The Devil Does Not Need to Be Defeated

Chapter 453: The VIPs Arrive One After Another

As that ethereal voice descended from the heavens and reached everyone’s ears, the suffocating pressure in the royal hall was instantly shaken.

Lildas’s expression shifted, and she turned her head, looking towards the source of the sound.

Everyone present did the same, turning their heads to look.

But the newcomer they saw made their expressions change once again.

“Long time no see, Goddess of Fate.”

With a chuckle, a bewitchingly seductive demon girl, as alluring as a ripe peach, walked in from outside.

Behind her, led by Jacinta, a group of demon envoys followed closely, like loyal subjects attending their king, respectful and attentive.

“Lady Sara!”

The demons present looked excited.

“The… the Moon Demon…!?”

Ancil, Yuler, Lia, Harvis, Vivian, and the others were also moved.

Even Shien, Lucy, and Airi were a little surprised.

“Sister Sara?”

Airi was stunned.

“Why is she here too?”

Shien couldn’t help but mutter.

“…”

Lucy didn’t know what to say.

Following Airi, Lilith, and Lildas, another Demon Lord-level existence made a grand entrance.

It was Sara, the leader of the Six Demon Lords, the ruler of the Demon Race.

“You’re here too?”

Lildas couldn’t hide her surprise.

Not only Lildas, but the others also hadn’t expected Sara, the supreme ruler of the Demon Race, to come here.

“This is getting out of hand…”

Nadue, hiding in the shadows, smiled wryly.

Only Sara herself, as if she had just done something ordinary, glanced at Shien and Airi, who was holding his hand, and smiled knowingly.

“This is the engagement banquet of the person my little sister has declared to protect. As the ruler of the Demon Race and the eldest of the Demon Lords, I should come and take a look.” Sara said meaningfully, “But you, Lildas, coming so suddenly, the Divine Realm must be in chaos because of your departure. Anima and Nadue must be panicking, right?”

Before they could see Lildas’s reaction, Nadue smiled wryly.

“I am indeed panicking.”

Now, Nadue didn’t know how to resolve this situation.

Lildas’s arrival was truly unexpected.

Even more unexpected was the arrival of Sara, the supreme ruler of the Demon Race.

Seeing Airi and Lilith firmly protecting Shien, and Sara blocking Lildas’s path, forming a triangle around her with a smile, Nadue knew that if things went wrong, she might have to reveal herself and intervene to prevent a conflict.

After all…

“You don’t seem very friendly towards that human, Goddess of Fate.” Sara said nonchalantly. “But he’s also someone my little sister has declared to protect. Since that’s the case, our Demon Race will stand by his side.”

No one misunderstood what she meant.

“Even you, facing me, Airi, and Lilith, the evil god, at the same time, would have a headache, right?” Sara said, taking the initiative to restrain Lildas, “You don’t want to fight us here, do you?”

Lildas was silent.

She indeed didn’t want to fight three Demon Lord-level existences here.

Setting aside the question of whether she could win or not, if the four of them fought, they might erase the entire royal capital from the human world.

Even worse, if they couldn’t control their power, the entire Kingdom might disappear because of their battle.

Lildas naturally didn’t want to see that happen.

Moreover…

“This is different from a thousand years ago!”

Sara’s expression suddenly turned serious as she said calmly,

“It’s ‘night’ now.”

These words made Lildas’s heart clench.

That’s right, it was night.

And night was the Moon Demon’s domain.

Fighting the Moon Demon in her domain, even without Airi and Lilith’s help, she could probably hold her own against Lildas alone.

Therefore, being enemies with Sara at this time wasn’t a wise choice.

Even in the war a thousand years ago, the Divine Race and the human race launched their attacks before nightfall.

The purpose was to prevent the Moon Demon from unleashing her “true power.”

Nadue also thought of this and became anxious.

Fighting the current Moon Demon was truly unwise.

Especially with Airi and Lilith also present, even Lildas would inevitably suffer a loss.

“It can’t be helped.”

Nadue bit her lip and prepared to reveal herself.

But tonight was destined to be lively.

“Excuse me, everyone, for my sake, could we please put this matter aside for now?”

With these urgent yet helpless words, a figure, as if carrying the life aura of all living beings, appeared, radiating a life force.

The people present, already uneasy because of the confrontation between Lildas and Sara, were first disheartened, then shocked, upon seeing the new arrival.

“L-Lady Anima!”

Yuler’s voice trembled with excitement again, revealing the newcomer’s identity.

It was Anima, the Goddess of Life.

“Oh my, Anima, you’re here too.”

Sara smiled again, as if she had been waiting for a long time.

“Goddess Anima!”

Lucy sighed and bowed to Anima.

“Here we go again…”

Shien didn’t know how to describe the current situation anymore.

Two of the Three Goddesses.

Two of the Six Demon Lords.

Plus Lilith, the strongest evil god…

At an engagement banquet, several of the most powerful beings of the Divine Race and the Demon Race had appeared.

This scene made Shien bewildered, made everyone tremble, and made Airi and the others tense up, becoming serious.

“Anima.”

Lildas also looked at Anima, her expression a mixture of relief and regret.

“You were too impulsive, Lildas.”

Anima first reprimanded Lildas, then looked around the hall.

The next moment, Anima’s gentle, motherly voice echoed,

“It seems everyone has been quite startled. I sincerely apologize.”

“But please believe me, both the Divine Race and the Demon Race want to offer their most sincere blessings to today’s engaged couple.”

“Please don’t be affected by us and enjoy celebrating with today’s bride and groom.”

Anima’s gentle voice soothed the anxiety and tension in everyone’s hearts.

The continuous appearance of the highest-level goddesses and Demon Lords had put immense pressure on them.

Anima noticed this.

“Lildas, let’s leave this place first.” Anima said softly to Lildas, then turned to Sara and Airi, requesting, “Would you two also come with us to the side hall and continue our conversation?”

Undoubtedly, Anima wanted to defuse the current situation and have those who were causing pressure on everyone leave first.

“I have no objections.”

Sara shrugged, seeming indifferent.

“Hmph.”

Airi snorted, but didn’t object.

“Father.”

Lucy gestured to Ancil beside her.

Ancil immediately reacted, standing up and unconsciously wiping the sweat from his forehead.

“Please move to the side hall.”

Ancil finally remembered his role as the host.

Anima and Sara both nodded and looked at Lildas and Airi respectively.

Lildas seemed a bit reluctant.

“I’ll go over for a bit.”

Airi said to Shien indifferently.

“Go ahead.”

Shien rolled his eyes, not wanting to comment on the current situation anymore, just wanting to get this over with.

Anima seemed to sense Shien’s displeasure and said apologetically, “I’m sorry for interrupting your engagement banquet. I’ll send a congratulatory gift on behalf of the Divine Race later. I hope you don’t mind.”

“Alright.” Shien nodded, his expression softening slightly. “I’ll be there later as well.”

He also wanted to know what this Goddess of Fate was planning.

“Good.”

Anima naturally had no objections.

However, they didn’t know what kind of impact the scene of the Goddess of Life speaking to Shien so humbly had on the others present.

Everyone looked at Shien, at this incredible man.

The Dragon Demon cherished him.

The Moon Demon favored him because of her sister.

The evil god obeyed his every word.

Even the Goddess of Life treated him with courtesy and respect.

Before, they thought Shien’s influence was already significant.

Unexpectedly, it was far greater than they had imagined.

At this moment, whether they were envoys of the Demon Race, members of the temple, or dignitaries from various countries, they all reassessed Shien in their hearts.

Even Vivian, Diere, Lumia, and Melika fell silent, exchanging glances and smiling wryly.

Ancil and Lia were the same, finally realizing that the power behind Shien far exceeded their expectations.

Under such circumstances, Anima, with the reluctant Lildas, and Sara, with the seemingly uninterested Airi, went to the side hall under Ancil’s respectful invitation.

“Phew…”

Leisha, who had been hiding, finally exhaled and quickly left with Lasha.

She didn’t want to be discovered by Lildas.

Otherwise, it would be a big problem.

Shien and Lucy then came together again.

They looked at each other, and after a while, both sighed softly.