"Why am I so useless ?". Ted clenched his shaking hands tightly. Even the axe he was carrying almost fell from his hand due to extreme nervousness.
"Take this !!". Vera used one of the tables to lift herself up into the air as she slashed her sword towards the back of the demon. Whoosh!! the tail that was about to attack Nero paused in the air slightly before it turned and pierced towards the figure of Vera. Clang !! the sword collided with the tail and Vera felt an immense force from the collision. Bright Sparks erupted from the center of the clash as Vera felt an immense force shudder through her body. Bang !! the sword was sent flying from her grip and her body was sent flying back , colliding with the tables and chairs on the ground. Nero used the opportunity to quickly collect the bow on the ground and immediately distanced himself from demon. He immediately nocked an arrow on his bow and widened his legs slightly , positioning himself for an accurate strike. Without waiting for the demon to turn , Nero immediately drew the bow with all his strength and released the arrow from the bowstring. Whoosh!! the arrow pierced through the air in a straight trajectory , aiming for the neck area where there were few hard scales. Roar !!! the demon seemed to sense the incoming danger and tilted his head , allowing the arrow to pierce through the distance wall. "Damn !". Nero who missed his target cursed out loudly from his location as he started to retreat back slowly. Bang !! the body of Nero clashed against the reception desk and Nero discovered that he had nowhere to retreat anymore. He was trapped and in order to change his position , he needed to fight the demon head-on. Also , his posture was not suitable for shooting at all !. Boooom!! boooom!! the demon slowly approached the position of Nero with a sinister expression on his face. "That fall was really hurtful !". Vera groaned painfully as she pushed the broken chair parts from her body and stood up woobly , feeling quite dizzy. Her back ached and there were slight cuts in her palm . The earlier collision with the tail made her finger to tear from the immense force. "My sword !". Vera immediately turned and looked for her sword. "Eich ya'azu tmutah lehitgarot bi, ha'sdad ha'gadol !!!". ( How dare mere mortals challenge me, the great demon ). The demon suddenly spoke in a strange language and question marks filled the face of Nero who looked at Vera for clarification. "Why are you looking at me , we all skipped the language class ". Vera who had found her sword picked it up from the ground while shrugging her shoulders nonchalantly. Each child was taught the language of the demons in the school and many children skipped the class because they found the class extremely boring. Imagine sitting down in a place for hours learning a strange language. That thought frightened alot of children and that made them to skip the language class continuously. "I think I know what he is saying ". Ted said timidly from the corner. The attention of everyone immediately fell on him . Even the demon paused and glanced in it's direction. "He .... said..that ....we are the most difficult opponents he has ever faced in his life and we are considered brave warriors ". Ted stuttered and said. Roar !! the demon seemed to become more enraged as it heard the words of the human. He could understand human language to a certain extent and the words of Ted made him made. What difficult opponents ! , what nonsense ! . The little mortals especially the girl and the boy that shoots arrows were slippery and quite difficult to kill. If it could corner them to a tight corner , it would rip their throats out and drink their blood. "Ted , just shut ". Vera rolled her eyes as she slowly approached the figure of the cautiously. She could clearly see that Nero was already cornered and was in a dangerous situation. "Hey , come here !!". Vera immediately provoked the demon hoping to attract it's attention. "Hey demon , over here !". Ted braved himself and waved at the demon fiercely with his axe. "Ted , can just shut up and continue to be useless in that corner ". Vera could not help but glare at Ted who immediately shrank his neck from the fierce gaze of Vera. Vera was afraid that the attention of the demon would be diverted to Ted who couldn't even wave his weapons currently. Roar !! the demon roared out again as it's body tensed up. Crack !! web-like cracks appeared beneath it's feet as it excerted immense force on the ground , preparing to attack. "Watch out !! , he is about to attack !!". Vera gripped her sword and started to rush forward. The tail of the demon immediately sprang forward with immense force and smashed the surrounding table chairs towards the running figure of Vera. The demon had learned it's lessons and it will not allow the tiny human to distract it this time. Whoosh!! whoosh!! whoosh!! numerous tables and chairs flew towards the figure of Vera who immediately paused in her movement. Bang !! bang !! bang !! the figure of Vera avoided the various tables and chairs nimbly while cursing inwardly because the tables and chairs had inevitably delayed her movement. The demon nodded with satisfaction as it's figure vanished from it's location with immense force. Bang !! the ground that the demon was standing exploded to pieces as splinters of wood flew everywhere. Even though Nero was already prepared for the attack of the demon , he was still startled by the immense speed of the demon who instantly appeared before him , waving it's the claws together. By using two claws to close in , the demon completely cut off any possible escape route of Nero and it's tail was already moving in the air with an explosive Force. At that moment, Nero felt the breath of death watch over his face. He knew that if he could 8 come up with any possible escape solution , he was completely doomed this time. Watching the claws draw closer to his face , countless of ideas emerged in the mind of Nero as his body tensed up. The dark claws that was covered with blood glistened with sharp light that was capable of tearing anything apart. In his vision , Nero saw the claws become bigger and bigger , inching closer to his force with immense force. His hair blew widly from the force generated from the incoming claws that left explosive sounds in the midair. Suddenly , Nero who was seemed rooted to his position moved ! .The tensed body of Nero moved with an explosive speed that was beyond his little body. He did what nobody expected at all !. He jumped !. Excerting force on his feet , the figure of Nero jumped up with all his strength into the air. The close combat techniques that he learned in his previous life immediately came to play in his mind . While in the air , his left hand quickly went to the short sword strapped to his waist and he drew the sword out with immense speed. The claws of the demon which had missed it's target shattered the reception desk, making it to break into two while leaving long claw marks on it. The figure of Nero rotated slightly in the air as his left hand pierced through the eye of the demon with extreme force. The sword shone with sharp light as it made it way towards the unguarded eye of the demon.Before the demon could react to the unexpected attack , the short sword had already pierced through the eyeball . Poof !! blood splashed in the air as the sw
"Atleast this will cover up your injury ". Vera got up from her kneeling position and patted Nero slightly on his back. Torn clothes were wrapped around the claws marks on his stomach and the injuries had stopped bleeding. The pain was still there and the wounds were still hot and quite itchy. "After the invasion , you need to visit the healer to avoid contamination ". Vera patted her blood stained dress as she picked up the sword on the ground and waved it slightly in the air. "Yeah but I have to survive till then ". Nero rolled his eyes slightly as he tried to stand up from the ground. "Ouch !!". Nero groaned painfully but he still gritted his teeth and stood up from the ground. Nero was looking really tattered with those roughly bandaged wounds and it was his shirt that was torn into several pieces to dress his wounds so he was currently shirtless with three rows of torn clothes roughly wrapped around his upper body. "My bow ". Nero stretched his hand towards Ted and Ted qu
Nero and Ted felt immense pressure shroud their bodies and their bones let out cracking sounds as they felt like they were carrying a heavy mountain on their shoulders. The immense killing intent that covered the entire environment made their bodies to shiver intensely and they felt like they were being stared by a ferocious beast. "Is this a mortal limit demon ?". Nero muttered with a pale face as he gripped his bow tightly. Beads of sweat could be seen on his face as he was currently under psychological pressure. Looking past the figure of Vera who was faintly blocking the demon , one could see a tall figure that was covered in dark scales and those dark scales glinted with sharp light under the sun. The different between the previous demon and the demon standing not quite far from them was not much in terms of physical appearance but the pressure brought by the mortal limit demon was too terrifying when compared to the slain slave demon. Two hexagonal symbols could be seen o
"Ted , we have to hurry and look for help !". The face of Nero showed extreme anxiety as they both ran through the dark alley , navigating their way through the several dead bodies and destroyed structures that littered across the ground. "Watch out !". Ted suddenly screamed and pushed Nero to the side . Bang !! part of a building fell to the ground and fragments of broken stones scattered across the ground , stirring up dust. Cough ! cough !! Nero who was pushed from the exact location of the fall was coughing loudly with lingering fear in his eyes. If he had been a second slower , his body would have been smashed into a meat paste . "That was a close call !". Nero breathed heavily as he looked at the fallen structure that already blocked part of the valley. "Thanks man ". Nero looked at Ted with gratitude in his eyes. "It's nothing ". Ted shook his head as he tried to climb over the obstacles that blocked the road. "Let me help you". Nero who was standing across stretched o
Following the familiar route , Nero and Ted quickly rushed back with nervous expression on their faces. "Vera , please be safe ". Nero prayed silently in his mind. The indifference of the watcher made him to see this world in another light. The watchers weren't some heroes as many people envisioned them. What happened made Nero to realize the importance of individual strength. If he had wnou6 strength to fight the mortal limit demon , he wouldn't be begging anyone to help him out. Within himself, a burning urge to become stronger quickly grew as he silently vowed never to put himself in any situation where he would have to beg someone to rescue him. He would rather die fighting than to beg any indifferent bastard for help. Nero glanced at Ted who was following him from the back and sighed softly. The indifference of the watcher must have shattered the heart of Ted who have always wanted to be a watcher. "Buddy ....". Nero wanted to console Ted but Ted immediately shook
"Ve...ve...ra ". Ted paused in his steps as he looked at the scene with his mouth wide open. Tears started dropping from his eyes slowly as he stretched out his shaking hand. His brain could not process anything at the moment as everything became completely blank. He felt his heart torn to pieces as he tried to speak but he could not mutter any single word. His throat seemed choked with something as only empty incomprehensible sounds came out from his mouth. The light in his eyes dimmed, losing its luster. The weapon in his grasp fell to the ground and Ted slumped to the ground while holding his head. "Ver..ver..ra !". The body of Ted was shaking Intensely as he sobbed his soul out. "Bastard !!". Nero looked at the mortal limit demon with red eyes as he took out another arrow and nocked it on his bow. The only thought that existed in his mind was to fight the demon to death. The death of Vera stimulated Nero so much that he temporarily forget about the pain of his injuries. "I
"huh !". The eyelids of Nero fluttered slightly as Nero regained consciousness. He tried to open his eyes but his eyelids were feeling so heavy and from the little he could open , everything was looking blurry. "Ahhh !". Nero felt a piercing headache as the sun shone on his face and couple with ye intense pain that was coming from his body. It was as if his body was broken in several places and moving a muscle was extremely hard for. His mind was blank for a moment before his memories started coming back in full force. "Vera , Ted !". Nero said weakly as tears slid down from his eyes. He was breathing heavily as he tried to move from his position in his attempt to get up but a nerve wrecking pain made his face to warp. "Seems like the kid is awake now ". A voice sounded in the environment but Nero could not see the person speaking because of his position on the ground. "He is quite lucky to survive a blow from a mortal limit , a seventh evolution limit demon at that ". Another
"No !!, stop Ted !!". The face of Nero instantly when he saw Ted suddenly attack the watcher with his weapon. But it was already too late to stop Ted as he had already reached the location of Nelson. The surrounding watchers did not move from their position as they watched Ted attack Nelson coldly. The hood they were wearing covered their faces and nobody knew what they were thinking. Swoosh ! the axe tore through the air with immense force , speeding it's way towards the body of Nelson who was watching everything with slight amusement in his eyes. "Attacking a ranked watcher is a death offense young man ". Nelson said in a reprimanding tone as he calmly extended his hand grabbed the falling axe smoothly. Bang !! the fingers of Nelson gripped the edge of the axe and fine cracks immediately appeared on the axe. The curved iron head was riddled with cracks and Nero watched the entire scene with his mouth wide open. A human being with flesh and blood actually made cracks to app