Ruling Out One Correct Answer First

Although there's a saying in Ren's birth country that "ignorance is no excuse," that didn't stop Azazel from being as amusing as a circus Joker in his eyes at that moment.

"Never mind, don't worry about me."

Ren waved his hand.

What he's more concerned about now is when the Khaos Brigade will launch their attack.

About ten minutes later.

While Ren was staring at the system map out of boredom, he suddenly noticed that several green markers representing friendly forces had appeared on the map in the old school building area.

Considering that the shut-in vampire was still living in the old school building, Ren guessed that it was most likely the witches led by Walpurgis.

As for why they were able to move silently inside despite the multiple layers of barriers, it's clear that an inside agent was behind it.

The next second.

A massive surge of magical power came crashing in like a tidal wave.

Chapter 130 First, eliminate one correct answer.

Chapter 130

Without Ren having to lift a finger, Lavinia had already created a defensive barrier around the two of them.

Even so, Ren could still feel an indescribable energy tide sweeping across the surface of the barrier.

The energy tide's coverage extends to the Kuoh Academy, which is enveloped by the barrier.

All the creatures swept by the tide were frozen in place, like a movie stilled on pause, maintaining their original movements.

At the same time, Ren also discovered that the high-ranking members of the three major forces— Michael, Azazel, and Sirzechs— also experienced different forces surging from their bodies to counteract the tide the instant it swept over them.

Therefore, besides them, the only people who are still free to move around at the scene are Ren and Lavinia.

Rias and Sona Sitri ceased their activities, but Sirzechs and Serafall cast some kind of magical spell on their respective relatives, allowing them to move again.

"What happened?"

Rias snapped out of her daze. As a high-ranking demon, she wasn't entirely ignorant; in the moments before time stopped, she sensed the control of external forces.

However, before anyone could answer her question, hundreds of teleportation arrays suddenly appeared in mid-air outside the new school building.

Immediately afterwards, a group of about a hundred mages, wearing hoods and black robes, appeared from the teleportation array and, without any hesitation or words, unleashed a torrent of compressed magic towards the new school building where everyone was.

Hundreds of beams of energy of different colors shot toward the building; if hit, the building would undoubtedly collapse instantly.

However, before they were hit, Michael and Sirzechs opened their palms, and crimson magic and golden holy light formed two defensive barriers.

The energy unleashed by the group of mages vanished without a trace, like a mud ox sinking into the sea.

"As expected, no matter the era, as long as there are forces that intend to conclude a peace treaty, there will be people who try to obstruct it."

"Those people must be magicians. Magic and so-called magic are the result of the legendary magician Merlin Ambrose reinterpreting and recreating the demonic magic system. Judging from the power of that volley of fire just now, they must be at least at the level of mid-level demons."

"However, these are not the most important things. The important thing is that it seems Lucifer's sister's retinue was kidnapped and the Sacred Gear's time-stop function was activated. The key point is that this school had been protected by a powerful barrier set up by our three major forces in advance, but these terrorists were able to teleport in so easily, which means that we present here have become traitors."

At this point, Azazel glanced at Ren, seemingly unintentionally.

Although he didn't really want to target Ren on purpose, Ren wasn't one of the three major powers, and he had a female companion who was also a mage.

Although Vali had received help from this woman, it doesn't mean that Lavinia was a good person.

For a high-level mage, analyzing a barrier and determining its internal spatial coordinates is not a difficult task.

Even those who were able to move around at the scene could discern the underlying meaning in Azazel's words.

"I believe Mr. Ren is not the traitor."

Surprisingly, Gabriel was the first to speak.

She looked at Ren, her eyes filled with tenderness and trust.

Ren was a collaborator of Sister Griselda, a member of her kinship, and after spending the last few years together, Gabriel also felt that Ren's thoughts were very simple.

Aside from his meticulous completion of tasks and his earnest lechery, he had no other bad habits.

And what Gabriel saw yesterday further confirmed this.

Despite the lack of evidence, Gabriel acted out of subconscious trust.

After listening, Ren thought to himself, "Great, let's eliminate one plausible answer first."

After all, he was a member of the Hero Faction, a member of the Khaos Brigade, and a partner of the Old Maou Faction.

Of course, although Ren has many identities, he didn't actually transmit the spatial coordinates.

"I also believe that Mr. Ren is not a traitor."

Rias also stepped forward to support Ren.

"If he intended to disrupt the meeting, there would have been no need to save Sona and me in the first place. After all, if we had died, the Underworld and the Fallen Angels would definitely have gone to war."

"That's certainly the reason; Mr. Ren couldn't possibly be the mole."

Sona Sitri said, adjusting his glasses.

Ren was deeply moved to see so many people stand up for him.

However, when he first contacted Katerea, he was actually hoping to get a rewarding quest.

If the original mission hadn't been to help Katerea become the Satan Leviathan, but instead to help the Old Maou Faction disrupt the meeting proceedings, and then offer a generous reward, he might have readily accepted it.

The result was a task completely unrelated to the main storyline.

Ren was somewhat annoyed that his initial mission had been this one.

If the mission really did require him to be an informant, he'd really like to see the expressions on Rias's and the others' faces when they discovered he was the mastermind.

Azazel understood this as well. After all, if Ren really wanted to cause trouble, he could have simply joined forces with Kokabiel to kill the two demon kings' sisters. Besides, where would such an obvious spy be found? With this brat's cunning ideas, even if there was a conspiracy, it couldn't be this simple.

At the same time.

Rias was furious when she realized that the group of mages had used her familiars; her emerald eyes were so volatile they seemed to be spitting fire.

"They used Gasper, whom I housed in the old school building, as a weapon of terrorists! Where did they get information about my servant? And to try and sabotage this important meeting is an utter disgrace!"

The girl was enveloped in deep red flames, clearly enraged.

While Rias's anger was understandable, it almost made Ren lose his composure.

After all, having such a ticking time bomb at the meeting of the three major powers, without being removed beforehand, only shows that it's not the formidable opponent you should fear, but the incompetent teammate.

This also shows that the members of the Khaos Brigade and the Old Maou Faction are straightforward.

It's not feasible to make a move when all three factions' leaders are gathered together. If it were him, he would definitely steal Gasper beforehand, brainwash him, and then use his time-stopping Sacred Gear. The margin for error would be much higher than kidnapping him on the spot.

Thinking about this, Ren felt that it would be a waste of his talent not to become a villain.

Just then...

Two magic circles appeared simultaneously on the floor of the conference room.

One of Ren didn't recognize, while the other had the exact same design as the badge Katerea had given him.

Immediately afterwards, two elegantly dressed figures emerged from the teleportation array.

One was a man Creuserey Kruse, and the other was a mature, brown-skinned woman dressed in a luxurious gown, exuding elegance and sophistication.

The main character has finally arrived.

Whether it will succeed next depends on Katerea's acting skills.

Chapter 131 We Unite

Chapter 131

"Creuserey, Katerea, what's going on?"

Sirzechs and Serafall quite surprised.

"Heh, now that things have come to this, stop pretending to ask. You thieves who stole the Demon King's position, we've obtained the power of Ophis! Today, you will all perish along with this town!"

Enemies meeting are bound to be furious, and Creuserey's hatred for the current Demon King's government is nothing new.

He even dreamed of returning to the capital, Lilith, and sitting on the throne of Asmodeus, the Demon King.

He racked his brains for this, and it wasn't until the appearance of the Ophis that he saw a glimmer of hope.

"Ophis?"

Those who were unaware of the situation perked up upon hearing the name.

The name of the Infinite Dragon God is known to all. If Ophis is an ally of the Old Maou Faction, perhaps today these three major forces are truly in grave danger.

Seeing the reactions of Sirzechs and the others, Creuserey revealed a disdainful expression. "Hmph, don't get me wrong, we are not Ophis's subordinates. She is merely a symbol of power and identity. We only want to borrow her power to destroy the existing world and then rebuild it."

"We will take control of this new world!"

"Katerea, let's finish this quickly! Shalba's army in the Underworld is fully assembled, and he will immediately launch an attack on the capital, Lilith, once we succeed!"

At this point, Creuserey quickly pulled a glass bottle from his pocket, then tilted his head back and swallowed the twisted, black snake-like object preserved inside.

The next second, a surge of magical power, like a tsunami, shook the atmosphere, and dense energy fluctuations swept across the entire Kuoh Academy.

Azazel had initially been wearing a playful expression.

I find it absurd that you two, mere minions at the lowest level of demons, dare to trespass here.

But at this moment, the magical power that Creuserey unleashed caused Azazel's expression to change slightly.

This overflowing power fluctuation is already above my own, isn't it?

"Creuserey, is this the power Ophis gave you that you just swallowed?"

Azazel realized what was happening.

"Katerea, hurry up and bury these damned bastards here!"

Creuserey ignored Azazel's question and said with a fierce expression.

At this moment, Serafall looked at Katerea with an expression full of sadness and confusion.

She and Katerea were from the same generation of young people.

They had several exchanges before the start of the civil war.

"Katerea, why did you do this? I... I thought we were friends..."

Upon hearing this, Katerea, who was about to make a move, instantly glared at Serafall with a resentful look.

Even at this point, this woman still has the nerve to say they're friends.

If they were friends, they shouldn't have so coldly banished her to a corner of the Underworld.

Overcome with emotion, she glared fiercely at Serafall, whose eyes were brimming with tears. "Serafall, you stole my position as the Satan Leviathan, and you still have the nerve to say such things! I am the rightful heir to the Leviathan bloodline!"

"Katerea, I... I..."

Serafall was speechless after being rebuked.

After all, what Katerea said was true.

Even in the Underworld today, some demons secretly feel that they are not orthodox.

This is quite normal for demons who value bloodline inheritance.

"Serafall, but don't worry, I'll take back the throne of Leviathan sooner or later. You just stay obedient and continue being your naive little girl!"

At this point, a surge of intense magical power erupted from Katerea's entire body in a fit of rage.

"Okay, Katerea, let's join forces..."

Boom--!

Before Creuserey could finish speaking, a strong sense of crisis suddenly arose in his heart.

He instinctively used magic to protect himself, but even so, the powerful shockwave still forced him back several steps.

Various items in the meeting room were scattered wildly by the surging magical storm.

"Damn Sirzechs, he actually launched a sneak attack..."

Creuserey gritted his teeth, his hatred deepening.