The Devil Does Not Need to Be Defeated

Chapter 602: “Is That All?”

“Weng!”

Just as Capeline and her Broken Blade Knight Order gradually moved away, within the rumbling waterfall, a buzzing sound echoed, and another movement occurred.

A stone wall slowly rose, separating the water flow and splitting the waterfall, revealing a stone passage that entered Shien Buztout’s sight.

Inside the stone passage, a dense crowd of figures, far more than before, could be seen.

In the next second, they surged out like a school of fish, carrying a powerful aura.

They were all knights.

Knights from all over the world.

Wearing different equipment, they were divided into groups, emerging from the passage and surrounding the entire area.

Shien watched this scene without moving a muscle, standing there like a statue.

Thus, numerous knights filled the area, completely surrounding it.

Shien was surrounded by a large number of knights, even enveloped by their powerful aura.

The knights stared at the cloaked mysterious figure before them, their eyes gleaming fiercely.

Looking closely, their eyes flickered with a ghastly green light, making them look like ghostly soldiers from hell, a terrifying sight.

And among them, the most terrifying, with the fiercest aura and the strongest green light in his eyes, was Limgir.

Limgir was the leader of this army, standing at the forefront of the knights, facing Shien from afar, his expression incredibly cold.

“—”

The atmosphere solidified.

The air pressure plummeted.

A heavy pressure filled the area, creating a chilling silence.

“Is it you?”

Limgir spoke.

“The rat who sneaked into our sanctuary, is it you?”

Limgir stared coldly at Shien, a flicker of doubt appearing in his mind for a moment.

Why did this person seem somewhat familiar?

This thought arose in Limgir’s mind.

But this thought was quickly replaced by killing intent and anger.

There was no helping it.

Limgir was truly angry and had the urge to tear the mysterious person before him to pieces.

At first, Limgir was sent outside by the High Priest to search for the intruder.

As a result, Limgir found nothing. Not long after he returned to report, something happened in the base.

And it was a big deal.

Just now, the High Priest called Limgir back and scolded him furiously, telling him that someone had infiltrated the base and silently taken away the Imperial Consort’s “toys” in the basement.

This made Limgir unable to believe it.

He had thoroughly searched the area, and the base was hidden, with the High Priest’s [Corridor of Death] constantly on guard. Logically, it should be impossible for anyone to sneak in and take people away without being detected.

Especially since so many female knights in the basement were all silently taken out of the base. That was unbelievable.

This was something that seemed impossible to accomplish.

But no matter what, facts were facts. The basement was indeed empty.

Although Limgir had never been to the basement, and even the High Priest had never been there, no one except the Imperial Consort had ever entered. However, the High Priest’s [Corridor of Death] couldn’t detect any life force in the basement, proving that besides the undead, no one was left.

This was both the High Priest’s negligence and Limgir’s negligence.

The High Priest flew into a rage, venting her anger on Limgir, and Limgir naturally could only vent his anger on Shien, the culprit.

“Speak!”

Limgir released a powerful killing intent and magic power, mixed with a chilling aura, towards Shien.

“How did you do it?”

This was the only thing Limgir cared about.

He suspected that there might be some problem within the base that allowed someone to infiltrate silently and take so many people away.

Perhaps there was an inside man.

Or perhaps there was a secret passage.

Either way, he had to figure it out.

Otherwise, that venomous Consort wasn’t a pushover. If she blamed them, not only him but even the High Priest would suffer the consequences.

Unfortunately…

“Clang…”

Shien didn’t say anything, just smirked as if mocking something, drawing the Holy Sword from his waist.

That gesture, that look, spoke for itself.

“Very well.”

Limgir’s eyes turned cold, and the killing intent and hostility in his heart intensified.

Since receiving the [Soul Essence] body refinement, while Limgir’s strength had greatly increased, the dark side of his heart had also been amplified.

This made Limgir no longer hide his true nature, becoming even more unscrupulous.

Here, he could kill whoever he wanted, even his former subordinates.

Here, he could have whoever he wanted, completely abandoning his past arrogance where he looked down on everyone except Lucy.

If Mara hadn’t forbidden anyone from entering the basement and touching those female knights, those female knights might not have just been whipped and used to provoke Capeline by Mara, but would have been abused and driven to complete collapse by people like Limgir, unable to even feel despair, becoming broken toys.

Even Capeline might have been harmed by Limgir. Instead of being alive and kicking like now, she might have committed suicide, unable to bear such humiliation, right?

Such a Limgir was no longer the Limgir of the past, but a demon who had fallen into the abyss.

The reason his uncle, Yuri, and Yuri’s brother-in-law, Sona, became ghouls was because the High Priest promised Limgir that as long as he killed them, he could have everything.

From that moment on, the Limgir of the past might have already died.

The current Limgir was just a humanoid monster possessed by the darkness and desires in his heart, his killing intent and strength instantly reaching their peak.

“Kill him.”

Limgir immediately ordered the surrounding knights without hesitation.

Instantly, the green light in the knights’ eyes flickered.

In the next instant, all the knights charged towards Shien.

Their weapons became pure instruments of murder, thrusting towards Shien.

Shien’s figure was instantly engulfed by countless knights.

However…

“Boom!”

With an explosion, an incredibly vast magic power erupted from the center of the knights surrounding Shien.

“Bang—!”

The knights surrounding Shien were all sent flying by the erupting magic power.

“Aaaaaaaaaaah…!”

With screams, the knights fell like garbage, some hitting the ground, some crashing into the bushes and trees, and some even being blown into the sky, disappearing without a trace, their cries echoing.

“Wha…!?”

Limgir was shocked.

The remaining knights stopped their charge, the green light in their eyes disappearing, replaced by terror.

Shien still stood in place.

His magic power surged like a tornado, reaching the sky, distorting the atmosphere.

The trapped prey had instantly become a god shocking everyone present.

The god tilted his head and smirked, as if puzzled, uttering two words.

“Is that all?”

These two clearly audible words were the greatest insult to Limgir.

But before Limgir could react, Shien’s figure suddenly disappeared.

“…!”

A strong sense of danger surged in Limgir’s heart.

He was a genius, and as the son of a duke related to the royal family, he also had the blood of the Hero flowing through him. Although very diluted, incomparable to the royal family, he was still much more talented than ordinary people.

When he became a Royal Knight, Limgir was already seen by countless people as a rising star with a bright future, even considered a potential successor to Aldia Elvenbein. Even though he was only in his twenties and his level wasn’t even eighty, he still possessed extremely high combat skills.

Now, after the [Soul Essence] body refinement, Limgir, whose level had risen to eighty-four, wasn’t an ordinary knight.

Therefore, Limgir drew his sword without thinking and slashed forward.

“Swoosh!”

There, with a faint whooshing sound, the cloaked figure suddenly appeared without any warning, just within Limgir’s attack range.

“Oh?”

A slightly surprised voice came from under the hood, showing that even he hadn’t expected Limgir to be so sharp and decisive.

However…

“Clang!”

With a loud clang, Limgir’s sword was deflected.

Shien swatted it away with his free hand, as if swatting a fly.

“Impossible!”

Limgir’s heart trembled.

But this was the difference between him and Shien.

Level eighty-four?

The son of a duke with the blood of the Hero?

Unfortunately.

Such an opponent was no longer a match for the current Shien.

“Bang!”

Shien didn’t even swing his sword, just kicking Limgir hard in the chest, sending him sprawling to the ground.

“Ugh!”

Limgir felt a sharp pain in his chest as he was kicked over, groaning.

And at this time, Shien raised his foot and stomped down hard on Limgir’s chest.

“Thump!”

With a muffled thud, Shien’s foot landed on Limgir’s body.

“Pfft!”

Limgir couldn’t help but cough up blood.

“Is that all?”

The same comment came from Shien’s mouth again.

Then, Shien stomped on Limgir’s chest repeatedly.

“Thump!” “Thump!” “Thump!” “Thump!” “Thump!”…

Muffled thuds echoed continuously, accompanied by Limgir’s groans and cries of pain.