Book 4: Chapter 209: The Darkest Hour Before The Dawn In Fortress City Gibson

Book 4: Chapter 209: The Darkest Hour Before The Dawn In Fortress City Gibson

At the edge of the city walls of Fortress City Gibson, Bella looked cautiously at her roommate Elaine. There were some dark streaks in Elaine’s long orange hair, and her orange eyes seemed to be more frightening.

Elaine was also currently naked and had traces of tangled strings on her body. It seemed that she was now in her dark form. As was evident, the battle with Marionette Master Gamora must have been very fierce.

The picture of two beautiful girls tying up each other with transparent string almost made Bella suffer a nose bleed at the thought of it. It was really a pity that she missed such a fantastic scene. If she had known earlier, she wouldn’t have played hide-and-seek with Demonic Dragon Knight Murphina and miss such a good rewarding sight.

“Bella… what are you looking at? Really, she’s too soft-hearted. Hey, you haven’t answered my question yet! Have you seen a black-haired girl with two ponytails? She ran this way. I’m going to turn her into a puppet!”

She seemed to be aware of Bella’s lecherous look and covered her chest with her hands. Although she was in her dark form, Elaine still had feelings for Bella. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have allowed her to feast her eyes on her body.

“Elaine, I think I better call you that. The little girl has already ran away, so stop worrying about it now. We’re all girls, so you better give up!”

“But Elaine had been teased by her. Besides, that girl has a lot of demonic energy on her. I couldn’t watch any longer, so I appeared to kill her in person. If you’re asking me to quit like this…”

“Alright, don’t stay angry anymore. It’s already so late. I’m worried about you! Come, put on my armor first. It’s not good if you catch a cold.”

Bella took off her Holy Knight armor and put it on Elaine. She certainly didn’t want her roommate to bare her body. Fortunately, all the Bearman soldiers along the way had been turned into stone figures by Demonic Dragon Knight Murphina. Otherwise, Bella might have to kill them all.

“You’re… Fine then; let’s just pretend the girl ran away. Next time, I’ll…”

“Hey, you two are… Have you already done ‘that’?”

“Noreya! Why are you here? Don’t get us wrong; we haven’t even started yet… No, we haven’t done anything strange. Stop making wild guesses.”

Not too far away, Assassin Noreya stood with blood all over her body. When she saw the stone statues along the way, she was a little worried about Bella’s safety, rushing over to see if anything had happened on Bella’s end. However, she stumbled upon an embarrassing scene between Bella and Elaine the moment she got here.

Elaine was wearing Bella’s silver Holy Knight armor, which was empty inside. Her fair thighs and collarbones were clearly visible. Usually, Bella didn’t wear a shirt under her armor, so she only had black lingerie on her body. With this sort of scene in front of them, no one would believe her claim of having done nothing bad.

“Elaine, you actually… you actually ran away. I was wrong about you. If you don’t give me a reasonable explanation, I will report you to Kriss and the others…”

“No, you’re mistaken. I didn’t, Noreya. Listen to my explanation.”

Seeing that Noreya had misunderstood, Bella stepped forward, grabbed hold of her, and took advantage of her inattention to kiss her lips. In her opinion, nothing couldn’t be solved by a kiss. If so, then she would just give another kiss.

“Bella… What are you… Wait, Elaine is still watching! Meanie, you’re terrible!”

“Hehe, you’re with us now. Are you still going to report us?”

“I’ll let it go this one time. Meanie! I still have some matters to deal with at the city gates, so I’ll be leaving now.”

Under Bella’s shameless tactics, the crisis was resolved. Elaine and Noreya left first. Elaine’s current attire was still too showy, so Noreya took her to find clothes.

Bella told her roommates that she had some spare clothes and got them to leave. When they had finally walked away, Bella quickly uncovered her knight’s cloak, fearing that the black-haired girl with two ponytails would suffocate.

“Holy Knight sister, it’s been hard on you. Thank you very much. Has that crazy older sister gone yet? Fortunately, she didn’t catch me; otherwise, she would probably…”

Awhile after Gamora had woken up, she noticed that Bella was almost naked, and her silver Holy Knight armor was gone. She thought Bella had tried to save her by dealing with Elaine, and as a result, her armor had been stripped off by that crazy older sister.

Bella felt a little awkward. She looked at the little loli in her arms and was embarrassed to admit that she and Elaine were on the same team. The two were currently almost naked. When they held each other, Bella could feel the wonderful touch of Gamora’s delicate skin.

“That’s right, Holy Knight sister, you must have helped Murphina, or else, she wouldn’t give you such a precious dagger. I’m not like her, though. I won’t give something that has a greater symbolic meaning than its actual value.

“Holy Knight sister, this little box is for you. This is my masterpiece, containing many mechanical puppets inside. It’s just a token of my gratitude!”

Marionette Master Gamora took out a delicate black mechanical box from the storage ring worn on her finger and gave it to Bella. Although she could tell it was a rare treasure just from its decoration, what Bella really wanted for her reward was Gamora. The treasure came second.

The little loli didn’t hide her identity either. She was Dark Princess Gamora, and her occupation was a Marionette Master. Just like Demonic Dragon Knight Murphina from earlier, she was also a Dark Princess. Although both belonged to the Dark Race, they were from different empires.

The little box given by Gamora was also proof of her identity. With this, she could leave through the small gate southeast of Fortress City Gibson. Bella expressed her appreciation for her kind gesture.

Like Murphina, Gamora had assumed that Bella was a Holy Knight of the third-party, the Human Race. Inadvertently, Bella had established a friendship with the two Dark Princesses. Compared with Erica and Elsa, who were also Dark Princesses, these two were easier to get along with.

“Holy Knight Bella, you really won’t go with me? The two sides battling here don’t like Holy Knights. If you stay here, you will probably be pursued by both parties.”

“No, I have my own way to solve all this. Gamora, hurry up and go. I think this city is not far from falling.”

“Alright then, Holy Knight Bella. You must live! I’ll see you next time. That box is proof of our meeting, and I won’t forget your help. Goodbye.”

Marionette Master Gamora finally left alone. Bella put away the box and dagger, took out a set of Death Knight armor from her storage ring, and changed into it. Her act of playing Holy Knight was over. Next, it was time to return to her real job, or else, Lisha and the others would say that she had done nothing again.

The city gates of the Fortress City Gibson eventually failed to hold out. Under the crazy attack of the skeleton soldiers, the gate fell. With the opening of the gates, the Demon King Coalition forces, who had been waiting eagerly for a long time outside, swarmed in.

Kriss and Lisha moved in front of the demon army and entered the city first with the demons. Seeing that the city gates couldn’t be defended, the Bearman soldiers began to retreat gradually towards the Bear King’s palace in the central area of the city.

The air ban barrier that originally enveloped Fortress City Gibson was suddenly removed. Apparently, Darkness Wizard God Kenneth must’ve finally been “enlightened”. With the disappearance of the restriction, a large number of demons from the Dark Coalition forces were launched, and a fierce aerial battle with the Haydn Wyverns reinforcements was underway.

The demons from the Demon King Coalition in the sky included the Haydn Wyvern, the Noyes Dragon, as well as various demon guards and Bone Dragon Knights. On the basis of strength alone, they completely crushed the flying demons of the Dark Coalition. After the two sides fought for a while, the flying demons of the Dark Coalition forces were suppressed. Kenneth, that “genius”, had given Bella’s Demon King Coalition another assist.

The control of Fortress City Gibson’s airspace soon fell back into the hands of the Demon King Coalition. Among the flying demons in the sky, a demonic dragon with gorgeous dragon scales was particularly conspicuous.

Demonic Dragon Knight Murphina and Dark Marionette Master Gamora were sitting on the back of a demonic dragon, looking at the burning fortress city beneath their feet. The two Dark Princesses didn’t know what to say at the time.

Their Dark Empire had been defeated. When they returned, god knows if they would be laughed at by Princess Erica and Elsa of the Dark Empire next door.

Because Murphina and Gamora had been touched by Bella, they had the scent of Demon King Bella on them. The demons of the Demon King Coalition flying in the sky “consciously” gave way to the two dark princesses, allowing them to escape from Fortress City Gibson smoothly.

Demonic Dragon Kozmo looked at the flying demons that let it pass and was very puzzled. As a “newbie”, he really wasn’t worthy enough for these “experts” to give way. Forget about the other demons, even the Noyes Dragon alone, a five hundred meters long “leviathan in the sky”, could easily slap it to the ground.

Demonic Dragon Kozmo was more than a hundred meters long, even though it was still in its infancy. Among a group of Noyes Dragons over five hundred meters long, it was merely a “noob”. Seeing that the “experts” didn’t bother him, Demonic Dragon Kozmo sped up and flew away, fearing that the Noyes Dragons would suddenly change their minds and spank him to the ground.

“That Holy Knight should be okay, right? She should be able to escape. Had I known earlier, I would’ve taken her with me.”

“Holy Knight sister will be fine, Murphina. She managed to drive away that crazy older sister, so she’ll be alright.”

Both Murphina and Gamora were worried about Bella’s safety. After all, no one knew how long Fortress City Gibson would last. Darkness Wizard God Kenneth seemed to have summoned a Demon King. Therefore, they weren’t sure what would happen here later.

Just then, Demonic Dragon Kozmo stopped in the sky and didn’t dare to move. A lolita’s petite figure was standing on his head. The powerful aura of the Devastating Evil Dragon Emperor made Demonic Dragon Kozmo afraid to make a move. He could only stop and hover in the air.

Murphina and Gamora stared at Lolita, who was dressed in dark gothic loli clothing. They were also too scared and overwhelmed to move. This loli’s powers of suppression were so high that they didn’t even dare to resist.

Lolita walked to Murphina and Gamora with a straight face. The two Dark Princesses still stayed rooted to their spot. If they moved, she might have to use unconventional means. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be able to complete the task entrusted to her by Bella.

“Stretch out your right hand. Mmm, that’s it. This ring is yours. Don’t take it off from now on. Or else…”

Murphina and Gamora looked puzzled. Under the terrifying suppression of this Darkness Attribute loli, they held out their hands. She put a black rose ring on each of their ring fingers and turned to leave.

“Please wait… Who sent us this ring…”

“O-older sister… this ring is… We don’t even know each other! This ring is a bit inappropriate. Could you be mistaken…..”

“Just accept it and don’t ask so many questions. I still have some other things to do. Besides, you’re not allowed to refuse it; there’s no room for refusal!”

After Lolita disappeared in the air, Demonic Dragon Kozmo regained his vitality and quickly continued to fly away. This place was terrible. One after another, demon “bosses” made appearances everywhere. It was safer to return to the Dark Human Continent.

Murphina and Gamora looked at the black rose ring on their ring finger, feeling somewhat at a loss. If they refused it, perhaps that scary loli would come back for them. They didn’t have the right to object at present. Didn’t wearing a ring on the ring finger indicate that they already had a partner? It would be bad if others misunderstood.

In the end, Gamora and Murphina went on their way with contradictory emotions and bewilderment. They didn’t take off the ring, though. Anyhow, they still didn’t know that the ring had special effects. If they didn’t take it off now, it would be impossible to remove it later.

Lolita, who was hiding in the dark, confirmed that the two princesses hadn’t taken off the rings before she left. She had to put the remaining two rings on Dark Princess Elsa and Erica’s right ring fingers before the Dark Coalition forces in Ancient Todd City retreated.

The decisive battle in Fortress City Gibson was at its last leg. Bella couldn’t take off and had to entrust Lolita to help her complete these tasks. This ring had a hidden function. Bella’s motive for wanting them to wear it had more to do with almost being a vow of ownership.

Bella met Kriss and her other roommates at the city gates of the Fortress City Gibson. Elaine had already returned to her normal state. When she saw Bella, she bowed her head in embarrassment, seemingly having some impression of the awkward scene before.

“Bella, why is Elaine wearing the armor you had on when you set out?”

“Um, Kriss, let’s talk about this later. We have to deal with important matters now. In any case, there’s nothing between Elaine and I. If you don’t believe me, ask Noreya. She can testify that.”

“Um… Kriss, nothing happened between Bella and Elaine. You shouldn’t overthink it. I can also vouch for them!”

Noreya had to help Bella and Elaine commit “perjury” because she had already “hooked up” with Bella. The lighting at night wasn’t good, so Kriss couldn’t see Noreya’s unnatural expression when she spoke. Hence, she could only believe her words for the time being.

Right then, there was a violent tremor in the earth. Fortress City Gibson shook wildly as if there was a big earthquake. Bella and the others lost their balance, almost falling to the ground.

The source of the tremor was the Bear King’s palace in the central area of Fortress City Gibson. A terrible resentful cry accompanied the vibrations.

The resentful cry had no influence on demons, but it had a significant effect on the humans and the Beastmen. President Maria promptly responded, putting up all kinds of holy defense enchantments to resist the onslaught of this resentful body. 

“That guy… has summoned a Demon King! Mystica, please give Bella and the others night vision!”

“I got it, Vianne. But please make the long night remain longer. I don’t think the humans of this dimension has reached the stage of being able to bear such horrible images.”

Creator of Darkness Mystica and Creator of Light Vianne, who were in the air, looked into the distance with some caution. A huge figure broke the roof of the palace as it stood up in the location of Bear King’s Palace in the central area of Gibson.

Following this colossal figure were other shadows that were slightly shorter. The Demon King Coalition forces in the air and on the ground retreated to Bella’s position. If the Demon Kings were to fight, they would make room, so they had a bigger battle area.

Relying on the magic given by Creator Mystica, the ability of Night Eyes, Bella vividly saw what was going on over in the Bear King’s palace. She saw a giant demon, nearly five hundred meters tall, break through the roof of the Bear King’s Palace. Those smaller figures were also little giants similar to it.

“That’s… Thousand Face Demon Grimmhelm. Bella, that’s the Demon King’s surrogate body…”

President Maria’s face was pale. The oldest part of the teaching books of the Radiant Church had records of this giant demon. It was a symbol of Terror Demon King Griffin, one of the most feared beings.

“President Maria, don’t be afraid. Besides, I don’t lack Demon Kings, so leave it to me. I haven’t seen this Demon King before, though.”