"God Slayer, why do you not come fight for me? Have you lost your courage?"
"This generation of God Slayers is truly disappointing!"
Hovering above Sora and the others, Perseus spoke with an angry and sarcastic expression.
He had issued a battle challenge and waited a whole day without seeing any sign of the opponent. Growing impatient, Perseus personally came to check. Unexpectedly, he saw the God Slayer chatting and strolling with two human witches. This made Perseus furious.
Could fighting him be less important than spending time with two human witches? As a proud god, Perseus felt deeply humiliated!
"Perseus, cease slandering my king!"
Even though the other was a god, Lilliana showed no fear. Her eyes flashed coldly as she summoned her beloved sword, Il Maestro, and coldly addressed Perseus in the sky.
Although Lilliana knew their Demon king had stood them up, she was completely on Sora's side. Besides, the king was spending time with her, so even if it was wrong, in her eyes it was right!
"Ahem… Perseus, what battle are you talking about? I don't know anything about it."
Signaling Lilliana not to get upset, Sora cleared his throat twice and looked at Perseus with a confused expression.
Lilliana and the little maid Karen immediately understood that their Demon king was pretending to be clueless to fool Perseus. The tense atmosphere vanished, replaced by suppressed laughter and blushing faces.
"Hmm? Did you not receive my divine arrow message?"
Hearing this, Perseus frowned, puzzled.
"Divine arrow message? What divine arrow message? I didn't get anything. Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
With an innocent look, Sora asked Perseus back.
Perseus felt embarrassed. Could his divine arrow message have gone wrong? It shouldn't have!
But for proud gods and God Slayers, lying was beneath them. Could the message have been snatched by some big bird on the way?
Feeling more confused, Perseus shook his head and gave up thinking about it. If it was taken, so be it. Not a big deal!
"God Slayer, I won't pursue the previous matter. I see your wounds have fully healed. Now, fight me!"
Remembering his main purpose, Perseus's expression hardened as he spoke to Sora below.
This God Slayer was also being watched by the troublesome goddess Athena, and Perseus didn't want to lose such a valuable prey to her, so he decided to strike first.
"Fight? Fine, but wait a moment. Let me give some instructions to my little maid and knight first."
Sora nodded in agreement. Since this guy wanted to come back for a beating, he was happy to give him a few strikes. After all, Perseus had pierced his heart before, so it was only fair!
Perseus also nodded. Although he thought the God Slayer was fussing too much and wasting time on lowly mortals, he didn't refuse. He could wait a little longer.
"Karen, you go back first. Don't worry about us and be careful."
"Prepare hot water and dinner for Lilliana and me. We'll be back after dealing with Perseus."
Patting the little maid Karen's cheek, Sora gave his orders.
"Yes, Lord Sora."
"Lord Sora, Lady Lilliana, I wish you both good fortune in battle."
Karen nodded seriously, saluted Sora and Lilliana, and knowing her power was too weak to help, she quickly used a jump spell and disappeared into the night.
"Hehehe… Lilliana, you are my knight. Don't expect me to let you hide safely in the back. Even if we die, we die together!"
Turning his gaze to Lilliana, Sora smiled wickedly and spoke cruel words.
This guy was ruthless. Others treated their beloved women like treasures, protecting them from harm, but Sora enjoyed tormenting.
"Lilliana swears to follow the king to death!"
Lilliana gave a standard knight's salute to Sora, showing no sadness or anger at his words. Instead, she looked excited and deeply moved.
She was a knight, not a vase to be protected. Sora gave her the greatest affirmation!
"Well, well, although you say that, I suddenly have a good idea!"
"Bear with it, Lilliana. The first time might hurt a little."
Thinking of something, Sora's lips curved strangely. Without waiting for her reaction, he lifted Lilliana's chin and kissed her cherry lips.
"Ugh…"
Though embarrassed by the sudden bold kiss in front of others and not understanding what Sora was doing, Lilliana, out of absolute love and trust, did not resist but cooperated awkwardly.
Feeling a powerful force flowing from Sora's mouth into her body, traveling down to her dantian, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her abdomen.
But as the pain passed, feeling the growing power and the king's aura inside her, Lilliana's eyes widened with excitement.
Yes, Sora was using his divine protection on Lilliana, channeling part of his divine power through one of the ten incarnations of the war god—the "Youth"—so she could temporarily possess power rivaling a god!
Sora had thought it through. Now that his memory was restored, fighting Perseus would be easy. If he killed him in a few strikes, it would be a waste. Better to let his knight Lilliana practice. Fighting a god would greatly help her growth, and if she accidentally killed Perseus, she might become a God Slayer herself!
Hehehe… To others, a God Slayer was the Demon king of the earth, the supreme existence. If his knight became a God Slayer, just thinking about it was exciting!
With this goal, Sora kept pouring his divine power into Lilliana until her body could barely contain it.
"Using divine protection on that witch? Such a boring tactic!"
Perseus in the sky watched Sora's actions below with a disdainful smile. Confident in his own power, he was not worried at all.
Moreover, a playful glint appeared in his eyes. Perhaps the God Slayer didn't know something? The stronger he made that witch, the more suffering he himself would endure later!
Thinking of that amusing scene, even Perseus began to look forward to it.
"Sa, Liliana, feel it—I bestow upon you this power!"
Releasing the girl, Sora said with a mischievous grin to Liliana.
"This is… the power of a king…"
Having already forgotten to be shy, the girl clenched her hands, sensing the power within her growing tens or even hundreds of times stronger, as if capable of tearing apart the very sky. Liliana's face was full of shock.
Buzz!!!
A soaring aura burst forth from Liliana's body. Before, she only saw these Demon kings and gods as powerful, but she never truly understood how strong they were. But at this moment, she personally felt the vast difference between heaven and earth!
Humans cannot defeat gods!
Anyone who breaks this iron rule is a miracle!
"Godslayer, witch, are you ready?"
Seeing the two below were almost ready, Perseus in the sky called out impatiently.
Ignoring Perseus, Sora waved his hand and manifested his king's sword.
"Sa, my beloved knight, now go fight for me!"
A gleam flashed in his eyes as Sora said to Liliana.
"As you command, my Demon king."
With a gentle swing of her longsword, a blade of energy slashed out, carving a wave hundreds of meters long on the sea surface. Liliana stepped forward, sharp light flashing in her silver eyes as she looked up to the sky…