The Cloud-Raised Brave Man's Travels

When facing Sirzechs, Cattleya was acting like a noble, but as soon as Serafla spoke, her expression changed immediately. Serafla even took the initiative to provoke her, which was a bit unlike her.

The next second the magic circle opened again, but this time the teleportation magic circle appeared at the feet of Seraflor and Cattleya.

"I'm going out to play with this guy~~ Sirzechs, please protect Sona for me~"

Seraflor's voice drifted through the conference room, but her figure had disappeared.

Chapter 224: High School DXD: The Traveler

On the playground, the battle between the two female demon kings was incredibly fierce. Neither of them showed any intention of showing mercy, and every move was aimed at the opponent's weak points. However, the difference in strength soon became apparent. Although both were demon king-level beings, Serafla was clearly stronger than Kattleya. The ice crystals she controlled gradually enveloped Kattleya, then slowly contracted until they were almost completely frozen...

"Cattleya, why are you, the Old Demon King faction, doing this?"

Seraphle approached the frozen Cattleya, Magical Girl Staff in hand, a hint of regret in her eyes. While she certainly didn't get along with Cattleya, and could even be said to dislike her, as the Demon Lord, she felt sorry for the loss of several of their most powerful warriors.

Just as Seraflor was about to drag the ice block back to the conference room, an unexpected attack appeared behind her. Although Seraflor reacted quickly and deployed several layers of defensive magic behind her, with a shout of "Divide!", the effects of those layers of defensive magic instantly disappeared in half. The White Dragon's halving also had a good effect on magic.

Seraph was blown away, and the ice that froze Cattleya was shattered by the white dragon's punch.

"...Tsk. Rebelling at this time, Vali."

"You don't look very surprised."

"I raised this kid after all, so how could I not know his personality?"

"How are you going to deal with this?"

Sirzechs asked. Vali's attack on Seraflor to rescue Cattleya had already said a lot. Azazel's guess was correct. The traitor had indeed appeared, and it was someone around him. Sirzechs didn't know what Azazel was thinking now, but if he didn't prepare to take action, Sirzechs would attack Vali without hesitation.

"Don't bother doing it, I'll go meet this rebellious son."

Azazel rubbed his hair in annoyance. While Vali's words did give him a headache, he didn't want his adopted son to die here. He couldn't understand Vali's thinking. The leader of the Misfortune Group had fled, yet he had actually thrown himself into the Misfortune Group. Previously, the three of them had allowed the Misfortune Group to grow because they didn't want to provoke the Infinite Dragon God Ophis. But now... they didn't even need to join forces. Just one of them could directly wipe out this terrorist organization without the Dragon God's protection.

Although Wally likes fighting, he is not stupid... Why did he join the Trouble Group?

Azazel stood before Vali with doubt in his eyes. At this moment, Cattleya had been rescued from the ice by him, but Vali did not treat his companion with any special favor, carrying her in his hands like a torn sack.

Serafla, who had been sent flying by Vali, had already run to the conference room, whimpering and crying in her sister's arms. Although Vali's attack was sudden, it didn't hurt Serafla, but if Vali continued to attack, Serafla would probably not be a match for her.

"Wally, how about telling me about your original plan?"

"Oh? I thought you were going to ask me why I wanted to join the Misfortune Group."

"I know what you're thinking. You simply don't like my supervision and want to escape the scrutiny of the Son of God to challenge various powerful individuals. Stop with the useless talk and tell me your plans. I'm genuinely curious about how you got the guts to disrupt this meeting. Even if you were confident you could handle me, Sirzechs, Michael, and the others could easily wipe you out, not to mention the Sekiryuutei and Ophis being there."

"The original plan was to use a vampire's magical tool to control you the moment the peace talks were concluded, and then launch a terrorist attack. We would try to kill one of the leaders of the three major factions, as long as we could disrupt the talks. Oh, by the way, this vampire was sent by that guy Lin Fei, but he was too timid and didn't participate in this operation."

"...You didn't try to persuade them? No matter how you think about it, there's no way this plan of yours will succeed. Do you really think that we, the leaders of our factions, rose to the top through seniority?"

"Well, I don't know about the Demon King and the Archangel, but you're actually pretty weak, right?"

"Wally...you have a really poisonous tongue!"

"Ha ha ha ha."

The two chatted on the battlefield without paying attention to others, but the next second Azazel pulled out a golden dagger from his arms and issued an ultimatum to Vali in a serious tone.

"Wally, Ophis has already abandoned the Scourge. Even so, you still want to join them?"

"It doesn't matter, because the conditions they offer are very attractive. Do you want to go to war with the Norse pantheon? Do you want to make the world your enemy? - They all said so, and I really want to test my own strength, so I really can't refuse. Azazel, you don't want to fight other forces, do you? You hate war so much."

"I did tell you to become stronger, but I also told you there's only one thing you can't do, and that's to create the factors that cause the world's destruction."

"That's none of my business. I just need to keep fighting. Besides, if this world can be destroyed just because of me, it's really too fragile."

"...Really? No, perhaps a corner of my heart already expected you to leave me—because from the moment we met until today, you have always sought to fight against the strong."

"I've talked enough nonsense, so it's time to show me the little toy you've been researching. I've been working on it for so long, and if you don't come up with anything, I'll look down on you. Father~~~"

Vali casually threw Kattrea backwards, not caring about her feelings at all. At this moment, Vali looked at Azazel in front of him with a fighting spirit, and the photons emitted by the light wings behind him were more intense than ever before.

"If you're so belligerent, why don't you go find the Red Dragon Emperor sitting in the conference room? He's your nemesis, right~"

"I'm belligerent, but I'm not stupid. I don't find much joy in fighting against an opponent who can crush me."

"Oh—okay, then I'll play with you."

The dagger in Azazel's hand transformed! It changed from a complete dagger into pieces, and as Azazel held it in his hand, it began to climb up his body and then emitted light.

"Forbidden Hand Transformation...!"

A flash of light instantly enveloped the surroundings. After the light subsided, a figure wearing full golden armor appeared in the same place.

His body shone with golden light, and the armor had the outline of a living creature, making it look like... a dragon.

Six pairs of jet-black wings spread out on its back, and black feathers fluttered around.

The golden armor and black wings that resemble a dragon are quite cool in appearance.

Azazel dons dragon armor! And holds a giant spear of light in his hand!

"This is a masterpiece I created after studying the White Dragon and other dragon artifacts. It's an artificial artifact. The Fallen Dragon's Flash Gun, and a simulated forbidden state—the Fallen Dragon's Armor."

In terms of momentum, Azazel is now on par with Michael and Sirzechs. To some extent, the three forces are really evenly matched. This is probably the main reason why they choose to negotiate here. After all, the final result of a fight between enemies of similar strength is only mutual destruction, and the three parties really have no capital to fight anymore... The lord of the angels is gone, half of the pure-blooded demons have been lost, and the number of fallen angels has not been replenished.

Koya stood where Azazel had just been, talking to the Red Dragon Emperor Ddraig in his body with some anticipation.

"Dreidelger, what exactly is the forbidden hand?"

[Simply put, it's a new form of a divine weapon that naturally emerges when one reaches a certain level of mastery, allowing for more intuitive use of the power within. However, the Fallen Angel Governor's use of the forbidden technique wasn't the correct one.]

'What's the meaning? ’

"That's probably to overclock the artifact, forcing it to awaken. It's a kind of loss of control. It looks like the artifact will break down after the battle. Is he planning to use that artificial artifact as a disposable tool?"

"Anyway, he's a true genius, having transformed a divine relic meant for human use into something usable by a mere non-human like him."

[Yes, this is a divine artifact created by the God of the Bible. It's not easy for this Fallen Angel Governor to fully understand it.]

"Hahaha! You're amazing, Azazel! You're truly amazing!"

Vali roared with laughter as he charged towards Azazel. A roar and a blinding flash of light instantly echoed in the sky. Koya lost interest in watching any further and returned to his seat on the sofa.

·Dividing line·

Jizi: [What can I say about this time traveler?... Although they are weak, their ability to stir up trouble is quite strong.]

The chat group that had not been seen for a long time finally reappeared. A few idle people in the chat group had a heated discussion about the time traveler's mission in Rias's world.

Doctor [Obviously, this mission should have been easy. With Koya's strength, it wouldn't have been difficult to kill him. But the best opportunity at the beginning was missed due to practical reasons.]

Keqing: "The most troublesome aspect of this kind of mission is that if a single target tries to hide, even the most powerful of warriors won't be able to kill them. This game of hide-and-seek within a single world is truly a game that never ends."

Doctor: "Actually, given Koya's luck, this traveler should have appeared around Koya involuntarily, but this time his luck doesn't seem to have worked. Does the traveler have some special tricks—"

Jizi: [The most annoying thing is that I don't see any skills related to recruiting in the mall. The closest thing is a so-called searchlight radar, but it can only scan enemies within a ten-kilometer radius. Sigh, I wonder how long this mission will take Koya. If he stays any longer, every faction in this world will probably send him a member.]

Sirona: [Hahaha, Jizi, so you are worried about this.]

Jizi: "How can I not be worried?! I'm the first to get this system, but I haven't even touched this little guy Koya's hand yet. Who could be more miserable than me?"

Keqing: [This mission has given us a reminder: if you encounter this kind of time traveler mission again, don't hesitate to kill the time traveler the first time you see him!]

Doctor: Yes, I agree.

So the focus of the discussion was where the time traveler Lin Fei Phoenix was at the moment. In fact, he was in this barrier, but he had hidden himself by using the rewards exchanged by the system.

Of course, he knew that the place was extremely dangerous. With his strength as a newly promoted Demon King, he could only be considered a high-level cannon fodder on this battlefield. Just like Cattleya, he was no match for the three leaders. Even with the Tears of the Phoenix, he would still die on the spot if he was not careful.

But he had no choice! Lin Fei's system had given him a task, asking him to prevent the tripartite peace talks from proceeding. If the tripartite peace talks succeeded, he would be punished. Although he wouldn't die on the spot, his strength would definitely drop directly to the level of a high-level demon. This was something Lin Fei could never accept.

"System, tell me the truth, is that Red Dragon Emperor a time traveler?"

Absolutely not. According to the inter-system agreement, to avoid meaningless internal friction between travelers and to better plunder the world's resources, each world can only have one traveler. If another traveler were to arrive in this world, I would be informed immediately. Therefore, the Red Dragon Emperor is probably just a repair program generated by the world after discovering a bug.

"Tsk, the natives of this world are really better at cheating than the other one."

Lin Fei curled his lips in dissatisfaction. Before crossing over, he had clearly read novels where all the travelers were like the powerful and capable Long Aotian. How come when it came to him, he became a rat crossing the street and everyone wanted to kill him?

[Host, come on! As long as you complete this mission and get the rewards, you'll be able to stand firm in this world! Come on!]

"Shut up! If your system hadn't issued so many inexplicable tasks, I wouldn't have become the Devil's Interpretation and ended up in this situation."

"Just tell me if the quest rewards I gave you were good. If it weren't for them, you'd still be attending school like an ordinary kid, and then that day, you'd be caught in the aftermath of the battle between the powerful and Luo De mysteriously died."

"Tsk."

Lin Fei understood that the system was right. His transmigrated identity was merely a hybrid of Phoenix, who was countless generations removed from him. This identity had no other purpose besides making him a bit stronger than an average person. If it weren't for the system, he wouldn't have been able to survive in this dangerous world.

"System, are you sure this thing works?"

[System-made, no cheating! This thing's power is absolutely comparable to a full-strength attack from a Transcendent, or even a Heavenly Dragon-level being. If you seize the opportunity and land a single strike on the three leaders, you'll definitely complete the mission!]

"Phew—I know!"

Chapter 225: High School DxD: Final Chapter - Hero's Wish

With the system's help, Lin Fei infiltrated the new teaching building, and none of the three faction leaders noticed him. While Keya didn't clearly sense Lin Fei's arrival, he noticed a sudden, completely uncontrolled area within his divine domain. It wasn't large, only about one square meter, but it was incredibly conspicuous. It was like a tiny dot of ink on a piece of pure white paper—not large compared to the entire sheet, but incredibly eye-catching against the backdrop of its surroundings.

Koya subconsciously used his divine domain to cover the undetectable area, but it was to no avail.

[Don't waste your energy! This must be the power of the system. In other words, your mission goal has come to you.]

'Huh? Is he crazy?'

[It's probably a mission assigned to him by the system, plus the system must have given him some help this time, so he dared to come here.]

"The system, is it an existence like you?"

"That's definitely not the case. I'm a legitimate, licensed user. I follow the complete process to enter each world. Systems like mine are rare. Most systems are eliminated at the first stage of the certification process, and unwilling to accept failure, they become stowaways. They sneak into other worlds, drastically alter the original scenario, and gain access to the world's origins. To the world, these stowaway systems are undeniably harmful."

"I don't understand what you're saying, but it doesn't matter."

Koya informed Rias of Lin Fei's personal delivery through the group chat, and used his divine domain to quietly display this information in the form of flames before Sirzechs and Michael. Sirzechs and Michael instinctively scanned the new teaching building with their respective abilities, but found nothing unusual. However, out of trust in Koya, they immediately began to make some arrangements.

As for why Koya didn't capture Lin Fei on the spot right now, it was because he wanted to see what cards Lin Fei hadn't played yet.

Outside the window, the battle between Azazel and Vali intensified. Azazel's physical strength was clearly superior to Vali's, and his combat experience was also much richer. This led to a situation where Azazel's lance was able to hit Vali every time, while Vali's counterattacks were rarely effective. Strangely, despite being hit so many times, Vali took very little damage.

That guy can halve his opponent's strength, using the lost power to strengthen his own. In other words, he takes his opponent's strength and makes it his own, but he can't regain his endurance, leaving only pure strength. Every time Azazel's attack lands on him, it's halved. This weakened attack is incapable of breaking through the White Dragon Armor's defenses, which is why they're stuck.

"It seems that Vali can't just halve Azazel's strength?"

This is likely the function of Azazel's armor. Fafnir's ability is called the Rhinegold, and simply put, it solidifies an object into a single form. Since it's been made into a divine artifact, its ability is likely to preserve the holder's strength and endurance. If the possessor is strong enough, it's definitely a powerful artifact.

"If this is as you suspected, Ddraig, then this artificial artifact, Azazel, was developed entirely to target Vali."

[So this Fallen Angel Governor is truly a genius. His talent with divine artifacts might be on par with that of the God of the Bible.]

The battle between Vali and Azazel was nearing its final act. Sirzechs had finally eliminated the mages within the barrier, and the destructive force had left not a single corpse. Vali's mask shattered, his right chest armor vanished, and one of his wings had been torn off. His once-handsome white dragon armor was now tattered.

Azazel kicked him and sent him flying. The stadium within the barrier collapsed under Vali's weight once again. It was a familiar scene. Lying amidst the rubble, Vali's face was filled with unprecedented joy. Unlike the feeling of being completely crushed during his battle with Koya, the battle with Azazel gave him the exhilarating feeling of being evenly matched.

"Albion, Azazel is worthy of demonstrating our ultimate truth. 'I, the Awakened, am subject to the truth of domination—'!"

[Wake up, Vali! Do you want to be weak?! Those who are controlled by power will only become weak! Vali, the choice is yours. You don't have full control over Tyrannosaurus's power yet. If you want to be controlled by it, then use it.]

Albion's tone was aggressive and angry, while Azazel in the distance did not stop Wally. Instead, he stood there and watched the magical energy surging in the ruins. The magic that seemed to burn the air had gradually reached the peak of the Demon King level, but with Albion's words, the surging waves subsided.

"Tsk, Albion, you're really good at making sarcastic remarks."

"Wally, I'm here to pick you up."

A man appeared beside Wally in a small cloud of mist. He looked quite young and cheerful, but he also looked a bit like a monkey. He completely ignored the tense situation and spoke to Wally in a relaxed manner.

"It's the Monkey King. What are you doing here?"

Wally wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stood up.

"You're being a bit harsh, aren't you? I came all the way to this island nation just because your partner is in danger? The others are in chaos at headquarters, aren't they? They say we still have to fight the rural gods in the north. Since your mission failed, you should have fled back quickly. Katrea's assassination attempt on Michael, Azazel, and Lucifer failed, right? Then your duty as an Overseer is over. Come back with me."

"...Is that so? Is the time up yet?"