Riser Phoenix stared intently at Chen Fan from the air. The earlier bravado was clearly gone. Chen Fan's danger level had far exceeded his expectations. This human might truly possess strength on the level of a Demon King. If he had not belonged to the Phoenix family, but had instead been a high-ranking Demon from another family, he might have already been killed by this human.
"Still not planning to surrender? Are you still fantasizing about breaking through my defense? I already told you, your flames would need to become ten thousand times stronger for that to even be possible. And that's only possible, not guaranteed. Even I don't fully understand my current strength."
"Hmph! I underestimated you, human. I admit that you are very strong. Bringing you into this was my mistake. I don't know when I'll be able to break through your defense, but you can't do anything to me either. This is a Rating Game, and you're only an outside helper. The King decides the outcome of the game, and your King is Rias. So as long as Rias is eliminated, you lose as well!" Riser Phoenix said as he hovered in midair.
Upon hearing Riser Phoenix's words, Koneko Toujou and Yuuto Kiba both stepped in front of Rias, preparing to deal with his attack. Rias had clearly already considered this possibility.
Chen Fan merely raised an eyebrow as he looked at Riser Phoenix. "You don't seriously think I can't do anything to you, do you?"
Complete Defeat
(Complete Defeat)
As Chen Fan spoke, two whirlwinds appeared beneath his feet and carried him into the air. When Riser Phoenix heard his words, an inexplicable sense of fear rose within him.
Only a handful of people had ever made him feel fear, yet the pressure he sensed from