Everything was bad.

Really.

It was like a painting depicting a scene from hell.

Everything was engulfed in flames.

The once beautiful, clean houses were now nothing more than ruins, a pile of scrap.

Blood and corpses of the villagers were scattered everywhere.

Meanwhile, the living were in a state of panic, not knowing what to do in this situation.

They had enjoyed peace for too long.

So they had forgotten that they still had an enemy that had not been destroyed.

The demons.

"Tsk."

But, Hans had no time to worry about them.

The protagonist had to go find Kael.

Gritting his teeth, trying to move in this hell, he started running around the village.

"Where are you, Kael?"

Hans kept looking around.

And then, his eyes lit up as he ran to the middle of the village.

"Here you are!"

The protagonist had found Kael, his best friend.

A smile appeared on Hans's lips.

But then, it immediately disappeared when he realized that Kael's condition was not good at all.

His body was covered in wounds.

His eyes were dull.

His breathing was labored.

That was understandable.

Because right now, Kael had to confront a leader, while also paying attention to the surrounding demons that were waiting to pounce and kill him at any moment.

Fighting when his mind was split into two was really difficult.

Especially when Kael's opponent was the leader of an army of demons.

"Damn it…"

When he saw that scene, Hans' heart exploded with anger.

If rage was divided into levels, then right now, the protagonist was at the highest level.

Without hesitation, Hans drew his sword, and charged straight into the sea of ​​fire.

"Kael, let me help you!"

[Sword Saint.]

"Focus on fighting the leader, leave the surrounding demons to me!"

The next second, the warm light of the sun flashed from Hans's sword, pushing back all the darkness that was covering this village.

And then, he slashed.

Whoosh!

A gust of wind passed by.

And when it ended, most of the surrounding demons were already finished off.

***

Hans had arrived.

Just as Kael had predicted.

It seemed like this time, he hadn't made a wrong bet.

It seemed like this time, the efforts he had put in, the pain he had gone through, weren't all for naught.

At this moment, Kael was smirking in his heart.

Of course, he would never let the protagonist see that smirk.

"Thank you!"

Kael shouted, then focused all his attention on his current opponent.

It was true that, just now, he had been at a disadvantage against this demon.

But it wasn't because it was strong, but because Kael had to fight it while also being on guard against the surrounding demons.

He couldn't fully focus on defeating the opponent in front of him.

But this time, it was different.

Hans had appeared.

And Kael had nothing to worry about anymore.

Putting all his strength and will into his two arms, he continuously launched slashes at the speed of light, surpassing this demon in terms of speed.

— On the battlefield, never give the enemy a chance to attack back.

That was what Master Kaede had told Kael.

And now, he was applying that teaching very well in actual combat.

"Argh!!!!!"

Kael and the demon roared at the same time.

The demon roared in pain and frustration at not being able to fight back.

On the other hand, Kael roared because his body was starting to be pushed to its limits.

That was not a good thing.

Because at that time, Kael's body would have to endure terrible pain from both inside and outside, and the rate at which his energy was drained would also be pushed higher.

This was not a battle that Kael could win immediately.

In this battle, stamina was what Kael needed the most.

So…

He jumped back, keeping his distance from the demon.

Recognizing that it was no longer restrained, a glint of hatred instantly appeared in the demon's eyes.

Without hesitation, it pointed its palm at Kael, no longer smiling, no longer holding the arrogant, contemptuous look it used to have.

"You bastard… you're driving me crazy!"

The next second, more than a dozen energy spheres appeared around the demon.

Then, with a smirk, the demon released all of those energy spheres.

Like a swarm of bees whose nest had been disturbed, they all rushed towards Kael in fury.

"Oh, so you have a special ability, too?"

Faced with the approaching threat, Kael only smiled.

Keeping an indifferent look, completely out of place for the moment.

"But unfortunately, it's nothing to me."

Kael was telling the truth.

Because…

[Authority of Gluttony.]

All of those energy spheres were erased not long after.

And the moment the last energy sphere disappeared, it was also the moment he started moving again.

***

Right now, Kael had too many things to do.

Running around that demon.

Continuously using [Authority of Gluttony] to block attacks that could easily take his life away at any time.

And trying to close the distance with this demon as much as possible.

"Is this all you have, you piece of trash? Even a kid I know can do more damage than you!"

Kael laughed mockingly.

And that inadvertently pushed the demon's anger to its peak.

"Enough."

Coldly, it ordered.

Yes, coldly, not madly.

This was the difference between demons and humans.

When humans were truly angry, they went mad.

But when demons were angry, they became emotionless and cold.

They didn't need to prove their anger by screaming like a lunatic.

They would prove it with overwhelming power.

The next moment, the demon completely disappeared from the battlefield.

And exactly 1 second later, it appeared in front of Kael, looking at him as if he was just a bug.

"…"

He paused, then let out a faint smile.

"…Looks like I went a little too far."

Boom!

A powerful punch landed on Kael's face.

1 second passed.

2 seconds passed.

3 seconds passed.

4 seconds passed, and he still hadn't been blown away, let alone fallen.

Kael was still standing there, letting the blood from his nose flow.

"Hm?"

The demon frowned slightly, slightly confused as to what was happening.

And then, the next moment, the demon was shocked when the fist that was placed on Kael's face was pushed away by his own arm.

Blood and wounds couldn't erase the fact that he was very handsome.

Kael let out a faint smile, then insulted the demon:

"Is that all you have? As expected, just like I said, you're just a pile of trash."

Locking the demon's arm with his right hand, Kael's left arm, the arm that was holding the sword, quickly rushed towards the center of the ferocious creature's chest.

This was a sacrificial tactic.

Kael had accepted to be hurt, only to finish off that demon.

Whether it was a human or a demon, their weak point was their heart.

Once their heart stopped beating, they would all die.

Thud!

The demon's pupils contracted in pain.

There was also a hint of… panic in its eyes.

"It seems like our battle has come to an end."

And the winner was Kael.

Right?

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