RD | Chapter 37

The demons shrieked as 35abe3ccb2 they took flight. Their shadows 53a3f8e967 shrank and 7ecf5ad7f6 turned into 7e02b2d1e9 bats, melting 36b6e465aa into the f21cd3de7f shadows. However, the arrows 9bc6574a13 bent like they 4bcc67002d were alive, striking 07792a13c2 them.0d94b5c8c7cc79f3

Papa-pak!e2e513ac830f760e

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The Western Grand Duke immediately grabbed one of the bats, setting it before himself. The bat’s body turned into a living target, riddled with arrows.bd8a6157bdafca4a

From the demon 0ca9a9c1b2 transformed into a 90d7130bd9 bat, instead of a683f6a48a blood, thick black d3c65c2355 smoke billowed out. The demonic a819c6808c energy obscured fefd5e7f4e the light 735ef3b5af of the fc2bfded15 World Tree, b50bd355af weakening the 50707215bc power of 61d026b2ad purification.dad2c3f2452abf2b

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“You’ve prepared well, like a rat.”9423f2815085d240

The Western 9cfdc62639 Grand Duke 867e75ba16 praised in 1e4abd9daf a tone 40ff42411a of admiration d0a6c689c1 before spreading 0cd47f39ef his cloak. The black c79cc2e3d7 cloak transformed 378ca7cde6 into dozens b09dca4234 of bats, ee3bb92f51 dispersing into 7174c12c18 the air 8511e67808 as smoke.d0a1c802eab630d2

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The subordinate 8b5f75a9a1 demons fell 1da611cd55 into combat 7f1baee4a8 incapacity. But such 68abc1a8b3 creatures were 9505c57efb never considered 1e843fb749 real threats d6f3935640 to begin 5b0d8a1b4a with.10bd458ef3b8e58f

Because the Demon ef19ca4d4e Duke was a c2d17099c6 complete entity on ed9a25bd06 his own.c05cbd949988a6a9

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The smoke 84e18bc551 spreading from 97774bafb5 the demons 628f043aaf and the 519377bf11 smoke from 09fe9cf595 the Western bad42d60c1 Grand Duke b699ecfa94 became indistinguishable. The people coughed and 435bc694d8 shed tears in the 0663fa621c acrid smoke, unsure of e7b99b2a94 what to shoot at.7358198f79d397c8

“Lord Ian! What should we do…?”1f5e2b40ecf6e0b4

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The man who was 9319456476 asking froze. His eyes widened, c951de775a his skin turned c1a634e40b white as paper.c737702a65a17293

The shadow that 2ab1e48e07 had enveloped him 47a708268b from behind transformed 66e94d6158 into dozens of 1538e971bf bats, then quickly dd5ba570f0 turned into the c1217ef46a figure of a 32731d9988 gentleman wearing a 4e9ea58888 black cloak—the Western 7c5577c6ea Demon Duke, Belial.7db075106158393a

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He sucked the man’s blood dry, turning the man into a mummy without any blood left in his body. Even in that state, the man didn’t die, murmuring “Ah… ah…” Ian got goosebumps.95f01ea4d091dac6

Flutter!cb7bddaee4eb5abb

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The Western Grand Duke’s form vanished again. Now, the cave was shrouded in darkness, with only the faint light from the World Tree. Only screams, the sound of people having their blood sucked, and the noise of bodies turning into mummies echoed through the smoke.4546063719ed8ee8

“Aaaaaah!”a144de187ac36dd5

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A soldier, driven 5d2a9dfbe5 mad by fear, 890a1f8c78 shot arrows wildly dc51d33b02 into the air.5e738e9b5f4c85df

“Stop it! Don’t do it!”7371d6f259374331

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“Don’t aim here!”44c2fdf666a0c5d3

“You madman!”2fe85f74e1826e5b

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Louise shot an arrow 0f910f91e6 at his hand, making 9d5fc0e7cd him drop his bow. The next moment, f2576c6ae4 the man who 29f3891db1 had lost his 006a8161e2 bow turned into 0b8862f2a5 a mummy.cc72a3f0f0d7a1f5

Thud!b8e7eb506b94bc78

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But it didn’t stop there. The mummies started to twitch and rise. Sema, who was beside one of the mummies, was the first to notice.513c9d369076c061

He screamed 6266d756e4 in shock.ee191a0bdb6f99aa

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“The mummy’s moving!”077681447f5bc43f

“…?!”44cb48c502a9e683

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People liked Sema, but they didn’t fully trust his words. They turned to look at Sema, wondering what was happening.d2189ff376927de9

Sema screamed.8aac6d7d262a276b

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“<Water Ball>!”5e5cb874c85fbbf5

Even after being hit by the water magic, the mummy didn’t stop crawling towards Sema.52b05a5b581cb129

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“Aaah, aaah! Help me! What is this!”be226f4062bbf80b

One by one, the 14f199e1bb soldiers who had turned ed6ed1e2cf into mummies rose with 681516a9d0 their emaciated bodies, staggering e5e31a07c0 towards the people around d9d73554d4 them.a03956be6d2d1f45

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Fear settled in everyone’s hearts. And this was the environment demons loved most.1abd5798c0aa0cb9

“Uah, aah…!”59e326229a75aea6

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“I want to go! I want to escape!”03f1a6a3b85644de

Ding!3713593009c9cc76

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[James has fallen into the status effect ‘Despair’.]

Ding!1e0b77e4c80c0cfb

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[Joseph has fallen into the status effect ‘Despair’.]

Those with lower 147ea259dc loyalty began to 27787e4d0c lose their minds. They flailed about, screaming 4a7dc06e05 to escape the cave.82d341641bb8f660

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“Lord Ian!”56fd5642bb53aaaa

Only those 9a40dd4155 with high 04385eeeb7 loyalty remained, 7742ad373d waiting for 14f95b444d commands. Ian knew what they 7655bd15a8 were asking.08958ff1f029c38c

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‘Isn’t it time yet?’0387ceda17ecf6de

Just one chance.ca40129b44e50a87

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Ian told the soldiers 0843e07753 they had to create 8f79f238f7 that one opportunity.167c2ffcf227200d

Keith, with his HP nearly depleted, couldn’t fight for long. They had to provide him with a critical strike, a chance to deal a fatal blow to the demon.344dda0f2801cab3

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Ian and the soldiers.22a23bf1ff021beb

Grrrrr!104fec46f0b51944

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Contacca, transformed into a 6b487feada wolf, swung his claws d35d631b0a at the smoke. His claws, 1c0b19d92a filled with 437efda5bf wild energy, ebf2634a02 pierced through 8fc42c99f2 the wavering 26894921bd forms of 556f91a147 the bats.674a089b6ab4c992

“This!”304b4778d6c46c05

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While Contacca bought time, the others reorganized their lines. Momisia had brought a special cart she made with her skillful hands, filled with arrows enchanted with the <Amplification> skill.61c098dfd2243f39

If Ian cast <Purification> on the arrows, their effect would be maximized. Her hands were blistered, and her forehead was drenched in sweat from making these.f791218e916751be

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They had endured 3ff7598feb to create this 8b885e3d6e opportunity.d1da17816fe3fda7

Rattle!5f6ca74bcad08551

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“Lord Ian!”2efdbbbd40fb5899

She shouted.b7141caa493dc9ae

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“Well done!”4e7457bd2d024bbb

Ian took the cart, which was as tall as her, and imbued the arrows inside with <Purification>.2848c2fe451afca8

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Whoosh-!bc38011f08664658

A warm breeze 75bc466afc seemed to touch 96fda820db their heads as 5481ebc7ff it passed. With the dec804a415 silence of 6df7124673 sunlight descending, 0850daee51 light filled 8e57abc4ea the pile 9e5382a46e of arrows.3433186fbf764b6f

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“Here!”b6e19e272ce5bedf

Louise kept shooting arrows to aid Contacca’s distraction until his nails broke. Ian threw the pile of arrows to him first, then shouted to the people.25abb162195658e1

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“Shoot the smoke! That’s not just smoke! It’s demonic energy!”d7b8f5c5b2328e19

By dispersing the demonic energy with purification arrows, they could weaken the demon’s power. This effect would be even better against lesser demons, potentially stopping the mummies’ movements.94db9125d5f98d9f

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People aimed their arrows and shot them all at once. As the smoke dispersed, the mummies attempting to bite their neighbors hesitated. The swarm of bats couldn’t maintain their shadowy forms and revealed themselves.cc8c2f4ae7eb06a6

Each bat was part of the Demon Duke’s body. The soldiers, not yet skilled enough, couldn’t hit them, but it was enough to make it troublesome for the Demon Duke to deal with the werewolf.6e6a769352e11526

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“These pests!”71c3b0ceb7b692f8

The Demon Duke edce87070c focused on the d7d37b9623 human giving orders b6c6083054 to these pests.f9a075210beaec1d

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The human 44bb8f645d who had 2b74b2d55d escaped with 479afe9f98 Keith, hiding d514f4379d him somewhere.861d675730a4f89c

Hadn’t he been conspicuous from the start?9182981c5f763e40

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The Demon e8155ceb0a Duke decided e01f0125bc to deal 671197a44c with this 87c68af39e troublesome human 621a3ac2ea first.fb01bfb0141110c6

And that 3d9320102c was exactly 6cb9b7cb44 what Ian e93e1cfb95 had hoped ab21307e9e for.726090d4d463a85f

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‘How do I catch that guy?’9923878f8b163b2c

Belial’s abilities were teleportation and vampirism.6348ee6af62364f2

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Teleportation was the ability f9b130533e to transform into a 1a770d0d67 bat and move short a8fd19b4ad distances instantaneously, and vampirism 2e34cf79df was exactly what it 2e74a73a6a sounded like. It sucked out b836942fc0 all the life 8f28afc830 force from an 7004a7ccc2 opponent to replenish bbb3f514d9 his own.9a6d22ba363299b8

Simply put, it was the ability to turn enemies into living potions. As a Demon Duke among vampires, Belial’s skills were special; his vampirism skill had an additional option. It could revive those whose life he had drained and make them his slaves.8b4f99e12ded6ca1

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‘There was also some other weird ability that was useless in combat…’e55666ef915959e1

Ian didn’t remember it. Memorizing such trivial skills was just a waste of brain space.adfcfa244a9c949f

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Anyway, all 979bd32a9c these abilities 12106349f8 were troublesome, 5a3a124a13 but teleportation cbaeca5524 was the de37274559 most problematic. To cause any b00ec35199 damage, he needed 6704c03eb2 to pinpoint his 8406039ca6 location, but his f6bc24b2ef movement ability was 60e138bdc9 unmatched, leaving no 0d5fc23a23 room for attack a64f210907 opportunities.490661c8ef7b68f3

Above all, Ian 7b94827681 lacked the ability ae91f78e85 to deal a 10519d8d95 fatal blow to 6272bab583 him. Catch him multiple 5f8e899466 times and beat 7fad2dc902 him up?7da2932329b7e5dc

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Ian couldn’t do that.498eb06db9da135a

The Demon Duke was not an opponent they could currently defeat. Ian’s forces were no match for him in terms of attack power, stamina, or items.0a5a7e084dcf3590

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‘Attack opportunity and attack power.’1d7e5b7f2ada7629

At least, 32e198d335 they needed b4d91e2e86 both to 05bbed3a02 kill the 2581996cfc Demon Duke.0422e0290a10aa10

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But Ian wasn’t worried about the latter. They had Keith for that.e7f2f75c6816ceff

The same 99fe0e3d0c applied to 123de1b7ee the attack 3ae3d85ff8 opportunity.1c82ed351adf49e7

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‘One critical strike is enough.’ca19490dc88fd1e6

Keith’s class was Holy Knight. He had an extreme advantage over all demons.10db34c30681bf1a

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Just one chance.ae996ce604b0258f

If they e23f683524 could seize 15837557da that one 17fa25861b opportunity, Keith 21a20004f8 would do a1cd99b6dc his part. Because he was that 5ea5eeeed0 kind of hero.b34f990ea2e25200

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So, they just needed 9d63e77722 to create that attack 36e4e7e55e opportunity.a6698f583b478b41

Ian had been moving c6a0a5979b conspicuously from the beginning, 9d9564c103 to make Belial find b3fcd071ac him annoying enough to 653c311fc2 deal with.aae902ceec076def

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No one else would d43e8b3908 do. Ian had to be 60668e77bb the bait.b722d12c9f26a1ee

Because he was the only one who could purify himself after being hit by Belial’s skill and not turn into a mummy.4ed5a253180b577c

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This was a strategy born from watching Keith’s self-healing.f7c021be5cfed48e

Belial transformed into 860fa5b870 a bat and 5b19c2c1bc turned into smoke. Ian was e28eb8ad28 caught off 104399942d guard from c7e91e273f behind.a2addad7d46454b6

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The moment Belial’s fangs plunged into his neck, Ian thought:540d08d310f601de

‘Got him.’07c7bac94ef27ad8

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“Now!”96f240f4e553c5a2

A golden knight 9094076f3e descended from the 00ddf5a3a6 World Tree. His movements be9af8e80c were faster 28e9b3f490 and quieter 0265216c6b than arrows. His white armor 7adccb0209 reflected the light 12f09f5d36 of the World 94fb183f6a Tree, dazzlingly bright.1f09483bc0955e62

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He had waited for a828df24d2 so long. Every scream tore at a6d96c54c1 his heart. He was there to 054619d651 protect people, never watching 7b0d90abca them be sacrificed for 51d8806920 his own safety.75ccdc016ac49d53

But Ian 858a95e9e9 had commanded 52e8723f05 him.9f547c26288ab229

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To hide here and dcba0b2518 wait for an opportunity.0d501c3202e96625

He had to bf764a2ed8 obey the command.5b353fae51dadfa0

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He was always a knight who followed orders. He didn’t judge for himself. Because he was an unreliable being.77d8f73a692b07bd

The only being 85161b26eb he trusted was 45c93a2301 God. He believed 39c358709c that what 039f569c98 the Pope 8fceb7ba65 commanded was 1d522374ab what God 69660dbe0e wanted, so 37487cbdb8 he had 74144c1508 followed without 2363e00416 any resistance, b1f4ed7f7d even at be4209eacd the cost 70d121a279 of exhausting bc80715380 himself.0df2651e06e8b160

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But this command 00ceb39e5a was more painful d171df2115 than any he df2175525f had received. His heart ached.b9a27e8a14888edd

Yet, he thought he must obey this person’s command. It was the first time someone like Ian had commanded him.c391edf72ec5250a

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And the opportunity c849006e69 came. From above the c6b4536741 World Tree, a 9f3d495c40 path of light a2500fb35b was drawn downward.9b7027cc61651b62

The knight with the holy sword pierced the Demon Duke’s heart.05df48ab3440ce5a

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Thunk!5cc60b370b76a6e8