Ambush

"To obey human commands, you are truly a strange Demons."

A glint of light flashed in the short-haired Demons's eyes. After careful observation, he noticed the chain around the Little Fool's neck, where there was a considerable fluctuation of Mana restraint.

"I think I understand why you obey this weak human's orders."

In the sky, countless greatswords made of Mana mercilessly pierced towards the short-haired Demons standing relaxed on the tree.

"That's really ruthless, even though we're the same kind of people."

The short-haired Demons leaped into the fog and disappeared. Countless greatswords made of Mana slammed into the ancient tree, the violent Mana fluctuations shattering the tens of meters tall tree into countless pieces.

"Gone?"

The Little Fool looked around, a hint of bewilderment on his face. The greatsword floating in the sky also drifted aimlessly, unsure of where it would strike.

"In the thick fog, I am invincible. Become my subordinate, little one, and you will surely become Demons as powerful as I am!"

In the thick fog, the voices were sometimes clear and sometimes faint. In just a moment, the figure of a short-haired Demons appeared behind the Little Fool. Before the Little Fool could react, the Restraining Chains around her neck were ruthlessly broken.

"You're free, little one!"

The short-haired Demons's lips curled slightly upwards, and the Demons that was originally intended to attack him hovered in the air, no longer attacking.

Freed from her chains, the Little Fool knelt on the ground, somewhat bewildered. Looking at the broken chains on the ground, she couldn't help but feel a surge of anger. These were gifts from the young master, and the most important thing that had made her accepted as a maid.

"Human, besides relying on that Mana artifact to control the geniuses of our Demons, what other methods do you have?"

The short-haired Demons looked at Li Yan, whose Mana fluctuated at level 20, with disdain. He felt extremely uncomfortable with a great Demons whose Mana fluctuated at around level 50.

"Go, little one, kill that human who dominates you, or better yet, devour him completely and drain him of his essence."

Li Yan was also stunned by the arrogant attitude of the short-haired Demons. He had originally planned to help the Little Fool block the attack, but the other party seemed to have no intention of harming the Little Fool at all. All the attack was aimed at the Restraining Chains around the Little Fool's neck.

Does this guy really think he controls this Little Fool because of those Restraining Chains?

A mischievous glint rose in Li Yan's heart. Just as her Godmother had said, the Demons were a bunch of arrogant and conceited people. They were especially haughty towards the weak and always judged the strength of their opponents by the fluctuations of their Mana.

"Little Fool, kill him!"

Li Yan gave the order again without any politeness. The short-haired Demons revealed a mocking look on his face. The chains that controlled their Demons genius had been broken, and their Demons genius had no need to obey the orders of the human in front of him anymore.

The Little Fool stood up indifferently. Her maid outfit was stained from kneeling on the ground. She unleashed her full Mana, and a powerful spell gathered in her palm.

"Laughable humans!"

Just as the short-haired Demons was mocking Li Yan's weakness without realizing it, a small hand touched his back, followed by a strong impact, as if his entire body had been hit by a truck weighing more than ten tons.

"Cough..."

The short-haired Demons's body flew out like a kite with a broken string, without any warning.

"Hey, Little Fool, go easy on me, don't break my toys."

Li Yan took out a staff from her storage Alternate Space and impatiently released Flame Rays constructed from Mana. With the unfolding of several magic circles, countless Flame Rays shot towards the direction in which the short-haired Demons had been knocked away.

Take advantage of your weakness and kill you!

Countless Flame Rays shot into the thick fog, but strange things began to happen. The Flame Ray attacks seemed to vanish, and no sound came from within the fog.

"Ahem... I admit, you're somewhat capable, but not in terms of strength."

The sound came intermittently from the thick fog. Li Yan frowned slightly. It was indeed annoying if the enemy was hiding in the fog.

"Although I don't know what methods you used to make this Demons obey you, are you prepared to accept death before me, the Seven Sages of Destruction, Uldys?"

As Uldis finished speaking, the surrounding fog thickened, enveloping the entire sky and obscuring the view ahead. Li Yan whispered to the Little Fool, "Go to the sky!"

The Little Fool, who understood Li Yan's meaning, immediately used flight magic to fly into the sky. In such a white, desolate arena, visibility is undoubtedly the most important thing.

A gleaming silver longsword emerged from the thick fog. Li Yan cautiously activated the ice-attribute defensive magic, Ice Shield. The ice elemental crystals constructed from Mana possessed extremely sturdy defenses. The longsword struck the ice elemental shield, leaving only a scratch.

After swinging his longsword, Li Yan finally saw the enemy attacking him: a Demons soldier attempting to hide in the fog. A cruel smile crept across Li Yan's face as he ruthlessly used his Mana to conjure several ice spears in retaliation.

"I could have been killed to test the power of my Mana chariot, but instead I'm choosing to experience the most painful way to die!"

The ice spear, coated with immense Mana, pierced straight through the Demons soldier's body, turning him into a pincushion before dissipating into a cloud of Mana particles.

"Young Master, we can't see anything from the sky either; the entire forest is covered in thick fog!"

The Little Fool who flew down from the sky looked indifferently into the thick fog, the Mana in his body gradually expanding, and countless greatswords made of Mana flew into the fog, reaping the lives of Demons soldiers.

"Is that really how it is? We can't even see the sky clearly."

Li Yan calmly watched the Demons soldier who had approached and been killed. He hadn't sensed any Demons soldier approaching from within the fog, but the Little Fool had easily found him, which was enough to prove that the Little Fool's Mana perception level was completely superior to his.

"Let's try using Wind Magic to briefly disperse the fog and end the battle quickly. This guy who plays hide-and-seek is too cowardly to fight head-on; it's pointless."

Li Yan spoke indifferently, preparing to use Wind Magic with the Little Fool to disperse the surrounding mist.

"Watch out, young master!"

The Little Fool wielded a greatsword constructed of Mana, aiming it at Li Yan's back. There, a strange, enormous hand formed from mist appeared, and the greatsword swiftly cleaved the misty hand in two.

"Silent and without a trace, and without Mana fluctuations, how disgusting!"

Li Yan frowned as she looked at the misty hand that had already been severed. It was a wisp of white mist with only faint Mana fluctuations on it.

[P. S.: I'd appreciate a small gift; it could be an extra chapter. I've collected everyone's opinions. I'm not sure if everyone objects to the Mana Armor part, since it's the male protagonist coming to this world to technologically enhance magic.]