It’s because those two demons seem to be twins. They looked exactly identical. Only the male one had his hair in a buzz cut while the female one kept her hair long. Both of them had the same cold expression on their faces though, and they gave off a powerful presence as well. They weren’t to be underestimated.
Those two demons are level 88. That’s higher than even Baydr.
This made Shien comment in his mind.
(No wonder demons were considered the strongest race since ancient times. To the point where the gods and mortals could only stand even with hen allied together.)
A demon lord’s subordinate, a demon commander, could just casually pull out two guys with such high level like that. No wonder demons were considered the strongest race.
While Shien was thinking that, Lucy had stood up.
“My apologies for coming unannounced, as well as for any inconveniences to you.”
Lucy had entered princess mode and greeted Jacinta with full respect.
“Your highness is too polite. I am greatly overjoyed at the prospect of a visit from the Treasure of the Kingdom, so how could there be any inconvenience to speak of?” Jacinta spoke with a smile before turning his gaze toward Shien, “Plus, even Sir Shien has come as well, this is a most happy surprise for me.”
When those words came out, before Shien even had a chance to reply, the twin demons behind Jacinta had first reacted.
They actually glared at Shien like they were looking at an opponent, with guarded eyes.
Shien found that quite strange.
Those two guys look like they have some kind of grudge against me, right?
But I don’t seem to know them though?
The heck?
Lucy on the other hand seemed to have some kind of an idea, so she smiled at Jacinta.
“It seems my lord really do have your eyes on Sir Shien.”
Lucy actually said something along those lines.
“Of course, I have quite the expectations for Sir Shien.” Jacinta easily admitted it, “Although Jillian is a traitor that I would have loved to personally deal with, I do still have to admit that he has some talent an ability. If it’s just potential, then he is definitely one of the top among the demon world. If not for the fact that he went down the wrong path, then I believe that he could have reached my level sooner or later.”
“Unfortunately though, he went down a path that he shouldn’t have. In that case, his potential has tuned instead into a threat, best to be removed as soon as possible.”
As he said that, Jacinta’s tone turned a bit sarcastic.
“Perhaps it’s because Baydr saw that potential of his that he spent so much effort into dragging Jillian into the Old Demon Faction, huh?”
It’s because Baydr’s branch among the Old Demon Faction focuses on assassination. In the past, the highest leveled members are only around level 70 or so. Although they were quite a threat, and they have quite the numbers, they don’t really have all that many really strong elites.
That’s why Baydr wanted to pull Jillian in so much. He even placed quite a bit of hope on Jillian in the hopes that he could fully mature and become a true powerhouse for his branch.
Perhaps that’s the reason why Baydr ended up bringing his branch of the Old Demon Faction to save Jillian despite the distances.
However, in the end, Baydr was not only betrayed by Jillian whose mind had already collapsed, he even ended up personally killing Jillian under the influence of his rage. It has to be said, this was quite a tragedy for them.
But it’s also because of this that Jacinta treated Shien so well.
“I’m very thankful to Sir Shien for helping me deal with that traitor. At the same time, there’s no way that I wouldn’t look well upon someone who could so easily crush that Jillian despite your young age, right?”
Jacinta gave a deep and meaningful look at Shien. His gaze was a fountain of appreciation and interest.
However, when Jacinta showed such an attitude, the twin demons behind him only looked at Shien with even more hostility.
In that instant, Shien started kind of disliking his temperament.
That bad temperament of his seems to be a bit hard to control there.
(Alright, let’s teach them a lesson then.)
Shien thus then directly returned those twin demons’ gazes.
At the same time, Shien used his [Intimidation] skill without hesitation. He released a hidden but powerful pressure and slammed it down upon his targets.
“…!?”
Those twins immediately reacted. Their bodies tensed, they clenched their fists, and they also released enormous amounts of magic power from their bodies in an attempt to resist Shien’s own aura.
However, Shien’s [Intimidation] skill is already max leveled. Plus, this time he wasn’t releasing it in a wide AoE either, but instead focused upon just those twins. Thus, the enormous pressure was completely concentrated upon the two of them without the slightest leak, making the two of them start breathing harshly and sweating profusely. They seem to already be shaken.
Seeing that, Shien had not only not let up, but instead piled on even more pressure. He seemed to be set on forcing the twins to kneel.
However, no matter what, those twin demons are near level 90 elites. Even if they couldn’t quite resist Shien’s pressures, they still grit their teeth and resisted with all their might. In the end, they actually even succeeded in doing so.
(Interesting.)
When he noticed that the twins were no easy prey, Shien raised an eyebrow and tried to put even more force into it.
At that moment, a voice interrupted them.
“Sir seems to be doing something interesting to my subordinates. How about letting me join in as well?”
And with those words, the pressure from Shein suddenly shook before slowly collapsing.
The twin demons only felt a sudden lightening of their bodies. The weight on their shoulders seems to have suddenly dropped.
Shien on the other hand instead felt a pressure that doesn’t lose to his own crashing down on him and trying to crush him.
Shien’s eyes twitched slightly before he looked to the side.
There, Jacinta was still smiling like usual. The only difference is that he’s releasing a terrifying aura from his body, slightly shaking the entire room..
Shien and Jacinta stared off like that. Both could see the competitiveness in each others’ eyes.
Thus, the two of them got ready to use their full powers to decide a victor between them.
Until…
“The two of you, that’s enough.”
Within the room, a third unbelievably powerful aura was released, breaking the clash between Shien and Jacinta.
This aura was obviously from Lucy.
“Do the two of you intend to start fighting here? That’s not a very wise choice though?”
Lucy advised with a peaceful expression, so Shien and Jacinta exchanged another glance before relaxing and withdrawing their respective auras.
The twin demons finally relaxed, but they were already covered in sweat.
This time, the gazes that the two of them gave Shien wasn’t just hostile, but also somewhat fearful.
