Chapter 507: My Profession Panel Has an Anime Art Style? Chapter 238

In fact, the fallen angels and angels, who stand opposed to demons, have grown increasingly destitute over the years.

Fallen angels are still manageable—they can barely replenish their numbers through angelic defections—but after the death of the God of the Bible, the angels completely lost any means of bringing in fresh blood.

Just as Li Ang was marveling at the wonders of the world, a crisp voice suddenly reached his ears from not far away.

"... You're the new servant my brother took in? How come I've never seen you before?"

He turned his head and saw the original work's heroine, Rias Gremory, looking at him with curiosity.

Facing the red-haired girl's inquiry, Li Ang's face took on a strange expression: "Servant?"

He never imagined that after spending his days crafting Pseudo-Servants, one day he would be mistaken for a similar existence—did he really look like a pack mule?

Clearly, after his class change to 【Immortal】, his image and bearing had undergone tremendous changes.

Seeing his reaction, Rias's heart immediately sank.

As the heir of the Gremory family, the red-haired girl was certainly no fool; from that single sentence alone she realized the young man before the stone tablet could absolutely not be her own brother's servant—after all, those existences would never react this way upon seeing her.

Nor could he be a guest; her brother would never allow an outsider to wander freely through the Demon Lord Castle.

Realizing this, Rias began retreating imperceptibly, though her face wore an extremely polite smile: "My apologies, perhaps I've mistaken you. In that case, I won't disturb you any further, esteemed guest."

With that, she immediately tried to turn and leave the spot to go inform her brother.

However, the red-haired girl had not taken a few steps before she ran head-on into an invisible wall.

At the same time, a voice came from behind her, from a distance.

"Since you're already here, don't leave. As it happens, I'm a little curious about you myself."

Hearing these words, Rias turned around with an unpleasant expression.

She took a deep breath to steady her emotions, then asked in a low voice: "Sir, causing trouble here—are you not afraid my lord Lucifer will hold you accountable afterward?"

In the Underworld, "Lucifer" does not refer to any single being, but is a Demon Lord title passed down through generations; equally famous are Leviathan, Beelzebub, and Asmodeus.

This generation's Lucifer is Rias's brother, Sirzechs Gremory.

It is precisely for this reason that she was chosen as the next head of the Gremory family—otherwise, by normal progression, it should have been her brother who inherited the Gremory household.

At this moment, Rias chose to invoke the name Lucifer rather than her brother's true name, clearly intending to use it to frighten off the unknown entity opposite her.

Unfortunately, in Li Ang's eyes, the red-haired girl's intimidation was no different from a kitten hissing; moreover, even if Sirzechs Gremory himself appeared in person, he wouldn't feel much pressure.

Rather, the reason he had appeared in this Demon Lord Castle in the first place was precisely because he had taken the other's uniqueness into account, and thus wished to study the 【Stone Tablet】 here.

Just as Li Ang was about to open his mouth to say something, Rias suddenly struck first.

As the girl's Bai Xi hand swept through the air, a crimson magic circle instantly unfurled, and several scarlet demon bullets shot toward Li Ang's position.

Swish swish swish—!

At the same time, a pair of demon wings sprouted from the girl's waist as she began searching for a suitable hiding spot.

'I'll keep him stalled here first; Brother should notice the anomaly here soon enough.'

Thinking this, Rias turned her head to check whether her attack had been effective.

But when she saw the scene not far away, her pupils abruptly contracted.

In Rias's eyes, her attack had not performed its intended function at all; instead, the bullets obediently circled in the other's hand, as if from the very beginning those scarlet demon bullets had been the other's own power.

'How is this possible?!'

She hadn't expected to take down her opponent in the first exchange—those scarlet demon bullets were only meant as a probe—but she had never imagined it would turn out like this.

It was only then that Rias noticed the distant youth had a pair of heterochromatic eyes.

The heterochromatic eyes, radiating Jin Guang, possessed an eerie beauty that made her momentarily lose herself in them.

"Destruction magic power, huh."

The sudden voice instantly startled the girl awake; feeling the cold sweat crawling down her back, she hurriedly lowered her head, not daring to look at those eyes again.

'What was that? A Sacred Gear? Or a racial ability?'

Before she could reach an answer, her vision blurred, and she found herself before the 【Stone Tablet】.

Rias looked at the young man before her who was sizing her up and down, and her slender throat bobbed unconsciously.

After a brief silence, she spoke: "Could you change the position, sir? This position is rather uncomfortable for me."

As she spoke, the red-haired girl slightly twisted her body, her striking figure growing even more pronounced under the pressure of some unknown force.

To prevent her from running off, Li Ang had naturally added some precautionary measures.

In truth this was a perfectly proper matter, but once Rias put it that way, it became rather improper instead.

Yet faced with these suggestive words, Li Ang showed no unusual reaction, merely loosening his control a little.

In the original work, the other party was already a seasoned veteran; it was no surprise she'd behave this way in the Yanxia Society.

'I get the feeling she and Sofia would have plenty to talk about.'

Recalling that gem-dragon princess from the main universe who was so fond of driving, Li Ang's eye twitched involuntarily.

However, Rias didn't think there was anything wrong with what she'd just said; after glancing at the scarlet demon bullets still circling in the other's hand, she asked very cautiously: "Might I ask what your requirements are, sir?"

"As the next head of the Gremory family, I believe most requirements I can satisfy for you."

After their brief exchange, the girl understood she was no match for this unknown powerhouse before her.

Fortunately, since the other had chosen to restrain her rather than inflict serious injury or kill her outright, it meant he wanted something specific.

'I wonder when Brother will notice what's happening here.'

Thinking this, Rias couldn't help but bite her lip.

Those probes of hers had been meant to create a commotion and attract her brother's attention, but she hadn't expected them to not even raise a ripple.

'Could Brother do something like this?'

If it were merely blocking those scarlet demon bullets, that would be an absolute trifle for her brother.

But to wield another's power as naturally as one's own arm, as the person before her had done—

Rias wasn't certain her brother could accomplish that either.

Just as she was thinking this, a voice suddenly broke into her ears: "What if what I want is you?"

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Upon hearing this, Rias abruptly raised her head, a look of utter bewilderment on her pretty face.

But upon seeing those strange pupils emitting a faint golden light, she lowered her head again and replied in a stiff tone: "My lord, please do not jest."

Despite saying so, the red-haired girl could not help but let her thoughts run wild.

If she truly mated with this unknown powerhouse before her, the bloodline of any offspring born afterward would likely be absurdly powerful.

She just didn't know what race the person before her was.

But it was probably a demon—otherwise, they wouldn't have appeared here at the 【Stone Tablet】.

What was she even thinking!?

Rias's face darkened, and she forcibly stopped the wild thoughts in her mind.

However, Li Ang was not joking; the true meaning was simply not what the girl imagined.

As the canon-ordained first heroine, Rias clearly had something special about her—one example being the crimson magic bullet he had controlled in his hand using the Eight Grand Techniques.

Or to put it more precisely, the destructive magical power contained within the crimson magic bullet.

Based on Li Ang's deduction, if he used Rias's bloodline to complete the class change, the next stage of 【Abyssal Servant】 would very likely tilt toward destructive power.

However, the class change for 【Abyssal Servant】 was not urgent; he planned to wait until he had collected the blood of the Four Great Demon Kings before proceeding.

Having made his decision, Li Ang reached out and began to search the girl's body.

Ignoring the slightly stiff, supple body, he quickly fished out several chess pieces still warm with body heat.

Rubbing those warm, jade-white chess pieces in his hand, Li Ang's gaze flickered.

'A pawn, huh? Interesting.'

After actually handling the demon chess pieces, he realized that the extraordinary artifacts the demons of this DxD world had poured their heart and soul into crafting were far more valuable than he had imagined.

If he could convert them into the 【Pseudo-Servant】 class, he might be able to forge a true 【Throne of Heroes】.

Unfortunately, this was not something achievable in the short term—it would require extensive research and experimentation going forward.

Just as Li Ang was studying the demon chess pieces, Rias gradually recovered from her stupor.

Honestly, she had almost thought the other party was about to give in to their beastly nature and do it right there.

Fortunately, in the end, he had only taken a few demon chess pieces from her.

'So he doesn't have demon chess pieces?'

Rias could not help but furrow her brows. Given the strength this person had displayed, it was impossible they didn't have demon chess pieces—unless they were from the Jiumowang Sect.

The so-called Jiumowang Sect consisted of old fogeys who refused to use demon chess pieces to convert familiars, and they had always been at odds with her Xinmowang Sect. This could also explain why the other party had appeared here.

But if that were the case, she was probably in danger.

In Rias's view, Li Ang, as a member of the Jiumowang Sect, would naturally not let her, a member of the Xinmowang Sect, go—especially since her brother was one of the new-generation Demon Kings.

Of course, if she simply died here, it wouldn't be the worst outcome. What she feared was the other party planning to take her hostage to threaten her brother.

Rias knew her brother's character all too well, so she understood in her heart that this was extremely likely to happen.

'Tch'

Thinking of this, the girl furrowed her brows with a slight headache.

Just as she was pondering how to escape, a tremendous roar suddenly echoed through the Demon King Castle.

Boom—!

"Rias!"

The red-haired Demon King smashed through the wall, appearing in the hall housing the 【Stone Tablet】 like a primordial beast.

At this moment, Sona Sitri—no, Saji Sitri—wait, Sirzechs Gremory stared at the expressionless youth before the 【Stone Tablet】, and at his clearly restrained sister in front of him, his expression darkening as if water were about to drip from it.

"Release my sister. Whatever you want, I can give it to you."

Hearing the red-haired Demon King's words, Li Ang could not help but shake his head slightly—this made him seem like a villain, when he hadn't done anything at all.

After casually crushing those crimson magic bullets, he said in a calm tone: "Even if I don't release her, there's nothing you could do to stop me from doing whatever I want."

Watching the crimson magical power dissipate into the air, Sirzechs's expression instantly darkened.

He recognized the identity of the person opposite him.

Or rather, that dragon.

"The Gremory family should not have offended you, my lord. If you have any grievances with demons, I will bear them alone."

Hearing these words, Rias instantly showed an expression of utter astonishment—she hadn't expected her brother, a Demon King, to actually back down.

Moreover, judging from the content of his words, it wasn't simply because she was being held hostage.

However, the red-haired girl quickly realized something and instinctively turned her head to look at the youth beside her.

'Just who is this person...'

Things weren't quite as she had imagined—the other party didn't seem to be from the Jiumowang Sect.

At this moment, Li Ang also saw Sirzechs's wariness and could not help but laugh in spite of himself: "What are you afraid of?"

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Hearing these words, which he couldn't tell were mockery or not, Sirzechs's face darkened.

What was he afraid of?

Did that dragon opposite him not know what he was afraid of!?

Anyone facing a Dragon God-level existence would react exactly as he did—perhaps even worse.

In the silence, several figures hurried to the scene. Among them, the silver-haired maid who was Sirzechs's wife, upon clearly seeing the situation in the hall, instantly became incomparably solemn.

Before she could speak, a short figure dressed as a magical girl had already walked up beside Sirzechs: "You've really gotten yourself into big trouble, Sirzechs."

"Don't make snide remarks at a time like this, Leviathan." Hearing this, the red-haired Demon King first gave a wry smile, then said Extremely solemnly, "I'll have to trouble you later."