"Man… this is too easy."
Towering atop a mountain of demon corpses stood a young man.
His golden hair was stained with blood, and his emerald eyes held nothing but a cold, detached aura
From his position, Rin surveyed the whole area.
Every demon in sight had been defeated and all citizens in the area had been escorted to the safe zone.
"Nice work."
Kuro's voice echoed in Rin's mind
A faint smirk tugged at Rin's lips
"Yeah."
With his gaze fixed on the scenery, Rin spoke calmly
"Status"
[1st – Elicia Von Risteria — 27 kills]
[2nd – Asterx Fitric — 24 kills]
[3rd – Rin Aiderth — 22 kills]
[4th – Arthur Ven Roswell — 20 kills]
[5th – Robert Crawford — 20 kills]
Rin frowned
'What is he thinking?'
Scrolling down the holographic screen, Rin moved down the list in search of Yuta's name
[100th – Liam Roth — 7 kills]
Diabolical
Absolutely diabolical
Rin's thoughts grew hazy
'Is Yuta trying to fail?'
Rin gritted his teeth
"Rin, your one o'clock"
Steadying his emotions, Rin's gaze shifted towards the northeast direction.
A figure moved through the shadows.
Red hair. Ocean-blue eyes.
The man danced through the battlefield, cutting down demons with precise, fluid swings of his broadsword.
Rin's eyes widened slightly.
Asterx…
The screen updated
[1st – Elicia Von Risteria — 32 kills]
[2nd – Asterx Fitric — 26 kills]
[3rd – Rin Aiderth — 22 kills]
[4th – Arthur Ven Roswell — 20 kills]
[5th – Robert Crawford — 20 kills]
"Tch"
Rin clicked his tongue
So much for catching up
"You might need to get moving"
Kuro spoke calmly
"Yeah"
Mana surged through Rin's body, wrapping around him like a cloak before gently forming radiant wings.
*Whoosh*
With his emerald crystal wings, Rin shot into the sky with a burst of speed
"Got to find more"
Asterx's blade drove through the last demon before something caught his attention
A gaze
A strong one at that
The grip around Asterx's sword tightened
A human
Asterx completely lost any from of interest
'Another jealous brat'
"Status"
[1st – Elicia Von Risteria — 32 kills]
[2nd – Asterx Fitric — 26 kills]
[3rd – Rin Aiderth — 22 kills]
[4th – Arthur Ven Roswell — 20 kills]
[5th – Robert Crawford — 20 kills]
Asterx frowned
'Second'
Staring at Elicia Von Risteria's name as first, Asterx sighed
'Is she a machine?'
No matter how strong someone was, rest was inevitable.
Yet—
That elf had shown no intention of stopping
This drastically fueled Asterx's fighting spirit
'I will come out on top'
'I don't care how many she can kill'
'I will simply kill more'
'For I am Asterx—descendant of the Sword King, Asterion Fitric.'
"Interesting"
With that, Asterx walked into the darkness
Elicia moved like a phantom.
Her arrows pierced through demons one after another with flawless precision.
None could oppose her.
None could even slow her down.
It was boring.
After killing another demon, Elicia shifted her gaze east
A mother and child hid among the rubble
Elicia approached them with a gentle smile
"You can come out now, madam"
The mother flinched before slowly emerging clutching her child's hand tightly
"Yes… thank you…"
"Follow me."
Elicia began leading them towards the safe zone
Following Elicia, the woman tried to strike a conversation
"How is the situation right now in Valon?"
"Very chaotic"
"Will the safe zones protect us?"
"Of course."
They turned into a narrow alley.
Elicia suddenly stopped.
Then turned.
Her gaze sharpened.
The woman froze.
Elicia stepped closer.
"Tell me… what exactly are you?"
"…What?"
"You've been bothering me since I found you."
Another step.
"You're not human, are you?"
*Gulp*
The woman tensed at Elicia's cold gaze
"I don't know what you're talking about"
*Swish*
*Slash*
A mana-coated arrow grazed the woman's cheek.
Blood trickled down.
"Talk now"
The child began to cry.
The woman collapsed to her knees.
"P-Please—!"
Splurt
The arrow pierced both their heads.
Blood splashed across the alley walls.
Then—
They exploded.
Gone.
Running at an unimaginable speed, the figure's destination was Valon
*Shudder*
A jolt of electricity ran through his body
He slowly lowered his head
A dark smile spread across his face
"Figured it out… huh?"