The other party possessed the distinctive black hair of a demon, and despite the frigid air of the abyss, was thinly dressed and remained completely unmoved. Even seeing a large group of priests coming to purify him, he dared to lead them inside. He must possess some hidden trump card.
The bishop, a high-ranking mage, secretly cast a detection spell to test the other party’s strength.
But the spell, once inside the demon’s body, vanished instantly, and received no response no matter how much the bishop called out.
This spell was taught to him by his archmage teacher. Its concealment effect was incredibly powerful, and capable of detecting things beyond his level.
The bishop was secretly astonished. As expected of a demon, his strength was indeed extraordinary.
Unaware of this, Lu Sinian turned his head, relentlessly promoting his wares: “Since you’re here, why not buy something?”
His eyes were full of smiles, and even the bishop couldn’t help but be momentarily stunned.
Demons are adept at bewitching hearts and minds, guiding people toward the darker side of humanity. The bishop silently recited the Bible to resist this temptation.
He squeezed the holy water in his palm. At worst, he still had this. It was purified by the Holy Son himself, and there was only this small bottle in the entire church.
It contained a concentrated divine power of light, which would be highly toxic sulfuric acid to the demon.
Given the large number of customers, Lu Sinian told them to browse freely and pay at the counter if they wanted to buy anything.
With the system at his disposal, he wasn’t worried about the shop’s safety. He opened the system panel, pondering which item to unlock next.
Seeing that Lu Sinian was completely ignoring them, the knights behind him couldn’t help but signal to the bishop with their eyes, “What should we do now?”
The bishop frowned deeply with a hint of displeasure in his eyes. He thought this demon was being far too dismissive. Although their abilities were mediocre, they were still members of the Church of Light.
Immediately, everyone drew their swords, and the priests began chanting incantations.
The gathering magical energy grew larger and larger, transforming into a sphere of light that illuminated the entire shop with unprecedented brightness, emanating a terrifying power.
Lu Sinian remained seated in his chair, expressionless, his gaze unwavering, and seemingly disregarding them.
The blades clashed, creating a series of crackling sounds as magic orbs were released and exploded.
Thick smoke enveloped the Floating Life General Store, obscuring everything.
Lu Sinian, hearing the noise, finally looked up, his face blank.
Ivan, who had been waiting for everyone to kill the demon in one fell swoop, opened his eyes to find the demon still sitting comfortably in his chair, motionless.
He abruptly turned to look at the priests with the initial surprise still lingering on his face fading very quickly, and even appearing somewhat distorted.
“What are you all doing?!”
…
An awkward silence spread, and no one answered him.
They were all too busy dealing with their own problems as the powerful attack from before had all rebounded back at them. Few were unscathed, and everyone had sustained some kind of injury.
Some of the more seriously injured were kneeling on the ground, and struggling to support themselves with the hilts of their swords.
Ivan froze. He seemed to understand something, his expression comically comical. He staggered back a step as if losing his balance.
Lu Sinian lightly tapped the table, stood up with a smile, and walked slowly and authoritatively to Alec.
His gaze was deep and unfathomable, lost in thought. He was very close to Alec, within arm’s reach.
He paused, the curve of his lips widening, strange and enigmatic, and he let out a low chuckle.
“Ha, you…”
Ivan’s pupils constricted. His body went limp with fear, and he collapsed to the ground with a thud. A stench emanated from beneath him.
“…Bishop, Your Excellency, Uncle, save me! I don’t want to die! He…he’s a demon!”
Ivan crawled, trembling toward Alec, trying to get his protection. Alec covered his mouth and nose, taking a step back in disgust.
“…Why are you doing this?” Lu Sinian uttered a complete sentence.
There were still plenty of goods left so why did they suddenly start fighting?
Don’t grab them! Why are they resorting to violence?
Well, at least he’s not hurt. Luckily, he has enough band-aids. What was the point? They could have just waited in line and bought them slowly.
The shop remained intact, and unaffected by the group while the attackers lay sprawled on the floor, seriously injured.
The bishop, on high alert, knew he had thoroughly enraged the demon. He hadn’t even seen the demon attack, its power was terrifying.
He was at his wits’ end. Who could have imagined such a powerful demon lurking in this remote town? It was nothing like what the Magic Association President, Alec, had described.
Silently glancing at the cowering Alec beside him, the bishop suppressed his fear and desperately tried to explain.
“Your Excellency, please forgive us. This wasn’t my idea. We were deceived by this magician. Please forgive us. We’ll leave right away.”
Lu Sinian sighed, not bothering to investigate the specific reason for the shop disturbance, and quickly urged his customers to stay.
“Whatever! I won’t pursue this. Seeing how badly you’re injured, why don’t you buy some band-aids?” Lu Sinian tried to reason with the customers and appeal to their emotions, hoping they would buy more.
The bishop and the priests exchanged glances, not daring to refuse the demon’s command, and could only nervously stay.
The bishop moved, and his hand touched something cold—the bottle of holy water!
He quickly thought, what was he afraid of? Didn’t he still have his trump card?
He gripped the bottle of holy water tightly, took it out, opened it, and with a slight movement of his hand, raised it, intending to pour it on the demon Lu Sinian.
Lu Sinian saw the other man hold a bottle of water in front of him. Confused, he hesitated for a second, then naturally took the water.
The bishop seemed a little stunned. He had never seen a demon willingly touch holy water, and the holy water was taken away without much resistance.
The water in the bottle was crystal clear, of excellent quality, and the packaging was simple yet elegant.
Lu Sinian thought for a moment that the guest was truly kind, even offering him water.
This gesture couldn’t be wasted, so he took the holy water and drank it down.
After finishing, he smacked his lips. The taste was sweet, smooth, and indeed quite delicious.
Looking up, he saw the stunned gazes of everyone.
The Bishop: “…”
The others: “…”