The one capable of playing Sword Hero in such a way is none other than Wen Xishu.
With the Demon King as a steed, Wen Xishu had to admit, the journey was much faster.
"Currently, it seems my communication issues... are just sarcastic quips, but the meaning isn't far off, I must quickly find Old Zheng."
Wen Xishu was still very worried about Old Zheng.
After entering the battlefield, he and Old Zheng were separated, which made Wen Xishu sigh at the host's malicious intentions.
Without the great healer, Old Zheng couldn't even speak.
And the great healer's powers only worked on teammates, which highlighted Wen Xishu's own flaw—unable to be overcome.
"Faster, is this the best speed the Demon King can manage?" Wen Xishu urged.
In Demon King Twenty-Two's ears, it sounded like:
"You worthless thing, you may have lost your hands, but your legs are still there. If your legs are this inefficient, I wouldn't mind turning you into a ball. Maybe rolling would be faster than running."
Demon King Twenty-Two was gripped by extreme fear, and its speed suddenly increased.
Soon, under the frantic sprint of Demon King Twenty-Two, they left the original Area Eleven and reached Area Ten.
Intersections are always the places prone to problems.
In Area Ten, Demon King Twenty-Two saw scattered, a team of a dozen Axe Heroes.
The characteristic of Axe Heroes is slow melee attack speed but astonishing attack power. Compared to the relatively flexible Sword Heroes, Axe Heroes' health is comparable to Shield Heroes.
"Kill them. Along this route, except for Shield Heroes, everyone else you see, you are allowed to kill."
The words' effect was pretty much the same:
"Even though you're this useless, I assume you can still kill these heroes, right? Here's your chance to shine; next, we'll play a game where only Shield Heroes can survive."
Wen Xishu gave the command.
Demon King Twenty-Two heard:
"Alright! Watch me!"
A terrifying poisonous mist spewed forth, and even bodies as strong as Shield Heroes, without defensive capabilities and without Shepherd Hero's healing, the Axe Heroes were instantly killed in one move.
A few Axe Heroes managed to position themselves favorably and dodge the attack.
But while they dodged the Demon King's green poison, they couldn't escape Wen Xishu's slash.
The sword light flashed, and all the remaining Axe Heroes were slain.
Another dozen or so Axe Heroes were killed, which also led the morale of the heroes to plummet to freezing point.
On a larger scale, all the heroes gave up the idea of defeating the Demon King. Theoretically, large groups of heroes should band together, but due to the vast terrain...
They found it difficult to form a well-coordinated team to defeat the Demon King.
And most crucially, the Array Heroes responsible for relocating the Demon King's position, in order to survive, no longer participated in the group fights.
The Array Heroes used their arrays solely for self-protection.
Wen Xishu was still on the move.
After passing through Area Ten, he reached Area Nine.
The Demon King Twenty-Two's Demon King sense told him — Areas Three and Four were teeming with heroes.
Soon, Wen Xishu reached Area Seven. Along the way, whenever he didn't see Shield Heroes... it was basically a massacre.
Area Seven had quite a few hero corpses, evidently, the heroes here had battled with the Demon King.
But they were all annihilated.
Seeing the orderly arrangement of the corpses, Wen Xishu could infer the battle's process here.
The Shield Heroes collectively defended, the Shepherd Heroes desperately healed, and the Bow Heroes provided rear output.
But unfortunately, the Demon King wasn't a monster in an online game; it wasn't stupid enough to attack the tank first.
Wen Xishu glanced and confirmed Old Zheng wasn't among the corpses and felt a bit relieved, continuing in a mad rush.
But just in Area Six...
Wen Xishu encountered the Demon King, the one who had wiped out dozens of heroes in Area Seven just a moment ago — Demon King Ten.
This super Demon King, capable of using Magic Energy Cards to create six clones, already had the power to defeat all heroes.
Its true form, called Black Liquid, was a strange creature that resembled a mass of black liquid.
It was one of the biggest contenders for the championship in this tournament.
In the last round, it had obtained tens of thousands of points, possessing four Magic Energy Cards. Two were excellent cards.
It even formed a magic energy synergy.
Demon King Ten originally intended to head towards Area Five, sensing a group of heroes in Area Four fighting against some Demon King.
It wanted to intercept.
But upon seeing Demon King Twenty-Two with a severed arm, reduced to only half an arm, Demon King Ten suddenly laughed:
"You're even carrying a pet, the Sword Hero on your back—is he a figurine you're collecting?"
Demon King Ten mocked.
Demon King Twenty-Two saw Demon King Ten and immediately remembered, this was a Demon King among Demon Kings...
It was one of the championship favorites.
There's actually a strength disparity among the Demon Kings. Although their initial attributes were the same, the points were different.
And the cards drawn were different too.
Demon King Ten said:
"One-third of the heroes are already dead, not yet a threat. Killing a few Demon Kings before they're completely wiped out is quite reasonable."
Without further waste of words.
Demon King Ten appeared almost with teleportation speed, just three feet in front of Demon King Twenty-Two.
This scared Demon King Twenty-Two, immediately harboring the thought of fleeing!
It knew very well that its deck couldn't match Demon King Ten's deck. The opponent's combat experience under high attribute mode was entirely beyond its reach.
But it ultimately didn't flee. Because the man on its back seemed very excited.
Wen Xishu looked delighted:
"This speed is quite impressive. Perfect for the journey."