"That doesn't look like a small trick; it looks like a skill only a top assassin would possess."
"After all, sometimes the simplest way to end a war is to directly eliminate the opponent's leader. And the easiest way to eliminate the opponent's leader is to assassinate them before they even participate in the war."
"Therefore, I also have some knowledge of assassination."
Wang Xiaoming's answer successfully silenced Michael.
Arthur knew a thing or two about assassination? What kind of magical Arthur was this?
But never mind, since Arthur himself had said so, he couldn't say anything more.
"Hmm?"
Wang Xiaoming looked at the situation outside and noticed something was wrong.
"What's wrong?"
Michael asked curiously.
"It's nothing. A fish that slipped through the net wants to cause trouble. I'll go take care of it."
After Wang Xiaoming finished speaking, he turned and left.
605. Killing the Fish That Slipped Through the Net
There was indeed a fish that slipped through the net, and what Wang Xiaoming had to do was to eliminate this fish.
Diodora Astaroth, a blood relative of the current Demon King Beelzebub, was the one who caused Asia to be expelled from the church. Of course, the people in the church were also brain-dead. Just because Asia healed a demon, they exiled her. All the healing Asia had done for them before was a complete waste.
Of course, it was precisely because of the church's brainlessness that Wang Xiaoming was able to get Asia into his hands.
This guy Diodora liked saintesses and nuns, and Asia was a saintess of the Nordic Church, so he set his sights on Asia, trying to find a way to make Asia leave the church and fall.
So, he pretended to be injured and asked Asia to heal him. After Asia healed him, he directly exposed his demon identity. Moreover, this scene happened to be seen by the church personnel who came over.
As a result, everyone in the church knew that the saintess Asia had saved a demon. In the eyes of those clergy in the church with problems in their brains, this kind of thing was absolutely unforgivable.
So, Asia was expelled from the church.
After Diodora learned that Asia had been expelled from the church, he immediately took action, wanting to make Asia fall into a witch and then become his subordinate.
It was just that what he didn't expect was that before he could act, the Fallen Angels acted first. The Fallen Angels sent their subordinate Stray Priests to find Asia and extend an invitation to her, inviting her to join the magician organization where the Stray Priests were.
Diodora didn't expect that Asia would actually agree. After Asia agreed, she directly came to Kuoh Town, preparing to join the Fallen Angel camp.
But what Diodora didn't expect even more was that Asia didn't join the Fallen Angel organization, but instead joined a Round Table Knights established by a guy named Wang Xiaoming!?
What was going on? Why did anyone dare to intercept the woman he had set his sights on?
The confused Diodora chose to investigate the situation.
As for Wang Xiaoming's situation, he didn't find out, because of Arthur's identity, Sirzechs had informed Beelzebub, but told Beelzebub not to tell too many other people, especially since this Arthur was appearing in the world with a completely new identity.
Therefore, Diodora didn't know Wang Xiaoming's Arthur persona, but thought he was just an ordinary knight, named Wang Xiaoming, who had also formed a knight order.
Therefore, this time he came, he was prepared to take Asia away personally while the Old Satan Faction was causing trouble.
When Vali and the others started fighting, Diodora hid, then went around to the back of the church, wanting to find Asia's location. There were too many people in the hall, and it was difficult for him to find her. Entering from the back was also very simple. Even if he was found, he had his own identity.
That's right, he was a blood relative of the current Demon King Beelzebub. Although Beelzebub didn't come, he, as a blood relative, came to observe. He was also a member of the pure-blooded demon family in the demon world, so as long as he revealed his identity, no one would think he was a member of the Old Satan Faction. At that time, he could perfectly blend into it!
Diodora said that he was so smart.
He found the back door of the church and knocked lightly a few times. Soon, the back door opened.
"Hello, I am..."
After the door opened, Diodora immediately wanted to introduce himself, but he only said half of it before his expression froze, because the one who came to open the door for him was not Asia as he had expected, but Wang Xiaoming, who in his opinion, had snatched Asia away from him.
"Hello, is there anything I can help you with?"
Wang Xiaoming asked Diodora with a smile.
"That... I am..."
"It's okay, don't be anxious, take your time."
Diodora didn't know what to say for a moment, but he quickly reacted.
That's right, why should he be nervous? Anyway, there was no problem in revealing his identity. He was a blood relative of the Demon King Beelzebub, a member of the pure-blooded demon family. As long as he revealed his identity, the other party wouldn't suspect him. There was no need to be nervous at all.
To put it bluntly, the main reason was that he had suddenly encountered the guy he wanted to target, so he was a little slow to react.
However, just as Diodora wanted to introduce himself, his body suddenly moved uncontrollably.
[You must attack this taunting minion]
After Diodora looked at him, Wang Xiaoming directly activated the Taunt skill, and Diodora's body immediately pounced towards Wang Xiaoming.
Wang Xiaoming stopped the other party's hand with one hand, looking puzzled.
"What do you mean by this?"
Diodora was also dumbfounded. He was here to introduce himself and then sneak in, not to attack and expose himself. What was going on!
"It seems that you don't plan to say it. In that case."
Wang Xiaoming pushed hard, and Diodora was pushed out, but then Wang Xiaoming activated Taunt again. Diodora, who was backing away, instantly increased his agility and pounced towards Wang Xiaoming. This time, he even used magic on both hands. This was the rhythm of preparing to fight.
"Since you are an enemy, then I won't be polite!"
Wang Xiaoming's left hand directly dragonized, turning into a jet-black claw.
"Nani!"
Diodora was very surprised by the change in Wang Xiaoming's left hand. A dragon! And it was a dragon that could turn into a human. This was the highest level of dragon, and he couldn't compete with it.
"Wait, I am..."
"I'm not interested in your name!"
Wang Xiaoming pounced on Diodora, and at the same time, raised his left hand and directly plunged it into Diodora's chest.
Because he was taunted, Diodora could only attack and could not defend, but his magic-infused fist hit Wang Xiaoming's body, causing no pain or itching. However, Wang Xiaoming's left hand, at the moment of contact, directly pierced through his throat. The sharp claws were like a dagger, directly piercing Diodora's throat.
Diodora widened his eyes, looking at the claws stuck in his neck, wanting to speak, but unable to say anything at all.
"Since you want to attack me, then you must be prepared to die at any time. Obviously, you were not prepared."
Wang Xiaoming said as he withdrew his left hand, bringing out a piece of blood.
Diodora covered his throat, wanting to leave. Although it was fatal, as a demon, he could still survive as long as he received timely treatment.
However, he only took two steps back before widening his eyes, unable to recover, he would die! Because there was a large amount of Power of Destruction hidden in his throat, and this power was rapidly spreading throughout his body.
He widened his eyes and looked at Wang Xiaoming. The Power of Destruction was a characteristic of the Baal family, a pure-blooded demon family in the Underworld. Why did this man have it!
In a state of terror and confusion, Diadora was engulfed by the power of destruction, her entire body turning pitch black before dissolving into black ash and disappearing before Wang Xiaoming's eyes.
Witnessing her demise, Wang Xiaoming nodded in satisfaction.
The testing results of the power of destruction are quite impressive.
606. Signing a Peace Accord
Wang Xiaoming dealt with Diadora at the back entrance of the church, while on the battlefield at the front, Sirzechs and his allies were reaping their rewards.
Sirzechs's power of destruction was the strongest in the history of the Bael family. He himself was practically the embodiment of destruction, a transcendent being with explosive combat power.
However, Katerea, having consumed Ophis's ouroboros, also experienced a significant boost in magical power, making her no easy opponent.
Thus, Sirzechs and Katerea engaged in a high-level struggle.
It was pretty much Sirzechs making a move, then Katerea responding, Sirzechs adjusting his waist, then Katerea lifting a leg—a back-and-forth, turn-based battle between two devils. Katerea was inherently not Sirzechs's match, but Ophis's infinite power allowed her to sustain herself for a long time, enabling her to contend with Sirzechs. However, for Sirzechs, finding Katerea's weakness was only a matter of time.
After exchanging blows with Katerea, Sirzechs seized the opportunity to inject his power of destruction directly into Katerea's body.
Being invaded in such a manner in front of so many people filled Katerea with rage, but it was futile. The power of destruction accurately struck its target, instantly destroying the infinite snake within her. Katerea immediately weakened and was defeated.
If it were Ophis herself, Sirzechs might have been helpless, but against only a portion of Ophis's power, Sirzechs's power of destruction could still take effect.
Having lost the amplification of the infinite snake, Katerea was directly killed by Sirzechs. The power of destruction poured onto her body, leaving her with no ability to resist. She could only lie there and allow Sirzechs to unleash his full power upon her body. Sirzechs was also decisive, seeing this as an excellent opportunity to strike a heavy blow against the Old Satan Faction, killing Katerea on the spot and even scattering her ashes with the power of destruction, denying her any chance to surrender.
The deaths of Katerea were witnessed by the remaining two Maou, who felt a desire to retreat. After all, their leader was dead, even after using the infinite snake. Sirzechs was more powerful than they had imagined; such an enemy could not be confronted head-on!
They wanted to retreat, but others wouldn't allow it. They were quickly defeated and mercilessly killed.
Especially Bacchus, being the Lightning Angel with the strongest offensive power, was incredibly powerful in the attack department. Seizing the opportunity, he directly struck his opponent with lightning, taking them out in one fell swoop.
The only one who survived was Vali.
Seeing Katerea killed, Vali chose to run away immediately. The white dragon emperor's wings of light provided him with sufficient capital to escape, and Azazel had no intention of killing him in the first place, so he simply let him go.
With the leaders of the four Maou gone, the remaining individuals were the most unlucky. Those magicians who had been brought over by the Khaos Brigade originally thought they were going to attack the Maou, so they were releasing magic from afar towards the church, preparing to bombard the people on the church's side with magic.
But unfortunately, magicians posed no real threat to devils. The magic spells flying down from the sky hadn't even reached the church before they were dispelled by Millia with her illusions.
Those at the church clearly saw the overwhelming magic spells coming from the distant sky transform into a swarm of pink butterflies, fluttering around the entire church, after Millia waved her staff.
This scene astonished the onlookers, even the well-informed ones, as they had never seen such an ability before.
Generally, during battles, people would throw a magic spell, and the opponent would either defend with a shield or directly blast back an even stronger magic spell. No one had ever seen someone directly alter and negate the opponent's attack like this.
In their eyes, Millia's act of directly converting the opponent's magical attacks into butterflies, with no offensive power at all, was clearly negating the opponent's attack, transforming it into a completely harmless form. What else could it be but negation?
"What kind of magic is that? It's so beautiful!"
Others might not know, but one person's reaction was the most intense.
That was the current Maou Leviathan, Serafall Sitri.
As a Maou, Serafall behaved very much like a young girl, usually wearing magical girl outfits, and her weapon was also a staff, a magical girl-style one at that. She was a fervent magical girl enthusiast.
As a magical girl, she naturally excelled at various kinds of magic. This time, she directly used her vast magical power to unleash super-powerful magic bombardments to eliminate the enemy.
But when she saw Millia's magic, Serafall's eyes immediately sparkled.
"What kind of magic is that? It's so amazing!"
Serafall shouted, rushing directly to Millia's side, staring at her with starry eyes.
"Hey, hey, what's the name of that magic? Tell me, tell me."
Millia, being stared at by Serafall, remained expressionless, completely unmoved.
"It's just an illusion."
"Illusion? How could there be an illusion that can directly negate the enemy's attack? Come on, tell me, what kind of magic is it? I want to learn it!"
Serafall didn't care that she was digging into someone else's secrets and directly questioned Millia.
"It is indeed just an illusion."
Millia still replied expressionlessly, leaving Serafall speechless.
"Hey, hey, if you're going to lie to me, at least come up with a more plausible reason. What's the deal with just saying it's an illusion?"
Millia completely ignored Serafall's complaints, still maintaining an expressionless demeanor. As a bio-engineered intelligence, she didn't yet possess the ability to express emotions.
"Serafall, don't be rude. That's Miss Millia's magic. Even if you also like using magic, you can't directly ask about such things."
Sirzechs reminded Serafall to watch her behavior from the side. Serafall could only obey, as Sirzechs was the leader of the four Maou.
"It's not a secret matter. According to the King's request, I can answer you."
Millia continued to answer expressionlessly, her voice without inflection.
"What I use is illusion, an illusion that can rewrite reality into illusion. That is my ability."
"Change reality into illusion? Can such a thing even be done!"
"As long as there's enough magic power, it can be done."
Millia's calm bragging shocked everyone present.
And while shocking them, Millia still maintained a calm expression.
"Everyone, now that the problem has been resolved, we can continue signing the peace treaty."
607. Descendant of the King Arthur
The three-way peace treaty was delayed a little due to some unexpected events in the middle, but overall, it was not affected. The attacking Old Satan Faction had three members die unnatural deaths, one escape, and even a high-class devil was directly annihilated by Wang Xiaoming.
