605 Marks Intervention, Rescuing the Remaining Warriors of Eastern Mountain (1/2)

Mark's sudden appearance on the battlefield did not escape the attention of everyone around him. And in fact, demons and Black Duendes were quite surprised. After all, the one that he had just repelled was not just some random demon. The metal-bodied Demon was actually one of the individuals leading this attack.

It meant that compared to most of the demons here, this guy's abilities were the strongest. Without saying, in this battle, a lot of the warriors from the Stone Fortress perished in this guy's claws. However, none of them noticed his kills since this Demon was more specialized in sneak and stealth attacks while staying hidden in the middle of the battlefield.

Demons loved to play with their enemies. Whether it be physical or mental pain, they would do that so their victims, their toys, would plummet to the bottom of their despair first before killing them.

That was why, slowly, they were reducing the number of the warriors from the Stone Fortress, pushing them to break down. By their character, it was very likely that they would kill Merio last to show their dominance.

However, the plans had changed because of the sudden arrival of the Chaflar. Although they had means to counter the dragon if it participated in the battle, it was better if they did not deal with such a dangerous situation.

They came here to play and inflict terror, not to commit suicide. They would retreat without hesitation if necessary.

Nevertheless, since the time they had become shorter, their target switched to the commanders of the warriors, especially Merio. They must at least take down the heads, leaving the rest helpless.

But then, Mark appeared to ruin the fun.

The worst part, however, was that they were confused.

Mark looked human to them, but for some reason, he had a strange aura that definitely felt demonic.

On the other hand, Mark did not know any of this and just sensed their surprise. He stared at the Demon in front of him, assessing the enemy while activating the crystal on his hand.

That was when almost everyone on the battlefield paused. Even some almost died to the infected that did not care about the surroundings but the living.

It was because the sky started to grow darker.

The sky was quite dark because of the thick smoke that drifted to the east. This time, however, it was different because it was the thick clouds that started to cover the sky and swirled above in a threatening manner.

But then, the first drops of rain fell, quenching the thirst of the raging flames. It was not only a drizzle but the start of heavy rainfall.

Their eyes grew blurry as the rain obscured their sight. It was when the demons realized that this amount of rainfall would soon extinguish the flames that trapped the Stone Fortress.

Mark did not care about their stares. Instead, he kept the crystal once more and turned to Merio.

”Mr. General. You should get someone to check your wound. Also, gather your soldiers and get ready to retreat. The forest fire will be gone soon.”

”Good.”

Merio was also surprised by Mark's display. He knew that this person was powerful from what happened with the gigantic infected last time. Still, no one here expected that Mark also had the ability to control the weather and to this degree. Nevertheless, Merio was a battle-hardened general. He might be surprised, but he did not stop paying attention to the surroundings. His reply even came as quickly as Mark ended his words.

The General of the Brown Duendes immediately called for the retreat, gathering his warriors further in one place.

Of course, not everyone would be able to with the demons blocking their way. It was when Mark appeared and disappeared here and there, paving the way for the tired warriors of the Stone Fortress.

Almost none of them were still in the state to be able to continue fighting.

CLANG!

Amidst his work, someone appeared and blocked Mark's sword.

It was another Demon, and surprisingly another mutator. And instead of claws like the first one, this one had large curved blades attached to this Demon's both arms.

”▋▋▋▋▋▋▋.”

The Demon spoke.

However, Mark did not pay any attention to it. In fact, the other Demon earlier spoke to him, but likewise, he could not understand it and ignored it.

Mark was interested in these Mutator Demons. However, he still had work to do, and he was going to get more compensation for it. Thus, using his [Shadow Mist Movement], Mark turned into a surge of black mist that quickly moved about to save the other soldiers from the stone fortress that were still trapped fighting.

Unexpectedly, the moment that Mark appeared, a pair of blades came hacking towards him.

It was no other than the very same Demon just now. Unexpectedly, this Demon could catch up with Mark's movements without problems. Well, it was not exactly surprising. Demons were strange beings from the start.

Mark had just appeared, but his body blurred immediately, letting the blades of the Demon pass through his body. The Demon was surprised at what he had seen and immediately jumped back before Mark could do any counter-attack.

”Tsk.”

Mark clicked his tongue. He was really aiming to slash his sword at the Demon, but it jumped away before he could even do it.

”Who are you? Why are you meddling with our fun?! Why is a Demon like you siding with them?!!!”

Someone shouted at Mark. It was no other than the metal-bodied Demon from earlier and arrived to aid the other one. He might have heard Mark speaking in human language to Merio.

Suddenly, Mark was facing the strongest two among the Demons. In fact, the presence of these two was just a bit less than Diwata Danaya. If he did not go for a sneak attack, Merio might have lost his life already.

Still, this situation was of the best. With these two going to face Mark, the retreat of the warriors became much safer.

And of course, Mark tilted his head.

”Demon? I looked human, don't you think?”

Mark replied. Of course, he was just bluffing.

”Don't joke with me!” The metal-bodied Demon shouted. ”You might look human, but you can't hide your presence of a high-class Demon, especially from me!”