The Devil Does Not Need to Be Defeated

Chapter 781: Ending the Farce

Gray’s Unique Skill was indeed unique.

Within his field of vision, he could launch invisible beast attacks, not just one, but multiple, creating a siege. If this ability had no limitations, he could single-handedly conquer an entire army simply by sitting at a high vantage point and overlooking the battlefield.

Even if the enemy could sense the invisible beasts with their heightened senses, they could only dodge, unable to counterattack. After all, they were attacks, not creatures, not even invisible allies, intangible and untouchable, even a sword couldn’t harm them.

Therefore, Gray didn’t even need to act personally, simply using his gaze to launch continuous attacks, exhausting his opponents until they died. This ability, although not as powerful as the spacetime-freezing [Ice Prison], was no less than Aldia’s renowned [Volt].

This showed that Gray was indeed stronger than Aldia. If not for Shien, he would be the strongest human.

Unfortunately, there were no “ifs” in this world.

“Clang!” When the invisible beasts attacked Shien, the result wasn’t blood and gore, but the clang of metal.

“Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!” The invisible beasts’ attacks landed on Shien one after another, creating sparks as if striking metal, making Gray’s expression change.

Shien, however, remained unfazed, his expression reminding Gray of his words—”You can’t even break my defense.”

Gray, enraged, unleashed even more invisible beasts and, raising his arm, gathered magic power, creating countless Magic Swords that bombarded Shien. For a moment, both visible and invisible attacks rained down on him.

Shien, however, closed his eyes, expanding the perception of [Outer Awareness of Heaven’s Decree] to its fullest. In his perception, both visible and invisible attacks became lights in the darkness, clearly visible. He clenched his hands into fists.

“Clang!” A Magic Sword was sent flying by his punch, shattering instantly.

“Clang!” An invisible beast’s maw, about to bite Shien, was also deflected by a punch, creating a bell-like sound.

Shien, his eyes closed, his fists like a storm, bombarded the incoming Magic Swords and beast maws with astonishing speed.

“Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang—!” Amidst the intense clanging, Shien’s fists deflected all the Magic Swords and repelled all the invisible beasts. The deflected Magic Swords exploded around him, and the invisible beasts dissipated, the former destroyed, the latter having completed their attacks. Since they were essentially attacks, they naturally vanished after hitting their target.

Shien, with just his fists, had blocked all of Gray’s attacks.

“Impossible!” Gray’s eyes widened. He couldn’t believe that his full-powered attack was so easily countered.

Unfortunately, this was reality.

“Your Unique Skill is interesting, but its attack power is ultimately too low. No matter how mysterious, it’s useless against me,” Shien said, opening his eyes and looking at Gray.

“Since you’ve used your full strength, it’s time for me to end this farce.”

Saying this, Shien slowly rose into the air, terrifying magic power surging around him.

“—With vast magic power, I summon the aurora from beyond the heavens—”

Shien began chanting.

“—Tears of the sky, rain of stars, the bright expanse of the heavens, now shining upon the earth—”

“—Answer my call—”

“—Obey my command—”

“—With the blade of light, I judge the world—”

“—Descend, stars—”

The terrifying magic power erupting from Shien transformed into endless starlight, illuminating the night sky. Countless stars appeared, gathering the starlight from Shien and gradually shining brighter.

A terrifying sense of danger descended upon Gray, his expression changing drastically.

Then…

“[Auroras Meteoric].”

Shien unleashed his most powerful and destructive magic spell.

The stars in the night sky fell, transforming into meteors with long, glowing tails, descending towards the earth. The sight was breathtakingly beautiful.

However, beneath this beauty were giant meteorites, burning and hurtling towards the earth, bringing disaster.

“Shien Buztout—!” Gray shouted, his voice echoing through the heavens.

In the next second, the meteor shower engulfed him.

…

Central City, Supreme Castle.

At this moment, many looked out from the castle’s windows, balconies, open areas, and even the main gate, their voices filled with commotion. They looked at the sudden, brilliant meteor shower in the sky, but none expressed awe at its beauty. Because meteors never appeared in the Demon Realm, and meteor showers never came so close, let alone falling outside the city, causing tremors that shook the entire Central City and creating chaos.

Many demons were alarmed, immediately preparing to send people to investigate. After all, unlike the Human Realm, where most were powerless commoners, everyone in the Demon Realm possessed power, even children having at least level ten and one or two skills, capable of fighting. Moreover, with the many tribes in the Demon Realm, several powerful tribes in Central City showed great concern, preparing to investigate the meteor shower’s cause.

Until a voice stopped them.

“All demons, listen! No one is allowed to leave the city and approach the meteor shower. Violators will be severely punished.”

This was the voice of the supreme being of the Demon Race, unmistakable. This made the demons abandon their plans, the commotion subsiding. Although they didn’t know what was happening, they wouldn’t disobey the supreme being’s order. Moreover, they didn’t think anyone would dare to cause trouble at this time, with all six Demon Lords present. With them here, even Lildas, the Goddess of Fate, wouldn’t dare act recklessly.

So, the demons stopped, only pointing and whispering at the distant meteor shower.

Only on the top floor of the Supreme Castle, on an open-air balcony, several Demon Lords appeared: Lid, Millu, Kamina, and Airi, but Sara wasn’t there.

Airi, looking at the meteor shower, said casually,

“That was Sister Shafney’s voice just now, wasn’t it?”

Yes. Others might mistake it for Sara’s voice, but not the Demon Lords. They immediately guessed that the voice was disguised. After all, Sara wasn’t in Central City, but out on business. And…

“That voice didn’t reach everyone’s ears through magic power or magic, but directly in their minds. Only Second Sister’s [Ripple Heart Demon] can do that,” Lid said.

“So, Second Sister caused this meteor shower?” Kamina asked.

It wasn’t Lid or Airi who answered, but Millu.

“Not Second Sister!” she said, shaking her head and looking at the falling meteor shower, her eyes sparkling with joy. She seemed to like the beautiful sight, its danger not concerning her. She only knew it was beautiful, and that was enough.

Airi also said calmly,

“It wasn’t Second Sister, but my man.” She seemed to know what happened.

“What? Is he in danger?” Kamina asked, immediately straightening up, as if ready to rush out.

Fortunately, Lid stopped her.

“He shouldn’t be in danger,” she said, “Otherwise, Second Sister wouldn’t have told everyone to stay away.”

“That’s true,” Kamina agreed after some thought, relaxing.

“Let’s go back,” Airi said directly, “It seems it’s nothing important.”

Leaving these words, she turned and went back inside.

The other Demon Lords also nodded, none showing any concern or reluctance, except for Millu. With Shafney by Shien’s side, they didn’t think anything would happen so close to Central City. Moreover, Shien’s strength was no longer what it used to be, possibly even on par with theirs. Worrying was unnecessary.

Even Yulin, holding Lilith’s hand, said on another balcony,

“Let’s go back, Sister Lilith.”

“Mm-hmm!”

They returned to their rooms, unconcerned about Shien’s safety. Perhaps Shafney had used [Ripple Heart Demon] to calm everyone down unconsciously.

Only one person, looking at the distant meteor shower, had a complex expression.

Finally, this person transformed into a stream of light and flew towards the city’s outskirts.

Chapter 782: “What Right Do You Have?”

The meteor shower lasted a very long time. With Shien’s greatly increased power, this already terrifying Celestial Magic had become a true, world-destroying natural disaster. If it weren’t for the vastness of the Demon Realm and the sparsely populated area outside Central City, inhabited mostly by monsters, Shien wouldn’t use this magic in a personal battle. This large-scale magic was meant for widespread destruction, not against a single person.

Using it against one person was like using a nuclear bomb to kill an ant, a complete overkill. And this time, Shien didn’t hold back, unleashing the full power of this Celestial Magic for the first time. As a result, not only did the meteor shower last a long time, but a vast wilderness larger than a city, next to Central City, was completely flattened, turned into a lunar landscape filled with massive craters, a terrifying sight.

“I went a bit overboard, huh?” Shien said, hovering in mid-air, looking down at the devastation and scratching his head, his magic power gradually subsiding. But he wasn’t too worried. He could sense that Gray’s magic power reaction had disappeared. Either he was dead, or he was no longer here. Shien believed it was the latter.

“That woman who was watching also disappeared. She must have intervened,” he said, curling his lip.

“Whatever, he’s her simp. Let her deal with it.” Shien wasn’t going to compete with a simp. He only attacked because he was angered by the former prince’s words. Being a simp is your business, as long as you don’t bother me, I don’t care. But trying to force your views on me is unacceptable. That’s why he attacked, even using excessive force.

“I was already being merciful,” he said, then turned and vanished.

Soon, a figure emerged from Central City, arriving at the devastated area that looked like the moon’s surface, staring blankly at the scene, then gritting their teeth, they changed direction and continued their journey.

…

On the side of a hill.

“Thud!” Gray crashed heavily onto the ground, kicking up dust.

“Where am I…!?” He immediately jumped up, his body still surging with magic power, his face pale and shaken, clearly not having recovered from the devastating attack. He only remembered watching in despair as the meteors fell, giant meteorites hurtling towards him, engulfing him, then a sudden dizziness, and when he came to his senses, he was here.

“Is this hell?” he wondered fearfully.

Until…

“Unfortunately, there’s no hell in this world, only the Demon Realm,” a calm and indifferent voice reached his ears, making him tremble. He would never mistake that pleasant and familiar voice.

Gray turned around incredulously.

There, standing in the wind, was the enchanting demoness who seemed to embody all the beauty in the world, a dazzling star attracting all eyes.

“Your Highness…?” Gray asked, his eyes wide, his expression dazed.

But Shafney simply looked at him indifferently, her calmness unsettling. Her indifference made Gray’s heart pound, his dazed expression turning into fear. He had never seen her like this. Usually, she was either indifferent or bored, never showing any emotion.

She never treated anyone coldly, let alone with such an emotionless, calm expression.

This wasn’t because she was kind or friendly.

On the contrary, this indifference was the most frustrating thing. Such a Shafney didn’t even think others were worthy of her attention. Therefore, she wouldn’t show coldness towards anyone for no reason, only completely ignoring those she wasn’t interested in.

But when she did show this expression, it meant someone had truly angered her. That calm demeanor, like the calm before a storm, terrified Gray.

Even though the goddess of his dreams, whom he had been infatuated with for over twenty years, was finally looking at him, Gray didn’t feel any joy, only a chilling fear.

Then, Shafney spoke.

“Do you know why I saved you?” she asked, her voice calm and indifferent.

“N-No…” Gray shook his head instinctively, his face confused.

Shafney nodded.

“I saved you not because I didn’t want to see you die, but because letting you die like that would be too unsatisfying,” she said, looking down at him, “Do you know why?”

Gray shook his head again, still confused.

Shafney suddenly smiled, a mirthless smile.

“Because you, someone I wouldn’t even bother looking at, dared to speak to my Hero like that.”

As her words fell, countless Magic Swords appeared around Gray, as if a volley of arrows, cutting him repeatedly.

“Slash! Slash! Slash!”… With tearing sounds, the crisscrossing Magic Swords cut wounds on Gray’s body, blood splattering everywhere.

“Aaaaaah…!” Caught off guard, Gray screamed in pain.

These Magic Swords were naturally Shafney’s doing, using Gray’s own specialty against him.

She watched this scene, her expression unreadable.

“Actually, I’m not really interested in you,” she said, as if talking to herself, “Not only am I not interested in you, but I’m also not interested in what you do.”

As she spoke, she continued to condense Magic Swords, cutting Gray. The cuts weren’t deep, only flesh wounds, but sometimes, such superficial wounds were the most painful.

Shafney continued to torment him, saying amidst his screams,

“If you just stayed around me, not affecting me, I wouldn’t care what you did. I didn’t expect anything from you, even if you kept saying you would do anything for me.”

Her voice was incredibly cold. But this was her true feeling.

“To me, you’re all insignificant. I wouldn’t even bother remembering your names, let alone wanting anything from you.”

“We are two lines that will never intersect. Even if you’re filled with love and devotion, if I’m not interested in you, then I’m not interested.”

“So, you do your thing, I’ll do mine. We can just be strangers. Isn’t that better?”

Shafney looked at Gray coldly.

“But you, because of your so-called love, your so-called devotion, you dare to judge me, to judge the one I’m interested in. I ask you, what right do you have?”

This time, Shafney was truly angered. As she said, since she wasn’t interested in them and wouldn’t give them anything, she never expected anything from them in return. Whether they loved her or fantasized about her, it was their business.

She only needed to be herself.

Although they were captivated by her, she never seduced them, so why should she be responsible?

She believed her attitude was clear: she wasn’t interested in them and hoped they wouldn’t be interested in her either. They were destined to be strangers. But if they tried to do something to her or those she cared about under the guise of love and devotion, then they were offending her.

“I should just stay on my pedestal?”

“That guy should be content and not interact with me?”

“Who made these rules?”

“You?”

“Who are you? What right do you have to tell me, to tell him, what to do?”

“Just because of your so-called love and devotion?”

“What a joke!”

Shafney dispelled the countless Magic Swords.

“Thud…” Gray collapsed on the ground, blood pooling beneath him, his body covered in wounds, a gruesome sight.

Shafney showed no mercy, saying coldly,

“Next time, believe me, I’ll send you to hell.”

“Even if there’s no hell in this world.”

Leaving these words, she turned and slowly walked away.

“Master Shafney…” Gray reached out towards her, as if trying to salvage something.

But Shafney didn’t even look back, simply flying away.

Gray’s hand, outstretched, finally fell heavily.