Chapter 282 - The Wandering Devil (1/2)

”Oi... What the hell was that...? How the hell did he...? Is he even human?' Laurence wondered nervously

What shook them all even more was how the young man hadn't moved from his spot. Laurence who was watching kept his eyes focused and opened wide along with the girl yet they didn't find any movement come off from the young man.

”The leader swung his sword... And right before it hit that... There was a line...? He was cut...? But that doesn't explain how his legs and hands...”

Laurence's eyes then widened as he seemed to realise something. A faint trace of magic power could be felt right beneath the Leader. It wasn't just any regular trace, he who has lived as a tracker for his whole life could easily make out what it was.

'I see... I was so distracted by his movement that I failed to recognise something so obvious! The ground... His legs were cut off and frozen into the ground...'

As he came to this conclusion, a cold sweat began to flow down his forehead as the young man suddenly turned to him.

He was about to take another step back but before he did, the young man looked back and began walking on his path as if nothing had happened.

'But still... How fast do you have to be to do that? I didn't even see him chant... Was it just speed?' He wondered

He watched as the young man continued on his path, without so much as trying to stop him. The member was the first to leave the seen however.

”M-Monster!!!” He shouted out loud as he ran away in a haste

Suddenly however, a loud thud could be heard as he dropped to the ground. Confused, both Laurence and the girl turned back only to see that same member who had tried to run, laying on the floor on top of a slowly growing pool of blood.

Their eyes opened widely as they looked. The girl didn't know what to say, she was scared. She had subconsciously thought of survival now that the leader was dead, but reality had finally sunken in. She could be next.

As she turned back, she noticed that the young man was nowhere to be seen. She looked around and noticed Laurence standing quite a distance away, just as surprised as she was.

She quickly got up, her bones still tired and shaking from the experience which they would never forget. She then put up her guard against Laurence, but he completely ignored her.

His interest was in no way directed at her, in fact, he had even forgotten she was there.

”A Devil... He's the devil... Just like the rumours...”

He looked up and with his excitement boiling as he did so, for the first time in a long time, he felt alive.

”The wandering devil...So the rumours, they were true...”

He then clenched his fist and began walking back on the path he had used to catch the girl. As he did, he remembered she was there and stopped.

He then turned to the girl who was chanting as she pointed her staff towards him.

”Don't worry, my job is over, we have no reason to fight.” Said Laurence

”Then go away and leave me alone.” She coldly replied after completing the hcant

With the smile still widely displayed on his face and that smile only annoyed her even more.

”I have a question...”

”...”

She didn't reply, she wasn't in the mood to talk and wasn't sure whether or not he was buying time for something. For all she knew, he could still be planning something.

”Don't worry, I'll ask this and leave right away. Then you can go and do what you were planning on doing, after.” Said Laurence