"However, although White Night Yaksha had already left, there was still someone above the palace sealing Absolute Evil who could threaten our plans."
Kalki frowned as he spoke of the threat a certain War God posed to his plans.
"Oh, you mean the guy who used Host Authority to defeat the Black Death Demon King."
Maxwell, who had some understanding of the top combatants in the present City of Blazing Flames, frowned as well. Anyone capable of instantly killing the Black Death Demon King, a top-tier existence among the Five-digit ranks, had to possess strength of at least the Four-digit level.
"Your Highness, even with your Star Creation Diagram, are you no match for him?"
Maxwell asked the young man before him. If he remembered correctly, Kalki possessed the power to shatter dozens of Four-digit Demon Kings with a single blow.
"That man is considered one of the strongest even among the Four-digit ranks. On my own, I may not necessarily be able to defeat him."
Knowing that a certain War God urgently needed the power known as the Third Perpetual Motion Engine, Kalki spoke with a frown.
"I hope you can come with me, seize the Star Sea Dragon King's horn, and hold him back with me. At the very least, we need to stall him until Ling frees Absolute Evil."
"Well, I suppose that can't be helped."
The Thermodynamic Demon, whose combat power was only at the bottom of the Four-digit ranks unless he revealed his true form, shrugged.
He certainly could not defeat other Four-digit beings, but if it was only a matter of entangling them, it was hardly difficult for Maxwell, who had no physical body and possessed something akin to immortality.
"Though I am not as valiant as Your Highness, I can still buy us