System vs Rebirth

Cling!

Cling!

Cling!

A series of clicking sounds echoed in the area. Nelfer had parried all sorts of attacks from Dimitri.

"Hahaha. As expected, an assassin instantly becomes weak the moment your existence is exposed. I guess that's all to the so-called best assassin." Nelfer laughed out loud, his tone was filled with confidence.

Dimitri maintained his poker face. It was true that he was worried about Noel, but he couldn't do much because of this guy.

However, he was trying to understand Noel's needs and intentions. If necessary, he would be using his True Spirit Body. Though, that also meant a direct provocation to Qiel, causing him to use the same thing. He didn't know if Nelfer had it or not, but if he fought against both of them in that condition, they would definitely kill him and Noel.

Dimitri waved his blade upward.

Nelfer felt the fluctuation of Spiritual Energy from below. He jumped backward as spikes emerged from his shadow, almost piercing his body.

After that, Dimitri charged forth and swung diagonally.

Seeing Dimitri plan to attack Qiel, Nelfer stomped the ground, kicking up the sand.

The sand blinded Dimitri for a split second. Nelfer used that opportunity to reach him and punched him from behind the sand.

"!!!" Dimitri blocked the punch with his blade, but it was strong enough to the point where he got pushed back. If not for him twisting his body to the side, he would have been blown away.

He could see why Nelfer became one of the Devil Saints.

Yet, despite being pressured like this, Dimitri remained calm. As long as Qiel had yet to lower her bow, it meant that Noel was still fighting.

…

Noel saw that Qiel had cleared the area, allowing the people from the Supreme Devil Organization to surround him.

Because the arrow was like a cannon, Legolaz would notice the situation even if he didn't want it.

"What?!" Legolaz frowned. "Who are they? Are they chasing that guy? But it's true that this Iadre is overwhelmingly talented. I guess they're trying to kill him to eliminate someone they can't control…"

Legolaz was wondering what he should do. On the one hand, helping Noel here would allow him to gain Noel's favor. There was even a chance to recruit him. On the other hand, he could see that his pursuers were stronger than him. If he recklessly chose to side with him, they might eliminate him and the second prince.

But these people should also know that they had offended him as well as caused great havoc in the Atrecaeca Kingdom. The kingdom would surely retaliate in any kind.

Ultimately, Legolaz decided to wait and see. If the situation was in his favor, he would definitely take advantage of it.

Noel also noticed how he couldn't get any help from other people. In fact, Qiel had done her best to avoid harming the people from the Atrecaeca Kingdom to lessen the conflict.

Several Spirit Masters approached him from the side. Noel raised his left hand. The fire rose and formed a giant hand. He slapped all of them, including the spiritual abilities they released. The fire overpowered the spiritual abilities, forcing the enemies to retreat.

Though, there was another reason why Noel used this kind of attack. Using the phoenix might not be that apparent considering he didn't look like he was summoning it, but he wanted to openly show everyone that he had a fire element on top of his ice element.

The second prince and Legolaz involuntarily found that fact after seeing the giant hand.

"What?! He has two elements?" Legolaz gasped.

Ramuer contemplated, "If he truly has two elements, which is not the norm…"

They were reconsidering their actions. Normally, people wouldn't like to get involved in someone's matter, but it would be different if the reward was big enough.

The two elements Noel possessed certainly tempted them.

Unfortunately, they couldn't make their decision rashly. There was no guarantee that Noel would join their side even if they helped him.

After watching this situation, Noel might have to change his plan.

'It seems that I can't manipulate them yet. In that case, I'll create a gap before rushing to the ruin.'

Noel took a glimpse of the pattern in the distance. It seemed that it was about to blast him again.

Hence, Noel raised his hand and formed a big ice lotus in the air.

Someone like Qiel obviously wouldn't allow Noel to do anything. Without hesitation, she released her arrow, shooting down the lotus.

Boom!

The explosion sent a chilling wave in all directions. The petals shattered into small ice particles.

The Devil Bishops and Devil Inspectors around him hesitated for a second. The small ice particles might be another way for Noel to attack them. So they couldn't be rash.

Noel took advantage of that hesitation. He rushed toward the northwest.

"!!!" They were startled for a second before chasing after him, not letting him run away.

As for Qiel, she noticed Noel's intention when seeing it from afar.

"Huh? That brat…" Qiel furrowed her eyebrows. She realized that Noel was taking advantage of both the Peak Level Demons and people to cover himself. "He notices that I'm trying not to harm other people?"

Qiel was amazed by Noel's eyesight. If they were on the same side, she would definitely nurture someone like him.

If he continuously hid among the people, the Supreme Devil Organization would definitely be more hesitant to harm him. But Qiel noticed something ridiculous from the direction he was going.

"Wait a minute…" Qiel squinted her eyes. Noel was actually approaching Legolaz and the Superior Demon, making her think that he was planning to strike a deal with Legolaz. It would be troublesome if he did that, so Qiel aimed at him again and released a few strikes.

"!!!" Noel raised his head and saw another opportunity.

Instead of getting scared of the arrow, he used the Split Step as well as the Enhance Forward Rune in his body simultaneously.

The Split Step caused him to split into two, confusing the people that chased him on the ground. The Enhance Forward Rune boosted his speed, allowing him to slip past the arrows before they hit the ground.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

The arrows reached the ground and exploded. But because of their angle, the shock wave produced was mostly directly forward.

For Noel, who managed to slip past the impact zone, the shock wave wasn't enough to cause him to fall. But for the people from the organization who were behind him, the shock wave hit them at full force, causing them to stop. Some of them were even blown away.

A few people from the Atrecaeca Kingdom were also hit by the blast, causing confusion among them.

"What is this?"

"Did someone attack us?"

"Did they not know that we're fighting against demons?"

They were searching for the people responsible, resulting in the people from the organization on the ground becoming a bit hesitant in their movement.

Noel smirked and was about to reach the lizard.

Sadly for him, Qiel had adjusted her aim and released one last strike before Noel could reach Legolaz. It was slightly above Legolaz and the lizard and would explode in front of Noel even if he used his full speed.

However, that didn't matter anymore. Noel couldn't help but smirk because his plan worked.

When the arrow was about to reach him, the sand lizard suddenly flapped its tail.

Bam!

The wave created from the tail dispersed the energy from the arrow, causing it to disappear before hitting Noel.

"!!!" Qiel was surprised that a Superior Demon could do that. And this was the reason why Noel would actually come to this place.

Because of the power of that arrow, the lizard knew which direction he should go. He basically perceived Qiel to be more dangerous than Legolaz.

In that instant, the lizard turned around and located Qiel before rushing toward her.

"That freaking bastard. He made me shoot the arrow so that the lizard would chase after me?" Qiel gritted her teeth, finally understanding why Laufey could be defeated by Noel.

With this, Qiel had to fight against the Superior Demon with that unique ability. Meanwhile, Dimitri could focus on dealing with Nelfer.

As for Noel, he only needed to take care of the remaining Supreme Devil Organization members. Of course, there was a chance that more members would be hidden elsewhere. And if it took a long time, Qiel would defeat the lizard first and help them.

Hence, Noel made a decision not to go to Legolaz. Instead, he shifted his direction to the ruin.

That was right. He ran past all the people and demons and used his Ice Lotus to break apart the defense made by the Mid Level Demons.

He emerged from the encirclement and headed straight to the ruin.

"Not good. He is planning to hide inside." Qiel obviously wouldn't destroy the ruin. Not only might there be a lot of demons inside that would chase after her, but she would definitely make an enemy of this country. It wouldn't be beneficial to the organization.

So, the only way to solve the problem was to shoot down Noel before he could enter the ruin.

She aimed at him. But before she could release her arrow, the lizard arrived in front of her, flapping its tail.

In that instant, all the Spiritual Energy around her bow dispersed, including the arrow.

After that, the lizard opened its mouth, ready to swallow Qiel.

But Qiel jumped into the air and tried to find Noel. It turned out Noel used that gap to close his distance to the ruin. Even if she formed her bow and shot another arrow, she would be too late as Noel would have hidden himself behind the ruin before entering it.

Dimitri couldn't help but smile after seeing this situation, thinking as one would expect from his Master.