Outside the Tower of Eternity.
Outside Sorrowful Howling Cave.
At this moment.
A demon god was still lying in ambush within.
At this moment, the black robe around him had been completely thrown back, revealing his figure. If anyone examined him closely, they would discover that this demon god was Ousai, the Leopard Demon God ranked fifty-seventh among the Seventy-two Demon Gods.
His scarlet eyes slowly shifted as countless thoughts filled his mind.
From the tremors within Sorrowful Howling Cave, he could sense that something significant had happened inside. It might even have been the explosive battle of that knight from earlier.
They must have been fighting over resources.
That made sense. Humanity might have occupied a corner of the world, but there were no particularly valuable resources there. The truly valuable resources were all firmly in the hands of the demon race.
So, upon seeing the strange phenomenon in Sorrowful Howling Cave, they had rushed in, hadn't they?
They had probably intended to take the treasure and either use it directly or bring it back to claim a reward.
But... they could never have imagined that he was waiting here for them, intending to seize that treasure for himself!
"A knight reeking of that disgusting light aura. Just looking at him makes me sick."
"Perfect. I can deal with him directly."
"From what I saw earlier, he should be a Punishment Knight. If he were a Guardian Knight, he might actually have been able to escape."
As Ousai, the Leopard Demon God, spoke, restless excitement flashed in his eyes. It was the thrill that came just before things were accomplished.
There were quite a few knights capable of defeating him, especially among the Knight Temple's powerful Guardian Knights.
But Punishment Knights...
To put it bluntly, the Knight Temple's Punishment