System vs Rebirth

"Hahaha!" Noel laughed in the middle of the forest. Of course, he wasn't insane.

There was a demon in front of him. The demon had four feet, but half the size of the demon beast he first fought.

That laugh was simply to grab this demon's attention. Unlike the previous demon beast, this demon didn't have an extraordinary fur that could repel his attack, so Noel tried to take advantage of this situation first to see whether he could kill the demon without using a trap or not.

The moment the demon pounced on him, Noel took a step back, trying to match his movement so that the demon's movement would become a bit slower in his eyes.

After that, he raised his sword, pointing it at the demon so that it would be impaled by its own momentum.

Surprisingly, this demon waved its claws to the side, causing a small gale in the air. That slight push allowed the demon to push its body a little bit, resulting in the demon barely avoiding the sword.

'What? It can do that? The demon is too smart or it might be their instinct?' Noel gritted his teeth. Although he could graze the demon's body, it was too shallow to even do anything.

Even the blood dripping from its stomach wasn't that much, so it would be a long time before the demon's movement started to become sluggish.

'Even though the demon could avoid it, it's clear that humans are still smarter than demons. I should use everything as my weapon to defeat this demon.' Noel thought, assuring himself that he could win this battle. At the very least, fighting this demon seemed to be easier than the demon tree they first encountered.

Without any thought about using the traps, Noel kicked the demon that almost landed on the ground.

However, he felt a sharp pain coming from his foot.

He hurriedly thrust

the pain was unbearable. For someone who never fought

and jump back with his other foot

two were glaring at each other

thought running in Noel's mind. 'I see. Demons might have different traits from each other. The Demon Tree had good versatility, the demon beast earlier had strength and defensive ability while this one has reflex and speed. It's truly hard to discern

feel his left foot and found out that every step

charged toward him,

to match the demon's movement, Noel couldn't follow the demon's speed

latter took this opportunity to run quicker, arriving in front of Noel in just two seconds. Noel waved his sword, but the latter

teeth of that demon. After that, he dragged his left foot to turn around, making sure the demon didn't

and attacked Noel again without

movement. Instead of jumping, he was throwing himself backward

action allowed him to match the

that chance, Noel raised his sword,

to avoid the sword, but Noel had expected him doing so. Hence, he struck the demon with his own

on his head. Although the demon was fast, it seemed it wasn't fast enough to fully bite his head. The demon only managed to open his mouth a bit to let one of

skull to make an impact on

gritted his teeth, enduring all that pain while thrusting his

Medal: Military Service Merit

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