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Chapter 19 It is not all acting
update icon Updated at 2023/4/26 9:40:46

The selection test came to a perfect end, with no danger.

Lin Xiao successfully obtained the qualification to participate in the actual battle exercise, and, by the way, also obtained another superb ability - perception.

Although Airea's power was sealed by the demon sealing boundary, her instincts and talents as a demon king were still there. Her super perception can insight into the flow of magic in the human body, but also can sense humans lurking around, it is said that even magical beasts can be sensed, really quite convenient and useful ability.

After all, it is a demon king, if even this ability is not how to fight with humans? Lin Xiao thought deeply.

"Humanoid self-propelled magic detection radar--Airea Santemirion, it's you!"

The house was on the outskirts of the city, so it was a long walk to get there.

The day is getting late, the vendors have begun to pack their bags ready to leave, the road pedestrians also speed up the pace, ready to return home before dark. Along the way Airea followed Lin Xiao through the city and was able to observe the daily life of humans up closely. She looked left and right, and although she still looked indifferent, she was less condescending and unsympathetic, like she was interested.

"Ah! Not right!" As he walked, Lin Xiao suddenly stopped with a tap on his head, "Airea, you can sense the flow of magic power, right?"

"Right."

"But when Rojay threw a fireball at me, why didn't you warn me? You must have sensed it a long time ago, right?"

At that time, Rojay threw the fireball at Lin Xiao, while Airea took two steps back at the same time, it was this insignificant "two steps" that she perfectly dodged the blast aftermath, while Lin Xiao sat on the ground because of the impact - this is not a coincidence!

Airea did not answer, but averted her eyes.

"Hey, look me in the eye!"

"I did sense it." Airea talked about something else, "The slave contract only stipulates that the slave cannot harm the master, but it does not stipulate that the slave has to protect the master, right?"

"Then you are admitting it? Tsk, you disobedient maid ......" Lin Xiao's face was ironic, as if he intended to impose some kind of punishment on Airea.

"Even if I don't remind you, so what?" This time, Airea didn't back down, but sneered, "You, in the first place, didn't need my reminder, right?"

"What are you talking about? If it wasn't for that guy Rojay's improper control and magic going out of control, I would have been hit by the fireball!"

"Nonsense!" Airea disdainfully brushed her mouth, "Don't lie, you can fool them but not me."

"Lying?" Noticing that his disguise had been seen through, Lin Xiao scratched his head awkwardly and his tone weakened a few points, "When Rojay threw the fireball over, I was indeed taken aback."

"Yet, you weren't worried about being hit by the fireball!" Airea stopped and looked seriously into Lin Xiao's eyes, "Although that girl's magic power level is low, her manipulation of magic is not weak. The reason why the fireball exploded midway was not because she lost control of her magic, but because you did something!"

"Uh ...... you actually saw that?"

"I didn't look too clearly either." Airea frowned tightly, recalling the scene at that time.

When Lin Xiao was about to be hit by the fireball, she heard a crisp "bah" sound, and then she realized that it was Lin Xiao snapping his fingers!

"At the last moment, you snapped your fingers, and then a tiny fireball spell shot out from your fingertips, which happened to hit Rojay's fireball, and the spells collided, which caused the explosion. Am I wrong?"

It was just a blink of an eye, and in a short moment Lin Xiao made the most effective response - offsetting Rojay's fireball with the same spell. Speed, reaction, precision...... seemingly simple operation, but it is as difficult as hell!

In addition to Airea, who has a strong sense of perception, everyone on the scene did not notice Lin Xiao's small movements. Perhaps Mr. Woods had a chance to find out, but at that time Woods' attention was not on him and his sight was blocked by the crowd, so he was completely blinded in the drum.

"Not bad for a human-shaped self-propelled magic detection radar, awesome!"

Seemingly wanting to prove Airea right, Lin Xiao said while snapping his fingers in front of Airea.

There was no "magic chanting" or "circuit composition", the next instant, a small fireball shot out of thin air from his fingertips into the sky, looking particularly dazzling under the dim sunset. The children in the nearby houses thought it was a fireworks display and opened their windows to look out curiously.

"No way. I don't want to be burned by that capricious young lady, so, I can only use a little trick."

Lin Xiao spoke without a tone of showing off his skills and boasting, but Airea was so surprised that her eyes widened and stared dead at the small firework that flew into the night sky.

""Chantless Instant Magic!"?" It was as if she had seen something extremely terrifying.

If Lin Xiao's talent of having broken through the fourth level at only 15 years old wasn't enough to surprise the 89th Demon King, then the strength Lin Xiao displayed this time made Airea unable to remain calm any longer.

The "Chantless Instant Magic" was an advanced technique for releasing magic, which could omit the stages of "magic chanting" and "circuit formation", just like what Lin Xiao had just done, without having to shout the name of the magic or form a bright spell formation, he could easily release the spell with a snap of his fingers.

"Chantless Instant Magic" has strong practical significance! It allows the wizard to release magic at the fastest speed under any circumstances, which invariably multiplies the wizard's survivability, and more importantly, the instantaneous magic that omits "magic chanting" and "circuit composition" has terrifying concealment!

In battle, instantaneous magic without any warning is the most crucial trump card, which can turn the tide of battle in the blink of an eye and turn defeat into victory!

As far as Airea knew, only senior magicians above level six could master the skill of Chantless Instant Magic, and very few excellent level five magicians could barely do it, but she had never heard of any human who could master this skill at level four, not to mention Lin Xiao was only 15 years old this year ......

Although what Lin Xiao threw out now was only a small firework, but what about the future?

Twenty years from now ...... no, maybe just ten years, Lin Xiao will be the top grand magician of all mankind!

"Airea, what's wrong with you?" Seeing that she did not say anything, Lin Xiao asked with a smile, "Do you want to get rid of me in advance for the future of the demon race while I am still growing up?"

"......" Airea didn't dare to reply.

Because, just now, such a thought did flash through her mind. With Lin Xiao's talent, he would definitely become a brave in the near future, and he would definitely become the most unwilling enemy of the demon race, for the sake of his own people, if Airea killed him now ......

"Phew ...... "Airea felt her heart beat faster.

Lin Xiao actually sensed her mind, what to do? If Lin Xiao knew that she had the intention to kill, would he still keep her life?

Airea desperately shook her head.

No, no! She is a demon king, and Lin Xiao is a human, Lin Xiao does not kill her is the strange thing, these two days even played with her the childish maid and master game, this is simply impossible to happen!

This comical master-servant game should have ended long ago! You die or I die, that's the normal relationship between humans and demons!

"Airea?" Lin Xiao walked up to Airea and asked in a soft voice, "You, scared?"

He found that Airea was tense, her fists clenched, as if with ready to burn her life force and die with him.

When we first met, Airea was ready to die, there was no hope in her eyes at that time, so she showed extraordinary calmness and spontaneity, but now, it seems that Airea does not want to die again, seeing hope instead she became nervous and could not do the spontaneity before.

Unable to accept fate openly - from this point of view, humans and demons are the same.

Comforting girls is not Lin Xiao's strong point, but at that moment, it was as if he had awakened some kind of instinct, ruled by a strong emotion, and made a move that he normally wouldn't even dare to think about, and had never even done before.

Perhaps, this is the charm of Airea, the charm of a cold maid -

Looking at this shivering kitty, Lin Xiao could not help but reach out and gently put his arm around her shoulders.

"Don't be afraid."

"Eh?" Airea subconsciously backed up, but failed to dodge, and was actually forced into Lin Xiao's arms.

"Don't worry." Lin Xiao whispered, "Didn't I tell you a long time ago that I don't want to be a brave, otherwise, I would have cut off your head and sent it to Lord Pope."

"......" Airea was speechless, Lin Xiao did say so.

"Alas, why must humans and demons hate and kill each other? Isn't it good to live your life honestly? Peace first, ah."

"Because ...... well ......" Airea found herself speechless.

"Listen to me." Lin Xiao stretched out his hands and hugged the beauty in his arms tightly, feeling the warm body heat of the other party, "Airea, you have no hatred for humans, likewise, I have no half hatred for your kind. On the contrary, if there is a chance, I even want to have a good relationship with you guys."

"What? Good relations? Humans, and demons?" Airea was stunned.

"Whether you believe it or not. If you are willing to put aside your hostility towards me, we can get along well. One day when you regain your strength, or have a way to break the slave contract between us, I will definitely keep my promise as well."

"Promise?"

"Well, I will personally send you back to the Forest of End, dear Lord Demon King." Lin Xiao smiled, "So, for now, please put down your hostility and behave as my maid."

"......"

Looking at Lin Xiao's smiling eyes, Airea suddenly realized something.

This human was the best at acting! Last time Lin Xiao was playing the bad guy, and this time he's here to play the good guy again?

Thinking of this, Airea forcefully pushed him away, clasped her hands to her chest, and pulled away from him warily.

"So, this is also acting, right?" Airea cursed in shame and anger. Lin Xiao had been coveting her beauty for a long time, and taking the opportunity to cuddle was nothing new, so she definitely couldn't let this guy get away with it again!

"Acting skills? Uh, not really ......" Lin Xiao was a little embarrassed, his face reddened, a rare shyness, "I really hope you can behave as my maid."

"Get on good terms with the demon race or something ...... to say such things, are you really human?"

"No, of course I'm not human." Lin Xiao replied in a serious manner, "I'm a travelers."

"Travelers?"

Airea boasted that she knew a lot about humans and was proficient in human common language and the general history of the continent, but this guy Lin Xiao could always say some words that she didn't understand, and Airea even doubted if she had read a fake ancient book and learned a fake common language.

And Lin Xiao, must be a fake human too!

"Okay, okay, let's go home and talk about it, we're starving to death. I'm so dirty from that capricious Missy, I need to take a bath before I can do that." Lin Xiao rubbed his parched stomach and walked away alone.

"Hey!" Airea hesitated for a moment, then quickly followed.

"I've already prepared the ingredients, Airea, you'll be the one to cook today's dinner."

"What? But, but I don't know how to cook."

"How can a maid not know how to cook? Demon King, with your intelligence, I think you'll be able to learn soon."

"Eh?"

After all this talk, so this guy's real purpose turned out to be this?