Chapter 478: 40. King of Swords
Salvatore Doni's base is in Tuscany, central Italy.
He had no subordinate army, only a few close attendants and a sword by his side, living leisurely and comfortably. When he needed subordinates, he just casually told the organization and could command them temporarily.
This time, the role was played by the "Copper-Black Cross."
According to the unscrupulous witch Zola, Sora arrived in front of a luxurious five-story building. The people entering and leaving were mostly men and women in suits. Sora's poor appearance seemed out of place here.
However, Sora was completely unaware and ignored the strange looks. He walked straight through the spotless entrance and smiled as he approached a middle-aged woman at the reception desk:
"Please tell that annoying guy Salvatore Doni that I, Kusanagi Sora, have come as promised to beat him up!"
Sora's voice was not loud, just one sentence.
But after he finished speaking, the receptionist's professional smile froze, and the once noisy hall instantly fell silent, deathly quiet.
Hmm, it felt pretty good. These people must have been scared by him! Crossing his arms in front of his chest, Sora thought proudly.
But the next moment—
"Hahaha… What is that guy saying? He actually wants to beat Lord Salvatore!"
"No way, no way! He must have escaped from some insane asylum to say such stupid things!"
"Hmph, I think this kid doesn't want to live anymore, daring to disrespect the Demon King like that!"
…
The entire hall erupted into chaos. Everyone looked at Sora with disdain—some with contempt, some with ridicule, some with sympathy…
In short, to these people, just because of that one sentence, whether this boy was crazy or had lost his mind, daring to offend the king like that meant he was finished!
As for Sora at this moment… well, his eye twitched repeatedly. Listening to those mocking and disdainful words, he felt a huge gap in his heart!
Sora was no noble-hearted good guy. He was very annoyed inside, so he wanted to vent!
"Break your contract, bring the worst to the world. God says—the offender must be judged. Crush the spine, dig out the tendons, hair, and brain, trample blood and soil together. If I become invulnerable, you shall obey God's words and bring destruction."
Under the shaking heads and cold sneers of the crowd, Sora spoke in a low voice, directly reciting the summoning spell for the "Wild Boar." Since these people wouldn't help him notify that guy, he would just make the other party appear by himself!
Roar! Roar! Roar! Roar! Roar!
With a tremendous beast's roar, the entire building shook. Amid the crowd's terrified expressions, the ground cracked open, and a gigantic wild boar dozens of meters long leapt up!
Boom!!!
The wild boar's two huge sharp tusks punched a hole in the building's roof. Sora didn't bother with those pale-faced people who had already fled in terror. He jumped straight onto the boar's back.
"Hey, hey, if you don't want to die, get out of here now, or bear the consequences!"
Standing on the wild boar's tall back, Sora shouted around.
Although Sora wasn't a saint, he wasn't a ruthless maniac who treated lives like grass. This place would soon become a battlefield, so he wanted to clear the area first.
After making the boar roar twice with his mind, the people on the ground began to scatter, crying and screaming.
However, to Sora's surprise, although most fled, some approached him with angry faces, clearly ready to fight.
"Hey… are you guys from Erica's 'Copper-Black Cross'?"
A sly smile appeared on Sora's lips as he asked a middle-aged man glaring at him with hostility.
"Hmph, kid, although you are a newly born God Slayer, this is the territory of our 'Copper-Black Cross,' protected by Lord Salvatore. We won't let you run wild here!"
Seeing Sora look at him, the man instinctively showed a flicker of fear but then stepped forward angrily.
"Yo ho… you guys seem pretty arrogant!"
Seeing their fearless attitude, Sora laughed coldly.
To ordinary people, the Demon King was the ruler of the land, a being revered and feared by all.
Indeed, the other six Demon Kings enjoyed such treatment, but it seemed that didn't work with Sora!
What, do these guys think I'm still a rookie just because I recently became a demon and have no temper?
"Wild Boar, crush them! If they're not afraid to die, then so be it!"
Anger flared in his heart. Sora sneered and ordered the boar.
Roar!!!
An excited roar, the wild boar pawed the ground and charged like an invincible giant toward the group of magicians from the 'Copper-Black Cross.' The middle-aged man was naturally the main target, and the boar's massive body charged straight at him.
"Attack! Stop him! Stop him!"
"Don't retreat! For the honor of the knights!"
"It's no use, all attacks are useless! That divine beast is coming!"
"Can't hold on, scatter quickly…"
…
At first, Sora admired those shouting knight slogans and charging forward, but when they realized none of their attacks worked on the boar, they quickly lost composure.
Especially when the boar's two huge hooves stomped down, they abandoned all knightly honor and fled in panic, screaming in terror. Sora sneered, thinking they weren't as tough and fearless as they pretended.
"Wild Boar, keep going! Destroy everything here!"
A strange light flashed in his eyes as Sora commanded the boar.
Since the 'Copper-Black Cross' had sided with another Demon King against him, Sora had no reason to be polite. Thanks to Erica, he wouldn't kill anyone in a fit of rage, but pushing down buildings was fair game, right?
This area was the 'Copper-Black Cross's' property. Hmph, do they really think a Demon King is so easy to mess with? Today, I'll wipe it all out!
Roar…
The wild boar was ecstatic, feeling its new master was awesome, assigning it the task of destruction. It loved it!
Boom!!! Boom!!! Boom!!! Boom…
With its huge tusks, the boar smashed through dozens or hundreds of floors of skyscrapers like they were mud walls—easy and fun. Soon, the entire area was a wasteland!
Meanwhile, at the 'Copper-Black Cross' headquarters—
"Commander, aren't we going to stop him? That bastard is too reckless!"
Watching their property being crushed by the giant wild boar on the big screen, the elders were heartbroken.
"Everyone, please be cautious with your words."
"This is a disaster for the 'Copper-Black Cross.' No Demon King is someone we can afford to offend. By Lord Salvatore's order, we must show a tough stance toward this new Demon King. Letting him vent his anger on us will only benefit us."
Commander Paolo glanced at the short-sighted people below and said calmly.
"Um…"
No fool here failed to understand Paolo's meaning.
Though they were heartbroken, they said no more, only hoping Lord Salvatore would come quickly to suppress this Demon King!
Seeing those who still didn't understand, Paolo sighed silently. A king's anger is not easily calmed; perhaps only Erica was their last hope…