Chapter 334

Chapter 334 Strongest Sage, Incites Dragon

( . . . It's about time . )

The town's entrance is the only spot with human's mana reactions left .

There's a congestion of people trying to get out of the town's gate . . . but it should clear up in time .

During this time . . . I make my move .

I draw my sword and move into Zadokilgias's blind spot .

Then . . . I slashed at Zadokilgias's neck while completely hiding my presence .

This slash would instantly kill Zadokilgias that's only as strong as an average demon physically speaking .

–If it hit the target, that is .

"Too slow . "

Zadokilgias muttered as it cast a minimum amount of defensive magic to shift my sword away without even looking at my direction .

Even a weak defensive magic is capable of thwarting a sword slash if placed diagonally against the slash .

That may sounds easy in theory . . . But putting that into practice requires an extremely high magic control capability .

And this demon pulled it off without even looking at the sword . . .

Looks like Zadokilgias's skill hasn't fallen even after reincarnating .

And here I was expecting it fell a bit .

" . . . Only one?"

Zadokilgias isn't looking at my direction not because of negligence .

The opposite actually–it's under maximum alert .

Especially against a potential member of suppression unit slipping in among the evacuees .

In reality . . . Past demon suppression units would hide among these evacuees and launch their attack the moment Zadokilgias turned its attention to my sword .

Its relatively defenseless back would be exposed to attack if I managed to draw its attention away .

That would also mean my early death . . . However, sacrificial pawns weren't exactly unusual in a fight against demons that couldn't be defeated the frontal ways back then .

" . . . No reinforcement huh?"

Zadokilgias stood still while muttering that .

But it's not like it's doing nothing .

Maintaining a stance holds the meaning of retaining its highest alert level against ambushes .

On the other hand, I also haven't made a move since I pulled my sword back after it was parried off .

In my past life, the opening of my fight against Zadokilgias could also be summed up as [Motionless Fight] .

This quietness is exactly the evidence of a clash of techniques .

Going into the offensive naturally means lowering your defense .

In other word, attacking also means creating an opening .

Small openings created from magic are nothing to worry about in an ordinary battle . . . But in a fight between those of equal skill sets, one such momentary lapse is a gap between life and death .

Zadokilgias has taken a stance that allows it to counter any attack from any direction at any time .

Anyone that takes the first strike will be countered back .

Against that, I take the aggressive stance .

If Zadokilgias showed a slightest opening, I'd crush its escape path with magic and cut it down right then and there .

Positioned right behind Zadokilgias, I've held the advantage .

However . . . Zadokilgias just won't show any opening .

Launching a simple attack here would get me countered to death .

A minute passed since this standoff began .

"No reinforcement . . . huh . "

Zadokilgias murmured once it confirmed all the evacuees had left the town's gate .

Now that there's no need to worry about potential ambushes from demon suppression unit mixed among the evacuees, I'm the only one left it needs to worry about .

It slowly turned toward me .

Without showing an opening in the slightest .

"I see . I considered you were but a mere child . . . What a huge mistake . I can't find an opening . "

Zadokilgias stared at me as it said that .

Yet its glances were directed at my limbs, not eyes .

Not just to watch out for my move . . . But also to look for any slightest opening so it could immediately shift to attacking .

( . . . Glad Ruli and Alma aren't here . )

Zadokilgias's mana really is on the same level of an ordinary demon .

However . . . it's clear from this distance . This demon is simply on a whole other dimension .

Ruli and Alma would be instantly killed had they got close .

Even I would have lost my head the instance I relaxed my guard .

This situation will only wear down my nerves if it keeps going .

The townspeople have finished taking shelter .

Let's get right to the plan .

Zadokilgias had been waiting for the end of evacuation to dispel the possibility of an ambush .

However–Zadokilgias isn't the only one waiting for that moment .

So did I .

In order to allow Iris go wild without minding the surroundings .

"Iris, do it . "

『I got you!』

Receiving my instruction, Iris soared up in the air .

Then she swooped down from the sky–and swung down her claw toward Zadokilgias with all her might .