Chapter 28: The Second Inheritance and the Demon Prince’s Cage

In a state of drowsiness, Song Ze felt the mark on his back burning intermittently.

Damn it, why did this cheat have such intense side effects?

The next moment, a hand gently touched his brow. An unfamiliar sense of familiarity surged in Song Ze’s heart, but even as he struggled to open his eyes, he could only see a dazzling light, completely unable to discern who the person before him was.

“You are…”

The person didn’t speak, merely withdrew their hand.

“…” Song Ze looked over in confusion, trying to think hard. He vaguely felt he could recall something, but then a sharp pain stabbed through his mind, preventing him from delving deeper.

“You’ll understand later.”

After such pompous words, it was as if a switch had been flipped. In an instant, countless powers surged into Song Ze’s body, without any sense of discomfort. Instead, he felt entirely refreshed—more like a cheat than a cheat itself.

The system prompt suddenly rang out: [Congratulations, host has received the second inheritance. Current level is Lv45. Main quest and side quests are all completed.]

Song Ze: “!” This was no longer about using the inheritance to open a protagonist’s halo; this was straight-up delivering a cheat with no justification!

Was this the feeling of being the protagonist?

No, no! If he were the protagonist, at least give him a female love interest!

After the strange power of the inheritance faded, Song Ze struggled to open his eyes, reaching out to grab the person before him.

He had an extremely strong premonition—like the feeling he’d had in front of the Count’s estate study… If he could just catch hold of this person, he would learn something he shouldn’t have forgotten.

Song Ze reached out and grasped the other’s fingertips. The person seemed to pause for a moment.

But it was of no use. Before Song Ze could try more ways to hold on, a twisting force enveloped his body.

He suddenly felt lighter. When he opened his eyes again, the surroundings had changed. He had clearly left that strange space.

His vision showed him standing in a pitch-black space, with a blurry scene before him—the familiar ruins of the temple complex. He could vaguely see many people standing on the open ground, presumably those who had entered the temple with him earlier.

With just one step forward, Song Ze could return to the outside world.

But he hesitated for a moment as he lifted his foot.

After all, once out, he would have to face the terrifying love triangle between the Holy Son and Aliel—that could cost him his life!

Besides, he had absolutely no desire to get into a romantic relationship with either of them.

What should he do? There was no way to find a teleportation array outside the temple in this place. On the bright side, because this space was completely isolated from the outside, Aliel couldn’t locate him through the ring… but he couldn’t stay here forever.

Just then, a sharp pain suddenly shot through Song Ze’s hand.

“A-Andreya?!”

Song Ze’s expression changed when he saw the familiar pattern the demon prince had left on him.

The pattern hadn’t appeared since he received the inheritance—he’d thought the divine power had erased it. But now he realized he was too naive.

Wait, if the pattern was glowing now, that meant—

Song Ze’s face turned pale. He immediately tried to leave, but the next moment, a cold hand seized his wrist.

“Can’t leave now, you know?”

At the same time, black fog spread out from somewhere, rapidly covering the area. Song Ze watched helplessly as his escape route was completely engulfed, then the fog closed in around him.

… Not long after, when the black fog dispersed, the space was empty.

As if no one had ever been there.

——

Song Ze woke up groggily. His first thought was how soft the bed he was lying on was.

His second thought was, what just happened—

“!!!!” Song Ze suddenly sat up.

He found himself inside a… magic vehicle. The interior was incredibly luxurious, more like a noble’s bedroom than an ordinary magic car, every detail exuding refinement and elegance.

Even the soft cushion he lay on was a premium comfort he had never experienced before.

If only the owner of this magic vehicle wasn’t that Andreya!

His heart was filled with regret.

Ahhh!! If he had known Andreya would show up, he would have left immediately!

No matter how troublesome Aliel and the Holy Son were, they were better than this!

“Awake?”

Almost as soon as Song Ze thought halfway, Andreya’s voice rang out.

Song Ze flinched, retreating into the corner of the bed, wrapping himself in the blanket as if that could protect him, and then cautiously looked at the other.

“Scared?” The black-haired young man smiled as he approached the bed, his blood-red eyes fixed on Song Ze. “There’s nothing to be afraid of. I won’t hurt you, you know?”

“R-Really?!” Song Ze couldn’t believe it. During their earlier adventure, he had acted like a loyal dog, only to teleport away after getting the inheritance—it was practically betrayal. In any other situation, someone like Andreya would have tortured him half to death!

“After all, you’re my important pet,” Andreya said. “If something happened to you, I’d be quite troubled.”

With that, he pulled open the curtain of the magic vehicle and said in a very gentle tone, “Take a last look at the human world.”

His blood-red pupils held an innocent yet utterly cruel smile. “From now on, you belong to me alone.”

Song Ze’s expression changed.

Just then, he felt the space ring on his hand heat up.

It was Aliel!

Song Ze had never been so thrilled. He wished Aliel would appear right now and take him away.

Sure, he wanted to go to the demon world to advance the main storyline, but not with Andreya! If he went with Andreya, would he ever get to advance the plot? He’d definitely be imprisoned and tortured!

But the next moment, his hand was suddenly grabbed by Andreya.

Song Ze instinctively tried to struggle, but the other held him tightly, completely immobilizing him.

“Such a disobedient one. Hiding something like this.” Andreya gripped Song Ze’s wrist tightly, his blood-red eyes turning cold. “Thinking of escaping from me? That’s not happening a second time.”

As he spoke, Andreya pulled Song Ze into his arms and bit down on the delicate, pale neck.

“Mmph—” Song Ze felt a sharp pain and gritted his teeth to keep from crying out.

In an instant, a chill surged from his neck throughout his body. It was the unique power of the demon race, used to forcefully contract another person to themselves.

In the game, the demon lord had also forced such a contract on the protagonist to make them stay… but this kind of plot wasn’t pleasant at all!

Song Ze’s heart filled with sorrow. Amidst the haze, a crisp sound rang out.

It was the sound of the space ring shattering.

He looked down at his finger in shock. The ring, which had always been so secure that he thought it could never be removed, was now completely ruined.

“From now on, you are dead in the human world,” the black-haired young man said, licking the wound on his neck affectionately. His voice was gentle as he declared, “No one will ever find you.”

“Be good and become mine.”

——

Outside the temple, everyone gathered.

After being swallowed by the black vortex, they all woke up lying outside the temple, as if everything before had been a dream.

Even Aliel and the Holy Son had been sent out.

Attempts to re-enter the temple were completely impossible. A magic array constructed from divine power had appeared around the temple, making it impenetrable.

What was worse was that among everyone, only Song Ze was missing.

Combined with the fact that Song Ze had the inheritance mark, it was clear he was undergoing the trial.

“This is a divine inheritance. Can that Song Ze handle it?”

“Will he be okay…? If only the inheritance mark were on someone more reliable…”

“Shut up!” Aliel’s cold voice rang out. He glared at the crowd, his handsome face still carrying that arrogant expression. “A bunch of worthless trash, and you dare to pass judgment on Song Ze?”

A powerful aura burst from Aliel, making even the clergy stagger back a few steps. Those who had spoken were forced to their knees uncontrollably.

“You…” Being humiliated like this, everyone lacked the courage to resist, as they could feel that if they said anything more, they might be killed on the spot.

At this moment, only the Holy Son could contend with Aliel!

But when they looked at the Holy Son with pleading eyes, they found he was not paying attention to them at all. He was simply staring at the temple, his brows slightly furrowed, looking somewhat anxious.

With Song Ze’s fate unknown, he had no mind for anything else.

If not for Aliel, who was close to Song Ze, not yet reacting, the Holy Son might not have been able to stay calm.

But then, Aliel suddenly raised his hand. On the ring he wore, a green jewel directly shattered.

At that moment, everyone shuddered. They realized something terrible had happened.

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