"A Nightmare Demon..."
Surprise appeared on Brucantik's flaming face. It had not sensed Rayne's presence at all. As it carefully examined Rayne, who floated lightly in the air with his dark-red bat wings spread, the faint aura made it sense extreme danger, and its expression immediately turned solemn.
"First a Succubus Lord, and now you, a Nightmare Demon Lord!" the Balor said in a low voice. "Is the Queen of Joy planning a full-scale invasion of the Misty Mountains?"
The Queen of Joy was none other than the Succubus Queen, Mekhanvita. The vast majority of the world's Succubi and Nightmare Demons served her.
Thus, it assumed that the Nightmare Demon and Succubus before it were both servants of the Queen of Joy.
Rayne did not respond.
"Or perhaps you're her master?" the Balor guessed again. It thought this possibility extremely unlikely, not knowing that it was the truth.
Rayne replied, "You aren't qualified to know."
These were the exact words the Balor had said to Elotisia moments ago. Now Rayne returned them verbatim, making his contempt and mockery unmistakable. Brucantik immediately flew into a rage.
"A lowly Nightmare Demon dares act so arrogantly before the great and ancient Balor? Then I'll teach you a lesson on your master's behalf. Anyone who dares look down on a superior demon will pay with their life!" Brucantik's roar echoed across Luodong Hill.
"Vituka, go kill that Succubus."
"And you!"
The Balor pointed its Executioner's Sword at Rayne. "I'll personally send you back to the Queen of Joy's palace to be resurrected, but before that, you'll experience every kind of pain."
"As you command, my lord." The Satyr Demon Lord transformed into a streak of shadow and shot away, heading straight for Elotisia in the sky beyond the castle.
Rayne did not stop it.