The Shadow Demon Who Was Thoroughly Convinced

Iver has been prepared for a long time.

He is not truly disabled. At this distance, Deformed Limb Demon, which acts instinctively, will definitely attack itself first.

It is basically impossible for him to hit Deformed Limb Demon - with its reflexes, it can easily dodge even if it is shot. How could Iver, who had never learned swordsmanship, possibly hit it? Deformed Limb Demon is immune to curses, so the Violent Choking Technique enchanted on the "Noble Red" ring is also ineffective against it; it is basically immune to laws, and is too fast for Law Mage to catch it; it is also immune to petrification, so the amber fire of Ms. Maya is also ineffective against it.

But even if the Shadow Demon is not exposed, Iver has already figured out how to deal with it.

When he made up his mind, a golden-red glow ignited in his pupils, and his left hand gently pressed on the holy sword.

Isabel, who was hiding in the corner, saw this scene and his pupils suddenly shrank.

——It's really Mr. Fox!

She subconsciously stretched out her right hand, and the voice was about to blurt out——

But the next moment, Isabel's brain went blank.

I saw Iver sitting in a wheelchair being pierced through the chest by Deformed Limb Demon, who had deformed again and had his right hand become extremely long and narrow!

His wheelchair rolled backwards quickly, hit Lily's body and bounced back. Caught off guard, Lily was knocked out by the wheelchair, but what really paralyzed her was what she saw... the sharp claws that penetrated from Iver's back.

But Iver is not dead.

Because long before he was attacked, he had used the flame on his holy sword as a medium and started using the "fire sacrificial" method! Therefore, the moment he was attacked by Deformed Limb Demon, he recovered part of the trauma he suffered.

Bishop Maya recognized it immediately - this is a skill that only priests who are proficient in combat can master, pre-treatment!

Prepare treatment in advance before your teammates or yourself are injured - complete the treatment the moment you receive damage, thereby minimizing the impact of the attack. You will not faint due to impact, nor will you stop thinking due to severe pain. From the appearance, it looks like it has withstood the attack.

This technique requires no special training, only the ability to predict the enemy's behavior.

And Iver really knows Deformed Limb Demon very well - he even used Deformed Limb Demon's body during the advancement ceremony. Demon Scholar, who contracted Deformed Limb Demon, is not as proficient in Deformed Limb Demon as Iver.

After he realized that after he cut off Deformed Limb Demon's proxy attack with one sword, he would definitely suffer an attack from Deformed Limb Demon's main body, he decided to simply use his body as a trap to trick the opponent into attacking.

This subconscious move is in line with the principles of transcendence and Dedication Path. Iver felt Path Power pouring into his body continuously, constantly strengthening his perception ability, willpower and vitality.

As he expected, after using pre-treatment to resist this inevitable blow and stay awake, Iver knew that he had won——

He immediately pressed his left hand, which was cut by the holy sword, onto Deformed Limb Demon's arm. Just touching the blade of the sword, his palm was already cut open and bleeding. He is using Sacrificial Fire Method, and it happens that he will not be burned by the flame and cause the wound to close.

Just like every person who was stabbed through the chest by Deformed Limb Demon and was unable to struggle... vainly holding down his wound and Deformed Limb Demon's arm, hoping that it would not come out. But in the end it's just a wishful thinking.

But only Iver is different.

The moment his injured and bleeding left hand pressed down on Deformed Limb Demon's arm, Deformed Limb Demon's aggressiveness dropped sharply.

That is the "pastoral" breath that is briefly inspired by burning itself with Holy Fire!

Although the depth of Iver's two roads is now uneven, it cannot correctly guide Art of Shepherding. But the breath of sanctified flesh and blood is like honey to the phantom demon - Deformed Limb Demon, who has particularly weak intelligence and acts instinctively, cannot tell the difference at all.

When he realized that the human beings in front of him were not enemies, but Shepherd who had been given strength and flesh and blood, there was a brief conflict between the hatred of healthy people and the devil's instinctive desire for advancement.

Deformed Limb Demon's brain shut down for a moment and he stopped where he was.

But after all, shepherding has not been completed - and even if it is completed, the powerful Deformed Limb Demon cannot be directly controlled. This only made it stunned for a moment.

But when it hesitated, Iver waved the holy sword again without hesitation and easily cut off its second arm! Deformed Limb Demon let out a shrill and furious wail - the pain finally made it wake up and no longer hesitated about "attacking Iver". Each limb is part of its strength and essence, and can also be considered its life. Even cutting off its head cannot stop it, and only destroying its six limbs can temporarily dissipate it.

But Iver has bought enough time.

"——Devil!!"

When Deformed Limb Demon was rolling on the ground in pain, Gordon, who had just taken a breath, roared and charged, knocking Deformed Limb Demon away from Iver with a shoulder collision! At this moment, it was only a few seconds before Bishop Maya issued a warning.

Edward chose to believe her words. Because the situation of Iver is not optimistic.

Edward, who was standing on the first floor, immediately pulled out a pistol from his waist and pointed it at the middle-aged man on the second floor who was wrapped in chains and turned into a rice dumpling.

Seeing him raising a gun at such a long distance, someone next to him panicked. "Edward Inspector General..."

"——Shut up." Edward responded coldly.

He didn't want to hear what the person next to him wanted to say at all, and he didn't even think about looking back.

"The law gives me the right to shoot."

Edward chanted in a low voice, and then pulled the trigger.

I saw a beam of silver light erupting from the muzzle of the gun, instantly engulfing the middle-aged man's head!

There was no blood splattered, and no broken bones or flesh. When the light dissipated, the man's head even looked intact, except for a black spot the size of a thumb in the center of his forehead.

Because it was his soul that was broken. This ensures that the person has no means of emergency escape or reincarnation.

The moment the man was shot to death, large areas of flowing black runes suddenly appeared on Deformed Limb Demon's unusually white skin.

They flowed from Deformed Limb Demon's chest to his limbs, and the gathered black runes turned into nothingness. Deformed Limb Demon just started to disintegrate and disappear from the end. The arm originally inserted into Iver's chest also suddenly disintegrated and disappeared. Iver, who kept using the method of sacrificing fire, immediately used a large amount of mana to restore the wound.

Deformed Limb Demon stared at Iver and roared with unknown meaning.

It suddenly burst out with huge power - even though Deformed Limb Demon had been weakened by Iver for two rounds, its life-threatening and crazy attacks still put the already old Gordon into a state of crisis in an instant.

——For some reason, it seems that it wants to get close to Iver no matter what.

But Gordon's originally shining silver armor was now tattered, dull, and full of dents. But he still stood firmly in front of Iver, firmly restraining Deformed Limb Demon's attack.

The furious Deformed Limb Demon realized that it could not break through from here, so it attacked Gordon with all its strength. The ends of its limbs had turned into nothingness, and it used its transformed long whip-like arms to beat Gordon wildly, and Gordon's helmet had been whipped out long ago.

"Gordon, get out of the way!"

Seeing that Gordon was about to fall into a crisis state, Iver's voice suddenly came from behind him.

Gordon's back was turned to Iver, so he couldn't see anything at all. His vision was completely covered with blood, and his brain was buzzing and spinning from repeated blows. It was only thanks to the strengthening of the body by Path Power that his head was not blown apart.

But he still subconsciously chose to obey Iver's order.

Perhaps it was because he didn't call him "Director" or "Sir", which made Gordon, whose consciousness was somewhat blurry, recall the memory of being ordered by his superior when he was in the army...

He struggled to block the attack, held the blood-soaked and damaged sword blade in front of his eyes, kept his gaze on Deformed Limb Demon, and slid to the side and back.

Just for a moment - a scorching flame roared past him from behind.

Although Gordon was wearing armor, most of the sweat on the back of his neck from the fierce battle was dried almost instantly. His right ear was blown by waves of scorching flames, and the hot wind burned his ear canal until it hurt.

It was like a crescent moon, showing an arc-shaped golden sword energy.

It shimmered with scorching light, and twisted air steamed around it. Only the tail end has a faint red fire.

——That was the decisive blow that unleashed the magic power injected into the holy sword in one breath.

Normally, it would be impossible for it to hit Deformed Limb Demon. But at this time, most of Deformed Limb Demon's limbs had disappeared, so he could not transform his body again, nor could he avoid it... It was completely penetrated from the middle, and what burst out was not even blood, but a large amount of sparks.

Deformed Limb Demon's remaining arms were finally completely burned by Holy Fire just before he was about to be expelled.

There was still a small half of the fire that had lost its arc-moon shape, and it hit the magic wall full of tentacles.

But even so, the Divine Weapon-level [Evil-Resisting] property has already caused it to cause huge damage to the magic wall. The moment Holy Fire touched the magic wall, it instantly spread in all directions like a flame burning a spider web. With just a whoosh, the ferocious tentacles of flesh and blood covering the entire club were burned to ashes in an instant from that point, which was extremely visual impact.

Under the gaze of everyone, under the shining of the sunset outside the window, the Red Hilt Sword that had extinguished the flame in Iver's hand gradually blurred and dissipated, turning into a huge crimson key.

Iver, whose chest was completely penetrated by the demon and Clerical Robe was soaked in blood, has already recovered most of his injuries through Sacrificial Fire Method.

The brand new Holy Sword Badge on Iver's chest has been dyed red with his own blood. His Clerical Robe chest also had a large area of red, and there were circular holes visible to the naked eye, revealing the brand-new, fair skin that had just been restored by Sacrificial Fire Method.

But no one laughed at Iver. Everyone looked at this boy in a wheelchair, who was only eighteen years old, with respect.

Even Iver's voice at this moment seemed so majestic:

"The devil has been driven out! There is no need to panic anymore. Please stay where you are and don't push!" Let the priests treat the injured first - they can still be saved! "

The crowd who were still in chaos just now subconsciously chose to obey Iver's order.

Lily, who was still stumbling a little, staggered over and whispered, "Sorry, Iver... I can't help you with anything..."

In the sudden impact, she felt her own weakness for the first time.

Before this, she was not interested in extraordinary powers. In her opinion, it is just "strength for fighting", and she doesn't like fighting with others. But at this moment, Lily felt such a strong desire for power for the first time - at least the next time Iver encountered an attack, he could no longer be so powerless like this.

"It's okay, Lily."

Iver looked at the glasses on Lily's face and said softly, "There will always be a chance... Do you need treatment?"

"Let's give it to those who need treatment first. I was just hit, but many people were directly penetrated by demons..."

Lily shook his head, covered his abdomen and hissed lightly.

At this time, Iver finally received the belated reminder:

[Expell Deformed Limb Demon, get Free Experience 210]

——More than ten times more experience than Veronica!

He roughly estimated that the free experience was enough to directly upgrade a profession from level 10 to level 19! After successfully grabbing the head, Iver raised the corners of his mouth slightly, showing a satisfied smile.

It's not in vain that I was stabbed hard by it. Iver thought to himself.

By the way, speaking of phantoms...

At this moment, Iver suddenly remembered that there was an audience under him.

Why is there no movement? Stupid? "How about it, Shadow Demon?"

So Iver took the initiative to speak and asked from the bottom of his heart, "Are you satisfied?"

[... I am sincerely convinced, my respected master]

Shadow Demon was silent for a long time before speaking in a quiet female voice.

Its answers were short, but the change in attitude was clear.

The hoarse voice with a frosted texture has become lighter again, which means that its flattering attitude towards Iver has become more obvious. Just like when a cat pleases its owner, it will make more sounds than usual.

Iver smiled contentedly, raised his head to look at the sunset outside the window, and breathed a sigh of relief.

By coincidence, Iver, Lily and Gordon were exactly where they were when they were awarded the medal.

The knight's armor on Gordon's body was in tatters, the helmet had flown to nowhere, and Sword of Honor had obvious flaws. There were also traces of penetration on Iver's chest, and the blood-stained Holy Sword Badge on his chest shone in the sunset. Lily's condition was not very good either, but he still stood loyally behind Iver and got on his somewhat deformed wheelchair.

The reporter who was the first to discover the demon and was obsessed with filming it saw this scene and was pleasantly surprised to find that he hadn't run out of film yet.

——So the reporter pressed the shutter again on Iver, recording and fixing this scene.

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