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It seems so; this guy has a great attitude.

Although he looked like a spoiled brat, he seemed very relaxed and didn't care at all that Lenn was wasting his time.

[Len, tell him I'm mainly here as a tourist, and then tell him about the differences in customs and culture between the northern and southern parts of the Holy Kingdom.]

"That gentleman found everything in the northern part of the Holy Kingdom fascinating, except for this inspection work..."

Under Dekan's guidance, Lenn forced himself to continue the awkward conversation with Irenos.

Len is almost out of lines.

The only option was for Dekan to teach him how to act while simultaneously giving him real-time guidance on which direction to take the conversation.

Now, every minute and every second is torture for Lenn.

He couldn't take it anymore.

Even the usually mild-tempered Lenn felt his temper flare up at this moment.

He really wanted to just unleash a level nine ultimate attack on Irenos's face.

And go kick over Deloitte's broken furnace.

However, according to Delois's pre-battle instructions—if the battle starts too early, even if Lenn can defeat Irenos, there is a high probability that he will not be able to stop Irenos from escaping.

Not to mention killing or even capturing Irenos alive.

Therefore, you must drag Irenos down to the point of near collapse by the start of the battle to ensure a 1000% success rate in capturing Irenos.

This was an agreement between Len and Delois—

Delois helped Lenn resolve a major crisis in his territory and will also assist him in completely eliminating the threat posed by the First Army Group, and, as Lenn wished, help him reach a ceasefire agreement with the Demon King.

In return, Lenn would have to follow his orders, act as his actor and henchman, and help him capture Irenos alive.

And after handing Irenos over to Delois, do not inquire further about Delois's use of the spoils.

Now, Len is strictly adhering to the agreement.

He knew that as long as he didn't break his promises, Deloitte would definitely fulfill all his commitments.

Even the seemingly impossible bet of "saving the Dark Saintess" was fulfilled by Delois, who showed him what she had done.

From that point on, he began a long-term collaboration with this demon.

Before he knew it, Lenn found himself becoming a human who was used to making deals with demons.

If one day the world discovers that he, who is called a saint, actually colludes with a demon in secret, his image will surely collapse, right?

However, Lenn felt that dealing with this demon wasn't so bad.

Delois would always ask him strange questions—such as those about kindness.

These are questions that demons shouldn't even be thinking about.

Perhaps his relationship with Deloitte cannot yet be described as friendship.

But Lenn believes it is possible for "humans and demons to become true friends".

Of course, this only applies to demons like Delois who have never harmed any innocent people.

Lenn never wanted to exterminate demons like Irenos, who were burdened with the souls of countless dead.

Just thinking about this made Lenn frown.

He really didn't want to talk to Irenos anymore.

Even talking to a brick wall is more meaningful than chatting with these demons.

"Lord Lunn, have I done anything to displease you?"

After listening to Lenn's words, Irenos paused for a moment and then asked.

After chatting for forty or fifty minutes, Irenos was almost unable to control his smile.

Lunn actually chatted with him for so long, like a fool.

In a little while, I probably won't even need to lift a finger. I'll just tell Lunn, enjoy his desperate expression, and then watch him rush back to Crane Territory like a stray dog to collect the bodies of his relatives and friends!

Suddenly asked a question by Irenos, Delois had not given him any instructions on how to answer.

"Huh? Really? I don't think so."

As if he hadn't noticed anything amiss, Lenn awkwardly covered it up with his stiff acting.

Irenos: "?"

Until now.

Finally, it was Irenos's turn to sense that something was wrong.

What's with this perfunctory dialogue?

Are you doing a mission here?

A sense of unease crept into Irenos's mind—

It feels like... he's stalling me!

Immediately, Irenos couldn't help but recall Lenn's overly peaceful behavior earlier, and the Holy City envoy who seemed to be camping in winter.

I just felt a sense of unease that I couldn't quite pinpoint the source of.

What could be the problem?

Aside from what just happened, Lenn's behavior was perfectly normal before.

As for that special envoy, he's just a fifth-tier piece of trash; he'll only be a toy for Olive later.

Although the mana consumption of the Endless Annihilation Beast was almost twice as high as Irenos had anticipated.

However, this is within a reasonable range. For example, when the mother body is maintaining a high intensity of killing, it will naturally consume more mana from the mana supplier.

But here's the problem.

An hour passed, and the Endless Annihilation Beast, which was in a state of being unsealed, was consuming a lot of mana. Even Irenos had lost nearly half of his mana!

If this continues, it is theoretically dangerous.

Even if Lenn was furious, given his personality, he couldn't possibly be so heartless as to abandon the effort to save the territory and choose to kill Irenos!

Just as Irenos was beginning to feel anxious.

【Len, you can go in now.】

Dekan's voice finally reached Lenn's ears.

Countless barriers of holy light formed a wall that sealed Irenos, squeezing him as if to crush him.

"Len?!"

With a long roar, a deep red aura immediately burst forth from Irenos's body!

Just a moment ago, Lenn had a calm expression, but now his whole body was surging with violent magic power filled with murderous intent.

In his shock and anger, even without understanding the reason for the situation, Irenos instinctively attacked with all his might!

Otherwise, facing an opponent like Lenn, the only outcome would be a miserable death!

The crimson halo emanated from Irenos's body, colliding with the Holy Light Barrier and creating a series of explosive sounds, stirring up a whirlwind of snow!

The two figures were originally only two meters apart, but now, within that mere two-meter gap, strange waves of energy suddenly erupted from the center, just like raging waves in the ocean!

Each gradually crumbling wall of light contained extremely strong scorching magic, instantly melting all the snow on the city wall.

The magic of Lenn and Irenos erupted, surging along the road in the city wall where they stood.

Water mist, gale-force winds, holy light, and hellfire pierced through this white curtain-like city gate!

Even Olive and Pusser, who were thousands of meters away outside the city, felt a stinging pain in their ears.

They didn't have time to watch the battle; their first instinct was to retreat to a more distant location!

After the snowstorm subsided, a spiraling flame was already swirling around Irenos on the collapsed city gate.

In that instant, it was as if even the ashes were ignited.

When the flames appeared, the air in the entire area suddenly boiled, and the scorching energy spread outwards at an indescribable speed.

Irenos has successfully broken free of Lenn's seal.

However, this is the price to pay for losing the initiative.

Half of Irenos's fighting force, or rather, his key vehicle for retreat—

The Destruction Dragon's hind legs had been pierced by several ice pillars, pinning it firmly to the ground, emitting a series of mournful roars.

Instead of immediately launching a sneak attack to inflict a fatal wound on Irenos, Lenn first controlled Irenos and then sealed the Destruction Dragon while Irenos was dealing with the situation.

The Destruction Dragon possesses characteristics such as resurrection and immunity to control effects, making it difficult even for Lenn to kill it in a short time.

However, it cannot resist suppression-type control or control by purely physical structures.

Then.

Irenos could only do his best to parry Lenn's next deadly attack.

Get as close as possible to the direction where the Annihilation Dragon is located.

Since there's no way to escape for the time being, the only option for now is to fight alongside the Destruction Dragon against Lunen.

"Len!!! Why did you strike first?!"

Irenos roared in exasperation.

He couldn't immediately determine what Lenn was planning.

Was Lenn's original intention not to enter into a contract?

Instead, he wanted to find an opportunity to kill the strongest demon of the First Army Group in a one-on-one fight.

"..."

Lenn did not respond.