196 Hidden enemy (1/2)

Zatiel was extremely satisfied with the sword. It covers both long-range attacks and melee fights, perfectly complementing his battle style and the best of it was the blue flames.

A blue flame is the physical manifestation of the Law of Destruction in Baator and although it was far from the power that the Pit Fiend could have displayed because Zatiel was only able to activate 1% of the runes, it presented overwhelming might against Rank 3 life forms.

After sending a signal, the sword returned to its original size in an instant and the blue flames disappeared. before entering Zatiel's body and once again took the form of an exoskeleton around with his spine.

There were thousands of people looking at the sky from all parts of the City of the Sun and you could see how their eyes sparkled as they saw Zatiel.

Despite the dangerous and evil aura the sword generated, there was no fear or apprehension in the people's faces, only happiness and a sensation of security, The felt that as long he remains with them, everything will be fine.

This was especially true in the Neo-Demons who worship him as a holy being. Their hearts were burning with veneration and respect, and there were even some infants looking at him with a smile in their faces and they stretched their little arms as if they were trying to hold him.

When Zatiel saw those little faces full of pure and unconditional love, his heart fills with warmth and there was a tender light in his eyes.

He felt no need to speak and limit himself to remain in the sky for a couple of minutes and look at his city.

The children were laughing and playing, protected from the danger of the world until they are strong enough to face them and survive.

Adults will occasionally enter the Endless Forest to complete missions and earn wealth. Unlike the tragic aura that surrounded those groups when they lived in Wasteland and had to risk their lives hunting so their tribes would not starve, they were now smiling and although there have been casualties through the years, they know that as long they follow the guidance that is provided to them through the Sun Tadpole their chances of returning alive are above 99%.

Even the elders, the ones whose life force was reaching its natural end were happy. Living their last years seeing their families safe and growing stronger was better than heaven for them.

'Something worth fighting for.' Those words appeared in Zatiel mind before he disappeared inside the tower.

Zatiel appeared once again in the subterranean level of the tower where the Elder Brain resided.

Now the tenderness in his face was replaced by coldness and abominable killing intent.

'With my weaponry handled, I only need to finish my Rank Spell, and all the upgrades in my battle power will be done. But before that, I need to take care of them.'

”Dante, how has advanced the investigation in those ten Rank 3 individuals that attacked the city.”

The attack that Zatiel was speaking, was the one that happened while he was not in the Magi World and where all the enemies were pulverized by beams of golden flames.

When Zatiel imagines what could have happened if the tower was not upgraded or the Sunlight Core would not have been strengthened, hate and the desire for revenge fill his heart.

”I have done thorough research on them and even hire specialized organizations that handle intelligence in the empire but so far the identity of the perpetrators remains unknown. It would have been more successful if I had contained the energy in my attacks and their bodies were not destroyed but they were too large of a threat and I could not allow any mishap in their neutralization to happen.”

Zatiel shared the thinking of the boy, after all, if those individuals saw that there was no chance of leaving the City of the Sun alive, they could have chosen to kill a great number of people with suicide attacks.

”However, I had managed to analyze their magnetic force field and some of their blood and I can say with certainty that they were Magi and not Eye Holders.”

When Zatiel hears that, his eyes widen and a thoughtful expression appeared on his face. The race of the perpetrators did not necessarily mean that they weren't under the command of an Eye Holder but it greatly diminishes the possibility.

An Eye Tyrant can make several Eye Kings do his bidding and although he can also hire Rank 3 Magi, the obedience of the latter is much worse.