Higher Demon

The demon licked his lips while looking at the two of them... He had to say that it was quite creepy. It reminded Fein of Venom from the Marvel.

Fein looked at the demon warily, and the demon responded to him by releasing an enormous amount of pressure that Fein had not felt since coming to this world. A mountain like pressure bore on the two, causing Fein and Kidd to fall in their knees and kneel on the ground. Fein tried his best to fight the incomparable pressure, but his body just won't respond to his will.

"You had the guts to resist, an admirable trait for a weakling like you, HAHAHAHA!" The demon laughed amusedly.

'Shit... this demon was treating us like entertainment.' Fein felt an impulse to stab the demon in the eye.

'Probe!'

Name: Alistair

Race: Higher Demon

Magic Power: A+

STR: B

AGI: B

END: S

'Hmmm... This is bad, the enemy is A-Rank peak. The chances of escaping just became slimmer. The good news was his speed was the same as mine. But I just hope that he doesn't have a spell to increase his speed, or else we're absolutely fucked.'

The thing is, the demon has an S Class Endurance. This means that they have a 0% chance to kill him. Thus, the only option now was to retreat. The only problem is, Kidd was severely injured. Luckily, based on the demon's behavior just now... It seems that he was underestimating them. Fein had to capitalize on this and find an opportunity to strike when the demon's guard was at its lowest.

Fein stared at Kidd, giving him a subtle hint... After that, he deliberately made a desperate face while looking at the demon.

"What do you want from us? Please let me live! I'm still young." Pleading to him to have mercy... a drop of water vapor came from his eyes.

The demon looked at the scene with an elated face, as if he was enjoying Fein's pitiful display. He walked towards him and kicked him in the abdomen, causing him to vomit blood due to the massive difference in strength.

He looked at his face with a wide grin plastered on his face. He raised his right hand and slapped Fein fiercely. Fein only felt a stinging pain in his face.

As a result of the slap, his head became dizzy, and he left extremely lethargic. But... Fein held himself back. Because he knew that one mistake will cost them their life. He keeps telling himself to endure the humiliation and be patient.

The demon wasn't satisfied yet... He continued to slap his face left and right, using his hands alternately. He was doing it elegantly, as if he was performing. Just like that... a sound of rhythmic slap reverberated throughout the cave.

Kidd was trying to hold himself back from attacking. His shoulders were trembling due to seeing his friend's suffering, but he knows that this was not the time yet. As a veteran, he knows that this is a crucial and determining factor in whether they can escape alive from the hands of the ruthless demon.

After doing this continuously for a minute. The demon stop and let out a satisfied laugh. Fein looked like a watermelon after the slapping... even his mother might not recognize him in this state.

The demon looked at this scene with pity... Well, it was a pity that his toy can't handle it anymore or else he still wants to continue it for hours. As if thinking of something, the demon looked at Kidd with a devious expression.

"It's your turn hehe..." the demon says and walks toward Kidd.

"Nooo!!! Don't come!" Kidd shouted, covering his face with his remaining hands in the direction of the demon.

The demon continued unabated and kicked him in the face. After that, He holds Kidd by his neck and drags him upwards forcefully. He looked at Kidd, who was now looking at him with desperation.

The demon moves forward to Kidd's face with his ever-present smile... he stared at him eye to eye. He was happy at this moment because he loves to see the suffering of his prey at the last moment. But something unexpected happens.

Kidd suddenly pointed his finger one meter at Alistair's eyes and a flash of light came into the whole cave in the blink of an eye.

Kidd looked at the blinded demon... the desperation on his face was now gone.

"Now!" He shouted.

Fein, who was pretending to be unconscious, quickly charged at the demon holding the coated Lapu-Lapu sword. He decided to infuse 70% of his B Rank degu into his sword. Kidd ran towards the demon, also activated his Light Sword. The two coordinated their attack and thrust it at the demon's chest simultaneously...

"Argh! you will pay... Weaklings like you dare to fight back with me! I, Alistair, with a pure bloodline!?" the demon shouted with anger.

Even with their combined attack, they only manage to injure the demon's chest but not penetrate it... But this was enough. Their objective in the first place is to let the poison enter his bloodstream and paralyze the demon to buy them time to escape. They know that their chances against the demon were slim due to the massive difference in their strength.

Seeing the demon's sluggish movement. They knew that the poison was already started to take effect... Fein didn't hesitate to carry Kidd on his back and use his Flashing Dash to get away from the place as soon as possible with his maximum speed. Due to the specialty of Flashing Dash, that lets him ignore the friction and gravity. He manages to cover an enormous distance instantaneously. Kidd launched his ability to make them invisible while running to reduce the chances of Alistair finding them. If this continues, they knew that they can escape just fine.

...

-2 hours later-

In a waterfall, two men were washing their bodies... Just like their conjecture, the demon failed to find them due to the gap in the distance and their combined skills that were suitable for assassins which makes them particularly good at hiding and escaping.

Fein looked at the Kidd's missing hand with worry and says. "What will you do now? With your severed hand, your combat effectiveness will be affected."

Kidd looked at Fein with an easy-going smile. "Don't worry about it. There was a prestigious A-Rank Healer in the main headquarters who was even capable of bringing back an almost dead person. Though I had to spend my years of accumulated contribution for payment."

Fein breath sigh of relief after hearing it... After getting along with Kidd. He already considered him a friend because he knew when a person was genuine. It was embarrassing if he can't even read people with the advantage of his past life experience.