CIATB Chapter 942 Catch them all in one swoop
Chapter 942 Catch them all in one swoop
Chapter 942 Catch them all in one fell swoop
"What a terrifying fluctuation of magic power."
Standing at the door of Ji Xing's house, Rimuru sensed two huge waves of magic that were gradually becoming stable, and his face was serious: "It's true. The two demon archdukes who were originally at the disaster level have gained more terrifying power after evolution. They may be stronger than me. Fortunately, Diablo was sent away. Even if he faces the awakened Rain and Misali, he will definitely suffer."
Three days passed in the blink of an eye during the intense preparations to "welcome" Hinata. She knew that Reine Misari's evolution had reached its end, so she rushed over and personally evacuated the people in the two nearby streets.
Sure enough, not long after, a whirlwind of magic surged out from Ji Xing's house. The gloomy sky seemed to be wailing for the birth of the Demon King. Then a hot breath rolled up, soothing the magic elements that Reine Misalie had unconsciously leaked.
It was Shivana. She protected Ji Xing's home from being destroyed, and the two demons that seemed to have awakened from evolution quickly gathered their own strength. Soon, the door of Ji Xing's home was opened.
Three figures walked out one after another. The two demon kings were originally the highest-level race in the demon clan, so there was no change in their appearance, but the quality and density of the magic element were completely different.
That is an obvious strength. Among Rimuru's companions, only Veldora can firmly surpass them. Even among the ten great demon kings today, half of them are probably no match for them.
Fortunately, they are considered "friendly forces"... Rimuru smiled and said, "Congratulations on your successful evolution."
Rain and Misali were also very happy. During the time that Guy followed them, Guy had tried many ways to help them awaken, but they always failed. They all gave up on evolving, but unexpectedly, Ji Xing brought them hope.
Ever since the Demon King's Banquet, they had inevitably felt anxious and worried. Now that the dust had finally settled and they had evolved successfully, they were naturally delighted to be able to become a greater help to Lord Qi.
"Rimuru-sama." Misali did not change the way she addressed Rimuru, and nodded gently in greeting, "I'm sorry for bothering you these past few days. Thank you for providing the venue... Where is Mr. Jixing?"
"He's gone out. He said he was going to deal with some enemies who were trying to harm him." Rimuru frowned and said, "Well... and we're facing a little trouble. Ji Xing left a message saying that he hopes you can stay a little longer to support Shyvana."
The two female demons looked at Shyvana, and Shyvana said, "This is what the master ordered."
Rein smiled and said cheerfully, "No problem. Master Qi has told us to follow Mr. Ji Xing's arrangements after we get here!"
"How long will it take?" Misali added, "If it takes too long, we need to report to Master Guy."
“No, no, it’s quick.” Rimuru quickly expressed his gratitude: “It’s really a great help.”
This way we can be absolutely safe... Ji Xing is such a jerk. He had to choose this kind of time to go out. I lost half of my confidence in an instant!
Rimuru muttered to himself.
……
In the center of Ruberios, the capital of the Holy Empire, stands a sacred peak. The headquarters of the Western Holy Church, which commands the West, is built on this sacred peak.
If you walk straight through the headquarters, you will arrive at the Holy Temple. Behind it is the large cathedral leading to the entrance of the sacred peak. Pass through there and walk up the mountain road to the inner temple.
That is the most sacred place of the Holy Church. There are countless paladins guarding along the way, and only the most core members are allowed to pass. But today, Ji Xing walked to the deepest part leisurely, and was finally intercepted.
"Skill merchant, Ji Xing?"
The two brothers, 'Demon Lord' Valentine and Pope Rey, appeared before him. Valentine still looked like a vampire noble who looked down on humans, but in fact his muscles were tense.
"Why are you here?"
"I want to talk to Luminas about something." Ji Xing looked at the big door at the deepest part and said, "Queen of Night Demon, won't you invite me in?"
The two Valentine brothers paused, and the door with ancient patterns opened without wind. In the slightly girlish background, a beautiful girl with shining silver hair sat in the center, her blue and red pupils flashing with a fierce light, staring at Ji Xing.
"Let him come over." She changed into a Gothic outfit instead of the maid outfit she wore during the Demon King's Banquet, and said with a sense of superiority, "Did Guy tell you my identity? You came uninvited and barged into my bedroom. You'd better have something serious to do."
Ji Xing asked, "Do you remember the skill I used at the end of the Demon King's Banquet? It wasn't the one that explored Clayman's memories, but the one that captured the face of that imperial soldier."
Luminas was slightly surprised, and looked at Ji Xing who was approaching and said, "Of course. Don't tell me that your purpose is to sell me a skill, even though that skill seems to be very practical."
“No.” Coming in front of her, Ji Xing explained, “That skill is called ‘Destiny’, and it allows me to see all those who are hostile to me.”
"……all?"
Ji Xing smiled and said, "Ah, I can still see you, the Night Demon Queen, during the Demon King's Feast, but now your hostility towards me has probably almost disappeared, so I can no longer see you. But I can see this one."
He gestured to Valentine who was following behind him. Valentine's face looked unnatural and hostile.
Luminas was also stunned, and her expression became unhappy: "What a disgusting skill, do you want to try... at this moment, can your skill see me?!"
"Don't try, you can't see it." Ji Xing said: "'Hostile' is a more specific concept, which means that this person really wants to attack me and will take action immediately if there is a chance, rather than just some unhappy emotion...
Hey, it’s almost there this time!”
Looking at Luminas's clenched fist, Ji Xing smiled and said, "Don't be angry, I'm talking about business. I'm usually a skill merchant, and I always choose to be kind to others. In the year before the Demon King's Feast, there were only a hundred or eighty people who were hostile to me.
This is unavoidable. A small number of them are perverts who want to destroy it if they can't get it, adventurers who searched for me but couldn't find me, and the majority are enemies provoked by people who bought my skills.
But after participating in the Demon King's Feast, the number of enemies has increased rapidly, and there are many masters among them, so I can't fully activate the Destiny Skill, and can only lock them one by one. Well, I have been busy with this in the past few days after the feast. "
After saying that, Luminas sniffed lightly. In fact, she had just noticed that there was a bloody smell on Ji Xing's body, which was very light, the kind that did not touch his body, or even just passed by the bloodshed from a distance, and even used her own magic to remove it.
If Luminas wasn't the original vampire, she wouldn't be able to detect this scent.
"You...killed them?"
"Yeah, I just cleaned up a circle." Ji Xing nodded: "I killed about thirty people. Most of them were people with some status in the Western countries. Those without status would not dare to covet my skills."
Luminas's expression darkened: "So... you are not here to let me clean up the mess, right?"
"Partly. This turmoil can cause some trouble, but it won't have a profound impact. With the status of the Holy Church, we can just blame it on any demon." Ji Xing said, "I just came to say hello. I only have seven targets left."
He gestured to Valentine: "Forget about this demon king under you. You should educate him yourself. It is not a good thing for a demon king to really think of himself as a demon king after performing for a long time... Of course, I am not threatening you. If the strength does not match the spirit, it is easy to cause trouble."
Luminas snorted, she told Valentine not to treat Ji Xing as an enemy, there was no need for them to provoke such a 'neutral party'.
But the queen was still a little unhappy that her subordinates were taught a lesson by Ji Xing. She just said lightly: "Did you hear that, Valentine, are you going to disobey my order?"
"No!" Valentine bowed his head deeply.
Luminas looked at Ji Xing and said, "What about the other six? Are they also my people?"
"It's true." Ji Xing smiled.
He waved his hand, the magic element rolled, and six human-shaped phantoms were formed out of thin air. Luminas frowned, somewhat surprised at Ji Xing's control, and quickly locked her eyes on the other six old men.
"Seven Stars?"
The Seven Masters of the Lights are seven human spokesmen selected by Luminas in the West, and they are granted immortality through their own abilities.
But she did not trust the seven people completely. Ji Xing's performance in the Demon King's Banquet should not be known to them, so their hostility towards Ji Xing could only be the same as that of others, coveting Ji Xing's ability to "sell skills".
"These guys..." Luminas looked unhappy. She didn't care that Master Qi Yao had his own little thoughts, but she couldn't accept their stupidity.
She also did not doubt that Ji Xing was framing her. The two parties were not on the same level. The only person who deserved Ji Xing's attention, the leader of the Seven Stars Masters, Gulanbel, was not here.
But Ji Xing immediately said: "You can check the actions of Sakaguchi Hinata and the Holy Knights. The leader of the Seven Stars, Granbell, should also be involved, but this person has no hostility towards me."
"Hinata?"
Compared to Hinata, Master Qi Yao was not worth mentioning in her heart. She immediately signaled Valentine with her eyes, and Valentine flashed and disappeared.
"I will have someone investigate." She still said in a cold tone: "Anything else?"
"It's okay, goodbye." Ji Xing smiled and disappeared immediately.
At this time, Luminas's icy face melted slightly, and she said to Pope Ray: "Master Qi Yao is just a small matter, but there is some truth in what he said. Roy has indeed lost his due humility over the years. I think if he was the first to return during the Demon King's Feast, he would most likely die at the hands of that Laplace. Humph, I don't want you to die foolishly!"
"Yes, Lady Luminas." Ray nodded and said, "I will persuade my brother."
"Well, it's okay, you go too..." Luminas paused in the middle of her words, a hint of anger suddenly flashed across her cold expression, and she said, "Tsk... No need, those six guys are already dead."
"...Seven Stars?"
"Ah, that arrogant guy made a judgment without waiting for me to investigate, and just came to inform me." Luminas said unhappily.
"Then let's..."
"Keep investigating." Luminas snorted, "If he has wronged Qi Yao, I will make him explain everything to me!"
……
They would definitely not be wronged. Before killing people, Ji Xing had used the King of Exploration. These guys really committed many evil deeds. Leaving behind the bodies of six people, Ji Xing teleported to the Kingdom of Hilterozo, near the Granbell Rozo family.
In his hand he held an invisible net, with souls wailing and rolling in it. They were all the people who had plotted against him that he had just cleared out!
Now the only people in the West who are hostile to him are "ordinary people" and can be ignored. Ji Xing came here to find someone who is "non-hostile".
Not Granbell.
He walked into a plain building near the Granbell family, went up to the second floor, and pushed open a door. A woman dressed as a secretary was standing by the table making tea. When she heard the noise, she turned around in surprise.
She looked a little strange at first glance, but the next moment Cagalli realized who it was. She was nervous at first, but then calmed down.
"You came to see Yuuki?"
"No, I'm looking for you."
The knife flashed, a head with a frozen expression flew away, and the headless corpse fell to the ground with a bang.
Kaven, just one more day to survive.
(End of this chapter)