The Author's POV

In a large and wide corridor, footsteps echoed.

"Do you think it was the right idea to just let him go like that?"

Kevin asked, while he turned to face Amanda who was running next to him. Before she could answer, he raised his sword and slashed toward his right.

SHIIIING!

"Huek!"

The body of a demon split in half.

"Yes."

Amanda nodded. Taking out her bow, she brought the string back as three arrows formed on the bow.

Clang—!

Letting go of the string, the arrows shot toward the distance and impaled three nearby demons.

"Since he's recovered his mana, he should have no trouble protecting himself, and…"

Lowering the bow in her hand, Amanda proceeded to head deeper into the corridor.

"…he's not exactly alone."

***

Ba…Thump! Ba…Thump!

Feeling the demon's hollow gaze pause on me, my heartbeat started to rapidly increase and my breathing also became more difficult.

My back began to sweat when the demon once again began to raise his hand.

'Well, shit…'

I thought to myself as the Duke ranked demon slowly brought his hand down.

But…

A figure materialized behind the demon as his hand was halfway down and attacked him from behind.

Spurt—!

The demon began spraying black blood on the ground, and I noticed an enchanting figure standing behind him.

Her hand was currently reaching out for the demon's orb that was now visible to the naked eye, through a gaping hole in his chest area.

"Took you long enough."

I muttered with a smile and supported my body up.

'Thank god our plan worked.'

It was clear from the moment I decided to save Liam that I would not be able to defeat a Duke ranked demon with my current capabilities. Even if it was weakened and I had Liam's help. I still saw no way to defeat it.

Thus.

like usual,

push the demon toward the pillar where Angelica

our plan, and

Bang—!

swung to the other side of the room, before crashing into one

moment later, my body

Drip—! Drip—!

was black blood spilling from the demon's chest as he held

his body, and

'…how is this possible?'

I thought in shock.

was able to move his body and force Angelica out of his way

eyes wide, I alternated my gaze between Liam and Angelica. They were currently both still alive, but I knew

for Liam who was bleeding profusely and

knew that I

best condition at the moment. He was currently in a

to notice that the longer the time passed, the weaker his attacks became. I understood then that he

fighting using the last

then he would without a doubt die without me

condition, mana erupted from my body as I placed my hand on the

"Now!"

as I turned to glance at my shadow

pressed his hand against the hilt of a black sword, and the

Click—

which, the shadow servant's figure disappeared from the spot and reappeared right in front of

of the [Keiki

Bang—!

of the demon, the shadow servant stabbed his sword right where the demon's core was. Unfortunately, in spite of the extreme speed at which he appeared and attacked, the demon didn't seem to be the slightest bit startled as he just move a little back

area, completely severing the servant into two. He soon disappeared into thin air and

"Ugh."

sword's hilt with my thumb

'Good enough.'

didn't really have anything in mind when I sent the shadow servant toward the demon, the goal was to stop it from healing and buy

and most powerful movement to

fifth movement of the [Keiki style] : Space

Cr..crack…crack…

surroundings as the space around the Duke ranked demon

within the span of half a second, and it wasn't long before fissures formed next to the demon, and lights began to shoot out from them, heading toward the Duke ranked demon at incredible

"Huek!"

completely impaled the demon's body, and even more black blood

mind, and not as injured, he may have been able to easily avoid my attacks, but he wasn't, and it wasn't long

Drip—! Drip—!

blood formed, before the white lights impairing him scattered and he collapsed on the

appeared before the demon and

Crack—!

I rapidly shattered it into pieces, and the demon's body stopped moving and scattered in the air in the form of fine black

"Haaaa…."

butt, I leaned back and heavily

and I was currently

lot harder

all the preparations I had made in order to handle the Duke-ranked demon, it took everything I had to kill him. It also had to be noted that I had the assistance of both Liam and Angelica

'That was really close…'

to myself. Quickly turning my body, I turned to gaze in Liam's direction

"Ugh."