Chapter 107 - Demon Castle – 2> (2/2)

“Gyhak!”

“It’s too much power!”

“I don’t need those who panic!”

I spread the Wings of Jinma as my defensive wall broke down. With a whirl of my sword, I received all of the attacks coming directly at me. Canis assisted, moving nimbly to help me evade my foes. I wielded my sword alongside the magic I was maintaining, making the invading demons sacrifices to my Predation.

[Level up!]

Their numbers had decreased, but the surviving demons were the strongest of the bunch. It didn’t matter how injured or tired I was; their attacks kept me on edge. Their ability to rush forward and avoid Space Destruction made me think of myself fighting against Andras. But I was different from Andras, and the only fate that awaited those who approached me was death.

“Canis, let’s go.”

[Groahhhhh!]

Canis kicked off the floor with a loud cry. Using Ubiquitous, we created several alter egos to confuse our enemies. While they were reeling, we bit through the throats of the demons with Canis’s fangs and my sword.

“Kuh, that sword…?!”

“He’s even better with that blade!”

I never learned how to fight with a sword properly. I only picked one up to survive, and thus my skill had increased with every battle I won. Now, it was a mix of my honed instincts and the martial arts skill I picked up.

[Captain, focus on your own fight. You can drop the magic.]

[What?]

I thought it was Lee Chan-yu since he called me captain, but it was Cain. Did he pick that up from his senior? I stopped momentarily, surveying the situation. Only a few groups of enemies remained, engaged by my allies. Mireina and Solas were assisting them where needed, and Solas was even utilizing the power of Space Destruction. It looked slightly different, but there was no doubt it was the same ability I had just acquired. I would have to investigate that later.

For now, I dropped the walls I was using and stopped activating Space Destruction. Instead, I concentrated all of that power into myself and my sword. Even if it were an ancient-grade sword, I could tell that putting all of the powers I had been using into it would’ve been unreasonable. It was already vibrating concerningly with what I was using.

‘I need to change my sword.’ After the battle was over, I needed to remind myself to check out the sword I had acquired from Andras. I pledged to do so, urging Canis to move. The Goddess’ Touch led us forward.

“He’s gotten stronger.”

“You really can’t take on the leader of this castle!”

The Goddess’ Touch poured out lightning to scorch the demons, and the sword I wielded destroyed their bodies with no issue. In the midst of the battle, I continually replenished my mana. Canis sprinted through the battlefield as my deadly Reaper skill cut through the necks of the demons. My powers were supporting each other and raising their effect. I felt no fatigue from using my skills and was able to put my all into the battle. Under the moonlight of the Devil’s Night, nothing could stop me. The enemy was losing momentum, but I wondered why it felt like this was taking too long.

“Damn it.”

“We can’t defeat him.”

“Shit!”

I couldn’t count how many demons were killed, brought here through the fog of the underground. They ran here as if they had been waiting only for this day as if they only existed for now. But that didn’t mean our side was overrun. We had gotten stronger, and, although we were all mentally exhausted, we had been able to level up. That kept us moving, our limits increasing as we fought.

Surviving against these upper-level entities was a huge achievement, even with my help. It was enough for my party to grow immensely. Even Mireina, who had grown the least in the fight, still had leveled up too much to ignore. Lee Chan-yu’s hellhounds had gone through another evolution, and Cain was only a step away from evolving himself. As I considered this, someone spoke up.

“The moon is changing.”

The black light that had been blanketing the entire underground gradually turned to bright golden light. The heat subsided, the golden moonlight shining over the corpses I hadn’t consumed yet. I gently closed my eyes, sensing even without anyone telling me that the battle was over. To affirm my conclusions, a notification window appeared before my closed eyes, ruining the mood.

[Devil’s Night has concluded. You have defeated countless demons and proved your power.]

[The area has expanded.]