Chapter 180 : You Don’t Want to End Up Like Them, Do You?

“Here we are.”

Milly looked at the dilapidated house, then kicked the door open. The rotting wood collapsed in a cloud of dust.

A fitting hideout. Just like the places she had crawled into when she was being hunted.

As long as it was a place to hide, even if it was disgusting, she would endure it until nightfall.

A bad environment was better than being dragged back to that cold cage for “purification.” So she wasn’t surprised to find the demons hiding here.

But their conditions were much better than hers had been. She had been hunted relentlessly, marked by the old fool’s seal, unable to hide.

In the dim room, Milly saw the three demons. If not for her appraisal skill, she wouldn’t have recognized them. They looked human.

It seemed all demons could shapeshift into humans. The only difference was a few inhuman features.

Or maybe they were only partially revealing their true forms. Who knew?

It was the first time she had seen three demons together. Were they plotting something?

The demons were startled by her sudden entrance. But having hidden in the slums for so long, they knew the locals. This was probably just someone looking for trouble.

A young man stepped forward. If she was just a thug, he would scare her off. If she insisted on trouble, he wouldn’t mind shedding some blood. Against weak humans, they were apex predators. Messing with them was suicide.

“What do you want?”

“Just asking for directions.”

The demon paused, then glared. Who kicks down a door to ask for directions? She was looking for trouble.

“How do I get to the Demon King’s castle?”

“Huh?”

His hand froze. Did he mishear? This white-haired girl was asking for the Demon King’s castle?

She… she knew. She recognized him as a demon. Otherwise, who would ask a normal person that? Was she crazy?

Sweat trickled down his face. He had thought she was just a troublemaker. Now, she seemed dangerous.

Damn it. She must be from the Church. When did those pigs find out they were here?

But she was alone. Looking at her delicate skin, he wondered where she got the courage. He would kill her. No, he would torture her slowly, watching her die in agony, wishing for death.

Although Milly was standing in front of him, in his eyes, she was already dead. Just like the villagers he had torn apart at the border. He remembered the fear on their faces. Now, this pretty girl would wear the same expression.

How exciting.

“Not talking?”

As she spoke, the demon’s vision blurred. Something pierced his body, and the world spun.

No… not the world. He was spinning. He flew through the air, flipping several times before smashing into the wooden floor.

Crack!

The rotten wood broke, and his head was buried in the floor. Milly stepped forward and stomped on his head.

“I don’t have time to waste.”

Electricity surged from her fingertips into his body. She had weakened it, not enough to kill, but enough to cause constant pain.

Muffled screams came from beneath her foot. The current ravaged his body, burning his skin. His neck was a mess of charred flesh, emitting a foul smell.

Was it her imagination, or did she hear a whimper from the other two demons?

Hmm? Was she that scary? Had she scared them to tears?

She looked at the corner of the room. A small figure was cowering behind another demon. She couldn’t see the face clearly, but the figure was about her size.

She just wanted directions. She wouldn’t hurt her.

As for the one under her foot, Milly raised her right foot and stomped down hard.

With a sickening crunch, the cowering figure screamed again, trembling violently.

Effect seems good. Milly didn’t want to do this. She lifted her blood-stained, sticky right foot. Dirty again. She would have to clean it.

Of course, she did this just to scare the little demon. She wasn’t a sadist.

“You!”

Seeing his companion die, the young demon protecting the small one couldn’t stand it anymore. Although he knew that even the stronger one had been insta-killed, charging now was suicide.

Seeing him charge, Milly sneered. Not running, but coming at her?

Then… electricity gathered at her fingertips. But he suddenly stopped, opened his mouth, and spat a jet of green liquid at her.

Milly dodged. The figure, who had been charging at her, suddenly turned back to the small demon.

“You, come here!”

Before the small demon could react, she was thrown toward Milly.

Why?

Why did he do that?

The small demon didn’t understand. Why did the one who always protected her…

She saw him turn and spit green liquid at the wooden wall behind him.

The wood sizzled and dissolved, white smoke rising. The hole widened rapidly. Just a few more seconds, and he could escape.

What a joke. In the face of survival, who cared about honor?

That was the captain, and his head had been crushed. Going over there was suicide.

He wouldn’t do that. His life was precious. Once he escaped, he would make that white-haired girl pay.

Just… a buzzing sound behind him. He froze, looking down at the hole in his chest.

No… he couldn’t die!

He stared at the hole in the wall in despair. If he could just crawl through…

Another buzz. He looked back and saw a blinding light rushing toward his head.

“No!”

His scream was swallowed by the explosion of electricity. Only a headless corpse fell by the hole.

“Alright, now it’s just us.”

Milly looked at the small demon collapsed in front of her. She leaned down and lifted her chin.

“I have a good temper. And I just want to know the direction of the Demon King’s castle.”

“I… I… no…”

Looking at the electricity on Milly’s fingertip, the trembling demon knew what would happen if she didn’t speak.

But if she did…

“I’ll count to three. Just asking for directions. You don’t want to end up like them, do you?”

“I… I know. The Demon King’s castle is…”

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