A Demon's Journey

Soon after the Archer King entered the herbal garden, all the Demon Kings from the nearby regions gathered and planned an ambush.

All of them were aware of the Archer King's great prestige. It didn't take them long to realize that the one who kills this Archer King would gain a fantastic reputation. The Demon Kings required this reputation if they wanted to advance further in their cultivation.

Moreover, all of them were also aware of their limits. They couldn't actually defeat the Archer King in a one-on-one battle. They had to ambush him collectively, or else they might even lose their lives.

The last time the Demon Kings underestimated a King-Ranked Warrior was when the Vicious Lightning Paragon entered the third layer and slaughtered several Demon Kings.

The Demon Kings even set up some arrays. They included formations associated with spatial laws.

This was the only law that the Archer King couldn't counter with his current arsenal. In fact, very few human 6-Star Warriors had gained insight into the spatial laws. Meanwhile, it was rather instinctive for the Demon Kings.

Using their spatial laws, they set up a trap for the Archer King. As long as the Archer King fell into this location, he couldn't leave.

The Demon King, who had struck a deal with Yrellea, tried to leave behind a loophole he could exploit later. He planned to use that loophole to let Tiana leave secretly.

The Archer King and Tiana travelled deeper into the herbal garden for nearly six days. They still didn't find the herb that Tiana required. Slowly, the two began thinking that maybe there was no such herb in this herbal garden.

However, the Demon Kings had already set up a trap in this time.

During the evening time of the seventh day, the two were getting some rest. The Archer King Rueben continued to observe his surroundings while Tiana slept peacefully.

Rueben suddenly noticed a strange energy approaching his spot. He recognized this strange energy to be Demonic Ardor.

"…They are here, huh?" Rueben instantly jumped down and stood next to Tiana.

"Wake up, Miss Tiana. The Demons are approaching our spot! We need to leave!" He spoke, his tone laced with urgency.

Tiana's eyes instantly snapped open. She stared at Rueben and asked him, "W-What? The Demons are approaching?!"

"That's correct. Follow me, I will create a way for us to return. Just stay behind me and when I say, run with all your strength," Rueben spoke with a determined tone.

"…W-What about you? I can't leave you behind to deal with these demons?! It would be extremely wrong of me to do so. I am the one who brought you here," Tiana spoke with a distressed tone.

Rueben appeared touched by her words. Even when the situation was so grave and dangerous, this woman was actually thinking about his health as well. This greatly boosted his desire to safeguard her life from these demons.

"Don't worry about that, Miss Tiana. I am the one who decided to accompany you on this journey. Besides, I can fight freely if I don't need to protect someone. So please, just run at the first chance," Rueben spoke confidently.

Rueben checked out the area with his divine sense.

"…two from the north, one from the east, and two from the west. In total, five Demon Kings are coming to attack us," Rueben whispered. Even Tiana didn't hear these words.

"…Can I defeat them all? If they all meet up and attack me collectively, it might be impossible to defeat them," Rueben continued with his whispers.

After some seconds, he decided to do something bold. Rueben pulled out his Sacred Bow that he had received from his master. This bow was known as Meteor, Recurve of the Storm.

Rueben pulled its bowstring to full stretch. He started whispering some words in an ancient language.

An arrow soon formed that appeared on Rueben's bowstring. The arrowhead was in the shape of a waxing-crescent moon.

With a determined expression, Rueben shot that arrow towards the Demon King approaching him from the east.

This was one of Rueben's strongest arrows. He was sure that a lone Demon King couldn't counter this arrow.

At the least, two Demon Kings had to combine their powers and then attempt to stop this arrow. Unfortunately, the Demon King heading from the east was alone.

He couldn't seek assistance from his allies to deal with this arrow.

The arrow soon struck the Demon King heading from the east and just as Rueben expected, it pierced his chest!

Once it reached his heart, the arrow instantly exploded. The explosion was so great that the shockwaves reached the Demon Kings heading from other directions!

They were instantly alert as they understood that Rueben had already begun his assault!

They were startled to notice that one of their comrades had already bit the dust! Even though this Demon King was the weakest among them, his death did affect them quite a bit.

When the Demon Kings gazed upwards, they saw a rain of arrows. These arrows were greatly boosted with Lightning Ardor.

The Demon Kings immediately set up their respective defensive measures to block this rain of arrows.

They were now sure that Rueben was actively attacking them to reduce their numbers. Unfortunately, they possessed artifacts that could easily block Rueben's attacks.

Out of the four demon kings, two possessed a powerful armor, while the other two possessed a cape.

The cape was very much flexible and soaked the power from Rueben's arrows.

It didn't take long before the Demon Kings were standing before Rueben.

Rueben and Tiana were standing on one end, while the Demon Kings stood on the other. The Demon Kings were standing in the norther direction while Rueben and Tiana stood on the southern end.

The way out of this layer was to keep running in the southern direction.

"Keep going! I will hold them back!" Rueben ordered Tiana with a determined look on his face.

The Demon Kings were internally delighted to see Rueben taking this decision. They could lead him into their trap.

Tiana nodded and quickly ran out of the third layer of this Forbidden Forest. Meanwhile, Rueben's battle against the Demon Kings began.

It was a fearsome battle that caused many explosions. Rueben and the Demon Kings used their supreme weapons which created destruction that caused the shockwaves to reach the central region of the Forbidden Forest.

Even the Demon Emperor woke up from his slumber upon sensing those repetitive shockwaves.

Rueben's battle against the four Demon Kings was slowly coming to a conclusion. The conclusion was none other than Rueben's victory!

His weapons tore apart his enemy's defenses and slaughtered them. Even a divine cloak or armor couldn't save from them from Rueben's fierce weapons.

Once the battle ended, Rueben was extremely tired, and he started walking towards the Pinhian Republic's region.

This battle created an invincible legend about Rueben. His feats surpassed all the warriors of his rank, creating something similar to a myth.

Yrellea and Tiana were extremely frustrated. They hadn't expected that Rueben would actually win in this battle. Their plan failed and they had to use another method to pass the Forbidden Forest!

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