Why must the devil be Defeated?

Chapter 58: 057 The Appearance of an Uninvited Guest

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Approximately an hour later, Shane returned to Lamijion, reentering the town.

As he walked down the street, his expression seemed somewhat guilty.

People were passing by in groups of two or three, engaging in conversations like,

“Haven’t the Knight Order and the adventurer’s guild figured out what caused that phenomenon yet?”

“They’ve been back for so long.”

“The way they looked all panicked when they returned, it must have been something serious, right?”

“Could it be that the Demon Clan is up to something?”

“Don’t say that, even the Demon Clan maintains a peaceful relationship with our Human Race and the Divine Race now. Although some problematic individuals have caused issues, many of the Demon Clan’s leaders are working tirelessly for peace among the Three Clans, so it’s better not to reject the Demon Clan without reason.”

“That’s true, but who else besides the Demon Clan could make such a commotion?”

“Maybe those troublesome children in the Demon Clan caused another headache.”

“Or perhaps it was just a simple natural phenomenon?”

“But then the Knight Order and adventurer’s guild wouldn’t be so panicked, would they?”

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“This is really concerning.”

Similar conversations continuously reached Shane’s ears, forcing him to lower his head, hunching his shoulders like a suspicious character not wanting to be seen. If the patrolling soldiers in the town saw him, they might question him.

In fact, Shane had already been questioned by the gatekeeper upon entering the town.

“You’re the adventurer returning from that direction, right?”

“Yes.”

“Did you see any strange phenomena?”

“Wh… what do you mean by strange phenomena?”

“Strange earthquakes and loud noises, if you saw anything, please tell us. This is what the higher-ups are requesting. We hope adventurers like you can help us figure out the cause of the phenomenon.”

“Is… is that so?”

“Yes, so did you see anything unusual?”

“…. No.”

“Alright, please proceed into the town.”

“…. Thank you.”

This was the conversation Shane had with the gatekeeper at the town gate before entering Lamijion.

With this experience in mind, seeing the entire town seemingly engulfed in anxiety and panic, and the townspeople constantly discussing the same topic with worried expressions, Shane, as the culprit of it all, felt he better kept his head as low as possible.

“After all, I was just practicing a skill; I didn’t intentionally do anything scary.”

Why did it turn out like this?

Shane sighed deeply.

“I didn’t even use the Holy Sword. I was using this skill strictly in my Level 10 newbie adventurer state. Even if I ‘accidentally’ infused too much magic power because of Magic Guide and Magic Recovery, and ‘accidentally’ pushed the skill level too high, it shouldn’t have turned out like this, right?”

Shane genuinely felt wronged.

In other novels, protagonists constantly destroy the world and challenge the heavens, causing much more terrifying destruction, yet all they earn is admiration and worship from bystanders. Why did things turn out this way for him?

“Is this the real reality?”

Consider this, when facing a true natural disaster, even if it’s humanoid, people wouldn’t admire and worship something for showing immense destructive power.

People admire and worship heroes who can use tremendous power to protect themselves and uphold order. If this power cannot be used for the world, then for ordinary citizens, it’s no better than a Demon King.

Now, as people face incomprehensible phenomena and powers, the only reaction is panic and unease.

To want, like those dragon-aotian protagonists in novels, to defy everything and still expect admiration and worship is just wishful thinking.

Instead, if one’s move causes so much unease and panic among innocent people, what’s there to be proud of as a so-called protagonist?

Anyway, as for Shane, seeing the general innocent public feeling anxious due to his “slip,” he felt quite guilty.

After all, it’s not right to involve the innocent, right?

“I should be more restrained in the future.”

To prevent today’s situation, Shane felt he needed to thoroughly contemplate the skill of the Magical Sword.

Even though, after leveling the Magical Sword to Level 10, Shane could completely control its power freely, understanding how much magic power to infuse for how strong a Magical Sword should still be studied carefully.

Otherwise, if too much magic power is infused like today, it could lead to another disaster.

Thinking about the ground and mountains he split, Shane felt a heavy heart.

“Level 10 should be like that. Now my level has almost doubled; if I use the Magical Sword with full force, what will happen?”

Moreover, if he were to use even the Holy Sword, how would that turn out?

Bear in mind, while the Holy Sword cannot boost Shane’s magic power, it can raise the skill level by ten.

The power of a Level 10 Magical Sword is already at that level. If the skill is boosted another ten levels…

“Spare me.”

Shane could barely imagine it.

“Hmm?”

At this moment, Shane suddenly returned to his senses, turning toward a direction in surprise.

Because with the Magic Perception skill, which Shane had already mastered and leveled to 10, an utterly astounding reaction suddenly emerged.

“What a strong magic power.”

This level of magic power wasn’t something humans could possess.

“Is there such a powerful person in Lamijion?”

Shane focused on that direction.

He could sense a being with immense magic power was approaching here.

Then, before long, the individual appeared.

It was a tall, thin man with long limbs, draped in a cape, and with a very effeminate face.

The man walked slowly, expressionless, his eyes not resting on anyone, nor on anything, as if nothing around him was worth his notice.

The attitude was not one of arrogance or disdain but of loathing.

Yes.

The man behaved as if he loathed everything here, or rather, he loathed everything about this world to the extent he refused even a glance at the surroundings.

Such a man passed by Shane.

Eventually, he stopped.

“Is it you?”

The man looked at Shane, his pupils so dark they didn’t even reflect Shane’s figure, as if he were talking not to a person, but to a bipedal animal.

Shane squinted his eyes without uttering a word.

The man didn’t seem to mind, coldly regarded Shane, and then took out a parchment from his clothing.

On the parchment, a human figure was drawn.

Taking one glance at the person in the picture, Shane’s pupils contracted.

“You’ve seen this person, haven’t you?”

The man asked coldly.

That picture indeed depicted someone Shane was familiar with.