The Scythe Demon

After Hughes's analysis of the pros and cons, Makarov's anger subsided, though his brows remained furrowed and his eyes vacant, as if deep in thought.

Just based on the fact that the old man could later enable Mest to infiltrate the Magic Council to gather military intelligence on the Alvarez Empire, and to make Gajeel a double agent to find out Ivan's purpose.

Hughes was certain that Makarov was not an ignorant old-fashioned person and would understand his actions.

Although he didn't mention to the old man his purpose in taking over Sabertooth and completing the system mission...

Sure enough, after a moment of contemplation, the old man didn't mention the Sabertooth again, but instead asked Hughes if he needed his cooperation.

Hughes knew that the old man was tacitly approving of his takeover of the Sabertooth Guild, so he immediately struck while the iron was hot, taking out the requirements report that Dobengal had prepared and handing it to Makarov.

The old man opened it out of curiosity, and upon seeing the densely packed requests and suggestions, he felt a wave of dizziness and wanted nothing more than to hang Hughes up and beat him up!

Hughes shrugged at him. "Jiemma is too arrogant to teach them anything good. You can answer these questions yourself. The guild has magic that suits them, so prepare a copy for them."

Pay close attention to the issues concerning Rogue and Minerva. These two are among the most talented in the Ishgar Continent; with proper training, they could at least reach the level of the "Ten Wizard Saints" in the future.

Upon hearing this, Makarov's expression darkened, but his previous impatience vanished.

Carefully folding the papers in his hand and putting them into his front pocket, Makarov sighed, "Do you know how tiring it is for me to organize cultivation plans for so many people?"

He could already imagine the agony he would feel for the next few days.

Hughes shrugged. "Of course I know, otherwise why would I buy you a watermelon?"

"Old man, now that you've had your melon, you'd better take things seriously; my authority over there depends entirely on you!"

Upon hearing this, Makarov stood up angrily. "You made me do so much for you with just half a watermelon? I am the Ten Wizard Saints!"

"Outsiders want me to guide them, do you know what price they're asking?"

Look at what the old man is saying, he just wants to raise the price, Hughes immediately pushed the other half of the watermelon over.

"Can you get to work now?" Hughes asked, feigning disdain.

Makarov's forehead was covered with a series of "well" characters as he erupted in anger, his massive fist slamming down like a mountain splitting rocks.

"Bang!"

Hughes casually dusted himself off. "Old man, is that all?"

"That's not good enough! You still have a lot of practice to do!!"

He picked up the watermelon, turned and left, without even glancing back at the heartbroken Makarov.

"Sigh, I thought they'd send two watermelons, but it turns out they only sent one. I wonder if I can return it!"

Hughes's murmurs reached Makarov's ears precisely.

Makarov: (11 HP, 1)

If he doesn't use his full strength to beat Hughes next time, he'll be Natsu...

The following day at noon, on a remote island some distance from Magnolia Town.

Hughes stood in the center of the deserted island, holding a blood-stained dagger and a warm stone from the Magic Council.

"Having wasted so much time, it's time to absorb these two demons and improve my strength!" Hughes murmured.

After thinking for two seconds, Hughes temporarily put away the warm stone in his left hand.

No rush, let's absorb one first and see how it goes!

At the edge of the island, Granny Porlyusica and Makarov looked serious as the light focused intently on Hughes.

This time, Hughes brought everyone he could from the guild.

On the one hand, it's to broaden their horizons.

On the other hand, it's for the sake of the Magic Barrier Particles. Although the Magic Barrier Particles of each demon are different, the basic principle is definitely the same.

If we can understand the principles behind this, we won't need to be distracted by this tactic when fighting demons in the future.

Therefore, Hughes invited Grandma Porlyusica over as well!

"Watch out, everyone, I'm about to summon a demon!"

As soon as Hughes finished speaking, Makarov's surging magic soared into the sky, forming a golden shield that protected everyone except Hughes.

Seeing this, Hughes suddenly exerted force with his right hand gripping the blood dagger, and the dagger, as if formed from congealed blood, emitted a "crunching" sound.

The next instant, the blood-stained dagger was covered in intricate patterns!

"Bang!"

Amidst the blood-red mist, a tall female demon slowly emerged, clad in a half-naked, close-fitting crimson armor, with blood-red wings on her back and a scarlet scythe in her hand.

Hughes glanced at it; thick blood was still dripping from the tip of the scarlet scythe.

The stench of blood was overwhelming, followed closely by a chilling, eerie atmosphere.

In the blood mist, the scythe demon yawned, as if it had just awakened from a deep sleep. Its blood-red eyes slowly opened, scanned the area, and finally, a terrifying light fell on Hughes.

"Bold human, how dare you look directly at the great demon of the Book of Zeref!"

As it spoke, the scythe demon vanished, its speed so great that it left afterimages in its wake.

"Clang!"

The scarlet scythe cleaved down on Hughes's jet-black neck, producing a metallic clang.

Hughes glanced at it with a hint of disdain; it was actually the demon from the Book of Zeref.

Unlucky!

What he wants is to fight against Primordial Demon like Satan, remnants of ancient times!

Not to mention that the Primordial Demon contains more Devil Origin than the Book of Zeref, he can also learn some secrets about the demon race and the gods from the Primordial Demon.

Meanwhile, Blood Scythe Daemon was slightly taken aback. He was clearly cutting a person, so why was it making a metallic sound?

It raised its scarlet scythe and, defiantly, slashed three times.

"Clang, clang, clang!"

Just as Blood Scythe Daemon was about to strike for the fourth time, Hughes, his face covered in black lines, suddenly reached out and grabbed its wrist.

"You're treating me like a pig!"

"Bang!"

Hughes twisted his body to the side, his right leg whipping out like a whip. Amidst the whistling wind, Blood Scythe Daemon flew out in a U-shape, crashing into countless boulders before crashing to the ground with a thunderous roar, kicking up clouds of dust.

[Absorbed a small amount of Devil Factor, Flame-Flame Devil Fruit Awakening Level +0.01%, Current Flame-Flame Devil Fruit Awakening Level: 75.01% (Initial Awakening)].

The system notification sounded immediately afterward, but Hughes shook his head; this demon wasn't strong enough.

He slashed three or four times at the same spot, but couldn't even break through his basic Armament Haki and Perfect-Level Tekkai defense.

Of course, this is also related to his recent significant improvement in physical condition.

As one's physical constitution improves, one's Armament Haki and Tekkai will naturally be strengthened as well.

Based on the test just now, Hughes estimated that the demon in front of him Dojigiri.

Even if I absorbed it all, it would only raise the Awakening level of the Flame-Flame Fruit to around 85% at most.

As time goes on, the more Devil Factor are needed to increase the Devil Fruit Awakening, which is already evident in Dojigiri.

The first time the Dojigiri absorbed, its Devil Fruit Awakening level increased by 28%, but the second time it only increased by 17%.

"Looks like I'll have to absorb both demons today," Hughes muttered to himself.

While Hughes was distracted, a streak of blood-red light suddenly shot out from the swirling dust!