Chapter 117: Priests of the God of Lies and Deception (2)
The priestess and the old man strolled through the capital of the Denian Kingdom.
The priestess glanced around the city. “I heard the demons had descended here, but it looks better than expected.”
“You’re right. There aren’t as many ruined buildings as I thought. People’s faces don’t look too grim, either,” the old man replied.
Despite appearances, the capital was partly destroyed. Many buildings had collapsed, and quite a few people had died, but that was all. Two named Demons had descended upon the Denian Kingdom, and it wouldn’t have been surprising if the entire nation had fallen. Stopping such a threat with only this level of damage seemed almost impossible.
The old man murmured with a perplexed look. “The Denian Kingdom has a Swordmaster.”
Swordmaster Maximus was a true Transcendent, known even in other lands.
“And they also have an elf,” the old man continued.
He was talking about Arkemis, an elven alchemist who had a good relationship with the Empire and managed to achieve the strength of a Transcendent. Everyone knew she had stayed in the Denian Kingdom.
“Do you think the two of them stopped the demons?” Hayes asked.
“That’s what people say.”
Two named demons—the Demon of Oppression, Ashetiaar, and the Demon of Severance, Butler—descended on the kingdom’s capital and rampaged to bring it crashing down. Forewarned by the Earth Goddess’s oracle, the King made some preparations but deployed most of his priests to the borders.
The remaining priests fought desperately to stop the demons, only to be slaughtered. When the city was on the verge of collapse, Maximus hurried back, and Arkemis, who had been staying near the capital, defeated the demons. That was the story passed on to the public.