"Hey, do you really want to kill me? Then don't blame me for going all out!" The valiant woman cast aside her previous timid expression, and a trace of killing intent climbed onto her sharp-angled face.
Unlike before, when she faced her loved ones, all of the killing intent on her face was now directed at me.
Thud, thud, thud, thud, thud, thud!
In the split second she gripped her weapon again, she aimed the axe forward and swung it down heavily.
The axe blade met the blowing snow, leaving behind a residual image as it thunderously crashed to the ground.
The ground that was struck split open, and from both sides, layers of white covered the surface under the wave of force generated by the swing.
If it weren't for the fact that the other person had murderous intent towards me, the current scene could still be considered a beautiful one.
Clang!
As I swiftly dodged and sidestepped, I avoided the counterattack. At the same time, I launched a merciless two-wave assault, with only one side of my face facing the woman.
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!
Not long ago, that ugly male demon on stage managed to convert magical power into physical weapons countless times. Although this type of magic creation was difficult, it didn't pose a problem for me. After all, even an upper-level demon should be capable of doing such a thing, and as the Demon King, I had no reason to be unable to do it.
Whoosh!
The chains formed by my magic pierced through the ground and wrapped around the woman's feet. Regardless of whether the woman in front of me had experienced numerous battles, she had to admit that she had underestimated me.
When I was exchanging words with her earlier, I didn't do nothing important. In fact, at that time, I had made the chains infiltrate the ground and wait for an opportunity. The consecutive attacks with the fan were meant to create an illusion for my opponent, making her believe that I only excelled at close combat and had no proficiency in using magic.
Caught off guard, the woman's heels were locked in place. With the strength enhanced by magic, I wrapped the top end of the chains around my arm, vibrated my wrist, and threw the woman into the air. Then, I hoisted her arm up.
In an instant, the woman's head and feet swapped positions, assuming an upside-down posture.
With a flick of my wrist, the fan circled back from beneath me. When it reached a certain point, it happened to be at the position of my feet. Using the fan as a pivot point, I leaped down from the high point like a falcon.
By the time the woman realized my intentions, I was already close to her.
After completing a full rotation, the fan returned to its owner's hand. At this moment, I extended my shoulder and arm, and once again gripped the weapon – the blade emitting a faint red light – that greedily sought the life before it. The woman's chances of retreating had already been severed.
In the next moment, as the woman tilted her body to the right, the cold light grazed her body and left a mark belonging to the demon race.
A few drops of blood splattered onto my lips. I extended my crimson tongue and licked them, feeling unsatisfied. "Not thick enough!"
The woman also understood the need to counterattack.
At the same time, I wrapped the chains around my fist once again, this time covering it above my extended right arm. Through my left arm, I heavily struck her waist.
Thud!
The sound indicated that I had struck something hard with my fist, not that I had hit my opponent.
The woman's temporary response was passable – she bent her left shin at a right angle to her thigh and kicked it out to the left, intercepting my attack. In other words, she used the armor wrapped around her shin to face my assault head-on, successfully blocking it.
Passing through the gap between the neck and shoulder, the woman's body suddenly fell to the ground;
With only a foot of distance between her head and the ground, she threw the big axe, originally held in her right hand, to her left hand. Her five fingers came together to form a palm and smashed down with all her strength.
After the tremendous explosion, the woman used the force to lift her body and raised her arm, creating a straight line between her torso and the ground.
Immediately, she rotated her palm, and her right hand incredibly propelled her entire body, performing a quick somersault;
In an instant, the woman's face was facing my back, and the blade of the big axe was aimed at my neck ready to strike.
Flicking my fingers, I instantly turned around, and the movements of my fingertips formed crescent-shaped fire elements, one after another appearing in front of me;
After a few blinks, the fire elements gradually solidified and at the moment of completion, they flew out in succession.
If compared to adventurers' professions, I'm probably more like a melee mage;
I can handle both long-range attacks and close combat.
Whoosh!
The woman stomped on the flames that came first, seizing the perfect opportunity;
Through several steps in the air, she moved like a person walking on a river. In an instant, she leaped onto the nearest void, followed by shifting her center of gravity downwards,
With a leap, she directly crossed a few meters of distance.
In an instant, the woman stood on a raised surface beside me;
It used to be part of the arena but had recently turned into a raised ruin due to her attacks.
Thinking of her, she tried to help me a few times along the way but was stopped by my gaze.
Ultimately, it was my fragile self-esteem that was causing trouble.
There's nothing I can do. I really want to know:
What is the difference between the woman standing beside the ugly man of the Demon race and me standing beside my beloved!
Coming back to my senses, the woman stepped onto the raised surface and swept her leg out.
In response, I bent my body and avoided it;
At that moment, I wrapped my right hand around my leg, and the blades within the fan struck directly at the woman's belly at a tricky angle.
The chains that the woman had previously broken free from were now utilized by her. In the palm of her hand, a part of them formed solid rings.
The woman used the rings as makeshift armor, protecting her abdomen and withstanding the waves of attacks.
But how could I easily give up?
The feather fan danced in the wind, continuously cutting and slashing.
After a moment, fine cracks appeared on the surface of the chains;
And these cracks, at a visible speed, spread like twisting snakes, followed by faint explosions.
Cracking sound!
The chains exploded, surprising the woman without a doubt.
Desperately, the woman could only grab my wrist;
At the moment when she was about to touch me, I closed the fan and flipped my wrist, sending the fan flying.
The fan grazed the skin of the woman's hand as if it transformed into a hidden weapon, shooting straight toward her abdomen;
Just before hitting the target, the fan, this magical item, unfolded as if it had a life of its own;
Which means:
What the woman faced was the sharp blade!
Feeling the situation was critical, the woman took a gamble in the next second.
She infused all her holy power into the big axe within her body;
The woman made the large axe fly out by expanding internally, and it quickly attacked me as soon as I threw the feather fan.
In the moment before the two weapons were about to make contact, the large axe exploded with a loud bang, filling the air with smoke and shockwaves.
I never expected that she would go to such extremes and simply abandon her weapon.
But it's also possible that she didn't really care about the axe because she had plenty of similar weapons to spare.
Utilizing the explosive power of that moment, the feather fan I had thrown was bounced back and returned to my hand.
I couldn't use it again for now.
I quite liked this fan and couldn't bring myself to abandon it.
Just as I was about to put the fan back at my waist, a tall figure broke through the smoke and made a quick attack, holding the remaining half-length sharp axe blade in her hand.
That sharp edge was aimed at my neck.
In the corner of my eye, I saw my dear one try to come forward and help, especially this time.
But as soon as she took a step, she remembered the look I gave her when I threw the fan to her.
I didn't want her to get involved.
Perhaps it was because of this realization that my dear one gritted her teeth and retreated.
There's still a way!
I squatted down and slapped the palm of my hand, causing the other half of the axe blade that had fallen off earlier to be shaken off the ground.
The downward force made the axe blade fly upwards, and at the right moment, it collided with the blade that was about to pierce into my body, pushing that sharp edge back.
Click!
The already weakened half-length axe blade due to the explosion naturally broke.
It's hard to say whether the cut was as smooth as the surface of the water, but at least after it broke, it was still sharp enough to be used as a temporary weapon.
After being forced to retreat, the woman presented her hand in a horizontal line and once again took hold of the axe with the blade.
The fact that I was lower in height than her was a great advantage for her.
I saw the woman's fingertips point downward, stabbing toward my unprotected head;
At the same time, my right hand also grasped the sharp half-length axe blade.
With the base of my finger rubbing against the smooth surface of the blade, I placed it against my head, using it to block the attack and avoid disaster.
My strength was ultimately greater than the opponent's, so I immediately swung my right arm and sent the woman and her axe flying back together;
With the woman's body unstable and a wide open opportunity, it was an opportunity not to be missed!
There was only a horizontal cross-section left of the axe blade, and I aimed it toward her chest below;
The woman tried to intercept, but it was too late.
Thud!
The sharp tip pierced through half of her flesh, and a considerable amount of blood dripped onto the ground from my hand.
The bold and carefree woman couldn't help but furrow her brows at this point, feeling the pain of being pierced.
Perhaps my attack was a bit heavy-handed, but it was necessary, all for my dear one...
The axe came too late, and the woman let the weapon remain inside her;
I pulled back my arm, and the hand followed suit, bringing back the broken axe blade;
The assault was far from over!
When I struck with my left hand, it was from above to below, aiming to knock the weapon out of the woman's hand.
Seeing through my intentions, the opponent deliberately shook her wrist, thinking that would be enough;
Little did she know, due to her injuries, her reaction speed had slowed down, and I could easily catch her movements now.
I reached out my arm and grasped the person's arm, preventing the woman from escaping my sight. Then, before she could react, I swiftly hit her elbow, targeting the sensitive area on her arm.
