Lu Zhi felt like applauding Qin Huai's acting from the storage room. He had to admit, as the male protagonist of the original book, Qin Huai had certainly grabbed the script upon entering. If Lu Zhi hadn't seen their faces before or known them, he would have mistakenly believed Count Lyones was the original owner of this comic making his appearance.
However…
"Why is Lophis Loding here too?" Lu Zhi wondered. If not for Shen Qi's cheat, he probably would still be tied to the Demon Queen's bed.
If identities were random, perhaps Qin Huai's protagonist halo would have allowed him to resolve everything here himself.
"Shen Qi, how can we leave here? Seal the door?" Lu Zhi pondered. Since this was a comic world, as long as the door through which they entered this comic world was completely sealed, it would prevent the Demon Queen from invading the real world and also prevent humans from accidentally entering and losing their lives.
According to the story's setting in this comic, humans were a low-level race, and all high-level races viewed humans as food or slaves.
If the door to this comic book continued to be open, trouble would inevitably arise.
Shen Qi replied, "There are two ways. One, complete the plot of the book and kill the user outside; the door will then close automatically. Two, directly kill an important character in the comic, causing the world to collapse."
Lu Zhi froze for a moment and retorted, "You mean the entrance to this comic book was opened intentionally?" He had thought it was a change in the world's laws, and all factors of the world had fallen into chaos.
Shen Qi nodded.
Lu Zhi glared at him, "Then why didn't you say so at the beginning? Couldn't you just kill the user and close the door?"
Shen Qi looked very innocent, "Darling, didn't you want to save people? If the user dies, the door closes. Those who haven't come out of the door will also be trapped in the comic forever."
Lu Zhi pursed his lips and smiled, his eyes curving, "I thought you were indifferent to their lives. I was worrying for nothing. You still possess the compassion befitting a deity."
Shen Qi's eyes flickered with a luminous sheen, "In your heart, am I a cold-blooded and heartless person?"
Lu Zhi rubbed his nose and answered truthfully, "Pretty much. When you resumed your divine form, you gave me the impression that you didn't quite like humans."
Lu Zhi had been very tactful, but how could Shen Qi not see his guilt? The only thing he hadn't expected was that even with his memory loss, Lu Zhi was still so sensitive to his subtle emotions that he could perceive his truest self.
Shen Qi did not deny his indifference towards humans, even though he was once human himself.
"It was my fault." Shen Qi sighed, hugged Lu Zhi, resting his chin on his shoulder. He looked coldly out the window, his voice exceptionally gentle, "My beloved is human, so I should love what he loves, shouldn't I?"
Lu Zhi patted his back, adopting a tone of indulgent instruction, "Yes, that's right."
Shen Qi looked at Qin Huai and Lophis Loding with indifference in his eyes, his voice still as gentle as a devoted boyfriend, "The premise is that you have to remind me all the time. Otherwise, what if I accidentally forget to save someone that day?"
Lu Zhi's eyes moved slightly, and he exclaimed, "No problem, it's all small matters." Shen Qi was clearly implying something, telling him not to leave his side easily. This possessiveness, tsk tsk tsk… it was strangely alluring?
Holy cow!
Did he like forced romance?
Lu Zhi was shocked by his own thought, so much so that he jumped on the spot, hitting his head with a thud against Shen Qi's chin, groaning and clutching his head in pain.
Shen Qi, who had been hit, felt nothing and simply chuckled, rubbing his head, "What are you thinking about?"
Lu Zhi hissed a few times, and the pain quickly disappeared under Shen Qi's massage. He mumbled, "N-nothing, I was just thinking about what Qin Huai and Lophis Loding plan to do?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a roar from the Demon Queen suddenly echoed through the dance hall: "Lyones! What do you mean?"
Lu Zhi pushed Shen Qi away from the window and looked anxiously towards the hall. He saw Qin Huai throw a silver iron ball from his embrace. The moment it hit the ground, the iron ball exploded like a bomb, scattering dense silver needles.
The many little demons and vampires who had been watching from the sidelines cried out in surprise. Most of them hadn't reacted before being pierced by the silver needles, falling to the ground immediately, their fate unknown.
Seeing that the situation was not good, many of the little demons fled the castle amidst the chaos, leaving only a few loyal subordinates of the Demon Queen behind.
Suddenly, the lively castle turned into a battlefield.
"Wow?" Lu Zhi watched, overwhelmed, and said, "Are Qin Huai and Lophis planning to activate the second plan and kill the Demon Queen?"
Shen Qi crossed his arms and leaned against the window, glancing over and saying, "They can't defeat the Demon Queen."
Lu Zhi was confused, "Why? Lophis isn't weak, and Qin Huai has the male…"
"Male what?" Shen Qi asked, confused.
Lu Zhi coughed slightly. Shen Qi would definitely not understand the protagonist's halo. "Qin Huai has the little crown, equivalent to two S-class supernaturals. Surely he has a chance?"
Below, the fight was fierce. Lophis's wind abilities were as powerful as a hurricane, knocking over the Demon Queen's shrimp soldiers and crab generals.
The Demon Queen, seeing all this, had been hovering in mid-air with her small bat wings, holding a small white umbrella and looking down at Qin Huai and Lophis. Her vertical blood-red pupils gradually brightened, revealing a bloodthirsty excitement, and she said, "You are not Lyones."
Lophis smiled and threw off his hat, saying, "Dear Princess, your beauty truly captivates me, but only when you die can we leave."
The Demon Queen narrowed her eyes. Although her appearance was that of a six or seven-year-old girl, her age was enough for Lophis to call her grandmother.
"You killed Lyones?" the Demon Queen chuckled, "It seems humans aren't entirely useless after all."
Qin Huai finished off the last guard in the hall and faced the Demon Queen nervously with Lophis.
Suddenly, the Demon Queen moved.
"Be careful!" Lophis used his wind power to transform into wind locks, pulling Qin Huai to his side.
The Demon Queen chuckled, licking her long, sharp, black nails with her tongue, and exclaimed with satisfied relish, "Human blood is indeed rich and fragrant."
Qin Huai touched his stinging neck, suddenly realizing he had almost been killed. A chill spread from the depths of his heart.
"Tch, this strength is a bit different from what I expected." Lophis frowned, "Isn't the Demon Queen's strength S-plus?"
Lu Zhi, observing from upstairs, nodded quickly, "Indeed. The Demon Queen feels like an S-class monster, but why do I feel something is off?"
Shen Qi smiled playfully, a hint of mischievous amusement in his eyes, "Don't forget, this is a comic book world. Only the male protagonist can kill the villain."
Shen Qi's words were like a sudden enlightenment. Lu Zhi immediately thought, "Oh no! Qin Huai and Lophis are in danger."
In the world, only the book's protagonist can kill the ultimate villain boss, unless one possesses strength that transcends the constraints of world rules, like Shen Qi, to have a chance to kill the Demon Queen.
Qin Huai and Lophis must have overlooked this.
Lu Zhi immediately asked Shen Qi, "Where is the male protagonist?"
Shen Qi smiled, "Oh, I think I killed him."
Lu Zhi: ???