The knowledge and information he got from Ryuki made Zach feel exhilarated. He was so excited knowing that he could go back to the human world as a demon.
This would be different from his assassin's life but Zach was looking forward to this new adventure.
"Ryuki, now tell me about the different demon ranks and the corresponding points we have to gather to rank up!"
Ryuki wanted to find a quiet place wherein he could explain more things to Zach so he asked him to follow him. Just a few meters away from the demon crowd, they found a big cooled molten rock and sat on top of it.
"Master, look at your right middle finger," Ryuki told Zach after settling down on the rock.
Zach looked down and saw a ring on his right middle finger. It was a ring with a mini-skull face.
"That is your demon ring which is connected to your soul, master. This ring has many purposes. One of its purposes is as an information provider. All necessary and important information about you and about this world can be found in your ring!"
"Eh, really?"
Zach assessed his demon ring. It looked ordinary aside from the fact the skull face was creepy.
"But how can I get information from this?" Zach asked Ryuki curiously.
"Just simply by asking her. It will respond to you, Master! Go and try it. Ask her anything!"
"Okay."
Zach fixed his eyes on his ring before asking a question.
"What are the different demon ranks and the corresponding evil points I should gather to level up to reach a certain demon rank?"
Ryuki and Zach waited…
One second…
Two seconds…
Three seconds…
….
….
….
Ten seconds.
*Silence*
The ring didn't respond. Zach glanced at Ryuki with a warning glare.
"Are you fooling around, Ryuki?! Nothing happened!"
Ryuki let out a soft chuckle as he remembered something.
"Oh, master, forgive me. I forgot to tell you. Your demon ring is very flirtatious."
"Flirtatious?" Zach looked at him with disbelief. "Is this even alive?"
Ryuki bobbed his head. "You should kiss her first before asking a question. A kiss from her master will wake her up."
Zach: 0_0
Without wasting more time, Zach kissed his ring and asked the same question.
It did not take long when a fire came out of the ring forming a rectangular scroll. The information he needed was written there. Zach read it carefully the different Demon Ranks and their corresponding evils points.
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{ Demon God= 100 Million and Above EP }
{ Demon Monarch= 50 Million EP }
{ Demon King= 10 Million EP }
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** Demon Lord **
DL Level 3 5 Million EP
DL Level 2 3,000,000 EP
DL Level 1 1,000,000 EP
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** Demon General **
DG Level 3 750,000 EP
DG Level 2 500,000 EP
DG Level 1 250,000 EP
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** Demon Knight **
DK Level 3 240,000 EP
DK Level 2 200,000 EP
DK Level 1 160,000 EP
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** Demon Warrior **
DW Level 3 150,000 EP
DW Level 2 120,000 EP
DW Level 1 90,000 EP
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** Demon Soldier **
DS Level 3 80,000 EP
DS Level 2 60,000 EP
DS Level 1 40,000 EP
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** Normal Demon **
ND Level 3 30,000 EP
ND Level 2 20,000 EP
ND Level 1 10,000 EP
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[ EP stands for Evil Points ]
Zach didn't know what to say after seeing the Demon Ranks and their corresponding evil points. He couldn't say if collecting enough evil points in just three months would be hard or not.
But he already conditioned himself that he would do his best to reach Demon Knight Rank and higher within the duration of three months.
Zach was about to ask his demon ring another question when suddenly a group of five demons approached them.
"Hey, You! You are a jumper right?! You are pissing me off!" One demon who had an ox head but a human body called out Zach.
"Oh no! Here are the five jealous troublemakers," Ryuki mumbled.
"Jumper? What did he mean by jumper?" Zach asked Ryuki.
"And why did I piss him? I am just sitting here quietly," he added.
Ryuki whispered to Zach.
"Jumpers are demons who are promoted right away without experiencing being a Normal Demon just like you."
"Majority of former normal demons here hated jumpers because they never experienced being Normal Demon. ND is the lowest rank who work their asses off just to reach a higher rank."
"Be careful of them, Master! They love to pick a fight with Jumpers."
Zach bobbed his head as he understood.
"Come down here! Let's duel! Show us what you've got, Loser Jumper!" Another demon among the five had spoken, challenging Zach.
Zach jumped from the big rock to face them. The five demons moved closer as they surrounded him.
'I thought this was a duel. Why do I feel like they plan on fighting me one versus five?'
Zach clenched his fists, getting ready to attack any time.
However, his Angelic System suddenly popped up again. He didn't know much about this system and its purpose yet.
'What is this? Don't tell me this hell became high-tech as well? Advance technologies in hell? No way!'
Zach was like looking at a computer monitor screen as the warning message was being flashed in his eyes accompanied by a soft angelic voice of a child… a little girl's voice resonating in his ears.
[ Angelique detects an evil intent. ]
[ Required Action: Move and run away. Avoid getting into a fight! ]
Zach scowled at the voice he could hear right now.
'What the fuck?! This is system again?! And what did she say? Move and Runaway? Avoid getting into a fight? Is she kidding me?'
'I, Zach, the ruthless assassin Dark Shadow will never run away from a fight! My teacher taught me to fight to defend myself and beat my opponents! Not running away!'
'Runaway my ass! I will stay here and fight! They are the ones who are asking for a beating.'
Zach refused to follow his system's advice. Then he received another message from his system.
[ Warning Alert: Punishment for disobeying Angelique's Required Action is you will be whipped a thousand times. ]
[ You have 10 seconds to comply… ]
After that, his system started the countdown.
[ 10… 9… 8… 7… 6... ]
Zach was still hesitant to leave as he was assessing the consequence of his action.
If he ran away, he would be a laughingstock. They would think of him as a weak scaredy demon who was afraid to fight them.
On the other hand, if he stayed he would not be able to avoid getting into a fight with these five demons. He was not afraid to fight them but he didn't know their strengths yet.
Aside from that, he would be punished right away by his system. He couldn't afford to be punished in front of these demons while fighting them. He would be at a great disadvantage.
[ 5… 4… 3... ]
'Damn! I guess I have no choice but to retreat for now and swallow my pride.'
'Alright! I'm leaving. Don't punish me!' Zach talked to his system in his mind.
Without saying anything to the five demons, Zach turned around and ran away from them as fast as he could.
"Hahaha, what a scaredy Demon Warrior! He couldn't even put up a fight. Instead, he ran away like a scaredy-cat!" One of the demons laughed while mocking Zach.
"Loser Jumper indeed! Hahaha!"
Zach could still hear their mocking laugh.
'Damn you, Angelique? You just made me look like a loser today! Shit! I'm so embarrassed!' Zach cursed inwardly, still running. Ryuki was following him behind.
That was the start Zach got his ugly funny reputation as a scaredy demon warrior. The five demons spread this rumor across the land of Asura.