Kadian Helkar's Point of View (A Few Minutes Earlier)

After letting Kurt go off with the demon Afel, I continued meditating to recover as much mana as possible before the two Semi-God ranks arrived.

Just in time. I thought after filling my mana core.

When I opened my eyes, I found a water blade a meter away from me, but I quickly dodged it by wrapping my body in mana.

"I see you're as skilled as Boris said," commented a young voice.

"Not too much, brother, he's just a bit fast," added another voice with a deeper tone.

Looking closer, I noticed two demons with very different appearances. Both were chatting as if they didn't care I was there.

What? Who do they think they are, ignoring me like that? I thought, a bit annoyed.

One of the demons was tall and bulky, while the other was shorter and slender.

"Looks like parasites like you don't know manners," I said, drawing my sword and infusing it with mana. "Talking so freely in front of me."

They glanced at each other for a second before letting out a big sigh.

"You have a bad temper, you know?" said the slender demon with a tired voice. "I'm Ali, and this big guy here is my brother."

Pfff... As if I cared about their names. I sighed, not giving their words any importance before taking a slow step that closed much of the distance between us.

Surprised, the big demon quickly drew a hefty, long sword from his back, while Ali pulled a wand from his right sleeve and pointed it at me immediately.

As I went for Ali, his brother intercepted me, our swords clashing with great force, creating a slight crater beneath us.

Ali didn't waste time when he saw me still, he used that moment to quickly cast with his wand, making the sand beneath my feet grab one of them and hurl me with incredible force until I crashed into a pile of rocks.

In pain, I saw the big demon approaching at an impressive speed, holding his sword with one hand.

Damn, these two together are a real pain. I thought as I healed and created a light sword in my free hand.

Using wind magic, I created a dense dust cloud, completely obscuring the battlefield.

Now! I told myself just before jumping at the big demon.

Confident in knowing where he was even though I couldn't see or hear him, I kept going, maintaining an undetectable mana current in the rune on my back that allowed me to sense them.

This should distract him... I thought as I threw the light sword I had just created. The big demon, seeing the flash of light, turned, giving me enough chance to approach from the side.

With the idea of piercing him with my sword, I moved in confidently, only to be met with his gaze and a slight smile.

Sh*t! They both know detection magic too. I realized as my attack was deflected by a stone cannon from the other demon.

I tried to reposition myself, but the big demon had already launched at me. Damn it! It's inevitable to face him head-on.

Skillfully moving my body, I blocked his attack, but couldn't do anything about an incredible kick that connected with my side.

Wh-what power... I thought as I went flying through the air.

Realizing that their last attack had broken three of my ribs, I tried to accelerate my regeneration with magic, but as I sensed a surge of mana, I saw a massive wave of sand over 30 meters high rising in front of me.

They won't let me recover, I have to be careful with them. I thought annoyed as I saw the huge wave approaching.

Thanks to the humidity in the area due to the rain, I managed to easily freeze Ali's wave with ice magic.

F*ck, don't is a good idea fighting against both of them, I need to separate them. I thought as I dodged several sharp stone spikes coming from the ground.

I need to do fast! Or else Kurt and Aria will also die... I thought worriedly as I noticed them also fighting.

I guess I have no other choice, I'll have to use that technique to get closer and end this as soon as possible. I thought resignedly.

Once I made my decision, I managed to land a strong kick to the muscular demon's head, sending him flying towards his brother.

Ali, seeing his dazed brother's body coming towards him, focused solely on stopping it with magic, giving me enough time to prepare.

Excellent! I need to seize these seconds now. I thought before closing my eyes to focus.

I'll need a lot of mana for this Divine level spell. I thought before gradually drawing almost all the mana from my core. So I hope I only have to use it once, because otherwise, I won't have mana to fight alongside Kurt and Aria.

Since the technique I was about to use defied the nature of the world, like other spells of the same rank, it took time to get it ready. But once my body was prepared, I opened my eyes and found the big demon moving.

Excellent! They separated. I thought as I blocked several purple rays that Ali had launched with my sword.

I'll need to create a small distraction to get close enough before activating my spell. I planned as I gathered some mana at the tips of my fingers.

Once Ali's brother got close enough, I released the mana I had accumulated in my hands.

Burning Soul! I said to myself before managing to create an absurd amount of crimson fire, which quickly shot towards my enemies.

Without hesitation, Ali quickly raised his wand to create a thick stone wall that managed to cover them both.

"Haha, naive." I said quietly as I watched my special spell devour all the mana structuring his spell.

"Back off, brother! That's a Demigod level spell!" Ali shouted to such an extent that I could hear him from where I was.

Before it hit the muscular demon, Ali conjured a gigantic wall of emerald water that caused both spells to collide wildly, creating a huge explosion of vapor that rose in the form of a mushroom cloud, towering above the clouds.

Awesome. I thought as I saw all the vapor and mana particles clouding the area, making it difficult for them to locate me.

With my plan in action, I quickly gathered mana in my legs and started running towards Ali, expecting his brother to intersect me on the way.

"I see you're heading straight to your grave," the muscular demon said a few meters from his brother, from within the surrounding vapor.

I kept running until I had him just a few meters away from me, saying nothing as he swung his large sword with the intent to strike me.

Though I could stop or dodge it, I decided to keep going until his sword was a meter away from me.

"The one heading to his grave is you, idiot! Noukan!" I said, dodging his attack at the last moment.