Why must the devil be Defeated?
Chapter 369 - 366 Magic used on the right path

Chapter 369: 366 Magic used on the right path

Shane’s unabashed remarks not only stunned everyone from the Sterling Family but also incited anger among the female knights of the Broken Blade Knights.

"How dare you disrespect the princess...!?"

One by one, the female knights pointed their weapons at Shane, and some even raised their hands with surging magic power, seemingly preparing to cast spells.

"Stop!"

Cappelen raised her hand, stopping the people from the Broken Blade Knights.

"Your Highness!"

The group of female knights seemed reluctant, unsure of why Cappelen had stopped them.

Cappelen coldly said, "You are no match for him. He has ways to deal with you; don’t bring disgrace upon yourselves."

Cappelen’s words elicited a look of regret from Shane.

"In fact, you could have attacked me," Shane quipped with a grin. "After all, there were no spectators last time, but this time all the rough men from the Sterling Duke’s Domain’s First Knights are here. It would be nice to show them something you’re proud of, wouldn’t it?"

Shane’s comments left the people from the First Knights baffled and unable to understand a word.

But the female knights from the Broken Blade understood.

Something to be proud of?

What could that be?

Obviously, it was their feminine charms hidden beneath their armor.

With just a snap of his fingers, Shane could shatter their armor, exposing their bodies to the air.

"So, ladies, did any of you wear a bit more this time?"

Shane’s seemingly kind remark turned the faces of the Broken Blade Knights pale, and their hands holding weapons began to tremble.

Especially for the two knights who had been previously stripped by Shane, their faces were filled with horror.

Last time, being almost fully exposed by Shane had already traumatized them; if it happened again under the watchful eyes of the Kingdom People—longtime guardians of the borders against the Empire in Sterling Duke’s Domain’s First Knights—they would surely consider taking their own lives.

"Your... Your Highness...?"

At that moment, the group of female knights looked as if they were about to cry, all turning towards Cappelen, completely at a loss.

Cappelen still watched Shane coldly.

"You can choose to conceal," Cappelen said. "But we will take the Kingdom’s silence as having something to hide, which will lead the Empire to seriously suspect your Kingdom of foul play."

Cappelen tried to coerce Shane into giving an explanation from a diplomatic perspective.

But she obviously got the wrong person.

"That’s funny, isn’t the Empire always suspecting the Kingdom which is why you deployed your team here for investigation?" Shane retorted disdainfully. "If you’re going to say that, then I might as well say that the Empire staged this whole drama to frame the Kingdom."

"You say we’re framing?" Anger flashed in Cappelen’s eyes.

"Don’t act as if I’m slandering you," Shane said, bearing her anger and spoke emotionlessly. "Everyone witnessed the incident ten years ago; the Empire is not above doing such things. Are you really afraid of being slandered?"

Cappelen was momentarily breathless.

The incident Shane referred to was naturally the massive assassination that took place in the Royal Capital ten years ago.

To the public, they only knew that the tragedy at the Royal Capital was due to the Old Demon Clan Faction’s infiltration. Only a select few knew that the Old Demon Clan Faction could infiltrate the Royal Capital because the Empire’s spy helped them.

Indeed, Shane was referring to the affair involving Tielle’s mother.

Aridia’s wife, a noblewoman married from the Empire, who was actually an Imperial spy.

Thanks to her, the Royal Capital’s Barrier failed to activate on time, allowing the Old Demon Clan Faction to infiltrate unabated.

And all this was orchestrated by the Imperial high-level.

However, afterwards, the Empire claimed that all this was not directed by them but was the personal actions of that noblewoman, portraying her as a traitor who had secretly colluded with the Old Demon Clan Faction.

In such a scenario, the Empire completely shed responsibility, leaving the Kingdom to suffer a huge loss.

This affair, unbeknownst to others, surely wasn’t unknown to Cappelen as a princess of the Empire.

So...

"Such an incident has happened once before, so suggesting that you’re plotting it again seems quite convincing, doesn’t it?"

Shane smiled at Cappelen, though his eyes bore no hint of amusement.

Cappelen was left speechless.

Knowing the inside story, she could not argue against Shane’s words.

Had it been some competent politicians, they probably could have innocently denied everything, but Cappelen couldn’t.

Although Cappelen was overly persistent, stubborn, and even neurotically sensitive, she was known for being honorable, upright, and courageous.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t be called the Valkyrie.

Thus, Cappelen couldn’t refute Shane’s statements.

Even though she was only seven years old when the incident occurred, and it was irrelevant to her, it was indeed a scheme devised by the Imperial high-level, something Cappelen had to admit.

However, she also couldn’t personally acknowledge this incident for it would only bring significant trouble to the Empire.

Hence, Cappelen found herself speechless and unable to respond.

As for Shane, he hadn’t truly intended to frame Cappelen.

Nevertheless, he wanted to vent somewhat on Tielle’s behalf.

Adding to it, the fact that the other party didn’t get along with his wife at all, Shane didn’t feel like giving them any face.

"Anyway, I’ve said my piece, you’d better not go in," Shane stated definitively. "Of course, if you want to sign your own death warrant, that’s none of my business."

It was because Shane had severed the seal of Evil God Lilith that these miasmas of evil energy had appeared, and he had come to warn them, hoping to avoid involving the innocent.

But if they didn’t heed the warning, Shane certainly wasn’t going to run over to escort and protect them.

"Your life, your choice."

Having said this, Shane ignored everyone, turned around, and looked towards the land of evil energy.

"Lord Beizut."

"Lord Shane."

Yuri and Lymco seemed like they wanted to say something.

However, Shane was no longer in the mood to entertain them and waved his hand dismissively before drawing the Holy Sword from his waist and slowly walking into the miasma.

Before long, Shane’s figure vanished from everyone’s sight.

Upon seeing this, the group exchanged glances.

"...Let’s go, follow him."

Cappelen was silent for a moment and then spoke up without hesitation.

She was not about to shy away just because of a warning from Shane.

"Yes!"

The group of female knights wasn’t keen on heeding Shane’s advice either and responded loudly in unison.

Naturally, a similar scene unfolded among the First Knight Order.

"Trying to scare us? He thinks he’s really something?"

Sona completely disregarded Shane’s advice.

Yuri and Lymco didn’t make any explicit comment, but it was clear they were unwilling to believe Shane’s words.

"Let’s go in."

As if nothing had happened, Yuri gave the order.

The two knight orders proceeded as initially planned, one opening a mobile barrier and the other collectively downing magic potions, and then boldly stormed into the land of evil energy.

This was the beginning of hell.

...

Elsewhere, as soon as Shane entered the miasma, he immediately used a skill on himself.

"Mirror Water."

This was the skill Shane had acquired when he wanted to counteract Nien’s mind-reading ability.

Using this skill to rid himself of all distractions and enter a state of emptiness, Shane’s mind and spirit immediately stabilized.

With the help of this skill, the persistent negative emotions lurking in Shane’s heart were instantly calmed.

"Indeed, this skill is extraordinarily effective against psychic powers."

Shane felt reassured.

Since Level 10 "Abnormal State Resistance" seemed not enough to entirely fend off the authority of the Evil God, Shane had to rely on other powers to prevent his mind from descending into madness.

After all, Shane didn’t want to become a berserker who only knew how to feral attack people.

"Lucky for me this skill works; otherwise, I would have had to undo the Holy Sword’s seal and use its power to ward off the negative state."

Shane spoke to himself and started walking forward.

The visibility within the evil energy was extremely low, nearly pitch dark.

The evil energy, like a thick black fog, blocked more than ninety percent of the visibility, making Shane feel as though he were groping blindly in the night.

"Grant·X-ray."

Shane couldn’t help but use magic to grant his eyes the ability to see through objects.

This capability allowed Shane’s vision to penetrate various obstacles; not just fog, but even walls couldn’t block his sight.

Initially, this magic, one of the first grant magics Shane had learned, had... well, its obvious reasons.

Since such magics with clear criminal intent were generally strictly prohibited by all countries, Shane had never dared use it in public.

But now, wanting to use this magic for a good cause and with no one around, Shane didn’t have to sneak around.

Thus, Shane’s vision finally broke through the obstruction of the black fog, allowing him to clearly see the scene within the miasma.

However, upon seeing this, Shane’s expression changed.

He discovered that several dark shadows were moving silently towards him.

Under such circumstances, Shane’s perception-based skills were completely unresponsive.

"Perception skills interfered with by the evil energy and rendered ineffective?"

Shane instantly understood the reason.

At the same time, those shadowy figures decisively lunged towards him.