Why must the devil be Defeated?
Chapter 346 - 345 "Next time, if I win, then...

Chapter 346: 345 "Next time, if I win, then...

He couldn’t tell how much time had passed, but Cosmos finally stopped trembling.

In the sky, the celestial bodies that continuously released ribbons of light had come to a halt, merely maintaining a rotation and revolution akin to celestial movements, causing the starlight to dim down.

And in the center of the star cluster, the white wings had become riddled with holes and charred black.

"Bang!"

At last, as if they could no longer hold on, the closed white wings suddenly shattered, turning into countless feathers that scattered in all directions.

Amidst the feathers, Cappelen’s figure once again appeared in the air, but she seemed utterly drained, her body sagging and head down, plummeting straight toward the ground.

"Boom!"

Moments later, the Empire Princess fiercely crashed into the ground, raising a cloud of dust, left barely clinging to life.

It was then that Shane, accompanied by numerous celestial bodies, descended from the sky, returning to the ground.

"It seems I have won."

Accompanied by those words, Shane smiled slightly, waving his hand, and the celestial bodies around him immediately vanished, leaving only a dazzling silvery galaxy of light.

"It’s over."

From afar, Lasha finally spoke up, her voice still as calm and composed as ever.

Despite the fact that what had just occurred before her eyes was a battle that most would deem a catastrophe, this maid, only Level 5 and almost devoid of any combat ability, could remain so unfazed, which was undeniably an impressive feat.

However, it seemed that Lasha wasn’t the only one capable of such composure; Jade too seemed unbothered, looking as if she had just watched a play, merely blinking with a hint of drowsiness, completely unruffled by fear.

On the contrary, Ai Yi gazed deeply at Shane.

"His power has grown so quickly."

This Hero had grown at an astonishingly fast rate, far beyond Ai Yi’s expectations.

"Although I don’t know what his Unique Skill is, if he’s this strong without using the Holy Sword, I guess it won’t be long before he truly reaches our level."

That was what Ai Yi believed.

As for the bound female knights on the scene, witnessing their Princess’s defeat, their faces were still filled with intense shock and disbelief.

"Lady Cappelen actually lost...?"

"How... How is that possible...!?"

They seemed unwilling to accept the reality before them.

They had seen with their own eyes Cappelen exerting her full strength, yet still facing defeat.

Not against one of the Legendary Grade powerhouses renowned among the Human Race, but at the hands of a young noble they had never even heard of before.

"How could Lady Cappelen possibly lose to someone of the same age...?"

"Even if the opponent is the Kingdom Treasure, there’s no way the Princess would lose so easily!"

"How... How can he be so strong?"

"Is this some kind of joke...?"

The female knights of the Broken Blade Knights were filled with indignation and fury as they looked at Shane.

Shane glanced at them and then, with a wave of his hand, released the binds on these female knights.

"Princess!"

"Princess!"

As soon as the female knights were freed, they quickly came to their senses and rushed to Cappelen, frantically checking her condition.

"Don’t worry," Shane quipped, "She’s merely fainted from losing all her Magic Power and Physical Strength, it’s not some serious injury."

Having been afflicted with so many negative Upper Level characteristics by Shane, and still stubbornly fighting back with her Unique Skill against the onslaught of "Starry Arrays," it would have been impossible for her not to collapse from exhaustion.

But that was all it was – sheer exhaustion.

Apart from that, the Empire Princess had no other issue.

"I’ve also undone all the negative state magic on her, she’ll probably be jumping around again after a good sleep, huh?" Shane said with a smile to those female knights, "If you understand, then hurry up and take your Princess home."

"You...!"

Shane’s blunt words infuriated the female knights.

"What do you mean, ’you’?" retorted Shane, unimpressed, "She’s allowed to say plenty in front of others, but no one’s allowed to speak harshly to her? Give me a break!"

Saying this, Shane looked at those female knights.

"When your Princess wakes up, let her know I’m always ready to welcome her if she wants to start trouble again, but let’s not hear another idle word about Luoqi behind her back."

"Otherwise..."

Shane flashed a radiant smile.

"Next time, if I win against her, I might just strip her of her clothes."

That statement sent the female knights into a fury.

"Detestable Kingdom people!"

"Despicable Kingdom nobles!"

"Filthy Adventurer!"

"Insolent scoundrel!"

The female knights of the Broken Blade Knights cursed angrily, showing none of the nobility and grace expected of knights.

Shane narrowed his eyes and snapped his fingers.

"Bang!"

One of the knights who cursed the loudest found her Armor suddenly shattering into steel fragments, scattering across the ground.

"Ah!"

The knight immediately screamed, clutching herself and crouching down.

Because they wore Heavy armor, they seemed to be dressed quite revealingly underneath, so when the Armor broke apart, essentially everything that should and shouldn’t be exposed was revealed.

"What!?"

"Be careful!"

"What... What have you done...!?"

The remaining female knights were all shocked, some of them holding the exposed female knight, others glaring at Shane, seeming even more infuriated and shocked.

Shane still had a face that couldn’t care less.

"This is just a little lesson, you know?" Shane said with a grin, "I’m not afraid to tell you that I possess the Skill ’Armor of Destruction’, and it’s at level 10, I don’t need to touch you, as long as I’m within a certain distance, just like this," he snapped his fingers lightly, "your armor will be completely destroyed unless you are wearing something very tight underneath..."

His words made these female knights, on top of their anger and shock, gradually show a hint of fear and dread in their eyes.

Clearly, underneath their armor, they were all quite scantily clad.

Of course...

"Don’t think that only armor can be destroyed." Shane’s smile grew brighter as he said, "If I feel like it, I could directly cast a ’Tear’ attribute with Grant Magic on you all. Tell me, what do you think will be left on you then?"

The female knights turned pale, each of them subconsciously hugging their own delicate bodies, looking indignant but daring not to speak.

Shane was quite pleased with their expressions.

"Remember my words and relay them to the Princess without changing a single detail," Shane glanced at Lady Cappelen and continued, "If you want me to grace you with my presence and strip you all naked myself, then you can pretend you didn’t hear me."

Having left those words, Shane turned around and walked towards Ai Yi and the others.

"Scum..."

As Shane walked away, a small curse arose from within the group of female knights.

"Bang!"

"Ah!"

The next second, another sound of shattering along with a scream was heard, and another nearly naked female knight squatted down in tears.

Only then did Shane retract his hand from snapping his fingers and return to the side of Ai Yi and the others.

"Alright, let’s go."

Shane spoke as if he had just done something trivial.

However, this still couldn’t prevent him from being scorned by the girls.

"...Do you think pretending nothing has happened will make your despicable deeds go away?"

Ai Yi looked speechless.

"...It seems, Mr. Shane is still full of youthful arrogance."

Even Lasha seemed a bit sighful.

"?"

Only Jade appeared not to understand, cocking her head with a question mark over it.

Shane gave a dry laugh and said no more.

Together, they all left.

The Broken Blade Knights’ female knights watched hatefully as Shane and his party left, and then they began to speak.

"Quick! Take the Princess back!"

"Get out the advanced Magic Potions!"

"Move!"

Saying so, a group of female knights, while protecting two of their barely clothed, tearful companions and the exhausted Cappelen, left the place.

Gradually, the constantly moving buildings within Cosmos also came to a halt.

Everything returned to calm.

It was only a while later that a group of knights hurriedly arrived.

"...!?"

Yuri, leading the group, was the first to see the scene and his pupils contracted, stopping in his tracks.

"What... what happened... !?"

Sona stopped as well, his face filled with horror.

"..."

Lymco fell silent too.

And the knights who arrived, looking a bit disheveled, all looked at each other as if they were shocked by the scene before them.

What appeared before these knights was a battlefield that had become a complete ruin and deep pit due to the fierce fight.

Even chaotic Magic Power was still flowing in the air, making the knights gasp in shock.

The knights could fully imagine just how intense a fight had taken place here.

"General..."

"Uncle..."

Sona and Lymco looked towards Yuri with somewhat difficult expressions.

After all, among all the people here, Yuri was undoubtedly the strongest.

But...

"The one who fought here, I fear their strength must be above mine..."

Yuri said with a heavy face.

This left everyone speechless, silent.

Lymco even had a terrifying thought.

"Could it be him?"

The face of a detestable person emerged in his mind, causing Lymco to shake his head in a hurry, unwilling to believe what he was thinking.

At least, Lymco really didn’t want to believe that the person who had become a thorn in his side, was actually stronger than him.

Even though that person once had campaigned against a faction of the Old Demon Clan and was said to have crossed swords with the Princess and subsequently won her favor, Lymco still didn’t want to believe that he was inferior to that person in terms of personal strength.

As for the nearly annihilated Knight Order, many people considered it as You Lin’s doing, not Shane’s actions.

In short...

"Cosmos is going to become even more chaotic..."

Yuri’s murmur sounded like it was declaring an oncoming storm, filled with an inexplicable persuasiveness.

The future of Cosmos was destined to become even more chaotic.