The Mecha-Kai Species During Dimensional Travel

After saying this, Xiu Er confirmed there was no one around before opening the "Space Gate."

But before leaving, he took out an object and tossed it to Takuson.

The thing arced through the air, landing precisely in the other's instinctively opened palm.

"Teacher, this is...?"

"[Reminder] Among those Demons, there's one skilled at hiding. This device can help you identify and point out the Demon."

"Does that mean...?"

Seeing the excitement lighting up Takuson's eyes, Xiu Er didn't reply.

"[Addendum] Do your best."

With those final instructions, his figure fully vanished into the golden passage, then disappeared from the inn's corridor.

Did you think Xiu Er really couldn't catch an enemy skilled at concealment?

Not quite.

Takuson also understood what his teacher meant.

After seeing off his teacher, Takuson returned to his room, dressed himself, and tucked the small item Xiu Er had given him into his coat pocket.

Finally, fully prepared, he closed his own door and, like Xiu Er, left the inn.

Chapter 26: An Unexpected Visitor

Wandering aimlessly through the city streets.

Takuson stared at the device in his hand, momentarily at a loss.

It had been five minutes since Xiu Er left to engage the Demons.

Within the city, Takuson could clearly feel the ground trembling, and the sky beyond the city walls had been "dyed" by magic.

That deep crimson barrier-like magic sent an inexplicable chill through his heart—if he got caught inside that barrier, something bad would definitely happen.

But in his heart, his teacher was the strongest, and his teacher was also an Angel of the Goddess.

Rather than worrying about his teacher, it was better to focus on any Demons that might have slipped into the city.

The city guards were also drawn by the changes outside; the entire city had entered a battle state.

It seemed they too had realized the Demons were attacking.

As expected, these people only believed when they saw the Demons with their own eyes.

Recalling how he'd been driven out by the guards back then, compared to their frantic state now, Takuson felt a petty satisfaction.

"Alright, now how do I use this little device?"

Takuson pulled the tool Xiu Er had given him from his chest and began examining the device in his hand...

While Xiu Er and Takuson were each busy with their own affairs, Volumen, protected at home by her parents, still hadn't grasped what was happening.

What's going on today?

Her friends had all been taken home by their respective adults, and those guard brothers all looked like they were in a hurry.

They kept saying things like "Demon."

Seeing the panic on her parents' faces, Volumen still couldn't understand the situation.

What were Sister Xiu Er and Brother Takuson doing right now?

For some reason, at this moment, Volumen suddenly thought of Xiu Er and Takuson, whom she'd been in frequent contact with these past few months.

In her heart, Sister Xiu Er was a very powerful Magic User, while Brother Takuson was a Warrior with a strong body.

Out of curiosity, Volumen went to the yard. After checking her surroundings and seeing no one else, she took out the communicator Xiu Er had given her earlier.

Beep beep beep—

"Hello, the user you are calling is currently unavailable. Please try again later."

"Huh? What does that mean?"

Sister Xiu Er was busy right now.

Though she didn't understand this situation happening for the first time, Volumen quickly realized that Sister Xiu Er and Brother Takuson were occupied.

I hope you're okay.

For now, the only thing she could do was pray for Sister Xiu Er and the others.

Pfft—

The sound of flesh being sliced by a sharp blade, accompanied by splattering blood.

The upper half of a Demon landed on the ground not far away, while its lower half still stood before Xiu Er.

Kicking away the lower half in front of him, his wrist drove the greatsword in a semicircle through the air, smashing it into the Demon attempting a sneak attack from behind.

A sword that looked clearly heavy was sent flying by his slender arm with ease.

Every Demon engaged in the fight now took Xiu Er's threat seriously.

Bang—!

"What?!"

The greatsword shattered the attacker's weapon, ignored the armor on his body, and sliced straight into his flesh without resistance.

Spells of various colors flew in from a distance, landing precisely on Xiu Er's position. The fierce attacks and reactions from different magics kicked up a cloud of dust, heavily obstructing everyone's vision.

"Did we get him?"

"Not sure. Stay alert."

"That creature... isn't [human], is it?"

"Who cares. Just kill anything in our way."

Watching his kin discuss among themselves, Tarda, the strongest Magic User in the group, stared intently at the deep red sky.

He tried to analyze this barrier, but from the start of the battle until now, he had made no progress at all.

That instantly made him realize the gap in strength between himself and his opponent.

Within this barrier, Tarda found that his Magic Power was rapidly decreasing, as if something was draining it from his body.

So he concluded that all of this was the effect of this [barrier].

This fight with the enemy cannot be dragged out, or we'll all be worn down here!

But just as he was thinking, pain suddenly struck his body, and a spray of blood flew into his vision.

"When...?!"

His chest was pierced. This Magic User could never have imagined how the enemy had evaded his detection, bypassed the front-line Warriors, and come to his back.

Pushing over the headless corpse in front of him, Xiu Er aimed at the remaining Magic Users.

In the dust, the surviving Demons could barely make out a golden light darting through the mist.

Every time it passed a Demon, it took that Demon's life.

Like a reaper harvesting lives in the shadows.

Blood splattered everywhere. Limbs and bodies kept appearing in the mist, then turning to ash.

In this situation, even Demons, when facing an unbeatable enemy, would feel something called "fear."

A few minutes later, Xiu Er had wiped out every Demon present.

Dispelling the effect of [City of Devouring Time], Xiu Er stood in place, sorting through the things he had collected during the battle.

After organizing everything, he looked toward the distant city. In his eyes, everything on the city wall was fully visible.

There stood a black-haired youth, both hands gripping a bloodstained Battle Axe.

Before him was a Demon covered head to toe in armor, holding a greatsword as long as Takuson himself.

Around them were guards on the verge of death, wounded by the Demon's attacks. Against this powerful Demon, the guards' strength was far from enough.

Fortunately, whether due to personality or something else, the Demon hadn't finished them off immediately, which gave Takuson time to arrive.

Bang—!!

With the kinetic force transmitted through the axe handle, Takuson's arms began to tremble involuntarily, and his legs nearly gave way.

The floor beneath him shattered from the immense force, spreading out like a spiderweb centered on Takuson.

"Hmph, quite the strength."

Feeling the gap in power between them, Takuson hadn't experienced this sensation in a long time.

The last time was in the [Virtual Combat Arena] when he faced "Zera."

Because he had rich experience dealing with this kind of opponent.

Thus, in an instant, Takuson decided on his next course of action.

And his entire battle process with this Demon was recorded by Xiu Er.

Due to the special effects of "City of Devouring Time," all the guards in the city had been alerted, which coincidentally made them discover the Demons that had just infiltrated.

Never mind how a Demon who looked like a complete brute had stealth-type magic.

For Demons, this was a common occurrence.

But right now, none of this could hold Xiu Er's attention.

Because right before him stood an unexpected figure.

Xiu Er gazed quietly at the golden-haired, diminutive figure before her, her heart unable to settle for a long time.

A cascade of golden silk hair was casually draped behind her, and the long, pointed ears on either side of her cheeks clearly marked her race.

For some reason, her feet were bare, yet the soles stepping on the dirt bore not a trace of grime.

"Who would have thought that a casual stroll for leisure would lead me to encounter something so interesting."

The Golden-Haired Elf thus locked eyes with Xiu Er, a strange smile spreading across her face.

Chapter 27: Me, Fight Sariel? No Way?

Not a moment was spent mourning the dead Demon.

The next to arrive was the Founder of all Magic Users—Sariel—who commanded nearly every spell from the Age of Gods to the present day!

Seeing the target figure from when she first arrived in this world, Xiu Er couldn't help but feel a bit of surprise, though not much, since meeting was inevitable; now it was merely a matter of the encounter coming sooner.

The Golden-Haired Elf before her was the strongest Magic User in this world, but her personality leaned toward the "Gentlemen, I love war" type.

Because the only thing she cared about was magic. From her perspective, only constant war could accelerate the advancement of magic, and with that advancement, the world would birth even more bizarre and novel spells—exactly what she most wanted to see.

Don't let her small stature fool you; she was an elf who had survived since the Age of Myths. The Magic Power and knowledge stored within her were astonishing.

"What, have you nothing to say to me? Or perhaps..."

Sariel's eyes locked tightly onto Xiu Er's amber ones—eyes she had never seen on any living creature before.

"...you simply cannot speak?"

"[Rebuttal] This unit is equipped with a language function."