Vile Evil Hides Under The Veil

Chapter 1918 The Revival of the Paladin Of Pain In a New Form

The battle between Roza Thaglas and the S-Ranked merman was coming to an end in the skies.

One aerial region over Baga Island was completely influenced by frost power, while the other had a strong presence of elemental water Skills executed in their most lethal forms.

However, if one looked closely, the region covered in frost was slowly but surely establishing its dominance over the water typhoons that protected a bruised and battered merman.

As a newly promoted S-Ranked being, Roza wasn't much of a challenge to veteran S-Rankers. However, she was more than enough for someone like Shir's S-Ranked subordinate, who also happened to have been promoted to S-Rank not too long ago.

Furthermore, Roza's Elemental Attainments were obviously influenced by Eren due to their special connection. One could say that she had access to more in-depth knowledge of the same subject she and her opponents both studied.@@@@

Additionally, Roza was the incarnation of one of the Ars Goetia demons, who happened to hold the identity of the Paladin of Pain in her previous incarnation. As Roza's identity merged with her true demonic self during the battle, she began to awaken her dormant potential.

Just like the Paladin of Pain, Reva Rain, Roza could now sense that she could use the pain she inflicted on others to strengthen herself. She used her battle with the S-Ranked merman not only to stabilize her status as an S-Ranked entity but also to fine-tune her connection with her true demonic self and all her previous identities to a certain extent.

This was not to say that Roza's personality was changing. She was nothing like Reva Rain, even though they both shared a common link in the form of their main identity as one of the 72 Ars Goetia Demons. However, she was now beginning to appreciate her demonic heritage with even more clarity and resolve than before.

Roza was more glad than ever that she had chosen Eren as her backer instead of one of the seven well-established Demon Princes.

No matter how many advantages the Demon Princes held over the True Inheritor of Elder Ichor — who seemed to be nothing more than a mortal ant in front of them — Eren could do something for her that those mighty beings couldn't: help her overcome the demonic hierarchy using his own peculiar ways.

'This... this feeling... this power... hehehe... Will... will I be able to become one of the Seven Demon Princes if I stay with my liege? How awesome would it be if I were given the authority to lead an entire Demonic Plane of Existence all by myself?'

Roza couldn't help but ask herself similar questions as she experienced the power of demonic might coursing through her veins.

The S-Ranked merman, on the other side of Roza's aerial area of influence, was in a miserable state. He gritted his teeth and clenched his fingers as he looked at her with a mix of anger, frustration, and fear.

The merman had thought he would be able to defeat someone like Roza easily because he had sensed she was a newly promoted S-Ranked entity. Although he was in a similar situation on paper, his actual standing was much better due to the unique perks and blessings granted to him by the Sea God Raashim's temple.

However, at a critical moment, Eren's side revealed one more trump card — the emergence of Empusas!

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At the same time, the battle between Eren and Marina didn't seem to have an end in sight.

Usually, when two powerhouses fought, the battle would be decided quickly — and in most cases, almost instantly. For example, Roza's battle with the S-Ranked merman and Osha's confrontation against a bunch of wyverns.

This was because the Elemental Attainments and Paths that mighty figures had access to would vastly differ from each other even if they were capped at S-Rank. However, Eren and Marina seemed to be locked in a stalemate due to the unique advantages each of them possessed.

Both had suffered greatly during their battle. Despite the near-endless vitality they both possessed, they were beginning to slow down as a consequence of their relentless attacks on each other.

It seemed the battle would end in a draw. However, Marina's psyche had been affected by her opponent. She had always considered herself one of the superior beings under the divine entities.

With a few thousand years of continuous growth, it was possible for her to wield divine might in the future as well. For a true dragoness with the status of an S-Ranked being, a few thousand years were really nothing — merely a blink of an eye.

As such, Marina had never considered herself any weaker than the S-Ranked demi-gods who still roamed the face of Labh Salem. In fact, her identity as a true dragoness had etched pride and arrogance deep into her bones.

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This was why she was only allied with the Sea God Raashim's temple instead of outright joining it as one of its followers. Had she chosen to join, the Sea God Raashim would have undoubtedly granted her his Faith-based God Spark instead of offering it to Shir.

She could have easily become the sole superior emissary of the Sea God Raashim, which would have given her even more resources at her disposal.

Yet, her pride as a true dragoness had never allowed her to follow anyone — not even a True Immortal. It wasn't that she considered herself more powerful than the gods.

Rather, she knew and believed in her heart that she would eventually join a pantheon and become a True Immortal herself in the future. But what about now?