In the Cardinal World, quantity held no meaning in the face of absolute power.

Tens of thousands versus 100,000, even a difference of just 1 point, was like heaven and earth.

What's more,

The strongest of the Harpy Legion, Luchia, was merely with a paltry 90,000 magicules.

"I'll take care of the one leading them."

Shion drew the long tachi from her back, leaped, and charged towards Luchia, who was protected by tens of thousands of Harpy soldiers. "Shuna, cover me!"

"Honestly, you're too reckless, Shion!"

Though she said that, Shuna's movements were not slow in the slightest.

Endless cherry-pink demonic flames rose from Shuna's hands, instantly transforming into fiery dragons that lunged towards the Harpies.

These flames were not actual fire, but a product of materialized illusion.

Once tainted by this flame, living beings would fall into the illusion woven by Shuna, unable to extricate themselves.

This perfectly met Rin's requirement for the opponents to lose their combat ability.

Benimaru did not go forward but stood guard at the entrance of the different dimension.

"This place is a one-way street."

In front of him, elite bird-beast Harpies, sent by Luchia, had surrounded him.

These bird-beast Harpies possessed the bloodline of legendary divine beasts.

There were eight hundred of them, and every single member had A-rank combat power or higher.

A-rank, that was enough to destroy a human town by oneself.

But now, this elite force of eight hundred was being held back by one person.

"Well."

Benimaru slowly drew the sword from his waist. "If I don't perform well, I wouldn't dare face Rin-sama."

Being suppressed by his parents-in-law and fiancée, Benimaru was truly panicking.

He desperately needed achievements now to have Rin help him improve his standing in the family.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Ignoring the battle fluctuations coming from outside.

High above, two figures had already exchanged blows over ten thousand times in less than a minute.

"Get out of my way!!"

Finally, Frey could no longer endure Artoria's dense sword skills.

"Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!!"

When the attack fell again, what greeted it was Frey's transformed, sharp claws.

There were no sparks flying.

There was only the piercing friction of the spatial barrier colliding with the Wind King's Barrier.

"Interesting…"

Artoria looked at the blade blocked by Frey.

"Crack~ Crack, crack, crack~"

But no matter how much power she poured into the Holy Sword, she couldn't break through the opponent's defense.

Frey's palm was empty, yet the Holy Sword simply couldn't advance an inch.

"Is that a spatial compression technique?"

"Not bad."

Artoria exerted force in her hand.

"Clang!"

Immediately, a loud sound erupted from the center of their struggle, echoing in all directions.

And Frey also took this opportunity to pull back and create distance from her.

"Who are you?"

Frey watched Artoria with a serious gaze.

The golden-haired girl in blue armor gave Frey a very dangerous feeling.

Like, a natural enemy?

Yes, a natural enemy!

The natural enemy of all monsters!

'Hero?!'

Almost instinctively, this word popped into Frey's mind. "You, are you a human hero?!"

"No."

Artoria re-adjusted her stance. "Now, I am merely a Demon Lord Seed under Rin, his Guardian Knight."

"A Demon Lord Seed?"

Only then did Frey notice that Artoria indeed emanated a strong magicules.

This was not a power humans could possess.

It had nothing to do with skill, it was purely the effect of a Unique Skill.

"Rin?"

"You are his person?"

However, this only made Frey even more surprised.

Although it was only a brief exchange, Frey had been completely suppressed by Artoria the entire time.

If this was a sudden, dishonorable sneak attack from the opponent.

But Artoria's attack, from the very beginning, was a straightforward slash from the front.

At most, Artoria's sudden burst of speed was too fast, catching Frey off guard.

'But, was she really caught off guard?'

Only Frey herself knew that she had indeed seen Artoria's attack.

But it was disdain, indifference!

She initially did not take Artoria seriously.

As a result, she almost got slapped in the face.

Even so, Frey's aura remained strong, and her words were even sharper.

"Hiding your weapon, are you really a swordsman?"

Frey stared intently at the sword in Artoria's hand, formless and intangible, as if an invisible layer of wind tightly enveloped it.

"Who knows?"

Artoria had a strange sense of déjà vu, like a re-enactment of the scene with Diarmuid. "Maybe it's a saber, maybe it's a spear, maybe even a bow."

"Nonsense!"

Frey felt she was being played by the other party.

At the same time, she was also surveying the newly set up barrier around them.

'A very sturdy barrier, the magic attainment is very high.'

Although monsters could also use their Unique Skill to set up barriers, this barrier clearly incorporated many personal ideas.

In other words, the barrier user had first thoroughly understood the Unique Skill, and then started constructing the magic spell formulas from scratch.

"How does it feel?"

A clear, cold voice came from behind Artoria.

"Crack, crack, crack~"

Jade feet stepped on the air, and with each step, an ice-blue snowflake would be left in the air.

"Somewhat troublesome, difficult to deal with."

Artoria turned her head and saw Snow Empress, who looked like an ice and snow elf.

"She's still holding back a lot of power."

Snow Empress stood shoulder to shoulder with Artoria, and their auras simultaneously locked onto Queen Frey.

'Another one!'

Frey's face grew even darker. "Are you the one who set up the barrier?"

"Don't tell me, you're also his person?"

Saying this, Frey glanced at Rin, who was sitting below watching the show.

Rin, very naturally, gave her a smile, indicating that she didn't need to mind him.

Rin's attitude made Frey's blood pressure rise.

Snow Empress. "Me? At most, I'm just Rin's pet."

(To be continued.)