Chapter 163: Rage and Mystery
[space_man][space_man]As Eld threw the frozen Jushia, he took out Tempera and headed towards Al. Just as he passed Layla and Marie, Aleamia descended from the sky.
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[space_man][space_man]”Step back, Eld. This is a Demon. As I said, I will fight him.”
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[space_man][space_man]”No, I’ll do it. Get out of the way, Aleamia.”
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[space_man][space_man]”I told you! You humans can’t fight a Demon no matter what you do!”
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[space_man][space_man]”I’m not mature enough to back down because of something like that.”
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[space_man][space_man]Ignoring Aleamia’s attempt to stop him, Eld attacked the Demon. The Demon grabbed the blade of Tempera as it swung.
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[space_man][space_man]”You should listen to what that Goddess is saying, human. You can’t fight me……”
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[space_man][space_man]”Thanks for grabbing the blade, just as I planned.”
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[space_man][space_man]As Eld said that, he pulled back Tempera and removed the ice blade. With the momentum, he spun around and slashed at the Demon’s neck with the red flame blade.
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[space_man][space_man]However, the Demon stepped back slightly, and only his robe-like clothing was cut.
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[space_man][space_man]”Oh, that sword, could it be Tempera? Interesting, I’ll play with you for a bit!”
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[space_man][space_man]The Demon stretched out his arm to grab Eld. However, a shield descended from the sky, protecting Eld from his arm.
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[space_man][space_man]”I won’t let you touch that human in front of me.”
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[space_man][space_man]Aleamia’s eyes shone gold.
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[space_man][space_man]”Aleamia, don’t interfere……”
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[space_man][space_man]”Commander Alderic!!”
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[space_man][space_man]Layla’s scream drowned out Eld’s words.
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[space_man][space_man]”L-Let go of Commander Alderic!!”
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[space_man][space_man]Layla’s legs trembled, but she still shouted at the Degraded Demon.
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[space_man][space_man]”Ah, you mean this guy? I was just holding him as a handicap, so if you want me to return him, I will.”
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[space_man][space_man]The Degraded Demon pulled the sword out of Al’s body and tossed him behind him.
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[space_man][space_man]”However, that sword was stopping the bleeding, so he was alive, but I wonder what will happen now?”
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[space_man][space_man]”What have you done!?”
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[space_man][space_man]Eld swung Tempera at the Degraded Demon. The Degraded Demon grabbed the blade again and stopped Eld. Layla took the opportunity to run past the Degraded Demon’s side and towards Al.
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[space_man][space_man]”Layla! Moira will be here soon! Hurry up and get out of here and get treatment!!”
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[space_man][space_man]As she said that, they could see Moira rushing towards them in a carriage. Seeing Al rolling around with blood flowing from his abdomen, she hurriedly stopped the carriage, took the magic sword Healing, and rushed to Al’s side.
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[space_man][space_man]”That’s Healing, huh.”
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[space_man][space_man]The Degraded Demon, still holding Tempera’s blade, looked back at Moira and the others. Suddenly, heat erupted from above as Marie descended, swinging the magic sword Meteor. The Degraded Demon, as if it were a matter of course, stopped Meteor with the sword he was holding.
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[space_man][space_man]”Amazing. You even have Meteor.”
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[space_man][space_man]The Degraded Demon let out a voice of admiration. Marie immediately moved away from the Degraded Demon. Eld also extinguished the flame blade once, took some distance, and this time, summoned an ice blade.
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[space_man][space_man]”Eld, get back!!”
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[space_man][space_man]Aleamia ran to get in front of Eld, but Eld moved faster and approached the Demon. The Demon raised his sword and swung it down at the approaching Eld.
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[space_man][space_man]Eld blocked with Tempera, and the Demon’s sword broke.
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[space_man][space_man]”Oh…… Who are you?”
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[space_man][space_man]”Who am I? I’m just a human.”
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[space_man][space_man]Aleamia thought that was impossible. It was hard to imagine an ordinary human breaking a weapon held by a Demon. Looking at Marie, her arm was numb and she was crouching from the recoil of striking Meteor against the Demon’s sword. It seemed like the impact was completely reflected back at her. That should be normal. Then, who was Eld, who broke the sword?
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[space_man][space_man]There was one possibility. That was that Eld was a descendant of a Goddess. There weren’t many, but there were stories of Goddesses falling in love with humans, becoming human, and having children. Even a Goddess who descended to the earth and became human would still retain the power of a Goddess. It wasn’t impossible that this power was passed down to their descendants.
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[space_man][space_man]While Aleamia was immersed in a sea of thought, the Demon was also in a sea of thought. It was a perfect opportunity for Eld, but the Demon showed no openings, and Eld was struggling to attack. He had no choice but to take some distance and retreat to Marie and Aleamia.
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[space_man][space_man]”Eld, you certainly have the potential to deal with Demons.”
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[space_man][space_man]”Heh, then it’s okay to continue like this, right?”
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[space_man][space_man]”No, it’s not okay. Don’t you realize? He’s not even serious yet, let alone fighting with the intent to fight. To put it simply, it’s like he’s playing with a kitten.”
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[space_man][space_man]Aleamia took out a spear from somewhere.
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[space_man][space_man]”Stay back. If I do it now……”
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[space_man][space_man]Aleamia held her spear at the ready and thrust it towards the Demon.