Isekai Adventure in the Dimensional Cube-Chapter 1466 - 1030: The Belated Arrival_2

On top of that, Reiger single-handedly severed the arm of the Abyss Demon Lord that had struck fear into countless races of the Source World, making the other side howl in agony even across a plane... Thinking about such a hero being their master, the partner they chose, the hearts of the two Nymph maidens started pounding rapidly.

In short, if Reiger was respected and adored solely because of his identity as the Holy Sword Holder before, now, with his own capabilities, he conquered the hearts of everyone present.

Only Reiger himself didn’t take this matter to heart.

"It’s just one hand, what does it matter if I cut it off?" Reiger said indifferently, "That guy brought his own demise. After his plan failed, he tried to extend his hand here, but how much power could he possibly exert under such circumstances?"

Don’t let the imposing presence of that giant hand shrouding the sky fool you into thinking it was capable of destroying the heavens and the earth — in reality, it was just the residual power after its strength was weakened.

The Source and the Abyss are ultimately different planes, entirely opposite. In the past, they could rely on the supreme power of the strong in the Abyss to open a passage between them, allowing the Abyss to invade the Source. But since the birth of the Holy Sword, the Source has been protected by the power of the Holy Sword. The Abyss can no longer open a passage between the two planes as easily as before.

Currently, the reason the Abyss can still pose a threat to the Source is entirely due to those Abyss followers.

In order to let the Abyss invade the Source, they repeatedly kill, sacrificing in blood at great costs to overlay the Abyss Plane and the Source Plane, thus allowing a massive descent of Abyssal creatures.

And even so, the scale of the blood sacrifice ceremony directly affects the strength and quantity of the Abyssal creatures that can descend.

If only a small city is sacrificed, it might only summon a handful of Abyssal creatures or a weak Abyssal legion too feeble to speak of.

If an entire country is sacrificed, only then is it possible for a massive descent of Abyssal creatures.

In history, in the countries once blood-sacrificed by Abyss followers, endless Abyssal armies successfully descended, and even numerous Abyss Demon Lords arrived, causing great harm to the entire Source World.

This shows that under the protection of the Holy Sword, connecting the Source with the Abyss and descending Abyssal creatures has become a very difficult task.

This time, if not for the Abyss Demon Lord using a unique phenomenon like the Abyssal Touch, he wouldn’t have been able to interfere with the Source so easily.

And after the Abyssal Touch was blasted away by Marfa’s Sword, although that Abyss Demon Lord extended a hand while the passage of the Abyssal Touch was still open, that hand, after resisting the resistance between planes, had less than a tenth of its remaining power.

It is because of this that Reiger could cut off one of the opponent’s hands with his [Zi]. Otherwise, achieving such a feat would indeed require more skills.

Of course, the [Zi] from Reiger was not an attack that could be easily received.

The [Zi] itself has the power to even slice through space, and after cutting off the Abyss Demon Lord’s hand, there was enough residual force to penetrate the gap between the two planes and hit hard on the Abyss Demon Lord on the other side.

After receiving Reiger’s [Zi], the other side wouldn’t die but would certainly be severely injured, otherwise, they wouldn’t have howled so loudly.

"I’m rather looking forward to it." Reiger chuckled lightly, "Looking forward to a face-to-face duel with the Abyss Demon Lord you all fear so much."

Hearing this, the others exchanged glances, their expressions rather complex.

Due to the long-standing threat from the Abyss, no life in the Source feels unafraid at the mere mention of it.

The same goes for the Abyss Demon Lord; even the mention of them makes saints grim and serious, and no one would look forward to their appearance.

Only Reiger could speak of the Abyss Demon Lord in such a manner.

Naisa and Melo considered reminding Reiger not to underestimate the Abyss Demon Lord; their terrors are beyond what ordinary people can imagine.

At least, that was what they were taught.

One could say that the existence of the Abyss Demon Lord is considered as terrifying as the monsters in famous horror stories to the people of the Source World.

If such a monster was about to descend, merely discussing the possibility would incite fear, let alone if it turned into reality.

It’s a pity that before they could bring this up, Reiger changed the subject.

"How are those infected?" Reiger looked at Naisa and Melo, asking, "And what about our side? Are there any casualties?"

"...Yes, there are." Melo’s voice involuntarily lowered, "The people from the Dark Relief Center who came this time are all strong, the elite forces of our organization, with no small fry, so the Knights and priests managed to avoid direct confrontation with the Abyss followers."

"But among the infected, some are strong, and battling them in their mindless state inevitably resulted in some casualties."

"Moreover, a number of Knights and priests stationed in the manor were silently assassinated by Kermo Anoson who infiltrated in, and we only found their bodies just now."

"In general, casualties aren’t high, but there are indeed some."

As soon as Melo finished speaking, Naisa continued.

"A considerable number of the infected were also killed, some for breaking through the manor’s defenses, forcing our people to slay them, and others were caught in the crossfire."

"Fortunately, after the people from the Dark Relief Center retreated, the infected returned to normal."

"Sadly, they can no longer return to their previous lives."

Since it has been confirmed that these people were contaminated and eroded by the Abyssal Aura, becoming infected, neither the Empire nor the Church will allow them to freely move outside.

What’s more, attacking the manor where the saviors reside—though they were not willing, and are victims too—the Empire and the Church cannot simply ignore their doings and will definitely pursue it.

To speak bluntly, their future treatment will be no better than those who have contracted deadly contagious diseases. Isolation would be the least of their concerns—their lives may worsen to that of prisoners, never returning to normal society.

"...Is that so?"

Reiger remained silent for a moment before nodding.

He was pondering whether to use the power of Marfa’s Sword to cleanse the Abyssal Aura from these infected individuals, sparing them from contamination and erosion.

If he decides to act, those people can return to normal lives.

Surely, vouched by the Holy Sword, the Empire and the Church would no longer see them as infected, confining them, wouldn’t they?

Just as Reiger entertained this thought, suddenly, a disordered commotion of footsteps approached, breaking into the ruins from afar.

A crowd of fully armed Knights marched in, stepping into the ruins.

"Stop!"

"Halt!"

The Empire’s Knights immediately advanced, forming a line of defense, scolding while restraining them.

Only then did they stop, parting to let one person step forward.

Lo and behold, it was Yarad Keset, the supreme commander of the Libion Duchy.

"...It seems we’re late."

Yarad surveyed the entire ruins, lowered his gaze, and apologized to Reiger and the others.

In response, Reiger remained indifferent, while Naisa and Melo’s faces were entirely cold.

"You are indeed late, Commander Keset."

Melo spoke coldly.

"And, don’t you think you arrived far too late?"

With Melo’s words, the atmosphere on site took a nosedive.