Chapter 93 The Shadow Demon Who Is Convinced
Aiwass had already been prepared.
He is not truly disabled. At such a distance, the deformed limb demon that acts instinctively will definitely attack itself first.
It is basically impossible for him to hit the Abnormal Limb Demon - with its reflexes, he can easily dodge even if he shoots at it. How could Aiwass, who had never learned swordsmanship, possibly hit it?
The Abnormal Limb Demon is immune to curses, so the violent choking spell enchanted on the "Noble Red" ring is also ineffective against it; it is basically immune to laws, and is too fast for the Law Wizard to catch it; it is also immune to petrification, so Lady Meia's Amber Fire is also ineffective against it.
But even if the Shadow Demon is not exposed, Aiwass has already figured out how to deal with it.
When he made up his mind, a golden-red glow ignited in his pupils, and his left hand gently pressed on the holy sword.
Isabel, who was hiding in the corner, saw this scene and her pupils suddenly shrank.
——It’s really Mr. Fox!
She subconsciously stretched out her right hand, and the voice was about to blurt out——
But the next moment, Isabel's mind went blank.
I saw Aiwass, who was sitting in a wheelchair, being pierced through the chest by the deformed limb demon that had transformed again and his right hand became extremely long and narrow!
His wheelchair rolled backwards quickly, hit Lily's body and bounced back. Lily was caught off guard and was knocked out by the wheelchair, but what really paralyzed her was what she saw...the sharp claws that penetrated Aiwass's back.
But Aiwass did not die.
Because long before he was attacked, he had used the flame on his holy sword as a medium and started to use the "sacrificial fire" method!
Therefore, the moment he was attacked by the Abnormal Limb Demon, he recovered part of the trauma he suffered.
Bishop Meia immediately recognized it - this is a skill that only priests who are proficient in combat can master, pre-treatment!
Prepare treatment in advance before your teammates or yourself are injured - complete the treatment the moment you receive damage, thereby minimizing the impact of the attack. You will not faint due to impact, nor will you stop thinking due to severe pain. From the appearance, it looks like it has withstood the attack.
This technique requires no special training, only the ability to predict the enemy's behavior.
And Aiwass knows the Abnormal Limb Demon very well - he has even used the Abnormal Limb Demon's body during the advancement ceremony. The demonologist who contracted the Abnormal Limb Demon is not as proficient in the Abnormal Limb Demon as Aiwass.
After he realized that after he cut off the abnormal limb demon's substitute attack with one sword, he would definitely suffer an attack from the abnormal limb demon's body, he decided to simply use his body as a trap to trick the opponent into attacking.
This subconscious move is in line with the principles of the path of transcendence and devotion. Aiwass felt that the power of the path was continuously pouring into his body, constantly strengthening his perception, willpower and vitality.
After using pre-treatment to resist this inevitable blow and stay awake as he expected, Aiwass knew that he had won——
He immediately pressed his left hand, which was cut by the holy sword, onto the arm of the deformed limb demon. Just touching the blade of the sword, his palm was already cut open and bleeding. He was using the fire sacrificial method, but he happened to be able to avoid being burned by the flames and causing his wounds to scorch.
Just like every person who was stabbed through the chest by the Deformed Limb Demon and was unable to struggle... vainly holding down his wound and the Deformed Limb Demon's arm, hoping that it would not pull out. But in the end it's just a wishful thinking.
But Aiwass was different.
The moment his wounded and bleeding left hand pressed down on the arm of the Abnormal Limb Demon, the Abnormal Limb Devil's aggressiveness dropped sharply.
That is the breath of "pastoral care" that is briefly inspired by burning oneself with the holy fire!
Although the depth of Aiwass's two paths is now uneven, he cannot correctly guide the art of pastoral care. But the breath of sanctified flesh and blood is like honey to the phantom demon - the malformed-limbed demon, which has particularly weak intelligence and acts according to instinct, cannot tell the difference at all.
When he realized that the humans in front of him were not enemies, but shepherds who gave him strength and flesh, his hatred of healthy people and his demonic instinct for promotion briefly clashed.
The malformed-limb demon's brain shut down for a moment and he stopped where he was.
But after all, the shepherding has not been completed - and even if it is completed, it will not be able to directly control the powerful malformed limb demon. This only made it stunned for a moment.
But when it hesitated, Aiwass waved the holy sword again without hesitation and easily cut off its second arm!
The Abnormal Limb Demon let out a shrill and furious wail - the pain finally made it wake up and no longer hesitated about "attacking Aiwass". Each limb is part of its strength and essence, and can also be considered its life. Even cutting off its head cannot stop it. Only destroying its six limbs can it temporarily dissipate.
But Aiwass bought enough time.
"--demon!!"
When the Malformed Limb Demon was rolling on the ground in pain, Gordon, who had just taken a breath, roared and charged, knocking the Malformed Limb Demon away from Aiwass with a shoulder collision!
At this moment, it was only a few seconds before Bishop Meia issued the warning.
Edward chose to believe her words. Because Aiwass's situation is not optimistic.
Edward, who was standing on the first floor, immediately drew his pistol from his waist and pointed it at the middle-aged man on the second floor who was wrapped in chains.
Seeing him raising a gun from such a long distance, someone next to him panicked: "Inspector Edward..."
"Shut up." Edward responded coldly.
He didn't want to listen to what the man next to him wanted to say, and he didn't even think of looking back.
"The law gives me the right to shoot."
Edward whispered, and then pulled the trigger.
A beam of silver light spurted out from the muzzle of the gun, instantly engulfing the middle-aged man's head!
There was no splash of blood, no broken bones or flesh. When the light faded, the man's head even looked intact, except for a thumb-sized black spot in the center of his forehead.
Because his soul was shattered. This ensured that the man had no means of emergency escape or reincarnation.
At the moment the man was shot dead, large patches of flowing black runes suddenly appeared on the abnormally white skin of the deformed limb demon.
They flowed from the deformed limb demon's chest to the limbs, and the gathered black runes turned into nothingness. The deformed limb demon began to disintegrate and disappear from the end. The arm that was originally inserted into Aiwas' chest also suddenly disintegrated and disappeared. Aiwass, who was constantly using the fire sacrifice method, immediately used a large amount of mana to heal the wound.
The limb demon stared at Aiwass and roared in an incomprehensible way.
It suddenly burst out with great strength - even though the limb demon had been weakened by Aiwass for two rounds, its desperate and crazy attack still put the already old Gordon into a state of crisis in an instant.
——For some reason, it seemed to risk everything to get close to Aiwass.
Gordon's armor, which originally shone with bright silver light, was now tattered, dim and full of dents. But he still stood in front of Aiwass, firmly restraining the limb demon's attack.
The furious limb demon realized that he could not break through here, so he attacked Gordon with all his strength. The end of its limbs had turned into nothingness, and it used its arms that had transformed into long whips to frantically whip Gordon, and Gordon's helmet had been whipped away long before.
"Gordon, get out of the way!"
Just as Gordon was about to fall into danger, Aiwas' voice suddenly came from behind him.
Gordon had his back to Aiwas, and he couldn't see anything at all. His vision was completely covered with blood, and his brain was repeatedly hit, making a buzzing sound and spinning. It was only because of the power of the Tao that strengthened his body that his head didn't explode.
But he still subconsciously chose to obey Aiwas's order.
Perhaps because he didn't call him "Director" or "Sir", Gordon, whose consciousness was already a little blurred, recalled the memory of being ordered by his superior when he was in the army...
He struggled to block the attack, raised the blood-soaked and broken blade in front of his eyes, kept looking at the deformed limb demon, and slid to the side and back.
In just a moment-from behind his side, a scorching flame whizzed by.
Although Gordon was wearing armor, the sweat on the back of his neck due to the fierce battle was almost instantly dried up. His right ear was blown by the blazing flames, and the hot wind burned his ear canal.
It was a golden sword energy that was like a crescent moon, in an arc shape.
It shone with a blazing glow, and the air around it was distorted. Only the tail end had a faint red flame.
——It was a decisive blow that was swung out in one breath with the mana injected into the holy sword.
If it were normal, it would not be possible to hit the deformed limb demon. But at this time, most of the deformed limb demon's limbs had disappeared, so it could not transform its body again, and it could not dodge... It was completely penetrated from the middle, and what burst out was not even blood, but a large number of sparks.
The remaining arms of the deformed limb demon were finally completely burned by the holy fire when it was about to be expelled.
And the remaining half of the flames that had lost their arc shape hit the magic wall full of tentacles.
But even so, the [Evil-Repelling] characteristic of the sacred weapon level had already caused it to cause huge damage to the magic wall. The moment the holy fire touched the magic wall, it spread in all directions like a flame burning a spider web. With a whoosh, the hideous flesh tentacles covering the entire club were burned to ashes in an instant, starting from that point, which was extremely visually impactful.
Under the gaze of everyone, under the evening light outside the window, the red-handled sword in Aiwas's hand, which had extinguished the flame, gradually faded and dissipated, turning into a huge crimson key.
Aiwas, whose chest was completely pierced by the devil and whose priest's clothes were stained with blood, had recovered most of his injuries through the fire sacrifice.
The brand-new holy sword badge on Aiwas' chest had been stained red by his own blood. There was also a large red patch on the chest of his priest's clothes, and there was a round hole visible to the naked eye, revealing the brand-new, white skin inside that had just recovered through the fire sacrifice.
But no one laughed at Aiwas. People looked at this boy who was only 18 years old and sitting in a wheelchair with respect.
Even Aiwas's voice at this moment seemed so majestic:
"The devil has been expelled! No need to panic, please stay where you are and don't push!
"Let the priests treat the wounded first - they can still be saved!"
The crowd that was just in chaos subconsciously chose to obey Aiwas's orders.
Lily, who was still staggering, staggered over and whispered: "Sorry, Aiwas... I can't help you at all..."
In the sudden impact, she felt her own weakness for the first time.
Before this, she was not interested in extraordinary powers. In her opinion, it is just "strength for fighting", and she doesn't like fighting with others. But at this moment, Lily had such a strong desire for power for the first time - at least the next time Aiwass was attacked, she would no longer be so powerless like this.
"It's okay, Lily."
Aiwass looked at the glasses on Lily's face and said softly: "There will always be a chance... Do you need treatment?"
"Let's give it to those who need treatment first. I was just hit, but many people were directly penetrated by demons..."
Lily shook her head, clutching her abdomen and hissing softly.
At this moment, Aiwass finally received the belated reminder:
[Expel the deformed limb demon and gain 210 free experience]
——More than ten times more experience than Veronica!
He roughly estimated that the free experience was enough to directly upgrade a profession from level 10 to level 19!
After successfully grabbing the head, Aiwass raised the corners of his mouth slightly and showed a satisfied smile.
It’s not in vain that I was stabbed hard by it. Aiwass thought.
By the way, speaking of phantoms...
At this moment, Aiwass suddenly remembered that there was an audience under him.
Why is there no movement? Silly?
"How about it, Shadow Demon?"
So Aiwass took the initiative and asked in his heart: "Are you satisfied?"
【...I am sincerely convinced, my respected master】
Shadow Demon was silent for a long time before speaking in a quiet female voice.
Its answers were short, but the change in attitude was clear.
The hoarse voice with a frosted texture has become lighter again, which means that its flattering attitude towards Aiwass has become more obvious. Just like when a cat pleases its owner, it will make more sounds than usual.
Aiwass smiled contentedly, raised his head to look at the sunset outside the window, and breathed a sigh of relief.
By a very coincidental moment, Aiwass, Lily and Gordon were exactly where they were when they were awarded the medal.
The knight's armor on Gordon's body was in tatters, his helmet had flown to nowhere, and his sword of honor had obvious flaws; Aiwass's chest also had traces of being penetrated, and the blood-stained holy sword on his chest Sword badge, shining in the sunset. Lily was not in a very good condition, but she still stood loyally behind Aiwass and got on his somewhat deformed wheelchair.
The reporter who was the first to discover the demon and was obsessed with filming it saw this scene and was pleasantly surprised to find that he had not used up the film yet.
——So the reporter pressed the shutter again on Aiwass, recording and fixing this scene.
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