Way of the Knights

Chapter 656 - Leisurely Stroll

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*Boom!* 

*GRAAAAAGHH!!!*

*Boom!*

The 75th floor of the Devil Emperor's Pagoda was thrown in a massive panic and chaos. Loud explosions occurred, causing bits of limbs and flesh to fly in all directions including debris. Amidst the dark and awful environment, the denizens of the 75th floor were running around in fear, trying to get away from the source of this mass genocide. 

It was such a strange sight, when one hears the word 'Devil' an impression of a cruel, maniacal and pure evil image will register in someone's mind and this is not wrong too, however seeing basically the definition of evil itself, running away in fear and terror, would paint an absurd scenario that many would find unbelievable. 

That begs the question; who's precisely causing the spawn of evil itself, to run away in fear and panic? 

The answer is Raven...a lone man who dared to casually stroll in hell as if it was his backyard. 

Raven wasn't really doing anything special. His goal was simple, he sees an abomination, he punches it. Only...it was precisely his punches which causes the wide explosions to occur which terrified the devils. 

Surrounded with a veil of white flames, Raven leisurely took his time exploring the 75th floor. If he saw something moving, he punches it of kicks it. He didn't even bother taking out the Brush of Wisdom for this. 

All in all, his actions was really quite simple and direct. However, how exactly was he causing this much destruction? 

The answer lies to the invisible yet oppressive dome covering the entirety of the 75th floor. This was Raven's Lord's Domain, his domain evolved once again after his breakthrough, increasing its density and it's coverage. Additionally, his Lord's Domain contained profound insights of his Destruction and Spacetime Laws as well as his Slaughter Intent. 

This was the reason why this floor looked desolate and bleak...

Originally, this place was a large island teeming with devils lurking around. When Raven activated his Lord's Domain for the first time, the area changed. The world became bleak and solemn, it also showed great unstableness and were injected with a palpable killing intent. 

All of this was coming off of Raven. As he walked towards the tall black beam of light that pierces the heavens, he would occasionally throw a punch. To the eyes of a mortal, Raven's punch was simple. They might even call it sloppy since he wasn't putting his back on it. However, to a trained eye, Raven's punches were filled with concentrated intent and a titanic force behind it. 

His punches and/or kicks, in the eyes of the devils, were slow. Very much so that they thought that they could easily dodge it, however to their surprise, they will always find their bodies unable to move even a single centimeter to avoid it. They could only watch and star in awe as Raven completes his punch and then a massive explosion will occur. Finishing them of without being able to do anything. 

This is what greatly terrified the rest of the devils residing in the 75th floor. Never in their wildest dream would they even think that a pretty human like this has this kind of terrifying strength.

At the very depths of their memories, they could recall them having a clash with a group of humans who would occasionally shave off a few of their numbers. The humans calls it a Crusade, an event that happens every once in a while to ensure that there will be no eruptions on the upper floors. 

The devils usually didn't care about all of this. Simply because even if the Crusade shaves off their numbers, they won't truly die. They'd just return to the embrace of their father and they'd be reborn anew, shortly after. While on the other hand, if the humans died, they'd either turn into something like them or that's it, they will die right then and there. 

This has always been the case all this while. But now, this human arrived and for the first time, they truly feared for their lives. This human was the worst of them all since he's not only grossly strong, he also has the means to truly kill them once and for all. 

Devils don't only shared connections with the Devil Emperor, they also shared connection with each other. From the moment that Raven stepped into this floor and started this massacre, they could feel their connection with the others being severed. This has never occurred before and once they saw the human, they realized that he was truly killing them. 

And despite being formed from the vestiges of the Devil Emperor itself, these devils lived for a very long time and developed a small bit of ego, allowing them to possess some form of intelligence as well. To them, this human was the worst...they might be called devils, but this guy was the real devil in their eyes. 

*Whistles*

A soft humming sound could be heard from Raven's pouting lips as he continued on his relaxed stroll in the 75th floor. He's probably the only person in the entire sect who could raid an entire floor in this manner. Thankfully the people in the crusade aren't with him or else they'd probably be cursing and tearing their hairs out upon witnessing this spectacle. 

"Oh, found you..." 

*Boom!*

Raven threw a swift jab to his left and another wide explosion occurred. He didn't even bother looking at the damage he caused and just continued walking forward. There was a thin yet solid barrier that protected him from the explosions and debris, which the cleansing flame made sure to incinerate the remains of the devils. 

"Ooh! Here come the big baddies..." Raven said in an amused tone as he briefly stopped on his tracks. He looked up and saw several giants rushing at him from a distance. 

One was a three headed lion covered in aegis shaped scales. It stood about 70 meters tall, it's mane look like it was made out of fire, it's eyes were crimson and it has a scorpion tail with the tip oozing with violet colored liquid. The records he read, called this thing a Three-Headed Devil Manticore

The other one was a 9-headed serpent. It was about 90 meters tall, black skin covered in violet colored scales which Raven assumed poisonous as well. Each serpent head as a white striped under belly and all were connected in a round body with a pitifully short tail. Similar to the Manticore, it's eyes were crimson red and it was blaring it's fangs dripping in venomous green substance. This was a Nine-Headed Devil Hydra.

And finally, the tallest of them all. Standing about 100 meters tall. It was a four-legged being and is a mixture of three things fused in one. It has a lion head with a black mane, on top of the lion head was a goat head covered in a thick miasma of black evil energy. It's fur was matte black, it also has sharp claws and fangs. Additionally, it has a serpent's tail which posses a intelligence of it's own. Raven met something like this before but smaller, this one should be the big boss. A Devil Chimera. 

"Nice, let's get this over with." 

With a wave of Raven's hand, a golden brush appeared on his hand. With a single stroke, he erected a dome which covered him. Raven's expression changed as he drew numerous lines in the air and after twenty strokes of his brush, he stopped.

A golden rune mixed with silver weavings appeared on his palms. Raven raised the Brush of Wisdom in the air and rune shot up in the sky, by passing the dome he erected. 

The Golden Rune rapidly increased in size until it covered the entire sky of 75th floor. The three large devils stopped on their tracks and stared gaping at the rune. A feeling of dread crept up on their hearts and from then on, they immediately decided to rush at Raven with even more ardor than before. 

With the intelligence they have, they knew that they have to hurry and kill this human quick or else it will spell their ends. A smirk appeared on Raven's lips as he murmured:

"Well, aren't you guys a lively bunch?" A chuckle escaped his lips, however Raven's face turned cold at the very next moment and he said: "Unfortunately, you realized it a little too late."

An oppressive weight sudden descended, crushing the remaining devils around and halting the three giants mere meters away from reaching Raven. The three giants tried their best to move but the weight pressing them down was too heavy. They could only stare in despair as the human brought down his hand and muttered:

"Armageddon." 

The world lost it's color, there were loud explosions nor flying debris or remains. The golden rune just exploded in and release a white light that devoured every inch of the 75th' floor.

When the white light disappeared, hushed rustling of winds could be heard. Raven smirked as he felt the comfortable silence and saw that everything that lives in the 75th floor, were reduced to dust, scattering around with the wind. 

Raven dissipated the dome he formed around him and continued walking towards the black beam of light while enjoying the peaceful silence.