The Devil Does Not Need to Be Defeated

Chapter 371: “Stop Your Barking.”

“Raaaaaaaaaargh…!”

Within the shattered wall, Oz, the werewolf, roared madly, charging towards four figures.

They were four black-robed individuals, emanating an ominous aura.

These four black-robed figures were all high-level, at levels eighty-seven, eighty-six, eighty-five, and eighty-three respectively. They were all experts above level eighty, and their magic power was far more potent than that of ordinary people.

Facing Oz’s frenzied assault, the four black-robed figures didn’t panic at all. They dispersed in an orderly fashion, surrounding Oz in a four-corner formation. Then, they all extended their hands, magic power surging as they unleashed magic chains that wrapped around Oz.

“Raaaaaargh…! Raaaaaaargh…!”

Oz roared and struggled, his muscles bulging, veins popping out on his face. The magic chains strained taut, creaking as if they were about to break.

The werewolf’s strength was still as exaggerated as ever, even able to break free from magical restraints with brute force, which was surprising.

However, the black-robed figures seemed to have been prepared.

“Crackle…!”

With a sound like electric shocks, lightning flashed from the hands of the four black-robed figures holding the chains.

The lightning transformed into bolts that traveled through the chains, striking Oz and flashing wildly on his body.

“Gaaaaaaaaah…!”

Oz cried out in pain.

Clearly, being electrocuted wasn’t pleasant.

The four black-robed figures continued to cast their magic, electrocuting Oz as if they were performing a task, emotionless and indifferent, like machines.

Just as they were about to knock Oz unconscious, an angry shout finally rang out.

“Let him go!”

Maeve lunged at the four black-robed figures, her fingernails extending into sharp claws. With a wave of her hands, countless claw strikes enveloped them.

“—”

The four black-robed figures immediately stopped what they were doing and scattered like ghosts.

“Boom—!”

Maeve’s claw strikes landed on the ground and wall, shattering them with a loud explosion.

Unfortunately, the attack missed the four black-robed figures.

But Maeve’s goal was to save Oz, and she had achieved it.

“Gah…”

Oz was finally free from the electric shocks, the magic chains disappearing. He collapsed to the ground, his body smoking.

“Oz!”

Maeve immediately rushed to Oz’s side.

As the saying goes, care makes one lose their head. Maeve, usually thoughtful and cautious, didn’t notice that the four black-robed figures, who had scattered like ghosts, had already extended their hands towards her, ready to cast magic.

However…

“She’s not alone, you rats of the Old Demon Faction.”

When this amused voice reached the ears of the four black-robed figures, their movements froze. They immediately turned around and unleashed magic towards the young nobleman who had suddenly appeared.

“Boom!”

A thunderous roar echoed as countless black lightning bolts shot out from the hands of the four black-robed figures, transforming into a rain of lightning that fell towards the young nobleman.

The young nobleman raised an eyebrow.

“Good heavens…”

He realized that each of these black-robed figures from the Old Demon Faction was as strong as Bedo had been.

Four members of the Old Demon Faction as strong as Bedo appearing at once?

It seemed this branch of the Old Demon Faction was quite powerful.

But…

“You’re not strong enough to deal with me.”

Shien didn’t dodge or evade, walking directly towards the rain of lightning.

“Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang…!”

The black lightning bolts struck Shien, creating explosions, shattering the floor and walls, sending electric arcs through the air, and shaking the entire temple.

The power of this magic was undoubtedly at the advanced level.

However, when the electric arcs dissipated and the smoke cleared, Shien emerged unharmed, and the expressions of the four black-robed figures under their hoods seemed to change.

“Bang!”

At this moment, Shien suddenly exploded into action, his figure transforming into a blur as he dashed towards the four black-robed figures at an astonishing speed.

“Clang!”

The Holy Sword, like a bolt of lightning, slashed down with a sharp cry, aimed at the head of one of the black-robed figures.

The black-robed figure immediately sensed the danger and without hesitation, deployed a dark barrier to protect himself.

It was defensive magic.

The black-robed figure reacted in time, deploying defensive magic to block Shien’s attack.

However…

“Hum!”

When red magic power flickered from the Holy Sword, transforming into a blade of magic power that enveloped the sword’s edge, the fate of this black-robed figure was sealed.

“Swish!”

The red slash descended, effortlessly piercing the dark barrier and the air, slicing through the black-robed figure’s body.

Blood splattered from the wound on the black-robed figure’s chest, staining the temple floor and walls.

“…!”

The black-robed figure seemed to be in disbelief, his eyes widening under his hood.

To Shien’s surprise, even after receiving a fatal wound, this member of the Old Demon Faction didn’t collapse or retreat. Instead, he reached out and grabbed the blade of the Holy Sword, ignoring the wounds on his hands, and stopped the sword.

“Looking for death!”

Shien laughed in anger.

However, he also knew why this member of the Old Demon Faction had taken such an action.

It was to create an opportunity for the other three.

“Swish!” “Swish!” “Swish!”

The three black-robed figures appeared around Shien, unleashing magic chains at him.

“Get lost!”

Magic power surged from Shien’s body, and the red magic power on the Holy Sword intensified, severing the hands of the black-robed figure clinging to the blade. The Holy Sword then sliced through the air like a flash of red light.

With this flash, the incoming magic chains were all cut down by the Holy Sword’s magic power, vanishing into thin air.

But at the same time, the four black-robed figures also disappeared, scattering like ghosts once more. They regrouped at a distance in front of Shien, standing together.

Shien was about to attack them immediately, but then he saw a surprising scene.

“Clang!”

The three black-robed figures placed their hands on the bleeding black-robed figure, whose hands had been severed and chest wounded. They poured magic power into him, causing a dark light to flow through his body.

As the light flowed, the magic power of the three black-robed figures merged into the injured one at an astonishing speed, rapidly healing his wounds and even regenerating his hands.

“Healing magic?”

Shien was surprised.

He didn’t expect these black-robed figures to possess such high-level healing magic.

No, wait.

“That’s not healing magic.”

Shien used the [Appraisal] skill and saw that these four members of the Old Demon Faction hadn’t learned the [Healing Magic] skill. They couldn’t possibly use healing magic.

Each of them had only learned one magic skill: [Fire Magic], [Lightning Magic], [Dark Magic], and [Binding Magic] respectively.

In other words, these four could only use fire magic, lightning magic, dark magic, and binding magic. They didn’t know how to use healing magic at all.

But this was strange.

Setting aside the healing magic, these four black-robed figures had learned different magic spells, but they could use the same magic during battle. How was this possible?

Shien frowned, then he discovered that these four black-robed figures all possessed a skill – [Symbiosis].

…

[Symbiosis]

• Passive Skill

• Can connect with targets who possess the same skill.

• Can share skills and life force with connected targets.

• Can communicate telepathically with connected targets.

• Can switch positions and quickly converge with connected targets, enabling high-speed movement.

…

Seeing this skill, Shien understood.

“A skill that allows them to share skills and life force, communicate telepathically, and switch positions?”

Shien’s gaze towards the four black-robed figures changed slightly.

No wonder they could use the same magic.

No wonder they could quickly heal their companion with just magic power.

With the [Symbiosis] skill and life force sharing, achieving this was not difficult at all.

In other words…

“Unless I kill all four of them at the same time, it’s very likely that I can’t defeat them?”

Shien realized this.

This was a bit tricky.

If it was a one-on-one fight, Shien was confident he could easily win.

But with the [Symbiosis] skill, the difficulty of killing four members of the Old Demon Faction above level eighty at the same time increased more than tenfold.

“No wonder they dare to target Lilith.”

Shien wasn’t afraid, but he smiled and became serious.

“It seems it will take some effort to deal with you.”

Shien raised the Holy Sword, pointing it at them.

But this time, they didn’t attack.

The four black-robed figures didn’t even exchange glances. After a moment of silence, they suddenly floated away like disembodied ghosts.

They were retreating.

Seeing this, Shien didn’t hesitate and reached out, ready to cast magic.

But at this moment, Maeve’s scream came from behind him.

“Aaaaaah…!”

With a frantic roar, Maeve was knocked away, crashing into the wall.

Oz, the werewolf, had woken up, but he had completely lost his mind, roaring madly.

Shien’s movement subconsciously paused.

In that instant, the four black-robed figures vanished without a trace.

“Tsk…!”

Shien clicked his tongue and turned around.

Oz roared, his bloodshot eyes fixated on Shien as he charged.

Shien also charged forward.

What followed was a violent and earth-shattering battle.

When the shaking stopped, Oz lay on the ground, twitching.

Shien, unharmed, curled his lip and muttered,

“Stop your barking.”

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