Beast had decided to help out Shadow and Blackie first. The battle between them and the demon was one where a single mistake could spell the end of the other party. He pulled back an arrow and patiently waited for an opportunity.
They had been fighting for some time now, just like the others, and had completely gotten used to the rhythm and tempo of the battle. Nobody had joined in the fight, which made the three completely lose track of their surroundings.
One well-placed arrow would be enough to flip the table on the demon and get him in trouble, just one arrow was enough.
As that was going on, Reign was fighting against the hammer-wielding demon. As the enemy now only had one hand, he was forced to only use the hammer while the shield was on the ground.
The demon was angry, Reign could see it in his eyes.
Not only did he miss the opportunity to kill Reign previously, but he also lost his hand. With only one hand being available to him, the demon was certain that the following battle would be much more difficult than it would have.
He was also angry that Reign had managed to survive for so long.
The demon had attacked him with everything it had, and yet, Reign was still alive and kicking.
It was a slap to the face of the demon who believed that he was above puny races such as the humans and that he would never meet his match by fighting a small human that was below him in level.
Reign zoomed around the demon, looking for a chance to attack him without being blocked.
The armor of the demon was still holding up strong and Reign was unable to harm him with normal attacks, even though some of his skills were unable to penetrate the armor's defense.
He had tried using the 'Severing Series', but even after using the skills he had managed to get after learning the first and second swords, the armor was fine.
He had managed to master the third sword and had also managed to create a skill thanks to that, but the third sword and the skill both focused on delivering a swift attack that would catch the enemy off-guard, they were simply unsuitable for such a case.
Reign was currently learning the fourth sword, but compared to the previous three, it was much harder.
Jack had told him that it was because the fourth sword is usually taught to those that had reached Tier V, not Tier II.
Even with that, Reign was still adamant about studying and mastering the sword, but even after spending almost a month, he was still barely able to use it.
It was powerful, and it could potentially help him in this situation, but he had other skills and means of attacking that could be helpful and wouldn't put him at risk.
As Reign was running circles around the demon, his lightning formed a ring.
It was soon easy for Reign to blend in the lightning and make the demon lose track of him completely. The demon was angry, but he managed to control his emotions.
He had already suffered enough for being too eager to fight Reign, and wouldn't make the same mistake twice.
As the demon patiently looked around himself in order to try and figure out where exactly Reign was, he suddenly felt a spike in mana above him.
As he looked up, he was shocked to see Reign.
Reign was falling down on him, a phantom of a Kirin appearing around him.
Reign had tricked the demon.
Back when he almost fused with the ring of lightning around the demon, he jumped high in the air when he was behind the demon.
The mana that was left behind in the ring of lightning managed to mask the mana he used to unleash the [ Rage of the Kirin ] skill and attack the demon from above.
It was too late for the demon to try and evade the attack, the best he could hope would be to block it with his hammer.
Simply blocking, however, was not something the demon was content with.
He suddenly roared as his mana rose, and the armor he wore flickered as he unleashed a lot of mana in order to deliver a fierce blow and hopefully destroy Reign's attack, and him with it. The hammer glowed with pale blue light as the demon smashed above Reign and the Kirin he had summoned with his skill.
The two clashed and a fierce struggle ensued.
Even though Reign had the advantage when it came to momentum, the demon was no slouch and was able to almost even out the odds with his incredible strength, almost.
The Kirin still persisted and slowly pushed the hammer back, the horns of his head nearing the body of the demon who was giving his all in order to try and push the Kirin back.
For a couple of seconds, it seemed that the two were equal as neither the demon nor the Kirin moved a single inch from their position, that is until Reign did something unexpected.
The Kirin suddenly flickered and disappeared while Reign fell down and appeared in front of the demon whose hand and hammer smashed up. He didn't expect the Kirin to simply disappear like that, and he was still using his full strength to push back against it.
As the Kirin disappeared, the arm and hammer swiped above and Reign was able to feel the wind from the blow brush against his skin, even though the attack hit nowhere close to him.
But now, the demon started panicking a bit.
He was wide open, and Reign was standing right in front of him, a smile plastered on his face as he stared at the demon before pulling back his right arm.
Lightning flickered around his arm before a lance made out of lightning appeared around it.
[ Lightning Lance ]
The [ Lightning Lance ] skill was not a new one, it was simply the evolved [ Lightning Stab ] skill. It now had greater penetrative power and reach, making it perfect for a focused attack.
Reign stabbed with the lance and hit the demon straight in the chest and pushed him back slightly. He didn't stop, however, but continued pushing the lance against the demon and his armor which was finally starting to show signs of being damaged.
The demon roared and clenched the hammer in his hand, ready to smash it down against Reign at any moment.
[ Sword Clone ]
Suddenly a white phantom appeared next to Reign and jumped up, striking against the hammer and making the demon unable to hit Reign.
The phantom looked like Reign, but he wielded only one sword.
The demon stared at the phantom with shock and anger as he tried to blast him away with his hammer.
He was unable to do so.
The phantom dodged, parried, and attacked the demon while Reign shouted out loud as he channeled a great deal of mana to the lance and pushed forward once again.
Suddenly, he felt that something had snapped in front of him.
The armor was penetrated, and it finally gave way.
It was just a small hole in which the lance wouldn't fully fit, but it was enough.
Knowing that the armor could indeed be destroyed like this made Reign pull the lance back an immediately thrust it back at the demon who was unable to even respond to the incredibly fast attack.
The lance hit him, and this time, it hit his flesh while tearing an even larger hole in the armor.
"YOU BASTARD!" The demon shouted out in pain and anger as he slammed his leg down, causing slight tremors and almost making Reign lose his balance.
The demon then quickly used the opportunity to kick Reign back, but the phantom was still there.
It quickly reached the place where the armor was damaged and stabbed his sword deep inside it. The demon froze for a moment before looking down at the phantom that pulled the sword out before thrusting it back in, this time from another angle.
He struck the phantom with his hammer and sent him flying back, but at that time, Reign had once again appeared in front of him.
Reign didn't have the lightning lance with him this time, but he didn't need it.
With a single glance, he could see that the armor was actually repairing the hole, albeit very, very slowly.
He quickly conjured up a spear of lightning before throwing it at the hole in the armor. The spear pierced inside the demon's flesh before exploding and dealing some heavy damage to the demon who spat out some blood.
The phantom quickly followed.
If the demon still had two arms, then it might have been able to fight the two off, at least until the phantom disappeared. But with only one arm available, the demon was simply unable to deal with two enemies at once.
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