"You two are behind this, aren’t you?" Logan asked. "You attacked us, yet here you are, acting innocent and righteous." He stared at Merrick and spoke. "I believe calling those three from Ninth Heaven was your plan, too. And you..." His eyes then shifted toward Jeremiah. "Only a few people were supposed to know about our mission. Yet, people from the other Empire ambushed us. It was you who informed them. You want your cousin dead. It’s for the throne, I guess?"
The color drained from Jeremiah’s already pale face. "B-bullshit." Jeremiah somehow choked the word. "L-leeet me go, you fiend."
Jeremiah’s father roared. "How dare you touch my son, you filthy demon. Let him go this instant, or you will beg to die."
Logan didn’t even bat an eye.
"Don’t think just because you have one or two powerful allies and the Demon Sword, you are invincible. If we bring even a single demon slayer, you will be ashes without a doubt." One of the three who had descended from the Ninth Heaven spoke.
Yami chuckled. "You have no idea who you guys are standing before, do you?"
Veneric’s eyes narrowed, waiting for Yami to reveal who he or Logan actually were.
But Yami didn’t.
Logan tightened his grip around Merrick and Jeremiah’s throats. "Speak." Blood flow was hindered, their faces becoming ghostly white. They tried to endure but failed.
"I... I informed them. Please let me go." Finally, Jeremiah was the first one to break down.
"You wanted your cousin dead?" Logan asked again.
"Y-yes."
Logan let go of him, his body colliding with the ground with a dull thud. He didn’t move. He couldn’t.
Logan turned toward Merrick again. "You attacked us or not?" He asked in an icy tone. There was no room for negotiation and no chance to fabricate an answer. If Merrick wanted to breathe, he had to tell the truth.
And eventually, he also told the truth.
"Yes. I attacked Lilith. I wanted to forcefully abduct her."
"Were you colluding with different monster races from Nexar to help you in a battle against the Flame Empire?"
"Yes."
"Was Jeremiah your partner?"
"Y-yes."
Jeremiah’s face turned blue. Logan had dug up everything, and now there was no way to deny it.
The King looked at Jeremiah, then at his elder brother. "You! How! How could you do this?"
"Don’t believe such nonsense. They were forced to agree to his words. Or else, do you think this Demon would have let them go?"
The King looked confused, but then he looked at Lilith. He looked troubled. On one side, it was his precious daughter. Who had always been honest, capable, and a good judge of character. But at the moment, she was siding with a demon.
On the other side, it was his older brother and his family. They seemed to be stating the logical facts at the moment.
But before he could solidify his decision, something happened. As everyone was busy witnessing what was happening, Veneric used that little opportunity. He brought out a talisman and slammed it against the ground.
Instantly, the invisible barrier surrounding the whole place solidified. Energy erupted from his body as it neutralized Yami’s gravitational force.
The other two from the Ninth Heaven also reacted, their mana skyrocketing.
Peak stage, Immortal Soul realm!
First stage, Martial Sovereign realm.
Fifth stage, Martial Sovereign realm.
Peak stage, Martial Sovereign realm.
Third stage, God Accession realm.
Veneric’s cultivation realm stopped at the eighth stage of the God Accession realm.
The other two stopped at the sixth level of the God Accession realm.
Merrick rubbed his throat and chuckled. "Now let’s see what you can do. Uncle. Don’t kill them. I want them hanged before our palace gate. Make them suffer and cripple them." Merrick shouted as he grinned like a devil.
Everyone felt their breathing becoming ragged. The knights stared at Veneric and his two other companions with wide eyes. "So that’s what a God Accession realm cultivator’s aura feels like. It’s too overwhelming." One of them murmured.
Mercer’s face remained unchanged. Same as Logan, Yami, and the two girls. Lilith, meanwhile, turned pale. She looked at Logan. "Please leave. I don’t want you to be affected because of this." She said slowly. She was out of danger but still weak.
"Hahahahaha." Veneric burst into laughter. "Leave? No one is leaving anymore. Only corpses will. That sword..." Veneric looked at Logan and said arrogantly. "Hand it over."
Logan looked at him indifferently.
Veneric frowned. The expression, the fear he had expected, he didn’t find it on Logan’s face. He turned toward Yami. He looked rather amused, as if waiting for a drama to start.
He turned toward Lamia and Renata. They also looked relaxed. They were both helping Lilith stand.
Mercer also had an unreadable expression, like Logan.
Veneric felt irritated. He clenched his fist as an overwhelming aura exploded from his body. His muscles tensed. "Looks like you won’t understand until you cry."
Saying that, he moved. His body vanished, leaving behind nothing. It was as if he had disappeared into thin air.
Logan only raised one of his hands in the air and grabbed something.
Thwack!
Veneric appeared above Logan, his sword stopped by Logan with his bare hands. Before his eyes could even widen, Logan yanked his hand down.
Veneric felt a tremendous force pulling him down. And the next moment...
Baaaaam!
A loud explosion erupted as Veneric’s body went upward like a cannon shot.
The other two in the God Accession realm also reacted. They attacked at once.
One thrust his arm forward, his fist enveloped by a thick layer of blue energy.
The other one had brought out a real sword. A deep black aura spread across the blade as he shot forward. He swung the blade at the same time.
Logan didn’t react until both of their strikes reached him. And when they did...
He vanished.
The punch tore through empty air. The sword whistled but touched nothing.
The next moment, Logan appeared behind them. He tapped both their shoulders. Instantly, their aura vanished as if it had been sucked out.
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