Chapter 559

The black magical wings summoned by Jerudelis gave him a moment to catch his breath.

"Meliodas, I'll let you live today."

"When the Ten Commandments are all revived and our magic restored, I will come in my father's name to take your life!"

Jerudelis took two light breaths, his expression gradually calming.

But the hatred in his eyes remained unchanged; with a sudden flap of his wings, he shot hundreds of meters away.

Seeing this, Meliodas's black magic instantly dispersed.

"Thud!"

Whether from exhaustion or not, Meliodas's body collapsed near the Fapingyi Society's troops.

After Jerudelis departed, all ten Saints of the Fapingyi Society who had been afflicted by Jerudelis's Divine Commandments suddenly awoke.

Though under the Commandments, their thoughts relied entirely on instinct.

They had not forgotten what had happened, staring at the shattered ground before them.

Hyiberne's face darkened first—he had never imagined things would turn out like this.

Before Hyiberne could hesitate, the gates of the Fiore capital burst open.

Hundreds of armored knights, along with the few remaining members of the Seven Deadly Sins, emerged.

Ban, in a flash, had already lifted Meliodas into his arms and returned to the Fiore forces.

"Princess Jade, this is a misunderstanding…"

Hyiberne, facing the menacing Seven Deadly Sins, turned pale instantly.

Though his face had never been flushed before, what now troubled Hyiberne most was the fear creeping into his heart.

"Princess Jade, Councilor Leiji is correct—this truly is a misunderstanding."

"We were all controlled by that man's magic; this war was never our intention."

Watching the Fiore group advance without hesitation, drawing ever closer.

Ulfheim stepped forward, beads of sweat rolling down his forehead.

"Councilor Leiji, Lord Ulfheim."

"If what you say is true, why were not Lord Jura Regis and Lord Macarov controlled?"

Or, if the war had already begun and your strongest warriors fled, is this the moment you choose to call it a misunderstanding?"

Princess Jade's brow lifted slightly; her tone had lost its earlier friendliness.

These false Fapingyi Society Saints—put kindly—were punishing them for the continent's safety.

Put crudely, they held a grudge against Fiore Kingdom for refusing to obey the Fapingyi Society.

But Princess Jade was mistaken this time; the two of them had truly been controlled by Jerudelis's Commandments.

But what of it? Princess Jade did not care.

If Meliodas had lost, if the Seven Deadly Sins had lost,

whether Hyiberne and the others were controlled or not, Fiore Kingdom would have perished anyway.

They would have been crushed by the Fapingyi Society's hand.

"If you act like this, you will forge an unbreakable enmity with the Fapingyi Society. This time, it was our mistake."

"We are willing to pay reparations—just accept reconciliation. What do you say, Princess?"

Hyiberne's face was now grim, his voice bordering on pleading.

He had once been second among the Saints, holding noble status and decisive power within the Fapingyi Society.

He wielded more influence than some Council Heads.

A man who tightly held both strength and authority.

Yet now he was groveling before a princess from a petty kingdom he would never have spared a glance for.

This was the result of an overwhelming disparity in power.

But Hyiberne dared not speak further—only compromise and begging remained.

He had no other course left to dare mention.

Worse, most of the Fapingyi Society's forces had been led out by the two of them.

Worse still, these were the Fapingyi Society's true elite troops.

Half of these forces had already perished; if even this half were lost,

the Fapingyi Society's deterrence would plummet like a waterfall.

Soon, other kingdoms would no longer obey its orders.

No other event need occur—the Fapingyi Society would already be powerless.

"Now you think of begging? What if we had lost this battle?"

"The Fapingyi Society—I think it should be disbanded. After all, you rarely do anything worthwhile."