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Just my damn luck! For once I come to inspect an outpost and then this monster shows up, the goddamn chosen of the Light Citadel!

He's already killed so many of our people! He's smiling and enjoying himself. These guys are the worst. They are all a bunch of hypocrites that will commit any atrocity as long as it suits them.

Our crime is to use poison and Gu? What about them?! He just burned tons of peaceful villagers only because of the techniques they practiced! How is this not "evil"?! I will never agree with their views that's for sure.

Now, can I possibly defeat this guy? Not in a frontal assault for sure. I just tried to sneak attack him, but I failed. He noticed and annihilated my Gu without even bothering to turn his head. No, he simply kept fixing me with that disturbing smile of his!

There is only one thing I can do. I resolutely…run! I can hear his playful voice behind me...

"Trying to run, are you?"

I just want to live! It is pointless of me to fight him in the first place. I doubt I can survive and even if I won, I'd probably lose most of my Gus in the process. It simply isn't worth it no matter what!

Now, think. Where can I even run? I'm not especially fast. At least it's the same for my opponent. He's just cackling behind me like some devil while sending attacks near me. Light rays pass on each side, clearly made to barely miss my skin.

I can feel my clothes and hair getting burned. I can see the ground getting crystallized slightly from the intense heat. I can't help but have a cold shiver even with how hot the surroundings are becoming.

This won't work, not long-term at least. He's fast enough to keep up with me. I need to figure out something. Right now we are simply cutting through the wilderness. But then something bad happens. A group appears right in front, they are traveling! Oh no!

There are about a hundred people. It seems to be some sort of merchant group with mercenaries. They simply watch us pass by them without doing anything. They clearly do not want to have any trouble.

But there is an issue with this. These guys have seen us. Before my pursuer might have given up since no one even knew he was chasing me, failing wouldn't have affected his reputation. But now it's different.

One thing to know is the Light Citadel people are extremely proud. They can be killed but not disgraced. These witnesses just turned my situation from bad to worse, by making it a question of honor.

He's too fast, he won't give up. I now need to fight. I know where to go. There is an area with caves nearby. I start voluntarily showing signs of exhaustion.

I want him to think he has the situation completely under control. I want him to want to keep toying with me. I'm the injured prey right now and that's fine. As long as he doesn't straight go for the kill everything will be fine.

Before long we reach my target location. Why the caves? Because there are many small tunnels that block the line of sight. His light attacks are crazy fast, but only in a straight line. Since he uses solar-based abilities, he is also stronger when under the sun.

The darkness will be advantageous for me. Even then, this will be challenging for sure. I run in a maze of tunnels. I grab my Gu bag. It's an artifact that lets one carry more Gus than usual. In there I have my life's work.

First, I send some Gus to scout the layer of this place. Soon I get some feedback and I have the entire place mapped out in my head.

Then I need something to protect myself. I will some specialized Gus to cover my body. Tons of mirror centipedes start crawling all over my person. They are harmless but they are extremely resistant to temperature changes and are able to reflect some magical abilities.

This will give me some protection against that monster. But even then, I better avoid getting hit in the first place. Now that scouting and defense are taken care of, I need to plan my attack. I get some rock devouring beetles out. These guys are pros at digging.

"Go forth little ones, turn this whole cave into a huge death trap." They head toward the ceiling. Now, I should be able to order them to make parts of the rock ceiling fall directly. I'm a big fan of diversifying my attacks.

Now I need some main direct offensive. I get some Flying-Death Gus. They look like worms with teeth and wings. They are extremely good at maneuvering in the flaws of the enemies' defenses. Once they get near, they can drill into the bodies of any opponent injecting a deadly poison in their bodies.

But if I want them to potentially reach their target, I need some kind of diversion. I take out some Deadly-Mist Gus. They can release some toxic mist in the air that not only attacks the opponent's respiratory system but also reduces visibility.

Now, I'm sure he'd be able to dispatch the mist easily. That's where my next Gu comes in. A Damned-Soul Cricket. This one is specialized in soul attacks. While it probably won't have that much effect on my target it should be able to destabilize him. That's all I need really.

Now, I have one last Gu ready. This one is extremely valuable, a single Gu that looks similar to a fruit fly. It is extremely small and harmless-looking but in fact, it is the deadliest Gu I possess.

This one is nicknamed the Invisible Killer. It can approach any target undetected and get rid of them. Once it makes contact with the target it is over.

Now, my preparations are over. It may have taken long to explain it all but it happened in an instant, I only took out some Gus. Just in time as I can hear my opponent behind me.

He's looking ever so smug.

"Oh? A cave? That's pretty neat. Well, we are under the rock right now. I guess you'll have kind of a burial haha."

He is extremely relaxed and doesn't seem to care one bit about the few Gus that I have out. Well, most are currently hiding in the shadows getting ready to strike.

Alright, hopefully, this will all go well. Here goes nothing. It is kill or be killed! ….