Chapter 1771: No One Knows The Devil Better Than I Do
“Since you know it yourself inside, admit it graciously.”
Irina looked straight at Josh. It was as though her pair of blue eyes could see through it all. A faint golden glow fell on her, making her look like a goddess.
Anyone could tell that Irina was picking on Josh.
The various representatives looked at Josh and Irina in shock and disbelief. Their feud was nothing strange in the Norland Continent.
There had been rumors previously that the Roth Empire’s king and elven queen had discussed marriage between the two races. Josh and Irina could very well have had a political marriage.
It was said that Irina left the Wind Forest for the first time to roam the continent because of this incident. That was how the series of legends came about, including the stories she left behind with Alex.
No one knew what Josh was thinking. However, around three years ago, Alex was ambushed in Rodu, and disappeared without a trace from then on. Rumor had it that he died on that rainy night.
Back then, Irina went into seclusion, and there was no longer a single word of this couple.
The Roth Empire blamed this incident on their enemies, but everyone knew very well that was not the case.
Besides, some of the people present took part in the assassination that rainy night. Westin retreated to a corner and sized Josh, Irina, and Alex up cautiously.
Very few people knew that Alex and Irina had a daughter who disappeared together with Alex. No one knew whether she was dead or alive.
It was apparent that Irina already knew that the feud between Josh and Alex would not end until one of them died. Therefore, Westin was uncertain if Irina wanted to use the devil to take revenge on Josh, or if she really discovered something.
Everyone had the same thoughts, so while being cautious, they were not eager to make a stand.
“Irina, don’t you dare malign the second prince!” Richard shouted. He stood beside Josh to protect him, and stared at Irina cautiously.
The knights at the side also pulled out their swords, and stood beside Josh to protect him, looking very nervous.
“Perhaps there’s some misunderstanding between us. This is my first time here today and seeing this devil. How can I be a traitor?” Josh did not avert his gaze or try to conceal anything. Instead, he looked at Irina in shock.
“Perhaps you have no idea that the first person I interacted with, who had exchanged souls with the devil, was Borg. He attempted to use the devil aura to attack the Tree of Life to strengthen himself. However, the devil ultimately controlled his soul. Therefore, I killed him.
“After that, it was Ferdinand from the Falk Tribe. He had also exchanged his soul with the devil, and unleashed the devil within him. He plotted the death of his family, and I used the Holy Light to dispel the devil aura in him.
“No one knows the devil better than I do. The Holy Light would show me the way.”
Irina raised her magic caster’s staff, and the bright Holy Light started to congregate.
“Irina! Stop what you’re doing right now! If you attack the second prince for no reason, you and the Night Elves will have to suffer the wrath of the Roth Empire,” Richard howled. He raised his magic wand, and pointed it at Irina at the same time.
“Irina, you cannot be rash with this,” Michael said. Things happened too suddenly, and this was not part of their plan.
Josh was the second prince of the Roth Empire. Right now, in front of their enemy, what they needed was to work together. If Irina really injured Josh and caused the Roth Empire’s wrath and dissatisfaction, it would be making the matter worse.
“In that case, let me show all of you what he had done.” Irina threw out a photostone. The image of everyone attacking the devil appeared, and the focus was on Josh.
Just when everyone was joining forces to attack the octopus monster, Josh released an Exploding Fireball. The fireball flew over amidst all the magic and spells, but it did not fly towards the octopus monster. Instead, it slanted to the side, and landed at the edge of the spell formation.
However, just when the fireball magic was about to land, a light shield appeared on the ground, and absorbed the attack from the fireball.
“What?!”
Everyone’s faces changed upon witnessing that scene.
After experiencing the prowess of the devil, they had all understood the importance of that seemingly thin layer of seal.
However, that Exploding Fireball from Josh almost destroyed the spell formation, and caused all of them to die here.
Everyone looked at Josh with anger.
Even Richard and the Roth Empire’s knights were in shock.
“How could this be?!” Josh did not appear calmer than the rest. Instead, he watched the scene replay in disbelief as he muttered. “I… I cast the attack towards the octopus monster. How did it appear there? This is completely different from what I saw.”
“Stop putting on an act. I found you weird back in the restaurant,” Irina said coldly with a frown.
“Irina, I know you hate me, and have some misunderstandings about me. I will explain it to you in the future. But right now, I, as the second prince of the Roth Empire, have everything that people could only dream of having. Why would I have to exchange my soul with the devil to end up in Ferdinand’s state?” Josh shook his head. He reproachfully said, “I was too careless. Ever since I entered this cave, I felt an inexplicable sense of fear enveloping me. I attacked rashly at first because I wanted to do my best to help. Now that I see this, perhaps the devil had controlled me the moment I entered the cave. I almost caused trouble. I am really too weak, and I am not mentally strong enough. That gave the devil a chance.
“Thankfully, you’ve detected the abnormality, and prevented the catastrophe from happening. If the devil was really released by me, I would never be able to seek forgiveness even if I die 10,000 times.” Josh looked at Irina gratefully, and took two steps forward. He looked at her, and openly said, “If there really is a hint of devil’s aura in me, or if I’ve been possessed by the devil, please use your Holy Light to dispel it for me. I, Josh, am open and aboveboard. I would rather die than let the devil make use of me!”
“Your Highness!” Richard wanted to go up.
“Sir, do not come up.” Josh lifted his hand to stop Richard. He seriously said, “This matter concerns the future of the Norland Continent. I believe in Irina. If the devil really controlled me without me knowing, I would really become a sinner.”
Josh’s speech was filled with so much sincerity that it left the other representatives deep in thought.
Even a top-tier powerhouse like Louis could be controlled by the devil. It did not seem improbable that Josh, who was a mere 7th-tier, could be controlled by the devil to do something like that.
On top of that, Josh’s statement made everyone admire him.
Those who dare to fight for the crown aren’t simple indeed. Mag looked at Josh and frowned.