Six hours of defeating Demons.
I didn’t do it non-stop, of course, but I took down quite a few.
My stamina is also a concern, so I was thinking of calling it quits soon… when it happened.
I was slashed by a sword from behind.
Thanks to my armor, I took almost no damage, but who the heck was it…?
When I turned around, there was a Demon that was a size bigger than the ones I had faced so far.
“What’s this? You?”
I immediately threw the stone I was holding.
I thought I could take it down as usual, but although it staggered from the thrown stone, it quickly regained its footing and glared at me, using the ice magic, Frozen Dry.
I desperately tried to dodge, but it hit my left leg, and I couldn’t move.
Having no choice, I threw my sword with all my might as a last resort, and the Demon heading towards me couldn’t avoid it, taking a direct hit.
What was that…?
It was clearly stronger than the average Demon.
I took off my shoe, picked up the sword I had thrown, and was about to deliver the final blow when the Demon disappeared.
Huh? Did I defeat it?
No, the Demons I had defeated so far dropped Magic Stones. But this one didn’t drop anything.
…Which means!
I suddenly felt a chill from behind and reflexively crouched down.
What passed through the spot where my head had been a moment ago was the dark magic, Dark Line.
If I hadn’t crouched, I might have died…
Behind me was the same Demon as before,
But unlike before, anger was written all over its face.
…It can use magic, and there’s no sign of its stats decreasing.
No doubt about it! This guy… is an Archdemon!
An Archdemon… a very powerful monster classified as a B-rank monster.
It possesses the unique Skill, “Voidwalker,” and its effect is that it can teleport in exchange for a 2-second freeze.
This alone is troublesome, but its average stats are 15,000. Furthermore, the amount of stat reduction due to the time of day is halved.
And it also uses magic frequently.
I don’t think I can defeat it alone.
I want to retreat, but it won’t let me.
Then, the Archdemon disappeared.
At the same time, a sharp pain ran through my back.
It hurts!
It’s stronger than before… was it not serious yet…?
I swing my sword, but it immediately creates distance and shoots magic.
Damn it… I’m somehow dodging the magic, but I can’t dodge the sword attacks after teleportation.
The saving grace is that Demon-type monsters have low strength stats, so the damage from the sword is low, but at this rate, I’ll lose.
Is there anything? A way to turn the tables and win against that guy.
While thinking that, I’m slashed by a sword from behind.
This is bad! This is seriously bad.
If I get slashed again, I might not be able to move properly anymore.
…Huh? Come to think of it, he always goes behind me when he attacks. It’s only natural. It’s harder to get counterattacked, and if he teleported in front, he’d get slashed…
…That’s it! When that guy teleports, he freezes for 2 seconds. If so, then at that moment, if I swing my sword with all my might behind me…
Thinking that, I looked at the frozen Archdemon and counted to two in my head.
One… two!
At that moment, I swung my sword behind me with all my might.
As expected, it was a clean hit on the Archdemon behind me, and after suffering for a while, the Archdemon disappeared.
I clutched the remaining Magic Stone and muttered.
“Seriously… this is a job that doesn’t pay enough.”