Chapter 281: The Fallen

It sounds absurd, even ironic, that the leader of an extreme nationalist or racist organization is a foreigner or even an alien race.

"But I feel it is only natural."

The chaotic events of his past life made Li En knowledgeable in another sense; in another timeline, similar things were far too numerous.

On one hand, this might be the fanaticism of a convert; on the path of extremism, "mongrels" with insufficient purity become increasingly inhumanly radical, as if fearing others would doubt their purity. This extreme radical emotion easily becomes a banner.

"Another possibility is that those local yokel cultists and extremists truly cannot compete with those transnational organizations and external forces; in terms of playing schemes, running cults, internal power struggles, and bringing capital into the group, they are professionals."

Li En sighed; this was an unexpected yet logical development.

Is it not only natural that a domestic terrorist organization, infiltrated and controlled by foreign transnational terrorist groups, ultimately becomes a seemingly mad puppet of external forces?

"Great Horned Demon? No, mixed with part of a Beast's power. An experiment?"

Devils are one of the residents of the Lower Planes; they basically cannot appear alone.

Ugu said he had seen this person for several years. Then, they have been lurking in this city, this kingdom, for many years.

"In times of national peril, indeed, demons and monsters are everywhere."

Li En silently released "Sunlight"; this paladin's radiance ability is the natural enemy of all kinds of demons and monsters, especially Lower Plane devils and demons.

"Knight!! Gah! Knight."

The Black Dog Horned Demon was clearly a mutated strain; his two fangs had protruded, his pupils were beast-like beast eyes, and on his shoulders, something seemed to be twisting and drilling out.

Li En's Dragon Eye observed him; there was still something inside this monster, or perhaps several "Beast" lifeforms stitched together within this monster.

The Black Dog Demon lacked the wings normal Horned Demons have, but its ridiculously hard demonized skin had blocked Hela's sword wind.

However, facing the holy light summoned by Li En's "Sun," light that most beings would only feel as a warm, comfortable heat, its skin was charring and corrupting.

Burns spread within its body; part carbonized, part showed no reaction, or perhaps this reflected its nature as a stitched-together monster.

"Knight!"

The enraged Horned Demon, dropping Hela who blocked the way, charged fiercely toward Li En.

Hela did not resist directly; her fighting style was not suited for that, and having sparred with Li En hundreds of times, she knew

"War Sword. Armor Eater."

Li En stepped forward; how could a paladin refuse the embrace of evil!

"Die, scum!" The suddenly erupted Lightless Sword was the response.

The blade of the Lightless Sword, even upon collision, still did not radiate the brilliance seen in other Evil-Cutting Strikes.

But where the blade reached, vast swathes of the Horned Demon's flesh and blood flew; Sul's ability used for "first encounter kills" was as useful as ever.

"As expected..." Yet Li En still sighed; he knew it wouldn't be that simple.

Rapid regeneration visible to the naked eye is standard for a Deer, but appearing on this devil, something was clearly wrong.

Perhaps, for "Beasts," Beast-Touched Humans are a life-or-death enemy, a road of no return touched only to bring misfortune.

But for other dominant species, it is also a resource available for development.

Yet this, it seems, is still not its entirety.

"%&@ (Mana Explosion)!"

Suddenly, infernal whispers echoed around, and blasphemous light struck Li En straight on.

"Boom!"

This time, completely unable to dodge, Li En took a Mana Explosion head-on; terrible brute force sent him flying.

"Boom!"

And the next moment, the struck portion produced a secondary explosion.