"I have to step in... He canât fight him all alone." Adwin spoke as he picked up his sword and stepped forward.
"Disrespecting the demonic pact circle of a duel will kill you instantly. So stay back and stop trying to be a hero for one minute." Dreulisâ cold voice stopped him in his tracks as he glanced at Adwin.
"Tch... I canât just sit here and watch him die like that." Adwin replied, his expression grim.
"Then donât..." Dreulis said calmly. "Close your eyes. He picked the fight after knowing that there is certain death for one of them."
...
"You are one interesting human..." Ragalâs voice carried a strange weight as his sharp gaze locked onto Leon.
"There is something about you that piques my interest. You know full well that you canât even touch me, yet instead of running away, your eyes are still calculating the angles you could attack me from."
Leonâs breath was uneven.
âHeâs too strong... Even the glitch point shows no weakness on his body. One more attack, and Iâm sure heâll kill me.â Leon clenched his teeth.
âFine... if itâs already come down to this.â
Without hesitation, he slid his hand into his pocket and tightly grabbed the pocket watch.
"Well then?" Ragal smiled. "Come on, stand up... Itâs your turn to attack."
"Youâre stronger than me. Iâll admit that."
Leon smiled faintly as he forced himself back onto his feet.
"Hm...?" Ragal tilted his head. "Are you perhaps thinking of surrendering ? Hehehehe."
He chuckled darkly.
âNo... I canât let him get close to me. Watch will not be helpful.â Leon thought as his eyes swept to the right and thatâs when he noticed a wide smile over Enidâs face.
"Thatâs futile. You already made a demon contract with the demon Iâm currently possessing. Either one of us will have to die in order to honour the pactâand I assure you, it wonât be me."
Ragal raised both his hands into the air and let the Bloodhound swords fall to the ground.
*Clang*
"Even if you use all that absurd amount of mana your body is leaking every second... you still wonât be able to kill me."
"I know I canât kill you..." Leon said calmly as he took his hand out of his pocket. "But I can always run away."
He turned and sprinted straight toward the pact circleâs boundary.
"What!?" Adwin shouted in shock.
"What the fuck?" Gris and Ruben spoke at the same time.
"W-What is Master doing?" Dusk asked anxiously, turning toward Enid. "He knows stepping out of the circle will kill him, right?"
"Master sure does..." Enid replied with a knowing smile, as if she alone understood something no one else did.
"Tch." Dreulis clicked his tongue."Kid turned out to be stupider than I thought."
"You think committing suicide will save you from me?" Ragal snarled as he leapt forward.
"I was summoned to kill you, so I will kill you. No hard feelings human."
But before Ragal could reach himâ
Leon stepped out of the pact circle.
"Heheheheh... stupid human." Ragal laughed maniacally as he landed right in front of Leon.
*THUD*
"What theâ"
Before Leon could finish, Ragal grabbed him by the neck and lifted him off the ground.
"I donât even know why I was summoned to kill you." Ragal sneered. "Youâre just another idiot trying to die. Soâany last words before I squish your head andâ"
Suddenly, his grip weakened.
*Thud*
Leon dropped to the ground.
Ragal stared at his own trembling hand.
"W-What is happening to me?" His voice shook as he slowly looked up.
His eyes widened in shock.
Leon was staring down at him... wearing a wide, manic smile.
"W-What d-did you do?" Ragal demanded with a serious expression.
"Any last words?" Leon asked softly, smiling.
"Fuck yâ"
BOOOOM.
Ragalâs body exploded into blinding white light.
Leon squinted.
âI didnât get any experience points.... Is it because the pact circle killed him and not me?â He thought with a confused expression.
"Well, whateverâ" He stopped mid-sentence.
A small blue orb of light hovered where Ragal had vanished.
âWhatâs this?â
Leon activated his skill.
<Inspect>
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[Name: Ragalâs Soul Fragment]
[Rank: Unknown]
[Description: Ragalâs soul fragment can be collected using the skill {Soul Collector}.]
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âWait... Nexus, can you hear me?â Leon asked silently.
âI can hear you clearly.â Nexusâ voice echoed in his mind.
âYou see that soul fragment?â
âOh... a blue one.â Nexus sounded intrigued.
âYou should collect it. Iâm sensing a lot of power. If you absorb it, I can use it to strengthen your soul realm.â
âOkay...â
Leon bent down and touched the fragment as he activated his skill.
<Soul Collector>
The blue light vanished instantly.
âIâve got it.â Leon waited.
âIâll get to work immediately.â Nexus replied.
âOhâand since youâve obtained your first soul fragment, the skill {Soul Prison} will be available to use in two hours. Be careful who you use it on. Iâll explain the rest later.â
âGot it.â Leon thought as he turned around.
Every single person standing behind him was staring at himâfaces frozen in shock, confusion, and disbelief.
Leon calmly pulled a white mask from his inventory and placed it over his face. The black steel web armor faded away, concealing his identity once more.
"Where did those demons go?" Leon asked casually, looking at Rees.
"They fled. All of them ran the moment they saw that demon kneeling in front of you, Sir." Rees replied respectfully.
"Well..." Leon smirked beneath the mask. "They are demons after all."
"Sir Michael Jackson..." Adwin stepped forward.
"I have many questions, but I wonât ask them now. I have a demon village to deal with, and after that we will have a loâ"
"Ah, right. That demon village." Leon interrupted.
He turned his head towards dusk.
"Dusk?"
"Itâs done, Master." Dusk nodded.
"Very well, gentlemen." Leon raised both hands to his chest and clapped them together.
"Closing act for today. I call itâHow I Blew Up a Village Full of Demons." He spoke with a wide smile under his mask.
"Kaboom."
*BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM*
*BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM*
*BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM*
Three massive explosions erupted at the far end of the valley.
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[Level Up!]
[Level Up!]
[Level Up!]
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[System: Level 50 has been reached.]
[Benefits unlocked.]
[Realm Travel unlocked.]
[Sub-Classes unlocked.]
[Class Change available.]