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A towering flame blasted down tall trees.
[From within the billowing smoke and dust, a figure, hooded and disheveled, tumbled out.]
[“Hoo…Hoo…”]
Rapid breathing could be heard, and his majestic chest rose and fell with each breath.
[I heard hurried footsteps coming from behind.]
The woman clenched her teeth tightly.
Using his hands and legs as leverage, he began to run forward.
"Hahaha, don't run away, you can't escape!!"
Loud laughter erupted from behind.
Immediately afterwards, several figures wielding long swords emerged from the billowing dust.
The burly man at the head of the group quickly locked his gaze on the figure fleeing in a disheveled state ahead.
A slight upturn at the corners of her mouth.
"Go! Grab her, a demon's head is worth a lot of money!"
As bounty hunters who had been roaming the area, they had been eyeing the guy ahead for quite some time.
It was already confirmed that she was the devil.
In this age where everyone hates demons, a demon's head can fetch a fortune.
Therefore, the pursuit began.
Earlier at the restaurant, the group had been lying in wait outside, hoping this guy would come out and grab her.
But what I didn't expect was that this guy's abilities were rather strange.
They actually turned the tables and controlled one of them.
They seized this opportunity to escape.
However, having worked as a bounty hunter for many years, he possesses a unique understanding of tracking.
Therefore, that's why I slept with that demon inside.
[Accompanied by a gruff command from a rough-looking man.]
The four or five henchmen behind him immediately sprang into action.
[Magic energy adheres to the feet, thus increasing speed.]
The sharp whooshing sound behind her startled the woman.
She turned her head; four figures were rapidly approaching.
In her desperation, the woman's eyes immediately flashed with a white light.
"Command! Attack your comrade."
[Of the four people rushing along, the man at the very front suddenly stopped!]
His expression also became blank.
Immediately afterwards, he raised his broadsword and slashed at his companion beside him!
"Third brother!!"
The man roared and then raised his knife to parry.
"Don't be afraid, that demon isn't that strong. Controlling one person is already its limit."
The rough, masculine voice came from behind again.
"Second brother, you hold off the third brother. The rest of you, charge in! That little devil can't take it!"
Outside the sky.
Inside the gates of Hades, where the identity of the hooded woman was already known.
Kuang Hua looked at Sera, who was not far away, with some surprise.
"No, are you... this weak right now?"
All things considered, Kuanghua only met Sera after the Gates of the Underworld were established.
Therefore, it is truly unknown what Serra's situation was before that.
“More than a hundred years ago…” Sera frowned slightly.
Seemingly recalling something, he spoke helplessly:
"More than a hundred years ago, I was just created and was indeed not very strong."
"Then how did you end up with the Book of End on you back then?" Kuanghua asked again, expressing her doubts.
After all, in her memory, the Book of End had always been kept by Hades.
He should never allow anyone else to touch it.
Serra also offered an explanation for this.
"When I was created, the Book of End was near me. I don't know why, but there was a voice in the darkness that kept telling me to take End to destroy Zeref."
"Therefore, I traveled the world with the Book of End until I met Hades and gave him the book."
"So, after that, Hades felt the call of END and followed its instructions to create the Gates of the Underworld..." Kuanghua nodded knowingly.
At this moment, the sky stirred again, and the two of them naturally turned their gaze to the sky.
【"clear!"】
"Haha, ten million J, here I come!!"
The other two guys excitedly charged forward, knives in hand.
A flicker of despair crossed the woman's eyes as she witnessed this scene.
The next moment, the two men closed in.
The large knife in his hand slashed mercilessly at the woman's body.
【call out----!!!】
A sudden whooshing sound rang out at that moment!
A rock, seemingly appearing out of nowhere, slammed heavily onto the blade aimed at the woman, as if carrying immense force.
【Bang----!!】
The powerful force shattered a longsword, abruptly halting the other person who was swinging it.
The broken blade lay on the ground.
The startled woman also fell to the ground with a thud.
The hood then slipped down.
[It revealed an exquisitely beautiful face, and... two horns on its head, resembling bull horns!]
[This is a symbol of the devil, but rather than a devil, it's more like... a beast-eared girl.]
After all, a woman's entire body is no different from a human's, except that she has a pair of horns on her head.
“Who is it?!?”
[From behind, the burly man, along with the third brother who had just been subdued, and several others, arrived, their fierce eyes scanning the surroundings.]
Even the woman who had fallen to the ground looked up in surprise.
Everyone could clearly see Black Natsu sitting on a thick tree branch not far away, legs crossed.
"It's...you??"
The woman's voice sounded somewhat unexpected!
"Where did this brat come from?! Don't you want to live anymore?"
The burly man glared angrily at Black Natsu.
However, Henaz ignored their thoughts and instead focused his gaze on the woman on the ground.
Under HyunA's gaze, the woman blinked, then seemed to realize something.
[He frantically tried to pull his hood back up.]
"There's no need to hide it anymore."
[The opening above is made by Hänatsu.]
"I knew you weren't human a long time ago!"
The woman's hand froze in mid-air.
She bit her lower lip tightly, raised her head, and looked at Black Natsu with tear-filled eyes.
[His expression looked somewhat aggrieved.]
"So! You also want to kill me and use me for the bounty, right?"