"What a pity." Rage clicked his tongue and entered the camp, his body sliding through the barriers as if they weren't there.Gildar and Anthony's expressions were dreary within the tent.The mission assigned to them was not simple."So what will we receive in exchange for finishing the assignment that your supervisor assigned us?" Gildar inquired.Although he had previously made several bargains with the demons, most of them were as straightforward as assassinating an officer of the empire or even a certain boss inside a dungeon.Due to their cooperative relationship with the demons, they had the option of choosing not to complete the assignment as well.So the demons' willingness to reward him would be the deciding element in his decision to engage in this assignment."Each of the participating heroes received an awakening core." Having a smirk on his face, the demon spokesman spoke comfortably.Even he was envious that his bosses had opted to award awakening cores for doing such a l
"How about we have some fun now?" Rage grinned wickedly."There's a demon!"Rage's excitement was abruptly dampened by the arrival of an unwanted guest.Additionally, there were numerous guests, not just one.His eyes grew steely as he returned his gaze to the gathering of red-robed humans standing a long distance away. A middle-aged man led them, wearing a somewhat different robe with golden embellishments.The person who yelled was a young man dressed in a plain crimson robe."What the heck are you guys doing here?" Dior yelled angrily at the group of mages.She had no idea why a bunch of mages had entered the dungeon or, more crucially, when this unusual demon was present.However, Dior's mind quickly got to work, and she realized she could make use of this demon."H-Hero Dior! Duke Ifrit has ordered that we bring you all out! He claimed that there was a peculiar atmosphere surrounding this dungeon! And now we understand why... a demon has risen!" The young man bravely yelled, his
"Sigh…" Alfred let out another sigh.He could not have counted on two hands how many times he had sighed in this brief interval.Thwack!Dior had had enough of it at that point.The atmosphere was ruined by the elderly man who was acting as though his demise was already certain."Ouch! Please, Miss Hero, spare me. This old man can't handle it much longer." Alfred rubbed his back, which got hit."Are you not an A-rank mage? How come you're so frail?"No response came from Alfred.Mages weren't particularly athletic, and at this point, they had been jumping from tree to tree for perhaps a dozen kilometres.And after simply utilizing a straightforward float skill repeatedly, his mana was virtually depleted.Alfred was drenched in sweat, and his regal crimson robe had become a burden at this point.He shifted his gaze to Dior. In reality, it was his first encounter with a hero.His initial impression of this hero was that she was gorgeous, yet she exuded a frigid atmosphere.Alfred truly
Rage grabbed the mana thread and tore it with his claws in an instant."You've really brought yourself to me." He laughed.Rage knew who the magic belonged to, and he thought it was interesting magic.He turned his head in that direction.The string was growing deeper in that direction.And he carried on in that direction.…"The demon has appeared.""Cough! Is it actually a demon?" Alfred responded quickly.Dior twitched her lips in response to Alfred's comments."How can you not recognize the demon? Even the apprentice mage was able to identify it.""I…I…" Alfred was unable to respond.Dior was in a foul mood.In her opinion, the fact that the demon had readily discovered and broken her abilities was insulting. She had the impression that the demon was making fun of her for utilizing such sorcery.All of this was, of course, in her head.Rage did not believe that his deed of shattering the opponent's magic would offend the enemy. And even if it did, what's the harm in that?Was it i
House of Ifrit.When the doorbell rang, Duke Ifrit was completing his daily report checks inside his office."Who is it?" Ifrit inquired softly."Greetings to the Duke, this is Legionnaire Mariko!"Hmm?Ifrit scowled.Although there were so many legionnaires working under him that he couldn't identify the person, he thought the name seemed somewhat familiar."Can you tell me why you've come here?""Respected Duke, I have important news for you regarding support on the front lines!" Mariko yelled.The door had not yet been opened.Mariko was frightened as he recognized the enormity of the issue. If he could have, he would have opened the door and reported it right away.At least, that's what he planned to do.The moment he heard the man inside the room's chilly voice, though, all of his confidence vanished."Enter and provide an explanation. Don't squander your time. Describe why you chose to come to me for help rather than contacting a more experienced knight."Click!Mariko stepped i
"Stay back, demon!"Zing!A slew of magical circles floated through the sky. They had a sinister red tint to them. The magical rings swirled around, as though preparing for an all-out assault.Alfred was on his knees, staring at the demon in front of him and Dior, who stood behind him.One was attempting to assassinate him, while the other was a potential betrayer.He was becoming increasingly paranoid.He could only pray that the heroes would live up to their reputations and save his life."Get ready, Alfred!" Dior yelled.The fact that the hero seemed to still be attentive to him made Alfred's heart sigh with relief.Whoosh!Dior made a hasty advance.Rage squinted. His mind was still racing, causing his vision to become fuzzy and his eyes to become heavy.He was going to morph into his real form the instant the human attacked."Come!" he yelled.He didn't want to die, despite the fact that he was immortal. It was embarrassing to die, especially to someone lesser than him."Aaaa!! R
“Ahhh!”Rage's ears nearly suffered irreparable harm from Alfred's piercing scream, which he let out like a young child who has just seen a ghost.He crashed to the ground.Then, in a fit of fright, he sank to the ground, keeping an eye on the demonic entity.He crept for a few meters before realizing the creature had halted its movement.Even the demon's eyes were clouded and unfocused, as though it were paying attention to something else.With the passage of time, Alfred's terror began to fade, and he gently rose to his feet."What the hell just happened?"He took a quick look around.It was still the large expanse of water surrounding him, but it appeared to be unstable and had numerous fissures in it.He was still in the demon's territory, Alfred was certain of it."Hero! Fucking Hero! I should not have ever trusted those outsiders in the first place." After all the times he had abandoned his crew to perish in the monster's hands, it felt like karma had finally caught up with him
"I am absolutely finished." Rage mumbled.He was imprisoned in the centre of the firewalls, like a mouse in a cage.He had already determined the intensity of the flame—this was no ordinary flame.Even stronger than his master's white flame in terms of intensity, this flame felt. And his scowl couldn't help but grow.'I heard master mention that there are a few powerful people in this world who are known as S-ranks.''Does this guy belong to one of them?' Inquisitive, Rage cast a quick glance at the individual in front of him.Although the wall of flame that was burning may have blurred his eyesight, the aura and repression that he sensed from this individual were as obvious as the sun.Ifrit was observing the demon with the same fascination on the opposite side of the flame wall.He was not even an A-rank warrior yet when he had last encountered or witnessed a demon. The experience of encountering a demon back then was comparable to dying.He was only one of the fodder warriors sent