Cao Cao's Challenge

After saying that, it flew out of the window.

After leaping out of the room and into the outdoors, Rias and the others were astonished to find that there was not a single passerby on the street.

Although Kuoh Town isn't a big city, it does have a nightlife.

The hotel is located in a bustling area, and although the surroundings are relatively quiet, it's impossible for it to be completely deserted.

Moreover, they didn't book the entire place tonight; there were other guests in the hotel, and taxis were often parked on the street looking for passengers.

But now, everything is gone.

"So that feeling just now was teleportation? It seems we were the only ones teleported to another space, and the technology used to create this space is almost identical to the technology used by us demons to create game-like spatial realms."

"So, the guest Ren mentioned... could he be a member of the Hero Faction?"

The girl looked around.

A hazy white mist hung over the streets and sky in the distance.

However, according to the weather forecast, the weather in Kuoh Town this period, and the probability of smog is less than 0.1%.

Based on the information provided by Suzaku Himejima, the identity of the uninvited guest is now quite obvious.

Ren was just ahead, and they quickly caught up with him.

Rias and the others remained silent, simply watching the unfamiliar figures against the backdrop of the thick fog.

The leader was dressed in Hanfu and carried an exaggeratedly designed spear on his shoulder.

All the demon familiars, including Rias, felt a stinging sensation on their skin, along with a strong chill and palpitations, the moment they saw the gun.

"We meet again, Ren, and Lucifer's sister."

Cao Cao, dressed in Hanfu, greeted everyone with a smile, seemingly unaffected by his previous defeat.

"Who are you?!"

The fact that the other party used this method to force both parties to meet shows that they have ill intentions.

Rias didn't give her a friendly look at all.

After all, tonight is a celebration banquet for her subordinates who passed the intermediate demon test!

"I am Cao Cao, a descendant of the famous Cao Cao from the Records of the Three Kingdoms. It's a pleasure to meet you, sister of Lucifer the Demon King."

After saying this, Cao Cao no longer looked at Rias.

Although the Red-Haired Clan's Power of Destruction is quite powerful, his target today is not Rias.

"How are Jeanne and Le Fay?"

I asked Ren asked.

"Please rest assured, they are both safe for now; they are just temporarily confined to another space."

Cao Cao answered patiently.

After saying that, he laughed.

"Since we last parted, I've kept you in my heart. Now that we've met again, you seem to have changed a bit."

Cao Cao didn't have Ophis's keen perception, but his male intuition made him subconsciously feel that Ren was subtly different from their previous encounter in Tokyo.

"Don't be so ambiguous, I have no interest in men."

Ren looked somewhat helpless.

Why does he feel like many of the men he's encountered since time-traveling are paying extra attention to him?

One Vali, two are Kiba Yuuto and Gasper, one is Wattra from Strike the Blood, and now Cao Cao has appeared.

He didn't want to be surrounded by a bunch of men in the future.

Cao Cao wasn't annoyed by Ren's criticism, after all, he had already thoroughly experienced Ren's abilities last time, knowing that while Ren was sharp-tongued, his strength was also terrifying.

Facing Hero Faction, including himself, the opponent single-handedly defeated them all.

Although he didn't use his full strength in the last battle, the result was still terrible enough.

Cao Cao grinned, about to speak, when Xenovia, standing behind Ren, raised Durandal.

The exaggeratedly shaped holy sword was enveloped in a powerful golden aura, which originated from the light power within the girl's body. The pure power belonging to the angels also maximized the power of the holy sword Durandal. The aura wrapped around the sword condensed to the point of almost becoming a substance, making it look as if she was wielding a golden sword that was nearly forty meters long, seemingly about to break through the sky. The visual effect was terrifying.

"Take this, terrorists!"

Xenovia shouted and swung the holy sword down.

Boom!

In the next second, the hotel where everyone was located was instantly blasted to pieces, and the aftershocks were still unstoppable, completely engulfing buildings and roads further away, and even the fog at the edge was violently shaken.

The earth was split in two, and the shockwave caused people to sway, making it difficult for some to even stand.

When the smoke cleared, the massive hotel building, along with everything else in front of it, vanished completely.

After doing all this, Xenovia slumped weakly to the ground, with Durandal tossed at her feet. She wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and tried to stand up, but it was difficult.

"Hey! Xenovia, at least wait for them to finish speaking before you hit them!"

After realizing what was happening, Irina Shidou shouted.

"That won't do. Since the other side is terrorists, we naturally have to go all out from the start. We didn't dare to fully unleash our power in the real world before, but now we don't have to worry about that so much. It's just a pity that we still couldn't take them down."

The words had barely left his mouth.

Suddenly, the distant ruins trembled, and one of the collapsed sections exploded with a deafening roar. All the members of the Hero Faction were enveloped in a pale purple, semi-transparent membrane. The mage in the group Georg, held up his staff, clearly indicating that he had just protected everyone.

Cao Cao smiled with delight.

"You must be reincarnated angels from Heaven. It's such a pity that you abandoned your human bloodline to become angels. Speaking of which, this era is quite peculiar. Demons and angels, who were originally mortal enemies, are now able to stand on the same side. I really don't know if the world has changed, or if it's been influenced by you, Ren."

"However, for us Hero Faction, this is both the worst of times and the best of times. If we can defeat you here, those gods and Buddhas will finally take our existence seriously."

"In the end, doesn't it all still come down to fighting?"

Ren chuckled softly as he spoke.

"It seems the lesson I taught you last time wasn't enough."

As he spoke, he took out the Holy Sword Excalibur, which had been unsealed in several places.

Holding the sword in his right hand, he gently stroked the surface of the blade with his left, producing a pleasant tremor. Then, he casually twirled the sword a few times in front of him.

"It was indeed my mistake last time, but I still have some trump cards to play. If I were to give up without fighting with all my might, I wouldn't deserve to be the owner of this gun."

Seeing Ren his sword, Cao Cao gradually abandoned his casual attitude.

Although he did have some trump cards he hadn't used, his previous failure was a fact, and he had to take Ren seriously.

Chapter 390 Cao Cao's Challenge

However, Rias was annoyed by being ignored.

Kuoh Town is her territory, and she has lived there for several years.

However, since the beginning of this year, enemies from various factions have been constantly coming to her territory to cause trouble.

It started with Raynare's group of Fallen Angels, followed by the high-ranking officials of the Fallen Angels camp, then the Khaos Brigade that appeared at the three-way talks, then Loki, the evil god from Norse Mythology, and now a Hero Faction has emerged.

Rias had absolutely no idea what was so special about Kuoh Town, such a remote little town, that it attracted so many demons and monsters.

Of course, the point isn't that, but rather that none of the enemies who came to her territory, including Raynare and her group, took her seriously.

How could she possibly tolerate this?!

Moreover, Rias's confidence has soared during this period of training.

If you can't defeat those evil gods and Fallen Angels, surely you, a Hero Faction, can't be beaten?

"Cao Cao, do you think Kuoh Town is your territory?! If you want to cause trouble here, you'll have to get past me first!"

Rias was surrounded by crimson magical energy.

The powerful Power of Destruction emanated a heavy aura, slightly dispelling the pressure from the Holy Lance.

After Ren's special training, Rias has gained a deeper understanding of Power of Destruction. Although she is still exploring the techniques, its power is not to be underestimated. It would not be an exaggeration to say that she has officially stepped into the ranks of high-level demons.

If she were to compete against Riser from the Phenex family again, she could defeat him even more easily.

"The Power of Destruction of the Demon King Bael family? Bael family's Power of Destruction was already unique, but it seems your red-haired family has taken it to a whole new level."

Cao Cao nodded slightly.

Although Rias is a high-ranking demon, she is not very strong. Many of her crew members could defeat her, but her Power of Destruction is indeed something to be wary of, and even if he gets hit by it, he will suffer greatly.

That's one of the downsides of the human body.

Compared to other races, their physical bodies are far too weak. Even among humans who specialize in physical arts, they are no match for demons or Fallen Angels.

"However, you are not worthy to be my opponent."

After saying that, without waiting for Rias's response, the surrounding fog surged like boiling water.

Accompanied by some strange and eerie roar, a group of monsters, each about four or five meters tall, emerged one after another from the thick fog.

One, two, three... ten, a hundred...

In just a few seconds, hundreds of deformed and twisted monsters emerged from the mist.

The low, hoarse roars continued incessantly, as if the entire alternate dimension was surrounded by these monsters.

Upon realizing the sheer number of monsters, Rias, Akeno Himejima, and the others turned pale.

There are just too many monsters.

Although they seemed to be only at the level of mid-to-lower rank demons, their quantity made up for their lack of quality.

Moreover, some of the uniquely designed creatures gave Rias and her companions an extremely dangerous feeling, suggesting they might even be at the level of high-ranking demons.

The monster's face was deathly pale and tearful, unchanging, like a sorrowful mask frozen in time. Its forehead glowed like solidified magma, continuously emitting a dark red light. A pulsating orange-yellow gem crystal was embedded in its left chest. Its entire body was covered in a dark brown cloak with crisscrossing band-like patterns. Its muscles bulged high, and all the key parts of its body were covered with hard exoskeleton armor.

The other one, compared to the previous humanoid form, although still standing on two legs, was completely different from the humanoid form.

Its hideous body, a jagged blend of black and yellow, was covered in sharp, uneven lines. A sharp horn protruded from the top of its head, and its face gleamed with an eerie, cold light. The lack of superfluous features only made it appear more ferocious and violent. Its long, muscular limbs were full of explosive muscle contours, and its sharp claws were terrifying. It looked like a combination of dinosaur and insect, exuding the ferocity and intimidation of a top-tier beast.

When they looked at the last, slightly larger monster, they were so shocked that they were speechless.

This was a ferocious beast that had completely lost its human form. It looked like a monster curled up in the rocks. Its black carapace, covered with grooves and black holes, resembled countless eyes. Its head, located directly in front, was completely upside down. Its huge mouth split open to its lower jaw, with white fangs growing in a jagged pattern. Below, two scarlet eyes emitted a cold, ferocious light.

Beneath the carapace, dozens of thick tentacles writhe wildly, dripping slime, accompanied by the opening and closing of two enormous pincers that serve as arms, producing a teeth-grinding sound.

It has no aesthetic appeal whatsoever; all that remains is pure ferocity.

The three monsters possessed an extremely powerful aura, and the girls instantly felt a chill run down their spines when they were targeted by them.

However, Ren didn't think anything of it; on the contrary, he felt that the face looked somewhat familiar.

Upon closer reflection, he realized that these monsters were none other than the Kirieloids, the space dinosaur Zetton, and Gatanothor from Ultraman Tiga.

Besides these, among the monsters with slightly weaker auras, there was also the classic figure of the Lightning Man.

Oh, he remembered.

Ren remembered that when he infiltrated the Hero Faction, he taught Leonardo, the holder of the Longinus "Annihilation Maker," some methods for creating monsters, and handed over all the classic monster images from these tokusatsu films.

This led Leonardo to regard him as his teacher and almost kneel down to formally become his disciple.

However, the more respect Leonardo had for him before, the more resentment he now harbors.

No wonder Ren had been sensing a subtle, resentful gaze; it was from that little boy.

He'd be a little happy if it were a little girl.

Little boys are out of the question.

What I didn't expect was that so many monsters could be created in such a short time.

If it weren't for a lack of skill, they might actually be able to recreate those giant monsters from tokusatsu shows.

"Your opponents are them, Leonardo. They're yours to handle. Also, find Ophis as soon as possible."

Although Cao Cao spoke very softly, Ren still heard him.

Now he understood why the Hero Faction had come all the way to Kuoh Town to find him.

It wasn't just to avenge the previous arrow wound, but for the sake of the Ophis.

The words had barely left his mouth.