Chapter 1832 - 1074: Not on the Same Wavelength

"High Priest? High Priest?"

"High Priest, why have you returned so soon?"

"Does this mean the conquest went smoothly?"

Onora punched away the attendant buzzing incessantly at her ears, even though her eyes were still closed, her brows were deeply furrowed into a line.

She had returned in defeat, back to the Fran Fortress Safety Zone.

Then saw the attendant who thought she was returning victorious.

"..."

Onora remained silent for a long time, gazing at the sky, then at the earth, and finally took a deep breath, expelling her breath with a tremble in her voice.

It was a sign of her anger, yet not pure rage, but with a hint of... cowardice?

Behind her, the demon clan soldiers who returned with her in death began to make anxious noises, paying no mind to Onora still in front of them; her immense authority couldn’t quell their shock.

"Just who was that old thing..."

"That was a human, right? Smelled like a human!"

"He’s, he’s too strong, even with full effort unable to overcome!"

"Lord Onora also..."

Onora glanced back at that soldier, who instantly felt a terrible killing intent, swallowing back the half-spoken words leaving nothing said.

The soldiers trembled under the pressure exuding from Onora’s form, not daring to breathe loudly.

Why am I fussing with these soldiers...

Onora thought to herself, waving her hand dismissively, granting these soldiers freedom, who quickly fled without daring to stay even a moment more.

Now only Onora remained, the attendants having already run far away, not daring to curse her luck, and it was evident she was furious.

Even Chrono uncharacteristically did not immediately approach to comfort her.

Onora looked around, pulled over a chair, sat down, and began cosplaying Shinji Ikari’s father, propping her chin on her interlaced hands and sunk into contemplation.

She was now pondering why Sword Saint Japar appeared in Sain Dungeon, becoming a blocking force, the Church Spear.

Regarding this Sword Saint, Onora had a deep impression.

After all, one of the demon king bloodline individuals she heavily cultivated, possessing great potential, was slain by him.

At the time, through the Great Demon Tree, she looked into the last memories of that demon king bloodline, witnessing the duel between him and Sword Saint Japar.

It was that memory that left a deep impression of Japar, later arranging spies to report on Japar’s movements, gradually increasing the awareness of this human legendary who would surely become a formidable enemy.

The more she understood Japar, the more she didn’t want to face him; there was no other reason, simply that he was excessively powerful.

During the execution of the demon king bloodline, he was already overwhelmingly strong. Now, he had spent nearly a year in Sain Dungeon, so how powerful must he have become?

And then earlier, Onora witnessed firsthand how powerful Japar is now.

Even with her Abyss-enhanced strength, she couldn’t compare to his might.

There was already a chasm between them.

Her efforts to preserve the demon clan soldiers accompanying her to the church were futile against Japar, who effortlessly swept them aside almost instantly during the battle.

The combat with Japar lasted less than three minutes, and it turned into a duel between her and Japar.

"Tch..."

Recalling the specific details of that combat, Onora couldn’t help but emit a sound filled with negative emotions.

Her strength had clearly been enhanced to an exceptional level, ranking highly among the demon clan, possessing the ability to control the Abyss, embodying both mechanism and power.

Her shortcoming was that Onora lacked systematic training, relying heavily on instincts and intuition during battle.

This flaw was magnified infinitely in her battle with Japar.

She employed all her skills, whether in blood flesh transformation, Abyss control, or various magic and combat skills learned from Sain Dungeon, all of which Japar methodically countered.

From afar, Japar would use airtight slashing to seal everything; close by, the old man even employed Sun Fist!

Especially when utilizing Sain Dungeon’s combat magic, Japar could somehow match her with identical skills, resulting in her inevitable defeat!

Japar seemed to have thoroughly absorbed these skills that she learned, his deep martial prowess made him an insurmountable mountain for her, who mechanically employed combat skills.

The result was, Onora failed to gain any advantage over Japar.

Furthermore, perceiving the presence of the Abyss, Japar did not engage in any "holding back to let the opponent feel the strength" behavior; he went all out from the start.

But Onora was spun like a top.

Japar was inherently strong, and debuting as the Church Spear made him powerful beyond measure, not a typical boss monster that should be fought.

The soldiers Onora brought were initially prepared for Leon, planning to use a crowd tactics to thwart his marathon approach, but against the mighty Japar, she suffered total defeat.