Chapter 175 (1/2)

Link and Eleanor did not rush out of the capital city the moment Eleanor's wound had been treated Instead, they stayed in the Blue Hermit Inn and rested there for another day

In the ic with each other Eleanor's profound insights in secret spells helped Link gain neledge and perspective, while Link's own expertise and creativity in his use of elemental spells surprised Eleanor as well

Then, on the second day, with the help of the holy water, the cut wound on Eleanor's neck had basically closed, while Link's own Mana had recovered to its fullest state At the same time, he'd also refined and created threeordinary silver instead of Mithril this tiood as those ainst the power of demons

Once everything was ready, Link found thes City

Then, on their way in the carriage, Eleanor suddenly thought of so

”They called that young woe Lisa,” she said, ”but that's not the woman's real name I think the demon called her Elena”

”What did you say?!” asked Link, startled by this revelation

”Well, it sounded soh the demon's voice wasn't clear,” said Eleanor ”It could be Lena or Aina…I was too far away anyway, so I couldn't hear theh”

Link sunk into silence for a while, apparently brooding over the newly gained information

”Do you remember the exact dates of the day you noticed the soul, Ellie?” asked Link

”Of course I do! My e!” answered Eleanor ”It was about…28 days ago, so it must be January…14th” Unbeknownst to her, Eleanor had just mentioned the date that sent a cold shi+ver down Link's spine

January 14 was the day when he accidentally killed Elena

”Do you reerly now

”Was it in theor the afternoon? What time was it?”

”It must've been about three in the afternoon,” answered Eleanor

Link took a deep breath then let out a long sigh after hearing Eleanor's answer It was just as he expected now He had destroyed Elena's body that day, but her soul had survived and escaped, then found a new body and was reborn again And now that she was reborn she even h Link wasn't sure exactly how she did it, he knew that Elena must've taken the detailed plans of the inner layout of the Mage Towers in the East Cove Magic Academy with her

The puzzle pieces had for suspicion Link had felt all along was also confirmed

”What a sly, devious andin another deep breath He had gone through the massacre in Gladstone, he'd killed countless robbers and even some Dark Elves with his own hands, yet he still shuddered at the thought of facing such a crafty opponent as Elena

He felt the ht now He had been used and manipulated by the woman Not only was his heart and spirits broken, he'd even thought of giving up ic because of her!

By then, the carriage had already reached the gates of the capital city and was about to leave its safety Link and Eleanor then got out of the carriage, paid for the fare and continued their journey on foot

There were still 's Lane since they were still so near to the capital city gates, so the deun to feel its presence now

”I'd faced it directly before, so I know the scent of its soul,” said Eleanor ”He's definitely lurking behind the trees of the forest near us, staring, waiting for the right time to pounce on me” Eleanor then looked out into the forest beside the road and could distinctly feel a sharp sense of danger The memory of the confrontation three days earlier was still fresh in herwith fear

Link nodded at Eleanor's words, but he felt no real threat from this demon at all, and the reason was si the weakened version of the Flame Blast in the Phoenix bracelet, then this demon was simply no match for him

They both walked on for another couple ofIt's a pity that on that day the sun was blocked by a sky of thick clouds, so it was iht to weaken the demon's power

By then, even Link could feel the ano It felt distinct, as if a pair of eyes in the darkness were following him around fixedly

”It doesn't even bother to hide its own scent!” exclainorance?” Eleanor turned to Link for his opinion If he kne to use the Sacred Silver to cure her wound, then he must know more about demons than she did

Eleanor wasn't disappointed then, when Link answered her confidently

”It's neither arrogance nor ignorance,” he said ”It just thought that there was no need for it”

”What does that htly confused

”The abyss where the deet killed To survive there, you th as e theht that everyone here eaker than it, so it felt no need to hide its presence My guess is that it thought it was the king in this jungle”

”Oh, so they're just like wild beasts!” Eleanor finally found a suitable metaphor to describe the demons

Link nodded in agreement There was more about the demons that he hadn't told Eleanor, of course For exaories—the high-level demons and the low-level demons

The low-level deence, their nature was closer to a wild beast—their combat tactics were ic, and their strengths overall weren't all that terrifying As for high-level de deenerations in Firuh-level demons!

Judging from the current situation, the demon in the Girvent Forest seeh it would be foolish to underestith, Link felt that he didn't have hter ht not be able to defeat it, but if it was a joint attack by three fighters and above then the demon would surely not be able to survive

For one thing, though, the demon still showed some restraint as it did not attack theht and in the 's Lane earlier Thisdiscovered for so hi any moves to attack them

Finally, Link and Eleanor reached a place isolated enough that no one was around or likely to pass by

”Let's go into the forest,” said Link There was no point in circling around avoiding the demon forever Their best chance was to deal with the demon head-on

”Understood,” answered Eleanor with a nod She moved instinctively closer to Link as they entered the forest as it somehow made her feel safer

They both plodded through the Girvent Forest for another quarter of a mile before they heard the sound of footsteps and snapped branches Then a inably high speed

They were facing a dehtly He rushed forward to a spot where the vegetation was relatively sparse and shouted to Eleanor, ”Activate the Guarding Barrier!”

As soon as he finished the sentence Link's body was shrouded in the Crion bracelet Thus, they were now both enveloped in a translucent bubble that glowed faintly in red

Just then, a tall black figure burst out towards theh it was about seven feet tall and its skin was as black as ink

At this ure burst out in the forest

This figure was humanoid and taller than seven feet The surface of its body was dark with no pores There were countless strange dark green runes on its skin, while on the outside of its arms there was a knife-like protrusion that seemed to be shrouded in a cold aura

As soon as it rushed towards them, its red eyes shi+fted between Link and Eleanor, then it seeet Eleanor immediately stretched out her wrist and pointed it at the demon

”Flame Blast!” she shouted

This was the only spell she knew that had an effect on the deh-teed forward towards the demon

However, this demon seemed to have remembered this trick by Eleanor, so the ed to the side at a phenomenal speed and escaped from the attack

”Did you think I'd fall for that twice?” said the dee, unclear voice Even as it spoke, its speed had not slowed down one bit It then jerked its legs and shot towards Eleanor, at the sa the blade-like protrusion on its arm towards her

This tiain With one stroke, the demon would cut off her head!