A while later, Shien left Shafney’s room and descended from the top floor of the Succubus Fortress.
Upon reaching the lower level, Shien turned his head and looked to the side.
There, a pair of eyes glared at him fiercely.
“…Are you looking for another fight, Clan Chief Liel?” Shien asked, exasperated.
“Hmph,” Liel snorted coldly, having waited there for who knows how long, “Not today. I’ll find you tomorrow.”
These words made Shien seriously consider leaving the Succubus Fortress overnight. This place was too dangerous.
But where could he go after leaving?
He still had to go to Central City in three days to meet Airi and Lilith.
If he ran away now, even if Shafney didn’t come looking for him, she would definitely make him suffer when he returned in three days.
“Sigh…” Shien sighed, feeling his situation was truly difficult.
With this thought in mind, he ignored Liel and walked outside.
However, unexpectedly, Liel followed him.
“Why are you following me?” Shien asked, annoyed.
“Do you think I want to?” Liel said with a displeased expression, “If Master Shafney hadn’t ordered me to, I wouldn’t bother following you.”
“She asked you to follow me?” Shien was slightly startled, “Why?”
“Because some idiots might cause trouble,” Liel said coldly, “Didn’t you just encounter two of them?”
She was naturally referring to Gray and Hart.
“The news of your presence here has spread. There will definitely be more coming for you, like those two,” Liel said impassively, “And not everyone is as sensible as them.”
Although Gray and Hart came for Shien, their attitudes weren’t hostile. They were more here to test him, curious about his identity as the Hero and his relationship with Shafney.
If Shien’s performance just now wasn’t satisfactory, they wouldn’t have hesitated to drive him away.
But Shien displayed enough power to make them wary, so they acknowledged his right to stay and didn’t cause further trouble.
However, not everyone was as sensible and cautious as Gray and Hart.
Generally speaking, demons were arrogant and haughty.
They respected strength and looked down on humans and even gods. Even if they guessed Shien was the Hero, without personally experiencing his strength, most demons wouldn’t be easily intimidated by his title.
Even those who were, upon learning that Shafney favored Shien, would become impulsive and wouldn’t be able to sit still.
A beauty causing trouble wasn’t just a saying.
When it came to the Succubus, countless demons would do anything for her.
Shien would definitely encounter more people like Gray and Hart, even powerful and renowned Legendary figures among them.
“Women truly are a source of trouble, especially beautiful women,” Shien sighed, feeling even more helpless.
“Afraid now?” Liel said proudly, “This is the price of getting close to Master Shafney. Since you have earned such enviable treatment, you should naturally bear the consequences.”
“Heh,” Shien said dismissively, “Do you really think I’m afraid?”
As he said before, Shien was only afraid of trouble, not of confrontation.
If trouble was unavoidable, he would simply use his strength to suppress those who dared to challenge him.
He had already done this in the Royal Capital.
This time, if they truly angered him, he wouldn’t hesitate to show these demons that even if he was special, he was still the Hero.
Liel also knew this.
She had fought Shien over a hundred times in the past two days, always ending in defeat. How could she not know how strong this Hero was?
Although she hadn’t used the power of her “eyes” yet, as it was too dangerous, Shien also hadn’t used his Holy Sword, only some kind of power-enhancing skill that seemed to be his Unique Skill.
This already told Liel that if they fought seriously, she wouldn’t be a match for this Hero.
And if she, the strongest in the Succubus Territory, wasn’t his match, then others definitely weren’t either.
But there was always a chance.
No one said they could only fight him one-on-one.
What if he was besieged?
What if they used some underhanded tricks?
If something happened to Shien, Liel wouldn’t care, but it would be difficult to explain to her master.
After all, this Hero was the Dragon Demon’s fiancé, practically the Succubus’s future brother-in-law. If something happened to him, the relationship between the Demon Lords would be strained.
Moreover, this Hero was now involved in the matter of peace between the three races.
Because of this, there had been some concerning movements within Succubus City recently.
Both logically and emotionally, this Hero couldn’t be harmed.
Therefore, before leaving, Shafney ordered Liel to watch over Shien and ensure his safety.