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.

ring like usual,

able to get Liam to push the demon toward the pillar where Angelica

plan, and things should've ended

Bang—!

the room, before crashing into one of the pillars as a loud banging sound echoed through the

later,

Drip—! Drip—!

the demon's chest as he held onto his core

pushed it into his body, and his

'…how is this possible?'

I thought in shock.

to move his body and force Angelica out of

Angelica. They were currently both still alive, but I knew that it was only a

was bleeding profusely and a small

knew that I had to act

noticed that the demon wasn't in the best condition at the moment. He

also able to notice that the longer the time passed, the weaker his attacks became. I understood

been fighting using the last shreds of life energy inside of his

just waited, ten minutes? …or maybe less, then he would without

of Angelica and Liam's condition, mana erupted from my body as I placed my hand on

"Now!"

I turned to

servant pressed his hand against the hilt of a black sword, and the mana inside of my body started to rapidly

Click—

the shadow servant's figure disappeared from the spot

of the [Keiki style]

Bang—!

speed at which he appeared and attacked, the demon didn't seem to be the slightest bit startled

right in the abdomen area, completely severing the servant into two.

"Ugh."

sword's hilt with my thumb and carefully took a

'Good enough.'

I sent the shadow servant toward the demon, the goal was to stop it

and most powerful

movement of the [Keiki

Cr..crack…crack…

light suddenly enveloped the surroundings as the space around the Duke ranked demon started to

before fissures formed next to the demon, and lights began to shoot out from them, heading toward the Duke ranked

"Huek!"

light soon completely impaled the demon's body, and even more

demon been in the right state of 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—!

of blood formed, before the

of this moment, I rapidly appeared before

Crack—!

same mistake as Angelica, the moment I felt the core in my hand, I rapidly shattered it into pieces, and the demon's body stopped moving

"Haaaa…."

I leaned back and

burning, and I was currently feeling

a lot harder

Duke-ranked demon, it took everything I had to kill him. It also had to be noted that I had the assistance

'That was really close…'

body, I turned to gaze in Liam's direction and forced my

"Ugh."