My Goddess is Good at Pretending-Chapter 663: Nightmare-level Encounter

The summoned heroes, young prodigies, and various experts were clad in gleaming attire, carrying a holy mission blessed by the Gods. They marched through the capital city amidst a grand parade. Thousands of citizens lined the roadsides, cheering and throwing flowers in celebration.

Children waved flags bearing the empire’s crest, and elderly citizens wept with hope for a brighter future.

At the end of the procession, the hero expedition party stopped before the towering city gates. Emperor Reginald stood on a stage to deliver his speech. "Today, we send forth the saviors of humanity. Go, heroes, and bring us salvation! Destroy the demon kings who have plagued our lands for centuries!"

The heroes bowed before the Emperor, then stepped beyond the gates, leaving the city behind to embark on their perilous journey.

"..." Rhykdohr felt a sudden crisis. He wondered where the sudden uneasiness came from, but he couldn’t pinpoint the possible cause.

If it was a threat, despite the restriction of the mortal realm, he was still a 13th Rank God. If he considered the city, Galashiels already stood at 10th Rank, and the experts living there could ensure the safety of the capital city.

Since he couldn’t make heads and tails out of his hunch, he could only raise his guard. He put on his hood while scanning the surroundings every now and then.

’Where are they now? What do they want to do? Is something going to happen?’ Rhykdohr looked around, but he couldn’t find the presence of the Elysion Church’s group.

Barely an hour passed since the hero expedition party left the capital city, and the previously energetic atmosphere suddenly became a bit strange. The forest they passed through suddenly became unnaturally quiet, and the air became thick with a strange oppressive aura.

"Wait. Can you feel what I feel? Something is not right." Mashiro jumped down from his horse, examining the ground and the surrounding terrain with his sharp gaze.

"What’s up, bruh? This forest is often quiet, especially since our entourage can easily scare off the beasts and animals." Richard also got off his horse to find out what was happening.

"No, this atmosphere is not right. Something dangerous is nearby. My instincts are screaming danger. Answer me. Are there any overlord-level beasts or demonic beasts in the depths of this forest?" Harriet trusted her instincts more than anything. She immediately grabbed the nearby knight as the locals should know more than her.

"The strongest beast that lives in this forest is only a 6th Rank Forest Witch, but this kind of monster rarely appears before humans." The knight immediately explained. To be honest, he didn’t feel the same sense of crisis, but the heroes certainly didn’t say that for no reason.

"Forest Witch? You mean this ugly banshee?"

Someone spoke from behind the shade of a shady tree, kicking a dead monster’s head at the leading hero.

"!?" Mashiro avoided the blood splash.

Suddenly, six figures emerged from the shadows, blocking the hero expedition party’s path. Their appearances and auras were unmistakably demonic, the high-ranking ones.

"Demonic humans?" Mashiro frowned as he immediately pointed his holy sword forward. "State your intentions, or we will not hesitate to exterminate you, demonic humans!"

Along with the leading hero’s call, everyone immediately prepared themselves in an encirclement formation, knowing the six demonic humans were definitely powerful and could not be underestimated.

"Are you ordering us? Why don’t you force us to speak? Show us the holy power of the 9th gen heroes."

The blue-armored demon general stepped forward, swinging his thin, elastic thread-like sword.

"I know him! He is in the history books. He is not the demonic human, but Demon General Urd of Demon King Zytherion! He is a Demi-God high demon!" Genevieve, the imperial princess, pointed out as she realized the other party was a dangerous threat.

"!!!" Almost everyone gasped in shock, not expecting their first encounter would be greeted by the high-ranking demons, much less a demon general.

"Don’t be afraid! There are only six of them and they were nothing before us!" Mashiro raised his sword and charged without further ado. Since the opposing party’s identity had become clear as a threat to be eliminated, he moved with a killing intent.

*Clank*

The bright holy sword was blocked by a flexible, thin sword effortlessly.

"How impatient." Urd smirked broadly, showing off his sharp razor-like teeth.

"You are courting death by appearing before us, demons." Mashiro exerted more force with a burst of white holy magic power.

"!!!" Urd was pushed back several meters, not expecting a mere weak human with a physique no stronger than a 5th Rank weakling, could exert the force to put a bit of pressure on him, an authentic 9th Rank demon general!

"Where are you looking, demons?" Richard descended from above like a meteor fall, unleashing a burst of scarlet fire to incinerate the enemies.

"Unleash the anti-demon trap formation. We’ll kill the high-ranking demons today!" Nyla shouted out, leading the formation of mages to trap and weaken the demons.

"So, these are this generation’s heroes. What do you think?" Urd brushed past the fiery red flames like it was nothing.

"Let’s push them to the point between life and death, but don’t kill them, the seven heroes." The other demon generals nodded, but they were still cloaked.

The clash between the six demon generals consisting of six Demi-Gods and the hero expedition party consisting of no less than a hundred elites capable of killing the demon king ensued. The quiet forest instantly became a battleground.

"This isn’t right... Something’s wrong." Rhykdohr scanned the surrounding terrain anxiously, aware that what was happening was not as simple as it seemed.

He was pleased and proud because the hero expedition party could rival the six demon generals, but he knew if the demon generals appeared here to intercept them, then it was obviously on the orders of the other demon kings. The demon kings behind these demon generals were most likely watching from somewhere.

He had no intention to slay the other demon kings at the moment because his only aim right now was about exterminating the Demon King of Extreme Evil. And yet, the other demon kings sent their high-ranking demons to intercept his heroes unexpectedly.

If the other demon kings would make a move at this time, the newly dispatched hero expedition team would suffer heavy casualties. Even with the presence of several saints and emperor-level experts, plus some secret protectors, half the party members would die if they had to fight several demon kings at once. Even he could not protect everyone, especially with his suppressed power.

Regardless, he at least had to do something before the demon kings made their move. After all, he couldn’t rely on Elysion Church and Agent Brown because he didn’t even know where they were now.

Therefore, he secretly left the formation without anyone’s notice to look for the demon kings who might be watching from somewhere. "I hope this is just my hunch. They might not personally come here..."

That was what he said, but unfortunately, reality did not always live up to expectations. His bad premonition was proven true as he found three peak-level high devils not far from the ambush site.

"What a stroke of bad luck..." Rhykdohr mumbled, blaming his luck.

The three demon kings stood before him, each one no weaker than a Deity-level monster. However, his hunch said the one at the very back exuded the most threatening aura among the other two, but his eyes could easily tell the blood fiend should be the weakest.

"Oh-ho? To think there is someone capable enough to find us here." Alucard was intrigued.

"Not even a Demi-God can discover us here. He most likely is the secret protector, one of the Deity-level pillars supporting the human empire." Zytherion deducted his guess as he believed it was the most reasonable reason.

"With this human around, wouldn’t it be relatively easy for the heroes to eliminate that bastard? Should we just kill him here so the heroes and humanity lose one of their biggest trump cards?" Gorath brought his fists together, eager to devour the strong human’s flesh.

"What audacity. You demons have become a plague in the Human Realm even though you control almost 80% of the continent. Don’t try to underestimate me because you might be buried here forever." Rhykdohr regained his composure. He held his sword, ready to slay three demon kings even though it was not on his plan.

Since the clash was unavoidable, then he had to make a move even though his original intention was not to intervene unless it was absolutely necessary. It had only been an hour since his arrival, and he had to jump into action...

"How intriguing. I wonder why you’re emitting a faint aura of oddity. You’ve hidden your identity well, but how long can you last in front of three demon kings, heh?" Alucard sneered.

"You’re yapping too much for a nocturnal blood fiend." Rhykdohr snorted. He spoke no more words and unleashed his offensive move.

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