## Chapter 481 – Killing Demons
“Krrrkk!!”
The black puddle was clearly made up of the bodily fluids of a single Lesser Demon, but demons were crawling out of it as if it were a deep lake.
Their numbers exceeded ten.
Since it was physically impossible, magic or the demons’ evil power must have been involved.
These crazy bastards!
“Ah! This air!”
The first black demon to emerge stretched his arms towards the sun and roared.
He was a grotesque freak. A cyclops with a bloated body and sausage-like limbs. Only his black skin and the horns on his head proved he was a demon.
“This scent! This energy!”
ㅡDrip.
In any case, his entire body was covered in the fluids of the demon I had just killed. Despite that, he looked extremely refreshed. Well, these guys were twisted at heart, so it was only natural.
“I’ve finally escapeddddddddd!!!!”
ㅡSplatter!
Of course, his roar ended in a scream.
Claudie, who reacted faster than me, instantly severed his head.
ㅡThud.
As the head fell powerlessly to the ground, the body of the headless demon melted away.
“Hmph, this is a demon? Doesn’t seem much different from other monsters. Is it because they’re weak demons?”
Her curved sword, as always, earned a kill in the instant it blurred. In the first place, a guy I could kill was no match for Claudie.
Anyway, there are a lot of them!
We have to kill them all while they’re still crawling out of the puddle!
“Winiarrr!!!! Get ready!!!”
“Blackie, come quick and protect me!”
“Okay!”
ㅡWhoosh!!!
Winia stood behind me and quickly began chanting. Let’s start by throwing magic at them!
“Claudie! Come to the back!”
“Katt… just a moment. I’ll take care of this.”
Claudie simply held her curved sword and approached the demons crawling out of the puddle.
“Krrk? Humans! There are humans!”
“I can smell fresh blood!”
“A contract! A contract with fresh blood!”
ㅡKuaaaaaaa!
ㅡKeeeeeeet!!
The demons screamed at Claudie as she approached them. When she pointed her sword at them, the screams soon turned into enraged shouts. The demons were taller than Claudie. Could it be that they didn’t sense the difference in power?
“How dare you! You want to fight!”
“Offer blood! Offer blood!”
“We will take the sacrifice!”
Had they sensed the energy of battle?
ㅡKuaaaaaaaak!!!!
The enraged demons spewed out black energy and charged at Claudie with roars. No, they tried to charge.
ㅡFlash!
Claudie moved first.
Her speed was something my eyes couldn’t follow. Of course, her reaction speed and posture changes were beyond my perception. Claudie, who had already decided to kill her opponents, had no hesitation.
ㅡSlash!
The moment Claudie reappeared, the demons touched their necks and looked puzzled.
ㅡSplurt!!!
“Holy shit.”
I gaped at the sight.
About ten demons who had tried to attack Claudie instantly dropped their heads and turned into black fluid. In that fleeting moment, which didn’t even take a few seconds, she had killed all the demons.
ㅡAn attack that dices the space like a blender, grinding the enemies.
This was a technique I had seen before when we went to the sea. At that time, Claudie broke through the barrier of the fishmen with this method.
All that remained in the space where she had swung her sword were pieces of flesh soaked in blood.
“As I thought… I don’t feel anything special. I was expecting something, but I’m disappointed. And not even leaving a head behind is unpleasant.”
Claudie expressed her disappointment and shook off the fluid from her blade.
“Wow. Sis is so strong.”
“Oh… right. Claudie was so strong.”
Come to think of it, Claudie hadn’t had a chance to see blood recently.
She seemed strangely fierce today.
“Kehaaaaaak!!!!”
The demons continued to emerge from the puddle.
Claudie had only killed the ones that were already out. Anyway, the demons that had just emerged from the puddle charged at Claudie in a frenzy.
ㅡRed and bulging.
Most of them were orc-sized demons filled with bulging muscles. If they even had horns on their heads, they would be several times stronger than orcs.
Of course, even those bastards couldn’t do anything to the woman who had turned the other demons into minced meat in a matter of seconds.
ㅡRustle.
Claudie slowly advanced, accurately beheading the charging demons. The demons lost their heads and melted away without a single exception. It felt as if her blade was imbued with omnipotence.
Of course, the demon bastards also flailed their arms like crazy, but Claudie easily dodged the attacks or struck their necks before they could even attack. A technique that killed only the enemies without taking any damage.
It was a level of combat I couldn’t follow.
ㅡSlash!
The path she walked was not covered with a red carpet, but only with black water made of the demons’ fluids.
When she finally arrived in front of the puddle, not a single demon remained.
“My god.”
It was truly a moment that didn’t even last a few minutes.
Claudie slowly advanced and single-handedly slaughtered dozens of demons. The surroundings felt like hundreds of liters of black paint had been spilled.
The situation was over.
No more demons appeared.
Winia and I looked at each other and approached Claudie together.
“Claudie!”
“Hoo… Katt. Mama’s tired.”
The fierce energy had already disappeared.
Claudie, who had put her curved sword back into its sheath, turned to me and immediately hugged my neck, releasing her strength. I immediately put my arms around her waist to steady her.
“No way, you killed them all by yourself?”
This was a truly jaw-dropping sight.
“I wanted to kill demons myself. Did I do too much by myself?”
“Who cares? Anyway, you did a great job. Are you tired, Claudie?”
“I used up a little mana. Katt, will you take care of me when we get back?”
“Of course, I’ll take care of you. If Claudie is powerless and can’t resist, can I do whatever I want?”
“Hehehe, Katt. You’re naughty. Is Mama going to cry again?”
“I’m just kidding. Hehehe.”
Claudie, who had consumed mana, looked quite tired.
Claudie was extremely strong, but she didn’t seem to have a lot of mana. Rather, Karin seemed to have more mana.
I thought back to the time when Karin was fighting Liztina fiercely.
And I also recalled the force Claudie had shown me so far.
If Karin unleashed overflowing violence and murderous intent, Claudie simply and concisely unleashed refined murderous intent. Anyway, they were both powerful serial killers.
“But sis. Blackie. Now that there’s a pond made entirely of demon blood, won’t those bastards come out of here again?”
We silently stared at the black fluid of the demons that had already formed a pond.
ㅡNothing special happened.
Still, I put Claudie on my shoulder and left the scene. Of course, since all the demons had melted away, there was nothing to take.
After creating some distance, I put Claudie down. She sat down in a suitable place. Of course, her transcendent stamina would never run out, but now was the time to rest.
“Winia. Can you shoot a Flame Arrow at that fluid?”
“Do you want to test what happens?”
“I should.”
Winia immediately began chanting. A red magic circle was created above the staff as if it were burning, and Winia aimed it and fired an arrow.
ㅡWhoosh!
The arrow of fire, which flew with fierce momentum, crossed the space as it was and exploded upon reaching the demon-pond.
ㅡBoom!
An explosion occurred, but nothing special happened. The surface burned a little before the flames subsided.
“It doesn’t look like any more demons are coming out. Blackie. Go quickly and get some of that in a canteen. We should take even that.”
“Let’s do that. You two wait here for a moment.”
I left Claudie and Winia and approached it.
The liquid, which had almost become a pond, was ominous. Just looking at its surface made me feel like I could hear some kind of evil scream.
ㅡThud! Thud!
Curious, I stabbed the surface with my sword, observing whether any changes occurred.
“Damn demon bastards.”
Nothing special happened. I did the same thing with the dagger I received from the Brass Celestial, but there was still nothing.
Is it safe for now?
Still, I had to be careful, so I took the lid off the canteen with my sword in hand. This fluid was no different from the blood shed by the demons. If I took it to the church and showed it to those people, they might give me a reward.
“Oh.”
As I knelt down, I suddenly thought of the holy water.
I had three bottles of holy water with me.
Holy water was a substance that was fatal to evil beings. Brilliant ideas always take humanity to a higher dimension. I stood up and immediately took out the holy water and opened the lid.
It would be okay to use about one bottle.
“Be purified.”
ㅡPour.
I immediately poured the holy water. Maybe I could purify these fluids.
Then.
ㅡBubble bubble.
The demons’ fluids began to boil. I created some distance and observed the scene. I poured holy water on the demons’ blood, so it would be good if anything, and nothing bad would happen. Soon, the fluid began to evaporate, forming something.
Eventually, part of the fluid reacted with the holy water and clumsily clumped together. Did it react as much as I poured the holy water? What remained in its place was a fist-sized black stone.
“Hmm…”
If you pour holy water on the fluid left after killing a demon, does it clump together like this?
This is worth reporting.
I immediately received the demons’ fluid in a canteen. Anyway, the area had turned into a pond. One bottle of holy water wouldn’t even make a dent. It was a trophy… but I took the fluid and the evil pebble and returned to them.
“Blackie, what were you doing? You were doing this and that?”
“Look at this. When I poured holy water, this was created.”
“…Mineral?”
Claudie and Winia showed interest, but well. There was no way they could know what these things were. All of us were practically laymen in this area. Today was the first time they had directly witnessed demons.
After sharing our opinions for a while, we decided to return. We had finished everything we had to do today.
“Claudie, can you walk?”
I asked that before starting.
“Hehehe, do I look so weak in Katt’s eyes?”
“You do in my eyes.”
No matter how strong Claudie was, she was just a woman as light as a feather in my eyes.
“It’s okay. I can walk. I’m just a little tired, but it’s not like I can’t move. Thank you for worrying about me?”
She smiled and said not to worry.
“Really? Actually, I don’t care.”
“Eugh?”
I immediately picked up Claudie in a princess carry.
She’s still light.
“Really… I’m fine.”
Even as she said that, Claudie hugged my neck.
“Damn it. Blackie, what about me?”
Winia, who saw the scene, poked my back with her staff and said.
No way, did she want to be held by me like that?
“Hehehe, is Winia tired too?”
“Of course, I’m fucking tired. I’m so tired because it’s been a while since I came out.”
“I’ll take turns, so wait.”
I walked towards the city.
We came in a little deep, but at this distance, we might barely make it in. Let’s pick up the pace a little.
Since I probably won’t have time to stop by the church even if I go back, I should show this demon-pebble I acquired today to Lisha first.
