In the sky above the city of Phothes, Artevans and Aruba stood side by side, and the two of them looked into the distance to the east without speaking. They waited silently for Talia to appear.

Probably thinking that the atmosphere was too quiet, Rusha glanced at Artevans beside her with her peripheral vision and opened her mouth to break the silence, "Lord Artevans, I actually have a question I've been wanting to ask."

"Say it." Atfans responded.

Aruba organized her words and said, "You actually approve of the strength of those three humans in Phothes, but why did you kill them all? If you give them to me, I can transform them to perfection, and it can be regarded as a powerful addition to you or to the demons, isn't it?"

"I did think about what you said, but in the end I gave up. Even if they are transformed, they are still not demons in essence, and I can't treat them like I treat you or any other tribe." Without hesitation, Artevans replied, "And, perhaps because of my own ridiculous arrogance, I've always wanted to defeat Talia once and for all. So ......

Artevans didn't go any further.

"What do you think of her, Nariel? Like you said, Liel isn't a demon, so you've always only used her as a tool?" Rusha asked again.

The question did not know how to answer it, and he frowned as if he was thinking about something. Eventually, he shook his head, "At least, I'm not just using her as a tool......

Then, Artevans didn't speak, and Aruba didn't ask anything more.

After a moment of silence, Artevans spoke again, "Why don't you speak your mind?"

"What do you mean by Lord Artevans?" Rusha was puzzled.

Artevans turned around, stared at Aruba, and said slowly, "You should know...... What am I referring to?'"

Hearing Artevans' words, Aruba's body trembled slightly, she turned her head, avoiding Artfans' gaze, and inadvertently revealed a subtle expression.

Seeing that Rusha didn't respond, Artevans took a deep breath and said, "Actually, you don't want to go on anymore, do you? Although this battle killed many strong people in the Southern Continent, it also paid a heavy price. Lil is dead, Kaina is dead, you're worried about me or you're going to be ruined in the end, you think I should stop there, but I don't dare say it, right?"

Atfans's words undoubtedly hit Rusha's heart, and this is indeed what Rusha really thinks in her heart.

Rusha's mouth was slightly open, her lips trembling a little, she wanted to say something, but she didn't say it.

After thinking about it for a while, she said, "Because I know you're not going to stop there, you've made up your mind to fight to the death with the Archbishop of the Divine Heirs, regardless of any possible consequences. I can't persuade you, so I can only follow you.'"

"Why are you still so determined to follow me at this point? Because of my ambition, you are now the only one left by my side, and it is likely that you will die next, and I have no way to resurrect you." Atfans said.

"Because ......" Rusha had just said two words, but she paused.

"Is it just because I rescued you from that basement a hundred years ago?" If that's the case for you to follow me all the time, maybe not so well......' Atfans smiled faintly.

Rusa didn't dare to look Artfans in the eye, she was even turning her back to Atvance, in order to prevent Artfans from seeing her expression at this time.

(I'm afraid you'll leave forever because of this battle, and I can't stand it anymore, especially you, Lord Artevans.) I've been following you for so many years, and I don't want to end up watching you fight in front of me and do nothing. At the very least, even if it fails, we have to bear it together...... ）

"You saved my life is one of the reasons, you are now the king of the demons, and I am your subordinate, this is the main reason. As a subordinate, it is natural to be loyal to the king.'"

Although she thought that in her heart, Rusha would never say what was in her heart, and she could only say some vague words to hide her true thoughts.

However, what Artevans said next surprised Rusa.

"In that case, then I will order you, as the Demon King, to leave here and return to the Dark Prison. If I can't come back in the end, then you will directly replace me and become the new Demon King. You don't need to come back to find my corpse, and you don't need to do anything for me, you just need to take care of the demons and cultivate your own forces, and that's it."

"This is my promise to the dead, and although I have fulfilled my promise to them in the past hundred years, I don't want to let the demons lose their leader and sink again because of this incident."

There was not a hint of joking in Atfans' tone, he meant it.

Hearing this, Aruba turned sharply and looked at Artevans, but for a moment she couldn't say anything.

After a long silence, she shook her head and said, "I won't leave, since I decided to follow you in the first place, then I will follow you until the last moment."

"Really? Now that you've made up your mind, I'm not going to say anything more.'" Atvance didn't force Rusa to leave.

After all, with Rusa's character, what she really thinks in her heart, even if she doesn't say it, Artevans can guess a rough idea.

Atfans turned his gaze back to the east again. At this moment, his expression suddenly became serious.

"It's coming...... Artevans held out his hand and pointed into the distance.

In the night sky, there was a golden point of light that stood out as a standout, and Artevans could accurately sense it through his energy perception, and that was Talia.

The arrival of Talia made the battle intent that Artevans had been suppressing in his heart instantly surge. In order to attract Taria's attention, he deliberately emitted an extremely obvious aura and condensed a huge black ball in his hand and threw it at his feet.

The black ball landed in the center of Phothes, and powerful dark energy erupted and spread outward, engulfing the entire Phoches City in a black mist. Those who were directly hit by the black ball and died instantly, they were lucky, while those who were covered by the black mist that spread out were gradually dissolved in pain.

In an instant, Artevans killed everyone in the city of Phothes, which no longer had a Guardian, in his sleep.

As if noticing Artevans' actions, a distant point of light approached.

Taking advantage of the last moments, Artevans looked at Aruba and said, "Since you are willing to follow me until the last moment, let's defeat Talia together."

"Yes!" Rusha replied firmly, without any hesitation. Then she turned back into the shadow and entered the inner space of the Atlance.

Artevans lowered his gaze to the front, looked at Talia who had already appeared in front of him, and couldn't help but sneer.

"Finally...... Are you going to get started?'