A Demon's Journey

Shun received information regarding the matter that occurred in Yhord City as well. He smiled slightly as he understood that the demon had made his move.

He used the Voice Transmission Array Stone to contact Jonas.

Sometime later, he heard Jonas's voice from the array stone, "What is it?"

Shun asked Jonas, "Did you hear the news regarding Yhord City?"

Jonas spoke some moments later, "Yes. Earl Burke was involved in large-scale corruption and was weakening the army with it. The King is absolutely livid upon hearing this information. Earl Burke's Noble Title is going to be revoked and his territory will be assigned to another Noble Family."

Shun then spoke, "Yes. But I don't want to talk about it. This is politics. What I wanted to tell you is that the demon has made his presence known. He attacked the border checkpoints and used light purple flames. And it seemed that he has 6 subordinates, including the Elf Princess."

"This is a trick from that Demon God. Currently, he thinks we still don't know about his real identity. Thus, he is trying to show that he is leaving the Kingdom. Once he leaves the Kingdom, it would be difficult for him to contact his men here and we can only let it go. But this, in reality, is a bluff. After all, according to me, it's Edwin who is the Demon God. He has no need to hear any order from anyone else."

"However, it might be true that this demon has a subordinate with Light Purple Flames and he is planning to fool us by using him."

Shun spoke seriously, "Lord Rhodes, the opportunity I was waiting for has come. Pull out all your contacts. It's time to give up on this matter."

"…Very well. I do have a question for you. If you are so sure that Edwin is that Demon God, why are we not going and capturing him right now?" Jonas asked.

Shun then threw out a question of his own, "How long would it take for Lord Rhodes to reach Kloras Town?"

"Hmm? Nearly one week or so." Jonas replied, somewhat confused why he asked such a question.

Shun spoke, "Then you can never catch Edwin. He has a mole close to us. That's how he knew we were coming to his place and investigate it. He had enough time to create an array to hide the Elf Princess and also kill anyone who knew her. Those guards are the perfect example. If not, atleast one of them would still be alive."

"What?! A mole between us?!" Jonas looked shocked.

Shun shrugged and casually spoke, "It shouldn't be that surprising. In fact, this appears convenient to us now. Using these moles, we can send the information that both of us have given up on this mission. This should allow him to relax and make more mistakes. I will also ask one of my friends to keep an eye on how things are going in Kloras Town."

"Also, I have left behind a certain gift for the demon leaving for the Glerian Kingdom. I wonder if he liked it or not." Shun spoke with a grin.

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Azaroth and his retainers were flying ahead.  As they reached the halfway point, Azaroth suddenly stopped.

He sensed something strange ahead. His Spiritual Sense was completely blocked.

Azaroth used his Mystic Eyes of Perception to check out what was ahead. Soon, everything became clear to him.

Ahead of him was an explosive array that would trigger as soon as it felt an aura entering it.

And the array just ahead of it was a concealment array. This was actually a rather advanced array.

Azaroth noticed nearly 10 individuals in the array. 8 of them were at the 4 Star Rank and a 5 two were 5 Star Warriors. They were all staring at him.

Azaroth guessed that they planned to attack him as soon as he passed that Explosive Array. Not only would the explosion injure them but it would also throw off their concentration. This would be the perfect opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

A chilly smile appeared on Azaroth's face as he raised his arm and thrown a couple of Purple Hell Flame Spheres at the explosive array.

A loud explosion occurred in the tunnel.

The warriors who were waiting for Azaroth were startled. They never expected him to figure out that there was an explosive array ahead of him.

However, they didn't have the luxury to remain shocked as they saw Azaroth charging towards them from that smoke with a demonic blade in his hand. Black Lightning flickered around his body as he moved ahead.

"Triple Slash!"

One of the warriors stepped forward to block Azaroth's attack while the others jumped back. Most of them were long-range fighters. They had to be at a certain distance to fight against Azaroth.

The warrior who blocked Azaroth managed to barely deflect his attacks.

Azaroth then suddenly used his Hell Flames and whispered, "Swallow him!"

Currently, he didn't need to intentionally weaken his Hell Flames, he could use them to their full potential.

The Hell Flames suddenly burst out of Azaroth's body and enveloped that warrior's body.

The other warriors who had jumped back were shocked to see their comrade's body quickly burning.

"Water Stream!"

A woman screamed and hurled a large amount of water at her companion. She desired to put out the fires. Azaroth's Hell Flames ignored the water.

The warrior who had been enveloped by those Hell Flames seemed to have realized that his death was imminent now.

He immediately flared up his entire Ardor and spoke, "Destructive Lightning Blast!"

The man gathered all of his Lightning Ardor and unleashed it at Azaroth. He didn't care about how he had wasted a lot of his Ardor.

His only desire was now to strike Azaroth and kill him for good.

Azaroth's expression never changed as he sensed that the maximum power in that Lightning Blast was just peak 4 Star Rank. His physical body was strong enough to take on such an attack.

However, he wasn't in a mood to let an attack hit his body. Even if it couldn't injure him, his clothes might be damaged. He raised his sword to counter that Lightning Blast.

Soon, the Lightning Blast was unleashed and it charged at Azaroth with a quick speed. Azaroth also reacted swiftly by moving his sword and whispering 'Wind Cutter.'

The sharp wind around his sword immediately pierced that Lightning Blast and dispersed it in the surroundings extremely quickly.

The warrior never expected Azaroth to deal with his attack so easily.

"Burst apart now," Azaroth spoke slowly as the flames around him suddenly exploded.

Meanwhile, the other warriors grew furious. They brandished their weapons and charged at Azaroth with sharp killing intent in their eyes.

Azaroth responded to that killing intent with a smile.

Other than two warriors, no one else could pose a threat to him.

Meanwhile, one of the two 5 Star Warrior was thinking with a shocked expression 'Didn't master say that this demon would only be at the 4 Star Rank? Why is he at the 5 Star Rank?'

Naturally, this was something that was out of expectations even for his master.

Azaroth then showed a devilish grin as he saw the warriors in a distance. He raised his Sword and pointed in their direction.

Soon, the Hell Flames began to swirl around his sword.

"Who are you? Who sent you? And why?" Azaroth asked while the Hell Flames continued to revolve around his sword.

No one answered him. This was expected.

Azaroth didn't really need to hear it from their mouths. It could only be that Inquisitor Fox.. He managed to get the information regarding Yhord City fairly quickly and sent instructions to a local gang near this area.