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 .

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 p.a.w.ns 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 pa.s.sed 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 .