture—the Sorcerer Demons.