Torture the hero, why has the Demon King's castle collapsed again?

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Chapter 45 My brother couldn't possibly be like that...

"It will alienate people's efforts, do you understand? Do you know what alienation and concretization mean?"

"You've worked so hard, and in the end you're not just a candidate for the hero, that's all I can say."

"Cook, just practice more!"

Duke Moss said angrily. In his eyes, the culprits who made him lose money, besides Shana, were this good-for-nothing Dane.

If you were even slightly more ambitious, the goddess wouldn't have chosen the former between a mentally challenged red-eyed girl and a textbook-perfect blond hero... It's not like the goddess is blind!

Not far away, Tang Ke took the water from the servant who came to offer his condolences and looked at Moss, who looked dejected, with some surprise: "Why is old Deng in such a bad mood today?"

The servant shrank his neck and mumbled, "Because Lady Shana has become the hero, the Duke just lost a thousand gold coins at the gambling table where people were betting on the hero's selection."

"Huh? Father bet so much?" Tang Ke blinked, a sudden surge of emotion welling up inside him. "Could it be that he bet on...?"

"He is Dane's replacement."

"..." Tang Ke remained silent for a long time, then gritted his teeth and said, "Serves you right!"

……

"Chief Lark, thank you for your hard work this time."

Ota said sincerely, noticing that Lak seemed to be in a good mood as well, with an undisguised smile on his face... Ota was gratified; it seemed that Chief Lak was also happy to have trained another hero.

Lak smiled, his mood inexplicably swelling at that moment.

Look, Ota should thank himself! Little did he know, the first step in giving birth to the Dark Warrior had already been achieved.

Soon, the entire continent will be plunged into eternal darkness.

He glanced at Ota's spirited face; it seemed the other was also very happy about the awakening of the hero...

Their eyes met again, and they soon burst into laughter in unison.

After all, they were happy about the same thing.

“Miss Rek was able to awaken into a hero under your guidance, Chief. Mino must be very happy in the Demon King’s Castle.”

Ota looked at Shana, who had climbed onto the high platform in the distance and was beginning to cooperate with the priests of the Holy Church to perform the ritual of contracting a familiar, and said with some emotion.

The die was cast, and upon hearing this, the surrounding dukes and nobles could only echo in unison, "Yes."

"Yeah yeah."

“Yes,” Lark smiled and agreed.

The contract ceremony emitted a bright light... Although the Holy Sword Artotai was sealed in the Demon King's Castle along with the hero Mino, the weapons used by each generation of heroes were different, so it was actually the least affected part.

The nobles watching this scene nodded in unison.

Lak smiled and nodded along.

Soon, as a surge of intense flames rose into the air, Shana held a slender red longsword in her hand—the Holy Blade of Fire, Darkfried, forged by the dwarves.

The surrounding clergy applauded.

Lak smiled and joined in the drumming...

His hands froze in mid-air.

Lak tilted his head, as if he hadn't quite grasped Prince Ota's previous words, his mind momentarily confused and disoriented.

"Ray...K?"

He quickly smiled again, shook his head, and teased, "Prince Ota, you seem to miss the hero Mino too much. The hero on the field is Shana, not Mino..."

“Yes.” Ota replied unconsciously, clapping his hands, having long forgotten what had been said a few minutes earlier.

"After all, the hero now is Shana Lake—"

Lak maintained his smile: "Hmm?"

"Ok?"

"What a miracle, to share the same surname as the Mino Warrior..." Lak quickly smiled and stroked his beard.

“No.” Prince Ota turned his head and looked at Lak with some surprise. “Haven’t you looked at the information?”

"Hero Shana is Hero Mino's younger sister."

The smile gradually froze on his face.

Strange, strange... Prince Ota was speaking the common human language of the kingdom, so why was he unable to understand some of the words when they were put together?

“That’s not right.” Lark quickly shook his head with a laugh, stating with absolute certainty:

"That is a being with a crimson demonic eye and the most profound and evil dark bloodline."

Although Lak appears calm now, the "darkness" within him is already somewhat shocking:

"Hey! Why did you suddenly start self-destructing?!"

Ota smiled and shook his head: "According to Mino, Shana just has a bit of a mental problem and likes to have wild fantasies, but she'll gradually recover as she gets older..."

"It's just something a kid says casually, haha, you'll lose if you take it seriously."

Fantasy... Fantasy...

Lark turned his head blankly and saw Shana on the platform, holding Darkfried aloft and unleashing a dazzling power:

"My name is Shana! The Shattering-Eyed Shana!!!"

"A dark apostle who goes against my brother Mino and harbors the blood of chaos will ultimately bring destruction and chaos to the entire world!"

"Tremble! Shake! On this day, people will remember the fear of being completely dominated by darkness!"

Seeing that he blatantly made an evil declaration in front of all the nobles and the Holy Church, while the people around him seemed completely used to it, Lak could no longer hold back his emotions.

At this moment, the power that Shana actively released was clearly exposed through the cloak.

The "darkness" within Lak was so angry it felt like its lungs were about to explode!

The idea that the deepest darkness resides within one's body, or that one is born with an evil bloodline... it's all utter nonsense!

You bastard, you're radiating pure, divine power!

They are purer than ordinary clergy!

Feeling the divine power within Shana's body, Lak stared wide-eyed, then everything went black, only to hear Prince Ota's last words.

"Sana and Mino were able to become heroes thanks to you, Chief Lark!!!"

……

"Sana-chan, congratulations on becoming a hero!"

Jenny's face flushed with excitement as she clapped her hands repeatedly: "If the Mino Warrior knew, he would be so happy."

“Heh, heh, don’t mention him to me.” Shana pressed one hand to her blindfold and let out a low laugh. “As the darkness of chaos, I am destined to fight that holy sword. I can feel it; it is a fateful duel.”

“But, Mino the Hero is already imprisoned in the Demon King’s Castle,” Jenny blinked, confused.

“That’s exactly what I’m going to do.” Shana raised her head, looking proud and confident. “After I receive the goddess’s blessing on the round tower, I will storm the Demon King’s castle alone and defeat both the Demon King and Mino at the same time!”

"Hey, you're getting a little cocky, Shana the Hero." Tang Ke twitched his lips upon hearing this. "Even heroes need to accumulate strength step by step. As the weakest hero candidate, do you think you'll become strong just because you become a hero? Be careful you don't die on the path to becoming a hero!"

Jenny stood to the side, blinked at Shana's determined expression, and this time seemed to understand something.

"In short, Shana really wants to save her brother, right?"

"W-what?" Shana's movements suddenly became flustered, as if her tail had been stepped on, and she exclaimed in a tone that was no longer deep, "That's not it! It's just the goddess's guidance, yes!"

"Who was it that said they were an apostle of darkness before... and didn't you say Mino was a coward before? How come you're treating him as an opponent now? I didn't expect... you two are so close." Tang Ke suddenly realized.

"Ugh... that was just an exaggeration, don't you understand?!" Shana was about to shed a few tears.

"Mino may be a bit of a good-for-nothing, a busybody, and likes to act cool, but he would never betray humanity!"

"Anyway," Shana declared angrily.

"My brother wouldn't just give up like that!"

Chapter 46 Are there still more experts? (Please continue reading~)

The news of the birth of the heroine Shana spread throughout the kingdom overnight.

Like light piercing through the deep darkness, the atmosphere of panic and grief was swept away in the kingdom, not to mention that the hero was Mino's sister, the strongest hero in human history!

The goddess hasn't abandoned us!!!

Within the previously chaotic kingdom, all the restless and malicious forces vanished instantly. Like a chain reaction, their influence spread to the kingdom's borders, reinforcing the defenses once again with unparalleled strength.

The cool, sacred moonlight, like a goddess's blessing, bathed the kingdom's borders...

The endless silver light shone on a tall figure walking through the desolate landscape.

A head of long, silvery-white hair, past her knees, danced like silk threads in the moonlight, shrouded in a sacred white veil. The slightly plump woman wore a pure white and holy saint's robe, and in the moonlight, the translucent fabric revealed her smooth, milky skin.

The woman, clutching the white cross to her chest, paused at a certain moment. Her tight-fitting dress swayed gently in the wind, revealing her slightly fleshy thighs.

"Sana, you've become a hero too..." A mature and gentle female voice murmured.

Immediately afterwards, a cold, almost sacred gaze turned toward one direction.

Cross the kingdom's borders and head towards the Demon King's castle deep in the darkness.

"Then, I can finally avenge you without any reservations... Xiao Nuo."

……

The Demon Conference.

"Hero: Shana Lake".

When the name of the new hero was discovered by the Book Demon Svir, Kletina, sitting at the long table, fell into a slight silence.

She still underestimated Mino.

"The new hero is actually Mino's sister, that nobody! Is the goddess blind?!" Migo's voice came from the will-o'-the-wisp, somewhat sullen.

"What a coincidence!"