Chapter 268 [0266] The Power of the Devil

Lux had faced demons before.

In Bilgewater, she had faced Tamm directly and successfully defeated the demon of greed despite being in extremely bad condition.

However, there was a lot of accidental factors in that victory - as a demon of greed, Tamm could devour the target and make it a part of himself as long as he aroused the greed of the target. But because Lux herself had low greed, and he didn't know Lux, several attempts to seduce her ended in failure, and Tamm failed to find the factor that caused Lux's greed.

Then, when Tamm left a mark on Lux's mind and planned to seduce her directly, he happened to run into Karya, so he had to leave in embarrassment.

This time, Lux's luck was not so good.

Although she herself was not greedy, she had too many secrets.

In front of Lamer, secrets... were weaknesses.

Based on the details of the armor, Swain made a bold guess, and then, at the moment when Lux hesitated, the demonic power took effect.

Unlike ordinary magic, the power of demons is closer to a contract. As long as your secret is discovered, the power will be absorbed by Lamer - so even if Lux has no problem controlling magic, her spells still have a tendency to get out of control.

The shape of the pair of light wings on her back began to blur, and the light-forged spear in her hand also showed an unstable trend. Lux felt exhausted, which was different from the exhaustion of mana, and the demon power that was almost like life absorption made Lux feel a little exhausted.

The attack that seemed like a female warrior before has now become weak and powerless. Swain easily avoided Lux's attack and couldn't help laughing wildly.

"Hahahahaha!" The source of power extracted from Lux was added to Swain, making him feel as if he was in control of everything. "Laxana, Lux... Has the arm of the Demacians reached Zaun?"

"..."

"Is this the leader you chose?" Swain raised his voice, "Will the Zaun people also become the running dogs of the Demacians and bleed and sacrifice for Demacia?"

The reckless and heart-piercing words came out of his mouth and echoed on the battlefield that was gradually quieting down.

However, the riot that Swain expected did not appear.

It seems that these Zaun people all know this?

Blinking his eyes, Swain was a little surprised-if the Zaun people all knew Lux's identity, then this could be considered a secret?

No, it's not that they know Lux's identity, but they only know that Lux is a Demacian!

Realizing this, Swain shook his head slightly and looked at Lux who raised her weapon to him again.

"I know you, Lux." He dodged Lux's spear again with great ease. "A model of Demacia's nobility, a brave man who accepted the punishment of the Stone Crown... It seems that the truth of the matter is different from what Demacia has advertised. How come Demacia, which claims to be fair and just, now starts to say one thing on the surface and another behind the scenes?"

In Swain's view, Lux should be a chess move of Demacia. She relied on the punishment of the Stone Crown to hide her identity, and then left Demacia to stir up trouble like a war stonemason.

However, after he "saw Lux's deeper secrets", the feeling of power plundering did not appear again.

Wrong judgment?

Or is the other party's will too firm?

Swain looked complacent, but he was already full of vigilance against the power of demons. This power, which could be called a bug, was too dangerous in Swain's view. Before figuring out the reasons and principles of all this, he still felt that it would be better not to use this power.

Thinking of this, Swain simply gave up trying to find out Lux's secrets. After the two sides' power just increased and decreased, he was already able to gain the upper hand. Since the most reasonable speculation failed, he would defeat Lux head-on!

"Protect your weak secret!" Swain continued to put pressure on Lux while taking the initiative to attack, "Now, I see everything; you have no way to escape!"

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Lux's situation was indeed a bit bad.

But unlike what Swain thought, she was not panicking.

Having her real name called out and part of her power taken away, Lux was indeed very weak now, but this did not mean that she had no chance of winning.

For her, the most important question now was whether to accept Karya's off-field assistance.

In the brief fight just now, Lux had a relatively clear understanding of Swain's ability level. In her opinion, Swain was the kind of guy who had great power but didn't know how to use it.

She was fully confident that she could win against this kind of guy, after all, they all started as rookies.

However, the demon in Swain really made her feel a little scared, and the battle between the two sides was a battle of one side gaining while the other side lost. If Swain discovered a little secret, it would be really bad.

To be safe, she should probably accept Karya's off-field assistance at this time.

But Lux was actually unwilling to do so.

Although Karya rarely talked to her about the void and her past, Lux knew very well that Karya would have to pay a price for using his power - this price might be borne by herself or by Karya.

So, when Kalya said she wanted to take over the situation, Lux refused without hesitation.

"I can!" She pursed her lips, "This guy has a poor fighting awareness, I can deal with him!"

"Demons are more bizarre than you think!" Kalya obviously didn't intend to let her take risks easily, "Once you make a mistake in the face of demons, the result will be eternal damnation!"

"But that's better than something happening to you!" Lux gritted her teeth and flapped her wings behind her again, "I'm no longer a little girl who needs shelter!"

"What can happen to me?" Kalya said anxiously, "Even demons can't kill the Darkin!"

"Yes, you won't die, but you will fall into a deep sleep!" Lux and Swain passed each other again. This time, her Lightforged Spear failed to tear the wound on Swain's body, but instead Three demon claw marks were left on her rune steel armor, "I can't live without you!"

"What are you talking about?" Hearing this, Kalya was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly couldn't help laughing, "Sleeping? Why do you have such an idea?"

"You have been telling me that power always has a price-"

"So I asked you to bring those rookie mages!" Kalya interrupted quickly, "I am your teacher, I don't need you to teach me how to do it more safely! Now, give them a signal, let them prepare to gather magic power for me to use!"

Lux blinked and was stunned for a moment, and was almost locked by Swain's demon power-the next moment, she understood what Kalya meant, and couldn't help but be ecstatic in her heart.

Just like that, when Swain raised the demon claw again and grabbed Lux, Lux, who had been extremely brave before, suddenly dispersed the light-forged spear in her hand and turned around and ran!

At the same time, her empty left hand was raised high, and a bright, frequently flashing blue light lit up in her palm, clearly appearing in everyone's eyes.

After discovering this signal, the apprentices of the Zaun Mage Corps were a little surprised, but they still followed the signal's requirements and began to gather magic power on the forbidden magic stone magic circuit without any reservation.

While maintaining the blue light in her palm, Lux spread her wings of light to the maximum and ran straight to the wall, as if she was going to escape.

Seeing this scene, Swain was somewhat confused - this blue light, how can it be a signal?

An ambush?

However, after a little thought, he chose to follow without hesitation.

Maybe the blue light in Lux's hand was a bluff, maybe it was indeed a signal, but in any case, Swain didn't think that those rookie mages or clumsy guns could cause him any big trouble!

Ambush?

It's called an ambush if you can beat it, and it's called adding fuel if you can't beat it!

Karya's Little Classroom: Swain's Combat Strength:

Although Swain, who was born into a noble family, had received a good education, his combat strength... was just so-so - so, after gaining the power of the devil, he needed to adapt well.

Additional update 23/30!