"Pfft! You really look better like this, King!"
Ban laughed as soon as he saw King's appearance. Drake had been quite "measured" in his attack, not causing any serious injuries, but making King's entire face swell up.
Aside from the large patches of purple and blue on his face, he actually looked quite similar to his previously disguised appearance.
Normally, King wouldn't have been able to endure Ban's mockery, but right now, his attention was completely drawn to Elaine.
"Elaine, is that really you?"
Because his face was swollen so much, King's voice sounded strange, but everyone could hear the excitement in his voice.
Elaine smiled, saying, "It's been a long time, Brother! I'm so happy to see you again."
Drake said from the side, "If someone hadn't left for hundreds of years, you wouldn't have had to wait until now to meet."
King wanted to say something, but opened his distorted mouth without saying anything, his already ugly face becoming even more mournful.
Elaine looked at Drake, saying, "Mr. Drake, I must thank you for protecting Ban!"
Ban clicked his tongue, but didn't say anything at this time.
Drake waved his hand, saying, "There's no need for formalities; he should have already told you about what we discussed before.
We can't stay in this world for too long; let's start now!"
Ban looked at Elaine expectantly, and she returned his gaze with a gentle look.
Drake said without any tact, "Alright, you'll have plenty of time to be lovey-dovey later."
Saying this, Drake took out a crystal pillar that was a little shorter than his forearm, with metal structures at both ends.
Drake twisted the metal part at one end, and Elaine's body turned into specks of light, being sucked into the crystal pillar without a single one being missed.
Then, he casually threw the magic tool that contained Elaine's soul to Ban.
Ban hurriedly caught the magic tool, baring his shark-like teeth and shouting at Drake, "Hey, be careful! What if you hurt Elaine?"
Drake said helplessly, "How could a magic tool that I made be so fragile?"
Although Drake said that, Ban carefully put it away.
King, who was standing to the side, was confused, saying, "Hey, what's going on? What are you planning to do to Elaine?"
Drake and Ban ignored him, focusing on another direction.
From the start, there had been a lot of commotion coming from that direction.
Ban said, "Did the Captain run into an enemy over there?"
Drake nodded, saying, "Yeah, a Holy Knight also came in; they should have already started fighting."
Ban glanced at Drake, saying, "Then why are we wasting time here!"
Drake said unhurriedly, "What's the rush? The Captain and the others aren't so weak that they'd be defeated by a Holy Knight."
Before entering the Capital of the Dead, Drake had sensed a special magic power reaction appearing nearby.
If nothing unexpected happened, it would be the Holy Knight Guila.
In the original story, Meliodas and Diane had indeed been suppressed by Guila, but that was because none of them had their Sacred Treasures in hand.
Once King took action, they would have steadily gained the upper hand.
But now, they all had the substitutes that Drake had made, and could unleash at least 80% of their original strength.
And Meliodas and Diane, at 80% of their strength, taking care of a Holy Knight was a piece of cake.
Besides, Stella was also following them!
If something unexpected happened with a three-on-one situation, then this trip could be declared over, and everyone could go their separate ways.
Even so, Ban was still uneasy, and ran towards the direction the sound was coming from. Drake shook his head, following him at a speed that was no slower.
King was silent for a moment, and chose to follow the two.
As expected, when the three arrived, they saw Meliodas beating up a long-haired female knight.
The Holy Knight Guila, was one of the "New Generation" that had emerged during the Kingdom of Liones' military buildup.
Her magic power was "Explosion," and her specific ability was to freely manipulate explosions.
The characteristic of the "New Generation" was their magic power, which far exceeded that of the "Old Generation" Holy Knights, as well as the madness that came after their human hearts had been constantly eroded.
But unfortunately, that wasn't enough in front of Meliodas.
"Full Counter," in Drake's view, was also an incredibly unscientific power.
Meliodas only needed to use a small amount of magic power to return his opponent's magic power attack with double the power.
Drake had personally experienced Full Counter, but hadn't been able to discover where the increased magic power that was returned came from.
And now, the one who was being forced to retreat in a sorry state by this technique was Guila.
The explosions she released were all being returned by Meliodas with his short rod, and the already destructive explosive flames became even more terrifying after being doubled in power.
Left with no other choice, Guila had to fight Meliodas with her sword.
But these "New Generation" were able to quickly gain power, and one of the costs was that their power lacked accumulation, and they lacked combat experience.
Meliodas was, after all, a warrior who was actually thousands of years old, and even though he had lost most of his power, he was still strong in this regard.
So, the result was that Guila was completely unable to fight back in the battle.
Meliodas teleported in front of Guila again, and the short rod in his hand directly stabbed into Guila's abdomen.
Guila's eyes, which had been squinting all this time, opened, and she knelt on the ground, vomiting a mouthful of bile.
Meliodas had thought that this attack would make Guila lose consciousness, but he hadn't expected Guila to reach out and grab Meliodas' wrist.
Then, she created a huge explosive flame at close range.
With the explosive flame being released at such close range, even if he used Full Counter to return it, the explosion would engulf both of them.
In other words, not only Meliodas, but even Guila herself wouldn't be able to escape. She was clearly planning to die together with him.
Meliodas sighed, raising his other hand, and the huge explosive flame instantly disappeared.
"Vanish Counter!"
Meliodas had developed a special use for his magic power "Full Counter," which could erase all offensive magic power.
Guila had obviously not expected Meliodas to be able to do something like this, and after being stunned for a moment, she tried to attack again.
But how could Meliodas give her that opportunity? He preemptively struck her with a chop to the neck, knocking her unconscious.
Guila fell to the ground, and her body began to become illusory.
Drake walked over, saying, "It looks like she used a fake death to allow her soul to enter the Capital of the Dead; she's about to return to her body now.
And we can't stay here for much longer either."
Drake's hands began to glow, and everyone else's bodies were the same.
As Drake had said, this was the world of the dead, and the living couldn't stay here for too long.
However, seeing their bodies disintegrate was a little scary, and after a moment of panic, the scene before them returned to the familiar world.
And what was most conspicuous before them was Guila, with her hand inserted into her chest.
Perhaps because her soul had left her body, Guila hadn't woken up yet. For a moment, everyone didn't know what to do with her.
And after King explained, everyone learned about the existence of the "New Generation" among the Holy Knights.
Drake glanced at Meliodas and Ban, saying, "Even if it's the others, haven't you two noticed anything strange?
This Holy Knight's body is filled with the scent of Demon Clan blood."
Drake said this because the power flowing through Guila's body was clearly not something that belonged to humans.
That violent and dark power was unique to the Demon Clan.
Meliodas himself had once been a member of the Demon Clan, and had even been the Demon King's eldest son, the leader of the Ten Commandments.
He should have been more familiar with the power of the Demon Clan than anyone else.
And Ban had once faced the Demon Clan directly, and the Demon Clan power in Guila's body was the same as the one that had killed his beloved Elaine, and had then been killed by him.
He didn't know if they really hadn't noticed it, or if they were pretending not to.
Drake said, If I'm not mistaken, the so-called New Generation are actually war weapons created by fusing Demon Clan blood into their bodies.
They're really daring; fusing Demon Clan blood into a human body, putting aside the problem of success rates, even if they succeed, they'll be constantly eroded by the Demon Clan blood, and will only end up turning into monsters.
Elizabeth covered her mouth; she couldn't imagine that the Holy Knights, who were supposed to protect the kingdom, would do something like this.
Meliodas' expression was also ugly; he was also aware of that prophecy about the Holy War.
The meteor cross from a few days ago had already made him wary, and he hadn't expected to encounter something like this today.
Something was wrong within the kingdom; he had known this ever since the former Great Holy Knight had been murdered and framed on the Seven Deadly Sins.
He hadn't expected that the Holy Knights would actually dare to use the power of the Demon Clan.
The Holy War hadn't even begun, but Meliodas already felt like a storm was about to descend.
His eyes became serious; this war, which had stretched on for thousands of years, should be brought to an end.
And this time, he would also sever the curse on himself and Elizabeth.
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