Chapter 1052: Demon (5600 5800 Supplement)

"There are signs of Demon activity ahead; we need to take a detour."

A tall, scantily clad half-elf rogue with slightly pointed ears returned from scouting and delivered the bad news to Aaron and the monk.

Well, after spending these past few days together, Aaron already knew the female half-elf's name was Luisha.

As for the monk, there was only one word—Shadow!

He was taciturn, seemingly a habit left over from his previous practice of a vow of silence, so Luisha had always been the one doing the talking.

And according to her, she hadn't known Master Shadow for long either; they had only come together because of the mission.

'This ragtag team is just...'

Aaron nodded, rubbed the dog head of Erha, and looked toward those Militia.

Perhaps because they possessed multiple arms, they were very favored by certain unspeakable gods of the Secret Teachings.

A terrifying explosion formed.

"The six-armed snake demons of today are not like those of the past... It is said they are highly favored by 【Vairocana】, having been transformed into 'six-armed Mahoraga', comparable to Balors... and they even have a specialized Secret Teachings god—the 'eight-armed Mahoraga King'!"

They no longer had any more high-level scrolls.

Aaron muttered to himself in his heart.

Aaron suggested.

He intuitively felt that Master Shadow possessed a compassionate nature, or rather, a certain sense of responsibility, which was why he had taken on the mission to exterminate the demons.

【Challenge Rating: 15】

"Corpse Explosion?"

Luisha walked over from the side, her face showing an expression of unbearable pity: "That was forged from bones and a large amount of Soul Crystal... It may have already become a Beacon for an Evil God; if it is left behind, I wouldn't even know how to deal with it... That is a matter for high-level clerics."

Wendy climbed up from the dust, gazed at that deep pit, and called out in a daze.

Aaron cracked a joke.

As for that female half-elf? She was likely hiding something.

The Berserk demon howled and charged toward the Evil Domain Altar once again.

Luisha said.

Although the other party had very heavy wounds on their body, they were weirdly hanging on by a thread; clearly, their ability to cling to life was extremely strong, even surpassing Erha!

He had a look of confusion on his face as he scraped around in a pile of rubble for a long time, digging out a dusty, gray-colored dog.

Aaron tossed over a water flask: "You come from the Southern Kingdoms? Is the situation over there very bad?"

Stupid woman!

A completely ordinary elf rogue, who probably couldn't even beat herself.

Wendy let out an angry roar and followed the barbarian warrior as he charged into the castle.

After receiving news of the demon infestation in the city of Kahn, he settled the employment fees and returned to his hometown's small village with his companions without hesitation.

"You've worked hard, come have a drink of water."

But a scene that made their eyes split with rage appeared.

Luisha and Shadow immediately cast their gazes over, only to see a commotion among the demons, as if they had been attacked!

"Are those the Militia from the nearby village?"

After Aaron learned the truth, his heart was filled with speechlessness.

Master Shadow was wrapping bandages around his hands, clearly already prepared to take action.

"Demons!"

Pfft!

The black sickle sank into the back of the Berserk demon, and it sounded like the whisper of the Grim Reaper.

Just at this moment, a black shadow like a heavy small mountain arrived on the battlefield.

"Hm?"

At this time, that heavily wounded Berserk demon arrived at the edge of the Altar, and a large amount of Soul Crystal vanished instantly.

"Can do!"

Wendy was standing before the barbarian's broken corpse, her expression dazed.

The massive Berserk demon waved its arms, using a giant hammer filled with filthy spiritual Light, and fought in close quarters with this barbarian.

Master Shadow arrived behind the Berserk demon in an instant, and the sickle stabbed in once again.

—Greater Berserk!

He brandished his battle axe and charged toward the Berserk demon, which was filled with a foul stench.

Master Shadow's footsteps were like phantoms, leaving behind layers of afterimages as he approached the Berserk demon, his hands wreathed in pitch-black negative energy.

Pfft!

He cleaved a dretch in two with his sword, felt the blood with its slight sulfurous scent, and let out an angry roar!

"For the village!"

On the lawn, several broken human corpses were still scattered about.

The next moment!

A ray of Light landed on it, causing its wounds to heal rapidly.

Aaron waved his hand: "Do you need our help?"

Aaron looked toward Master Shadow.

"No... this is a Secret Teachings sacrificial Ritual!"

In terms of combat power among demons in the Abyss, the Balor has always been the top dog, but I didn't expect the Marilith to rise to prominence after the introduction of the Secret Teachings.

The next moment!

The spell effect vanished, and the Vrock retreated into the castle while screaming.

Luisha said softly.

Master Shadow appeared directly behind the two, moving with extreme speed, holding a strange sickle in his hand.

——Life-Taking Sickle!

The entire castle radiated an aura of evil and chaos.

He is, after all, a False God of the Gimo!

However, the price they paid was also terrifying.

Isn't this just delivering food?

Unfortunately, they couldn't ignore it, because among these people... there were quite a few Gimo.

"Mm."

Erha had already sneaked near the Evil Domain Altar, and at this moment, it suddenly let out a roar.

——Inspiring Score!

Its figure vanished instantly, then it arrived beside the mage disguised as an Archer, and with just one strike of its massive palm, it drove the opponent's head into their chest.

Night Curtain fell.

While speaking, he was still tuning his lute, occasionally plucking a few notes.

……

……

"Move!"

This is the high-level class ability of the Eternal Death Sect Monk!

"We won!"

Several days ago, the demons occupying the nearby Roland Castle attacked them, not only killing many people to craft into Soul Crystal, but even abducting many children!

Wendy and the others were immediately enraged, and under the leadership of a high-level 'Barbarian' warrior who arrived, they prepared to take revenge!

The pitch-black sickle was like the Grim Reaper's death warrant; wherever it passed, demon after demon fell!

After Luisha returned, her expression was also grim: "Confirmed traces of Dretch activity in the castle... I also discovered a huge footprint; judging by the marks, it should belong to a Vrock!"

Aaron even suspected that she was not an ordinary rogue, but had taken the 1st level of the 'Ranger' class!

Coupled with her half-elf bloodline, she had a bonus to her Agility attribute.

Wendy's eyes were blood-red as she brandished the longsword in her hand.

"Mr. Aaron, thank you for your help."

"It's a good thing it wasn't a Marilith, Balor, or something similar..."

Aaron moved a stone slab aside and saw the battered Master Shadow.

Luisha rolled her eyes at Aaron: "I think we need the cover of night..."

Having saved its own dog life, Erha wagged its tail ingratiatingly, even sniffing around the ruins before starting to bark again.

"Evil Domain Altar?"

【Feat: Blasphemous Word, Improved Grapple, Summon Demon,???】

Not only did they fail to rescue any hostages, but even the leader of those Barbarians and the low-level mage they had painstakingly cultivated were dead.

And at this moment, Wendy and the others looked at that recovering Vrock, their hearts sinking as if falling into an ice cellar.

Once they finished off the enemy, Master Shadow would also immediately wait to strike.

Finally...

This ancient castle was not large, but it had a nice lawn, though it had long since been trampled into a mess.

Even so, the sickle opened a large gash on the opponent's back, with blood flowing like a fountain.

Shadow had always been a transparent person and did not express opposition.

Seeing reinforcements arrive, the Barbarian roared and charged at the Vrock again.

In the team, a Barbarian warrior over three meters tall roared loudly, his muscles instantly swelling, and his eyes turning blood-red.

This revenge operation could be called a pyrrhic victory; if Aaron hadn't helped, this group of theirs might even have faced total annihilation!

Aaron killed a demon, immediately took out his lute, and plucked the strings.

The Barbarian roared, hacking an axe into the Vrock, nearly severing most of its head.

Erha lay lazily at his feet, its azure eyes sweeping over the female half-elf before drooping again.

"It's nothing, we just accepted a quest from the Adventurers' Guild..."

After all, the opponent was extremely close to the Vrock at the time, and the other high-level Barbarian warrior had already died without a complete corpse...

Even if it had high Constitution and perhaps even the 'Greater Regeneration' feat, having nearly half its neck severed was still a terrifying injury!

The three of them plus one dog found a place and slowly waited for dark.

In the hall at the very center of the castle stood an altar built from unknown bones, and on the base, one could see piles of skulls!

"Attack together, surround this Vrock!"

Aaron rubbed his forehead; demons generally had high 'Listen' skills, and perhaps even the 'Dark Vision' feat.

"That Evil Domain Altar has already been destroyed..."

After the Rend, intense elemental fluctuations rippled out.

——Hold Monster!

He was actually a hidden mage!

Aaron made a gesture, signaling Luisha to begin the attack.

As soon as he entered the castle, Aaron felt something was wrong: "This is... an Evil Domain aura?"

"Woof... Awoo!"

Just then, a loud dog bark—no, a wolf howl—rang out.

Only when mentioning his own family did a trace of a smile appear on his face.

—Teleportation!

With the two of them acting together, clearing out some of the peripheral dretches was no problem.

A castle located at the river bend appeared in Aaron's eyes.

"There's a rogue, a monk can act as half a warrior... and then I have to play the archer, the healer, and even the mage all by myself?"

"That is..."

Aaron touched the Spirit Bone Prayer Beads in his pocket.

Aaron's figure emerged from the shadows and slit the throat of a dretch with one blade!

Luisha appeared at the same time and assassinated another dretch.

Luisha was silent for a moment, then spoke: "The Outer God descended, burned down all the temples, and forced everyone to convert..."

Especially Wendy, looking at that familiar figure: "Mr. Aaron?"

"Death Ward?!"

The glabrezu let out a sinister laugh.

"Boss!"

After all, a husky can also cast 'Secret Mantra'!

"Yes..."

After a long while, Wendy came to her senses and thanked Aaron sincerely.

He shouted, and a 'Dimensional Anchor' was thrown over.

"Awoo... woof woof!"

The glabrezu, shrouded by the spell, stood motionless like a statue.

"These idiots!"

"Taking advantage of this opportunity, we can make a move and try to save people at the same time, what do you think? Master Shadow?"

—Touch of Long Sleep!

Master Shadow's complexion looked much better, and although he was still severely injured, his life seemed to be saved.

It was clear that she had quite a few opinions about human nobles.

In the shadows in the distance, Aaron was sneaking closer with Luisha.

Although he was only a level 9 bard, his feats and skills were powerful, and coupled with his Legend items, his combat strength was by no means comparable to that of an ordinary high-level professional.

【Glabrezu (Large Outsider)】

"The Divine Attribute of this glabrezu is a bit formidable; it might require a team of high-level professionals working in perfect coordination to take it down... Its strength is already close to the Legend level."

Aaron and Luisha also secretly followed.

A giant crater was left on the spot, and the powerful shockwave caused the others to stagger.

Aaron checked on Master Shadow, nodded, shook his head, and raised his hand to cast 'Cure Light Wounds'.

The glabrezu's figure stalled, and the barbarian struck the healing wound on its neck again.

"Chase!"

"Revenge! Take revenge!"

"One rather interesting thing is that the City of Freedom used to preach equality and such, but it never had any effect, yet after the Evil God arrived, it was realized... regardless of whether they were noble lords, commoners, or beggars before... they are all serfs now!"

Behind it, a majestic phantom of an ice wolf emerged, seemingly chanting something.

Pfft!

The huge glabrezu fell down.

Along the way, they avoided several areas suspected of demon activity and spent the night in several abandoned villages.

Wendy had just wanted to cheer when she saw the demon's corpse abnormally swelling and growing larger... and then... Boom!

The vengeful Militia looked at the suddenly appearing reinforcements, their expressions turning blank.

【Divine Attribute: Strength 21, Dexterity 10, Constitution 29, Intelligence 14, Wisdom 14, Charisma 18】

Aaron suddenly sensed something and looked to the other side of the castle: "There's movement!"

—Greater Restoration!

Just then, a guy in the field wearing a cloth robe, who seemed to be an Archer, suddenly pulled a scroll from his pocket.

"Since it's confirmed that the enemy is only one glabrezu, I think we can still attack head-on."

"Since that's the case, let's take a detour."

Thump, thump!

Luisha went out for a trip and soon returned: "They chose to raid the demons at night, but they were discovered..."

She felt that this bard could also act as a decent rogue.

The target must pass a Constitution check, but obviously, this glabrezu's Constitution was very high, and it gained the effect of negating half the damage.

"Only a fool would attack a group of demons head-on."

Aaron was just a support and was further away, so he wasn't affected much.

It was a glabrezu!

Luisha's professional level is not high, but she is like a fish in water in the wilderness.

Not a professional wanderer, yet you want to play at night raids?

Secret Mantra—Freeze!

This is the grace of the Evil God!

"The Altar must be destroyed, otherwise this land will fall into permanent corruption..."

He still remembers the joy Wendy felt when she told him about her small village; he never expected that when they met again, it would have turned into this.

But this is only a microcosm of a cruel era; in the North where Demons run rampant, such situations are playing out everywhere.

(End of this chapter)