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Chapter 5 - Monster Hunt part 2

The fireteam entered the storage container silently, as they scouted the area for their target, and to identify its weaknesses and hardpoints. The monster they were looking for, was a 4 meters high, 2 meters wide spider-like monster with three human heads and three scorpion-like tails, of which the middle one, shoots toxins and two on the side, launches fireballs. This was identified by Mason, who had used an analytical spell to identify some basic things.

"All right, team. This is way more than 8th tier demon. 9th tier." – Mason looked at his team members, who hid behind some random container, far away from the beast's reach, where it just walks around. "We are lucky, it long lost its last bits of creativity long ago." – Allyona looked at Prince, as she loaded the bolt action and had a look over the container. Monster briefly turned around and just in time, Allyona hid behind, as the monster walked to them, only to ignore this and go back to the other end of the building.

"All right? What do you recommend?" – Allyona asked Mason, as Charles and Calvin split up and went behind different containers. "I recommend running.. If we were regular humans that is, but since we are demons… Let's check its resistance to magic and offensive spells that could take him down. What ya say, Allyona" – Allyona had a peak again as the monster noticed that and roared, turning to them. Hiding quickly, she had a hard time calming down as she looked at her gun. "Let's check how resistant it is to lead first." – Everyone agreed with the team quickly peaked outside of the hiding spot, firing at the creature's entire mags. 7.38 and 9mm were fired on the monster, and for some time it went back to the corner but after few seconds of fire, the wounds quickly regenerated, which made the team surprised.

"Run!" – Yelled Calvin, as they deployed their wings and jumped, landing on the joist, as they reloaded and fired on them again. "Any other ideas, Mister Obvious?" - Prince focused on firing the headshots from the suppressed p90, as other team members thought of a solution. Mason just got a lightbulb moment and decided that is worth trying.

"All right! I have one! Just brace for impact." – Saying this, they kept firing as Prince looked at Mason, and yelled at him. "ANY IDEA WHAT YA DOING?" – Asking this, Mason just focused on gathering mana for a spell.

"O septem columnis, exhibentes numero peccatorum qui pascat te tua virtus: Uro det mihi ad votum meum, et draconi qui est in conspectu oculorum meorum, qui incidit ex passione in furiam viam de cucullo daemonium!"

Yelling that out, Mason created a red magical ring that formed into an inverted pyramid made from the circles and dispatched a giant beam of fire, as it started to burn the creature, covering it in napalm-like flames, but actually, the creature started to respond to the attack, by creating some form of shield around itself, reinforcing its scales, as it jumped up, breaking some of the supporting beams, and finding ground on the rest of the rods, slowly approaching the four demons, who deployed their wings and flew outside of the building through the window. This was a moment when the demon started firing fireballs at them as well as some toxic fluids but stopping when they were out of significant distance, landing on the floor in front of the rest of the team.

"Mason?" – Lulu just looked at the servant of his, when he saluted and responded. "Creature is resistant to firing 7.35 of the AK and 9mm of our guns, it is also flame-resistant, it scales that is. They regenerate."

Lulu thought for a second when he had a look at the warehouse once again. "And how about its combat abilities?" – Allyona patted Mason as he wanted to say something, breaking in the discussion. "Beast can fire fireballs and toxic balls from its stings. They are similar to these of scorpions, got three heads."

Lulu nodded and used his fingers to point at the warehouse, which contained the beast for the time. "We are getting in, I got an idea. Maria, get ready with magic spells. I have a plan on this one." – Maria had a look at her master, who looked too sure of himself, but shrugged it off. The whole team entered the room and the beast roared, charging at them, when Maria created a wall of mana, using spells spoken in her mind, to block its way to move.

"It will not hold for long, people! Move it!" – Maria yelled, as other crewmen quickly rushed on the beast, swords, bows, and spears were in the action as well as classical firearms of the kill-team that previously entered the field, to check the beast. Lelouch gathered some mana, as he looked at Hinata. "Watch and learn." – Said in a serious tone, as he pointed with his open hand, at the beast, creating a magical circle on his hand, which created another one over the monster's position.

"O vitae in aeternum apud inferos, dona mihi velle meum. Fac me inimicum flumen aquas in Oceanum, et morati sunt in me partae paeniteat quasi poena."

As Lelouch spoke these words, the red ring turned blue and released a lot of water into the area, creating an invincible wall to ensure that the water will not be reaching others. Then, he focused on something else and decided that another spell will be needed. "Qui rebellaverunt contra voluntatem diaboli punietur caeli fulmine." – This created a storm cloud that started firing at the creature a lot of lightning bolts, which in turn delivered her great pain, which was a signal for the gunmen, to keep firing to the last bullet, providing cover fire for the spearmen and swordsmen. Maria used another spell on the beast which resulted in projecting 9 golden rings.

"Tsaeb eth niatnoc, neveah fo sgnir nedlog!" the rings themselves created 9 chains that were made from mana, and successfully contained it for the team to keep hitting it. "Lelouch I will not hold for long, do it." – Said as she started to weaken, which prompted Lelouch into action. He quickly gathered mana and used magic on the beast yet again, concentrating it to create a flash of lightning to yet again hit the beast. "Ekirts Gninthgil!" This time worked and the beast now lies down in pain, as Maria, a succubus, still holds her in the chains.

"Last words, beasts? Because you are no longer recognized as a demon." – Lelouch was cold as he kneeled before the tired beast, charging mana for another spell. "Just kill me without these tortures and show me mercy!" – Lelouch looked at Maria and the only response was a nod. "Weird sense of mercy, monster. Fine I will grant you your wish. Meab Xetrov diov!" Said as the room itself darkened for a minute from the amount of pleasure as a beam of particles bombarded the beast's body and deleted it from existence. For the outside viewers, it was looking as if somebody deployed a black hole charge in the building, vaporizing the beast. When it was over, Lelouch signed, as he got up, with Maria canceling the magical portals, not needing them now.

"Nice work, Lelouch." – Hinata said, as she approached him. "So… That was this dangerous demon?" – Lelouch looked at her and nodded. "I am sleeping in school today. You guys can do what you want. Also, Hinata, a reminder... You left your Maseratti in school. I recommend driving it off to home, so nobody steals it."

Lelouch opened a portal that led directly to the school and went through it. "If you want to use it be quick. I am closing it soon." – Hinata nodded as she ran through it in the last second before he closes it. Hinata took the car from the parking lot and drew it to her home, finishing her lessons, going back home. At home, she went to sleep and did not even have time to process what happened before. The next day, Hinata is woken up with the sun still burning on her skin a bit, as she was a demon now. First time in years, she slept in clothes, as she grabbed the new ones, from the wardrobe, and took the shower, quickly eating some stuff, before going to school in her car once again, stopping by to a petrol station to fill up the fuel in the engine.

When in school, she focused much on her lessons, before Lelouch requested her to meet up in the club once again, with some people that will help her learn how to become a spellcaster - as mages are called in hell. This is something that every demon is told how to do, but not every reincarnated demon received a rare privilege to be told by a high-ranking demon and prince. Some people would kill for even one lesson from Maria or Lelouch but Hinata got a lot of time from them because she is in their peerage.