The Next Day.

Pariel, Monday.

Night. Looking up at the sky, the stars twinkled brilliantly.

"Autumn is coming soon."

One of the great benefits of the open-air arena is that you can look up at the starry sky at any time.

That being said, he didn't have any particular thoughts on it.

It was already the latter part of August.

This slightly sweltering season was also coming to an end.

The Saint Silvervine Arena, located in the 6th district of the northern shore of Pariel, the capital of Bosen, wasn't too far from the Count Baptiste's mansion in the bustling 4th district of Pariel.

Today, after Ranch ended his day of work at the Count Baptiste's mansion, he was called upon by the Count's daughter, Christina, to come to this arena to fight a proxy match.

Because the new week also refreshed the agreement that "any family member can occupy the butler for a maximum of two extra hours per week," Christina used it without hesitation.

In her view, if she was lucky, she might be able to pay Butler Loki enough in breach of contract fees today.

Unfortunately, the reality was cruel.

They only fought one hired match today, and that was it.

It wasn't that no one was willing to hire Loki, but that no opponents were willing to come and get stomped; Loki won easily again today.

At least this week, it seemed she wouldn't have a chance to fire this butler and would have to let him work at home for another week.

"In any case, we've already saved up over 30,000 pounds; we'll be able to cash out soon."

Christina waited in front of the railing of the branch's spectator stand, observing the expression of the brown-haired, green-eyed butler next to her.

Even at this moment, she still worried vaguely that the butler was tricking her.

When she took out 50,000 pounds, he might not leave.

"Rest assured, Miss, I keep my word,"

Lanch sighed softly, a hint of helpless amusement in his eyes, and said.

The two had been waiting in the Saint Silvervine Arena ever since finishing the hired match.

Christina was hoping that someone like the hook-nosed merchant from last time would come to commission them to fight a match.

She felt that if they left just like that, they might miss an opportunity.

So, now she could only stand at a spectator stand in the arena's branch, her hands on the railing, gazing at the sky in boredom.

The special feature of this Saint Silvervine Arena was its movable roof, which could be opened or closed as needed; even if you were tired of the matches, you could still see the panoramic starry sky at any time when the weather was good.

Other competitors' matches were still going on, the surrounding stands layered upon layered, extending upward to the top of the arena; each level provided the best view, and the cheers and shouts from just one branch occasionally gathered to become deafening.

And so, they waited for a long time again.

Aside from a reporter coming over to try to dig up dirt on the villainous young lady, which Lanch professionally dealt with, no employers came to discuss employment matters with Christina.

"Miss Christina, it seems no one is going to fight us."

Lanch waited to the left behind Christina and spoke.

"Alas, it's hard to find players willing to challenge you now."

Christina let go of the railing and finally shook her head, accepting reality.

First of all, even if there were players willing to fight in the ranking matches, they'd be more likely to come and test Loki in a challenging way; the odds were one-sided, and betting didn't make any money anymore.

Secondly, for proxy matches, if someone looked for Loki, the opponents wouldn't want to fight.

Because currently, Loki's level was pretty much known.

Finding a Tier 6 to fight him would just be throwing money away.

In fact, the fame of Loki McCarthy, the Count Baptiste family's butler, had been growing for the past few days; truly interested competitive commissions might be sent to the Count's mansion on weekdays.

If they couldn't wait at other times, it would be even harder to stumble upon a commission in these one or two hours in the arena.

"Loki, can you fight Tier 7?"

Christina turned her head and asked the butler, who had been waiting for a long time behind her.

She had actually been curious about this question for a long time, but had been too afraid to ask.

Inquiring about the strength of a strong person was like asking a girl's age; it could be considered offensive.

"I can, but I can't guarantee a win,"

Lanch thought for a moment and replied.

The output in the possession state was greatly reduced.

Mainly, the mana supply couldn't keep up; Tata wasn't a strong offensive type, and if she couldn't kill the opponent in a minute or two, they'd definitely lose.

"Then, if we encounter a Tier 8 enemy..."

Christina's heart beat faster as she tentatively probed, not holding out much hope.

Since she had already started, she might as well be bold and ask to the end; she didn't know if Butler Loki would answer her.

"Run. Turn around and run,"

Lanch smiled honestly.

"Oh!"

Then Christina understood.

Her family actually had a Tier 7 butler!

Tier 7 wasn't a matter of price; it was simply impossible to hire.

You had to know that there were only three Tier 8s in the entire Bosen Kingdom today.

Aside from them, Tier 7 was an invincible existence.

Under normal circumstances, no strong person would enter combat in the core districts of Pariel, because it would trigger the full suppression of the city defense barrier, so martial power in this area would often be reduced to the lowest level.

But Christina, who often paid attention to the news, had a feeling that the Southern Continent was about to change.

Although it couldn't be felt in Pariel, the flower capital in the north of the kingdom, the southern border of Bosen was said to be in a state of panic, and many announcements had been issued one after another.

The consulates of various countries were also notifying their citizens abroad to return home as soon as possible.

"Miss took advantage of the school holidays to return to the Bosen Kingdom from the Yaroran Kingdom this time; on the one hand, she simply wanted to come back, and on the other hand, she's a little worried, isn't she? I suggest that if you observe that the situation isn't right, you can actually apply for a year off from school and stay in Pariel first."

Lanch observed Christina's expression and said to her.

Christina first turned around in surprise, looking up at Lanch, as if her thoughts had been read.

"I don't know what the specific information that the Kingdom United Assembly has received is, but I hope nothing happens in the near future,"

She sighed and answered candidly.

Whether it was the Kriti Empire in the various kingdoms or the Kingdom United Assembly in the Kriti Empire, there were certainly certain sources of information; the information from the Kingdom United Assembly often wasn't too far off, and during this time, the Southern Continent might be approaching a certain critical point at any time.

Thinking optimistically, perhaps nothing would really happen in the next year or two.

But turmoil was like a storm, unpredictable; you never knew when it had already begun.

Perhaps this autumn, the world would change.

It could be any day, any time, or even any second.

If a chaotic world were to come, having a loyal Tier 7 guardian in the family would be more useful than any amount of money.

"How about it, Miss? Are you considering not firing me now?"

Lanch asked with an interested smile.

He had tentatively heard the cat boss read the newspaper; these news items had made the cat boss worried.

But he felt that there was no problem; the Senate of the Bosen Kingdom had guaranteed that they would take care of the safety of their foreign invited guests.

As allied countries, Bosen and Hutton would provide care for each other's citizens in the event of external turmoil, unless there was internal strife or a change of regime, which could lead to extremely terrible situations.

"No, our agreement won't change. I don't want my family to owe a Tier 7 strong person anything; I won't take advantage of you,"

Christina shook her head firmly.

"..."

Lanch choked.

"Hehe."

Talia giggled happily in Lanch's heart.

This little girl had rejected Lanch at least three times; his self-righteous transaction was completely unworkable.

"Since there are no commissions, I'll take you home."

Lanch looked at the time on the Saint Silvervine Arena's crystal screen and said to Christina.

Being ridiculed by Talia made Lanch very depressed.

"Uh."

Christina nodded first, then looked hesitantly at the sky, before moving her gaze to Lanch's face.

"What? Do you have other ideas?"

Lanch inquired.

"Speaking of which, will you protect my safety?"

Christina asked him.

"Of course, it's my duty; ensuring the perfection of my work is very important to me,"

Lanch answered calmly.

The cat boss in the shadows agreed with this sentence.

When Lanch became dedicated, he might not even care about his own life.

"Then can you take me to Bosen's Demon Realm for a tour? I've never been there since I was little; my father and brother won't let me go either,"

Christina glanced timidly and expectantly at Lanch.

"Although there's no problem..."

Lanch always felt that she had some impolite ideas.

It was as if she didn't treat him as a bodyguard, but as some kind of inauspicious object that could dispel danger.

"Let's go. Within an hour; we'll just take a short walk and go home."

Lanch looked at the time again and agreed decisively.

He and Talia hadn't been to the Demon Realm since coming to the Bosen Kingdom.

He had originally planned to go to Bosen's Demon Realm after finishing all the serious business.

But since Christina had made this request, he'd just treat it as performing his duties and take a look in the Demon Realm first.

"Yay!"

Christina clenched her fist, eager to set off.

She tidied up her skirt, gestured for Loki to follow, and walked lightly towards the exit of the spectator stand.

Many Pariel citizens didn't dare to enter districts 7 to 10, which belonged to Bosen's Demon Realm.

Only someone as daring as her brother, Kyle Baptiste, had ever gone there with a demon bodyguard.

Although in theory Bosen's Demon Realm wasn't that dangerous, people who were used to the safety of the flower capital would feel that the Demon Realm's security was relatively poor.

If she brought Loki, there definitely wouldn't be any problems.

After all, he was super good at warding off evil.

...

Pariel's 6th district, where the Saint Silvervine Arena was located, was only one kilometer away from the border of the 7th district of Bosen's Demon Realm.

In the dead of night in Pariel, as the city was immersed in the serenity of the silvery moonlight, Lanch and Christina had already arrived at the entrance to Bosen's Demon Realm.

Crossing the narrow alleyways on the edge of the 6th district, Lanch led Christina to a hidden door on the side of a church that had been forgotten by the ages.

This door was made of weathered oak and covered with delicate vines.

However, when the door was opened, the view instantly brightened.

Inside, the wide station's entrance hall was filled with inspection gates.

"Miss, please don't run around randomly after we get to Bosen's Demon Realm. Be sure to stay by my side."

Lanch reminded her.

"Okay, okay."

Christina answered, watching her surroundings intently, as if everything was new.

The two went to the counter to complete the formalities and passed through the gate.

As the mirror in front of them, which resembled a void gate, began to bloom with a warm golden light, they slowly passed through.

Next, a light-filled passage gradually appeared in their field of vision, the end of which seemed to connect to a completely different world.

The moment they completely passed through the light gate, they seemed to have crossed space and time, arriving at a Pariel street that was both familiar and foreign.

On the streets, floating light orbs slowly dispersed, illuminating the city in the night; almost all the pedestrians were demons.

On the contrary, humans would more easily attract the attention of demons.

This was Pariel's 7th district. Behind them, a huge bronze mechanical clock tower stood tall in the night sky; each chime seemed to remind them that this was a district different from their original world.

"We can return to the 6th district of Pariel by crossing the barrier under this clock tower later."

Lanch explained to Christina.

At this moment, she seemed to be a little absent-minded, her attention focused on admiring this Bosen's Demon Realm, which was so close yet she had never been to since she was little.

"Quickly take me to see Bosen's Demon Realm."

Christina glanced at the time on the clock tower and said to Lanch quickly.

The butler's working hours weren't long anymore; it was estimated that he would only take her to play for an hour at most before leaving.

"Mm."

Lanch nodded, signaling her to walk towards the more brightly lit commercial district ahead.

"The 7th district where we are now is considered to have relatively poor security; accidents often happen. On the contrary, the 9th and 10th districts, which have Tier 8 lords, have the best security."

He reminded Christina.

The flower capital, Pariel's 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th districts, were each under the jurisdiction of a demon lord.

Two of them were Tier 7 demons, and two were Tier 8 demons.

"Oh, oh."

Christina nodded cautiously after hearing this, following the butler.

When the Bosen Kingdom signed the acceptance treaty with the demons a hundred years ago, one of the great respects that the Bosen Kingdom's Senate showed to the demons was that it wouldn't interfere with the demons' culture on the territories assigned to the demons, nor would it require them to follow the social order of humans.

So, the difference between the 6th and 7th districts could be very large, and once you stepped into Bosen's Demon Realm, it was no longer safe.

But she felt that this division was actually good for both sides.

If you wanted to live a certain kind of life, you could follow the rules of that side.

Under the butler's guidance, Christina strolled through streets filled with demon realm style and wonders.

In the Pariel 7th district's skyline, bright skyscrapers, churches, and other-dimensional floating courtyards were connected together; the night sky wasn't just dark blue, but would occasionally present a pale golden glow, like a mirror reflecting the city.

It was said that there was a city called Helrum in the Northern Continent, which had many ruins with demon realm characteristics, somewhat similar to Bosen's Demon Realm in some corners.

They were currently on a street called Illusion Avenue.

Bosen's Demon Realm's night sky was exceptionally beautiful due to the supernatural phenomena caused by the space magic barrier, and Illusion Avenue was the best place to view this night sky.

And in the 7th district, there was a famous Illusion Night Market, which was nearby.

She had only walked a short distance and had already bought a lot of snacks, and even shared some with Butler Loki.

For example, "Star Candies," which were said to contain trace amounts of star magic and could allow people to briefly feel the magical feeling of floating in the night sky after eating them, and "Ghost Bread," which was made from transparent wheat unique to Bosen's Demon Realm, and tasted like both clouds and cotton candy.

To Christina's surprise, Butler Loki accepted them all and didn't decline her sharing.

Before she knew it, more than half an hour had passed.

Looking at the decreasing time, Christina was still a little reluctant to end this novel trip to Bosen's Demon Realm.

She occasionally looked up at the dark blue mirror night sky, and then turned back to look at the mechanical clock tower.

And the Butler Loki next to her seemed to be looking around the street as well.

"What are you looking at?"

Christina asked.

"I heard that on Bosen's Demon Realm's Illusion Avenue, there's a small probability that you'll encounter a magic dessert flower cart at night. The dessert cart is run by a demon dessert master; this ice cream can make people feel extremely happy in an instant and temporarily increase a small amount of stats, but there's only a very small probability of encountering the magic dessert flower cart."

Lanch watched the road and explained to Christina.

"That depends on luck."

Christina waved her hand dismissively.

The most incongruous thing about Butler Loki was that he seemed to be very gluttonous, and always paid special attention to food, but Christina didn't think that this butler seemed like a very gluttonous person at all; she had never even seen Loki eat anything.

However, as long as he didn't eat children, it was fine.

There hadn't been any missing person incidents near the Count Baptiste family's mansion recently.

"Are you thinking about some very impolite things..."

Lanch looked at her questioningly.

He always felt that he might really have to understand Talia.

How could there be such disrespectful employers?

Questioning Tata, understanding Tata, becoming Tata.

He seemed to have really walked through Talia's path.

The two strolled and chatted under the night sky of Bosen's Demon Realm.

They didn't linger too much in this novel place.

After all, their route planning was very clear; they had agreed to return on time.

"Wait, Miss, did you hear some noise in the distance?"

Lanch narrowed his eyes and gradually slowed his pace.

"Did I?"

Christina stopped and looked at him.

She had heard about the characteristics of Bosen's Demon Realm; bank robberies, chain car accidents, and large-scale accidents were all common occurrences in the 7th district.

Boom!!

Suddenly, just as they were enjoying the tranquility and beauty of this magical night, a sound of glass breaking from a building in the distance shattered the peace of Pariel's 7th district's city center.

Then a burst of clamor, faintly mixed with chaos, was sometimes intermittent and sometimes high-pitched and intense.

The two looked in the direction of the sound, and many residents were passing by on the distant street with hurried footsteps, their faces panicked, as if they were avoiding a dangerous area.

Lanch immediately signaled Christina with a look to stay away.

"This is Bosen's Demon Realm; it's very ordinary."

Lanch hoped that Christina would remain calm.

But he found that Christina didn't seem too panicked; curiosity drove her to follow the gazes of some evacuating demon citizens, cautiously looking in the direction of the turmoil.

The turmoil became clearer, like surround sound, and they could gradually identify roars, the sounds of metal clashing, and occasional bursts of fiery explosions.

The streetlights on Illusion Avenue also seemed to dim a little, with only panicked demon citizens running by.

"What's wrong, Miss? Do you want to treat this as a side show?"

Lanch looked down at the blonde young lady next to him and asked.

"No, no."

She shook her head repeatedly, finally coming back to her senses, and prepared to turn around and leave.

However.

Before she could react, she instinctively hugged her head because of the distant loud noise.

She only saw two black shadows flashing across the distant high sky; they were rapidly traversing between the buildings, chasing from the facade of one building to the wall of another; each landing was accompanied by the sound of shattered wall bricks and flying dust; the entire city was trembling for their battle.

The battle was extremely fierce; the two figures sometimes intertwined and sometimes separated.

Among them, the pursuer wielded a black longsword, each swing bringing up a burst of fiery scarlet storm, illuminating the surrounding corridors.

The fleeing and wantonly destructive figure was hideous and ugly, like a twisted little giant.

"Nigel is here; run!"

The demons who ran past Lanch and Christina shouted in terror, seemingly more afraid of the executioner in the executioner's uniform than the berserk and twisted cursed demon.

Lanch, who had just planned to leave, turned his head back with some hesitation, looking in the direction of the battlefield.

He heard a familiar name.

In the flower capital Pariel, humans weren't afraid of the executioner Nigel at all, but in the eyes of the demons, he seemed to be a jinx.

"Do you know Tiffany's executioner?"

Christina noticed Lanch's reaction and asked.

"..."

Lanch didn't affirm her question, nor did he deny it.

He just raised his hand and signaled Christina to stay behind him.

The surrounding demon citizens kept running past, and there were also those who couldn't let go of their nosy mentality, turning their heads back every few steps.

"Excuse me, what's going on over there?"

Lanch stopped a demon who looked like a reporter who wasn't running so hastily and asked.

"It seems that a human offended the Spade Gang and has been hunted down in Pariel's 7th district for two or three days. Not only was the Spade Gang unable to kill her, but she also slaughtered many of their members. When they finally surrounded her, even the gang leader was almost beaten to death by her. Who knew that the gang leader was a cursed person; he went berserk at this time, and killed her instead. If Nigel hadn't arrived and saved her, she would probably have really died."

The demon reporter quickly told Lanch as he took out his magic device and took a few pictures of the tall buildings.

"But it's really strange; her head was almost smashed, but she still didn't die. Is this really the vitality of a human..."

The demon reporter muttered as he took pictures in the distance.

He felt very safe next to this human, which was a good place to take pictures.

But he shouldn't stay here for long; the demon reporter quickly said a simple goodbye and ran away.

Hearing this, Lanch looked again in the direction of the increasingly fierce battle.

Looking closely, Nigel was fighting a berserk demon with his hands and feet tied; he was holding a sword in his right hand and a magic chain in his left, the semi-floating chain tightly wrapped around a bloody human figure, protecting it.

It was likely that this time, the berserk cursed demon wasn't a Tier 4 like Lisandra last time, but a powerful demon who was already Tier 6 that had been cursed into berserk state.

On the one hand, Nigel didn't dare to use his full strength because he was concerned about the demon residents who hadn't been evacuated around him, and on the other hand, he wanted to capture the opponent rather than kill them directly.

"Roar!!!"

The berserk cursed demon was covered in wounds; not only was he powerful, but he also constantly unleashed violent magic, trying to overwhelm Nigel with his endless rage and power.

But Nigel was always paying attention to the surroundings of the battlefield.

Protecting those innocent residents from harm.

Whenever danger approached the innocent, he could always use the back of his sword to block the attack in time, and then quickly move them to a safe place.

Obviously, in this capture battle, Nigel, as an executioner, had rich experience in dealing with berserk cursed people.

Before long, he led the berserk cursed person to the wide road on Illusion Avenue.

Here, he no longer needed to worry about any demon residents being affected.

He gripped the hilt of the sword with both hands, leaned over slightly, and turned into black thunder, attacking the berserk cursed person.

Just as Nigel was about to successfully and accurately strike the berserk cursed person with the back of his sword.

He suddenly seemed to realize something and moved the sword body to his side, and a new black shadow appeared on the battlefield in the blink of an eye.

The sudden shadow kicked Nigel hard in the chest.

The terrifying force sent Nigel flying in an instant, smashing into the wall of a building, dust flying in the loud noise.

When the smoke gradually cleared.

Nigel struggled to stand up from the rubble.

He gripped the hilt of the sword tightly.

Although he had successfully blocked this attack, the force still made his arm tremble slightly.

"What's wrong, Nigel? Just kill him."

Standing in place, a demon expressionlessly pressed the berserk cursed person to the ground. The other hand he stretched out was about to pierce the berserk cursed person's head.

"Don't kill him!"

Nigel rushed over and knocked him away from the berserk cursed person with his sword at the first opportunity, but he didn't hit this demon.

The demon male seemed to have dodged Nigel's attack with a light back jump.

"Nigel, you're so hypocritical. You killed even your mentor Perlman's daughter without hesitation. Are you trying to atone now? You can't even bring yourself to kill a berserk cursed person?"

His deep red eyes flickered with playful light. He was wearing a black silk coat, and his black hair was casually draped over his shoulders.

"Astros, I'm on official business. Don't interfere with me!"

Nigel's forehead throbbed with veins, and he shouted at the demon male, suppressing his anger.

The male demon with a pale and delicate face, hiding a wild beauty that was not easily noticed, was the demon lord of Pariel's 7th district, Astros.

"Oh? In my territory, my authority is higher than yours. Unless your master Tiffany comes, maybe I'll give her some face."

Demon Lord Astros's voice was particularly contemptuous.

"..."

Nigel knew that the other party was here to make trouble, so he didn't try to communicate any further. His eyes became half sharp, and he paid attention to the movements of Demon Lord Astros while using his peripheral vision to watch the berserk cursed person who had stood up again.

He had finally almost subdued the berserk demon, but now a troublemaking demon lord had come, and Nigel only felt a headache.

The night was as dark as ink.

Accompanied by the smoke and firelight of a foundry and bursts of explosions.

The end of Illusion Avenue quickly escalated into an unprecedented melee.

The berserk cursed person, the executioner Nigel, and the demon lord Astros, the battle of the three parties broke out again.

The eyes of the berserk cursed person burned with blood-red light, no longer hiding the bottomless madness, and issued a piercing shriek, as if to penetrate the depths of the soul, launching an impact on Nigel at unimaginable speed.

In response, Nigel was unusually calm. He skillfully held the black longsword in front of him.

After engaging the enemy, he blocked, parried, and slashed. The up and down movement of the sword was done in one go.

Demon Lord Astros also used his battle skills and understanding of his own race, which were almost instinctive. Each time his palm pierced towards the berserk cursed person, it was not only precise but also full of beauty.

But all of them were desperately blocked by Nigel.

"Hahaha, Nigel, I didn't hit you, oh. You volunteered to block the attack for him."

Demon Lord Astros kept laughing.

"..."

Nigel didn't respond to Astros's provocation.

Faced with the berserk cursed person, his heart was full of complexity.

He understood the threat of the other party, and he also firmly believed that he must find a non-lethal solution.

Just as Demon Lord Astros suddenly reached out to pierce the berserk cursed person's brain, Nigel once again stood between them and used his sword to block this fatal attack.

These continuous blocks immediately plunged Nigel into a double-sided attack.

Behind him was a berserk cursed person who had lost his mind and was moving fiercely and uncontrollably.

In front of him was the ruthless Demon Lord Astros, whose every strike was precise and deadly.

Nigel was like he was caught in the eye of the storm, and had to resist the fierce attacks from both sides at the same time.

This state of walking a tightrope meant that one wrong step would mean a complete defeat.

...

The other side of Illusion Avenue.

Under the streetlights, Lanch was still quietly watching all of this.

"I want to help Mr. Nigel."

Lanch frowned slightly and said to Talia in his heart.

"Go ahead."

Talia agreed.

She felt that she and Lanch owed Nigel a favor.

Lanch shifted his gaze from the battlefield to Christina next to him.

His primary purpose was to go over and help Nigel subdue the berserk demon, and then let Nigel safely bring the berserk demon back to Pariel's 1st district for investigation.

Lanch bent down and took out a black kitten from the ground.

"Don't run far, wait for me to come back, hold this cat well, if you encounter danger, it can save you."

He handed over the cat boss and said to Christina.

"Oh, okay."

Christina took the black kitten blankly, without even seeing where the butler had summoned an almost Tier 5 spirit beast from.

Next, Lanch gave Tata the control of a part of his body.

...

At the end of Illusion Avenue, which seemed to be a three-way melee.

Just as the confrontation between Nigel and Astros was about to reach a fever pitch.

They all noticed a figure approaching in the distance.

He was wearing a neat butler's uniform, his steps were unhurried, as if he didn't care about this boiling battlefield, and was just going out for a walk.

As he approached the center of the battle, even in the melee with sparks of fire, he could find the space to move forward without any influence, dodging the aftermath with a slight margin.

The more it was like this, the more he looked like a gentleman who had come to the wrong place.

The executioner Nigel and the demon lord Astros couldn't analyze what this brown-haired, green-eyed butler who had broken into the battle was going to do.

"Nigel, I've finally found an opportunity to repay you. Let's continue the life-and-death battle that we didn't finish last time."

Lanch had almost reached the center of the battlefield, staring at Nigel and said. Then he accelerated and entered the battlefield.

"Nigel, you really have a lot of enemies!"

Demon Lord Astros heard this and immediately laughed.

This brown-haired, green-eyed butler was obviously Nigel's enemy.

And he wasn't lying at all!

It was easy to judge from his emotional words and calm magic fluctuations.

Just as Demon Lord Astros laughed.

Lanch elbowed him hard in the back.

Demon Lord didn't have time to be surprised why this human was moving so fast, he only felt a heart-rending pain, his whole body was like he was cursed and unable to move, and then Nigel seized the opportunity to hit his chin hard with the hilt of the sword, making him dizzy in an instant.

In the end, the swaying Astros had no chance to dodge, and was repeatedly and forcefully hit in the head by Nigel with the back of the sword, until he smashed his whole head into the ground, finally making Astros faint temporarily.

"..."

Christina and the cat boss in the distance watched with twitching eyelids.

It was so despicable.

This guy was obviously going to help Nigel.

But he seemed to not be lying either. Demon Lord Astros had misunderstood.

It was hard to imagine whether Astros would prohibit this brown-haired, green-eyed human from entering the 7th district in the future when he woke up.

"Phew, thanks for the great help."

Without Astros messing around on the battlefield, Nigel and the butler joined forces in the blink of an eye to subdue the berserk cursed person.

Also treated like Astros, Nigel smashed the berserk cursed person a few times with the back of the sword, completely knocking him unconscious, and then took out another chain magic device from the inside pocket of his military uniform and bound him.

"You're actually a blunt weapon user?"

Lanch said in surprise.

"This sword isn't sharpened, it's just heavy."

Nigel put away the black sword and pulled the red-haired girl who was protected by the chain magic device back from mid-air.

He didn't know why he would answer this strange man.

Although the other party's intentions were mysterious, he had been helping him since he appeared, so he wouldn't make things difficult for the other party.

"Nigel, it's me."

Lanch changed his voice and said softly.

"?"

Nigel immediately realized something and grabbed Lanch's arm.

He gripped the chain with the other hand and took the wrapped berserk demon and the half-dead red-haired girl to the high building together.

"Lanch Wilford?"

Nigel looked at the brown-haired, green-eyed youth in front of him uncertainly and asked.

"Yes."

Lanch nodded, walked to the edge of the top floor of the high building, and watched Christina's position on Illusion Avenue in the distant downstairs.

Although he had the cat boss, he was still worried that a malicious enemy would approach her in the blink of an eye.

At the same time, Talia used Lanch's body to raise her hand towards the berserk cursed person who was lying unconscious on the ground.

"...Submit to me."

He silently chanted from the corner of his mouth.

The next second, the hideous appearance of the distorted demon on the ground gradually became gentle, turning into a strong demon man.

"Thanks."

Although Nigel was witnessing the process of this forbidden curse being lifted for the second time, he still found it incredible.

And in addition to Miss Tata, Lanch could also apply the dispelling spell.

But Nigel didn't ask any more questions.

"I'm going back to report to the Senate first. Can I leave this human to you?"

Nigel pulled over another chain and handed it to Lanch. He had to send the healed high-level cursed person back to the Senate as soon as possible, and he didn't have much time to send this human to the hospital for treatment.

"Of course, no problem."

Lanch took the chain and was slightly surprised when he saw that figure.

If it wasn't for the clothes on her body being stained with blood, Lanch wouldn't have noticed that her hair color was originally red.

Looking at her clothes and face more carefully, he immediately remembered the opponent he had met at the Saint Silvervine Arena the night before, that violent red-haired teenager.

"Do you know her?"

Nigel noticed Lanch's eyes and asked.

"We've met once. Don't worry, I'll take care of her."

Lanch assured him.

"Then I'm leaving."

Nigel said goodbye.

"Okay, don't be alone."

Lanch reminded him.

He gestured for Nigel to keep each other in sight on the way back.

"Understood."

Nigel nodded. He understood what Lanch meant.

Although the road back to the 6th district was short, they should try to stay in each other's sight, otherwise it couldn't be ruled out that they might be sniped by the enemy during this process.

They immediately returned from the high building to Illusion Avenue to find Christina who was waiting, and began to return to Pariel, the flower capital.

...

At the same time.

On the other side of Bosen's Demon Realm, the night was deep, barely able to illuminate the dilapidated buildings and dense shadows on the roadside.

The streetlights were arranged sporadically, but most of them had been extinguished, leaving only a few that emitted a dim and flickering light.

Whenever the wind blew, the window leaves swayed gently, making a wailing sound.

He didn't know how long had passed.

A figure walked out from the corner of the darkness.

His figure was blurred in the dim streetlight, and his face was covered by the deep brim of his hat, revealing only his cold chin and the corners of his mouth.

His shadow was stretched out and twisted at his feet, as if it had its own life, wriggling as he moved.

These shadows danced in the unstable light, sometimes like tentacles extending towards him, and sometimes like black liquid spreading on the ground.

"Loki McCarthy..."

"What exactly are you..."

The voice floated from the