Zach felt annoyed by this strange system that kept on popping up suddenly, commanding and forcing him on what to do.
"I've never felt so embarrassed before, not until today!" Zach screamed while kicking the small stones in his path.
Ryuki could feel that his master was in a bad mood. He was displeased by what he had done.
As Zach's demon slave pet, Ryuki felt the need to console his master. He spoke to his master who was like a kid throwing a tantrum right now.
"Master! You've done so great a while ago! You are the best!"
Zach stopped on his track, turning around to face his demon slave pet who had just complimented him.
Instead of being comforted, Zach's expression darkened further.
"Are you trying to make fun of me?" Zach scowled at Ryuki.
"No! No! Master! I'm just telling the truth!"
Zach folded his arms over his chest, glaring at the poor skeleton dragon who was clueless about what he had done wrong to upset and annoyed his master more.
"What is so great about running away, huh? Are you mocking me also, Ryuki?"
"No, Master! Mocking my master is a grave sin. I would never do that! I am telling the truth. You've made the right decision in avoiding those five demons."
Zach raised his eyebrow, not convinced by Ryuki's words.
"And why is that so?"
Ryuki took a deep sigh. He was about to say something when Zach had spoken another word.
"Give me an honest answer or else, I will forsake you as my demon slave pet!" He threatened Ryuki.
The poor skeleton dragon felt like crying at the thought of his master abandoning him.
"Master, I am telling the truth. Running away from them is a wise decision. If you had fought them a while ago, you would definitely lose."
"They had this habit of ganging up against a jumper. Five versus one! You are at a disadvantage. The two of them already reach the Demon Knight Rank while the rest have the same rank as you, Demon Warrior."
"You can't defeat them alone. Besides, you haven't tested your skills yet! And they will not hesitate to kill you and steal your current evil points just to get stronger!"
Zach: "..."
He realized that Ryuki had a point. This is hell so it's natural if a demon would kill another demon. Ryuki had already warned him that in this place the Survival of the Fittest was being applied.
If he would not be careful enough in choosing his enemies, he would not last long. He might get killed without even putting up a fight.
"Okay. I understand. But I am curious. How did you know about their current ranks?" Zach asked Ryuki with intrigue.
"Master, there is an easy way to find out. Just look at their physical appearance."
Ryuki started providing Zach with pieces of information he knew about. Now he learned how to identify the rank of a demon based on their appearances.
< Normal demons only had one horn. >
< Demon Soldiers had two horns. >
< Demon Warriors had two horns and had demon slave pets beside them. >
< Demon Knights had two horns, a demon slave pet, and a tail. >
< Demon Generals had two horns, demon slave pet, tail, and wings.>
< Demon Lords had two horns, demon slave pet, tail, wings, and a crest embedded in the middle of their chest. >
< Demon King had three horns, wings, tail, demon slave pet, and a crest. >
"Damn! I still have a long way to go to get my wings then! But I want to become a Demon General soon for my wings!" Zach blurted out with his dreamy eyes.
Ryuki smiled inwardly since his master was feeling better now compared to before. He didn't look annoyed anymore.
"So… Master, do you believe me now that you made a wise choice a while ago?" Ryuki wanted to hear his master's affirmation.
Zach paused for a moment, rubbing his chin before nodding his head.
"Yeah, I believe you now!"
"Yessss!" The skeletal dragon rejoiced. "Does it mean you are not abandoning me now, Master?" Ryuki moved closer to Zach as he waited for his response.
"Yes, I will not abandon you!" Zach declared, petting the dragon's head.
Ryuki liked Zach's gesture of petting him. "Master, let's hunt a demon beast and test your skills!" Ryuki suggested.
"Oh, that is a bright idea, Ryu! Let's do that!" Zach excitedly responded, his eyes glowing with delight. He wanted to test his demon skills, power, and strength.
Zach kissed his demon ring and asked her something.
"What are my current skills right now?"
Another orange fire came out of his ring and showed him the current skills he possessed.
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Rank: Demon Warrior
Demon Basic Skills: Demon Whisper, Weapon Wielder, Hand to Hand Combat Skills.
*Description of Skills*
~ Skill 1 ~
Demon Whisper: The ability of a demon to influence a human mind to do evil things using a whisper. As the demon leveled up, the demon whisper's strength would be enhanced. Once enhanced, it could be used to hypnotize a demon below his rank.
Demon Whisper can be upgraded to Demon Curse using a certain amount of evil points.
~ Skill 2 ~
Weapon Wielder: The ability of a demon to use different types of dark weapons according to their preferences and innate talents.
The strength, durability, and power of a weapon would depend on the user's rank and power.
~ Skill 3 ~
Hand to Hand Combat: The ability of a demon to use his body to attack and defend himself against his opponents.
Physical strength would depend on his current rank.
It could be enhanced by equipping items such as shields, body armor, and other necessary items needed to strengthen physical strength, vitality, and endurance.
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"Not bad! I am already well-versed with skill 2 and skill 3. Now, I only need to practice. My original body shrunk into a ten-year-old body. I hope this change will not affect my performance in fighting a demon beast!"
"Master, don't worry! Your physical body will also grow, will be strengthened, and will transform as you level up with the help of the evil points!"