Dungeon of Pride, Laplace

Lisa apologised, the reason for her keeping it a secret from him was because she understood Chuck's character the most. Once he realises that he was saved and that too by a Demon noble, a race that they considered as their enemy, he would be disheartened and it might even leave a shadow that he cannot come out from.

Even if it made her a little cruel to keep him away from the truth, she didn't want the talent of her man, his shine to diminish like that. Lisa though that she could keep it a secret from him; however when she heard that Chuck was taken along with Godwin and the others to hunt down the demon noble who was responsible for saving them, she couldn't keep herself out of it.

"W-Why are you telling this to me now?"

It was as she had expected, Chuck's mind was suddenly thrown into a disarray. He didn't know what he should do anymore. He was already feeling guilty knowing that the person he had travelled with all along from Mountmend to the capital, was a demon.

But now that he was made aware of the one who saved him was also the very same demon noble he was trying to hunt, his mind suddenly felt lost.

It was not only him, even Godwin was surprised when he heard what Lisa had to say. The [Phantom Blade] that he was about to swing down, trembled ever so slightly. After that event back in the ghastly winding forest where chuck's guild was almost completely wiped out, he made many investigations and assumptions.

One of them was that the demon noble, master of the newly emerged dungeon was one of the main perpetrators along with the seven swords guild behind the tragedy.

Feeling the hesitation in Godwin's aura, Raven was once again certain that he couldn't allow the demon to live.  Not only was he very unusual from the demon noble they knew but was also able to turn his enemies into his ally.

Although he had no basis for that, but he had a feeling that the demon was not ordinary. Raven wanted to snuff this growing bud of concern within his heart, as soon as possible.

"Hahaha, what did I just hear, a demon saving humans? Demon Noble, a race that is hostile with us humans, suddenly acting all saintly and saving people? Do we really believe that? Lisa this is not the time to tell jokes".

Raven said trying to shift people's opinion away from what Lisa said about the demon.

"Are you saying that my daughter is lying? This old man can personally testify to it" the branch president said making those that were having a sprout of doubt in their hearts, consider her words once again.

The prestige of the old man couldn't be doubted, he was the branch president of the Adventurer's Association and one of the senior-most person in their kingdom commanding respect from hundreds of thousands of adventurers.

Even if it was Raven, one of the rising stars of their kingdom, he did not are to challenge the authority of the old man.

"That's not what I'm saying old man. This demon noble had killed hundreds of our members and has now become a personal matter of our Sea god's Trident guild. Our guild master has also specifically commanded to apprehend the demon but since he was resisting, we simply made sure that it doesn't go anywhere" Raven asserted.

Although Godwin had covered it up, Raven who was watching their fight closely, saw it. The moment the two huge attacks clashed, Godwin had a trail of blood coming out of his mouth after he retreated back to dodge the aftershock.

Since the both of them were partners, it wasn't unusual for him to see Godwin bleed or injured while clearing dungeons. This small of an injury might be nothing for Godwin but the shocking thing was not the injury itself but the one who did it.

A Demon Viscount, someone whose power level wasn't even above level 400, managed to hurt Godwin who was above level 600. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed it.

The fact that the demon was able to do so, was one of the reasons why he wanted to finish off the demon as soon as possible.

The branch president fell into a conundrum when Raven mentioned Sea god's trident, the head of the top five guilds and its guild master, Benny Beckerman. The adventurer's association in the kingdom of Ellesmere was in no position to contend with the private guilds who has years of accumulated resource and manpower.

The fact that the top five guilds hoarded most of the powerful adventurers of their kingdom of Ellesmere, proved it. This place was not the mainland, the Adventurer's Association branch in their kingdom did not have many strong adventurers who were willing to stay with the association and reject the enticement from the private guilds to join them.

The thing about the demon killing their members and it becoming their personal matter was clearly a craftily spun plot. The branch president locked his brows, he knew the kind of person Benny Beckerman was.

For a person as clever as him to send their branch members at the demon knowing fully well what would happen, if somebody said that this wasn't the situation he desired, he wouldn't believe them.

The thing about them apprehending the demon was bullshit, as long as the latter fell into their hands, his life and death would be dictated by them. There was no way the demon would be able to escape the Sea God's Trident guild once he fell in their grasp.

Seeing that Godwin was still pondering, Raven decided to take things into his own hands. He unsheathed the short swords made from the same material as Godwin's sword and rushed towards the Demon Viscount who was being uncannily silent for some reason.

"Mister Raven you cannot".

But before he could approach near, Lisa stood in front of him obstinate on protecting the demon. Ignoring her words, he circled around her but was stopped once again, this time by the adventurers the branch president brought.

Being blocked again and again, Raven was clearly irritated. He applied more power and sent the adventurers blocking his path, reeling back. He was one of the three tridents of Sea god's trident guild, the man who acquired the legendary [Phantom Night Assassin] class after breaching level 500, seven years ago.

How could these adventurers stop him if he wanted to proceed forward?

The branch president narrowed his eyes, he didn't expect Raven to suddenly take action. He was just about to step forward himself when he saw Chuck block Raven's path this time.

Not wanting to hurt his own guild member, Raven somewhat restrained his power at the last moment and clashed with the latter.

<strong>CLANG…</strong> unable to bear the power behind Raven's charge, Chuck was forced to take a few steps back. Nevertheless, his [Guardian Knight] class allowed him to stand tall like a boulder in front of the other party.

With a complicated expression, Chuck looked at Raven and said:

"Please wait Sir Raven. I know that demon has killed some of our members but it is also a truth that it saved my life. Please just this one time, let this demon go".

Godwin was surprised when he saw the action of the man, Chuck was bowing his head as he said that. Raven was conflicted, just like Godwin, he too was fond of Chuck. Had the matter been something else, he wouldn't hesitate to agree with the latter; however right now other than him, nobody else could see the threat the demon represented.

If they allowed the demon to grow, who knows what kind of calamity it might become. Their sea God's trident guild had already fallen out with him and had formed a deep grudge that cannot be rubbed off easily with the demon.

When Raven looked at those glaring crimson eyes that was filled with hatred and maliciousness, he had no doubt in his mind that the demon would seek revenge against their guild sooner or later.

As he saw it, it was for their own good that they nipped the disaster in the bud even if he had to fallout with them. Raven sighed, activated his [Phantom Night] skill and rushed towards the demon who looked like he was watching a good show.

The speed he erupted out with, was so fast that other than Godwin and the branch president, for everyone he seemed to have disappeared.

Brandishing his short sword, he activated a few more skills that changed the colour of his short sword to a bright yellowish-green. Raven was not playing around anymore and was completely serious to take down the demon noble.

He was just a few meters away from it when a voice stopped him in his tracks.

"Stop" unable to believe his ears, Raven turned towards Godwin who looked like he made his decision.

Godwin who was hovering in the air, stepped down and unfolded his illusory wings. He then looked towards everyone and said "Since it was that demon who saved Chuck and Lisa, a part of me wants to let it go".

When everyone heard what Godwin had to say, they momentarily became surprised but the next words that he said, brought them back to reality.

"However, it is also true that he killed dozens of my guild members, its bloodthirsty nature cannot be changed. Chuck, he may be someone who saved you once because of some whim but he is an enemy nonetheless".