The Lord of the Flies / Another Fierce Battle

He quickly took off and flew towards his target location.

Ren arrived at the scene very quickly.

He then encountered Shalba and Katerea, who was fighting him.

At this moment, Katerea was also dressed in military attire, her brown skin seemingly blending into the night under the black mist spewed by Gatanothor.

However, she was covered in injuries, and in addition, her territory was also attacked by a large group of magical beasts.

However, compared to the major cities of the Underworld, there were no large magical beasts to be seen here.

Furthermore, because the territory established by Katerea was located on the edge of the current Demon King's territory, it suffered considerable damage even without attacks from large magical beasts.

Not only that, but Katerea, as the lord, is being brutally beaten by the Shalba.

Although both are descendants of the old Demon King, Shalba was resurrected, her body was trained in the Netherworld, and she even developed a short-acting enhancement potion based on the snakes of Ophis. In terms of strength alone, she is naturally superior to Katerea.

Moreover, because of Katerea's betrayal, Shalba's hatred for Katerea was no less than his hatred for Ren, and every move he made was a deadly strike.

Katerea was also exhausted.

After all, in addition to blocking the Shalba's offensive, she also had to keep an eye on her own people who were being attacked by monsters within her territory.

Since she founded the nation in the name of a legitimate descendant of Leviathan, the former government territories and some Old Maou Faction who had secluded themselves in the mountains have moved here.

Ren had once taught her that population is one of the foundations for a nation's strength.

Therefore, Katerea naturally took it very seriously.

If she doesn't intervene, hundreds of ordinary demons will lose their lives within minutes.

Shalba also seized on what she cared about, instinctively attacking civilians, and then taking advantage of her rescue attempt to launch a sneak attack.

Just as Shalba was about to severely injure Katerea once again, Ren took out a demon-slaying rocket launcher from the Strike the Blood world from his storage space and threw more than a dozen of them. Because they did not carry any ordinary power aura, Shalba was completely unprepared and was hit directly by more than a dozen shells.

Katerea escaped unharmed, just in time to encounter Ren who was nearby.

How did you end up here?

"If I hadn't come, you would have been killed. But that shouldn't be the case; you were beaten up so badly."

Katerea replied with a heavy heart, "The Shalba are too despicable."

If she weren't a civilian and were simply defending herself, she wouldn't have ended up in such a predicament.

Katerea continued, "Shalba is the mastermind behind this invasion of the Underworld monsters. Although I don't know exactly how, the creation of the Longinus Annihilation Maker should be in his hands."

"And he lied to me at first; he successfully ambushed me."

How did you get scammed?

I asked Ren asked.

At the same time, he threw a Senzu Bean at Katerea from his storage space.

"Eating it will restore your health."

Katerea had no suspicions. After eating the Senzu Bean, all the magic power and injuries she had lost were instantly restored, and she was in even better condition than usual.

What kind of divine object is this?

The Phoenix Tears of the Underworld can heal any injury, but it cannot restore strength. However, this little bean has both effects. It's amazing!

Katerea continued, "The Shalba initially approached me saying he had reformed and wanted to reconcile with me and the Reformist Government, but I never expected him to lie to me and launch a sneak attack when I wasn't looking."

Upon hearing this, Ren was speechless.

I didn't expect this woman to be so sentimental.

However, this is probably because Katerea herself felt guilty, and coupled with Shalba's explosive acting skills, she fell for his trick.

However, these past few centuries have been a waste of time.

You four are the legitimate descendants of the old Demon Kings, how come you still can't figure out each other's personalities?

Upon closer examination, all four of their descendants are indeed talented individuals.

Of course, if we were to say who among the four is most likely to succeed, it would probably be Shalba.

Ruthless and unscrupulous, willing to do anything to achieve his goals, even if resurrected by Hades, he would likely harbor ulterior motives.

Chapter 419 The King of Flies

If Katerea hadn't been persuaded by him to turn back from her wrong path, she probably would have already gone to the underworld and sat at the same table as Kokabiel.

"Go and do other things first."

Ren had no interest in reminiscing with that brainless woman, and Katerea was also sensible enough not to make any rash statements about seeking revenge.

She gave only one instruction before going to save her people.

As Ren looked towards the ruins, he saw Shalba crawling out of the pit.

He wasn't seriously injured, except his clothes were torn.

Although the ammunition used earlier was high-grade stuff used to deal with high-level demons in the Strike the Blood world, it would still be too difficult to kill a quasi-demon king with those things.

Ren looked at Shalba and couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Little brother, haven't seen you in a while, what happened to your afro?"

Although Shalba was not injured, her originally flowing long hair had been blown into a mess, giving it a hint of an afro.

If you threw him into Lilith now, probably no one would recognize who Shalba was.

"It's you again, you damned mortal!"

Upon seeing Ren, Shalba's anger was instantly ignited.

Their alliance with the Orthodox Maou Faction was destroyed by this guy, and he himself was crushed to death by him during the Khaos Brigade.

Although he was later resurrected by the god of the Netherworld, he hated Ren every single day after his resurrection.

Of course, hatred is hatred.

For the Shalba, their greatest wish remains the Underworld as it is today.

Before he was killed, he only wanted to kill the Reformist Government, take over the other demons, destroy the other two major powers, and finally declare war on the other pantheons until he could rule the entire world.

However, after his resurrection, Shalba was consumed by thoughts of revenge and anti-world sentiment.

With the idea that if he couldn't have it, he would destroy it completely, he infiltrated the Underworld and overclocked the "Annihilation Maker" ability.

As for Ren...

He plans to destroy the Underworld and then return to the human world to completely erase Kuoh Town from the map.

But to my surprise, Ren actually came to me of his own accord.

Shalba stared intently at Ren's every move, wishing he could devour him alive immediately.

Ren completely ignored Shalba's gaze and said, "The Annihilation Maker is with you? But I remember it should be Leonardo's Longinus. How did you use it?"

"With your abilities and imagination, it's impossible for you to summon these magical beasts."

Upon hearing this, Shalba sneered, "Damn mortal! I am the great Beelzebub! Humans like you cannot possibly comprehend Beelzebub's greatness and extraordinary nature! Mere Longinus can be used by me with a mere thought!"

"Stop bragging. If you were Beelzebub now, I might not have been able to do anything to you before. But how dare someone I kicked to death talk to me like that?"

Ren shrugged helplessly.

"Mortal!"

The Shalba instantly flew into a rage, raising his left hand abruptly.

His cloak billowed, magic swelled in the atmosphere, and then Ren saw a swarm of flies, each the size of a sparrow, rushing towards him.

They were so numerous that they blotted out the sky.

The buzzing of flies vibrates your eardrums, and their mouthparts, used to suck up nutrients, can easily crush rocks.

And each one was imbued with immense magical energy.

"Hahaha! This is Beelzebub's true power. I've been training during this time, and although I've been weakened considerably without Ophis's serpent, I'm still far stronger than I was before!"

The Shalba's expression, consumed by ecstasy, was even more distorted than before.

Katerea glanced over but didn't say anything, though she felt the Shalba seemed to have gone mad.

Shalba was originally supposed to be the calmest of the three.

However... after being killed and resurrected, and then mocked by Ren, it's not surprising that he's not quite right in the head.

"Yeah?"

It's unclear whether Shalba heard Ren's murmurs.

But even if I heard it, it wouldn't matter.

Accompanied by the Clock Up sound effect, which was filled with the buzzing of flies, the scenery in Ren's vision began to slow down until it came to a standstill.

The world in his eyes was as if it had been slowed down dozens of times; everything from the flies in the sky to the distorted smiles on the Shalba' faces became slow, frozen images.

The fact that the fly's wings, which vibrate as it flies, continue to slowly and steadily move up and down indicates that time has not stopped.

The reason for all of this is simply that Ren accelerated.

Meanwhile, Ren lowered his body slightly in what seemed like a frozen spacetime, his hands outstretched to the left and right, his right foot drawing a semi-circle on the ground.

A faint outline of a beetle appeared on the ground beneath him, but it quickly disappeared, flowing into Ren' body like water.

Finally Ren leaped into the air, twisting his body at the highest point, and his kick, carrying a devastating impact, crashed down, striking Shalba in the chest.

Then, amidst the mechanical sound effects of "Over, "Ren and Shalba's figures passed each other.

The latter had only just finished boasting when he felt a sharp pain in his chest. His vision and the scenery flew backward at lightning speed, carving a trench hundreds of meters long in the ground, before crashing into a mountain peak and causing it to tremble violently.

Amidst the ruins, the Shalba lay sprawled on the ground, only able to crawl, his face contorted with despair and pain.

"How is this possible! I've become stronger! I'm the true Demon King! I even went so far as to seek help from humans and Hades, enduring humiliation and shame, all for the sake of revenge! I even had to conduct experiments on Hades and those Hero Faction that disgust me! Why do you, a human, have to stand in my way! As a human, you should just live your life as a Demon King's livestock, why do you have to oppose someone like me who should be superior! I can't understand! I can't understand..."

The Shalba dug his hands into the soil, his appearance one of utter despair, like a madman whose heart had been shattered.

"Ophis! Ophis! Where are you! Quickly, give me that snake again! Only then can I regain power surpassing that of the previous Demon King! I need that snake to kill this human!"

A crack appeared in the wound on his chest, and a dim light peeked out from within it.

The cracks grew larger and larger, and the light became brighter and brighter, until finally, the entire body exploded completely, engulfed in thick smoke and flames.

After Shalba died, the flies he summoned disappeared, and the old demon kings who had followed him and were loyal to him either fled, died, or were captured, seeing that all was lost.

The war that had been on the verge of national annihilation was resolved in less than half a minute after Ren joined the fray.

Ren was a familiar face here; many demons originally thought he was a gigolo who had climbed up to their demon lord's sleeve.

But now it seems that their leader is the one who's shamelessly dating a younger woman.

Chapter 420 Another Fierce Battle

At the same time, after eliminating the mastermind behind the Shalba incident, Ren also heard a system notification.

[Task completed.]

[Rewards: Grayfia's Affection +30, Fate Coin *10]

[Item: Fate Coin - Upon use, two effects will occur randomly: 50% chance of incurring divine punishment, forcibly reducing current health by 50%; 50% chance of incurring a blessing, restoring 50% of current health.]

"Holy crap, what a rip-off!"

When Ren saw the word "fate" appear, he thought he had gotten some Tendou this time.

However, after reading the system description, he immediately looked disgusted.

Isn't this the same old thing from the early days of DNF (Dungeon Fighter Online) where you had to gamble on luck with these quest rewards because you didn't have enough money to buy potions while farming?

Although there's a 50% chance of recovering health, which isn't low, the chance of being cleaved in two by this thing and then kicked to death by a mob is also not low.

Ren himself would definitely not use this thing.

After all, he has plenty of ways to heal and survive now. Not to mention Senzu Bean, just the Bio-Brand Hand Sanitizer alone could instantly kill this piece of junk.

At worst, he could acquire the Phoenix Tears from the Underworld, not to mention he also had Asia, his nanny.

"As expected, defeating Shalba didn't yield any useful rewards, but increasing Iron Lady Grayfia's favorability is still worthwhile."

Grayfia is different from Rias and the others.

He always has a cold expression and rarely smiles.

Furthermore, since she is currently single, and Ren doesn't understand what happened in the past, and she usually only operates in the Underworld, she would never appear in the human world unless necessary, making it quite difficult to increase her favorability.