Chapter 75
Based on their Magic Power, Xiu Er easily determined the strength of the Demon.
Judging the strength of Demon is very simple; just look at how much Magic Power they possess. Moreover, Demon are an extremely arrogant race, and they disdain hiding their strength.
'Four Great Demon, three warriors, one Magic User... Takuson alone could easily handle them.'
This is the assessment given by Xiu Er.
Yes, he speaks highly of Takuson, and that's certainly true.
Although the Demon they encountered were Great Demon, in Xiu Er's opinion, even if they joined forces, they wouldn't be able to put any pressure on Takuson.
Although I really wanted to pull Takuson out and have some fun with these Demons.
But enemies of this caliber are nowhere near as formidable as one's own Doppelganger on the Battle Arena.
Taking these factors into account, these Demons have virtually no remaining value.
Since that's the case, let's resolve it quickly.
"Hey, Lasa, what do you think is the point of that Shulahart guy sending us here?"
A large, armored Demon carrying a greatsword asked his fellow demon next to him with a disdainful tone.
He was originally a powerful Great Demon, but because the Demon he disliked was a confidant of the Demon King, he couldn't show off in front of him.
But usually, he would try to cause trouble for that Demon named "Shulahart".
Now, he was suddenly assigned to come here to intercept a "human" girl with blue-purple hair, which made him feel like he was being underutilized.
However, under pressure from the Demon King, he had no choice but to accept the mission.
"I don't understand, but Shulahart must have had his reasons for making this arrangement, after all, we know about his Magic."
Her Corris, and she is the only Magic User in this Demon team. The other three companions are all warrior-specialized types.
"You should understand that, Belisa."
"Tch, it's because of that Magic that the Demon King values him so much."
The Demon warrior named Belisa did not refute this, because he truly understood the reasons.
Shulahart was no match for him in terms of raw power, but the opponent's precognition forced him to admit that it was indeed a very powerful Magic.
At this moment, a petite female Demon, resembling a loli, stepped forward and interjected:
"Don't be careless. Don't forget, the other side is the one who took down Dracole."
"Tch, it's just Dracole. Losing to a human girl is truly embarrassing, Corris."
The female Demon Corris Kolis is the only Magic User in the group, while the other three companions are all warrior-specialized types.
Despite his mage companion's warning, Belisa paid no heed. In his eyes, losing to a human was already a disgrace, and Dracole had even lost to a human girl?!
That's really embarrassing.
It's clear that this Demon is extremely arrogant towards humans.
"Don't forget what our mission is this time."
Another Demon was about to remind the other, but what happened next interrupted him.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—
Three laser beams shot out simultaneously, instantly piercing the heads of the other three Demon besides Corris.
Corris was taken aback before she could finish speaking, but as Great Demon, she had considerable combat experience and quickly recovered, using her Magic.
"Recovery."
Her teammate's sudden death did not have much of an impact on her; in just a moment, she cast one of her spells.
Before our eyes, the three Demons "corpses" that had been gradually turning to ashes suddenly seemed to rewind time and returned to their state before they were injured.
As his companion got up, Corris immediately unleashed his Magic attack in the direction from which the attack had come.
The attack just now allowed her to immediately analyze the enemy's location.
All of this happened too suddenly. Although he didn't see the attacker, the Demon mage still managed to quickly and accurately analyze the attacker's location using his amazing senses.
After unleashing the attack, she did not stop the spell. While checking her surroundings, she immediately created a defensive shield to protect herself and her classmates.
"The magic detection didn't find the attacker, what's going on?!"
She diligently surveyed her surroundings, even using Magic to enhance her eyesight, but she couldn't find any enemies anywhere.
She also paid particular attention to the direction from which the attack was coming.
"Could it be an ultra-long-range strike?!"
Belisa, who had been rescued, did not utter a sound. He simply scrambled to his feet and rushed to Corris's side, swinging his Greatsword toward the latter's neck.
Corris was not surprised by this, because she had already sensed her own predicament.
Boom!!!
The ground began to crack, Belisa's prized, Magic enhanced Greatsword snapped in two, and his body was pierced through by an even larger spear.
What is that?!
The remaining three Demon only saw their companion being pierced through the flesh by a huge lance.
But the attackers have yet to appear!
"I can recover from a mere penetrating wound."
Seeing this, Corris still maintained a composed expression and, just like before, used [Restoration Magic] on his companion who had been killed again.
But what happened next was completely beyond her expectations.
"Hey, isn't it ready yet!"
The other two Demons were also searching for the enemy's presence with all their might, but no matter what they did, they found no trace of them. The attack clearly came from there, but there was no sign of the enemy.
Invisibility?
Impossible. No magic was detected during the magic detection.
The situation is now clear: the other side used an extremely long-range attack!
They could no longer stay on the plain and had to hide in the nearby woods as soon as possible.
"How could it possibly fail?!"
However, Corris looked as if she had seen something incomprehensible, and her expression turned to astonishment.
"Belisa hasn't recovered yet?"
"My Magic has failed."
Her face showed only astonishment. Her proud Magic had failed, and along with it, her control over her Magic Resistance was gradually decreasing.
"The problem lies with this weapon!"
With no energy left to deal with other issues, the Demon, seeing that Belisa had no chance of being saved, immediately hoisted Corris onto his shoulder.
They separated from their companion and ran towards the forest.
Demon are selfish. As for why they chose to save their companions at this moment, it's because Corris's Magic is really useful, and they can't just throw away such a helpful resource.
Strangely, the enemy's attack stopped when they fled.
But there's no time to worry about that now; the most important thing is to quickly hide in the woods, which have many obstacles.
The Demon were incredibly fast; they covered 10 kilometers in just a few seconds and plunged into the forest.
Xiu Er landed in the land of death in Belisa.
At this moment, the Demon's corpse had not yet turned to ashes.
The entire corpse seemed frozen in time, resting on the spear.
The reason was simple: the Magic used by Corris instantly "resurrected" three Demons who should have died, which piqued Xiu Er's interest.
The situation before him was a masterpiece he had created specifically for sampling.
After sampling was completed, the analysis task was handed over to the system for execution, and Xiu Er began to walk towards the woods.
Finding the Demon who had already fled into the forest was very easy for Xiu Er.
No one could escape his pursuit.
He listened to the entire conversation between the four Great Demons and learned about the situation.
Furthermore, judging from the collected keywords, the "prophet" Shulahart has noticed him and sent out these Demons.
The conversation revealed that these Great Demons were all at odds with Shulahart and were very likely trying to use someone else to kill the demon.
It seems that Shulahart already knows of Xiu Er's existence.
As for the specific extent of his understanding, without reference data, Xiu Er was unable to provide a concrete answer.
And this much-needed data just happens to be what the fleeing Demon can provide right now.
Now that the goal is clear, there's nothing more to consider.
Next, the hunt begins.
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Xiu Er stood outside a large crater created by Magic.
The sizable crater demonstrates the immense power of this attack.
The smoke and dust generated by the energy filled the air, reducing visibility to an extremely low level.
For an ordinary person, it would be impossible to see anything in this dust and smoke, making it an ideal opportunity for a sneak attack.
However, Xiu Er will not be affected in the slightest by this.
Furthermore, this situation was not caused by him, but by another orange-haired girl whom he knew very well.
"..."
A huge tremor came from deep within the forest.
Along the way, trees were all broken, and the ground was covered with traces of "battle".
If you follow this road to its end, you will find a large, man-made crater where two Demons have fallen, each impaled by a lance, and are frozen in place without moving.
Those were two Demon warriors, whom Xiu Er found immediately after entering the forest.
The two demons died in the same way as Belisa before them; both were pierced by lances, and time on their bodies was paused, frozen at the moment of death.
And all of this was done by Xiu Er.
Because of the characteristics of Demon, they quickly turn into magical fragments after death, which led Xiu Er to choose this method in order to collect "samples" of Demon.
However, a complete individual is not needed; just a small piece is enough.
After collecting the data, Xiu Er began reading the memories of the two Demons, a very convenient "Magic" technique.
He wanted to know why the Demon "prophet" Shulahart had sent someone here.
Yes, as soon as Xiu Er learned that the other party had come specifically to intercept him, he immediately understood that the "person" they were talking about was Shulahart, the being in the original work who possessed the Magic to know the future.
Shulahart was able to selectively interfere with the present from among the many futures he observed, causing the future to veer in the direction he desired.
In the original work, Shulahart's death, in a sense, was also the future he chose for himself.
Xiu Er had no particular feelings about this Demon. Whether it was foresight or scheming, he wasn't worried about Shulahart's schemes.
Furthermore, Shulahart is portrayed as an intelligent person. If the other party can truly discover his existence in the foreseeable future, then he will definitely know the consequences of provoking Xiu Er.
Now that everything he wanted had been collected, Xiu Er deduced the general outline based on the memories he had gathered from the Demon' minds.