Dungeon of Pride, Laplace

Laris had the [Dual Wielder] class, a rare class even amongst the warrior classes which allows him to wield two swords at once and completely forgo defence to dish out lightning-fast attacks.

He smiled at the demon who had managed to dodge his attacks in the nick of time and said "That was quite the fast reaction, but will you still be able to dodge my attacks if I close the distance?". After saying that, Laris finally moved from his original place and disappeared with a flash of lightning.

The next time he appeared, he was already behind Simon and slashed his twin blades sideways "Hell Lightning Slice".

Lightning arced around the blades making them appear completely blue as they closed in on Simon's unguarded back.

Simon hurriedly turned around and used gale magic to distance himself from those blades. CHIIIIIII… like a paper being torn, the hurriedly conjured gale magic was shredded in half.

BOOM… the aftershock of the attacks blew the surrounding adventurers far away. Picking themselves up, the adventurers hurriedly distanced themselves from the two.

"Hahaha, what happened is dodging all you could do?" Laris dished out one lightning attack after another. Simon met the attacks head-on with his own intermediate-tier flame magic.

BOOOOOM… RUMBLEEEEE… the ground quacked and the surrounding land was flipped outside down.

Devastating flames and lightning wreaked havoc and obliterated everything in the surrounding. All the adventures were forced back more than hundreds of meters as they watched their leader and the demon duke it out among themselves. Magic met magic and wreaked havoc everywhere. The scene was truly pandemonium. This was the first time they saw someone fighting toe to toe with their leader.

ZIP... ZIP... ZIP

Laris encased in blue lightning zipped around the surroundings and used his high-speed attacks to clash with the demon. To their surprise, the demon ignited everything into flames and stopped all the attacks that came from Laris. The intensity of the flame generated by the demon was so high that it looked just like a setting sun from the distance.

Flames devoured lightning, the lightning devoured flames in an unending circle. Simon was concentrating on his battle with Laris when suddenly a window popped up in front of him.

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Intruders have entered the dungeon. All monsters have been cleared on Floor one.

Intruder Numbers:- 25

Current Progress:- 89% percent of the second floor has been cleared.

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Reading the message, Simon got distracted for a second, and Laris wasn't someone who would miss this opportunity.

Immediately ceasing it, he delivered a lightning-fast attack "Hell Lightning Lunge". Lightning raced out of the blades and lunged towards the unguarded Simon.

BOOM… this time Simon was unable to dodge the attack in time and was hit squarely by the attack in the chest. His body was blown back and smashed into the ground, the momentum of the attacks was great that his body dug a ditch along the ground before coming to a stop. He puked out a mouthful of blood and hurriedly stabilized his wounds.

Simon somersaulted back and got on his feet before the connecting attacks could come from Laris.

"That hurts dammit" he clicked his tongue and just when he was getting ready for round two when all of a sudden an azure light flashed in the distant sky.

Simon stared at Laris who had a smile plastered on his face and couldn't help but knit his brows in annoyance. He turned around spread his wings and flew into the forest. Utilizing his [High-Speed Flight] which had advanced from his [Flight] he was able to quickly disappear into the forest.

Right now he had other important things to focus on rather than fighting with the adventurers. The azure light that flashed in the distant sky previously was a signal from Irene that their plan had gone accordingly.

The adventurers who were pushed back far into the distance looked at the ongoing battle with wide eyes. They finally realized that when the demon was battling them, he was not being serious at all.

The demon was able to go toe-to-toe against their leader who ranked amongst the top twenty in their guild. They could feel the might contained within each attack of both parties even from hundreds of meters and couldn't help but shudder.

Just when they thought that the battle was pretty even, their leader delivered a devastating blow towards the demon and sent him flying back. BOOOM… the demon pummelled into the ground and his body dug a long ditch before coming to a stop. One could imagine the might behind that attack.

"Heh, the demon is nothing in front of our leader," said one of the adventurers after the demon was hit by the attack.

"Of course, did you really that demon stood a chance against leader?"

"That demon dared to kill one of our teammates look how sir Laris teaches him a lesson he will never forget".

"Hahaha, you are right. That demon dug his own grave by showing up here".

The adventurers remarked among themselves after seeing that the situation was in their favour. "What? The demon got back up again" their thoughts were stopped short when the demon got back again. They looked at the demon and were stunned to find that the injuries he suffered after taking on that attack were not that big and he looked was mostly fine.

Right when they thought that there would another big clash, the demon turned around and quickly flew away from the scene.

The atmosphere became completely silent as all the observers had a dumbfounded look on their faces.

"Pfft," the silence didn't last long before all the adventurers erupted into a burst of thunderous laughter.

"HAHAHA… that demon just ran away from the fight".

"He is fighting sir Laris after all. Running from him was quite the clever choice for that demon".

"Yeah, you are right. I guess that last attack did quite a lot of damage to him and he felt that there was no hope of winning". The adventurers laughed and snickered merrily after seeing that the demon made himself scarce after clashing with Laris.

After the battle was over, they approached Laris and congratulated him. "Sir Laris, congratulations on your splendid win against that vile demonkind" one of the adventurers flattered. At this moment, Laris had a confused and doubtful look on his face. He didn't believe that the demon ran away because of his last attack.

"There has to be something else" he deliberated for a while before suddenly he recalled that peculiar azure light flashing in the distant light. Fighting head-on, he realized that the demon wasn't weaker than him. Even though he was not using his full strength, the demon was able to match him.

Aside from its strength, the way the demon appeared amidst the flames that engulfed the little girl was clearly unusual.

No matter how many times he thought, he couldn't figure out how the demon had appeared amidst those flames unless… Pushing aside his chaotic thought, he looked at the area where the Forest Spring Royal Spirit had been engulfed in flames and made an irritated face. Squinting his eyes, he ordered the adventurers to thoroughly search the area.

The adventurers immediately executed the order and fanned out to search for any clues for that little girl. Even they felt that the way the little girl disappeared and the appearance of the demon was unusual.

However, no matter where or how many times they searched, they ended up with no clue about the girl. "Isn't she dead? I mean we all saw the flames engulfing her" one of the adventurers said. The adventurer near him quickly hushed him into silence "Shh, don't you know that the leader is very distressed right now? Trust me, you don't wanna stick your head in this matter right now".

Laris looked at the area where the demon had suddenly appeared. The scene repeatedly played in his head before a bad premonition struck him. He did not know what but he felt like something was awry.

The sudden appearance of the girl, her ridiculous agility that completely contrasted with her race that had low combat potential, and her disappearance amidst the flames. Up until the mysterious appearance of the demon, everything was unusual.

The more Laris thought, the more he felt like he was missing something.. The foreboding feeling was starting to thicker and thicker. " Why would the girl who was able to escape from them once decide to show herself once again?"