"And also… the Demon Emperor is leading them."
It felt like an explosion detonated in her heart. Her mind reeled. Without another word, she vanished from the hall in a flash of divine light, appearing at the place where Daniel had promised to wait.
But there was nothing.
Only a faint lingering aura remained, fading slowly with the night wind—proof he had left over an hour ago.
Her heart threatened to collapse. Had he forsaken her? Had everything between them been a lie?
She shook her head violently. No. She refused to believe that. She would not allow herself to be so naive.
The news spread like wildfire across the Human Realm.
Younger warriors were incensed, their blood boiling with fury. The older generation sighed with a heaviness borne of war and sorrow.
"I told you... the Demon Emperor could never truly love our Heavenly Empress."
"He was just toying with her."
"How dare they..."
"Massacre those demons!"
"Massacre those demons!"
"Massacre those demons!"
