Deep in the quiet of the night, inside a pitch-black alley.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
A rapid sequence of elbow strikes echoed alongside a man's angry roar, frightening a rat that had just darted out from a hole so badly that it pressed flat against the wall and scurried away.
Four brawny Black men were beaten bloody; some even had their bones fractured, lying motionless on the ground.
"A few elbow strikes took people down and kept them from getting back up, plus that Black phantom..."
The blonde beauty raised her head, her face filled with an expression of intense interest.
"Handsome, what on earth are you? An exorcist?"
"What kind of gibberish are you muttering?"
Lynn violently stomped his legs, rushing right in front of the blonde beauty before raising his elbow.
"Take my elbow!"
Under the power of Lao Da, the Martial Soul True Body behind him manifested once more, slamming fiercely into the blonde beauty's head.
Bang!
A muffled sound mingled with a crisp crack of breaking bone.
The blonde beauty felt as though her skull had burst wide open, stars dancing in her vision as her head buzzed with a deafening ring.
Without even letting out a scream, her entire body flew backward like a snapped kite.
She then crashed heavily onto the ground, smashing the pavement into spiderweb-like cracks.
"As expected, you're not human at all!" Seeing this, Lynn's face grew even more excited.
"Good thing the system map isn't made by certain map apps, or I probably wouldn't have found these evil creatures so fast."
Lynn still remembered how terribly he had been screwed over by a certain mapping app in his past life.
Back then, he was still pure and naive; the navigation voice told him to turn left, so he foolishly turned left, only for his car to plunge right into a river the moment he did.
That kind of scene was something he would remember for a lifetime!
The blonde beauty sprawled on the ground, covered in blood, the back of her head caved in from the sheer force of the impact, a pair of emerald pupils filled with utter bewilderment.
What the hell was this?
How could an ordinary human's elbow strike pack such immense power?
Taking advantage of the fact that she hadn't recovered yet, Lynn rushed straight up to her and raised his elbow at her once more.
"Speak, what kind of evil creature are you?"
The blonde beauty stared in terror at the man standing before her.
The other party's strength was simply too formidable, and that Black phantom from just now... she was certain it had to be some kind of evil spirit!
"Fuck, what kind of monster are you?"
"Can't you tell I'm a human?" Lynn replied.
The blonde beauty didn't believe Lynn's bullshit for a second; she had never seen a human with strength like that.
If you're a human, then I'm a goddamn dog!
"Don't believe me, do you?"
Seeing the utter disbelief on the blonde beauty's face, Lynn raised his elbow again, bringing it down in a storm of ferocious strikes.
Bang!
The massive force drove the blonde beauty's head straight into the ground, nearly burying it.
"Damn monster!"
The blonde beauty pushed herself up from the ground with both hands, her emerald pupils instantly shifting into vertical slits.
At the same time, pitch-black goat-like horns gradually sprouted from her head, and the skin on her body rapidly transformed into a scarlet hue.
A violent, murderous intent suddenly surged from her body, radiating in all directions.
"No matter what kind of exorcist you are, once you've seen my true form, you can prepare to end up in my belly!"
The female demon twisted her features into a fierce, savage expression, her eyes erupting with startling and terrifying murderous intent.
"Are you a demon?" Lynn asked out of curiosity.
The female demon's mouth split wide to her ears, revealing a cruel smile.
"Of course. Seeing a demon, scared yet?"
"Scared? I'm excited as hell, alright!"
As he spoke, Lynn withdrew the Flameflow Blade from his system inventory.
[Flameflow Blade: From "League of Legends", the weapon of Kayle, the Righteous.
Wielding the blade can ignite divine fire, granting bonus damage against evil creatures.
Slaying evil creatures allows the weapon to evolve, granting even greater effects.]
Almost instantly, a silver-white longsword appeared in Lynn's hand.
Both sides of the blade bore fish-like patterns, and a faint white holy light flickered along them like a reviving divine dragon.
The female demon glanced at the Flameflow Blade in Lynn's hand and let out a disdainful sneer.
"You think holding a silver sword blessed with holy water is enough to deal with a demon?"
"What about this, then?"
Lynn violently swung the longsword. The blade tore through the air, howling as it ignited with golden holy flames.
Even the blade of the longsword began to lengthen, its tip extending by a full several feet with the divine fire, scorching the surrounding air.
The female demon: "..."
Why would a small fry of a demon like me run into an angel wandering the mortal realm?
"I surrender."
Without a moment of hesitation, the female demon slid straight down to her knees.
She was just a lowly little trash demon; how was she supposed to fight an angel walking the mortal realm?
What if she died?
"Tch, what a coward. Can't you be a little tougher and let me take a swing at you?"
Lynn's face was full of utter contempt, as if he deeply looked down on the female demon's prompt surrender.
To this, the female demon replied internally: What if I'm a little tougher and get myself hacked to death by you?
Lynn eyed the female demon standing before him and asked with curiosity:
"What are you demons doing coming here?
Don't tell me this city is some kind of paradise for demons.
I happen to know this place is the cesspool of the entire world; demons coming here is no different from eating shit."
Aren't you just beating around the bush to say I eat shit?
The female demon felt her chest heave violently with rage, but after glancing at the Flameflow Blade burning with golden holy flames in Lynn's hand, she held it back.
"I came to this place because I was invited by another demon."
Lynn raised an eyebrow: "Are there a lot of demons who got invited over like you?"
The female demon shook her head: "I don't know how many there are. Belur didn't tell us."
Belur?
Could this be the mastermind behind these demons?
Lynn noted the name in his heart and continued asking:
"The missing persons cases appearing in Gotham lately-are they related to you lot of demons?"
Hearing this, the female demon froze in place.
But seeing Lynn slowly raise the Flameflow Blade, her expression abruptly changed, and she hurriedly spoke:
"Yes, it was us. Belur called us
over and told us to capture some humans to complete a certain ritual."
"Hmm." Lynn nodded. "Last question, who is Belur, and... do you know what the purpose of that ritual is?"
Aren't those two questions?!
The female demon cursed inwardly, but with a demon under someone else's roof, she had no choice but to bow her head.
"Belur is a greater demon with immense power. All of us lesser demons take orders from him."
Lynn nodded, and the system prompt popped up once more.
[Main quest "Investigate the recent evil creature invasion events in Gotham" completed]
[Reward obtained: 20 EXP, Gotham Reputation +20
Feast (From "League of Legends", when a creature's HP falls below 20%, this skill can be used to devour the target, granting a constitution bonus. Can only devour supernatural creatures)]
Lynn's eyes lit up.
Wasn't an execution skill arriving right on time?