“Boom!”
With a thunderous roar, the demons surrounding the Imperial Capital knelt, kicking up dust. They looked up at the human man who descended from the sky in terror, feeling as if a mountain was pressing down on them, unable to move.
Only the demon executives could withstand the terrifying pressure.
However, feeling the overwhelming magic power and pressure emanating from Shien Buztout, even the seductive Guran, the hot-tempered Ireza, the bloodthirsty Chibul, and the dangerous Alid were drenched in cold sweat.
Even Giacinta’s face changed drastically, looking at Shien with shock. He could sense that Shien had become stronger again, much stronger than when he defeated Aldia in the Royal Capital.
“How… how did he become stronger again?” Giacinta’s heart pounded.
Jess and Liz, standing behind him, had already knelt on the ground, looking at Shien, whom they had once rejected and disliked, no longer arrogant, only terrified and shocked.
Only Hertleyd stared at Shien without losing her composure. However, even this Limit Level executive under the Moon Demon had a serious expression, no longer as cold as before.
Shien descended, instantly suppressing countless demons.
Beside him were Lilith and Diere, while Lasha and Leisha remained hidden.
Diere, cloaked and her aura weaker than anyone present, showed no fear, her expression as indifferent as Hertleyd’s.
Lilith, however, didn’t hide, holding Shien’s hand tightly, her eyes gleaming with a chilling light as she looked at the demons below.
She knew these people were all here for Shien. Although she didn’t understand why, she didn’t care. She only knew that they wanted to bully Shien, and that was enough.
Recalling how she couldn’t help Shien during the battle with Mara, leaving him seriously injured, the fierce glint in Lilith’s eyes turned into killing intent.
Just as Lilith was about to attack and annihilate all the demons present, Shien stopped her.
“Look after Diere,” Shien said to Lilith, narrowing his eyes as he looked down.
“Mm-hmm!” Lilith’s killing intent vanished, and she nodded obediently like a well-behaved child. Although she wanted to crush these people who wanted to bully Shien, since he said so, she wouldn’t mind sparing these “weaklings,” just obeying his orders.
Shien then handed Diere to Lilith, leaving them in mid-air, and teleported before the demon executives.
His teleportation startled the executives again.
Shien looked up at them.
“You’re the ones in charge, right?” His gaze swept across the executives, pausing on Giacinta before settling on Hertleyd.
“I see, five Legendary-level and one Limit Level. No wonder you’re so arrogant,” Shien sneered, “Now that I’m here, what do you want to do? Try me.”
As he spoke, the magic power emanating from Shien surged, almost turning into a storm that made the world tremble.
Having defeated Mara, a transcendent being, Shien’s level had jumped to ninety-five, a top-tier Legendary level. He was naturally much stronger than before.
Since Shien already possessed power comparable to Limit Level in his normal state, the pressure he now exerted on the demon executives was unimaginable.
Even Hertleyd, also at Limit Level, felt the pressure.
Hertleyd was a demon. Demons, known for their strength, were generally stronger than humans and even gods at the same level. Hertleyd, being both Limit Level and a demon, should be stronger than ordinary Limit Level experts.
But now, even she felt the pressure, showing the extent of Shien’s current strength.
“…You’re the Hero?” Hertleyd stared at Shien, unable to look away.
“That’s right,” Shien readily admitted, making the other executives tremble.
Clearly, only now did they realize how strong the person they were targeting truly was.
They had investigated Shien, but in such a short time, their investigation couldn’t be thorough. They didn’t know that Aldia, hailed as the strongest human, had been defeated by Shien, and the Imperial Consort he defeated in the Empire was also a Limit Level expert, who even achieved Transcendence before being slain by him.
With so little time, they couldn’t possibly obtain such information.
They didn’t even know that Shien came to the Imperial Capital with Lilith.
Or rather, they didn’t want to believe that the strongest Evil God, comparable to a Demon Lord, would follow Shien like a shadow, acting as his guardian.
If they knew all this, they wouldn’t have come looking for trouble.
Unfortunately, they realized it too late.
“I expected the Demon Race to overreact to my appearance, but I didn’t expect you to come here so brazenly, demanding others to hand me over,” Shien sneered, showing no mercy, as if wanting to crush their pride and dignity.
“It seems the Hero has been absent from this world for too long, making you forget that I’m your nemesis. You think you can handle me, that I’m still a weakling you can manipulate?”
Shien was irritated.
For the sake of Airi, Lid, and Millu, he didn’t want a major conflict with the Demon Race. He knew his identity was sensitive, and any conflict might break the peace and restart the war between the three races.
Therefore, Shien planned to leave the Empire, find Lildas and Sara, and have a good talk with them.
But it turned out that demons were still demons, many accustomed to their domineering and aggressive nature, not all as reasonable as Airi and the others.
No, even Airi and the others weren’t entirely reasonable. They only restrained themselves because of their personal connections with Shien, not wanting to show their demonic side recklessly.
But other demons wouldn’t do so.
Therefore, Shien wouldn’t hold back for the sake of some bullshit peace in another world.
“Here’s your chance,” Shien said, extending a hand and beckoning the demon executives.
“I’m standing right here. Let’s see if any of you can do anything to me.”
These words angered the demon executives, dispelling some of their fear.
Especially Ireza, who couldn’t hold back any longer.