"Impudence! How dare a human like you come to the Devil Council? Guards arrest these terrorists who came to cause trouble. You shall be sliced into a million pieces for killing members of the Devil council, " one of the hot-tempered council members shouted as he stood up in anger. He could no longer tolerate Roxanne and Luciana defying their authority.
At his command, many devil soldiers who were waiting stood by and became B-rank. came out, barging from every exit. In less than 5 seconds, Roxanne and Luciana were surrounded by a group of armed soldiers. Each soldier held their weapons ready to attack Roxanne at the instant the command was sent.
Seeing themselves surrounded, both Roxanne and Luciana were indifferent to this. After all, for them, they could kill every single one of these guards in less than 2 minutes.
But just because they could fight these guys doesn't mean they would ignore this taunt. Especially Roxanne, who had a very petty mind. Seeing how these guys like to point their weapons at others, she decided to give them the same treatment.
Releasing just a little bit of her killing intent, Roxanne made the guards freeze in place. She then opened a portal to her armory, calling out all her weapons up to B rank. Soon, thousands of weapons—each far stronger than an Excalibur fragment—came rushing down straight toward the guards.
This made the guards, who were already shaken by Roxanne's killing intent, kneel down in despair. Most of them had hollow eyes as they watched death coming closer to them step by step.
Seeing that Roxanne was really going to kill them, Sirzechs and the other three Satans knew they couldn't just watch any longer. Sirzechs and Serafall immediately used their magic to deflect the dangerous weapons before they could wipe out the devil guards. At the same time, Ajuka cast a powerful spell to restrain both Roxanne and Luciana.
This time, Roxanne didn't have to make another move because Luciana acted almost at the same time as Ajuka. Luciana clenched her fist as she gave out a punch filled with demonic power straight towards Ajuka.
This punch was filled with so much demonic power that even Ajuka had to move quickly to dodge its edge. As for the restraining magic he had just cast, that spell was destroyed the moment it came into contact with Luciana's powerful strike.
Seeing that Ajuka was forced to take a step back, Falbium knew he could no longer slack off. He quickly moved to Ajuka's side and used his ability to create an impregnable shield to protect him.
With Falbium's shield in place, Ajuka was finally able to concentrate on casting his sealing magic at ease.
Soon, a huge magic circle appeared under their feet as chains that were carved with numerous runes sprang from the ground. This is the highest level of sealing magic Ajuka knows. And this is also a small payback against Luciana for throwing that punch at him.
But this confidence was shattered by another punch from Luciana. The shield, which was Falbium's unique ability and known as the "absolute defense," didn't last a second. It was destroyed easily by Luciana's strike.
Not only was Ajuka shocked, but even Falbium was confused. However, thanks to his years of experience, he didn't just stand there like an idiot. Instead, he grabbed Ajuka and dragged him along as he dove to the right. A second later, a punch mixed with heavy demonic power whistled past them, completely destroying the sealing magic circle.
There was a heavy silence as everyone looked at Luciana in shock. Even the arrogant councilmen now had faces full of terror as they stared at her. Yes, it was pure fear. Although they all knew Luciana was as strong as a Satan, they never imagined she had already reached this level.
There was a very common saying in the Underworld that Falbium was invincible against any attack from any devil. Because of this, anyone who could break through his defense had to transcend the limits of what it means to be a devil. These beings were what they called Super Devils.
In the past, there had been only four people who managed to step into this realm. One was the progenitor of all devils, the original Lucifer. Next was Sirzechs Lucifer, who was formerly known as Sirzechs Gremory. Then there was Ajuka Beelzebub, who was previously known as Ajuka Astaroth. And lastly, there was Rizevim Livan Lucifer.
These four had been the pinnacle of the devil race. But now Luciana, who was only an ultimate-class being, also seemed to have stepped into this level. And there is no despairing news like this for the devil councilmen. After all, it was they who gave the order to hunt down Luciana and even put a bounty on her head on the black market.
What if she still held a grudge against them? The councilmen looked at each other, the same terrifying thought crossing their minds.
'No, this girl cannot be allowed to live. She must be killed before she can get any stronger.'
With that final thought, all of the councilmen made up their minds as they nodded at each other at once.
"Sirzechs, Ajuka! What the hell are you two doing? Kill these criminals immediately!" a councilman shouted as he pointed a shaking finger at Luciana and Roxanne.
His voice cracked with desperation, trying to hide the sheer panic he felt. The other council members quickly joined in, shouting and demanding that the Satans use their full power to eliminate the threat right here and now.
Seeing these guys acting like this, how could Sirzechs and Ajuka not know what these pieces of shit were scheming? But despite knowing all this, they felt completely helpless. Although these guys were clearly using them, they had no choice but to obey because their orders were technically lawful.
Luciana and Roxanne were clearly criminals. Well, Luciana was, but Roxanne, after killing those councilmen, also became a criminal by default. So they could only helplessly attack.
Seeing how these Great Satans were manipulated like puppets by those old fogies, Luciana and Roxanne only felt their disdain for them grow even more. These guys were still very green. If it were them, they would just kill these bastards who were clearly not good people, rather than make a Super Devil into an enemy.
After all, compared to these good-for-nothings who were barely at the ultimate class, provoking a Super Devil-class being would only lead to suffering heavy losses. After all, if two Super Devils were to fight, the casualties would be unimaginably high.
One could only say that Sirzechs and the others were still far too young; they cared too much about their reputation of being on the side of justice and right. If they truly decided to take action, could the other devils actually do anything to stop them? Absolutely not. As the rightful rulers of the devil race, their word was absolute; their decisions could not be questioned, even if they bordered on the tyrannical. After all, the ultimate, undeniable truth of the devil race is simple: might makes right. The strong dictate reality, and the weak have no choice but to obey it.
'Sigh, thankfully I came to take over, or else these guys would really be dragging us down when the final battle starts, ' Roxanne thought as she took one step forward.
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