Chapter 843: 'If They Dare to Come, They Won’t Be Going Back.'

Undoubtedly, the Royal Capital was currently the safest and most dangerous place in all of Omnipotence, bar none.

This was because not only were the leaders and renowned experts of all the named factions in the human world gathered here, but the Divine and Demon Races were also about to arrive to participate in the Tripartite Conference.

Here, Legendary Level experts, rarely seen in the past, were now commonplace. The core fighting forces of various factions had also gathered here, forming a massive army of terrifying scale.

Harvis, for example, had not only brought Rockto, a top-tier Legendary Level expert, but also Capeline, who wielded the imitation Holy Sword and possessed combat power not much weaker than a Legendary Level expert. He had even brought part of the empire’s elite knight force, essentially bringing the empire’s top fighting strength to the Royal Capital.

Elise went without saying. The beastmen Priest Corps was on standby at any time, including Oz, a Legendary Level expert, and Maeve, who was not far from Legendary Level. Together with the other beastmen priests, their combat power wouldn’t be inferior to the elite forces brought by the king of a first-rate nation.

As for Sophie, not only was she a top-tier Legendary Grand Mage, but Leia and Nia by her side were also Legendary Grand Mages. She had even brought the entire Elven Corps. This force alone was enough to destroy a large nation.

Gathered in the current Royal Capital were such factions, such leaders, and such experts.

Adding the soon-to-arrive experts from the Divine and Demon Races, as well as the three goddesses and six Demon Lords, who represented the top combat power in all of Omnipotence, and even Lilith being here, during the Tripartite Conference, there would be more than ten Transcendent Level existences gathered in the Royal Capital.

Not to mention Shien, the Hero, who would be the central figure on the day of the Tripartite Conference and couldn’t possibly not be in the Royal Capital.

Therefore, during the Tripartite Conference, the Royal Capital would be the place where the most terrifying group of experts in all of Omnipotence would be gathered.

Attack such a place?

Wasn’t that the definition of foolishness?

This was precisely what Capeline meant.

But…

“If those guys would seriously consider the disparity in strength, they wouldn’t choose the path of disrupting peace.” Sophie sighed and said, “Most of the Old Demon Faction are fanatical and extreme in their thinking, willing to do anything to achieve their goals. Just like the former [Assassination Branch], they weren’t a particularly powerful existence, without even a single Legendary Level figure, yet ten years ago, they successfully disrupted this Royal Capital, assassinating countless high-ranking officials.”

The implication was that the Old Demon Faction wouldn’t directly attack the Royal Capital, but would resort to any means necessary.

“Their goal is to destroy the peace between the three races and return Omnipotence to chaos and disorder. Therefore, they would never stand idly by and watch the Tripartite Conference proceed smoothly.”

Sophie’s tone gradually became serious.

“I’m not saying this out of unfounded worry, but because many strange things have happened in the Tegor Forest recently.”

—”Strange things.”

When these words were spoken, everyone present became serious, looking at Sophie in unison.

“What’s wrong?” Shien asked directly, “What happened?”

Facing Shien’s question and the gazes of everyone present, Sophie answered seriously.

“Someone is capturing monsters, capturing them in large numbers.”

Hearing Sophie’s words, everyone frowned again.

“Is it that ritual again?”

Shien’s expression turned cold.

He was naturally referring to the [Demonic Refining Ritual], the evil ritual used to create Demon Lord Larvae.

However, Sophie shook her head in denial.

“No, it’s not that ritual. We haven’t found any traces of the ritual, nor have we found any monsters going berserk.” Sophie said, “We’ve only discovered that recently, unidentified individuals have frequently been entering and exiting the Tegor Forest, engaging in battles with a large number of monsters.”

Saying this, Sophie glanced at Carol.

Seeing this, Carol continued where Sophie left off, reporting the situation to everyone present.

“Under Her Majesty’s orders, the Elven Corps investigated areas where obvious battles and significant disturbances occurred, discovering clear traces of combat between humans and monsters.”

“Some of the sites also had severely damaged corpses and what were clearly monster tissues, such as blood, scales, and the like.”

“At first, we thought it was just human adventurers or similar groups entering the Tegor Forest to hunt monsters, so we didn’t pay much attention to it.”

“But similar situations occurred more and more frequently, and after identification, the corpses left at the scene were all demons. The magic power activity of the monster tissues like blood and scales was also very high, indicating a high probability that they weren’t killed but captured alive.”

“Combining these factors, we ultimately determined that unidentified demons have frequently been entering and exiting the Tegor Forest recently, capturing a large number of monsters, and transporting them to an unknown location.”

Carol’s report made everyone’s hearts sink.

There was no helping it.

Hearing this explanation, everyone understood why Sophie was worried that the Old Demon Faction might attack the Royal Capital on the day of the Tripartite Conference.

Because all these signs indicated that the demons capturing monsters in the Tegor Forest weren’t regular demons, but the infamous Old Demon Faction.

And why would the Old Demon Faction capture a large number of ferocious monsters?

The reason was truly chilling to contemplate.

At this moment, Harvis suddenly spoke.

“Speaking of which, I’ve also discovered some strange things.”

Harvis’s words startled everyone present.

“Brother, you mean…”

Capeline seemed to know what Harvis was about to say, her face instantly tightening.

Not only Capeline, but Rockto and Tilly’s expressions also became serious.

“Strange things?” Riley couldn’t remain silent on this topic and couldn’t help but ask, “What is it, Your Majesty Harvis?”

Shien also looked at Harvis.

Noticing Shien’s gaze, Harvis was silent for a moment before speaking.

“Sir Shien should still remember, right? On the day of the Imperial Capital incident, former Imperial Consort Mara summoned Legendary Level monsters called Demon Lord Larvae, a total of eleven of them.”

Shien naturally remembered this.

He remembered Mara saying that she had borrowed twelve Demon Lord Larvae from the [Original Demon] and gave one to the Raifurut House.

The Demon Lord Larva given to the Raifurut House was ultimately slain by Shien.

But the other eleven Demon Lord Larvae, after Mara was killed by Shien, burrowed underground and escaped.

“During this time, the empire has been searching for traces of these Demon Lord Larvae, attempting to find them.” Harvis said, his eyes flickering. “Because I ordered the palace mages to cooperate, using detection and tracking magic to search, the empire did discover some traces of them not long ago.”

However…

“Just as we were about to find those Demon Lord Larvae, for some reason, they all disappeared without a trace.”

Capeline continued where Harvis left off.

“You’re saying…”

Shien had a hunch about what Harvis and Capeline were about to say.

As expected…

“Just like the elves, we found traces of those Demon Lord Larvae engaging in battle with something.” Harvis no longer hid it. “We initially thought it was Saliro’s group, unwilling to accept defeat, secretly taking action and stealing those Demon Lord Larvae, intending to use them against the empire. Now it seems the ones who took action were likely the Old Demon Faction.”

If that were the case, there was almost no room for doubt.

“Capturing a large number of monsters, taking those dangerous creatures away. If all of this was done by the Old Demon Faction, no one would believe they didn’t have a purpose.”

Vivian murmured softly, expressing the thoughts of everyone present.

Everyone understood that the only thing that could make the unscrupulous Old Demon Faction go through such great lengths to target was the upcoming Tripartite Conference.

“If the Old Demon Faction releases the captured monsters and creatures into the Royal Capital during the Tripartite Conference, then…”

Elise shuddered as she spoke.

Many felt a chill in their hearts.

In terms of combat power, the Royal Capital during the Tripartite Conference definitely wouldn’t be weaker than these so-called monsters and creatures.

However, if such a group of monsters and creatures ran rampant in the Royal Capital, one could imagine the tragedy that would unfold.

In the Royal Capital, there weren’t only great existences from all over the world, but also ordinary citizens, hardworking knights, and soldiers.

If such a Royal Capital were attacked by a large number of monsters and Legendary Level Demon Lord Larvae, it would most likely suffer heavy losses and fall into great chaos.

At that time, with the Old Demon Faction also causing trouble, the Royal Capital and the Tripartite Conference would basically be finished.

And that was precisely the Old Demon Faction’s goal.

“They want to destroy the Tripartite Conference, prevent peace between the three races from being maintained.” Maeve said gravely, “Once the Tripartite Conference is disrupted, the tensions that the three races intended to ease will also be exacerbated.”

At that time, there would definitely be many voices of discontent among the Divine Race, the Demon Race, and the Human Race.

Especially the Divine and Human Races.

After all, the Old Demon Faction ultimately originated from the Demon Race.

Once significant losses and casualties occurred, the Demon Race would inevitably be blamed by those who wouldn’t distinguish right from wrong, or those who had always been prejudiced against them, forcing them into a situation where they had to bear responsibility.

And in response to this, there would definitely be voices of discontent within the Demon Race as well.

If the Old Demon Faction manipulated the situation, guided public opinion, and created chaos, the conflict between the three races would sooner or later intensify until it became irreconcilable.

If that happened, the so-called peace would exist in name only.

Everyone understood this.

“Those scum! They always show up to cause trouble!”

Oz slammed his fist, indignant.

“Everyone is striving to maintain peace. Why can they destroy it as they please?”

Tilly was also resentful.

“That’s human nature.”

Rockto said this indifferently.

“…In this world, are there really people who find entertainment in misfortune?”

Jenom couldn’t help but shudder.

As for Riley and Vivian, they exchanged glances and fell silent.

Leia and Nia were the same. They simply stood by Sophie’s side, but their disgust for the Old Demon Faction was faintly discernible.

Shien went without saying.

His annoyance and disgust for the Old Demon Faction had reached an unprecedented level.

“The most annoying thing in this world isn’t the enemies and villains who constantly oppose you, but the insignificant people who lack self-awareness and constantly cause trouble.”

Shien said sarcastically.

“I really want to send them all to hell.”

This was probably what many people present wanted to do most.

It could be said that among those present, there wasn’t a single person who hadn’t encountered the Old Demon Faction.

Harvis, Capeline, Rockto, and Tilly had encountered Mara, who was closely related to the [Original Demon].

Elise, Oz, and Maeve had encountered [Mirage], a branch of the Old Demon Faction, which led to the destruction of Cosmos, their base, and the exposure of the Evil God’s temple, which the beastmen had guarded for a thousand years, was also due to their conspiracy.

Sophie, Leia, Nia, and Carol had lived for many years, residing in the Tegor Forest, and had clashed many times with the [Original Demon], who had targeted the large number of monsters in the Tegor Forest and repeatedly conducted the [Demonic Refining Ritual] there. Only Jenom might not have met the Old Demon Faction in person, but she must have frequently heard about them.

Even Riley and Vivian had been involved with the [Assassination Branch], both in the large-scale assassination incident in the Royal Capital ten years ago and in Larmigion more than half a year ago.

This showed that the Old Demon Faction was indeed the remaining cancer cells in Omnipotence, the darkest side of this world.

They were a threat to the world.

They were a threat to peace.

Everyone wanted to eradicate them.

Such scum…

“Perhaps, they will target you on the day of the Tripartite Conference, Hero.”

Sophie solemnly reminded him.

That’s right.

In the eyes of the Old Demon Faction, Shien was definitely a thorn in their side.

The reason was simple: Shien was the Hero.

What was the Hero?

A symbol of peace.

A symbol of strength.

The one who had slain the Demon King.

The natural enemy of the Demon Race.

How could the Old Demon Faction not be hostile towards Shien?

Impossible.

However…

“If they dare to come, they won’t be going back.”

A sweet, charming voice, like a heavenly melody, resounded through the reception hall.

“—!”

Everyone was startled and turned their heads towards the entrance.

There, a bewitching sorceress, holding a little girl’s hand, walked in, entering everyone’s sight.