The maid squad is too strong, what use is there for me, the Demon King?

He stood suspended in the heavenly light, his eight wings outstretched, each feather radiating a cold, holy glow, as if even the air itself had solidified because of his presence.

Those eyes—not human, but two burning silver flames—made everything within their sight seem as insignificant as ants. Their gaze swept across the earth, devoid of pity or curiosity, only a weariness-like indifference, as if the creatures before them were nothing more than dust, mayflies, fleeting phantoms.

That arrogant... disdainful look in his eyes made Gray feel even more uncomfortable.

Is this what is called "divinity"?

Gray didn't feel anything; he just felt that the thing in front of him was extremely annoying and unconsciously clenched his fists.

Under the tense gazes of Gray and Whitescale, the angel spoke.

"The Prime Plane does not allow the existence of tenth-order beings."

That arrogant, indifferent voice resounded throughout the secret realm, and at the same time, wings unfolded, their radiant light illuminating all rivers with unparalleled power.

Gray and White Scale immediately realized that the visitor had ill intentions and their purpose was clear.

He really did come for Bai Lin!

The statement, “The Prime Plane does not allow the existence of tenth-order beings,” startled Gray.

First of all, this is a secret realm, not the main plane, but that's not a big problem and doesn't count as a grammatical error.

After the breakthrough, he and Bai Lin will return to the main plane. The appearance of the angel is just a little earlier than the return to the main plane.

More importantly, this statement reveals the reason why there are no Tier 10 professionals in the main plane.

So it seems that the lack of 10th-tier professionals is not due to insufficient talent, but rather because angels descend upon those who reach 10th-tier.

Demons are all tenth-tier life forms, which may be why they are imprisoned in the Netherworld Prison.

The angels have come to capture... or even, in the worst possible sense, to kill Bai Lin!

There are also parts that don't make sense.

For example, why didn't Gray, the Demon King who had long stood at the pinnacle of the world, attract angels?

But the situation was critical, and Gray had no time to think things through.

Knowing that the visitors are hostile is enough!

The atmosphere instantly became tense, and Gray and Whitescale's surprise at the angel's arrival turned into hostility.

The angel noticed the change in Gray and Whitescale's attitude and snorted disdainfully.

"The dragon race, and the Demon King."

His aura was overwhelming, and his radiance transformed into a giant lightsaber.

This is the signal to start war!

Bai Lin no longer cared about transforming back into human form, and instead faced the enemy in his enormous dragon form, gathering flames in his mouth before unleashing a burst of dragon breath.

This was a probing attack, not only a test of the angel, but also a test of Bai Lin's own strength after reaching the tenth rank.

The concentrated dragon breath was thicker and more concentrated than before, and the energy contained within it caused the temperature of the dragon breath to rise to more than 10,000 degrees Celsius.

This level of heat can instantly obliterate any creature that comes into contact with the dragon's breath!

Facing the high-temperature dragon breath spewed out at high speed, the angel did not retreat at all. Holding the lightsaber, he swung it and slashed. The scorching dragon breath was completely swallowed by the sword energy gathered by the light, and the remaining force slashed towards the white scales.

Both the white scales and the angels are enormous, and their attack range exceeds the size of their own bodies. Their attacks are unavoidable for each other.

It's impossible to dodge, but it's also impossible to let the attack hit you like that, as that would cause immeasurable damage.

Therefore, Bai Lin let out a loud dragon roar, gathering magic power to increase the amount of magic power released, and then used a scorching dragon breath to offset the power of the light sword energy.

After only one exchange, Bai Lin immediately realized the gap between himself and the angel.

A newly promoted tenth-tier dragon fighting a veteran tenth-tier dragon is indeed a testament to the strength of a powerful dragon.

However, the gap was not so large. Bai Lin's intuition told him that the angel was extremely dangerous, but he did not feel that it could threaten his life.

Even without Gray, Bai Lin felt he could escape from the angels, but he would have to pay a price, suffering injuries that would likely involve large areas of skin.

Painful, but not fatal.

Besides, with Gray around, White Scale felt completely safe and wasn't afraid of the angel in front of her.

Gray watched the clash between the white scales and the angels, gripping his magic-infused sword, ready to strike at any moment.

But he did not do so, for three reasons.

One reason was to test the angels' capabilities and compare them to the strength of the angels from last time.

Secondly, the opportunity for battles between tenth-level beings is rare. Bai Lin has just broken through, and this kind of battle would be very beneficial to her. Let her practice first. As long as I seize the right moment to strike, I can prevent Bai Lin from getting injured.

Thirdly, there are some reasons that are difficult to talk about...

The light emanating from the angel made Gray feel uncomfortable just by shining on him; who knows how much damage he would suffer if he were to be touched by it?

Gray gritted his teeth in anger, not because he was weak enough to be no match for the angel.

Judging solely from the performance of the magic released, that angel was stronger than Bai Lin, but far inferior to himself.

However, the sheer power emanating from this level of magic instilled a sense of instinctive fear in Gray.

He wasn't afraid, but his body involuntarily recoiled.

Gray actually had some clues about this strange phenomenon of his body not obeying his commands.

Even Bai Lin wasn't afraid, yet she, who was far stronger than her, was so terrified.

That is the absurd degree to which the light attribute restrains itself.

Even though the thought in my mind is "this is all there is to it," and I am not afraid or even think it is nothing special, my body keeps retreating.

My body feels like it doesn't belong to me and doesn't obey my commands.

Gray questioned his own body.

What are you afraid of? What is there to be afraid of?

Unable to get a response, Gray had to focus all his attention on controlling his own body for the time being, and couldn't help Bai Lin during that period.

But this situation won't last long.

This is just because I was caught off guard by the fact that my body was completely out of control for the first time. It takes time to regain control of my body. After that, as long as I am careful not to be hit directly by light-attribute attacks, everything will be normal.

The only problem is that the opponent's attacks will be multiplied several times when they hit you. This disadvantage is not insurmountable. It will only take a little effort to defeat that angel.

However, before regaining control of his body, he needs to endure the bitter white scales for a while...

As he was regaining control of his body, a sudden thought struck Gray and made him realize something.

Does the hero also have such an absurdly effective restraint against the demon king?

This makes the rule that "the Demon King will always be defeated by the hero" even more plausible.

The damage increase is exponential, which is extremely overpowered in any game. The hero also has extra protection. It would be a miracle if the Demon King could withstand one hero after another!

He doesn't feel such terrifying restraint from Philippa right now because Philippa is still too weak. This restraint effect will become apparent when she reaches the same rank, no, when she reaches the eighth or ninth rank.

This further solidified Gray's friendly policy toward Philippa.

How do you beat a natural counter?