After receiving the report from the driver of one of the demonic vehicles of the Danteriar Academy under his command, Commander Huv Loper informed Archduke Arcariz and then ordered the archduke's subordinates under his command to head for Marrac Mountain; However, they were unable to reach Mount Marrac because, on the way, the forces led by Commander Huv Loper had to face the forces of the conspiring demons who were blocking the road to Mount Marrac, which was quickly reported by Huv Loper to Archduke Arcariz.

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After receiving Commander Huv Loper's report, Archduke Arcariz did not hesitate to inform the Republican Council. However, at that time, the council was already discussing the decision they would make regarding the conflict that was about to break out on the borders between demons and humans, which led them to dismiss what was happening on Mount Marrac as an inevitable evil.

The decision to dismiss any support for the teachers on Mount Marrac made it clear that there were infiltrators in the Republican Council who had been waiting for this outcome. In addition, there were also those who feared Persec and preferred to see him and his lineage disappear, thereby guaranteeing the security and stability of their status in the Argaris Republic.

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Just before entering the forest, Selef glanced sideways in the direction where Senjar was fighting Alastor.

"It's amazing how much demonic power fluctuates during a high-level battle," thought Selef, who took a deep breath and then exhaled.

The forest they entered had uneven terrain with trees of different sizes. They didn't wait any longer and headed for the area where they sensed the energy of a rank 6 monster.

Just by approaching, they could sense the violent energy emitted by the monster.

"It must be a corroded monster," said Selef as he took the demonic staff that had cost him 1 million gold coins out of his demonic ring.

"How will we attack it?" asked Isirid, who hoped to follow the strategy devised by Selef.

"Let's keep our distance and wear it down little by little without using up too much demonic energy. Corroded monsters are overly impulsive, which is their weakness. Don't let your guard down!" Selef said, pointing to the left side.

Isirid nodded and headed to the left, while Selef headed to the right.

Roar!

A fierce, bloodcurdling roar echoed throughout the forest.

Bang! Bang! Bang!...

Three explosive stone bullets flew toward the legs of a huge troll, nearly 5 meters tall, with grayish skin covered in places by black moss.

Wounds appeared on the troll's legs.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Isirid's poisonous spears pierced the troll's legs.

The troll roared with rage and his body was covered by a powerful reddish energy that made the poisonous spears disappear and then the wounds on his legs began to heal.

Bang! Bang! Bang!...

New stone bullets exploded before making contact with the troll, but the first ones to explode opened up spaces for the next stone bullets to reach the troll's legs and explode.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Isirid, who had a steady gaze due to her concentration, took advantage of the moment after the explosions and fired several poisonous spears at the troll's legs.

The troll roared angrily and violently spread his arms out to the sides, his power producing a shockwave that destroyed the trees within a 300-meter radius.

Both Selef and Isirid used their staff and demonic wand to create a demonic barrier to resist the impact of the shockwave of power.

The troll pulled a huge stone out of the ground and was about to throw it, but a stone bullet shattered the rock in the troll's hands.

Selef's explosive spells were powerful because they were one of the five demonic diagrams he had perfected, which focused on explosive demonic spells that compressed explosive energy to the limit, which was released upon contact with the target, resulting in an even more powerful explosion when the compressed energy was released. Even so, Selef was holding back the potential of his explosions by using a moderate amount of demonic energy, as he did not want to show all his cards to enemies who had not yet appeared.

For Selef, the possibility that a powerful enemy was watching them was high. Although the enemy that appeared in the territory monitored by the professors was strong, he did not consider for a second that it was one of the leaders of the enemy forces. Since the enemy leaders must have been talented strategists or patient and cautious demons to have orchestrated so many intrigues, that was what Selef concluded after studying the enemy.

The angry troll, cloaked in his corrosive energy, ran towards Isirid, and at that moment, a stone bullet faster than the previous ones hit and exploded right in the troll's ear.

The troll staggered, and before he could recover, two poisonous spears pierced his eyes, and then more spears pierced his legs.

The troll fell to its knees, and more explosive stone bullets struck its head.

Isirid concentrated her demonic energy and that of the demonic wand in her hands, creating a green poisonous spear surrounded by a dark aura of offensive demonic energy.

Bang!

The troll's head was shattered by Isirid's poisonous spear.

The troll's body fell to the ground, and Isirid stored it in his demonic ring, which had a large storage capacity.

The stern look on Selef's face did not disappear, because he had learned of the recent entry of several demonic humans into the forest, even though they had tried to hide their presence.

Selef managed to sense them with the help of the level 5 demonic stones he had scattered around the forest.

Selef fluctuated his demonic energy, and Isirid immediately remained alert.

"Wow, you have quite a developed perception, you damn demon," said a man dressed in a black robe, a man in whom Selef sensed the trace of a powerful curse.

Alongside the man in the black robe were four other men in gray robes, who also carried demonic weapons made from the remains of demons.

Selef waved his demonic staff, and five diagrams appeared in the air above him, which turned into glowing spheres of fire.

"I'll take care of the jerk who just spoke. I think you can handle the rest," Selef said to Isirid.

"I'll kill them before you finish off that disgusting human," Isirid replied as he created a dozen poisonous spears coated with demonic energy.

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