Chapter 42: The Engagement Ceremony Interrupted

Song Ze was completely dumbfounded. ‘!!!’

‘W-what’s going on? Aliel actually managed to track me down here? The ring is gone, so how did he… And this is the Demon Realm! The very headquarters of the villain bosses! And he just shows up like this? What if something dangerous happens to him!’

The faces of those around him darkened. For someone of another race to so brazenly come and crash the wedding was a direct slap in the face to the demons!

Immediately, several demons moved to attack. After all, if they couldn’t handle a single elf in their own stronghold, that would be laughable.

But Aliel’s expression didn’t flicker. He merely cast a cold glance. In the next instant, countless vines erupted from the ground, entangling the attackers.

The demons were shocked to discover they couldn’t break free. Despite being some of the strongest among their kind, they felt utterly powerless against the vines. Just how powerful was this elf? No wonder he had managed to barge in here.

“Are all demons such trash?” Aliel sneered. He leaped directly onto the red carpet in the center, fixing his gaze on the three people not far away, completely ignoring the other demons around him.

Song Ze was in complete chaos. But catching someone cheating was secondary; his main concern was Aliel’s safety! After all, despite Aliel’s insane strength, the Elder Prince and Andreya were here too, both on par with him. If they delayed and more demons arrived, things would get complicated.

The priests were drenched in cold sweat, but they couldn’t join the fight; they were the ones maintaining the ritual. If it were interrupted now, all their prior preparations would be wasted.

Andreya’s part of the ritual was essentially complete, so he turned and walked forward, sizing up the elf in front of him. With a grin, he said, “Since someone came to die during my ceremony, how could I not grant his wish?”

Aliel coldly regarded the man before him. The aura emanating from him made Aliel frown slightly. Then, suddenly: “It’s you!”

He remembered clearly: when Song Ze had been kidnapped by demons and then reappeared, he had carried that same aura. He hadn’t expected this same person to have captured Song Ze and was now trying to hold an engagement ceremony with him.

Aliel’s face grew even darker. After teleporting to the Demon Realm, the first thing he saw was Song Ze’s engagement ceremony with this man. He had nearly exploded with rage.

Rivals in love meeting made their eyes red with fury. They immediately launched into an epic clash. The surrounding demons abandoned any thought of joining in—what could they do? Their strength would only mean feeding themselves to the slaughter.

Meanwhile, Song Ze took the opportunity to look toward the Elder Prince, wanting to resolve this quickly. “Your Highness, this ring… it’s too precious. I can’t…”

“This is what I wish to give you.” The Elder Prince tightened his grip on Song Ze’s hand, looking into his eyes. “No one else can possess it but you.”

Song Ze: ‘!!!’ ‘Why are you so determined to do this, big brother?!’

What to do now? Cold sweat was forming on Song Ze’s forehead. Behind him, the roar of the two god-like fighters made it impossible to think clearly.

The Elder Prince keenly noticed this. “That elf is an acquaintance of yours.”

“Y-yes.” Still tangled in thoughts, Song Ze answered without thinking.

The relationship between him and Aliel was far too complicated!

He thought they were just friends, at most friends with benefits, but Aliel believed they were in love and about to get married!

Then the Elder Prince directly slipped the ring onto Song Ze’s finger with lightning speed, giving him no chance to refuse.

Song Ze: ‘…!!’

The moment the ceremony ended, the magic array blazed with light.

The priests were overjoyed. They had actually wanted to hurry it along for a while now—after all, someone had come to crash the wedding! But Song Ze and the Elder Prince were still talking, and who had the guts to rush the Elder Prince?

Seizing the opportunity, the priests began chanting spells that no one else could understand. The blood-red light around the magic array grew blinding, forcing everyone to lower their heads instinctively. An ominous aura spread.

Standing inside, Song Ze felt more and more that this really was some kind of sacrificial ritual! Was this truly a normal engagement ceremony? Why did it feel so terrifying!

Over there, Aliel saw what was happening and flew into a rage. “Song Ze is my man! The two of you are despicable! Holding a three-person engagement ceremony? Shameless!”

Andreya was equally displeased. Did he want this? It wasn’t his choice, of course. But now that such a threatening love rival had appeared, the two princes shared a sense of common cause—though it was only temporary. The Elder Prince turned to Aliel. “And you, elf? You haven’t married him, have you? I think, in fact, I am now Song Ze’s official fiancé.”

He flaunted the ring on his finger, deliberately showing it off in front of Aliel.

Aliel thought, this was probably destroyed by the demon before him. Furious, his blue-green eyes nearly glowed red. He clenched his divine weapon, and the natural energy in the hall surged violently.

Andreya naturally sensed the threat of the weapon in Aliel’s hand. After all, this was the weapon that had once sent Song Ze to his doom.

Moreover, Aliel’s attribute was specifically effective against demons. If they clashed head-on, they would likely lose. Andreya’s expression shifted, but no matter what, if he just dragged things out, in the Demon Realm where natural forces couldn’t be replenished, his opponent would surely be the one to lose!

The engagement ceremony ended.

And Song Ze felt a turbulent flow rush into his body.

[Due to the power from the engagement ceremony, the host has now reached level 65.]

Song Ze: ‘!’ ‘So touching? Level 65 is already pretty strong!’ But why did he feel like he was living off of someone else’s success?

But when Song Ze turned and saw Aliel taking out his weapon again, he became frantic.

Just like before, when he couldn’t bear to watch Idis or Aliel die, now he absolutely couldn’t bear to see either Andreya or Aliel get hurt!

If something happened to them, wouldn’t he be stuck in this world forever?

Of course, there was also the emotional aspect of friendship involved. (.)

Was there any protagonist more unlucky than him? All the originally planned female love interests had changed gender and forced him into homo relationships. And now he had to worry daily about these people getting into accidents because of love rivalries.

The Elder Prince saw Song Ze’s distraction at a glance and immediately grasped his hand. “It’s too dangerous here. Let’s leave first.”

The others also had the idea of fleeing. They could see that the elf was not only extremely powerful but also had lost rationality due to jealousy. If they stayed, they’d very likely lose their lives.

But this Chosen One was really too good at flirting! And he attracted nothing but extraordinary people. They thought that having affairs with both princes was already the limit, but who would have thought that at the engagement ceremony, such a badass ex-fiancé would suddenly appear to catch him cheating? Could there be even more shocking things to come?

Everyone shuddered again. What else could happen at this engagement ceremony today?!

Then countless skeletons poured in. These were clearly not human bones but demon remains. Many of them were of high rank, suggesting their owners had held high status in life, but now they had become slaves to another. Blue flames flickered in their eye sockets, eerie and terrifying.

“What—what’s going on?!” someone exclaimed involuntarily.

The next moment, something even more terrifying happened.

The ceiling of the hall was smashed open. This time it truly shattered, and countless stones rained down. Looking up, everyone could see the blood moon in the sky and a… giant bone dragon.

This scene was as frightening as a horror movie. Even though everyone present were demons, they couldn’t help but tremble in fear, mainly because they realized the combat power of these monsters.

Many people could only cover their foreheads. They couldn’t help wondering if they were in a nightmare. Why had they come to this engagement ceremony in the first place?

In this scene, the most eye-catching thing was the handsome… blonde young man standing on the bone dragon. He looked down at the crowd below as if they were ants. Only when his gaze swept across Song Ze did it pause sharply.

The moment Song Ze saw him, he was shocked. “I-Idis… big brother?!”

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