Reunion

Night sky.

Rienta used [Telekinesis] to rush towards Frieren and Fern.

Fortunately, the fog only enveloped the forest; not much fog covered the night sky.

A moment later, Rienta arrived at the location where he had previously detected Frieren and Fern using [Detection Magic].

Just as Rienta was about to go help, Frieren appeared in mid-air using [Flight Magic].

"Lord Frieren."

Frieren nodded to Rienta, then, seeing Rienta preparing to go down and help, said softly, "Rienta, trust Fern, she can do it."

Rienta was taken aback by what she heard, but still stopped what she was doing.

He trusted Lady Frieren's judgment, and he also trusted Fern.

After all, his [Detection Magic] and the two Demons ' [Detection Magic] detected each other at the same time.

Judging from Mana, this male Demons is inferior to Fern.

Frieren gripped her Staff, her eyes lowered as she watched Fern fight the male Demons below, a smile playing on her lips.

"It's nice to stand on the sidelines sometimes, isn't it, Rienta?"

Rienta nodded and said softly, "Lady Frieren, where is Stark?"

"Stark and Genau waited in the village for the Norm Knights to come and collect the bodies."

Corpse?

Rienta was taken aback; to be honest, it was a bit strange.

Even though Demons feed on humans, he saw many villagers' corpses when he entered the church.

Frieren noticed Rienta's confusion and explained:

"According to the intelligence deduced by Stark and Methode, one of the Demons who attacked the village was Demon General who used Four-Sword Style."

"I, along with Fern and Methode, went out to investigate the abandoned fortress most likely to harbor Demons, while Stark and Genau stayed behind to guard the village."

Rienta floated in the air, its gaze slowly sweeping over the two battlefields in the forest.

[Detection Magic] No other Demons were detected, only two Demons, which correspond to the two current battlefields.

"Lady Frieren, I'll go check on the village."

Frieren thought for a moment, then said softly, "Yes."

Rienta was about to set off, she suddenly remembered that she didn't know the direction of the village.

"Um... Lady Frieren, which direction is the village in?"

"... Over there." Frieren pointed in the direction they had come from.

Rienta activated [Telekinesis] and [Flight Magic] and headed towards the village.

In the forest, Methode, who had been forced to separate from Frieren and Fern, calmly looked at the female Demons before her, holding her Axe-and-Halberd Staff.

While dodging the relentless attacks, he turned his head to look to the side.

The roaring sounds coming from not far away indicated that Fern was also engaged in a fierce battle.

This is understandable, given that Fern's opponent used a rather unique [Mist-Summoning Magic].

Suddenly, the female Demons seemed to grow tired of this cat-and-mouse game.

[Magic That Turns Attacks into Whirlwinds].

A wind blade made of Mana slashed towards Methode.

What are you looking around for?! I'm your opponent.

Methode reacted quickly, unleashing two [Defensive Magic] in quick succession to successfully block the attack.

"Of course I understand."

Methode gave a curt reply, then continued to entangle with the female Demons wielding a long sword.

Unlike the Demons that summoned this fog, the Demons before her fought in a very pure and straightforward way.

It combines offense and defense, has a solid foundation, and leaves no room for error.

This meant she couldn't gain any advantage in direct combat and could only passively defend.

The best way to break this deadlock is to join forces with Miss Fern.

However, besides blocking [Detection Magic] and vision, this dense fog probably also has a powerful Mana perception effect.

If they continue fighting in this thick fog, Miss Fern will be unable to utilize her expertise in stealth.

Of course, from another perspective...

If this dense fog can be cleared, the entire battle situation will immediately change.

Thinking of this, a smile involuntarily crept onto Methode's lips.

"In that case, let's be a little tougher."

If we resolve this sooner, we might be able to continue touching Miss Frieren.

Methode created distance, pointing her Axe-and-Halberd Staff at the female Demons, a Magic Array Pattern appearing behind her.

Several beams of Mana energy simultaneously shot towards the female Demons.

The female Demons, wielding a long sword, blocked the attack.

It couldn't understand why the tall human in front of it would suddenly change its fighting style and choose to launch a fierce attack.

Just as the female Demons blocked the attack, a hand reached out towards her Demons amidst the billowing smoke and dust.

With a slight flick of her wrist, the female Demons slashed at the incoming palm with her longsword.

The severed hand flew through the air, but then suddenly vanished.

At the same time.

Methode had already instantly appeared behind it.

The Staff in his hand glowed white, pointing directly at the female Demons's back.

The female Demons was at a point where her old power was exhausted and her new power had not yet been generated, but she still managed to shift her body slightly with her powerful physical instincts, preventing Methode from hitting her vital points.

The female Demons's body was covered in blood on one side, but it didn't care.

He gripped the longsword in one hand, speaking calmly, "Your fighting style is very similar to that of the [Demon-Hunting Clan] from the Northern Plateau."

"They were a bunch of lunatics who found meaning in life in killing Demons."

Having said that, the female Demons smiled and gripped the hilt of her sword with both hands.

"Interesting."

"Looks like we can have a good fight."

"Come on, let's settle this once and for all."