Volume 4, Chapter 62 – Tianyin’s Thoughts

In player Fanster’s territory, Tianyin successfully found where the Black Dragon King was hiding.

Hmm… to be precise, the Black Dragon King was not really hiding at all.

After they arrived in that ruined player territory, Tianyin, Samael, and Xiaobingxue all, without prior discussion, sensed in the nearby ruins a powerful aura that belonged only to the Black Dragon King and the demons of Inferno.

「The Black Dragon King really is here… Xiaoyin, which means Lucifa is here too…」

The moment she saw the Black Dragon King’s figure, Samael understood without even having to think where he had taken Lucifa.

『Mm… Lucifa should be somewhere nearby… but right now I still can’t find little Lucifa’s exact location.』

Tianyin had actually just tried to use the power of the Seven Original Sins to sense the exact location of Lucifa, who bore Pride.

Yet things did not go as she wished. Tianyin could not feel the presence of Pride at all.

「Dont worry, Xiaoyin…」

As if she had sensed the faint worry in Tianyin’s heart, Samael spoke comfortingly in her mind.

「We can’t rush this in one go, letting things take their course is fine. Besides, our mission now is to stall until Heavenly Father descends, and once Heavenly Father descends, Lucifa will naturally be rescued.」

『Mm… I know…』

Tianyin also did not want to mess up at the critical moment, so she very much agreed with Samael’s words.

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However, while the group was advancing, the distant Black Dragon King noticed Tianyin over here.

“Hm? You actually came running over here to die?”

Within the shadows of the shattered ruins, the Black Dragon King Xingousa was the first to spot Tianyin and the others.

Speaking of which, the Black Dragon King was quite surprised that Tianyin suddenly appeared here.

After all, no matter how one looked at it, after the Black Dragon King had retreated with Lucifa, for Tianyin and the others to find out where he had gone with Lucifa should already have been a very difficult task.

Yet they had found this place on the very next day, and that detail alone left the Black Dragon King rather surprised.

Hmm… although that was also partly because the Black Dragon King had disliked trouble and simply brought Lucifa straight to somewhere near Dawn.

But the reason he had done this was so that after he succeeded in seizing the power of Pride, he could immediately charge over to Dawn and snatch Tianyin away.

Of course, now that Tianyin had appeared right in front of him, it was time to change some parts of that plan.

“Since you’re here, then later you can forget about leaving!”

In his human form, the Black Dragon King’s eyes narrowed slightly, a vicious gleam flickering within them again and again.

Even so, the Black Dragon King still had a rough idea of what he ought to do next, and he did not go pick trouble with Tianyin right away.

“There are people outside causing trouble, stall them first.”

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With that offhand order, the Black Dragon King handed the job of blocking the intruders to those eighteen Demon Lords.

“Hahahahahahahahahaha, interesting, you came running here to die now?”

The Demon Lords, who looked shrewd yet were actually single-minded meatheads, did not think twice before leading a crowd of demons, strong and weak, and rushing out.

Watching the Demon Lords leave with excited faces the moment they heard there was a fight, the Black Dragon King could not help the cold smile that curled at the corner of his mouth.

“Demon Lords of Inferno are only like this.”

Mocking these Demon Lords with disdain in his voice, the Black Dragon King shifted his gaze back to Lucifa, whom he had captured.

Because he needed to strip away the power of Pride, the Black Dragon King had put Lucifa straight into a deep sleep to be safe.

Only after finishing a series of preparatory steps did he intend to awaken her.

For now his preparations were not completely finished, yet the moment of completion was already close at hand, which was why the Black Dragon King unhurriedly sent the Demon Lords out to face the enemy.

While the Black Dragon King continued his preparations to strip away the power of Pride, Tianyin’s side clashed head-on with the suddenly appearing Demon Lords and the demon army under their command.

The Demon Lords’ attack was far too sudden. After using a crude trick to conceal their aura, they burst out from the shadows along the path.

Even though Tianyin’s group was very alert, they were still caught off guard by the Demon Lords’ charge.

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A few minutes later, the battle in the sky grew fiercer and fiercer, as if the entire firmament were about to shatter from the shockwaves.

At the heart of the battlefield, the flames of Inferno burned out of nowhere, and the feathers of Fallen Angels scattered everywhere.

At times the air itself condensed into frost for no reason, at other times countless blood-red lights scattered in all directions across the sky.

『Samael, why are there so many Demon Lords…』

The instant the Demon Lords launched their attack, Tianyin entered the state in which the Seven Original Sins were activated.

After Samael, Xiaobingxue, and Mihiel had been fighting the Demon Lords for a short while, Tianyin could not help sighing over how many Demon Lords there were.

Setting aside the number of Fallen Angel legions and demon legions, there were already eighteen Demon Lords alone…

Even though the strength of these Demon Lords varied within the Legendary-tier, the sheer number was quite a headache.

In theory, Mihiel could handle one Demon Lord, and Tianyin and Xiaobingxue joining forces to deal with the remaining Demon Lords would not be that hard. Yet there were just too many Demon Lords, so for the moment Tianyin had no way to quickly wipe them all out.

「Xiaoyin, the Black Dragon King hasn’t made a move. We can’t let these Demon Lords tie us down for too long.」

Samael understood the current situation very well. The Black Dragon King had clearly not acted, yet the Demon Lords had.

On the surface that did not seem like a big problem, but anyone with eyes would understand why after thinking about it.

There was no doubt the Black Dragon King was deliberately stalling for time.

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The Demon Lords pinned down Tianyin and the others, and the Black Dragon King could seize Lucifa’s power of Pride while Tianyin had yet to arrive.

『We can’t let the Black Dragon King succeed. Samael, can you swing that sword from yesterday again?』

Samael’s reminder also made Tianyin understand the Black Dragon King’s aim, and after thinking for a moment she asked.

In fact, the “that sword” Tianyin mentioned was the very slash with which Samael had heavily wounded the Black Dragon King yesterday.

「I can, but since this is not the Wrath stage, I can’t unleash it instantly. That sword has incredible power, but if it is not released in an instant, those Demon Lords can basically all dodge it…」

Samael understood what Tianyin meant.

Understanding was one thing though, Samael actually did not approve of using that sword. After all, unless it took the enemy by surprise, if it was used openly there was not a soul in this world foolish enough to stand there and take it head-on without dodging.

『Wuu, is that so? That makes things kind of tricky…』

Hearing Samael’s explanation, Tianyin felt a little helpless.

Yet after pondering for a short while, another idea came to her.

『Samael, what if we have Xiaobingxue cooperate with us and freeze those demons for one second, then we take that chance to swing that sword?』