Chapter 565 - 448 Enter the Imperial Palace!

"Load!"

Belle called out.

But nothing happened.

"No good, this light shield is blocking the connection between the Crystal Core and the Crystal Demon’s planet. Here, any Crystal Demon warrior can’t be loaded," Belle said dejectedly.

Belle originally thought she could easily take down the Demon Tribe’s Imperial Palace today and reclaim the entire planet. But this light shield had become an insurmountable obstacle in front of her.

Clearly, Belle had no idea how this light shield was constructed. Perhaps, she could only wait until she returned with the Crystal Demon scientists to figure it out.

However, Long Yi had a different opinion.

"This light shield, it can’t have appeared out of thin air, right?" Long Yi walked around inside the light shield, trying to understand its composition. But because it wasn’t formed from mana, even Long Yi, with his talent for breaking magic, was powerless.

"Impossible, this light shield itself covers a vast area, and it’s not a magic type, so there must be something maintaining its operations," Belle said.

"Then it’s simple, since I can get in, I go and find that thing, destroy it, then you guys can get in, right?" Long Yi said.

"Absolutely not!" Belle immediately shook her head. "Brother Long, although you’re powerful in the Human Realm, you should have seen just now that the battles here are completely different from those in the Human Realm. On your own, you have no chance against these powerful creatures."

But Long Yi started warming up on the spot, saying, "Don’t worry, I know these guys are tough. So, I’m not planning to face them head-on. I just want to go in and see what’s creating this shield. If I find I can’t destroy it, I’ll come out and ask for help."

Looking at Long Yi, who was stretching, Belle’s face was full of mistrust.

"Last time, Brother Long, when you were treating my Catalyst Crystal Stone allergy, you said that if I was in danger and about to self-destruct, you’d definitely run away. But in the end, even though I was about to fail and self-destruct, you still stayed. I don’t believe you’d really leave, so I absolutely do not agree with you going in there alone."

"I’m not going in alone, I still have Lingling and Little Zi with me." As he said this, Little Zi also jumped out.

"No, Little Zi’s psychic power is strong, but it’s not very effective against the Crazy Demons that have already gone mad. And the Crazy Demons’ Light Cannon is very lethal to Little Zi. As for Lingling... she’s just a projection of my consciousness that I left behind, she can’t..."

At this point, Belle suddenly stopped.

"Wait, I have an idea."

Lingling’s body was originally Belle’s avatar, and when Belle’s core left, she retained part of Belle’s consciousness. So Belle could easily project her consciousness into Lingling’s body.

The moment Belle’s consciousness entered Lingling’s body, Lingling began to transform. Her right-hand Light Cannon morphed into a square shape, her body was covered with a layer of black crystal, and spike-like wings sprouted from her back.

"This is the power of the Crazy Demon under the influence of the Catalyst Crystal Stone," Belle, looking at her new body, said to Long Yi. Her right hand’s Light Cannon had returned to its normal hand shape.

Next, it depended on whether they could successfully enter the light shield.

To be honest, neither Long Yi nor Belle were confident.

Belle slowly approached the light shield, her speed not too fast, for fear that speed would trigger repulsion. When her hand touched the light shield, it seemed to flicker for a moment, but in the end, no repulsion occurred!

The light shield indeed regarded Belle as a Crazy Demon!

"Great! Let’s go!" Belle exclaimed cheerfully.

The Imperial Palace was silent, without any noise. It was hard to imagine that a big battle had just ended, and either side of the combatants could annihilate any country if they appeared in the human world. Now it seemed, the Giants were quite partial to humans. If not for the Giants setting such a strange rule for the human realm, it would only take minutes for any of the powerful beings in the multiverse to wipe out humans.

Upon entering the palace, even Belle didn’t know the way. The Crystal Demons now lacked a map to the Demon Tribe’s Imperial Palace, so the two of them had to rely on Little Zi’s Female Demon for scouting, slowly making their way forward.

Although Long Yi didn’t know where the light shield came from, he firmly believed that the center of anything circular must have something special.

Even though neither Long Yi nor Belle had been in this palace before, after all, it was still a regular architectural system. With Little Zi’s help, the two of them were able to move forward at a decent speed. The Demon Tribe, being humanoid, had similar architectural styles and layouts. However, in some details, the Demon Tribe’s architecture had a unique inheritance. Long Yi wasn’t an architecture expert, but he could still identify some unique artistic or technical aspects.

"Strange, where have all the Crazy Demons gone?" Belle wondered.

"I definitely don’t believe they’re scared," Long Yi said.

"Neither do I, the Crazy Demons don’t know fear. The only thing that could have silenced them like this must be a very powerful Crazy Demon," Belle said.

"I’m so scared that my hands are shaking," Long Yi joked.

"I don’t believe that," Belle laughed.

Belle had firsthand experience of Long Yi’s courage. She knew that regardless of hearing about or even seeing those powerful Crazy Demons in person, Long Yi would never back down.

Yes, he was absolutely that kind of person.

Just as they were speaking, Little Zi up ahead suddenly made a quiet gesture. Long Yi immediately stopped and slowly moved forward.

Behind a flash metal door, two Crazy Demons were quietly curled up there. Their Crystal Cores were flickering faintly, the brightness not particularly intense.

"What’s going on?" Long Yi said in a low voice.

"I don’t know, I’ve never encountered anything like this," Belle shook her head and said, "These are Crazy Demon Guards, transformed from extremely powerful warriors of the Demon Tribe from years ago. The Crazy Demon Guards rarely leave the Imperial City, even I haven’t seen them much. They should have detected the vibrations from our movement with their extremely sensitive senses from this close."

It was impossible to see anything concealed behind the door. Long Yi held his breath and slowly moved forward. Belle’s crystal feet would make noise because they are hard, so she had to hide behind and watch, her Light Cannon raised, ready to immediately provide support at any sign of danger to Long Yi. At this close distance, Belle was confident that she could shatter a Crazy Demon’s Crystal Core with a single shot.

Long Yi approached a Crazy Demon. It was humanoid and about three meters tall, currently curled up, it still took up a sizable amount of space. Long Yi observed the Crazy Demon from all angles, but couldn’t deduce anything. However, a mysterious sense of familiarity emanated from the Crazy Demon. Bravely he reached out and lightly touched the Crazy Demon.

Almost simultaneously, the Crazy Demon stood up and looked down at Long Yi.

This abrupt movement startled Belle and nearly made her fire a shot out of reflex.

Simultaneously, this sudden movement also startled Long Yi, as just a moment ago he sensed an incredibly weak but remarkably clear Giant’s power.

The Crazy Demon looked at Long Yi without attacking and instead, its eyes were filled with confusion. Meanwhile, the other Crazy Demon remained curled up without any response.

"Calm down, I’m not your enemy..." Long Yi gently said.

However, the look of doubt remained in the Crazy Demon’s eyes.

Long Yi slowly raised his hand over the Crazy Demon’s chest, letting the Giant’s Power flow into it.

A low hum emitted from the Crazy Demon, its confusion transforming into obedience.

"Yes... Master..."

The Crazy Demon’s uttered, to their surprise, in the Giant’s language!

Crazy Demon Guards had the strongest sense of obedience back when they were part of the Demon Tribe, they were the Emperor’s most trusted warriors. Clearly, this trait was retained in their transformations. With any orders from Long Yi, it did not hesitate to comply, even performing a clumsy dance at Long Yi’s command. The dance was an ancient dance of the Demon Tribe!

Little Zi conducted a thorough examination on the side. Her findings confirmed that, unlike the regular Crazy Demons who turned completely brain dead, the Crazy Demon Guards retained a bulk of their subconscious memories during their transformation into Crystal Demons. This means they’re separated by a thin line from being Crystal Demons.

After confirming the safety of the Crazy Demon Guards, Long Yi decisively awakened the other Crazy Demon Guard. The Crazy Demon Guards appeared smaller than the typical Crazy Demons, yet their high-density crystal structure provided them with stronger impact resistance. They had a Light Cannon embedded into their right arms, which was astonishingly powerful.

With Crazy Demon Guards as their protectors, Long Yi, at least, felt more at ease.

"Alright, can either of you tell me, why are you here?" Long Yi asked with simple questions.

A Crazy Demon Guard seemed to ponder for a moment before saying, "Because the Overlord commanded us."

"Commanded you, to do what?" Long Yi asked.

"The Overlord commanded us to dedicate our energy to him." The Crazy Demon Guard replied.

Long Yi and Belle’s eyes lit up almost simultaneously. Apparently, this Overlord must be the one responsible for the energy shield. The energy to maintain the shield was provided by these Crazy Demons.

"Who is the Overlord?"

This name was definitely unheard of to both Long Yi and Belle.

"The Overlord... is... the Overlord. When he commands, we... obey." The Crazy Demon said.

Long Yi glanced at Belle. Apparently, there was an absolute leader among the Crazy Demons. And if this leader were to be killed, the war might be swiftly concluded.

"Where is the Overlord?" Belle asked.

Both of the Crazy Demon Guards looked at Belle with no reaction.

Scratching his head, Long Yi asked, "Where is the Overlord?"

"The Overlord... is at..."

Both of the Crazy Demons looked directionless, stuck at the same point, unable to describe the route to the huge Demon Tribe Palace.

"Let me rephrase, can you lead me to where the Overlord is?" Long Yi asked again.

"Yes."

This time, the Crazy Demon Guard answered without hesitation.

Long Yi chuckled.

It seemed that, at least for this time, there would be someone to lead the way. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it at Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. For mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com for reading.)