Most of the teachers had entered Marrac Mountain, but Orcelt was the exception. He drew his sabers and, although he turned his attention to the abominable 4-meter-tall creature, he dismissed it and walked toward where Senjar and Dimas were standing.

"Executive Senjar, I request that you grant me this duel. I will face Executive Dimas," Orcelt said with determination in his eyes.

"You could die. That crimson sword is a powerful treasure," Senjar said calmly.

Orcelt did not hesitate, his gaze fixed on Executive Dimas, who smiled when he saw his new adversary.

Senjar nodded. He understood the philosophy of swordsmen, as it was similar to that of warriors, so he decided to leave Dimas to Professor Orcelt.

...

Senjar leaped toward the 13-foot-tall abomination just as it was about to let out another scream.

Bang!

Senjar was thrown back by the impact caused by a creature that emerged grotesquely from inside the abdomen of the 13-foot-tall abomination.

The creature that had appeared was a demon with dark blue skin, black horns, completely black eyes, and long gray hair, with metal claws on its nails.

The imposing dark blue-skinned demon was athletic in build, two meters tall, and wore sumptuous white silk pants. His name was Alastor.

Senjar looked at his right arm, which had four deep cuts caused by the enemy's metal claws.

"It looks like this isn't going to be boring," "Alastor said enthusiastically, hiding his thirst for blood.

"Seventh rank, middle level," Senjar thought as he made the gems on his rings shine, healing the wound caused by Alastor. Senjar knew that the enemy would be difficult to defeat without risking his life.

••••

The moment Alastor appeared, all the demons from Danteriar Academy sensed the power of a seventh-rank demon.

Concern and doubt arose among some professors. Fear arose among the students who were fighting, hiding, or trying to escape from the abominable beings, the conspiring demons, and the humans.

...

Isirid, who was advancing alongside Selef, did not hesitate, because just seeing Selef's determined gaze gave her confidence.

"If they have hunted most of the monsters in the fourth and fifth ranks, that means they were expecting the students to go deep into Marrac Mountain," Selef concluded in his mind.

Selef stopped in the middle of a plain, used his demonic perception to the fullest, and turned his attention to the forest Derio had pointed out.

"I knew it, I can sense the presence of a sixth-rank monster. Most likely, it was an ambush, but they abandoned the idea the moment they found Derio's body, or because we didn't arrive at the time they estimated," was the deduction Selef made in his mind, and then he said to Isirid:

"We'll skirt around the edge of that forest. There's a sixth-rank monster inside, and with our skills, we'll be able to hunt it down without any problems. We must take advantage of the fact that there are no enemies inside the forest at this moment."

The two skirted the forest because Selef wanted to leave his level 5 demon stones in the surrounding area. Once he did so, the two entered to hunt the sixth-rank monster inside.

••••

Almost a third of the students from the Danteriar Academy who had gone on the mission had died, most of them painfully at the hands of the abominable beings that slowly devoured them, and others hunted down by demonic humans and conspiring demons.

...

Despite the appearance of a powerful enemy, Orcelt did not hesitate for a second. He had followed the path of a swordsman since he first wielded his sabers. Many underestimated him because he did not come from a powerful lineage, but he did not care. Orcelt had found his purpose in life by wielding swords in battles between demons and humans and against monsters. The first person to give him a place as a swordsman and offer him resources without asking for anything in return was Persec. Now he had only two things in mind: "To cut down the strongest enemies with his swords and to ensure that Persec's granddaughter returned."

"You will die, Orcelt Demid, as a companion..."

Bang!

Orcelt launched a demonic energy slash, which was cut by Dimas' crimson sword.

Orcel's steady gaze was focused on his adversary. He spread his green wings and flew swiftly close to the ground, approaching Dimas and using his momentum to perform an upward slash that sent a blast of demonic energy flying, which nearly cut Dimas, who backed away and dodged.

Dimas frowned, now knowing that Orcelt had no intention of backing down. Only one of them could live. Dimas backed away again, strengthening his body and enhancing his abilities with his demonic energy.

Dimas leaped toward Orcelt and narrowly dodged one of the sabers. He took advantage of his superior speed and power and made an upward cut.

Cut!

Blood!

One of Orcelt's wings fell to the ground. Dimas intended to taunt him to intimidate him, but he soon realized his mistake.

Orcelt had sacrificed one of his wings to take advantage of the enemy's confidence that arises after a successful attack. He had made his demonic energy circulate rapidly through his body, enhancing every part of his body.

Cut!

Blood!

Dimas stepped back to avoid the fatal blow, but he had lost his left eye after receiving an upward slash that was initially intended to be lethal.

Dimas felt frustration as he felt the deep, vertical wound on the left side of his face. He knew he was only alive because of the difference in rank; otherwise, the common demon would have annihilated him.

Dimas covered the crimson sword with his demonic energy, and the sword reacted by absorbing Dimas' blood while giving him power, heightened senses, an intimidating thirst for blood, and the fearsome seventh rank (low level).

...

Senjar did not attack first. He was a warrior, but not a reckless one.

Alastor watched Senjar and then waved his hands twice.

Sixteen powerful demonic slashes spread out a little over a kilometer, cutting through the ground and leaving traces of demonic energy. The slashes were fast, but Senjar still managed to dodge the attacks.

Alastor laughed, then said:

"So you boost your abilities with demonic gems, a good way to compensate for your lack of potential. But that won't help you against someone talented and with a large amount of demonic energy."

Alastor waved his hands and eight even faster demonic slashes were directed at Senjar, who did not lose his concentration.

Senjar dodged with difficulty, the gem on one of his fingers cracked, and he leaped swiftly toward Alastor, but before reaching his opponent, he stomped hard on the ground, gaining momentum to increase the force and speed of his attack.

Alastor was about to retreat, but Senjar was already in front of him.

Bang!

A powerful shockwave of demonic energy hit Alastor's face, and another of the gems on Senjar's rings cracked.

Eight cuts of demonic energy emerged when Alastor waved his hands.

Senjar was so close that it was impossible to dodge them, so he concentrated the demonic energy of two of his gems into his right arm and backed away while trying to block the attack with his right arm.

Cut!

Blood!

Senjar's right arm fell to the ground and he continued to retreat, his gaze remaining steady and never lowering his guard.

••••

The appearance of Executive Senjar was at the request of Director Persec, who not only asked for support from Executive Senjar, but also asked for support from Archduke Arcariz, because he wanted to reduce as much as possible any threats that could harm his granddaughter.

...

After being informed of the new appearance that the conspiring demons and humans would make, Archduke Arcariz, who was determined to kill all those who dared to try to assassinate his daughter, decided that he would offer his support. However, as the archduke did not have clear evidence of what was happening this time, he decided not to leave his territory, but sent one of his trusted commanders to watch the roads along which the demonic vehicles carrying the students of the Danteriar Academy traveling to Mount Marrac would pass.

The archduke's order to his commander Huv Loper was, "If the conspiring demons appear, you must immediately support the Academy's teachers and kill the enemies without hesitation. There is no need to worry about taking prisoners."

Thus, Huv Loper commanded about 1,000 demons, the vast majority of whom were in the fourth rank. The deputy commanders who accompanied him were in the fifth rank, and he himself was in the sixth rank.

As commander, Huv Loper distributed the archduke's subordinates along the route taken by the demonic vehicles.

...

In fact, one of the drivers of one of the vehicles was a demon under the command of Huv Loper, and it was he who did not hesitate to report what was happening with a high-end demonic crystal that could easily overcome the barriers of the conspirators, which had been raised at the moment the demonic vehicles entered the territory at the foot of the imposing Marrac Mountain.

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