Chapter 29 Higher Demon
-Fain's POV-
The demon licked his lips while looking at us... I must say that It was quite creepy and terrifying at the same time. It reminded me of Venom of Marvel.
I looked at the demon warily, and he responded to me by releasing an enormous amount of pressure that I had not felt since coming to this world. Pressure like a mountain bore on us, causing me and Kidd to fall to our knees and kneel on the ground. I tried my best to fight the incomparable pressure but my body just won't respond with my will.
"You had the guts to resist, an admirable trait for a weakling like you HAHAHAHA!" The demon laughed amusedly.
Shit... this demon was treating us like entertainment.
'Probe!'
Name: Alistair
Race: Higher Demon
Degu Amount: A+
STR: B
AGI: B
END: S
Hmmm... This is bad, the enemy is A-Rank peak. The chances of escaping just became slimmer. The good news was his speed was the same as mine. But, I just hope that he doesn't have a spell to increase his speed, or else we're absolutely fucked. The thing is he has an S Class Endurance. This means that we have a 0% chance to kill him. Thus, the only option now was to retreat. The only problem is that Kidd was severely injured. Luckily, based on his behavior just now... It seems that he was underestimating us. I had to capitalize on it and find an opportunity to strike when his guard was at its lowest.
I looked at Kidd giving him a subtle hint... After that, I deliberately made a desperate face while looking at the demon.
"What do you want from us? Please let me live! I'm still young." Pleading to him to have mercy... a drop of water vapor came from my eyes.
The demon looked at the scene with an elated face as if he was enjoying my pitiful display. He walked toward Fain to kick him in the abdomen causing him to vomit blood due to the massive difference in strength.
He looked at my face with a wide grin plastered on his face. He raised his right hand and slapped me fiercely. I felt a stinging pain in my face.
As a result of the slap, my head became dizzy and I left extremely lethargic. But... I held myself back. Because I knew that one mistake will cost us our life. I keep telling myself to endure and be patient.
The demon wasn't satisfied yet... He continued to slap my face left and right using his hands alternately. He was doing it elegantly as if he was performing. Just like that... a sound of rhythmic slap reverberated throughout the cave.
Kidd was trying to hold himself back to attack. His shoulders were trembling due to seeing his friend's suffering, but he knows that this is not the time yet. As a veteran, he knows that this is a crucial and determining factor in whether they can escape alive from the hands of this ruthless demon.
After doing this continuously for a minute. The demon stop and let out a satisfied laugh. Fain's face was now swollen... even his mother might not recognize him in this state.
The demon looked at this scene with pity... Well, it was a pity that his toy can't handle it anymore or else he still wants to continue it for hours. As if thinking of something, the demon looked at Kidd with a devious expression.
"It's your turn hehe..." The demon says and walks toward Kidd.
"Nooo!!! Don't come!" Kidd shouted covering his face with his remaining hands in the direction of Demon.
The Demon continued unabated and kicked him in the face. After that... He holds Kidd by his neck and drags him upwards forcefully. He looked at Kidd who was now looking at him with desperation.
The demon moves forward to Kidd's face with his ever-present smile... he stared at him eye to eye. He was happy at this moment because he loves to see the suffering of his prey at the last moment. But something unexpected happens.
Kidd suddenly pointed his finger one meter at Alistair's eyes and a flash of light came into the whole cave in the blink of an eye.
Kidd looked at the blinded demon... the desperation on his face was now gone.
"Now!" He shouted.
Fain who was pretending to be unconscious quickly charged at the demon holding the coated Lapu-Lapu sword. He decided to infuse 70% of his B Rank degu into his sword. Kidd who run towards the demon also activated his Light Sword. The two coordinated their attack and thrust it at the demon's chest simultaneously...
"Argh! you will pay... Weaklings like you dare to fight back with me! I Alistair with a pure bloodline!?" The demon shouted with anger.
Even with their combined attack they only manage to injure his chest but not penetrate it... But this was enough, their objective in the first place is to let the poison enter his bloodstream and paralyze the demon to buy them time to escape. They know that their chances against the demon were slim due to the massive difference in their strength.
Seeing the demon's sluggish movement. They knew that the poison was already started to take effect... Fain didn't hesitate to carry Kidd on his back and use his Flashing Dash to get away from the place as soon as possible with his maximum speed. Due to the specialty of Flashing Dash, that lets him ignore the friction and gravity. He manages to cover a large distance instantaneously. Kidd launched his ability to make them invisible while running to reduce the chances of Alistair finding them. If this continues, they knew that they can escape just fine.
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[General POV]
-2 hours later-
In a waterfall, two men were washing their bodies... Just like their conjecture, the demon failed to find them due to the gap in the distance and their combined skills that was suitable for assassins which makes them particularly good at hiding and escaping.
Fain looked at the Kidd's missing hand with worry and says. "What will you do now? With your severed hand, your combat effectiveness will be affected."
Kidd looked at Fain with an easy-going smile. "Don't worry about it. There was a prestigious A-Rank Healer in the main headquarters who was even capable of bringing back an almost dead person. Though I had to spend my years of accumulated contribution for payment."
Fain breath sigh of relief after hearing it... After getting along with Kidd. He already considered him a friend because he knew when a person was genuine. It was embarrassing if he can't even read people with the advantage of his past life experience.