Encounter (Part 2)

"I've already answered your question, so what about mine?"

Don't tell me you're just going to give me a piece of your mind and let this go. I came all this way specifically to listen to your fabricated stories.

Shifting the focus, Rivale put pressure on Galan.

He looked at the human with great interest, wondering if he could give him a worthy answer.

Galan knew that if he really tried to fool them, they would see through him, and then he wouldn't know what they would do.

"Serie and I are just ordinary friends. As for the contact you mentioned, I'm not entirely sure what it is. Maybe it's because he left a [Location Magic] on me."

"[Location Magic]...?"

Rivale looked at himself thoughtfully, and in that instant when their eyes met, Galan felt as if his body and soul were being spied upon.

This awful feeling is like being completely naked in front of the other person...

However, I wouldn't say I was lying; I just didn't tell the whole story.

Serie did indeed leave a [Location Magic] on herself, and not only that, she also had a [Telepathic Magic].

But he was only asking about the connection between the two, so my answer was acceptable.

"Looks like you're not lying... After all, with your abilities, it's unrealistic to think you can fool me."

He crossed his arms, seemingly deep in thought.

"Oh dear, this is troublesome. Since you have [Location Magic] on you, it doesn't seem like a good thing for me to just kill you like this. That guy is really serious. Even the Demon King can't protect me this time."

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Yes, so please let us leave quickly and pretend you never saw us, okay?

Galan prayed silently, while Amber behind him had already realized just how powerful this Demons was.

There are not many great Demons who have names, and the name [Rivale] is dazzling even among all the great Demons.

Faced with such an enemy, is it really possible for our group to return alive today?

But Serie isn't in town right now, so in that case, having a little fun wouldn't hurt... You know what? It's been almost a century since a warrior has been able to take a punch from me. Can you do it?"

Seeing the opponent's suddenly sharpened Fighting Spirit, Galan cried out that something was wrong.

She pushed the two people behind her aside and gently guided them to safety.

Without hesitation, he drew his weapon and blocked in front of him. His Mana flowed like a stream, drawing blood from the two bottles at his waist. Instantly, the bottle caps flew off, blood splattered, and condensed into two solid pillars of Blood Pillar, which stabbed towards Rivale without hesitation.

"Hmph, so you didn't choose to run away but attacked me instead? No wonder Serie is interested in you."

Faced with Galan's initial attack, Rivale simply laughed and moved with lightning speed, dodging Galan's attacks while constantly closing in on him.

Galan realized that his current methods wouldn't be able to touch his opponent, so he decisively charged towards him. Since it was the same whether he came or she came, he might as well build up momentum first!

This battle was inevitable. Rivale and Serie were extremely similar in personality; both were rare warmongers, except that Serie usually acted more normally.

Rivale never cared about such things. Even knowing that attacking Garan might risk being hunted down by Serie Galan, for a warmonger like him, having a fight to fight was never an option.

"What do we do? Rivale... he's really going to kill us!"

Amber, who had just gotten up from the ground, turned pale when she saw Rivale constantly dodging Galan's attacks. They really couldn't escape now; even without fighting, the outcome seemed obvious.

Not to mention that the opponent is currently only dodging Galan's attacks and seems to have no intention of making a move at all. This further highlights his ease and control, and the difference between the two is obvious.

"What should we do? Lia, hurry and call for help!"

Although she was still extremely anxious, Amber had no intention of abandoning Galan and fighting alone.

She drew the Silver Sword from its sheath. The scars inflicted by the monster on the Silver Sword were still clearly visible. Amber had considered getting it repaired at a weapon shop, but she was reluctant to spend the money all at once, thinking that she would have more money after completing this commission. She never expected to encounter such a disaster.

"I... I'll go find someone?"

Lia was also completely bewildered by the current situation.

She glanced at Amber, whose face looked terrible, and then at Galan, who was fighting Rivale in the distance. After a brief moment of thought, she decided to stay.

On one hand, she had a deep-seated hatred for the Demons; on the other hand, Galan was her savior, and she couldn't just watch him die.

He saved her life, and she felt obligated to repay him.

Moreover, he was a recognized genius in the village, and even without professional magical training, his Mana alone would surely be of use.

The black Military Boots left deep footprints on the ground, an unparalleled display of power. The soil stirred up by the tremors was completely obliterated by the powerful Mana emanating from Rivale.

[Bloodstained War God]'s blood-red cloak suddenly twisted behind him in a flash, and a piercing sound of air being torn apart came straight at him, mixed with an aura of destruction.

Almost instantly, Galan felt an extremely oppressive aura approaching him.

Without putting any more thought into it, Galan instinctively knew that Rivale's fist was already in front of him.

It was so fast that I couldn't keep up with his movements for a moment.

There was absolutely no way that the strength of the Blood Pillar alone could withstand the opponent's attack. Galan vaguely remembered that the only person who could take a punch from Rivale head-on was later Eisen.

He didn't think his body was as freakish as Aizai's; he figured if he took a punch head-on like that, he'd explode on the spot.

"You've got guts. Judging from our exchange just now, you should know the difference in skill between us, yet you've still fought on relentlessly until now. Is it to buy those two time to escape?"