EPHS-Chapter 439 I Still Want to Stab You

"Rizevim, originally, whatever you wanted to do didn't concern me. But if you're going to turn the world upside down, I'll be troubled too."

"Anti-human, anti-Devil, a terrorist against the world like you should indeed be eradicated!"

Without bothering with more words, Tenraku condensed the armor of the Two Heavenly Dragons and charged toward Rizevim with a fierce roar.

Hong Long!

A loud noise echoed, and the entire high-rise building where Rizevim stood collapsed.

However, Tenraku's armor also collapsed simultaneously!

"Haha... I have the ability to nullify Sacred Gears. Your power can't harm me at all!" Rizevim laughed triumphantly while floating in the air.

Although he still didn't understand why Tenraku knew so much about his plans and dreams, he didn't care. He was bored and empty, so he just wanted to cause destruction!

"Is it really impossible..."

"Then, how about this!"

A longsword flashed in his hand, and Spirit Qi wrapped around Tenraku as he fiercely slashed it towards Rizevim.

"I've said it's useless. No matter what Sacred Gear it is, no matter how many times you try, it's useless!"

"Gāgā... Ugh..."

Not dodging or evading, Rizevim was ready to witness Tenraku's failure, but his smiling face suddenly froze.

With a Pu Chi sound, a large amount of blood was sprayed from Rizevim's body!

"Aaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

"So painful! It hurts so much!"

Screaming in pain, Rizevim covered the deep, bone-visible wounds on his body.

If he hadn't instinctively sensed the danger at the last moment and stepped back, he might have been cut in half by Tenraku!

"Why... why can your Sacred Gear hurt me?!"

Quickly using the power of the Holy Grail to heal his injuries, Rizevim questioned Tenraku incredulously.

"You fool, this is just an ordinary iron sword. I simply infused Spirit Qi and the aura of the Sacred Gear into the sword at the same time!" Tenraku explained with a sinister smile on his face.

Knowing that Rizevim had a specific ability to counter him, Tenraku was not unprepared. Although it was just an ordinary iron sword, with Tenraku's powerful Spirit Power, it was almost as effective as a Sacred Gear.

But let Rizevim, who was too confident in his abilities, suffer a big loss in a moment of carelessness. If he hadn't retreated at the last moment, he might have already been sliced in two by Tenraku.

"Wāāāā... You deceived me?!!" Using such a low-level trick to deceive him, and he fell for it, Rizevim was furious.

"So what if I deceived you? I still want to stab you!" Sneering repeatedly, Tenraku stabbed again at Rizevim's heart with the Longsword.

With a yelp, Rizevim quickly deployed defensive magic, and the Longsword that Tenraku thrust out was Kā Chā sound, breaking into two.

"Damn Red Dragon Emperor, do you think this kind of trick will still work on me?!"

Having already repaired most of his injuries using the Holy Grail, Rizevim revealed a scornful smile.

A hint of regret flashed in his eyes, and Tenraku knew that this kind of trick couldn't be used repeatedly. It was a pity that he didn't just slash Rizevim to death with one sword.

However—

"Even without a sword, I can still kill you!"

Raising his palms to the sky, an energy sphere condensed above Tenraku's head, constantly expanding. In the blink of an eye, it had already reached a colossal size!

Tenraku wasn't the Hyoudou Issei from the original work who would become a weakling without his Sacred Gear. Even without using the Sacred Gear's abilities, Tenraku was still a true transcender-level powerhouse!

"Die!"

With a cruel smile on his face, Tenraku threw the massive energy sphere towards Rizevim.

This was a purely Spirit Power-conjured energy sphere by Tenraku himself. It didn't use any Sacred Gear abilities. Even if Rizevim got hit, he might not die, but he would definitely lose a layer of skin!

"Lilith, come and protect me!"

Finally changing his expression, Rizevim shouted while retreating.

The enormous energy sphere descended with a howl, about to catch up with Rizevim. However, Lilith's petite figure suddenly flashed, and she raised a hand to block the energy sphere.

Casually, without any exaggerated scenes, the massive energy sphere dissipated with a bang!

Tenraku's pupils contracted as no one understood better than him the power contained in that energy sphere. Yet, it was effortlessly blocked by Lilith.

Although she only possessed half of Ophis's power, and although Tenraku had become a transcender, the gap between them was still enormous?!

Even though Tenraku had long understood these facts, personally experiencing them now filled him with a thick sense of frustration.

Even as a transcender, he still felt insignificant. He had to become stronger, even stronger!

"Haha... Red Dragon Emperor, with Lilith, you'll never hurt me again."

"Lilith, help me kill him!"

Seeing Lilith in action, Rizevim burst into laughter again.

That annoying brat really surprised him just now. To prevent future trouble, it might be best to kill him now!

"Delicious. Food. He gave me."

"Not killing."

Looking at Tenraku, Lilith didn't make a move.

The atmosphere fell into silence. Tenraku smirked, while Rizevim was somewhat bewildered.

Delicious? What's delicious? I told you to kill him, who cares if it's delicious or not?

"Lilith, quickly kill him. When we return, I'll give you delicious cookies, and you can eat your fill in a whole room!"

Frustrated, Rizevim shouted loudly, and Tenraku took out a lollipop and approached Lilith.

"Lilith, how about I give you this lollipop if you help me kill Rizevim?" Tenraku tempted her while rubbing Lilith's small head.

A hint of desire flashed in Lilith's eyes, and then she glared fiercely at Rizevim.

"Lilith, do you want to betray me?!"

Startled by Lilith's gaze, Rizevim found it unbelievable.

When Lilith was created, he had woven in her consciousness the imperative to protect and obey him. Lilith could never betray him. Could there be a problem somewhere?

"Rizevim, protect, not kill."

Lilith said while turning her head.

Hearing this, Rizevim secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Lilith didn't break her programming.

"Well, I'll go then. You just watch and don't interfere, okay?"

Feeling a bit disappointed, Tenraku had to settle for this compromise. Lilith, however, still seemed hesitant.

"How about this? I'll just beat him up, not kill him. When Rizevim is close to dying, you can go protect him. How's that? This way, you won't violate your mission."

"Okay."

This time, Lilith didn't refuse but agreed straightforwardly.

With the deal made with Lilith, a brilliant smile appeared on Tenraku's face. He then peeled the lollipop and handed it to Lilith.

Taking the lollipop, Lilith took a bite and then flew to the side.

"Lilith, where are you going? Come back! Come back to me!"

Seeing Lilith being led away by a lollipop, Rizevim was almost furious, roaring in anger.

"Rizevim, no danger, no protection."

Looking at Rizevim expressionlessly, Lilith then flew away, enjoying her lollipop.

With a twitching corner of his mouth, Rizevim couldn't speak for a long time...

To be continued...

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