Chapter 99

This is a work of fiction.

The characters, organizations, and names are all fictional and have no connection to any real entities.

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094 - Grissom, the Final Showdown

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One arm grabs the head of the right shoulder, which has been poisoned. I thought it was going to do something, but it pulled the head out.

"Hey, is that even possible?"

Moreover, the head that was poisoned was devoured by a demon's head.

"Monsters, they're at their worst here... huh?"

Don't show me such disgusting things.

Does the demon's head not get poisoned? The ecology of demons is truly mysterious.

"So, the head regenerates, huh? Are you kidding me?"

The regenerated head seems to be in the state before it was poisoned.

I didn't expect such a treatment method.

"Taking too much time will put us at a disadvantage. Let's go all out!"

"「「「Yes!」」」

Rosalina rushes out and starts pounding blows into the body of the mid-level demon Motroct.

It's a high-speed rush, so fast that afterimages can be seen.

"Such a puny human!"

The mid-level demon Motroct keeps up with Rosalina's movements. Moving at high speed with that huge body is just unfair.

Rosalina is slightly faster, but the mid-level demon Motroct makes up for the slight difference with its many arms.

Mid-level demons are quite strong. They are indeed different from low-level demons.

But we will win. Even if it's just a mid-level demon, I have no intention of losing to a mere demon!

"I'll join in too."

I allocate my status points to AGI. While doping is good, I don't think it's as unfair as a demon that regenerates its head after eating a poisoned one.

"Haahh!"

"Rosalina, from the left!"

I attack from the right, and Rosalina from the left.

I cut off four of the mid-level demon Motroct's arms, and Rosalina breaks two of the left arms and tears one off.

"Annoying!"

The mid-level demon Motroct doesn't flinch even after its arms are cut off and even counterattacks.

If it has a skill to block pain, that's different, but I'll give it credit for remaining calm after having so many arms cut off.

Moreover, the cut arms regenerate instantly.

The regeneration speed is abnormal.

I hate such unconventional opponents; they're just troublesome.

"Roar!"

The ghost Over (a three-body merged ghost) of Solidia's follower drains HP with Life Drain. However, the mid-level demon Motroct grabs the ghost and eats it.

"Can you eat ghosts?"

It's already abnormal to grab a ghost that doesn't have a physical form, but eating it is even more surprising.

If I get grabbed, will I be eaten too? I don't want that.

The HP that was reduced from the previous feeding has recovered.

The HP limit is still 20%, but with such a vast amount of HP, it's a troublesome ability.

"We can't get too close, can we?"

Gandarban is also wary of being eaten. Since Gandarban will be fighting closest, it's natural to be cautious.

I could summon a rose to restrain it, but I don't want Barbados and the others to see the rose.

"Annelise, can you stop its movements?"

"Leave it to me... Light Chain"

The light chains wrap around the mid-level demon Motroct's body with a jingling sound.

"Roar!"

The mid-level demon Motroct, disliking the restriction, struggles to escape from the light chains.

"Let's go, Gandarban!"

"Ha!"

Gandarban, Jojok, Rin, and Rosalina close in with me.

"Power Attack!"

"Triple Slash!"

"Lightning Lance!"

"Ki and Rush!"

I also activate my skills to keep up with the four.

"Sword King's Domain!"

Seven swords appear in the air.

"Go!"

Each sword moves as if it has a will of its own, cutting off all of the mid-level demon Motroct's arms and even severing the demon's head.

"Roar!"

A cry of resentment is emitted from the demon's head as it falls to the ground.

"Hmph"

Gandarban stomps on the demon's head that fell to the ground, completely destroying it.

"Saint Strike!"

Rin thrusts her holy spear deeply into the cut where the demon's head was, causing a large chunk of the demon's body to be gouged out by the holy light.

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Suddenly, Grissom's face, which hadn't spoken before, starts talking.

"Are you Grissom?"

"Yes, yes."

"Is that so... then, die!"

"Why? Why!?"

"Because you're a villain!"

Hmph!

I thrust the magic sword Sarmat into Grissom's face.

"AAAAAAHHHHHH!"

"This is just a fraction of the pain and suffering Annelise endured!"

I pull out the magic sword Sarmat and kick Grissom's face, performing a backflip to land on the ground.

"Ugh!"

Jojok, who usually doesn't talk much, is on fire!

He slips past the mid-level demon Motroct, leaving afterimages.

A line runs along the mid-level demon Motroct's left thigh, and the thigh starts to shift.

Jojok, the swordmaster, easily cuts through the thick thigh of the mid-level demon Motroct. His sword skills are truly impressive.

"AAAAAAHHHHHH!"

Grissom screams.

"Pain, pain, pain, pain, pain, pain, pain, pain, pain, pain, pain, pain, pain, pain. Why, why am I suffering like this!? Ahahaha!"

"You're suffering because of what you've done!"

It seems the demon's head can no longer regenerate due to Rin's holy attack, which allowed Grissom's consciousness to surface. That's probably what happened.

"This is actually a good opportunity!"

I don't have a grudge against the demon, but I do have one against Grissom.

I'll beat him, beat him, and beat him down!

"Traitor Grissom! Thanks to you, the city is in a terrible state. Take responsibility and die!"

I point the magic sword Sarmat at the fallen and gasping Grissom, pronouncing his death sentence.

"Are you kidding me!? What have I done!?"

"Denying it is useless. What you've done is already exposed to the light!"

"Where is the evidence!?"

Even without evidence, you were finished the moment you were possessed by the demon. You should understand that much.

"While you were in the dungeon, the high priest was captured. The underground guild was destroyed. The Earl of Elbasil, your last hope, is already in custody. There's no one to protect you. What will you do, Grissom?"

Grissom's eyes widen in shock. It's natural to be surprised given the drastic change in the situation while he was in the dungeon. Serves him right.

"Grissom, do you understand your current situation?"

"Understand...?"

It's good that your consciousness has surfaced, but did you not even realize you were possessed by a demon?

That's a pitiful story, but it doesn't give us a reason to go easy on you.

"What is this!?"

"You were possessed by a demon. You brought back a demon's arm from the dungeon and mistook it for a cane. How foolish, Grissom."

Thanks to this, we don't have to go through the trouble of capturing you; we can make you pay for your sins with your life.

I won't forgive you, no matter what!

"Are you kidding me!? Fix this quickly!"

Why do I have to do this? Why is he giving me orders? People like him, who can only think about themselves, do exist. Like Akaba, Akaba, Akabaka...!

Thinking of Akaba's face makes me really angry. Akaba, plus Grissom, is the worst combination.

If we had a contest to see who is the worst scum, who would win? I don't intend to do that, though.

"Hmph"

"Ugh!? What are you doing!?"

"I just... I don't feel bad about it."

I realize I've punched Grissom's face. I don't regret it at all.

"You bastard!"

Grissom, driven by anger, attacks me. Such a slow attack has no chance of hitting me. AGI Boost is seriously amazing. One second feels like ten or thirty seconds.

"The second round begins."

As I leap, lightning strikes Grissom's face.

"AAAAAAHHHHHH!"

"I don't want to be forgotten."

This is Grissom's most important person to apologize to, Annelise's lightning magic.

Even I would find it difficult to avoid lightning traveling at the speed of light, so there's no way Grissom can dodge it.

"You bastard! How dare you! How dare you! How dare you! How dare you!"

"「「「「Punish him!」」」」

In response to Grissom's anger, the four start chanting.

Again. Another mental attack. It seems this mental attack can be done even without the demon's head.

"Shut up!"

I change my sub-job to Reincarnated Hero.

I want to keep the Reincarnated Hero sub-job hidden, but this mental attack is troublesome.

--- Saint Cross!

The light cross hits Grissom's face directly.

"AAAAAAHHHHHH! 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