Chapter 1025: The Attack of the Fallen Angel Cadre

Upon learning that a Fallen Angel Cadre had infiltrated Kuo Town, Rias Gremory's servants became vigilant in an instant, for such an existence was truly too dangerous for Rias Gremory.

Rias Gremory quietly dispatched Kiba Yuuto to Hyoudou Issei's side, under the pretext of having him properly protect Hyoudou Issei. After all, ever since Hyoudou Issei revealed his Sacred Gear and it was recognized as one of the thirteen Longinus, the Boosted Gear, quite a few people had set their sights on Hyoudou Issei. After all, this Sacred Gear truly possessed the ability to threaten gods and Devil Kings.

Under these circumstances, it was only natural for Rias Gremory to send Kiba Yuuto over to protect Hyoudou Issei.

But the real reason was not that. Lingyun knew that before Kiba Yuuto became Rias Gremory's knight, he had another identity: a survivor of the Church's Holy Sword Project. In reality, if Rias Gremory hadn't happened to encounter Kiba Yuuto back then, Kiba Yuuto would have long since been a pile of dry bones.

Because of his past, Kiba Yuuto had a massive aversion to holy swords. If he were to find out that holy swords had appeared in Kuo Town, and that two Holy Sword Users had come here, there was no telling what kind of trouble it might incite.

"I understand. You must be careful about this matter as well. After all, no one knows why that Fallen Angel Cadre who stole the holy swords didn't hide anywhere else, but chose to hide in Kuo Town instead; perhaps the opponent has some unspeakable secret," Lingyun warned.

"I understand, Teacher." Rias Gremory nodded with a solemn expression.

After all, there were two figures with extraordinary identities in Kuo Town: one was Rias Gremory, and the other was Sona Shitori. Rias Gremory's older brother was the legendary Devil King Lucifer, while Sona Shitori also had a sister with a sister-complex, the current Devil King Leviathan, Serafall Sitri. If any trouble were to befall either of these two, it would inevitably lead to the arrival of the Devil Kings, and then things would become a major issue.

Once a Devil King intervened in this matter, this Holy Sword incident would escalate into a struggle between the three races. The previous Three-Way War had only just calmed down with great difficulty, and the three races had paid a huge price for it; even the Devils had been forced to develop Evil Pieces to convert other races into Devils to maintain their own population. If the war between the three races were to start again, no one knew what it would turn into.

After Rias Gremory left, Lingyun looked out the window, a hint of gravity appearing in his eyes. After all, in the original World Line, this battle had almost dragged the Devils into it as well.

"Lingyun, I have a feeling that something is going to happen!" Tokisaki Kurumi said to Lingyun.

"Kokabiel—although I haven't met that guy, I can be certain that he must be a war maniac. Someone like him will definitely try every possible way to drag Rias Gremory or Sona Shitori into this incident!" Lingyun nodded.

"In that case, will Miss Rias Gremory be in danger?" Asia asked with some worry.

"Asia, are you worried about Rias Gremory?" Leone asked.

"Miss Rias Gremory is a good person; I don't want her to get hurt!" Asia was silent for a moment, then nodded.

"Ha, what a truly kind child!"

Suddenly, a massive pillar of light shot up into the sky from not far away. Lingyun looked sharply in the direction where the pillar of light had risen, a hint of astonishment on his face. Within that pillar of light, he felt a familiar aura.

"Shirone!" Tokisaki Kurumi jumped up at once.

She was far too familiar with this aura; it was the aura of her familiar, Shirone, from when she was in the Sword Art Online world. In fact, although Tokisaki Kurumi had already sensed Lingyun's aura on Tachiro Shirone, she could not be entirely certain that Tachiro Shirone was the familiar Shirone until Tachiro Shirone revealed Shirone's aura.

"Shirone went out with Rias Gremory, which means Rias Gremory encountered some danger, resulting in Shirone unleashing the power within her body?" Tokisaki Kurumi's expression turned serious all at once.

"Shirone is in danger; as her master, I cannot just stand by and watch!" Red and black light surged violently from Tokisaki Kurumi's body, transforming into a gothic lolita black lace-trimmed long dress on her. The two rays of light intertwined in her hands, eventually turning into two flintlocks, one long and one short.

"Xia Yin!" Lingyun turned to look in the direction of Yese Xiayin. "You stay here and protect Asia. Kurumi and I will be back shortly!"

"Alright, Teacher!" A hint of platinum light flowed in Yese Xiayin's eyes.

"Is Miss Xia Yin protecting me?" Asia looked at Yese Xiayin beside her with some curiosity.

Yese Xiayin showed a gentle smile to Asia, though she did not seem to have any intention of explaining.

In a street, Rias Gremory looked at the sky with a solemn expression. The magic power on her body was boiling frantically, and her face had turned slightly pale. However, in the face of the vast Light Power, this boiling magic power could not even stir up a single ripple.

In the sky, a figure was suspended, completely shrouded in an exquisite, luxurious robe. Five pairs of ten black wings spread out from behind the opponent, flapping slightly. A terrifying aura was continuously released from the figure, making Rias Gremory feel a sense of suffocation.

What shocked Rias Gremory the most was the number of wings on the opponent's back. One had to know that whether it was an Angel or a Fallen Angel, their rank was determined by the number of wings. Currently, the most powerful Angels and Fallen Angels had six pairs of twelve wings, which meant that this Fallen Angel appearing before them was an existence only second to the most powerful Fallen Angels.

Regarding such a powerful Fallen Angel appearing in Kuo Town, Rias Gremory could only think of one person: the Fallen Angel Cadre who had survived the Three-Way War and had also stolen the Church's holy swords a short time ago—Kokabiel!

Beside Rias Gremory, the two Holy Sword Users, Xenovia and Irina Shidou, were gripping the holy swords in their hands tightly, their eyes fixed firmly on the Fallen Angel Cadre before them. If it weren't for the fact that they had previously experienced a baptism of Lingyun's killing intent, they would likely have been unable to move by now.

Of course, what drew Rias Gremory's attention the most was Tachiro Shirone, who stood in front of the three. Tachiro Shirone was now like a vortex, with powerful whirlwinds continuously rotating around her body as the center. The ears and tail that had always been hidden by Shirone were now exposed, trembling slightly within the whirlwind.

An extremely terrifying aura was released from Tachiro Shirone, actually reaching the point where it could stand on equal footing with Kokabiel's aura.