The Devil Does Not Need to Be Defeated

Chapter 571: Yeah, I’m Offended

Time rewound to yesterday.

That day, the Imperial Capital was also filled with rumors and gossip.

This was the current state of the Imperial Capital, an atmosphere that wouldn’t change in just a day or two.

People didn’t dare to openly discuss those unconfirmed rumors, only whispering among themselves, but it still brought a heavy and oppressive atmosphere to the Imperial Capital.

Under such circumstances, even the guards of the Imperial Capital seemed somewhat distracted. Whether it was the gatekeepers or the patrolling soldiers on the city walls, they all seemed sluggish.

Thanks to this, no one noticed that a black dragon appeared above the Imperial Capital today.

It shuttled back and forth among the clouds, looking like a giant black shadow.

It overlooked everything from high above, its gaze towards the Imperial Capital below appearing somewhat ferocious.

If it were an unowned monster, it might have swooped down and attacked the Imperial Capital of the Ragna Empire.

Even if the opponent was the number one military power in the human world, and the Imperial Capital was protected by high-level barriers, in the face of dragon breath that could ignore all defenses, it would still be very easy for the black dragon to charge into the Imperial Capital.

Of course, getting in was easy, getting out would be difficult.

“You violent dragon, you really want to charge into the Imperial Capital and cause havoc?”

An exasperated voice suddenly rang out from the dragon’s back.

The black dragon was naturally Yulin.

And the person speaking on Yulin’s back, besides Shien Buztout, who else could it be?

Shien stood on Yulin’s back, holding Lilith with one hand and Lasha with the other, looking down at the Imperial Capital below.

After several days, Shien finally arrived at the capital of the Ragna Empire, riding Yulin with Lilith and Lasha.

Seeing Yulin eager to charge down, Shien scolded with a smile,

“Don’t think that just because you’ve reached Limit Level, you’re invincible. Let me tell you, before you transform and gain your Unique Skill, even Legendary-level beings with powerful Unique Skills could easily defeat you, let alone facing the Imperial Knight Order of the Empire. If you don’t want to be skinned and boned, it’s best to behave yourself.”

Shien’s words were met with Yulin’s dissatisfaction.

The black dragon roared a few times, seemingly complaining and aggrieved.

There was no helping it.

Thanks to Shien’s tireless efforts in providing magic power, after leaving the Elven Homeland and returning to the Royal Capital, Yulin finally took a crucial step.

This black dragon, level ninety-nine, almost invincible among monsters, the king of monsters, had successfully reached level one hundred a few days ago.

In other words, Yulin was now a true Limit Level being, reaching the limit of life, the theoretically highest level attainable.

This made the black dragon extremely excited. Back in the Royal Capital, she couldn’t help but let out earth-shattering roars and spewed magnificent dragon breath into the sky, causing a huge commotion.

Because of this, Shien decided to set off immediately. After giving gifts to Vivian and the others, explaining Melika’s situation, and spending a passionate night with Lucy, he took this troublemaking dragon and left the Royal Capital, heading towards the Empire.

As agreed, only Lilith and Lasha accompanied him.

However, because of reaching Limit Level, Yulin had been very excited these past few days, eager to find a strong opponent to fight, looking like a violent criminal about to wreak havoc.

Now, they had finally arrived at the Imperial Capital, and Shien had poured cold water on her excitement. It was no wonder Yulin felt resentful and aggrieved.

But Shien was right.

Even if Yulin had reached Limit Level, without a Unique Skill, she might still lose miserably against someone with a powerful Unique Skill.

Not to mention anything else, just take the Empire’s strongest knight, Rockto, for example. His strength was at least at the top tier of Legendary Level. Even if he wasn’t as strong as Aldia, he wouldn’t be too far behind.

Shien remembered that Rockto’s level was as high as ninety-seven. Before Shien obtained [Fate and Logic], Rockto’s strength was enough to pose a threat.

Against this old knight, Yulin might even capsize in a ditch, let alone charging into the Imperial Capital and facing the Empire’s army.

Lasha looked down at the Imperial Capital below and said softly,

“Unlike the Royal Capital, which focuses on developing magic and commerce, the Imperial Capital is a city of steel that emphasizes military strength. The number of warriors overwhelmingly surpasses that of magicians. It’s a very martial city.”

Shien already knew this.

Even from up here, he could see a metropolis shimmering with the color of steel, looking like a military fortress, somewhat similar to Cosmos.

The difference was that the Imperial Capital not only covered a much larger area than Cosmos, but it also exuded a powerful aura.

“I remember that in the Empire, the most famous knight order isn’t the Royal Knights, the royal family’s exclusive knight order like in the Kingdom, but the Imperial Knight Order with hundreds of thousands of soldiers, right?”

Shien vaguely remembered some information he had learned about the Empire.

“Yes.” Lasha nodded, her expression unchanged, “The Imperial Knight Order and the Kingdom Knight Order are similar in nature, but the Imperial Knight Order has far more soldiers.”

“Before being severely damaged by Mr. Shien, the Kingdom Knight Order had less than one hundred thousand soldiers.”

“The Imperial Knight Order is different. Not only does it have hundreds of thousands of knights, but every knight is a heavily armored knight with a warhorse. The combat power of a single knight might be several times, or even more, than that of a knight in the Kingdom Knight Order.”

Therefore, the Imperial Knight Order was far superior to the Kingdom Knight Order in both quality and quantity.

“As expected of the number one military nation. If it weren’t for the Kingdom’s Royal Knights and Wyvern Corps, it might be truly difficult to contend with them.”

Shien curled his lip.

Shien had heard Lucy mention the Empire’s military policy several times.

So, he knew that in order to develop its military, the Empire not only monopolized military power, but also encouraged nobles to train their own private troops, constantly enhancing the martial atmosphere and making the Empire’s military even stronger.

Driven by this atmosphere, the strength of the Imperial Knight Order naturally continued to expand and improve.

However, in contrast, the knight order directly under the Imperial Family wasn’t as strong as the Royal Knights of the Kingdom.

“I remember that although only high-level knights above level seventy could join the Empire’s Royal Knights, there are no members above level eighty. They are more like the Imperial Family’s personally trained private troops, not like the Kingdom’s Royal Knights, which even have Legendary-level experts, right?”

Shien sought confirmation from Lasha, who seemed to be exceptionally well-informed.

Lasha gave him the correct answer.

“Yes.” Lasha said, “Here, the Imperial Knight Order has a high status and great power, unlike the Kingdom Knight Order, which was firmly controlled by the former Galuori family. Only the Empire itself has the command authority. With the support and expansion of the Imperial Family and the Empire, not only those at levels seventy and eighty, but even Legendary-level experts choose to join the Imperial Knight Order, not the Royal Knights, which are more like the Imperial Family’s private troops.”

This was a significant difference from the Kingdom Knight Order.

In the Kingdom Knight Order, the highest-level Knight Commander was only around level seventy, and the several Vice-Commanders were only around level sixty, making the Kingdom Knight Order a gathering place for the Kingdom’s basic combat power. High-end combat power either joined the Royal Knights or were recruited by various nobles, becoming Knight Commanders in their territories. The division of combat power was very clear.

The Imperial Knight Order was different, encompassing knights of all levels. Even Rockto, a Legendary-level expert, was the Commander of the Imperial Knight Order, not a member of the Royal Knights, a protector of the Imperial Family.

The Imperial Knight Order fought on all fronts, protecting the country and guarding the borders.

The Royal Knights were responsible for carrying out various secret missions assigned by the Imperial Family, so they were more like the Imperial Family’s private troops.

In contrast, the Royal Knights of the Kingdom were composed of the core members and high-end combat power of various nobles, existing to protect the royal family and serve as the Kingdom’s strongest shield.

Therefore, in the Empire, the most powerful and praised knight order was the Imperial Knight Order, with its hundreds of thousands of iron cavalry, not the Royal Knights, who specialized in carrying out secret missions for the Imperial Family.

“The Royal Knights have about thirty-three members, and the highest level is the Royal Knight Commander, whose level seems to be only seventy-eight.”

Lasha’s words made Shien’s lips twitch.

Level “only” seventy-eight?

Yeah, he was offended.

As someone also at level seventy-eight, Shien had a “fuck” he didn’t know whether to say or not.

Anyway…

“You’re trying to tell me that the Empire is actually very powerful, their iron cavalry is unstoppable, leaving corpses everywhere they go, and I should be wary, right?”

Shien rolled his eyes.

“No, I’m just mentioning it.” Lasha said impassively, “With Mr. Shien’s strength, even if the opponent is the Imperial Knight Order, you shouldn’t need to worry too much.”

After all, Shien was the ruthless person who nearly wiped out half of the Kingdom Knight Order with a single [Auroras Meteoric].

Of course…

“Since the Imperial Knight Order is different from the Kingdom Knight Order, and the knights within aren’t all low-level basic combat power, even I can’t wipe out half of them with a single [Auroras Meteoric].”

Shien was humble, then his tone changed.

“Although, I’d like to try.”

After all, he was different now compared to back then, wasn’t he?

“Roar!”

Yulin immediately roared, seemingly strongly agreeing with Shien’s idea.

“?”

Lilith tilted her head, unsure if she understood.

Shien looked at the little girl and couldn’t help but pat her head.

Whether he could wipe out half of the Imperial Knight Order with a single [Auroras Meteoric] was unknown.

But if this Evil God took action, then forget about half, she could probably wipe out the entire Imperial Knight Order in one go, right?

Even if there were Legendary-level experts like Rockto within, it wouldn’t matter.

“Then, let’s enter the Imperial Capital.”

Shien patted Yulin’s head.

“Same rules as before, you stay in the sky. If you’re bored, fly around and play, but don’t go too far, okay?”

Hearing this, Yulin seemed a little dissatisfied, but she couldn’t do anything about it, only letting out a low growl.

“Let’s go.”

Shien, holding Lilith with one hand and Lasha with the other, leaped from Yulin’s back.

The three of them freefell towards the Imperial Capital.

At the same time, in a dark corner of the Imperial Capital, a black-robed figure seemed to raise its head.

A strange light flickered in its eyes.