System vs Rebirth

"This is the place." Old Ru pointed at the giant building behind him. They had ventured quite far from their place, so it wasn't that surprising that they found a mysterious building out of nowhere.

"What is this building?" Noel asked while furrowing his eyebrows.

"This building is a mansion from the previous civilization. Though, this is just a normal place that I usually visit a couple of times every year. What I want from you is to beat all the monsters behind the building. There is a giant sinkhole behind this building and inside you will find a lot of monsters… So, I will wait for you here until you finish."

"Hmm?" Noel frowned. "Are you not coming with us?"

He had talked big to Dimitri that his safety was guaranteed, but it seemed that Old Ru had a different plan.

"If I come with you, you will always think that you have that assurance… Well, I won't completely leave you without nothing, so…" Old Ru took out a small piece of paper with a weird symbol on it. "This is a talisman that is imbued with my power. If you think you can't defeat your opponent, pour Spiritual Energy into this talisman and I will sense the reaction. After that, I will immediately go to help you. You should be able to withstand the onslaught for five minutes, right?"

"I see." Noel looked down, contemplating. If Old Ru went with them directly, they would definitely be unable to use all their power, thinking that Old Ru would intervene when their lives were in danger. But by doing this, they would feel a sense of urgency and make them more careful.

With their current strength, they felt like fighting a Superior Demon was possible.

However, they still lacked one thing.

Noel raised his hand. "I know that we shouldn't ask this, but considering our opponent will be a Superior Demon. May we know about the information of that demon?"

"That's true. It's not fair for two Spirit Masters to challenge a Superior Demon." Old Ru nodded. "In fact, you should be able to guess what Superior Demon you will encounter once you reach their nest. Inside that sinkhole, you can find an entrance to an extremely complex tunnel. It's a demon that lurks inside the ground that usually makes the land fertile. Just expect something quite big. And don't worry about your battle inside; the tunnel it created is quite sturdy."

Anna looked down, wondering what the demon was. Meanwhile, Noel glanced at Anna, asking, "Do you think it's possible to fight the Superior Demon?"

"There's no way we can do that normally. But it might be possible if you use both of your elements. I'll also warn you of the danger."

"Alright then." Noel nodded in agreement. "Let's go, shall we?"

"Yeah. I'm quite curious about how strong we've become with this new ability. I feel like improving the control of my Spiritual Energy causes my overall control to increase."

"I feel the same."

Before they left, Noel and Anna bowed to Old Ru. "We will go."

"Yeah. By the way, your time limit is two days. You have to kill all one thousand demons and the Superior Demon within two days."

at the same time. Both of them smiled at each other and said the same thing. "Kill all the demons in a half day and take a rest for

plan in their mind. Looking at their synergy couldn't help but put a smile on Old

so? Happy

as they headed to the sinkhole. As Old Ru said, there was a giant hole a hundred meters behind the

And it was quite deep, considering they had to

definitely a bottom layer and the rain

the demon has drunk it or

"Do demons drink?"

sure. They can live with only Spiritual Energy,

silent. They realized that this area was more mysterious

pointed at the hole that Old Ru

What kind of giant demon is hiding inside this nest?

feel anything with

they are Peak Level Demons. We have to go into the tunnel before I can pick up

for a moment. The entrance was about thirty meters inside the hole,

have reached the same conclusion on how they were

don't have to tell you, right?" Anna

you in the middle of the

a slide to the tunnel?" Anna stuck out

have to use more Spiritual Energy than necessary, right?" Noel let out a sigh. Noel ended up

to resist since she knew what they were about to do. As she expected, a pair of black fire wings appeared on Noel's back. This was the Undying Phoenix Wings, and they

baggage or on his back. In the end, he had to carry her like this even though it would make Anna

as Anna had a sly grin on

flew toward the entrance while ignoring her cheeky

woman gently too… I thought you were just

want me to drop you here?" Noel glared at her. They were in the middle of the hole. Even Anna would have a hard time landing unscathed from this height, especially since there was no wall

hands around his neck, making sure that she wouldn't let it go.

any case, the hole is

he sensed some demons

instinct. But Noel didn't let her warn him as he picked up the

to the ground, but Anna made a cheeky

time had to be interrupted by the

nine presences inside the tunnel. With their Moon Blessings, they could see their appearances. They were either earthworms, mice,