We engaged in fierce combat. Wilharrow and Raon attacked with great momentum, but weren't able to push the demon back even a single step.
"Is this all the hero amounts to?!" [Zuyil]
They were pressed against his shield, only to be thrown away as Zuyil swung it.
"|Haste|! |Protection|! |Strengthen|!" [Fina]
She applied buffs on pretty much everyone other than me. Must be because I'm all the way in the back.
|Fatigue|! |Weakness|!" [Fina]
Two lights seemed to flicker on Zuyil, causing him to stagger. This gave an opening for Raon, Wilharrow, and Leon to rush him.
"|Effect Reversal|!" [Zuyil]
A feeling of exhaustion and a lack of strength overcame the three, causing them to freeze for a moment. Unfortunately, that moment was more than enough for Zuyil.
"|Shield Rush|!" [Zuyil]
He slid on the watery ground and moved at incredible speeds. Within an instant, he crashed into Raon with his shield at the front. The force behind such an attack sent Raon flying into Leon, knocking them both out of the fight.
"Raon!" [Wilharrow]
Wilharrow lunged as he saw Raon and Leon tumble away.
"|Blazing Trail|!" [Wilharrow]
Flames engulfed Wilharrow as he zoomed towards Zuyil.
"Interesting!" [Zuyil]
He let the shield slip a bit from his arm before throwing it at Wilharrow.
"Pesky tricks!" [Wilharrow]
He smacked the shield out of the way with his sword. Much to his surprise, Wilharrow found the demon staring back at him with a mace raised high.
"|Heavy Impact|." [Zuyil]
The mace came down with great force, enough to force Wilharrow on one knee as he narrowly blocked it. His arms shook as the mace grinded against his sword. It was hard to believe this was going to be the first fight of our journey.
"|Flame Cannon|!" [Solace]
I fired a ball of flame at Zuyil since he was no longer a moving target. Unfortunately I had forgotten he was a demon, so he just slapped it away with a leathery wing.
"Demons have |Fire Resistance|! Use something else!" [Fina]
"|Liquid Cannon|!" [Solace]
Once again, he smacked it away with his wing.
"Huh?!" [Solace]
"Look at his blue hair! He has an affinity with water!" [Fina]
"Are you kidding?!" [Solace]
You'd think that the weakness of someone who is strong to fire is weak to water. Who the hell decided that this guy would be immune to both? Either way, I was tired of dealing with it so I just did what I should've done from the start.
("|Analyze|.") [Solace]
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Name: Zuyil Furin
Race: Red Skin Demon
Class: Heavy Knight
Gender: Male
Age: 41
Level: 129
Health: 13600/13600
Mana: 8950
Strength: 2376
Agility: 1141
Intelligence: 773
Willpower: 2328
Status: Excited
Skills: |Shield Rush Lv. 11| |Heavy Impact Lv. 12| |Liquid Manipulation Lv. 9| |Fire Resistance Lv. 10| |Water Resistance Lv. 10| |Cold Resistance Lv. 4| |Toughness Lv. 8| |Mace Arts Lv. 9| |Shield Arts Lv. 7| |Flail Arts Lv. 9| |Pain Resistance Lv. 8| |Flame Breath Lv. 5|
Unique Skill: |Effect Reversal Lv. 7| |Standing Vow Lv. 5|
Titles: |He Who Wanders| |Blessed by the God of Water|
True Titles: N/A
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("Oh naw…") [Solace]
Okay, who's doing the power scaling here? Why is the first enemy double my level? Can I get some plot armor or something please?
"What's wrong, Hero? Use your divine weapon." [Zuyil]
Seeing as Wilharrow wasn't moving from that spot, Zuyil used his one free hand to land a combo containing an uppercut and a kick.
"Urgh!" [Wilharrow]
He rolled away. Or rather… rolled and slid on the wet bridge.
"What a disappointment." [Zuyil]
The demon scoffed and picked up the shield he threw.
"Three melee combatants, a supporter, and an incompetent mage. Is this really the Hero's party?" [Zuyil]
That wasn't very nice of him to say that. My excuse is that I mainly did melee combat as well.
"This doesn't mean you have us beat." [Wilharrow]
"Really? Then let's see what happens if I go for someone weaker." [Zuyil]
With one mighty flap of his wings, Zuyil hurled himself at Fina.
"Fina!" [Solace]
Casting aside my role, I jumped in front of her to combat the demon.
"The mage thinks he can fight me?!" [Zuyil]
There was a hint of laughter in his voice as he swung the mace. It was a simple swing, so I parried it with my hand before returning a |Blazing Fist| to his face.
"Hm?!" [Zuyil]
The punch didn't do much. The flames on my fist didn't do a thing, and all there was to see was us standing there with my fist still glued to his face.
"...You are not a mage?" [Zuyil]
"Nope." [Solace]
"Interesting." [Zuyil]
He then shifted his grip on the mace so that he could hold the head of the weapon before using it to punch me.
"|Revolving Shell Arts|!" [Solace]
I, of course, redirected it back to him. Sadly, Zuyil was quick enough to place his shield between the mace and his face.
"What odd martial arts…" [Zuyil]
As if acknowledging my skill, he stepped back.
"Well, I suppose you may find a diamond among the trash. I'm surprised you are not the hero." [Zuyil]
…Was that a compliment? I think it was.
"Shut it, demon. What do you know of us?" [Wilharrow]
He stood up sluggishly. In the back, I could see Raon and Leon finally picking themselves up as well. Now that I think of it, why did it take so long for them to get up?
"That is true. I do not know much about any of you." [Zuyil]
The demon walked away and stood in the middle of the bridge, as if he owned it.
"What I do know is that none of you are making it past me." [Zuyil]
…That's craaaazy. This guy was really having a main character moment.
"Leave, and I will not harm you." [Zuyil]
Wilharrow glanced at us. His eyes told me he wanted to win, but it also told me he knew it wouldn't be possible at the moment.
"Let's retreat." [Wilharrow]
Honestly, I don't blame him. Probably the smartest solution for our current problem.