49: Chapter 49

Fenrir quickly leaned its head in, desperately trying to please her; it looked nothing like Fenrir, the spitting image of an obedient pet dog.

"Run!"

Loki felt a chill down his spine. Not daring to stay a second longer, he turned and bolted into the distance.

His greatest trump card, Fenrir, had been easily handled by Ophis. Facing the Red Dragon Emperor, he would undoubtedly die. Furthermore, the snake within him had vanished the instant Ophis appeared.

"Quite decisive, aren't you..."

Luo Yu watched the fleeing Loki, a hint of amusement in his tone.

"Unfortunately, you should have run the moment you saw me."

Luo Yu immediately activated Balance Breaker. The [Boosted Gear] erupted in its humanoid state, covering his entire body in crimson armor as dragon wings burst from his back.

His power surged in one breath to the peak of the Super Devil King Class.

The reason was simple—the [Boosted Gear] had upgraded from the Elite grade to the High grade.

Even in this humanoid Balance Breaker state, he was vaguely touching the threshold of the peak Super Devil King Class.

Compared to Loki, Luo Yu was clearly a cut above.

"Stasis Field!"

A transparent, invisible field instantly expanded, enveloping Loki, who had only managed to flee a few steps.

Loki's body froze abruptly in mid-air.

The surrounding wind, leaves, and airflow all came to a halt. The world seemed to have been pressed on a pause button; all things fell silent, as if the entire space had been forcibly cut out of the world.

A flash of surprise crossed Ophis's eyes.

She and Fenrir were also within the range of the field, but Luo Yu's Stasis Field, at the peak Super Devil King Class level, could at most trap Loki for a few seconds.

A Fenrir of this level was completely unaffected.

Not to mention Ophis.

However, these few seconds were enough for Luo Yu to finish off Loki.

A blurred shadow flashed by—

Luo Yu appeared instantly before Loki.

Looking at this infamous evil god from Norse mythology, who was now like a fish on a chopping block, his eyes filled with terror, Luo Yu remained expressionless.

"It's over, Loki—don't meddle in other people's business in your next life."

[Crimson Dragon Holy Sword] pierced directly through Loki's body.

The splattered blood remained suspended in mid-air, unable to fall.

[Crimson Emperor Flame] surged into the wound, beginning to incinerate him from the inside out.

A few seconds.

Before Loki could break free from the field, he was burned to ashes in despair.

"Fenrir?"

Luo Yu turned his head to look.

The grey, puppy-like Fenrir was being held in Ophis's arms like a pet.

It seemed this Fenrir, who caused Ragnarok in Norse mythology, had truly been subdued by Ophis.

He had been worrying about how to deal with Fenrir, but since it had become Ophis's pet, that was fine too.

"Let's go."

After saying this, Luo Yu took Ophis's hand, and the two vanished instantly.

By the time Luo Yu returned to Kuoh Town, more than ten days had passed.

He hadn't spent long in the Heaven, as most of his time was spent searching for Ophis and on the journey back.

In terms of marking spatial coordinates and opening portals, Luo Yu was far less skilled than the expert Dulio Gesualdo. That guy could freely open portals between the Three Realms, but he couldn't.

Luo Yu could only travel on foot, taking the opportunity to let Ophis see the liveliness and scenery of the human world, so she wouldn't keep dwelling on the eternal silence of the Dimensional Gap.

He really couldn't understand what was so good about a hellhole like the Dimensional Gap; wasn't it just a lifeless, silent space?

Was a place like that really worth Ophis chasing after it so devotedly?

Luo Yu couldn't figure it out, nor could he understand what kind of logic the Infinite Dragon God Ophis and the True Red Dragon God Emperor of this world—the two beings standing at the very top—actually had.

Inside the villa, in the living room.

A group of women stared curiously at the little girl following closely beside Luo Yu.

Hadn't Luo Yu gone to the Heaven with the Thunder Emperor? How did he end up bringing back a little girl?

The little girl wore an exquisite black and white gothic dress, a small black top hat perched on her head, and a pair of little red leather shoes on her feet. A faint, cold aura emanated from her; she looked just like a porcelain doll that had walked out of a painting.

She was holding a grey puppy in her arms, which seemed to be afraid, baring its teeth and acting fiercely toward the people around.

But as soon as the little girl touched it lightly, it immediately became docile, obedient as a cat.

Sona felt that this child Luo Yu brought back was somewhat similar to the cat-like subordinate under Rias Gremory; both carried a cold aura, but upon closer inspection, it was completely different.

The cat-like subordinate had been bullied severely when she was young, which was why she had sealed away her emotions.

But this child was like a blank sheet of paper, naturally lacking such things.

"This puppy is just too cute!"

Tsubaki Shinra had loved cats and dogs since she was a child, and seeing such a fluffy puppy, she couldn't resist.

"Little sister, what's its name?"

She couldn't help but reach out to touch the puppy's head.

Fenrir was furious; how dare a mere lowly devil touch it, the Fenrir, with those dirty hands?

But nestled in Ophis's arms, other than baring its teeth and acting fierce, it didn't have the slightest courage to move, terrified that Ophis might swat it and cripple it with a single blow.

That would be a more pathetic death than its former master, Loki!

Luo Yu glanced at his apprentice who was "courting death" and muttered to himself, is it appropriate for you to call Ophis "little sister"?

When Ophis was born, humans hadn't even been created by those gods yet.

In the entire Three Realms, Tsubaki Shinra was the only one who dared to call the Infinite Dragon God Ophis "little sister."

"Fenrir."

Ophis said indifferently.

Fenrir—

Sona and the others frowned; it felt like they had heard this name somewhere, but for a moment, they couldn't quite recall it.

How strange.

Luo Yu had the words on the tip of his tongue but got stuck.

He had definitely heard that name recently, he just couldn't recall it for the moment.

He frowned and quickly ran through his thoughts.

Reya Kusaka suddenly brightened and said:

"[Fenrir], the Fenrir."

As soon as she finished speaking, Sona and the others were stunned, then each of them wore a look of realization.

"Fenrir?"

Sona chewed on the name.

They were certainly no strangers to the name of the demonic wolf in the Norse Pantheon that was said to be able to bite gods to death.

Wasn't Loki just bringing that monster along to launch a sneak attack while Luo Yu was severing the dragon species seal?

However, was it appropriate to use the name of that famous demonic beast for a little puppy?

Suddenly, Serafall slapped her thigh, her voice rising sharply:

"Fenrir!"

She stared fixedly at the puppy in Ophis's arms, her face full of shock.

"Sister, it's just a name, is there any need to be so surprised?"

Sona felt her sister was overreacting.

It was just a shared name; it had nothing to do with that fierce beast.

"No! It's not about the name!"

Serafall shook her head repeatedly, her fingers trembling as she pointed at the fluffy little thing, her voice urgent and shrill:

"It is the Fenrir, the Fenrir itself!"

"Sister, it's just—"

Sona's words trailed off, her pupils suddenly constricted, and she froze.

Her sister had said "itself," not "same name."

The rest of the people also reacted.

Tsubaki Shinra was so scared that she took two large steps back, her face turning pale, as if what Ophis was holding wasn't a puppy, but a monster that could tear her apart at any moment.

"Hey! Red Dragon Emperor, is this thing really Fenrir? Wasn't it in Loki's hands? How did it end up here?!"

Serafall's tone was aggressive.

The puppy had bared its teeth at her just now, and the fangs it revealed made her hair stand on end, as if she had been targeted by some natural predator.

Luo Yu pulled Ophis to sit on the sofa and said casually:

"It's nothing, I ran into Loki a few days ago and happened to kill him."

"As for Fenrir, Ophis thought it was fun, so she took it as a pet."

Sona and the group were all stunned upon hearing this.

Tsubaki Shinra wanted to cry but had no tears, feeling a chill in her heart, terrified that the little thing might suddenly transform back to its original form and swallow her in one gulp.

Serafall glanced at Luo Yu and clicked her tongue:

"Running into you, Loki really had terrible luck."

The evil god of the North was chopped down by that kid with a single blade.

Recently, he had been killing gods a bit too smoothly, even catching the Fenrir back.

Now the Norse Pantheon, just like the Greek one, was left with only one Super Devil.

However... wait—

Serafall held her teacup, suddenly feeling that something was wrong.

That guy, the Red Dragon Emperor, did he just say the three words "Ophis"?

She must have misheard. How could an existence of that level come to a place like this?

She took a sip of tea, thinking that this small, crappy town, counting Fenrir, actually had two Super Devil-level combatants.

You know, many mainstream pantheons only had one or two Super Devils to hold up their reputation; those like the Hindu Pantheon were, after all, in the minority.

"Lady Ophis, why are you here!"

A scream erupted from upstairs.

Kuroka had just woken up, her eyes still blurry. She rubbed them hard until her eye sockets turned red before confirming she hadn't seen wrong.

"Cough, cough, cough... it really is Ophis!"

Serafall choked on her tea, her eyes widening as she stared at the little girl sitting on the sofa.

The Infinite Dragon God Ophis, actually hanging out with the Red Dragon Emperor?

This was too terrifying.

The hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Butler Izumi was also dumbfounded, staring motionless at Ophis. He had seen all kinds of storms and waves in his life, but he never imagined that an existence of this level would appear here.

Back during The Great War, which almost shattered the Three Realms, the Infinite Dragon God hadn't even shown her face.

Their son-in-law, however, had simply brought this big shot home.

"Turning the river and overturning the sea" wasn't enough to describe his mood right now.

"President... who is Ophis?"

Tsubaki Shinra whispered, her eyes darting toward the strange atmosphere on the sofa.

They had all sensibly stood up and moved aside just now.

Lord Serafall of the Underworld was standing before the little girl named Ophis with a face full of awe. Kuroka beside her had the same reaction.

How could they dare to sit casually on the sofa?

You know, in the villa, Kuroka had never been this respectful even when talking about certain powerhouses.

But Master was still sitting there as if nothing had happened.

Could this little girl Master brought back be some incredible big shot?

A god king's youngest daughter? Or the granddaughter of a main deity who rules a divine realm?

These were the most powerful identities Tsubaki Shinra and Reya Kusaka could think of.

"I should have realized it sooner."

Sona had a bitter smile on the corner of her mouth.

"Fenrir, the Fenrir, is a Super Devil-level existence, one of the top ten powerhouses in the world."

She continued.

"How could a guy of that level be willing to lie in a little girl's arms and act spoiled? Even if you pat its head, it would at most bare its teeth, but it wouldn't even dare to move."

Tsubaki Shinra and Reya Kusaka exchanged a glance.