Chapter 571

At this moment, Hyiberen could only accept his bad luck.

After all, who made him get touched by Jeludelis, and then be controlled by the sacred precepts?

That kind of hypnosis—where he clearly felt it, yet was already sunk into his subconscious—was the one thing he could least accept.

At this moment, his hatred for Jeludelis grew even stronger.

The Magic Council's already limited combat strength was further diminished at this time.

In a vague, indistinct way, even a regular kingdom was now hard to defeat.

Of course, that assumed the Holy Ten did not fight; if the Holy Ten joined battle, capturing one or two kingdoms would still be no problem.

But this issue could not be directly decided at this moment.

"Your Excellency Hyiberen, you are too modest. Then, we shall take our leave for now."

"After this great battle, my friends are already exhausted."

Princess Emerald smiled politely, then turned to Meliodas and the others beside her.

Compared to her previous address as "subject," Princess Emerald no longer regarded this group of terrifyingly powerful individuals as her subjects.

She saw them as true friends; she clearly understood that to harness the power of the Seven Sins,

she had to place herself on the same level as them, and "friend" was the most important word of all.

"Of course. Then, let us meet again when the opportunity arises."

Hyiberen nodded, turned to find the Three Admirals of the Navy, only to realize their figures had long vanished.

With many questions still unasked of the Three Admirals, he could only leave with the others for now.

"My Lord Meliodas, are you alright?"

"Shall we return and rest?"

Princess Emerald, seeing Meliodas slightly drowsy, assumed he was still injured.

She immediately asked with concern, but Meliodas merely waved his hand and looked toward Shirogane.

"I should be leaving too. When the time comes, I'll come find you."

"Goodbye, Meliodas."

Shirogane glanced at everyone present, a flash of cold light passing through his half-closed eyes.

In a flicker of movement, he vanished.

"What a decisive fellow."

"By the way, Princess, did you just invite me to return to your chambers to rest?"

"Then let's go—I really am a bit tired."

Meliodas looked at Princess Emerald with a naive smile, as if her words had meant exactly that.

He then stretched lazily.

"Huh? I... I... I..."

Princess Emerald's face instantly flushed red—she had never meant that.

Yet now, imagining Meliodas's smile, she felt a sudden nervous tension.

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One day later, Hyiberen, having withdrawn from the Fiore capital, did not immediately return his forces to the Fapingyi Society.

Instead, he came to the town of Ma Genuo, where the Weibagong Society was located.

As they stepped into the town's outskirts, the residents, who had been living peacefully,

instantly turned anxious and scattered in all directions.

Even though the war had not reached Ma Genuo, they still knew the Fapingyi Society was at war with their nation.

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They did not know, nor did they understand why the Fapingyi Society had come here.

Had Fiore Kingdom been defeated? Was the Fapingyi Society coming to occupy this place?

But that seemed unrealistic—the Fapingyi Society was not a nation, but an organization formed to balance the Mofagong Society and the kingdoms.

This organization was jointly founded by all kingdoms, yet never staffed by royal officials.

It was a force beyond the kingdoms; though it could punish, it could never harm civilians.

Thinking this, many civilians began peeking out to watch the Fapingyi Society's army.

"Why has the Fapingyi Society come to Ma Genuo?"

"Has Fiore Kingdom been overrun? What will we do then?"

"Are you stupid? If it were overrun, they wouldn't come to Ma Genuo."

"Their direction seems to be toward the Weibagong Society?"

"Are they going to trouble the Weibagong Society? Quick, warn everyone—don't get caught in the fighting."