At the highest point of Heavenly Sword Peak.
Heavenly Sword Venerable emerged from seclusion with a furrowed brow. "Still just a little short?"
"But this should be enough to deal with the Great Devil King."
The next second, a shadow dropped to its knees, prostrating itself on the ground.
"My lord."
The spy opened one blood-red eye and proudly reported all his recent achievements. Then he looked at Heavenly Sword Venerable with near-adoration. "My lord, these are the events of recent days. Your subordinate has handled everything quite perfectly. Even if Zero Zero One slips out of our control, I believe you have more than enough power to suppress the Devil King."
Me? Suppress the Devil King? Heavenly Sword Venerable's brow furrowed even deeper. She suddenly swung a palm, slamming the man in front of her into the ground so hard he was almost impossible to pry back out. "How many times have I told you not to underestimate the Great Devil King? Even if I can beat her, what if I... can't?"
"Would you really leave a hundred-percent-successful Plan One unused and instead gamble on Plan Two, with all its potential complications?"
"Plan One is clearly the safer option. Plan Two is only a backup I prepared. You'd better pray we never have to activate it."
Though she said this, boundless confidence still showed in Heavenly Sword Venerable's eyes. "You were right about one thing: I truly am invincible across the heavens. I believe I can suppress any demon."
Then her tone abruptly changed. "But what if things don't go according to plan?"
"When facing a Great Devil King from a fifth-level world, no amount of caution is excessive."
The spy, also known as Shadow, had taken a casual slap from Heavenly Sword Venerable. Now he had only spat