With the help of Asia's Sacred Gear: Twilight Healing, Badr was able to let go more. He increased the power of the resonance, ignoring the intense pain, and let the magic power boil fiercely.
He found that as his strength and stamina increased, so did the intensity of the resonance with his Sacred Gear.
If he compared himself to a piece of iron, the resonance was a process of refinement. As iron was gradually forged into steel, the refining power had to increase.
One day, when he could fully withstand the negative effects of resonance, the resonance might no longer increase his power...
Then he would be able to fully unleash the power of the King's Sword and Shield...
Although Asia fell asleep after three hours, the night's training was very fruitful.
Seeing the two beauties in bed, Badr didn't wake them. He got dressed and left the room.
He first went to buy breakfast, and when he returned, Rias and Asia were already awake.
"Good morning."
Rias lay in bed, smiling and greeting him. Her seductive body was on display, reminding Badr of the passionate scenes of last night.
"Get up and have breakfast," Badr said quietly. "Will you two join me for morning training later?"
"Ah, about that, you don't need to go today."
Rias sat up, got out of bed with Asia and they started to get dressed.
"Something wrong?"
Seeing Rias picking up a black bra, Badr walked over. Rias turned around and Badr helped her fasten the bra. Then he looked at Asia.
"Can you help me too?" Asia blushed and turned around.
After helping her, Rias put on a white shirt.
She pulled her fiery red hair out of the shirt and smiled as she explained:
"We have a new task today. We have to investigate together. We'll leave after breakfast."
"Got it."
The task Rias mentioned was from the Devil Duke. The tasks varied, including the extermination of Stray Devils last time, but this time it was an investigation.
The details were unknown and would be explained upon arrival. After breakfast, they teleported to the school's club room to gather.
Akeno Himejima and Koneko Toujou soon arrived, and the group teleported into an ordinary house.
A well-dressed young man greeted them, bowing respectfully and clenching his fist.
"Samuel greets Lady Rias."
"No need for formalities."
As a High-Class devil, it was expected that lesser devils would greet Rias in this manner.
Only Badr, Koneko and the others, as Rias closest followers, could avoid such formalities.
"This is Badr and this is Asia, my new retainers. You haven't met them yet." Rias introduced.
Samuel smiled, "I heard Lady Rias had new retainers, but this is our first meeting."
"Hello," Badr and Asia said in unison, Asia quickly returning the salute.
"Alright, explain the task. What's the secret this time?" Rias asked quietly.
Samuel created a magical barrier and said carefully:
"Recently, our people outside were attacked by fallen angels, causing considerable casualties. The Duke suspects that the fallen angels are up to something and has sent scouts to investigate."
He paused, glanced at Rias and continued in a low voice:
"But our scouts lost contact after reaching a certain location. The Duke suspects that they met with misfortune."
He took a photograph from his pocket.
Rias and Akeno exchanged glances and Akeno stepped forward to examine the photo, her eyes narrowing slightly.
"This is the The Building, three kilometres west of Kuoh Academy."
Akeno immediately recognised the place from the photo. The building could be seen from their school.
"Hehe, that's right in my territory," Rias smiled.
"Yes, so the Duke thought of you," Samuel said. "He hopes you can take on this task, bring your followers and investigate. Find out the intentions of the fallen angels."
"Understood, I'll take the task."
There was no hesitation. Kuoh Academy was essentially Rias territory, and she had the right to take care of matters nearby.
After accepting the task, Rias looked at her followers.
"Have you noticed anything unusual about this building?"
"No, but fallen angels are always restless, aren't they?" Akeno smiled, seemingly unconcerned.
"Those guys are annoying," Koneko expressed her dislike for fallen angels.
Badr didn't speak but looked at Asia.
"Badr, what about you? Any clues?" Rias asked.
"I've thought of something..." Badr nodded.
He remembered the battle to save Asia. The fallen angels had mentioned something big and Asia's Sacred Gear was important...
Now Samuel was reporting trouble...
Could all this be connected?
After Badr's explanation, everyone was slightly stunned.
"Indeed... it could be related..."
Rias pondered, "If so, we must investigate this place thoroughly!"
...
Outside the The building, Rias led the team.
The building was over two hundred metres high and covered a large area. It was a busy place with entertainment, food and more.
If the fallen angels had a secret here, it would be spectacular to cause a stir...
"Who would have thought that there was a base of the fallen angels so close to our school?" Rias sighed. Without the investigation, it would have been hard to find out with her current informants.
"I smell something unpleasant..."
Koneko muttered.
"Are we just going in?" Asia was worried when she saw the busy building.
She feared that a fight would involve innocent people.
"I've arranged for Samuel to use magic to evacuate people if necessary," Rias assured her, twirling her hair elegantly. "Let's see what they're up to."
She was poised and imposing. At school, everyone felt she had an aura of cold elegance and authority.
As a knight and soldier, Badr led the way, walking calmly towards the entrance.
The first two floors of the building were open, seemingly normal, but Badr sensed an unusual, familiar energy-filled angel Sacred power.
Obviously, Rias and the others sensed it as well.
"Over here," Rias pointed in a direction.
Badr stepped forward, glancing at the surveillance cameras. The closer they got to the powerful force, the more cameras there were.
As expected, they were soon stopped by a group of security guards.
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Chapter 55: Confrontation with Believers
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"Stop! This is a private area, please halt your steps."
These were all humans.
But their expressions were unfriendly.
Badr's gaze swept over these humans and discovered that each of them had a strange power lurking within them... urgent and suppressed.
These people... seem problematic...
"Heh, using believers to block our way? These fallen angels are still so despicable."
Rias sneered as she stepped forward, her eyes cold and intimidating:
"You fallen angel believers, step aside immediately."
The crowd opposite stirred uneasily.
"those damned devils have come again. Set up the barrier and capture these guys!"
Someone issued the command.
"how foolish."
Rias eyes were cold as she softly ordered, "Don't waste time here. Knock them all out and toss them aside."
Badr and Koneko Toujou charged directly forward, like tigers. Although the humans indeed had power fluctuations, they were still too weak for Badr and Koneko Toujou.
With a few punches and kicks, they knocked all the opponents down. Suddenly, a gust of wind came from behind. Someone wielding an iron rod tried to attack Badr from behind. Badr calmly turned his head, ready to counter with a kick when suddenly, a flash of electricity!
Zzzzap!
The attacker convulsed and fell to the ground.
"Oh my, oh my~"
Akeno Himejima smiled gently, with a hint of excitement in her eyes. "It's been a while since I last acted; I couldn't quite hold back..."
Badr: "..."
She's really having trouble suppressing her sadistic tendencies...
Badr smiled and walked to the tightly shut iron gate ahead, silently drawing out the King Sword.
With a flash of cold light, the ten-centimeter-thick iron gate was sliced open like tofu. Badr kicked it, sending the gate flying.
Ratatatata...
Gunfire sounded from inside!
Badr calmly walked in front, forming a simple force field with his magic, deflecting all the bullets. Behind him, Rias and the others followed with ease.
"You damned devils!"
A group of people on the opposite side kept firing wildly. Badr frowned slightly and rushed forward at a speed beyond their vision.
To them, Badr seemed to vanish from his original spot and reappear in front of them in a flash.
With a few slaps, he knocked them all out, and the world finally quieted down.
"Is it just this level? These are merely fake believers with a bit of power..." Akeno Himejima wondered aloud.
Rias pondered and said softly, "Search carefully; it's not that simple here."
Asia suddenly pointed to an empty hall ahead, puzzled, "There... feels familiar..."
"There's an angel statue there."
Being closer, Badr informed the group.
They approached and saw a ten-meter-high angel statue standing there. The angel statue, with twelve wings spread, looked very holy, but being naked, it also seemed somewhat incongruous.
"Tsk, who has such a twisted sense of humor." Rias glanced disdainfully at the angel statue, her eyes fixing on its abdomen.
Using her magic, the statue's abdomen lit up, revealing a space portal.
"It's a separate dimension, quite a big setup." Akeno Himejima smiled.
"Indeed, even I need family resources to create a separate dimension. This is no simple fallen angel base."
Rias spoke softly, her expression a bit grim, as this place was very close to Kuoh Academy, making it a direct provocation to her authority.
"Badr, lead the way."
"Okay."
Badr responded without hesitation, stepping into the space portal.
As soon as he passed through, he felt a surge of power, with numerous light spears shooting towards him.
Prepared for this, Badr immediately deployed the protective field of his Sacred Shield, nullifying all attacks.
As expected, there were many fallen angels on the other side, at least twenty of them.
Clearly, Badr and his team's previous assault had alerted them.
Behind him, Rias and the others followed swiftly, launching their counterattacks.
Rias immense magical power surged out, transforming into PoD that swept across!
Two screams rang out as the fallen angels, caught off guard, were incinerated.
"Damn it, it's that red-haired extermination princess!"
Rias reputation was evidently well-known, with some immediately recognizing her.
After all, Rias was the princess of the Gremory family and the heir to the next head of the house;
Her beauty, status, and power were all outstanding.
...
In the fierce assault, Rias and the others did not hold back, attacking aggressively as soon as they entered.
Akeno Himejima's body was surrounded by dazzling lightning as she hurled a massive lightning ball into the enemy ranks, paralyzing them instantly.
The next second, Koneko Toujou charged into the enemy lines, her delicate fists possessing terrifying explosive power, hitting a fallen angel who couldn't move!
The latter screamed as he was sent flying over a hundred meters, leaving a long trench on the ground.
Koneko then grabbed another fallen angel's arm, swinging him like a ragdoll and slamming him into the ground!
After two swings, the poor guy was left barely breathing.
It was hard to believe such a scene was caused by a petite girl like Koneko...
Holy light struck back, with the enemies' counterattack arriving on time. Two fallen angels launched holy light magic;
Though corrupted by desire, they still wielded Sacred power, unleashing radiant angelic light that made Koneko's pupils contract.
It was an attack by two high-ranking angels.
Facing the incoming holy light bullets, Koneko could only cross her arms to shield herself, getting hit the next second.
She was blasted back dozens of meters, but with the immense strength and defense of her [Rook], she managed to withstand the attack.
Koneko's expression remained unchanged as she examined herself, finding only slight injuries on her arms.
However, her clothes weren't so lucky, getting torn to reveal her slim waist and flat stomach, with her skirt also in tatters.
Seeing Koneko isolated, Badr couldn't stand by. He followed her into the enemy lines with the King Sword.
Though he didn't have Koneko's incredible defense and strength, his Sacred King Sword & Shield made him equally formidable in both attack and defense.
As his power grew, the strength of the Sacred King Sword Shield became more evident.
The King Sword excelled in offense, its attack power so great it could break through fallen angels' holy armor. When Badr fully unleashed his power, his destructive capability soared.
However, the core of the Sacred King Sword & Shield lay not in the King Sword, but in the silver shield.
This shield, stained with the blood of a benevolent king, held immense power. Its core ability-Endless Dusk Fortress-was Strong.
Though Badr could barely use a fraction of this power, fully activating it would make him invincible.
Without using the core ability, Badr simply deployed the Sacred Shield's protective field, moving through the high-ranking Fallen Angels' ranks unchallenged.
Having reached the Mid-level Devil rank, the Fallen Angels' attacks couldn't break Badr's defense!
Unfortunately, Badr couldn't yet take the promotion exam, remaining a low-ranked Devil.
But this didn't matter; his combat power was already the Highest among mid-level Devils, which was crucial.
With Badr and Koneko, a formidable front line, and Asia constantly supporting them with her Healing, Rias and Akeno Himejima unleashed their full firepower!
Their attack made the fallen angels' scalps tingle!
Boom!
A massive explosion occurred, with dazzling lightning snaking through the air. Akeno Himejima, smiling, knocked down seven at once.
"Why are they so strong?" A fallen angel, paralyzed by electricity, looked terrified.
"Oh my, you seem quite spirited!" Akeno Himejima smiled sweetly but struck fiercely.
Her magical power made the fallen angels' eyes twitch.
"We can talk! After all, we don't need to fight to the death, right? The war ended centuries ago..."
