Chapter 347: Alliance

"How dare you demons lay waste to my home’s sacred land!?"

Levada’s eyes darted around the battlefield, her expression becoming grimmer by the second. ’This is bad. I didn’t expect there to be two demon lords here since the temple only sensed one. Moreover, that portal reeks of demonic power. But why do they look like they’re not on the same—’

Before she could continue thinking, a voice sounded in her head as Regis immediately used Telepathy.

[We’re on the same side! Let’s take down the Demon Lord of Lust together!]

Levada frowned as she replied inside her mind while the three remained at a standstill. [And why should I believe a demon lord like you when you seem even more dangerous than her!?]

[Just believe me this once. I promise to explain everything to you later!]

[Why should I believe a demon lord’s promise?]

[Why are you being so stubborn?]

[You demon lords are full of lies and deceit! I’d rather die than ally with you!]

...

’For fuck’s sake!’ Regis could not help but shout inwardly as he tried to convince her. The two went back and forth, neither willing to back down.

Their conversation lasted a few minutes before he sensed the depleted black tentacles attached to Aziza’s back starting to grow once again. It was obvious that she had remained still because she was slowly recovering as well.

His mind worked rapidly, thinking of ways he could convince the stubborn woman before he finally took a deep breath and smiled, his blood-red eyes meeting Levada’s with a cruel glint.

[Do you really prefer that?]

Regis’s voice echoed once again in the executor’s mind, his grim tone making her eyes tremble. [What do you mean?]

[Oh pious servant of the Temple of Light. You’re so righteous that you’re even willing to sacrifice your life. However, it seems like you’re in luck today.]

[What are you getting at?]

[Your earlier assumptions are correct. I am indeed a demon lord. However, it is also true that I want to kill the Demon Lord of Lust. Therefore, I am giving you two choices.]

Before Levada could ask, Regis’s grim voice resounded within her mind in the next moment.

[First, we will temporarily work together until we kill the Demon Lord of Lust before we settle matters between ourselves. Second, I will work with the Demon Lord of Lust and... kill you.]

’!!!’

Levada, even as the Temple of Light’s executor, could not help but feel her mind trembling at the blatant threat of this strange demon lord.

[How can I be sure that you won’t stab me in the back?]

[Stabbing you in the back or the front doesn’t really make any difference to me.]

[Y-You...!]

Regis struck while the iron was hot.

[Feel free to decide your own fate. I will be giving you one minute to pick whether to temporarily give up your beliefs or permanently give up your life. Choose wisely.]

The seconds ticked by until nearly a minute had passed.

’Demon lords are really full of trickery!’

Levada gritted her teeth as she brandished her weapons—two sickles connected to chains extending up to her arms.

The two chained sickles began glowing with golden light, which was proof that she was beginning to circulate her blessed aura.

Six red stars with a golden glimmer shone on her chest, fully displaying her prowess as a Late Stage Six Star Realm powerhouse.

Everything happened in an instant as she chanted while dashing towards the naked woman on the battlefield.

Her choice was obvious. After all, the fear of death exempts no one—not even the Executor of Chastity.

[Wings of Light]

Wings that were made of light sprouted behind her once again, turning her figure into a blur of gold as she instantly arrived before the Demon Lord of Lust.

[Chains of Abstinence]

Before Aziza could even react, glowing golden chains manifested around her and slithered like snakes as they tried to ensnare her limbs.

Shocked at the sudden turn of events, her crimson eyes trembled as she manipulated the black tentacles to intercept the golden chains.

However, how could Levada let her do what she wanted?

She threw a chained sickle with her left hand, spinning rapidly as it curved through the air and went straight towards her opponent’s neck.

The sudden attack caught Aziza by surprise as she hurriedly raised her arm to block it.

SHIKKK!!!

Black blood gushed out of her arm like a fountain. However, despite her injured arm, she instantly counterattacked as a black tentacle silently shot towards Levada’s face.

The divine power of the Executor of Chastity and the demonic power of the Demon Lord of Lust countered each other, causing their attacks to deal tremendous damage to one another—a double-edged sword for both Levada and Aziza.

’Shit!’

Levada cursed in her mind as she hurriedly raised her remaining weapon—though she knew deep in her heart that it was already too late.

Fortunately, in the next second—

"A very wise choice."

Regis appeared beside her and gripped the black tentacle with his claws before crushing it through raw force.

Splatter!

The black tentacle burst into black mist before flowing back towards the portal to the Realm of Evil.

At this moment, the advantage Aziza had previously gained vanished due to the intervention of a third party. And with Regis’s successful recruitment of Levada—albeit temporarily—the situation continued to worsen for the Demon Lord of Lust.

’I will avenge all of you...’

Regis steeled himself as the faces of the people he lost in this battle flashed before his eyes.

His blood-red eyes shone with cruelty as he stared at the demon who took them away from him, the stars on his chest shining brilliantly.

With a destructive magic spell in his left hand and a devastating aura art in his right, he charged towards the Demon Lord of Lust together with the Executor of Chastity.

Aziza gritted her teeth as she began to defend against the barrage of attacks with all her might.