The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

Of course, he had promised Delois to capture Irenos alive, which made things a bit more complicated.

[Len smiled at Irenos, then told him, "Irenos, this is where your day ends..."]

Suddenly, Len heard the director's instructions again.

He immediately felt his blood pressure rise.

Adding dialogue to action scenes?!

But Lenn still gave Irenos a stiff smile as Dekan had instructed and finished reciting Dekan's lines.

The awkward smile conveyed by this stiff performance was extremely ironic from Irenos's perspective.

It was as if Lenn was the one with ill intentions.

but.

This was exactly what Irenos wanted.

As expected, Lenn simply wanted to create an opportunity for a one-on-one duel with him!

And after talking for so long, all they wanted was to find the perfect opportunity to launch a sneak attack!

Hehehe...

Irenos leaped onto the Destruction Dragon, and he and his ninth-tier dragon finally reunited, regaining their full fighting strength!

He then burst into somewhat manic laughter, his eyes wide as he shouted at Lenn:

"Len! So what if you can beat me? Do you know what's happening to your people?!"

She feigned slight surprise, then asked him in a panic, "What do you mean?!"

Lenn was speechless.

Their acting skills are starting to become somewhat perfunctory.

He would never normally do something so pointless.

But considering that he had promised Delois that he would follow Delois's command in battle.

This is also part of the contract.

So they had no choice but to complete the performance as the director requested.

"Len! Do you know how foolish you were to not turn back immediately and instead chase after me?! I guarantee you'll regret it immensely!!"

Irenos faced Lenn, and the Destruction Dragon beneath his feet opened its mouth without warning, unleashing a crimson breath that swept across the earth and the sky.

Although it cannot fly away for the time being, its ground combat ability is still comparable to that of a ninth-tier expert.

Ignore him! Len, you can do whatever you want from now on.

In the open fields of the city, Dekan watched the devastating scene of the ruins of the city gate as if he were watching a movie.

He leisurely leaned back in his chair, eating cakes and drinking tea.

While instructing Lenn, he instructed Chloeux to call another actor.

[The female lead can enter now... Is she in position? Hurry up and follow...]

Lenn was extremely fierce and did not bother to defend himself. He simply stepped into the sea of ​​fire, and the scorching breath slammed into him.

A gust of wind suddenly swept around Lenn, followed by a few hissing sounds...

Several wisps of colorless and invisible air swept out from the air around Lenn.

These wisps of air were as gentle as a breeze, yet they seemed capable of dispersing even the space itself. The flames of his breath were completely blocked by these wisps of air when they were still inches away from Lenn's body.

This is Lunn's ninth-tier spell, [Whispers of the Wind God]. Its effect is similar to the former Pope Agamemnon's [Chaos Guardian], which reduces control and damage, but consumes less mana and needs to be actively cast.

Once Lenn takes a step forward, he never stops!

Irenos used a spell to unleash tens of thousands of streams of fire that rushed towards them, one after another.

Len stood amidst the raging waves, the few wisps of wind around him dispelling all of Irenos's attacks!

However, the flames roared more fiercely as they went on, and the pressure on Lenn seemed to gradually increase, causing his pace to slow down.

But no matter how slowly he moved, he kept getting closer to Irenos step by step!

"Lun!"

As Irenos watched Lenn draw ever closer to the demonic dragon, a sinister smile curled at the corner of his lips, and he shouted as if a victor were mocking a loser:

"Do you know that your territory is being slaughtered?! My ninth-tier contracted beast has probably already wiped out your territory!"

Lenn ignored Irenos completely, as if he didn't trust Irenos at all, and only wanted to take advantage of this good opportunity to fight him to the death.

Not long after.

Under Dekan's instructions, from the other side of the town, seemingly rushing from the direction of Kran territory, a female knight in silver armor covered in blood and with a desperate expression gradually came into everyone's view.

"Lord Lunn! The territory needs reinforcements!! We've been swept away by an endless horde of magical beasts, and no one can stop it!!"

She shouted with all her might, her voice hoarse.

This knight commander from the city-state was invited to be an actor.

The sound quickly reached Lenn's ears across the vast snowfield.

Then.

[Len, ​​portraying the process of shock, bewilderment, sudden realization, dilemma, emotional breakdown, and hysteria...]

Dekan's words in the communication magic were accompanied by the sound of chewing dessert.

Upon hearing the director's instructions, Lenn immediately stopped his attack, as if his computer had crashed, and he was caught in a huge psychological struggle for a moment.

This outage wasn't entirely staged.

He did have a lot to say, but it was all stuck in his throat.

Do you look down on ninth-tier battles?

Lenn wanted to ask Delois that question.

Lenn was also quite certain that if Irenos were to uncover the truth layer by layer, like peeling back an onion, he would surely succeed.

For example, "the opponents you're outmaneuvering are actually just putting on an act for you."

For example, "The current state of Crantes is different from what you expected."

For example, "What exactly is that seemingly enigmatic young nobleman doing, and in what way is he humiliating you?"

Lenn could hardly imagine how far Irenos would suspect the demon's existence.

Irenos still doesn't realize that he has become an epic clown.

but......

If it's about getting rid of Irenos, this irredeemable demon.

Surprisingly, it seems pretty good too.

Lenn shook his head sharply, quickly dismissing the idea; it was not something he, as a cardinal of the Holy Church, should be thinking about!

We must not fall into moral depravity!

"Len?? Do you still want to fight? If you want to fight, I'm willing to fight with you! But do you want to kill more people because of your stupidity?"

Irenos covered his face with his hands, but could not hide the distorted smile that was about to break out.

Lenn's pained and conflicted expression was clearly exactly what Irenos wanted to see.

Soon, very soon, Len will completely break down!!

For a long-lived being like Irenos, desperately trying to kill Lenn is not as worthwhile as letting Lenn die of old age naturally.

However, to destroy Lenn's spirit and see him in utter despair is undoubtedly a masterpiece that Irenos will cherish for centuries!

Although Irenos could find a way to free the Destruction Dragon and then leave.

But as if mocking Lenn, he deliberately made no move.

Given Lenn's personality, it's obvious whether he'll choose to stay and fight or rush back to rescue his territory!

It's Len who's going to flee! Not him!

[Yes, yes, Len, that's it. Make your heartbroken expression a little more hysterical; you're holding back.]

In the distant wilderness, Dekan was still watching the show while giving instructions to Lunn as if he were pointing out the flaws in the landscape.

At this time.

Irenos seemed to have sensed something.

Suddenly, I looked in the direction I hadn't paid attention to for a while—

The so-called "Special Envoy of the Holy Capital".

He frowned as he observed the black-haired nobleman.

This thing is as small and weak as an ant.

Yet, given the current situation, they show no intention of escaping...

They actually look more relaxed.

I take a sip of tea from my cup every now and then.

It was as if the wilderness he was in was a private VIP box in an opera house, tailor-made just for him!

At this moment, Irenos finally understood where that sense of unease he had felt earlier came from!

It all originated from this human being!

He was simply ignored because he was too weak at the fifth rank.

The more Irenos stared at this human, the more intensely and terrifyingly unsettling the sense of unease became.

Neither the aftermath of the earth-shattering ninth-order battle nor the historic moment that would determine the final outcome of the war between the Demon Realm and the Holy Kingdom had anything to do with him!

The entire world, the entire scene, and the entire story unfolding in the town are all disconnected from this person!

It even gave Irenos the illusion that—

There was an invisible barrier between them, one that transcended dimensions!