"Please calm your anger, Lord. I apologize for Riser's disrespect towards you. Please spare his life!"
Grayfia, seeing that Zhong Chen was about to make a move, braced herself and pleaded.
"Spare him? On what grounds? Based on you, or on that group of turkeys behind him?"
"I'm telling you, no one can save him today, no matter who comes! I said it!"
Looking at Zhong Chen, who seemed determined to achieve his goal, Grayfia felt a surge of anxiety and continued to persuade him:
"Lord, I will have the Phoenix Family compensate you. You can make any demands you wish."
Hearing Grayfia's words, Zhong Chen, who had originally intended to kill the turkey, seemed to recall something and stopped his actions.
"Any conditions?"
Hearing Zhong Chen's words, Grayfia finally breathed a sigh of relief. As long as there was room for negotiation, things would be fine.
After all, no matter what the conditions were, the Phoenix Family would pay.
Thinking of this, Grayfia hurriedly said:
"Yes, any conditions!"
At this, Zhong Chen's imposing aura receded, and the tense atmosphere instantly eased.
"Hoo... hoo... hoo..."
Riser gasped for breath, feeling the cold sweat covering his entire body, and looked at Zhong Chen, who was staring at him with cold eyes, full of fear.
He had just truly experienced the terror of death approaching.
"Since you're letting me make conditions, I'll state them. First, annul the engagement between Rias and this turkey."
"Second, I heard that something called Phoenix's Tears seems quite good. Just bring ten or eight tons of it."
"Third, he can be spared from death, but not from punishment! Diablo, cripple his limbs!"
No sooner had Zhong Chen finished speaking than a figure in a black butler's suit instantly appeared before everyone.
"Yes, Lord Chen!"
After bowing to Zhong Chen and Rimuru, Diablo came before Riser with a smile.
Riser looked at the man before him, who was smiling but whose eyes were cold, and the fear of death once again filled his entire body.
"You... what are you going to do..."
Tear! "Ah ah ah ah!!! My right arm!"
Everyone present watched in shock as Diablo effortlessly tore off Riser's right arm.
Not a single one of them had seen how he had struck.
"President, this guy's strength is probably no less than your brother, Lord Sirzechs."
Himejima Akeno looked at Diablo, who was cleaning the blood from his hands, with a solemn expression.
"Just who is Teacher Zhong Chen? He actually has such a terrifying subordinate."
Rias also nodded in agreement.
"But Teacher Zhong Chen is helping the President break off her engagement, right? Isn't this a good thing?"
Koneko looked at Rias and the others, who were warily watching Diablo, and asked with a puzzled expression.
"That's right, President, I don't think we should be wary of Teacher Zhong Chen!"
Kiba Yuto also held his sword, a smile on his face, as he advised Rias.
Hearing Koneko and Kiba Yuto's words, Rias and Akeno were momentarily stunned. Oh, right, Teacher Zhong Chen was one of them.
His subordinates were also on their side, so why were they wary of him?
Thinking of this, Rias and Akeno instantly relaxed. In fact, they both had been intimidated by Zhong Chen's aura just now.
After all, in their eyes, Zhong Chen, who had always been kind, suddenly seemed like a different person, ready to kill at the slightest disagreement.
It indeed made it a bit difficult for them to adapt at first.
Compared to Rias and the others who had figured things out, Grayfia at this moment felt she shouldn't have come.
Wouldn't it have been better to just stay in the Underworld? Look at the demands the other party is making.
Annul Rias's engagement; that's still manageable, because if Riser's life is gone, what good is an engagement?
But Phoenix's Tears, that can no longer be described as excessive.
If it were ten or eight bottles, the Phoenix Family, for Riser's life, would grit their teeth and produce it.
Ten or eight tons, even if you gathered everyone in the Phoenix Family and made them cry their hearts out, it would take tens of thousands of years to accumulate that much.
As for the last one, crippling his limbs, Grayfia didn't see any problem with it. After all, one must pay the price for mistakes made.
Anyway, the Phoenix Family members have tough lives, so at worst, he'll just recover slowly.
This was also because Grayfia didn't understand Diablo; otherwise, she probably wouldn't have had this thought.
Who is Diablo? He is one of the Seven Primordial Demons, and in this world, he is an ancestor of demons.
What strange abilities hasn't he seen? A mere Immortality ability couldn't stump him.
Tear! "Ah ah ah ah!"
Just as everyone was lost in thought, Diablo tore off Riser's left arm.
"Oh my, as a demon, to scream so loudly is truly undignified. Let me teach you the elegance a demon should maintain."
Diablo looked at Riser, who was lying on the ground, bleeding profusely, his face covered in tears, and screaming loudly. A hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes.
He used magic to control Riser's body, making it float before him, and a white silk scarf appeared out of thin air.
Diablo reached out and grabbed the scarf, then used it to blindfold Riser, who watched in horror.
"This way, you won't see the tears. Hehe, let's continue!"
Tear! "Ah ah ah ah! My leg!"
Tear! "Ah ah ah ah!"
Rias and the others watched Riser, whose four limbs had been torn off by Diablo, wailing on the ground.
They involuntarily felt a chill throughout their bodies, filled with fear.
Although they knew he was Zhong Chen's subordinate, a High-Class Demon was being torn apart alive before them.
And he was the Third Young Master of the Phoenix Family, rumored to possess an immortal body.
This had a huge impact on their minds.
"Enough, Diablo, don't make it so bloody. Children will get psychological trauma from seeing this."
Zhong Chen looked at the dying Riser and stopped Diablo, who wanted to torment Riser further.
"Ah! To let such scum defile your eyes and Lord Rimuru's eyes is truly my dereliction of duty. Please punish me!"
Looking at Diablo's expectant expression, Zhong Chen helplessly covered his forehead and quickly waved his hand, saying:
"No need, you didn't do anything wrong. You can withdraw for now!"
Hearing Zhong Chen's words, Diablo's face showed a hint of disappointment, then he bowed with his right hand over his chest and retreated to the side.
Grayfia, hearing Zhong Chen's words, couldn't help but grumble inwardly.
If you were really afraid of Koneko getting psychological trauma, you should have stopped him earlier.
Now that it's all over, you're playing the good guy.
"Lord, regarding your first condition, could Rias and he decide it through a Rating Game?"
"Now that Riser is a cripple, Rias is sure to win, and this would also give an explanation to the various families of the Underworld!"
Hearing Grayfia's words, Zhong Chen did not answer directly but looked towards Rias.
Receiving Zhong Chen's gaze, Rias knew he was asking for her opinion.
Looking at the half-dead Riser on the ground, Rias composed herself and gently nodded to Zhong Chen.
Understanding Rias's meaning, Zhong Chen continued to speak:
"Alright, I agree to this condition."
Seeing Zhong Chen agree, Grayfia also felt a sense of relief, and then respectfully said:
"Thank you for your understanding. As for the second condition..."