"Has little Ethan grown some balls? I recall you fleeing from me and labelling me a demon." Isla laughed, and her attention eventually returned to the two counts and Lexus."Excellent job. Although I'm not sure how you did it, you all did an excellent job in defeating this monster. All of your mana has been restored, but the demonic aura on your body has not completely disappeared. The four of you will be taken care of by my people when you descend the peak.""I apologize for arriving late. The four of you will receive the compensation you are due, so don't fret."Everyone remained quiet.Perhaps no one dared to speak in front of such a powerful individual. One could argue that all S-rank individuals were of a different breed.If you say the incorrect thing, you could irritate them and risk getting smacked to death.As a result, even I stayed silent.Lexus indicated with his eyes as he led. As he descended the slope, everyone followed him.As she observed the four fighters' silhouette
“A reward?” I asked."Yes." Duchess Isla didn't go into much detail. She had returned here after visiting the capital. She had departed for the city less than ten minutes earlier.She moved so quickly, it astounded me. I doubt that I could get to the capital in ten minutes, despite trying my hardest and moving at the fastest possible pace. But she only went back and forth for ten minutes.Monsters.S-ranks are unquestionably not humans.While the young guy was sitting calmly inside the tent, Duchess Isla was obnoxiously staring at him."The Duke's son has been behaving strangely since meeting Riel Alheim." That's what Princess Ladia told her.It puzzled her even more.Weird?Ethan was the child of Duke Ifrit, whereas Riel Alheim was the son of her sibling. She had no idea how they had connected.And to make matters even stranger, this young master Ethan, who was meant to be at C-rank, was now exuding aura levels that were almost as high as the sixth circle.The princess didn't conside
[Ding.][The requirements have been fulfilled.][The user would be informed of the world's secret.]Many phrases began to run through my head as images flashed before my eyes, and I could see them whizzing by as they did.I didn't get a lot of information. However, I had to pay attention because it was significant enough.In a nutshell, there is a wall that separates this world from anyone outside of it. Heroes, though, have been something entirely different since they are called upon by the people who live on this planet.However, each time the barrier is breached, it becomes weaker as a result of their summoning and eventually heals.The time required to heal it, on the other hand, was exactly a century.As a result, throughout the following century, this world was in peril. In reality, demons have already entered this realm, but they are still cloaked in darkness.Because only the lesser demons have been able to breach the barrier. This world's barrier denied any powerful demon as
Three hours later.Red Light City. Even the city's baron was unaware that an underground route had been constructed beneath his own city. How could he have known? Even the viscount above him was ignorant of the long-standing infiltration of the Azure Dragon family into his force.That viscount was too preoccupied with attempting to win over someone else's fiancée to be aware of what was going on in his city and domain.There were numerous people standing in a little open area of the dimly illuminated passageway, their figures trembling nervously.Unaware that a demon was already present nearby, they did not notice him. After turning on stealth, I spent about ten minutes just focusing my attention on this crowd.Upon hearing news from Nero that Zephyr was missing from his estate, I arrived thirty minutes later.The distance of this underground corridor connecting Azure Dragon City and Red Light City was several hundred kilometres, so I estimated it would take me at least thirty minute
But I chose to wait.I'd rather let these ants do all the labour so I can later reap the rewards because I don't like doing hard work.Knock! Knock!"What exactly is it?" Zephyr's voice could be heard."Master, the treasures have been discovered!"Zephyr hurriedly exited as the door swung open. "Are you speaking the truth?" he said as he shook the individual he had grasped by both hands."Y-yes!""Where exactly is it?""It is located in the underground lake. We'd have to dive for a hundred meters before we could reach the cave's mouth.""Is that correct? Did you come across any traps? They like to lay traps all everywhere, those old people." Zephyr murmured something."We've sent people to deactivate all of the traps. The riches can be obtained quickly.""Great! Hahaha! The Azure Dragon clan will emerge once more!" Zephyr burst out laughing and raised his palms to the skies.Unfortunately, he could only see the ground and not the sky."Great. At least the heavens haven't abandoned the
I spent a short while dwelling on the vault.[Hundred-Layer Crystal Iron Vault][A vault constructed by crushing layers of crystal iron ore into a hundred layers. It can only be chipped down by repeated attacks and cannot be twisted.]To put it simply, I am unable to rip open this vault with my brute power alone. Consider it like ice. Ice cannot be sliced with a sword; instead, a drill would be required.I also had no use for the key I was holding. It merely unlocked the top layer of the vault, exposing a golden vault underneath.“Dray.”I called out Dray because I was too lazy to handle this.Dray posed in front of the space with a perplexed look on his face. He had barely finished fighting and killing enemies inside the dungeon when he was summoned without notice."Don't be disappointed, you can go back and continue your thing after you break through this thing."Dray seemed to have concentrated his rage at the vault, as he couldn't possibly harbour animosity for me.Bang!Bang! Ba
"Origin Demonic Art?""Analyze."[Analyzing…][The book is a technique book with illusion magic cast on it that features demonic art.][This book will draw the attention of anyone who gets close to it.]"What kind of demonic art is it?"[Mystic Rank - Lower Demon Mutational Art][Consuming the blood of living beings will greatly accelerate growth. Consuming the blood of the same species will accelerate advancement][Side effect: becomes a demonic mutant]I narrowed my eyes and opened the book, flipping through the pages.It turned out that this book only had six pages, and the rest were blank."This is unmistakably the demonic art in which Zagan trained. It has nothing to do with bloodlines and everything to do with demonic art!""Can mere demonic art transform someone into a demon?" I kept my breath held.It was exactly because of this evil technique that Zagan and his family were able to slay thousands of people and wield such horrific strength.Zagan would have seen that the demoni
Only thirty minutes passed.Chaos reigned throughout the entire Azure Valley. The Duchess directly intervened as warnings of a demonic aura spread throughout the entire northern region.It was impossible for her to stop people from discussing about it even after she instantly banned any news about it and summoned all the high-ranking nobles to the spot.When Count Rakan first arrived at the hidden headquarters, he was taken aback. The same applied to Count Russell.As soon as he arrived, Lexus knelt down and peered at the head that had been severed from the neck."It really is Zephyr!"The wind switched abruptly and several persons soon arrived at the covert base, causing a variety of noises to be heard."Did the Duchess kill him?" Lexus pondered."Wait a minute, wasn't Zephyr hiding in his mansion? We just left there and are now here." As soon as Rakan regained awareness, he was in shock."Did you even need to think about it? Zephyr obviously had other ideas, and his preparations wer