Located at a significant distance from the Jade Dominion and spanning a wide sea area, there was an expanse of land where five massive battleships rested, showcasing their enormous metal forms.
Encircling the battleships were numerous figures clad in trench coats, their faces obscured by hooded garments that allowed only a faint orange gleam from their eyes to be seen, totaling an imposing 188 individuals across the landscape.
The density of the atmosphere had already risen significantly because of this presence, which was now exerting a fierce and vigorous influence in an open space where a throne-like formation of earth was present. A woman sat there, exuding an air of elegance and dominance, her posture revealing her indifference.
“Lady Drishti, what is happening there?” Regina inquired while holding a sword, glancing in the direction of the woman seated with closed eyes and a small smile on her face, appearing to be lost in thought.
“No need for you to know; this is something only an adult can see,” Drishti gestured with one hand, shaking it to clearly indicate her intent to suggest that whatever she was seeing right now was not meant for Regina to look at.
Though Drishti wasn’t able to see what Ryuk was doing due to him appearing invisible to her sight, she was able to see Esme and hear her words, which were clearly steering the conversation between them toward something intimate. Seeing how Esme was taking the initiative, Drishti mused, ‘She has grown up.’
‘This old hag is definitely up to something,’ Regina thought, looking toward Drishti, who was seated, smiling, with her eyes closed. It was clear from the way she worded her statement that she was definitely seeing something indecent happening between her liege and Esme.
“Huh?” Suddenly, Drishti frowned as she tightened her eyelids to focus more. She was unable to see anything except that everything inside that room suddenly became invisible to her eyesight the moment she reached the point where Esme had just sat above Ryuk’s body.
“Really?…” Drishti slowly opened her eyes, realizing that she was not allowed to look into their intimate moment. Feeling that she couldn’t just barge in and show her ugly sight to peek on two couples, she slowly stood from her throne, which instantly turned back into soil.
“Lady Drishti? Where are you going?” Regina raised an eyebrow, as due to her mana sensitivity, she felt the nearby mana reacting vigorously as it started to concentrate around Drishti’s body, indicating that she was about to leave or take a leap from there.
“There are two more flag bearers in Upper Town; I am going to deal with them,” Drishti realized that the distance from their location to Upper Town was too great, and that the Jade Dominion lacked mana because of its plentiful internal energy. She understood it was plausible for Regina not to be aware of this, just as she had pointed out.
‘?!’
Hearing Drishti’s words, the individuals standing around also caught wind of the presence of a flag bearer, realizing that it could mean that branch families or their support were also on the continent. They turned toward their commander in hope of receiving the order to instantly join their liege.
“I see, and Vampires will surely come here, right?” Unlike the soldiers, Regina nodded, understanding that if such a scenario arose and two flag bearers collided with each other, given the minimum strength level, which was legendary rank, it was clear that even from this distance they could sense the aftermath of their collisions. She stayed on guard, preparing to block if someone, as Drishti said, tried to enter the Jade Dominion.
“Yes, they will surely arrive here,” Drishti nodded before her figure started to slowly vanish as if transitioning from her feet to upper body until she completely turned into light particles.
“Commander, what if Lady Drishti is lying just to make us not help the liege?” A cloaked figure came forward and inquired of Regina, glancing in the direction of the Jade Dominion. Given Drishti’s habits, where she always tried to find entertainment in games, he found it possible that she could lie to them.
“But what if she didn’t lie?” Regina glanced in the direction of the Jade Dominion, inquiring back to the man, causing him to look down. He realized that if it was true, then they needed to guard the place from the outside.
“Fine then, Commander; please go to protect the liege. We will stay here,” the figure then glanced toward Regina while nodding, calling others to also affirm his words.
“….Kill them even if you need to activate the battleships,” Regina knew the strength of her battalion, causing her to glance toward them. Seeing their determination, her face turned cold. Before her body blurred, she streaked through the landscape toward the Jade Dominion.
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Within the Jun family situated in the upper town of Celestial Phoenix order.
“L-lady Drishti!?!”
Iliantra looked towards the woman who had just arrived in front of them, causing her to stand on her feet, looking at her before glancing in Lucas’ direction, who, unlike her, remained seated as if he had already sensed her arrival.
“Yes, something like that, Lady Drishti. But what are you doing here?” Lucas replied to Drishti’s statement, accepting that most of the time he needed to keep speaking and act as if it was part of his behavior, knowing well that remaining inactive would only cause the Rakshasa Technique to devour all his emotions.
“Let’s see,” Drishti, with her finger pressed to her lips, cast a glance toward the ruined main peak of the Jun family. The shattered structures lay scattered with the remains of Jun family members, as terrified townsfolk cowered behind crumbling wood and debris, stealing anxious looks in her direction.
“You know, if it wasn’t for that woman in seclusion, this could be a catastrophe?” Looking toward the state of the Jun family, which was caused by both flag bearers, she felt surprised, but having already seen everything from the start, it wasn’t really much to her, considering she was here for some other work. She pointed her fingers in one direction, adding, “Devil, complete a task for me.”
Suddenly, a small child-like figure came out of the rubble, holding the strap of his dress as he arched his brow looking toward the woman who, in his dark striped pupils, appeared like a predator, causing him to avert his eyes, not meeting her as he inquired, “How did sobeone like you arrive here?”
Belial wasn’t aware of the true identity of this woman, but the vigorous reaction that was evident in the atmosphere, which a few moments ago was devoid of mana and only filled with internal energy, now appeared as if it were filled with mana. But what was more surprising for him to notice was that it wasn’t natural mana, but this woman’s own.
Demons infused with demonic energy exhibit extremely unpredictable behavior, leading lower-tier demons to engage in constant battles against more formidable ones.
Through these encounters, they develop an instinct that enables them to sense stronger adversaries ahead of time. However, their exposure to demonic energy imbues them with a sense of invincibility until an opponent surpasses a threshold that they could never hope to achieve, they don’t fear.
At that moment, Belial found himself gazing at a woman whose mere presence illuminated the entire area within his line of sight, saturating it with intense mana that pushed back all other internal energies,’baster, where are you?’
