"Kelly, can you find it? A Magic Beast skilled in Illusion Magic won't have much frontal combat power. As long as we find its location, I can kill it alone!" Keli, who controlled plants, was eager to win back face before the girl he loved and spoke with absolute confidence.
The female apprentice named Kelly was thoroughly disgusted. Keli's act of abandoning her and running away had already cost him her trust. If they had not been in the middle of a trial, she would have turned around and left.
"Stop making noise. I'm looking."
The magic item around her neck had a calming effect that could break low-level Illusion Magic, and it could also track the caster. It was quite a fine item.
"Found it. Over there."
Kelly pointed out the location, then hung back as they slowly approached where the demon was hiding.
The demon was frantic. That level of Illusion Magic had already been the limit of what it could do. It had thought it could scare them away, yet they had seen through it. Adam's command had been not to let anything approach him, and these three humans were clearly included.
Though it was the same race as its master, as a demon, it understood the traits of humans best. It did not dare guarantee that they would not disturb its master.
"To hell with it, I'll try again!" The demon activated its Illusion Magic once more. In the eyes of the three, a boundless sea of fire appeared ahead, sweeping toward them and threatening to burn them alive.
Keli's first instinct was still to run, but remembering the earlier illusion, he forcibly stopped himself. He slammed one hand hard against a tree. The tree began growing toward the front, then pierced through the sea of