What were you doing before the end of the world? Are you going to be an assassin?

Connor clenched his fists. What on earth was this goddess thinking? She hadn't let him down before. Did she just accumulate all the information?

"But I just can't help being curious! Tears, tears are about to flow! Does anyone have a handkerchief?"

130. Spitting

The more she was forbidden to watch, the more curious Aqua became.

So when she sensed the appearance of the devil and gathered her magic power to purify it, she looked in Connor's direction with wide eyes.

It was obvious that something had gone wrong. The plan to hunt the big devil, which was supposed to be very smooth, was interrupted. In the short time when Aqua made a mistake, Maxwell, the Duke of Hell, had returned to normal.

"What a strange magic. Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, how come you don't have any extreme emotions?"

Maxwell floated in front of Connor, carefully looking at this human who had used "magic" he had never seen before to trick him.

Judging from his attire... he shouldn’t be a spellcaster. Could it be that he has some special professional skills?

"Such a familiar aura, just like that time... Which god are you a believer of?"

The Duke of Hell pointed his chin with his slender fingers. Connor exuded a feeling of being closely connected to God, just like the man he had seen in hell who caused the riot in hell. That man was also one of the main factors that made him want to leave hell and come to the material world.

My dear, Maxwell, the Duke of Hell, has never seen anyone more evil than the devil.

Maxwell sighed for a while, and did not immediately jump over Connor to attack the blinded Aqua. He just stood there confronting Connor, as if waiting for Connor to make the first move.

"You're not going to make the first move?"

The big devil asked with interest. This human was really interesting.

He didn't fight, didn't surrender, didn't hide, didn't evade, and didn't say a word. Except for the [disappearance] at the beginning, he was like a wall. Compared with the two adventurers and knights with one-handed swords behind him, it was too abnormal.

Connor: ...You think I don't want to move? Isn't it Aqua's fault?

Connor turned around silently, leaving an unguarded and relaxed back to the big demon.

If it were any other demon, Connor would not dare to do this. But the opponent was Maxwell. A great demon who would find opportunities to play tricks on the noble lords. Lord Alderp could not bring out the effect of the artifact at all. When he was just summoned, even if Maxwell had lost his memory, he could easily crush Lord Alderp to death through the artifact.

But he still chose to wait and see, and served the lord as a low-level demon for a while.

Completely different from other great demons in hell who advocate the use of force.

Sure enough, Connor's strange behavior attracted the other party's attention.

Maxwell felt even more strange. His curse of distorting cognition did not take effect on the other party. So what was the purpose of this?

Accepted his fate? Gave up resistance? No no no... It's really strange, isn't it? What if this person has something to do with the one who caused such a big fuss in hell before, or even that person has simply changed his appearance and plans to return to hell to make money?

Maxwell is good at playing with people's hearts and distorting their cognition. When he is not absolutely sure, he hopes to observe the actions of others to see into their hearts, and then make targeted attacks to disrupt the other party's mentality. If he can exert half of his full strength, he is considered determined.

And the more extreme emotions he can extract from the opponent, the weaker the enemy will be, and the stronger he will become when fighting the opponent, as if there is an invisible chain connecting the Duke of Hell and the enemy.

But facing Connor's situation, Maxwell, who is not a militant person, is really not sure whether he should give it a try.

Connor winked at Kazuma. At this time, Kazuma was much more reliable than anyone else. He looked like he understood what he meant and showed an expression of success.

This further confirmed Maxwell's guess. Sure enough, this guy had a backup plan!

Connor silently put a small ball in his mouth, feeling helpless about the changes behind him.

The invincible effect of the golden apple can be activated at any time, which is why he dares to expose his back to the big devil.

If they didn't wait until Aqua regained her sight, their team standing on the rooftop to release the flood would be wiped out by the big devil.

The big devil in front of him was even stronger than the individual strength of the Headless Knight Beldia, a cadre of the Demon King's army. He was able to defeat the Headless Knight with the blessing of the goddess Aqua, who used unreasonable luck and instant death skills to send Beldia away.

This time, Connor did not let Aqua bless him with luck. Aqua's magic power had to be used to summon a flood filled with holy power and to prepare a purification spell that would send the Duke of Hell back to hell. Naturally, the more magic power allocated to these two items, the better. There was no way to evenly allocate it.

but……

The [Tears of the Goddess] hanging around Connor's neck was slightly hot. This treasure, which he had taken advantage of from Aqua, was now defending itself. The great devil was constantly inflicting a curse of distorted cognition on him.

Then use up the luck accumulated inside? I just don't know if it's enough...

Maxwell waited for a few more breaths, and finally couldn't bear it anymore.

Although Connor had his back to the big devil, he could see it clearly with his [Eagle Vision].

Fortunately, he didn't need to delay much longer, as Aqua was almost recovering.

Connor bit the small ball in his mouth, puffed up his cheeks, took a deep breath, turned around and spit the holy water inside at the Duke of Hell.

Maxwell was caught off guard, and when he tried to take the initiative, he was sprayed with saliva and holy water in the face. As soon as his exposed skin came into contact with the holy water, it began to smoke.

"Such a despicable trick! You are in cahoots with that guy!"

"Spit! That's a move only kids use in fights!" Maxwell cursed angrily. Ever since he got his memory back and regained his freedom in the secret room of the lord's mansion, the aristocratic temperament of the Duke of Hell that he had always displayed disappeared without a trace.

"Are you going to step on toes again next?!"

The big devil's rage was met with just the word "yeah".

Connor's boots brought up a lot of water droplets, and he stepped on the toes of the big demon floating in the air.

"Ouch! Ouch!"

Even though the big devil was in the air, he still performed the best one-legged jump.

Fighting in the flood summoned by Aqua, the Great Demon's strength had been weakened by the water vapor. Connor stepped forward, swung his battle axe, aimed at the Great Demon's head and jumped to chop it.

【Charge heavy attack】!

A flash of white light appeared on the battle axe, and during the [Charged Heavy Attack], Connor also superimposed a [Heroic Strike].

It was already very difficult to kill a cadre of the Demon King's army instantly, and it would definitely be even more difficult to kill a big devil instantly. Connor just used up the luck accumulated in the [Tears of the Goddess] with the idea of winning a lottery.

131. Aqua's Exclamation

Although Maxwell is not a big demon of martial arts, the strength brought by his level is definitely not something that can be shaken by a few senior professionals.

After catching Connor's battle axe with one hand, Maxwell felt that he had faced reality.

Compared to the guy who was causing chaos in hell, the assassin with a battle axe was so weak that it was cute.

In that case, don't blame me for treating you like a toy! Maxwell raised one hand, and the powerful magic imprisoned Connor's body so that he couldn't move. Then the big devil pulled the assassin closer again: "What do you say, I send you to hell?"

Connor's body was imprisoned by magic, but he did not struggle or resist as the big devil expected. He just pretended to spit again.

"Are you coming again? Isn't it dirty?"

The big devil didn't want to be covered in holy water again, so he dodged quickly. But what he got was not holy water, but a burst of ridicule.

"You've been fooled, haven't you? I think you've become addicted to being a slave, and you've ruined your brain."

Connor said with disdain, with a premonition of [Mind's Eye·False], the invincible effect of the golden apple was ready to be unleashed.

"You're still so stubborn?" The big devil frowned slightly, and after checking that the aura of distorted cognition was not applied to him, he said with relief, "I hope you can maintain it after you go to hell, and don't become a weakling in hell."

When he arrives in Hell, it will be his home turf as the Duke of Hell. He can then interrogate Connor to find out the secrets. This is what Maxwell, the Duke of Hell, thought. He has already landed in the material world, and from now on, he can freely travel between Hell and the material world by using the magic of [Teleportation].

"You deserve to go to hell!"

The person was restrained, but the [Eagle Vision] was not. Connor saw Aqua, who was pulled into a hidden corner by Kazuma, re-prepare the purification technique and immediately said:

"Aqua! Use the purification technique!"

"it is good!"

Aqua stood up in response, with a dazzling light gathering on her staff.

The big devil looked in the direction of the voice. The name and the appearance matched those of a goddess in his memory, and his brain froze.

Isn't it said that gods, like the Dukes of Hell, cannot descend into the material world through normal means?

He took advantage of the artifact and thought he was a low-level demon summoned after losing his memory. What about Aqua?

He didn't have time to think about it. If that Aqua was real, the purification spell on the staff would be a fatal attack that was enough to kill him and force him to be resurrected in hell!

Be sure to stay out of the way!

The devil's wings behind Maxwell flapped, and when he was about to fly into the sky, Connor, who was imprisoned by magic, also moved.

[Forerunner·Apple of Eden·Wargod's Fury] Countdown 10 seconds, start.

There was no way to gain leverage in the air, so he used [Rapid Assassination]. The flying knife flashed past Maxwell's neck, and Connor appeared behind the big devil. Even the Duke of Hell didn't notice the speed.

Then, Connor read out the three-dimensional mobile device.

The double knives in his hands only drew a white mark on the big demon's body and could not go any further. Connor immediately abandoned the double knives and strangled the big demon's throat with both hands, and locked his legs around his waist.

Unlike the usual three-dimensional mobile device on his legs that was supposed to take him to the free sky, this time the anchor cable of the three-dimensional mobile device hooked onto the rooftop where he was standing before. Two sturdy ropes locked him and the great demon Maxwell firmly in mid-air.

Maxwell was no ordinary man. He used his long arms to grab Connor's back from behind with an almost unreasonable anti-joint movement. If it weren't for the invincibility effect, there would have been ten bloody holes on Connor's back.

The attack failed, and the great demon Maxwell had no choice but to use his backhand to press Connor on his back.

If you don’t fly up, you will use the ground to crush this person to death!

"It was Connor who locked up the big devil!" Kazuma urged Aqua to launch the purification technique as soon as possible according to the predetermined plan. If the opportunity that was hard to gain was let go, it would not come back for a third time.

"No, it's the big devil that locked Connor!" The lord's son Barda was a little worried. The power of the purification in Aqua's hand seemed too great. What if it wasn't just the purification of the devil? When he was studying with the knights in the capital, he heard that under the extremely powerful purification technique, nothing would be left, because that was the real purification.

"This is——Aqua's exclamation!"

"Sorry to have kept you waiting! I won't show any mercy!"

"Hurry up and do it!" What lines are you still talking about at this time!

Aqua's chanting took three seconds, and Connor's invincibility countdown had five seconds left. A purification spell that kept spinning and cutting across the horizon penetrated the sky as far as the eye could see, randomly sending away a bunch of unlucky people who accidentally stayed on its path.

After the blinding flash, the world fell silent.

clack clack clack clack -

Without the blessing of the goddess's power, the last bit of moisture in the air turned into rain, washing away the remnants of the demonic power.

In the drizzle, Connor was wearing the golden apple hood, which saved him from becoming a drowned chicken.

The cold rain fell on the ground and quickly turned into ice. The clothes on his body, which had become hot due to being directly exposed to a divine-level purification spell, also gradually cooled down.

"The Duke of Hell, Maxwell, has been sent back to Hell!"

In [Eagle Vision], the big black sun that continuously radiated dark malice disappeared, and was replaced by Aqua, who even made him feel blinded.

As he announced the return of the Duke of Hell, Aqua put down her staff and jumped off the roof with Kazuma and Barda.

On the other side, Yunyun and Huihui, who were the general reserve team, also ran over, feeling extremely regretful that they could not be of any use.

"The big devil has been dealt with, and what remains is to deal with the devils in the human world."

Connor looked at the temporary anti-blindness team. At first, they just wanted to collect dirt on the lord's family. Who else but him knew that it would turn into a fight with a big devil at the level of the Duke of Hell? In the end, they had to rely on the cheating of the god-level Aqua to win.

What hurt him the most was the rules of this world. After defeating a monster and terminating its life activities, the soul would be absorbed, which was the experience value. When converted to the prism, it became equivalent experience.

However, the Duke of Hell will not die. Even if he loses his life, that experience will be enjoyed exclusively by Aqua.

But Aqua... is the kind of person whose stats won't increase even if she levels up...

"Hey, let's go see the lord."

Connor sighed and pulled Barda over under the puzzled eyes of the others.

"Oh, I understand. It was me who invited all the adventurers to fight against the big devil!" Barda was smart and immediately understood his mission, which was to endorse the legitimacy of the adventurers fighting in the city.

However, the most urgent task is to find Lord Alderp, dead or alive.

132.change!

With the actual evidence that the Duke of Hell had descended upon the material world, and with the help of the Church of Eris and the Lord's son Barda, who represented the attitude of the kingdom, the branch of the Adventurer's Guild had to put the overall situation first, no matter how many doubts they had, and cooperate with the Church of Eris and the guards to clean up the consequences of the flood.

It’s not a warm day right now. It snowed a few days ago, and there’s still a snowy field outside Axel.

At the call of the Adventurer's Guild, many magicians were tasked with using fireballs to help the people keep warm, clear obstacles, and dry out moisture. The center of the demonic power outbreak, that is, the direction of the Lord's Mansion, was blocked by the three parties.

It is almost certain that the Church, the Nobility, and the Adventurer's Guild will work together to accomplish something in Axel.

Aqua had no interest in listening to the high priest of the Church of Eris nagging about why he didn't also cast a purification spell, and how he felt so embarrassed under the gaze of the Goddess Eris, etc., so she led the anti-blind date team into the lord's mansion.

Why would the Duke of Hell descend into the material world in person?

After being reminded by Connor, Aqua also understood that the only things that could allow a great devil as powerful as a god to break through his limitations were divine weapons and super powers!

However, no matter which one it is, it may be a mess she caused, and it would be very troublesome if the gods held her accountable.