At the Boar Hat Tavern, the group surrounded Meliodas, who was covered in bandages.
The objective of their trip to Vaizel had been achieved; Diane had successfully retrieved her Sacred Treasure.
But although they had repelled the Holy Knights, Meliodas had also been injured. At the same time, because King had gone to support Meliodas, he hadn't been able to keep an eye on Gowther.
To make matters worse, the fragment of the Coffin of Eternal Darkness that Meliodas possessed was also gone.
After Meliodas had been seriously injured by Helbram, the dropped fragment of the Coffin of Eternal Darkness had been taken away by another Holy Knight.
Even Drake hadn't noticed when that guy had run off; it was probably already on its way to the royal capital.
However, Meliodas had said that the seal was still quite reliable, and wouldn't be opened for the time being. So, the group decided to go to Vordan Village first, to find Gowther.
Because of Drake's actions, Veronica hadn't died trying to save Elizabeth, and Meliodas hadn't gone berserk during the battle in Vaizel.
So, the atmosphere of the journey was still quite relaxed. While Drake was reverse-engineering the magic technology of this world using the magic tools that he had confiscated from Guila and the others, the group arrived at Vordan Village.
Meliodas had been worrying about where to find Gowther. According to Drake, Gowther was acting in disguise, so it would be difficult to find him.
However, as soon as they arrived at Vordan Village, the group found a clue.
They didn't even need Drake's perception; everyone saw the dust rising from the mountain to the side.
Drake had told Stella that she didn't need to act together with everyone else, and only needed to protect Elizabeth, who didn't have any combat abilities.
So, except for Stella, Elizabeth, and Hawk, the others headed towards the direction where the smoke and dust were rising.
On the way, the group saw many people lying scattered on the ground.
Those people were wearing armor, and were clearly Holy Knights sent by the kingdom. However, their appearances were more miserable than the last, their armor having been hit by siege weapons, and twisting and breaking along with their bodies.
Meliodas had finally found someone who was still alive, and had only heard the fragmented words "armored giant" and "monster" from his mouth.
Leaving behind that Holy Knight, who had already passed away, Meliodas looked towards the direction where the magic power was erupting with a deep gaze.
Speaking of armored giants, the one he could think of was the Gowther from his memories. Although Drake had said that Gowther's true appearance was that of a normal-sized youth, that armored giant must be related to Gowther.
And these Holy Knights must have been sent by the kingdom to subjugate Gowther. Given the kingdom's concern for the Seven Deadly Sins, they couldn't have only sent these small fry.
Meliodas thought, speeding up his pace, and the others quickly followed.
Soon, the group saw the armored giant that the dying Holy Knight had mentioned.
That armor was indeed the one that Meliodas and the others were familiar with, the one that Gowther wore, but they were certain that the one inside the armor wasn't Gowther.
Although Gowther usually seemed to lack common sense, he would never fight like an animal, and his magic power wouldn't be so chaotic.
The armored giant let out a deafening roar, swinging his arms and sending all the Holy Knights who were charging at him flying.
Without any skill, the armored giant used brute force alone to send all the Holy Knights flying.
However, the armored giant's fighting style also meant that he himself had been hit more than once. Drake could see that a portion of the armor on the armored giant's ribs had been broken, revealing the muscle tissue that was writhing violently inside.
The others also saw that strange scene, and Meliodas said, "Drake, that's…!"
Drake nodded, saying, "That's right; like the New Generation, they're Holy Knights who have fused with Demon Clan blood.
However, this person has clearly failed in the fusion; even his body has been eroded and deformed."
Meliodas said seriously, "Can he be saved?"
Drake thought for a moment, saying, "I can only say that I'll try. I can't be certain that I can save him, having been eroded to this extent.
However, it's fortunate that he has this armor, which can suppress magic power; otherwise, he would really be beyond saving. And he should still retain some of his own will, so the possibility of saving him isn't small."
Meliodas breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "Then what do we need to do?"
Drake stretched his arms, saying, "First, we need to subdue him so that I can separate the Demon Clan blood. And the separation process can't be interrupted; if it's interrupted, he really won't be able to be saved."
Meliodas drew the short rod that Drake had made, saying, "Then that's simple; let's go together!"
"Okay!"
The others responded, charging forward together.
Meliodas was the fastest, and directly came before the armored giant, using the short rod to steadily block his fist.
That fist had originally been aimed at a Holy Knight, who had been so frightened that he had fallen to the ground.
Meliodas turned his head, saying, "Leave him to us; you guys get out of here."
That Holy Knight sat on the ground, saying with a trembling voice, "You're the great sinners, the Seven Deadly Sins!"
The surrounding Holy Knights looked at the people who had suddenly entered the battle, becoming vigilant.
"That's right, they're the Seven Deadly Sins; capture them all!"
King sighed, shooting the Spirit Spear, which had transformed into its fifth form, over.
The small Spirit Spears stuck into the ground in front of everyone's feet, and King said, "Now is not the time for you to get in the way!"
The Seven Deadly Sins could be said to be infamous, but they also represented a considerable amount of deterrence.
King alone made all the Holy Knights afraid to approach.
And on the other side, the armored giant's fist had been blocked, and he swung his other fist, wanting to hit Drake.
"Don't even think about it!" Diane said, slamming the war hammer in her hand heavily on the ground, and three stone pillars rose up, firmly holding the armored giant's arm in place.
Ban stepped on the stone pillars, approaching the armored giant, and swung the three-section staff that Drake had made, the end of it directly stabbing into the armored giant's body.
Magic Power: "Snatch," Ban's most powerful ability; using this, Ban directly extracted the armored giant's stamina and magic power. The armored giant immediately knelt on the ground.
Facing an irrational enemy, the entire Seven Deadly Sins worked together to steadily suppress him.
And at this time, it was Drake's turn to take the stage. He instantly appeared before the armored giant, placing his hand, which was burning with flames, directly on the armored giant's chest.
The armored giant's hand, which had just been raised, fell down, and began to rapidly wither. That was Drake separating and purifying the Demon Clan blood from the body, which had already become distorted.
Meliodas saw that Drake's measures were effective, and relaxed slightly, but he immediately moved, suddenly moving behind Drake and raising his hand to catch a long arrow that was flying towards him.
Ban also moved to the other side, using the three-section staff to block a Holy Knight who was wearing armor that looked like a can.
A female Holy Knight wielded a thin sword, forcing Diane back. And a long-haired youth wielding a long katana appeared before King.
In that fleeting instant, a man wearing a metal mask suddenly appeared beside Drake, swinging the chainsaw-like greatsword in his hand at the armored giant.
Without even looking, Drake unleashed a torrent of flames, directly forcing the masked man back.
While continuing to separate the Demon Clan blood, Drake said, "I'm busy right now; could you please go find someone else?
After all, I'm just a technician; I don't have the power of the Seven Deadly Sins."
The masked man was stunned; he didn't know what his expression was like, but it must have been interesting.
"You can unleash those flames, and you're telling me that you don't have any power?!"
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