Chapter 456

His finger raised high, countless heat sources converged into an extremely hot fireball.

The terrifying heat made the members of the Wolf Executioners' Brigade turn pale with alarm.

The scent of death began to spread endlessly around them.

As executioners, they had always only watched others wait helplessly for death.

But now, that expression—once their greatest pleasure—appeared on their own faces.

It was truly tragic that executioners met such an end.

But Escano's attack was not merciful; that tiny, blazing sun, though he held back,

was still enough to destroy these Wolf Executioners.

"Boom!"

A massive explosion and shockwave swept across the entire Wang Gong.

The entire Wang Gong was engulfed by a powerful cloud of dust; the once-vibrant scenery outside the palace had turned into a wasteland.

Countless soldiers lay scattered across the ground; the Wolf Executioners were already unconscious.

Yet traces of life still lingered on their bodies—barely clinging to the edge of death.

Though he had suppressed his power, Escano's magic was the sun, and during the noon period, he was at his peak.

Even Meliodas at full power could withstand it, let alone these petty executioners.

"You're still as arrogant as ever."

"You even held back on purpose, hahaha."

Ban, hands in his pockets, couldn't help but sigh at the scene before him.

His expression carried an unmistakable flamboyance, causing Escano to frown slightly.

The soldiers who still retained some awareness had turned deathly pale.

Arcadios, commander of the Sakura Knights, had gone deathly white.

"Such power… even the Holy Ten couldn't surpass this…"

"And he held back his strength? Someone like this isn't even the strongest of the Seven Sins…"

Arcadios stared at the three before him, teeth clenched tight.

He wanted to rise, to block these lawbreakers—but his legs refused to obey.

A voice inside him whispered: don't get up.

"Arcadios, that's enough. Don't rise."

"Rest well."

As Arcadios struggled against his inner fear,

a cute girl in a pale green gown, crowned with a gemstone tiara, stepped out from within.

The faint aura of supremacy radiating from her, and the instant salutes from the other soldiers,

clearly marked her as someone of extraordinary status.

"Looks like the main player has finally arrived…"

"The honor of the knights?"

"How amusing. Remember my name well."

"My name is Escano—the Sin of Pride among the Seven Sins!"

Escano laughed—not in anger, but with contempt for the clowns before him.

He took a large step forward, his towering frame stepping directly into the molten lava.

The molten ground, bubbling with heat and black smoke, seemed to have no temperature at all.

Escano didn't even frown as he walked straight ahead.

His fearless demeanor shocked the knights.

Some began to doubt whether Yujie's magic had failed.

"Great! Frost Zone!"

The most furious was undoubtedly Yujie.

His thought was simple: if scorching lava had no effect, then freezing frost would stop this towering man.

Frost swept over Escano with biting winds.

Within seconds, a layer of ice had formed over Escano's body.

"Hmph. Serves you right."

Yujie wore a smug smile—but before it could fully spread across his face,

"Crack!"

A crack echoed, and Yujie froze in surprise.

The massive ice block shattered outright; the expression of supreme arrogance on Escano's face slowly spread terror across Yujie's.

"Yujie! Get out of the way!"

The Wolf Executioners' commander shoved Yujie aside, drew his scythe—but before he could swing,

the scythe in his hand melted as if it were iron, turning to molten metal.

"Impossible… this was a high-grade magical artifact…"

Disbelief, terror, panic flickered wildly in his eyes.

"Thud!"

Escano took another step; all four men felt their hearts jolt.

In an instant, this towering man seemed to become the blazing sun in the heavens.

Unique and overwhelmingly powerful—just that gaze of his, as if no one else existed, was enough to terrify countless people.

Let alone the fact that he was currently looking down at the four of them.

"You have pleased me greatly."

"CruelSun!"

"The merciless sun!"

Escanor took a step forward, and the ice on the ground suddenly shattered and began to melt.

His fingers rose high, and countless waves of heat gathered together, converging into an extremely high-temperature fireball.

That terrifying heat made the members of the Holy Knight order's faces turn panicked.

The aura of death began to spread continuously around them.

Originally, as executioners, they could only ever watch others wait for death and slaughter.

But now, that very expression they had once enjoyed the most had appeared on their own faces.

One had to admit, for executioners to meet such an end truly made them feel pathetic.

But Escanor's attack was not merciful—that fist-sized blazing sun, even though he had held back.

Was still more than enough to destroy these executioners of the Holy Knight order.

"Boom!"

The massive explosion and shockwave swept directly across the entire Wang Gong.

The entire Wang Gong could not escape; all of it was swept up in a powerful cloud of dust, and the once-prosperous scene on the outer perimeter of the Wang Gong had been reduced to a pile of wasteland.

Countless soldiers lay scattered across the ground in disarray; the members of the Holy Knight order had long lost consciousness.

But there was still some breath left in their bodies, though they were nearly at death's door........

Even though he had suppressed his own power, Escanor's magic was the sun, and at the noon period, it was his strongest moment.

Even if Meliodas unleashed his full magic, he could withstand it head-on, let alone these mere executioners.

"You bastard, you're still as arrogant as ever."

"You even held back on purpose, hahahaha."

Ban stood with his hands in his pockets, looking at the scene before him and couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

There was an indescribable theatricality in his expression, causing Escanor's brow to furrow slightly.

And those soldiers whose minds were still somewhat clear had already turned extremely pale.

Arcadius, the captain of the Cherry Blossom Knight order, had already turned deathly white.

"This level of strength... probably even the Holy Ten are nothing more than this..."

"And he actually suppressed his own power too... someone like this isn't even the strongest among the Seven Deadly Sins..."

Arcadius stared at the three people before him, his teeth clenched tight.