Chapter 544

"This time I'll let it go—Meliodas is my enemy."

"I joined your Magic Council for my own purposes."

"As long as you don't interfere with my personal actions, I'll still decide whether to help you or not."

As the blade returned to Gerudelis's waist, Macalof breathed a sigh of relief.

Among the Ten Saint, very few could truly be called his friends.

Jura Leiji was definitely one of them—but right now, Jura Leiji was in danger.

He was utterly powerless, unable to even issue a threat.

What the Ten Saint could accomplish was far too weak; beings from another world could easily crush any one of them.

Any random person could take the number-one spot among the Ten Saint.

"Is everyone who sits in the Ten Saint position this careless?"

"Is power really this important?"

Jura Leiji scanned the room; only Macalof had spoken up for him just now.

He was deeply grateful, but given the current situation, he had no way to resist.

Power—power was one of the main reasons he was so far behind others.

If he had stronger power than Gerudelis, Gerudelis's blade would never dare rest against his neck.

If his strength were greater than it was now, more people would consider his value and speak up for him.

But clearly, as someone equally at the bottom of the Ten Saint, these were unrealistic dreams.

In contrast, Gerudelis, the number-one of the Ten Saint, sat casually on his chair with arms crossed.

Compared to previous number-ones, Gerudelis's laziness was much like Celine's.

At least, that's how the current Ten Saint saw it—officially under the Magic Council's jurisdiction.

Yet no one could ever summon Celine; she acted entirely according to her own whims.

The same was clearly true of Gerudelis—even a single glance from the crowd confirmed it.

But Gerudelis on the other side didn't care about any of this.

The appearance of the Ten Commandments was deliberately arranged by Lin Cheng.

After the Fiore Kingdom summoned the Ten Thousand Dragons, it gave the Magic Council ample reason and excuse to target them.

Originally, Princess Jade's plan was simple: it was all about one thing.

With such overwhelming power, she wanted to rule and unify the entire Ishgall Continent.

She refused to remain under the Magic Council's control—driven by this ambition.

Princess Jade was thus manipulated by Luo Ge Cheni, ultimately used to summon the Age of the Ten Thousand Dragons.

And this gave the Magic Council the perfect pretext to target the Fiore Kingdom.

But the Fiore Kingdom's strength was no longer as weak as before—they had the Seven Deadly Sins Knights.

That was equivalent to having seven top-tier combatants, each capable of easily defeating any one of your Ten Saint.

And not just individually—they could fight all of you at once.

Some had already considered this and begun to doubt Gerudelis's true strength.

Could one person defeat all seven of the Seven Deadly Sins? If not,

the Magic Council wouldn't just fail to establish authority—it might end up far worse than before.

"Heiberyen, the Magic Council's decision is that we must act against the Fiore Kingdom."

"Right?"

"But what assurance do you have that you can defeat the Seven Deadly Sins Knights? Each of those seven is a monstrous terror."

Macalof's expression had turned grim.

Even if Gerudelis possessed power equal to Meliodas's bloodline, what about everyone else?

You can't possibly send people whose strength is nowhere near the Seven Deadly Sins to face them.

And even if they were willing, they truly couldn't defeat the Seven Deadly Sins members.

"You don't need to worry about the Seven Deadly Sins Knights."

"My companions and I will handle them—Meliodas is mine to deal with."

"All you need to do is successfully destroy the Fiore Kingdom."

Gerudelis gazed coldly at Macalof across the room.

His tone was as cold as a demon god from hell—destroying a nation spoken of so casually.

This statement immediately stirred widespread disgust, especially from Jura and Macalof.

"Why destroy the Fiore Kingdom? Heiberyen, I demand an explanation!"

Macalof slammed both palms onto the table; the nearby councilors fell silent.