A few moments before Goap cast his mass scale Water Element Spell.

Edward was gritting his teeth in annoyance and slight worry. He was annoyed by the amount of Demons that didn't seem to decrease after what he had done, and he was worried about Iliana as he could faintly see what was happening to her.

He couldn't hear what Goap was saying—said Demon, unlike what he had been doing, didn't amplify his voice with Magic this time—however he could somehow understand Goap was specifically targeting for Iliana.

At this point, unless they were mentally handicapped, the rest of the people in the battlefield should also be able to tell that. When they were petrified by Goap's overwhelming pressure, they, after all, could properly see what was happening.historical

At that time, even though he had already gotten hold of Iliana, Goap didn't do anything—he just kept exuding his pressure and intimidating her and everyone in the battlefield with it. It implied that he didn't want to hurt Iliana if it was possible.

Edward couldn't tell what Goap needed from Iliana or what he was going to do with Iliana, but he was sure if he ever let Iliana to fall on Goap's hand, it would deal a great damage to the human side.

Iliana was, after all, one of the brightest young Mages whose potential was second only to Basil. They couldn't afford to lose such a gem to a Demon, or worse, let her turn into an enemy.

"Darn it! Is defending all they can do—those stupid bastards?!" Edward cursed as he kicked his horse harder. "Why don't they lessen our job slightly by moving towards us?!"

Edward was talking about the four Princes and their soldiers in the Formation. He was frustrated by the people's decision to stay in one place even though they knew what he and many others were doing.

Together with his soldiers and some of the Royal Army from Woster County, he was, after all, trying to break through the rank of Demons surrounding the Formation.

He believed if the people in the Formation really wanted to live, instead of doing their best to defend themselves, they should have utilized the Formation to attack the Demons while also moving towards him.

They didn't do that, and that was why he was mad.

"These bloody fuckers—they can never let my blood pressure stay level, can't they?"

Aaron, who was close to Edward, could hear what he said, and couldn't help cringing. Edward, after all, was a Prince, so he didn't expect Edward to be able to curse like that—it was unsightly for Royalties.

"I will have them properly thank me after this!" Uncaring to his image as a Prince, Edward flipped the pages of his Grimoire and shouted, "Out of my way, you twat! [Absolute Repulsion]!"

With the help of his Grimoire, Edward instant cast a Middle Grade Spell that young Mages rarely learned due to its complexity. A red Magic Circle appeared on the ground where he was pointing his hand to, and it immediately did its job.

As its name suggested, the Spell created a repulsive force by sucking the air around where the temporary Magic Circle it generated was Carved on before suddenly expelling it, pushing anything in the area away.

Boom!

It sounded like an explosion, but instead of fire, what everyone in the battlefield was seeing was Demons being blasted away. Due to their amount, it looked exactly like what one would see when one dropped a big rock into a puddle.

"Pierce through the rank!"

"Uwoohh!"

Everyone was excited by what they had seen—it was apparent. Edward didn't want to spend his time dilly-dallying, so while the Demons were in disarray, he led the soldiers to invade the gap in the rank.

A clash, heavier than the previous ones, occured but none of them was bothered. They didn't mind getting a hit or two; no matter how intense the clash was, as long as they could get everything done quicker, they were okay with it.

Shriek!

Clank!

Spells, Techniques, and Arts were sent towards the Demons as they pierced through the rank of Demons. The Demons were attacking them as if they were a pirate ship passing through a canal between two peaceful lands.

Boom!

Edward and the Royal Army persevered in spite of that. None of them thought of backing away even though there was a risk of them not being able to get out after this.

The goal was clear—it was already close. The Formation that was protecting the four Princes was just ten meters away from them.

"Don't keep over, soldiers! Kill every single one of them!" Edward shouted.

It was well known that Edward was not a loud type of a person. He always looked composed, making him look apathetic.

With his nature, it was very hard to imagine him to shout like that while leading the army. He had even previously told Aaron and the other Legion Commander to do the shouting; he had only participated actively in making strategies.

Him shouting like that to rile the soldiers up indicated one thing: he was extremely serious about it. On the other hand, it also implied how urgent the situation was.

Aaron and the others couldn't tell what made the situation so urgent, but they knew it wasn't the four Princess.

Boom!

"Die, you bastard!"

"Uwoh! We made it! We made it!"

"Haha! Eat that, bastard!"

When they managed to pierce through the rank, the soldiers—everyone was instantly elated. Edward, on the other hand, still had a serious look, but he was sighing in relief inwardly.

Stopping in front of the Formation while the Royal Army were killing off the Demons trying to approach them, he got down from his horse, put his hand on the Formation, and infused his Mana into it.

For some reason, there was no one giving him immediate access into the Formation. No one even seemed to pay attention to him, so he wanted to notify them that way.

"It's Edward! Open the Formation!"

Weirdly enough, Aldrich wasn't the one who had ordered the people to give him access. It was a well known fact that Aldrich was the most tactful out of the four, so for Cameron to do that, something must have happened to Aldrich.

"Bloody hell, Mate! I thought you already ran away!" Cameron immediately went towards Edward and hugged him, surprising him.

"... I was calling for backup," Edward answered after he recovered from his surprise. "What happened? No one seems to be in any mood to fight."

"Aldrich..." Cameron's face turned sour. "That Monster, Goap—he... Put a hole in Aldrich's chest."

Edward slightly frowned then put his hand up when Cameron was about to explain in detail. Walking past Cameron, he could see the other three Princes powering a Mana Circle on the ground that had Aldrich inside it.

He could see the hole that was the size of a golf ball in Aldrich's chest, and couldn't help shaking his head. The Magic Circle was helping Aldrich's crushed heart circulate blood, but he could easily tell Aldrich would die soon.

Unless there was a Priest present, saving Aldrich would be impossible. Although his blood was circulated perfectly, it was clear that he was getting weaker in each passing second.

Just as Edward was about to bend down to put the God's Tear Amulet, which a kind Paladin had given him in the past, around Aldrich's neck, a crushing pressure descended upon the world.

BOOM!

Eyes widened in shock as soon as he figured out the pressure was coming from behind him, he turned around only to be greeted by a tsunami—a Demonmade tsunami.

CRASH!

Edward had never even seen a wave that tall when he came to the beach, so seeing it on the land bewildered him greatly. He was hit by a panic attack, and that caused him to immediately dash outside the Formation.

There were ten thousands of soldiers there—where the tsunami was happening—and most importantly, Iliana and her friends, the gems of the Kingdom. He had to make sure if they could survive.

"Your Highness! Stop it! You won't be able to do a thing!"

Edward glared at Aaron viciously for what he said, but he soon realized that Aaron was right. "Darn it, Aaron! Just what is that Monster actually made of?" He muttered bitterly as he watched the tsunami wiped everything off the ground.

"Your Highness... Look! It's Vice Commander Iliana!"

"Huh?! I knew she could survive it!" Edward turned excited. " Where is...!" As soon as he found Iliana however, his eyes couldn't help but darken.

Held by the throat by Goap, the goddess of Woster County, Iliana couldn't do a thing.

...

Present.

Looking at the Demon holding her by the neck, Iliana scoffed disdainfully. She could actually hardly breathe, but she remained as unyielding as before.

"Your spirit is really in another level compared to the other Pacifer..."

"Are you into choking? You seem very experienced in it," Iliana retorted blandly.

"Hoh? You can tell?" Goap quirked his eyebrow. "Maybe, you are also into it if you can tell."

"Hmph! I'm into everything what my man does to me. You are certainly not my man, so you can stop fantasizing."

"You really do believe in your man that much, huh?"

"I choose my man carefully. When he does me harm, it is not his fault—it is my fault for choosing him," Iliana said surely.

"... You really are interesting," Goap mused in fascination. "It is slightly unfortunate to dispose of you after you fulfill your purpose, so what about become my woman? You will, however, no longer be a hum—"

Ptooi!

Iliana spat on Goap's face. "I said stop fantasizing. You can never woo me to fancy you nor can you force me to fancy you."

"This is... Strange..." Goap wiped Iliana's saliva off his cheek. "I am mad, but I am also excited ... Although I am not as knowledgeable as Zepar about this, I can tell this is love."

"This bloody vile pervert..."

Iliana looked at Goap in astonishment and visible disgust as he smiled at her. Sighing to herself quite heavily, she grasped the wrist of the hand holding her by the neck.

Infusing Mana to all of the Magic Circles Carved on her heart, she materialized all of them at once, and crushed Goap's wrist.

Boom!

"What the...?"

Surprising Goap and anyone who was looking at Iliana, six Magic Circles floated in the air behind her. The air faintly distorted due to the amount of Natural Mana in it that was attracted by her Magic Circles.