Chapter 1072: Chapter 803: Giving You a Second Choice
Upon close inspection, whenever the green flesh touched the wounds on Aleye’s body, a burst of flame would immediately erupt from the wounds, burning away the green flesh.
On Aleye’s body, at what seemed like the position of the heart, a black blade with runes composed of Holy Text shimmered, pinning her down.
"It appears that the effect of Sun Breathing, which temporarily inhibits the regenerative abilities of demonic entities, has manifested itself upon you."
A calm voice gently resonated, echoing across this devastated battlefield.
There stood Reiger in front of Aleye, the layer of Flame Spirit Burning Cloth on him had vanished, isolating microlight had also disappeared, and he appeared calm.
He gazed down upon Aleye, this fallen Polluted Immortal Spirit, for a long moment before approaching her.
"Don’t come any closer!"
Seeing this, Aleye screamed, both miserably and shrilly, frantically moving backwards despite being battered, with a black blade stuck in her chest.
Clearly, she was scared, having developed a fear towards this human boy she had previously dismissed.
Unfortunately, her fear and resistance did not cause Reiger to halt his steps.
With a "shhhk!"
Reiger reached out his hand towards the black blade stuck in Aleye’s chest, swiftly pulling it out.
"Aaaaaah...!"
Aleye let out a short howl of agony.
Sun Breathing not only inhibited the regenerative abilities of demonic entities but also inflicted severe pain, a trait that was manifesting right now.
Even though Aleye was not a demonic entity, Reiger possessed the special attack abilities of the [Originator of the Sun] along with the enhanced power of Sun Breathing when Flame Spirit Burning Cloth was activated. This enabled him to utilize the sword forms of Sun Breathing to inhibit regeneration effectively.
Thus, Aleye’s agony was due to Sun Breathing inhibiting her regenerative abilities and the intensified pain from the special attack capabilities.
Yet this wasn’t the main point.
Seeing Aleye in such a painful and weakened state, an idea suddenly struck Reiger.
"Originally, I should have vanquished you here directly."
Reiger spoke with unusual calmness.
The existence of a Polluted Immortal Spirit was truly ominous.
Even a few embryos and tentacles split from it had the power to threaten all of Orario. If this main body ever escaped the artificial labyrinth and reached the surface, it could become another Monster King after the One-Eyed Black Dragon, bringing disasters upon the human realm and race.
Just one One-Eyed Black Dragon had already harmed so many people worldwide, and everyone yearned for its defeat. The Zeus Clan and Hera Clan barely managed to defeat the other two Monster Kings, Leviathan the Sea Sovereign and Behemoth the Land King. If there was another Polluted Immortal Spirit like Aleye, countless people would surely despair, suffering misfortunes.
Additionally, one of the sources of this incident was this very Polluted Immortal Spirit. Vanquishing her would formally conclude the artificial labyrinth campaign, ensuring the salvation of Orario.
Yet...
"Despite bringing so much calamity, you were originally a Sprite wishing to save the world, only to fall this way due to misfortune in the underground city."
"Thus, I offer you a second choice."
"A choice beyond death."
Reiger displayed two bracelets worn on his wrists.
These were black bracelets.
The bracelets weren’t particularly exquisite, even somewhat simple, but their surfaces, sides, and inner parts were covered with runes, marking them as more than ordinary ornaments.
These were Demon Taming Bracelets.
As the name suggests, these bracelets are specialized in taming magical creatures.
In the ancient magic civilization, humans and magical creatures stood as opposing factions. Under the lead of the hero lineage, humans began turning the tide, capable of resisting magical creatures, and some envisioned taming them for personal use.
Consequently, the Demon Taming Bracelets were born.
They are powerful magical artifacts capable of forcibly containing and taming magical creatures.
This magical artifact’s core function derives from a slave contract, an improved version resulting in a creature variant slave contract with greater strength. Once forced containment succeeded, the tamed magical creature could never break free of this enforced slave contract, remaining eternally obedient to the bracelet’s wearer, unable to betray throughout its life.
Theoretically, no matter how powerful a magical creature is, as long as the Demon Taming Bracelet succeeds in containment, it must comply with the bracelet’s wearer unconditionally.
The condition, of course, is managing to successfully contain the magical creature with the bracelet.
To successfully contain a magical creature with the bracelet, one condition must be met.
The magical creature must be incapable of resistance.
If a magical creature had the ability to resist, even weak creatures couldn’t withstand the bracelet’s power, and if they possessed Sword Saint-class abilities, they could resist the bracelet’s power.
In other words, below Lv. 7, the Demon Taming Bracelet can forcibly enslave a magical creature unconditionally, but for Lv. 7 and above, it requires the creature to lose its ability to resist first.
This already makes it an incredibly powerful tool.
Magical creatures below Lv. 7 can be forcibly enslaved unconditionally, akin to enslaving creatures of level 85 or below in "YGGDRASIL" without resistance to the bracelets, subjected to compulsory enslavement.
For magical creatures above Lv. 7, completing compulsory enslavement involves causing them to lose resistance.
Such power and effectiveness make the Demon Taming Bracelet, even in "YGGDRASIL", at least a Divine Artifact-level tool, even more practical than certain World-class tools.
The two Demon Taming Bracelets found by Reiger in Ellie’s tomb, crafted by great alchemists, possess even stronger effects than the standard ones.
It could now forcibly enslave Lv. 7 magical creatures unconditionally, equivalent to those of Sword Saint level.
How could Reiger not cherish them and put them on?
Now Reiger intended to utilize the power of these Demon Taming Bracelets.
"Do not resist."
After issuing a terse warning, Reiger activated the effect of one of the bracelets.
"Zing!"
Instantly, the mysterious runes on Reiger’s left-hand bracelet gleamed brightly.
The runes combined, transforming into a collar-like halo, flying directly from the bracelet, affixing itself to Aleye’s neck.
"No—!"
Perhaps sensing something, Aleye exclaimed in shock, instinctively resisting, causing the collar of runes to flicker on her neck.
Seeing this, Reiger’s expression turned cold.
"[Pain Wave]."
An invisible dark wave emerged from Reiger’s hand, striking Aleye, making her scream again.
"If you keep resisting, I’ll cut you down directly."
Reiger uttered cool and merciless words without a hint of emotion.
No matter what, Aleye had already fallen, becoming a man-eating monster. If she continued unwise defiance, Reiger wouldn’t hesitate to vanquish her.
"Sob...sob..."
Hearing Reiger’s words, the immensely pained Aleye whimpered softly, ultimately giving up resistance, allowing the rune collar to form around her neck.
"Whoosh!"
The next moment, Aleye’s entire body transformed into particles of light, absorbed into the bracelet on Reiger’s left hand.
"It’s over..."
Observing this scene, Reiger smiled, hiding all the adorned items away once again.
The artificial labyrinth campaign has officially concluded.
Maze City Orario, successfully rescued.