As the core of the whole team, and also the President of the Batan Empire, targeting Shafu was not going to be easy.
Because Shafu was constantly surrounded by teammates providing close protection.
A mass of knights formed a protective ring and sheltered Shafu.
Under the fierce concentrated fire of archers and mages, the Demon Emperor didn't even get a chance to approach.
Pummeled by the ranged concentrated attacks of the Tier 9 archers and mages, the Demon Emperor kept falling back again and again.
Seeing that the Demon Emperor could not withstand the heavy fire, Shafu ordered his protectors around him, "Advance. Don't give the Demon Emperor a breather. Suppress him with firepower and finish him in one push."
But the surrounding knight order said, "We should continue protecting Your Excellency the President!"
"No need!", Shafu said, "The three main gods under the Demon Emperor have already been slain by the Necromancer, he has no teammates left. There's no need for defense; go all-out and attack!"
At Shafu's command, all the professionals began to push forward.
Shafu, meanwhile, exposed his most vulnerable rear.
Of course, given the Demon Emperor's position, he should not have been able to reach Shafu.
So Shafu continued to stand where he believed himself safe, outputting against the Demon Emperor.
Unbeknownst to him, while he and his teammates were striking the Demon Emperor with everything they had, a silhouette quietly approached from behind…
Boom!
Shafu was casting and setting formations, controlling the battlefield with all his might.
At that moment—
Pfft!
Suddenly, a sharp blade pierced through his back.
Caught completely off-guard, Shafu felt a stabbing pain in his chest. Looking down, he saw a blood-stained blade protruding from his front.
At the same time, a figure stood behind Shafu.
After all, he was Batan's top professional.
Even as a mage, Shafu should not have been killed in a single strike so easily.
That blow had taken away half of Shafu's HP.
But when Shafu tried to fight back, he found that the attacker had used the skill [Bone-Eating Blade], those hit by Bone-Eating Blade fall into silence for three seconds and cannot use any skills.
Before he could break free of the control, the sharp blade pulled out, and as Shafu turned, the attacker sliced his throat in a single stroke, slice!
Shafu's eyes widened; he stared at the person before him in disbelief.
The attacker wore black demon armor, wielded a blood-red longblade, eyes sharp like a demon in the dark.
He was, unmistakably, Eastern Nation's Ghost-Blade Dancer, Inoue Amano!
Shafu pointed at Inoue Amano, his disbelief mingled with anger and unwillingness, "You…"
Inoue Amano's gaze was sharp as he stared at Shafu; the corner of his mouth curled into a strange smile, "My apologies, Mr. President."
The first strike didn't kill outright.
But with the damage output of a level-500 legendary Tier 9 Ghost-Blade Dancer, Shafu could not survive two slashes.
When the second blade fell, Shafu's remaining half HP disappeared.
Inoue Amano wiped his blade and looked at Shafu, saying, "You shouldn't have come. But since you did, stay here."
Shafu collapsed to his knees with a thud.
Only then did the front-line Batan professionals react.
When they turned, they saw their President Shafu kneeling, and then his body gradually dissolving into starlight.
Everyone's faces went pale with shock.
"President!"
Incredibly, Inoue Amano had not only ambushed and killed Shafu, but he had also used the special treasure [Death Mark].
Using the Death Mark to kill an enemy ignores their resurrection ability and permanently erases them.
Seeing Batan's president scatter into starlight, all the Batan professionals present looked on in disbelief.
Rage filled their eyes.
"Bastard!"
"You scum of the Eastern Nation, you mad dog!"
"Kill him!"
With cries like that, part of Batan's professionals charged at Inoue Amano.
On the other side, however, the Demon Emperor seized the breakthrough created by Shafu's death and began his counterattack.
Slash! Slash! Slash!
Without Shafu controlling the field, the Demon Emperor ran through the crowd like a wild steed, unstoppable.
His tremendous killing power forced Batan's professionals to be cut down by the ice blade.
Meanwhile, Inoue Amano cooperated with the Demon Emperor in attacking Batan's professionals.
Being the Eastern Nation's number-one powerhouse, Inoue Amano's combat ability far exceeded those of Batan's peers.
With the Demon Emperor pressing from one side and Inoue Amano from the other, Batan's professionals had no way to respond.
Though they were filled with hatred, faced with an unbeatable situation they could only fight and retreat.
Quickly, under the dual onslaught of the Demon Emperor and Inoue Amano, they were routed and withdrew.
After driving Batan's professionals away, the Demon Emperor began to use his devouring power to absorb the corpses of those slain on the field, converting them into his own strength.
Inoue Amano stood quietly at the side, not interfering.
Only after all the corpses had been absorbed did the Demon Emperor look toward Inoue Amano and ask, "What do you mean? Why did you help me?"
Standing before the Demon Emperor, Inoue Amano showed no fear.
He calmly said, "Because I want to cooperate with you."
"Cooperate with this Emperor?", The Demon Emperor sounded incredulous, "You're the first human to dare propose cooperating with me."
Although Inoue Amano appeared unafraid, he still gripped his longblade tightly, clearly he worried the Demon Emperor might suddenly turn on him.
"Our enemy is the same: the Necromancer," Inoue Amano told the Demon Emperor, "We join forces and deal with the Necromancer together."
The Demon Emperor said in a low voice, "What value do you have that would make me want to cooperate with you?"
"Can you kill the Necromancer, or kill the Ghost Swordsman, or the Frost Mage King, or the Hell Dragon Rider?"
Inoue Amano was silent for a moment, then said, "None of those."
Surely Inoue Amano was speechless for a moment too.
Because the enemies the Demon Emperor listed were all mythic-class professionals.
Inoue Amano thought, 'If I could kill them, why would I need to cooperate with you?'
Suppressing his temper, Inoue Amano said to the Demon Emperor, "With my current strength, I am indeed not a match for them.
"However, if you cooperate with me, I do have a method to deal with them."
[T/N: Varys: "He would see this country burn if he could be king of the ashes."]
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