The Tale of Hero Alice's Social Death (Pantsu Hero Alice) Chapter 268 - Demon King -1

"That's none of your business." Alice snorted. "You tried to run when faced with my Burning Star just now, so that means this Soul Mark Scroll is weak to fire, right?"

"You can't do it. Although I don't recognize the sealing spell you've used, its sealing effect works both ways."

The blonde Demon King's voice came out of the paper crane. Even Alice, with her lack of knowledge in reading expressions, could hear the panic in the blonde Demon King's voice, so she could easily imagine how anxious the other party was.

In addition, going by the blonde Demon King's words, Alice deduced that the other party was a Demon King from a long time ago. At the very least, the blonde Demon King should be much older than Andusia. After all, Andusia had managed to recognize the Forest Crystal taboo at first glance, but this Demon King failed to recognize it.

Forest Crystal was one of the elves' trademark taboos. Logically, no Demon King should fail to recognize it. If there was such a Demon King, there'd be only one explanation for such a situation—the time this Demon King had been active was before the elves had developed the Forest Crystal taboo.

However, despite not recognizing Forest Crystal, the blonde Demon King still managed to interpret its effects—sealing. Moreover, just like the blonde Demon King mentioned, the Forest Crystal's sealing effects weren't unidirectional but bidirectional.

The Forest Crystal might prevent the paper crane's mana from flowing out, but it also prevented any outside mana from flowing inside. In other words, depending on the user's decision, the Forest Crystal could be used as either a sealing or defensive spell. If Alice wanted to destroy the Soul Mark Scroll, she would have to dismiss the Forest Crystal.

Yet, if Alice dismissed the Forest Crystal, it would mean that the blonde Demon King would get to use her little remaining mana to make another escape attempt. Alice dared not guarantee that she could stop the blonde Demon King from escaping again. After all, the other party had already show

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