System vs Rebirth
Chapter 1582: Grand Protector

"You... How can you be here?" The Grand Protector gnashed his teeth. His hands were struggling to break free as the man before him was grabbing him by the neck. "You are supposed to have died. The former Supreme Commander of the Demon Banner Army, Terlen.

"No, this power and the way you operate... Don’t tell me, you are the Supreme Devil."

"It doesn’t matter whether you know about it or not." The Supreme Devil snorted. "However, it’s your fate to die in my hands."

"You..." The Grand Protector never thought that this kind of person would sneak here. Although it was true that the Atracaeca Kingdom was the weakest among the four kingdoms, it shouldn’t be that easy entering this place.

Besides, he never thought that he couldn’t even do anything to him.

"I will give you a chance to live." The Supreme Devil grinned. "Betray the humans. If you become a demonic human, you will be able to retain your life."

"You want me to betray humanity? It’s clear that you are trying to use me to stab everyone in the back."

"Do you think you have any choice? If I kill you here, your kingdom will be in chaos as those people will start eyeing your seat. And that chaotic country won’t be able to withstand the demon invasion."

The Grand Protector suddenly smiled when he heard it. "You are a pathetic ape. I want my life, but I know that I still have pride as a human. I refuse to be a dog just to survive. Kill me, then. Do it, you pathetic ape. You, who have lost your humanity. For what? For those who give you that power, you are not even a person."

The Supreme Devil’s eyes turned cold.

Suddenly, the Grand Protector realized that his power was being drained from him. "Gaaaahhhh!"

"I will give you one last chance." The Supreme Devil glared at him.

From this chance alone, the Grand Protector realized something. The demons must be so desperate that they had to recruit someone like him to win the war.

It was clear that the existence of Noel Ardagan was so scary for the demons that they were willing to do anything to defeat him.

"Haaa!" The Grand Protector let out a burst of energy, yet that energy suddenly disappeared. "This..."

"It’s useless. No matter what you do, you can’t do anything, including alerting your people. It looks like you don’t appreciate the chance you’ve been given."

That was why the Grand Protector could smile at the last moment. "I am proud to die as a human."

The Supreme Devil gritted his teeth and sucked him dry.

"Aaarrgghhh!" Even amidst the pain, the Grand Protector was filled with joy. As his power ran dry and his body withered, the Grand Protector said one last thing. "I am waiting for you in hell, pathetic ape."

...

The next day. The Great Protectors were waiting for the Grand Protector to lead the court to discuss the kingdom’s matters.

However, even after waiting for a while, the Grand Protector never came.

It was at this time that a servant suddenly screamed while shouting, "Help!"

All the Great Protectors inside the hall couldn’t help but turn to the servant, wondering what was going on.

"The Grand Protector... The Grand Protector..." The servant had a hard time telling them. It showed how shocked she was. "His Excellency... had died."

"What?!"

All the Great Protectors were dumbstruck. The Grand Protector was supposed to be the strongest person in this kingdom, and no one was equal to him. Yet, that kind of person died without anyone knowing. How was it possible?

That was why they rushed to the Grand Protector’s room, only to find a lifeless corpse. The condition of the corpse was horrible.

There was nothing but skin and bones on his body. It was as if everything inside him had been sucked away.

"How horrible..."

"What actually happened last night?"

"How could we not even know about this?"

The Great Protectors were dumbfounded.

Although they often clashed to succeed the Grand Protector’s position, they still respected the Grand Protector.

In the end, the current Grand Protector was a good leader who possessed both strength and brains to govern their country.

So, when they saw this scene, the first thing they felt was fury. Whoever did this couldn’t be forgiven.

"How can this be..." A few Great Protectors suddenly fell to their knees and started crying. They regarded the Grand Protector as their mentor, so they never expected him to leave so soon.

"This is clearly a murder. We have to find whoever did this."

However, even the Supreme Devil might have underestimated the Grand Protector.

"What is that?" Suddenly, one of the Great Protectors pointed to a certain spot. It blended quite well for the night, but when the sunlight illuminated the room, it was quite noticeable.

All of them moved to the drawer that the Grand Protector usually used.

There were two words written on it.

’Supreme.’

’1st.’

It was a code, but they had never heard this kind of message before.

"What does this mean? Hey, you!" One protector turned to the servant. "Who usually cleaned this room?"

"I did."

"Then, do you know what this means?"

"I don’t know. However, whenever I clean the room, there should be no words on this drawer." The servant shook her head furiously.

In that instant, the Great Protectors fell silent. There was something fundamentally different between the Atracaeca Kingdom and the rest of the kingdoms.

In the Atracaeca Kingdom, the people who could become Great Protectors needed to be spirit grandmasters and possess the qualifications of a minister. In other words, both of them had a similar quality to the Grand Protector in that regard.

That was why their reaction after the murder of their leader was slightly different from other countries.

Normally, the kingdom would dispatch an expert to analyze it, but in the Atracaeca Kingdom, all the Great Protectors instantly analyzed the code.

All of them couldn’t help but voice their concern.

"Supreme? What does ’supreme’ mean?"

"1st. There is no way the Grand Protector wrote a message ’Supreme 1st.’ It should be ’1st Supreme.’ So, these must be two different messages!"

"Or two different people. This kind of murder that we don’t even know must have someone at such a high rank to bring them in."

"1st... Don’t tell me, it means the first protector?"

"No, it might be... the first prince?"

"!!!"

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