As the fight was about to begin, Dennis gave the signal indicating to Minos that he could act first, and King Stuart just stood in his place while his eyes glowed in rainbow colors.
Infinite Dream!
An invisible beam of energy went from Minos' eyes straight to the head of the red-haired individual, surprising Dennis considerably with the strength of this blow.
Dennis was unprepared for this level of power used by Minos, which could even knock out people of his level who had the complete set of Silver-grade techniques.
Unfortunately for Dennis, he only had three techniques of that quality, none of them being of the mental type which could help him protect himself from Minos' unmerciful attack!
So the moment King Stuart's blow hit him, Dennis immediately plummeted toward the ground, falling as if all the life in his body had gone.
But he had not died, of course. Minos would not act so ruthlessly or carelessly against an elder of an organization whose headquarters were in his vicinity...
Minos had only sent that fellow's mind to a place where Dennis could suffer the worst nightmares to make him learn his place.
Minos had been quite annoyed at being challenged on Maisie's account, even more so because that fellow thought he could get a date with that woman by using him. Thus, this brown-haired man did not hesitate to make that person humiliate himself in front of dozens of people in the area while suffering a powerful mental blow.
"Wow!"
"He truly did! He said he would end it all in the blink of an eye, and he did!"
"Hmm, that's impressive! I almost didn't feel this young man's blow, but he knocked out his opponent with a mental technique..."
"Tsk!"
"That elder destroyed his reputation in seconds... That must be a new record!"
Comments and laughter erupted in the surroundings as Minos walked toward the man Dennis had handed the bet armor.
That fellow saw Minos walking towards him and slowly closed his mouth, still shocked at the outcome of it all. 'This guy is a monster! No wonder he's a dictator in the northern region!'
Several people had overheard Minos and Dennis' conversation earlier, so recognizing that person as the King of the Black Plain had not been difficult for this man in question. As such, he now understood more about the sporadic news from that place that reached the Flaming Empire.
"I believe that armor belongs to me, no?" Minos asked such a person as he placed his hands on that item.
He did not need that armor since he had others of that rank and even higher in his spatial ring. But such things would only fit him and, at most, his wives. So, the armor in question was precious to the Black Plain, which still had a long way to go before it could produce something of this rating.
With that, Minos felt a little better about it all after putting such an item in his spatial ring and turning to his wives.
"It looks like you have now surpassed all the heroes of the northern region, Minos..." Abby commented as she smiled at him.
"What are we going to do now? It looks like this whole sect already knows we're here." Gloria said as she noticed how easily Dennis had recognized them, indicating that the rumors after the discussion with Ford had already spread.
"Well, we don't have much else to do around here, so we may as well leave this city..." Minos was saying this when suddenly, the man who had handed him the previous armor shouted something in their direction.
"What have you done with him? Is he alive?"
Minos turned and looked at Dennis' passed-out body. "He is trapped in an illusion, but he is not at risk. In a day or two, he will be able to break through his current state and recover from the damage..."
Mental attacks were mighty. If one did not have protections against this kind of attack or great mental strength, a single attack could keep such a person for days, sometimes weeks, in a coma.
Of course, if the attacking side did not try to kill the other side!
Because of this, even considering that every kind of technique had a period in which its effects would last, that blow was enough to keep Dennis unconscious for that period.
"That..."
After those words from Minos, he turned his back on that man and started walking away from there, ignoring the many curious people in the surroundings.
But just as they were about to leave the crowd behind, a high-level Spiritual Emperor shouted in their direction. "Wait a moment!"
Gloria and the other two women of Minos turned to look in the direction of whoever had called them and promptly saw a group of 6 high-level Spiritual Emperors with weapons and armor.
Minos then asked. "What do you want? Can't you see that we are leaving? This guy is the one who challenged me, and I'm sure anyone here can tell he's fine."
"Your Majesty Minos Stuart, you have entered the headquarters of the Holy Sect irregularly, so we are here to escort you to a person capable of judging your crimes." The subordinate of Maisie's rival shouted, drawing the attention of everyone in the area.
Minos' eyebrows frowned, and he said. "What is this nonsense? Did I come in irregularly? How? I passed through your border post."
His wives looked seriously at that individual, and Gloria asked. "There is no rule preventing visitors from entering your city. So what are you people trying to do?"
The man from before then said while pointing at Minos. "That person is part of the Gray Clouds Sect, a rival of our organization. So, how could you have entered our city without notifying us and thinking everything would be fine?"
"I'm from the Gray Clouds Sect? Since when?" Minos said incredulously, finding it amusing how absurd that person was talking to cause trouble for him.
"If that is the case, what is the Spiritual Church doing? Why haven't they yet exterminated the entire Gray Clouds Sect and my family on the Black Plain? If I am a member of that organization, wouldn't my situation in the northern region be a disregard for the Church's laws?" Minos asked, showing everyone in the surroundings that such a fellow was looking for excuses to cause trouble for his group.
"Humph!"
"I entered your city as a member of the Spiritual Church. So you want to continue with that?" He took the Church symbol that Gloria's mother had handed him and thoughtfully looked at that man, threatening such a person.
The subordinate of Maisie's rival finally trembled, not knowing what to do in such a situation.
'Damn it!'
He did not expect that Minos would show such resistance and even expose a remarkable piece of information, something shocking, by the way.
'This brat is a member of the Spiritual Church? Since when? How is this possible? Plus, what about his relationship with the Gray Clouds Sect?' He asked himself several questions, trying to understand the situation and decide what to do.
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