bookbashuk Chapter 42 The Sealed Demon's True Form
Chapter 42 The Sealed Demon's True Form
The term "advanced" refers to her ranking after her father and second uncle, a ranking that only she herself acknowledges.
Knowing the inside story, Feng Juanliu explained in a low voice, "That's not what I meant, I'm just a little worried."
"It's normal to worry; it would be strange not to."
Luo Tian glanced at Feng Juanliu and then explained, "According to the intelligence that SDS currently has, although the demon that was sealed this time is a high-level race, it is very young, and its power fluctuations are far less than those of other high-level demons. It is very likely that it does not have the strength of a mature high-level demon."
"This is also why Mapa set his sights on this demon."
Of course, why this demon, with its superior bloodline but weak strength, was sealed away, and why it descended into this world with the abyss, remains a mystery.
"Oh...so, what we're dealing with is most likely a high-level demon that hasn't fully grown up yet? I see. The only thing we need to watch out for is that demon sorcerer named Mapa ambushing us, right?"
Ayano Kannagi felt slightly relieved, but she remained vigilant.
Although she was still relatively inexperienced, she was a veteran who had slain many demons.
She understands the importance of being strategically relaxed but tactically cautious.
Ayano Kannagi knew very well that as the heir to a clan, she possessed the composure and judgment that came with it.
If she lacked even the slightest bit of proper manners, the Kannagi family would not have entrusted her with the position of clan leader.
"Not only that guy named Mapa, but also the sealed demon itself. We need to keep a close eye on both of them." Luo Tian reminded his companion while secretly being on guard in his heart.
Like Feng Juanliu, he spent the entire time using the power of the wind to explore his surroundings, but he couldn't detect Mapa's presence no matter how hard he tried, so he couldn't help but suspect that the other party had hidden an abyss artifact that could conceal his figure.
Having accepted the mission to vanquish the demon, Luo Tian naturally made thorough preparations. He was prepared to retreat at any time even if things went wrong, and he also wanted to confront this suspected Mind Flayer, Mapa, head-on.
Just as Luo Tian was on high alert, Nishiki Chizuki, whose eyesight was far beyond that of ordinary people, suddenly stopped and pointed to a large, leafy banyan tree: "Wait a minute, everyone, could that tree be what we're looking for?"
Everyone immediately stopped and looked in the direction she pointed. A towering banyan tree with a deep hole at its base suddenly appeared before them.
"This tree..." A strange sense of unease made Luo Tian frown. He immediately narrowed his eyes and switched to spiritual vision mode.
From this perspective, three illusory flames float above the heads and shoulders of Chizuka Nishiki, Ayano Kannagi, and others; these flames are the manifestations of human essence and spirit.
Following the method taught by Nangong Nayue, Luo Tian carefully observed the state of everyone's three fires and immediately noticed the abnormality.
At this moment, everyone's three flames, including his own, were fluctuating regularly, flashing synchronously once every two seconds.
Luo Tian slightly widened his eyes and said, "The three flames are trembling incessantly. It seems we have already stepped into the area affected by the abyss."
"The three flames flicker... that's something Teacher Nagatsuki mentioned before." Having received guidance from Nagatsuki, Nishiki Chizuki quickly recalled, "So, the cave under the banyan tree is the sealed entrance we're looking for?"
Ayano Kannagi, standing nearby, frowned and said, "I don't understand what you mean by 'three fires,' but that tree really makes me feel uneasy."
Luo Tian took a deep breath, carefully sensed his surroundings, and after confirming that there was no immediate danger, said, "Let's go. At this point, we have no choice but to go in and find out."
After saying that, he took the lead, stepping over the withered branches and leaves on the ground, and led everyone to the big banyan tree.
Looking at the opening in front of them, large enough for a truck to pass through, Luo Tian glanced around at his companions and said, "I'll count to three, then we'll go in together."
"Three, two, one!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Tian stepped into the cave.
In an instant, the world spun around, and the scene before my eyes was completely distorted.
When Luo Tian came to his senses, he found himself in a giant cave larger than a football field, with countless stalactites overhead.
Water droplets kept sliding down the stone tip, landing coldly on Luo Tian's face and bringing a chill.
"Is this the place where the demon is sealed?" Luo Tian muttered to himself.
Just then, Chizuka Nishiki's voice rang out: "Everyone, look ahead!"
Luo Tian immediately looked up and saw a figure in the direction Jinmu Qianshu was pointing.
A young girl was pierced through the chest by a strangely shaped black and red blade and pinned firmly to a huge tree root.
Looking at the figure, Luo Tian was stunned: "This is the high-level demon that was sealed away?"
Giant, dark black tree roots encircled the edge of the cave like walls, their roots digging into a shallow patch of water.
On the tree root, the black and red blade pierced straight through a humanoid body. The person was covered by a layer of grayish-white, rock-like hard shell, from the soles of their feet to the top of their head, with most of their hair completely covered, only revealing the right half of their face.
Judging from her face, she was a girl of no more than fifteen or sixteen years old, with pink hair and a delicate and cute appearance.
"This is the sealed high-level demon?" Luo Tian looked at the demon girl in front of him, his face full of surprise.
He had expected to see a monster with sharp horns, a ferocious face, bulging muscles, and bat wings, but instead it turned out to be a pretty little girl with pink hair.
This appearance doesn't seem to match the image of a demon at all.
Ayano Kannagi was also shocked when she saw the demon's appearance, and said in astonishment, "It looks like a child..."
Luo Tian silently thought to himself, "You're not that much older than her."
He turned to Inoue Takina: "Takina, take out the equipment and check it."
"Okay." Inoue Takina hadn't recovered from the shock yet, so she quickly put down her backpack, opened it, took out a camera-like device, and focused it on the sealed girl.
"Energy fluctuations and data matching confirm it's a demon race," Inoue Takina immediately reported the results.
Chizuki Nishiki scratched her head, looking troubled, and said, "Her appearance is so different from the little devil we met before... Should we really subdue her and take her away?"
"What else? We've come this far, are we going to go back empty-handed?" Luo Tian looked at his companions who were softened by the other's appearance and chuckled to himself. Actually, he himself was also a little hesitant to make a move.
"Regardless, let's try to get her out safely first."
Luo Tian carefully approached the sealed demon girl, stepping on the shallow water.
As he approached, he saw the girl's hands were suspended by tree branches in a Y-shape, and she had a sleepy, innocent look on her face.
Luo Tian scrutinized the girl for a moment, then suddenly frowned and reached out to touch the girl's nose.
"She's still breathing!"
Ayano Kannagi was shocked upon hearing this: "No way? She was stabbed through the back of such a huge knife and she can still breathe? And do demons even need to breathe?"
"They've all confirmed that he's breathing," Feng Juanliu muttered softly.
Ayano Kannagi turned and glared at him, and Ryu Kazaki immediately lowered his head, not daring to say another word.
Chizuka Nishiki also came over, touched the girl's shoulder, and exclaimed, "This feel! It's exactly like a stone!"
Inoue Takina also walked up, touched the black tree roots behind her, took out a folding knife from her bag and poked it, frowning as she said, "The material is extremely hard. Our current tools can't break it open at all, unless we use explosives."
"Let me give it a try." Feng Juanliu also raised his hands, gathering a gust of wind in his palms to form a transparent wind blade.
He pushed forward with all his might, and the wind blade slammed into the tree root above the girl's head.
With a "snap," the tree root was left with only a shallow mark of less than two millimeters.
"It's no use. The wind magic won't work. Even if I had a month, I could only cut off a small piece of tree root that could wrap around her," Feng Juanliu said helplessly.
Luo Tian saw this and knew that even if he took action, his destructive power would be at most a few times stronger than Feng Juanliu's. It would be impossible to cut off the tree roots completely and take them away without alerting the demon in a short time.
Nishiki Chizuka clicked her tongue and said, "A month? You'll get lost if you stay in the area affected by the Abyss for more than two hours. It's impossible to wait that long."
"Then I'll try burning the tree roots." Ayano Kannagi ignited a flame in her palm and slapped it towards the tree roots that were far from the girl, wanting to test the effect of the flame.
With a loud bang, the flames spread and burned several square meters of tree roots, but apart from a little char on the surface, there was no substantial damage.
Even Feng Juanliu was stunned: "It can't even burn flames? Its defense is stronger than its wind resistance?"
He knew very well the power of Ayano Kannagi's flames; they could melt steel instantly, yet they couldn't do anything to tree roots.
Looking at the giant tree root, Luo Tian looked up at the top of the cave, but he couldn't see the main body of the root at all. He knew that he couldn't take it with him at all; its size was just too enormous.
"It seems we can only try to get that knife out." Nishiki Chizuka gently touched the black and red blade with her finger. Seeing no reaction, she exchanged a glance with Inoue Takina.
Inoue Takina took a deep breath, took out a black wooden box covered with talismans from her bag, tore off the talismans and opened it, inside was a black glove.
Luo Tian glanced at it; the talisman was covered with curses written in various languages and animal blood, a veritable collection of curses from multiple countries.
He recalled Inoue Takina's introduction in the car earlier.
[Breaking Gloves, a level 2 Abyss item, can alter the wearer's hand shape to meet various unsealing conditions. The side effect is that each use causes a semi-permanent modification to the hand. The wearer must drink the water from the level 3 Abyss item, Healing Spring, within ten minutes to eliminate the side effect.]
This is an item that SDS specially prepared to break the seal on the demon.
"Takina," Chitsuka Nishiki said, her voice slightly tense.
Just then, Luo Tian stepped forward and said, "Let me do it."
Inoue Takina paused for a moment, and Luo Tian continued, "I'm faster, so I can dodge any unexpected situations during the unsealing process."
Knowing that Luo Tian's wind magic could greatly increase speed, Inoue Takina did not object and handed over the wooden box.
Luo Tian took out a glove and put it on his right hand. The originally loose glove immediately fit his palm.
He glanced at the system detection; the information was similar to what SDS had provided, plus a few more methods to alleviate the side effects.
Luo Tian stopped being distracted, stretched his gloved right hand, stepped forward, grasped the blade that had pierced the girl's abdomen, and tightly gripped the hilt.
Blood-red smears crawled up his right arm from his glove. Luo Tian calmly observed the changes in his arm, then turned to the crowd: "Is everyone ready?"
Everyone adjusted their breathing and nodded.
Luo Tian exerted force with his right hand and pulled the blade out directly.
The moment the blade left her body, the girl with her eyes tightly closed twitched her brows slightly and slowly opened her wine-red eyes.
Alarm bells rang in Luo Tian's mind instantly. He immediately manipulated the wind to reduce his weight, leaping backward at high speed while shouting, "Ayano!"
"Watch this!" Ayano Kannagi responded, and an ancient longsword wrapped in orange-red flames appeared in her hand.
The longsword sliced through the air, leaving a trail of orange-red light, and slashed straight at the demon girl.
The orange-red light blade, carrying a scorching stream of air, hurtled straight towards the demon girl.
The girl, who had been looking dazed, suddenly became fierce, raising her arm covered in a hard rock shell to block the light blade.
Ayano Kannagi's heavy slash easily broke through the hard outer layer, but it couldn't go any deeper and got stuck.
"So incredibly hard?" Ayano Kannagi was taken aback. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the girl's right arm, glowing with a pink aura, swinging towards her. Not daring to take the hit head-on, she hurriedly drew her sword and retreated.
The girl looked down at her right arm, where the gap in the hard shell that had been cut open by Yan Leiba was rapidly widening and spreading all the way to her forearm.
She frowned, swung her arm to shake off the broken shell, revealing her smooth, undamaged forearm.
Feng Juanliu quickly retreated, saying warily, "This is troublesome. It could even withstand Yan Leiba's flames, so what exactly is that stone shell made of?"
After saying that, he called out to Ayano Kannagi, "Young lady, I'll hold her back, you take the opportunity to attack!"
"clear!"
Ayano Kannagi charged forward, sparks flying from her feet, and flashed to the girl's right: "Let me see if your arm is as hard as a shell!"
Before he could finish speaking, Yan Leiba unleashed a fiery blade of light, slashing towards the girl's right arm.
Knowing the sword's power, the girl dared not confront it head-on and hastily dodged.
Suddenly, a pair of small, red and black bat wings unfolded from her back, and with a gentle movement, they carried her sideways for five or six meters.
"This movement speed..." Ayano Kannagi was completely taken aback. Although she had held back her strength, she could only hurriedly stop her attack and adjust her posture to prepare for a counterattack.
The girl who had dodged the blade flapped her wings again, and her figure seemed to teleport, instantly rushing to Ayano Kannagi's side.
"Not good!" Ayano Shinagami hurriedly raised her sword to block, but the grayish-white hard shell slammed into the blade. The immense force made her expression change, and her feet sank deep into the ground.
"Ryuya-nii!"
"I'm trying my best to restrain her!" Feng Juanliu also clasped his hands together, and four gusts of wind turned into chains, trying to lock the girl's limbs, but she was too agile and he could not lock her down.
The fight between the two and the demon seemed intense, but it actually only lasted three or four seconds.
Dozens of meters away, Inoue Takina handed Luo Tian a test tube containing a golden liquid: "Quick, Luo Tian, take off your gloves and drink this."
Luo Tian quickly took off his gloves and handed them to Jinmu Qian Shu. He took the test tube and drank it all in one gulp, his eyes never leaving the girl, carefully observing her movements.
Chizuka Nishiki pulled out her pistol and fired repeatedly, the bullets hitting the girl's cheek precisely.
Red lines immediately appeared at the point of impact, the bullet was deflected, and a ricocheting bullet nearly hit the whirlpool.
"Impossible... Even the specially made armor-piercing rounds didn't work?" Chizuka Nishiki was utterly shocked. She holstered her gun and picked up her backpack. "We'll have to use the tools. Ayano-san, hold on a little longer. Takina, come help. We'll find a way to control her. Luo Tian, prepare your tools!"
Inoue Takina immediately stepped forward to cooperate, while Luo Tian frowned, touched the ring on his right ring finger, and stepped back behind the two.
Chizuka Nishiki saw this but didn't say much, only showing an approving look.
"Hurry up, Miss and I can't hold out much longer!" Feng Juanliu shouted.
The girl moved incredibly fast; each flap of her bat wings was almost instantaneous, making her appear and disappear without a trace.
Despite several attacks, Ayano Kannagi only managed to break through the hard shells on her arms and calves.
During the battle, Ayano Kannagi confirmed that the Flame Thunderbolt could effectively damage the girl; if it hit, it would severely injure her.
The girl's intuition was exceptionally sharp, and even though she lacked the combat experience of others, she could always use her stone shell to block attacks.
This near-invulnerable defense gave Ayano Kannagi a real headache: "Damn bat monster, if you've got the guts, fight me head-on!"
The girl did not respond. After confirming that the stone shell could only withstand four attacks at most, she immediately had the idea of retreating and moved her wings to leave.
Just then, Luo Tian narrowed his eyes and a thin wind blade precisely pierced the weakest point of the girl's wings as they vibrated, piercing through them directly.
"Ah!" the girl cried out in pain.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Nishiki Chizuka and Inoue Takina took out the prepared Abyss tools and quickly assembled a Barbie doll with a strange expression, pointing the doll with empty eye sockets at the girl.
The next second, red eyes appeared in the doll's eye sockets, just like the girl's, and the two of them grabbed the doll's limbs at the same time.
The girl, whose wings were severely damaged, fell to the ground and was restrained by the doll's power. Her limbs were held down by an invisible force, and she lay sprawled on the ground in a spread-eagle position.
"Luo Tian, hurry!" Nishiki Chizuka and Inoue Takina shouted in unison.
Before the two could finish shouting, Luo Tian had already anticipated their movements and walked to the girl's side, pressing his left hand on the top of her head and pointing the red gemstone from his right ring at her eyes.
"Let's be quiet," Luo Tian said softly.
The girl's eyes slowly rolled upwards, her expression became blank, and saliva uncontrollably flowed out.
"What is this thing?" Ayano Kannagi was startled and instinctively moved away from Raten.
"It's just a side effect of the item," Luo Tian explained casually, then suddenly sensed something was wrong, turned to look at Feng Juan Liu Ye, and shouted, "Get out of the way!"
Feng Juanliu was stunned for a moment, and a hand instantly pierced through his abdomen, penetrating his body.
"No way..." Feng Juanliu stared blankly at his hand on his abdomen, and said in a daze, "Why... did I..."
Behind him, "Yakushiji Ken" slowly curled the corners of his mouth and said in a pleasant tone, "It's only because you are too cunning, you members of the Fuuga Clan."
"I'm cunning?" Feng Juanliu's thoughts were also in disarray, and the severe pain in his abdomen made it difficult for him to even think.
"First you plotted against me in secret, then you ambushed a high-ranking demon. Your existence is a threat to me, so naturally I must eliminate you first."
"Yakushiji Ken"—who was actually the former Truth Astronomical Demon Sorcerer Mapa, disguised as him—calmly withdrew his hand, which was covered in veins and had sharp fingertips. He casually flicked off the blood and entrails on his hand, which splattered on the ground, creating blooming blood flowers.
"Ryuuya-nii!" Ayano Kannagi's eyes widened as she gripped Enraiha tightly, her face dark as she glared at Mapa. "You bastard!"
"We meet again, the fire mage of the Kannagi family." Mapa grinned menacingly at Kannagi Ayano, his muscles rapidly expanding, instantly growing three times larger, a rhinoceros beetle-like horn sprouting from his head, and two more pairs of compound eyes appearing on his cheeks and forehead. In the blink of an eye, he lost his human form.
This is demonization, where the demon warlock unleashes their power and ceases to maintain a human form, resulting in a transformation that pushes the limits of human strength in every aspect.
Ayano Kaminagi, wielding the family heirloom, Flame Thunder Blade, was engulfed in intense orange-red flames.
Mapa looked at her without the slightest surprise: "The Enraha of the Kannagi family? If Kannagi Shigeo were here, I would have run away long ago."
But how much of this sword's power can you actually wield?
"You actually attacked Ryuya-nii!" Ayano Kannagi gritted her teeth, her flames burning even more fiercely.
"Although the plan has been brought forward, the high-ranking demon has already been controlled, and I can't waste any more time." Mapa, who was over three meters tall, took a deep breath and exhaled a blackish-red flame mixed with the smell of sulfur, which condensed into a blackish-red greatsword in his palm.
"Come on, you member of the Kannagi clan, let me see how strong you are without the assistance of a wind mage."
"Strong enough to burn you to ashes!" Ayano Kannagi stomped her foot on the ground and charged straight up, accompanied by flames.
Chizuka Nishiki muttered under her breath, "That bullied guy isn't dead yet, is he? Why is Ayano so agitated?"
"Don't remind her. Let her vent her anger; at least she can hold out a little longer," Luo Tian whispered as he set hypnotic commands for the demon girl.
Inoue Takina hesitated, "Is it really okay for us to just watch like this?"
At a time like this, he should be fighting alongside Ayano Kannagi, how could he just stand by and watch?
Luo Tian remained calm, keeping the ring pointed at the girl's eyes, and explained calmly, "There's no other way. The target is resisting very strongly, and she's a demon, so hypnosis will take more time."
As she spoke, the girl struggled to move her eyes and writhe violently with her limbs.
If it weren't for Chizuka Nishiki and Takina Inoue holding the doll to restrain her, they would have already attacked Luo Tian, who was right in front of them.
"Luo Tian, how much longer until we're healed?" Inoue Takina asked anxiously. "Chizuka and I are under restraint, so we can't fight at all."
"It'll be over soon." Luo Tian watched the two locked in fierce combat, clicking his tongue in amazement. "And the other side isn't losing either, is they?"
"That's true." Nishiki Chizuki felt relieved, then asked curiously, "By the way, what kind of hypnosis did you use on the demon?"
Luo Tian deliberately dragged out his words: "It's probably something like... she'll deeply admire Luo Tian and be willing to serve him wholeheartedly, no matter what form it takes."
"What did you say?" Inoue Takina was completely stunned.
"This kind of hypnosis is slow! Quickly switch to something simpler!" Nishiki Chizuki's cheeks were flushed, as if she had thought of something she shouldn't have, and she shouted directly.
Luo Tian looked regretful and said, "No, it's almost finished. It would be too much of a loss to change it now."
"What do you mean, 'loss'?!" Nishiki Chizuka broke down completely. "Big Sister thought you were the most composed one, but it turns out you're the biggest problem child, dozens of times worse than Takina!"
"Just talk about him, why drag me into this?" Inoue Takina looked bewildered.
Just then, Luo Tian removed his hand and said softly, "It's done."
The girl's eyes flickered a few times, then she slowly closed them and fell asleep on the ground.
"I'm exhausted!" Chizuka Nishiki released the doll, her muscles spasming, but she forced herself not to make a sound.
"It took much longer than expected, and the side effects of muscle spasms are more severe." Inoue Takina endured the pain in her hands and feet. The side effect of the doll was that it would cause double the pain for the duration it restricted the enemy, and the pain would double every time it was used.
It was the first time the two of them had used it, but at double the intensity. However, the girl struggled too violently, and the pain made it difficult for them to concentrate.
"Takina?" Chizuka Nishiki glanced at her furtively and called out softly.
Inoue Takina nodded slightly: "The signal has been sent out, and the backup is ready. The most important thing now is to call Mr. Kazemaki and Ms. Ayano back."
"That's good!"
Chizuka Nishiki breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at the battlefield. She immediately saw Ayano Shinnagi kneeling on the ground, supported only by Enraiha.
"No way, they lost so quickly?" Nishiki Chizuki's expression changed drastically.
Suppressing her nausea, Ayano Kannagi exclaimed in astonishment, "This is...poison?"
"Has it taken effect?" Mapa looked at her with some surprise. "A single milligram of this demonic poison can knock an elephant unconscious, and you've been inhaling it for so long, and all you feel is nauseous? Fire Mages are indeed the strongest elementalists."
"Despicable!" Ayano Kannagi's eyes were glazed over, and her body swayed unsteadily.
"Thank you for the compliment. To a demon, meanness is the highest form of praise."
Mapa was overjoyed to see that the most troublesome fire mage was no longer able to fight.
He quickly scanned his surroundings to pinpoint the locations of the other enemies, preparing to deliver the final blow. However, as he approached, he suddenly became wary and took a step back: "I've heard that the Shinnagi clan is constantly tainted by fire elements, and if they are determined enough when they are killed, they can take their enemies down with them. It seems that's true."
Knowing that the risk of taking the kill was too high, Mapa gave up on finishing off the enemy and looked at Nishiki Chizuka and Inoue Takina, who were temporarily unable to move. Finally, his gaze fell on Luo Tian and glanced at the Demon Heart in his hand.
"Seeing your companion fall, yet your heartbeat remained steady and normal, buddy, that ring suits you perfectly."
Luo Tian laughed too: "I think so too. Our styles of doing things are quite compatible, and we should have a lot in common."
"I'd really like to exchange poisoning techniques with you, but it seems you're not planning to let me go?"
"You're quite clever."
Mapa's lips curled into a smile, and she suddenly rushed towards Luo Tian: "Then you can stay here!"
The black and red greatsword, reeking of sulfur, swept fiercely towards Luo Tian.
The blow was incredibly powerful, tearing through the air with a piercing whistling sound.
Faced with such a fierce attack, Luo Tian seemed frozen, standing motionless in place.
This reaction, however, made Mapa wary, and the greatsword he swung stopped just inches from Luo Tian's nose.
"This is..." Mapa's six compound eyes were filled with astonishment. "A misjudgment of distance? How could such an error happen to me?"
Mapa stared at Luo Tian, her tone tinged with doubt: "You just said that our styles of doing things are actually quite compatible?"
Luo Tian still wore a gentle smile on his face, and did not respond directly, but just looked at the other person quietly.
Mapa froze for a few seconds, then suddenly realized what was happening and cried out, "Poison? You poisoned me?"
Luo Tian maintained his smile and remained silent.
The moment he realized his opponent was a demon, he made thorough preparations. His trump card was a highly toxic substance specifically designed to target demons and capable of spreading through the air.
After all, as a wind-type ability user, he already had the advantage of favorable timing and location when it came to using poison.
Mapa's face was filled with disbelief, and she was extremely agitated: "How is this possible! Aren't poisons that work on demons only possessed by demon hunters? And they have to be prepared on-site, could it be...?"
He suddenly became alert, frantically scanning the entire cavern, and roared, "I know! You were hiding nearby, weren't you! Innocent Sharon! I never thought you would team up with the SDS to fight me!"
His shouts echoed through the cave, but the figure he expected never appeared.
Just then, Mapa suddenly realized something was wrong and looked down at his arm that was holding the giant sword—a deep red line of blood was slowly seeping out, and the fingers gripping the hilt were gradually losing strength.
Luo Tian had somehow circled around to Mapa's left side, his tone tinged with surprise: "It seems the poison has numbed your senses. It only works on demons and is completely harmless to humans. This poison is quite interesting."
Mapa's attention was instantly drawn to the strangely shaped black and pink longsword in Luo Tian's hand, staring intently at the blade: "That sword..."
"Oh, you mean this? I'll call it the Sealed Blade for now. This thing seems to hate demons by nature." Luo Tian gently shook the long sword with its unique hollow design in his hand, a pleasant expression on his face.
This Sealed Blade is a hero-level piece of equipment, with multiple special effects such as magic breaking, sealing, and sturdiness. It is particularly effective against demons and is a demon-slaying weapon crafted using demon-related technology.
Luo Tian secretly sighed in his heart. This was a rare item related to the Abyss without any side effects. Strictly speaking, it wasn't even an Abyss item, but rather an extension of some kind of special power.
Mapa remained calm, seeing through his intentions at a glance: "You're waiting for the anti-magic power on this blade to slowly erode my cellular vitality, aren't you?"
Luo Tian slung the Sealing Blade over his shoulder, his tone full of emotion: "That's why I said we're very compatible."
To put it bluntly, we are all cautious enough and used to having a backup plan.
"So I miscalculated." Mapa's face showed a look of annoyance. "The one who was secretly using wind-based abilities to ambush me wasn't that kid next to me, but you!"
He never imagined that after a lifetime of scheming, he would actually suffer a setback today.
Originally, they thought Luo Tian was just a tool put forward by SDS to control monsters with the Demon Heart, and they didn't take him seriously at all. Who knew that the other party was actually a hidden wind-type ability user.
What frustrated him even more was that Luo Tian had Feng Juanliu use wind techniques openly while he himself attacked from the shadows. This subtle fighting style made him feel that the man in front of him was even more cunning than a demon.
Just as Mapa was filled with regret, Luo Tian suddenly spoke up: "Stop making any more useless little moves."
"Your kind of parasitic thing that can take over bodies, like a worm, needs to control your heart before you can activate your abilities, right?"
Mapa's six compound eyes trembled violently, and the demonic parasite hidden in his right palm, with its multi-layered ring patterns, also twitched uncontrollably a few times.
"Five meters is your safe distance, right? This parasite can spit out silk threads that stick to targets within five meters and burrow directly into their bodies."
"Although it looks disgusting, this parasitic ability is indeed very useful for saving one's life." Luo Tian said as he slowly retreated, stopping exactly five meters away, perfectly positioned in the opponent's blind spot.
Mapa stared at Luo Tian in shock, completely bewildered: "How did you find out? I hid it so well, even within the Truth Astronomy, no one knew about my parasitic ability. How did you seem to know everything in advance, even calculating the distance so precisely? Are you a prophetic ability user?"
"Take a guess," Luo Tian said with a meaningful smile. "And let me remind you, do you think Sharon and I have joined forces? Then think carefully, where is Sharon who should be here? Is she hiding nearby, waiting for her chance, or has she already gone to where your true self is hiding, as instructed by this 'prophet'?"
Mapa's compound eyes trembled violently, then he suddenly grinned maliciously: "You're lying to me! You're not some kind of prophet at all. This is my true form!"
"Oh? In that case, isn't that perfect?" Luo Tian's face showed a playful expression.
Before Mapa could react, a slender blade pierced his right arm, completely piercing the parasite in his palm.
Mapa froze, staring blankly at the tip of the Flaming Thunder Sword protruding from his arm.
Despite her legs being weak and barely able to stand, Ayano Kannagi smiled weakly but triumphantly and said, "Luo Tian gave such obvious hints that even if I couldn't hold on much longer, I would know where to stab you, you stupid demon."
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The orange-red flames surged instantly, and the enormous demon's body was engulfed by the flames starting from its arms, emitting a piercing and mournful scream before being completely consumed by the fire.
Seeing the demon destroyed with her own eyes, Ayano Kannagi could no longer hold on and collapsed backward.
Luo Tian strode forward, firmly put his arm around her waist, and said gently, "You did a very good job, Miss Ayano."
"If you hadn't persevered to the end, we probably wouldn't have escaped unscathed this time."
The heatwave tousled Ayano Kannagi's hair, but she smiled at Luo Tian: "I know you definitely have a way to deal with that demon."
Although I don't understand why you always like to hide your strength, I believe you must have a backup plan.
Luo Tian couldn't help but laugh self-deprecatingly: "You flatter me too much. My skills are limited to using poison and underhanded tactics to trick my opponents."
He was never a strong person who liked to hide his strength; he was simply afraid of death.
The reason they dare to confront terrifying demons head-on and use rhetoric to deceive them is simply because they have the confidence to retreat at any time.
In his view, he was always the weaker party, so all his tactics were to weaken the enemy first and then use the strength of others to defeat the opponent.
If a sneak attack is possible, never engage in a head-on confrontation; if a group attack is possible, never fight alone; if firearms are available, never rely on physical combat; if methods of mass destruction are available, never hesitate.
When dealing with Mapa, he first poisoned her, then ambushed her with the Sealing Blade, then tricked her into revealing her true form, and finally hinted to Ayano Kannagi to make a move. Every step was taken to ensure his own safety to the greatest extent possible.
Since I've already transmigrated to this world, saving face is far less important than my life.
Luo Tian inwardly complained as he gently placed Ayano Shinnagi on the ground and called out to Chizuka Nishiki, who had recovered, "Chizuka, quickly bring the antidote over. Takina, go and give Ryu Kazaki some medicine too, don't let him get into trouble like this."
"Received, received!" Nishiki Chizuka moved her numb arms and quickly rummaged through her backpack for medicine bottles.
Inoue Takina first sealed the Abyss items according to regulations, then took the healing potion and walked towards Kazemaki Ryuya.
Not long after, Chizuka Nishiki came over with a brown glass bottle: "This tastes a little bitter, please bear with it for a while." She helped Ayano Kannagi up, unscrewed the cap, and slowly fed her the medicine.
Luo Tian avoided eye contact, walked to the remains of Mapa, and placed his hand on them to examine them.
Chizuka Nishiki asked curiously, "Luo Tian, what are you doing?"
"Nothing much, just checking to make sure he's really completely dead," Luo Tian replied casually, then used the Sealing Blade to deliver several more blows to the heart, head, and other critical areas of the remains.
Chizuka Nishiki muttered under her breath, "You're being a little too cautious." Ayano Kannagi also stared at him with wide eyes, her face full of shock.
Luo Tian frowned and said, "He might have another trick up his sleeve."
Ayano Kannagi had just drunk the medicine when she choked and coughed a few times. She quickly retorted, "Impossible! I found his true form according to your instructions and poured all my fire power into it. I must have burned him to ashes."
"That's not what I meant," Luo Tian quickly explained. "I mean, he may have other bodies hidden outside, waiting to be deployed."
If it were me, I would at least prepare three functional bodies.
Ayano Kannagi looked at Chizuka Nishiki with a speechless expression: "Ms. Chizuka, are you sure this person isn't mentally unstable?"
Chizuka Nishiki sighed: "In a way, I can't refute you."
I really don't know where he learned this habit of always putting himself in the enemy's shoes.
Luo Tian ignored their complaints and turned to Inoue Takina, who was walking over: "How is Mr. Ryuya doing now?"
"I've already given her blood-replenishing and body-repairing medicine, and the wounds have begun to heal. Next, she needs to replenish a lot of nutrients." Inoue Takina glanced at the unconscious demon girl on the ground, then looked at the demon's remains, and apologized softly, "I'm sorry I couldn't help much earlier."
"Don't say that, you've already helped a lot." Luo Tian quickly waved his hand. "You controlled the most difficult high-level demon, buying me enough time. Moreover, the space teleportation device that you and Qian Shu prepared in advance was also a key guarantee for the success of this mission."
The original plan was to immediately use spatial teleportation to evacuate with the target after the attack, and then launch a full-scale attack on the demon warlocks who had appeared.
Luo Tian felt a little regretful. Mika and Nakahara Mizuki were outside with the Third Action Team, with three armed helicopters on standby. He had originally wanted to witness the air-to-ground missile barrage, but he didn't expect that his prepared backup plan would not be needed and that the two demons would be easily dealt with.
He looked at the demon girl on the ground and asked, "By the way, are we going to take care of this female demon from now on?"
"That's right. The Demon Heart is the key tool to control her. Until we're sure she's not in danger, you'll need to stay by her side and supervise her for a while." Remembering that Luo Tian cared about the pay, Inoue Takina immediately added, "This kind of overtime will be paid at three times the normal rate."
"That's wonderful." Luo Tian's lips curled up slightly.
Chizuka Nishiki suddenly spoke up: "Let's give this devil girl a name or a code name. We can't keep calling her a devil."
Luo Tian and Inoue Takina were both stunned, having never considered this matter before.
"How about we name it Kisarazu? This is the Kisarazu area in Chiba Prefecture," Chizuka Nishiki suggested with a smile.
"It doesn't sound good, and who names a person after a place?" Luo Tian immediately complained.
"What if we remove one character and call it 'Kisara'?" Nishiki Chizuka tilted her head, suddenly having a flash of inspiration.
Luo Tian looked at the girl on the ground and thought for a moment: "It seems... quite suitable."
"Forget about the name for now, quickly pack your things and take the target and the wounded out."
"If we stay in this place polluted by the abyss, we might not be able to return to the real world," Luo Tian urged.
"Here we go again, the Luo Tian style is overly cautious." Ayano Kannagi couldn't help but complain as she regained some of her strength.
Chizuka Nishiki nodded repeatedly: "That's right, that's right, that's a very apt description." Takina Inoue also covered her mouth and chuckled softly.
Luo Tian's face darkened: "Instead of teasing me, you should hurry up and pack up your spoils. You'll feel much more at ease once you have them in your hands!"
The three girls exchanged glances and replied in unison, "Okay, okay, Mr. Luo Tian, you're being overly cautious."
Luo Tian was speechless for a moment.
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A yacht is moored on the sea near Kisarazu on the Boso Peninsula.
The girl with long pink hair faced the sea breeze, gently tucking back her wind-blown strands, gazing towards the shore with a sweet smile on her face: "It seems things inside have been successfully completed."
She turned to the blonde nun beside her, who looked tense, and gently called out, "Aren't you right, Sister Sharon?"
Sharon looked at the girl in front of her, who seemed to have stepped out of a painting. Although she was amazed by the girl's appearance, she was even more surprised that she would be here.
She suppressed her guard and put on a polite smile: "I didn't expect the Supreme Chairman of the Mysterious Data Management Office to come to a place like this in person."
It seems I've inadvertently fallen into your trap this time.
"You don't need to be so nervous," Lux Klein said gently, as several pink, blue, and black spherical robots rolled around at her feet, making cute noises.
"I have no intention of arresting you. On the contrary, I admire your courage in the fight against the demons." Lux's words were very sincere, and Sharon's guard was lowered slightly, but she still harbored a subtle hostility towards her.