Afterward, Reiger tried persuading several more times, but Naisa, Melo, and the others refused to lift their heads and insisted on being reprimanded by Reiger, wanting to atone for their negligence.
Having no other choice, Reiger could only throw out a line.
"Weâre still on a journey, and what I want to accomplish isnât done yet. This incident isnât over, and if you keep dwelling on this, it will waste our time."
"So, letâs leave it for the future."
"After this matter is handled, weâll talk about your punishment then."
Upon hearing this, Naisa and Melo reluctantly accepted this outcome and slowly raised their heads.
Seeing this, Reiger skillfully changed the topic.
"What about the people from the Dark Relief Center? Have they already fled?"
As Reiger brought this up, everyone stopped thinking about punishment and started to become serious.
"The churchâs priests have already used exploration-type magic to search for them, but it seems theyâve truly fled, leaving no trace at all."
Talking about this matter, Naisa appeared to grit her teeth slightly.
After all, she had been played by the Dark Relief Center and looked down upon by them, not feeling infuriated would be strange.
"They probably already had a retreat plan. If things go south, they would immediately escape; this is something all abyss devotees excel at, annoying like mice."
Meloâs tone wasnât any better when the Dark Relief Center was mentioned.
Unlike Naisaâs confrontation with the dark, Melo fought evenly throughout with a scythe-wielding woman, neither gaining the upper hand.
In this process, Melo wasnât spared from the sharp provocations and sarcasm of that scythe-wielding woman, making her equally annoyed.
As the dignified imperial princess, when had she ever been treated so harshly by others?
If possible, she truly wanted to sew that scythe womanâs mouth shut and battle her without holding back to defeat her, to see if she could still be so sharp-tongued then.
"They indeed slipped away swiftly. I didnât even notice when they fled."
Reiger didnât have such a deep impression of the Dark Relief Center people.
Instead, the owner of that giant hand left a significant impression on Reiger.
"The Abyss Demon Lord?" Reiger muttered to himself, "Although we havenât officially met face to face, the power of that handâs presence is certainly no ordinary being."
Mentioning this topic, regardless of Reigerâs feelings, Naisa and Melo couldnât help but gaze at Reiger with admiration.
"The Abyss Demon Lords are terrifying entities, even those at the weakest levels are stronger than common saints, not to mention the top-tier ones among the Demon Lords, supposedly, none can be matched by the current human strong ones." Naisa said, "In the past, many life forms stronger than humans were destroyed due to the descent of those top-tier Demon Lords from the abyss."
"Facing a Demon Lord, even if a saint came personally, they couldnât ensure an advantage, not to mention causing them harm," Melo added, gaze fixed intently on Reiger, "But you managed to sever a Demon Lordâs arm with a single encounter. Once this feat spreads, many saints might be ashamed."
This news was truly both shocking and delightful for the people of Source World.
Reiger Brillhaut, the one chosen by the Holy Sword Marfa, had the power to fully confront an Abyss Demon Lord on his first descent, an incredibly delightful surprise.
Especially since Reiger hadnât used the Holy Sword, solely relying on his own power to sever that Demon Lordâs arm.
What if he used the Holy Sword?
You should know, the difference in power with and without the Holy Sword is enormous.
Not to mention the Holy Swordâs restraint over the abyss; wielding such a divine weapon against a Demon Lord allows even someone like Melo, far from a saint, to contend and even cause great wariness in the opponent.
If Reiger can contend with a Demon Lord without the Holy Sword, with it, the Demon Lord would stand no chance.
That is top-tier battle power in the abyss!
Among humans, only a few can contend with such power.
Ordinary saints canât manage it, but Reiger has.
Isnât that to say, this savior, albeit newly arrived, is already standing at the worldâs peak, wielding abilities threatening the abyss?
Thinking of this, not just Naisa and Melo, even Luan, Andre, and others were quite excited.
This indeed was thrilling news.
Thrilling enough that Naisa nearly worshiped Reiger and Melo almost couldnât contain her excitement.
As for Jelina and Hilune, whoâve been following behind Reiger, they were needless to say more ecstatic.
These two personally witnessed Reiger casually slap the infamous assassin Kermo away and, up close, saw Reiger facing the Abyss Demon Fire, forcing it to part submissively before him without touching him at all.