58 Episode 58: Kill or Be Killed (1/2)
”My liege...” a shadowy figure appeared behind the man and currently crouching while putting his head low to the direction of the man he called his liege.
”Report,” the guy said.
”We have suffered too many casualties on the lower-ranking demons while we lost 20 high demons. There are also human casualties and some casualties from the side of the magicians. We have detected one of the healers on a school facility earlier and we planned to take the healer out before the backup of enemies arrives but unfortunately got wiped out. We have sent a second battalion to prioritize killing the healer on their side.”
”I see. Did the higher-ups from the magician's side already made a move?” he asked as he puffed out another mouthful of smoke.
”They haven't made a single movement. All of the demons we sent to them are all annihilated, my liege. Do you want to attack them again soon?”
”No need. They are too strong for the grunts to take on a higher up magician. It's better if I or any of the high rankers will attack them but I don't think I will go and waste my time, instead, I want to hear about this healer that is attacked. If the enemy is just a healer, how come the troops deployed were killed? Is the healer a strong enemy too?”
”No, my liege. According to our intel, there were magicians there too, however, we confirmed that one is unconscious, and one is out of mana and can't fight. Only one more who seems to wield multiple elements is fighting and currently engaging in a fight with the second troops we sent. And for some reason, the troops are afraid of this kid. He doesn't seem to be a strong magician, he also fights with less magic and more on physicals, my liege.”
”You piqued my interest, care to tell me more?”
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The big demons swing their weapons to me and their strikes cause small tremors and cracks on the ground as they miss their intended target which is me. I disregarded the big demons because they are just slow guys that are not really that much worth the time to kill at the moment. What I am targeting right now are those small demons that are attacking me left and right after dodging away from the big demons with clubs. They are very annoying and they can interfere with my next action which is what I am trying to stop to be able to strike down at least one big demon down.
The demons attacked me once in a while and sometimes, they even attacked me with tricks like one demon will sacrifice himself and grab me from behind which allows the others to do whatever they want with me. Of course, they were just dumb enough that they think they can restrain me once and for all. With the help of Blazing Shoes, I activate its power to get me to do a backflip. Usually, this won't work but because my enemies are demons, it is much easier to do that with just a front kick alongside beating up a demon trying to fight you in front. Kicking the enemy in front allowed me to gain momentum to do a backflip. The demon holding me at the back did not expect that and before he knew it, I slammed myself to the demon while aiming his stomach with my elbow.
This method works every time and the demons seem to be not able to block it for some reason, might be because they can't really react on time or they don't have enough intellect on the move that I just did.
With all the demons getting pummeled to death, the smaller demons were forced to back off and in the end, the remaining demons are the bigger ones. There are only 5 of them but they are all equipped with heavy weapons that if you are hit, you are dead.
”Hey, Kazuma, the chat is exploding of comments right now, do you want to check it?”
”Nope, not right now, I need to concentrate with the demons in front of me.”