As Alfred said, Xie Qing went to a squad of Angels of the Middle Rank to cleanse the miasmas.
The force in the squad ranged from C- to B+, which was enough to kill a group of Middle-ranked demons.
Xie Qing stood in front of a huge portal. The portal had a beautiful shape and design and looked ancient and beautiful.
Next to him was Aria in her battle armor.
The armor itself was an elegant white color, and the metal glowed with white light. On her belt was a scabbard that Xie Qing had seen once before.
"Oh, it's Aria's cherub."
A man's voice was heard behind Xie Qing's back. Turning around, Xie Qing saw a handsome man of about twenty-five with blond hair and a pair of wings.
Xie Qing looked at Aria and saw that she didn't have the most pleasant expression on her face. The guy raised an eyebrow.
The man finally noticed Xie Qing and narrowed his eyes, but very quickly hid that expression with a bright smile.
"It must be Sir Xie Qing." The man smiled and nodded. He held out his hand for a handshake.
Xie Qing appraised him slightly, then smiled and shook his hand in return
Krack.
"Nice to meet you, my name is Ralph."
Feeling the way the man squeezed his hand, Xie Qing's smile widened. The angel in front of him was a B+ level, but Xie Qing is much stronger than ordinary.
Which meant that he had plenty of physical strength as well.
Krk...
There was a cracking sound. It was the bones of Ralph's arm. A pained expression appeared on his face, but he recovered quickly.
Xie Qing smiled and let go of his hand. No matter how strong the angel in front of him was, in a clash of physical capabilities, Xie Qing is the eternal winner.
The angel smiled, too, and walked away to his group. Seeing his uncertain gait, Xie Qing smiled even brighter.
He turned to Aria and walked toward her.
"What is it?" She tilted her head to the side and looked at Xie Qing questioningly.
The guy smiled and stroked her hair and held it up to his nose, breathing in the sweet scent of the flowers.
Aria blushed, but she didn't push him away. Xie Qing smiled and put his arm around Aria's shoulders and began to approach the portal.
He could feel the hateful stares on his back, but he didn't care.
When he saw the eyes of that angel, Xie Qing became slightly angry. Though the Ralph hid it well, there was lust in his eyes.
So in this task, he would show that messing with him was a bad choice.
"Squad B, you enter the portal last! Squad A! Enter the portal!"
Ralph quickly instructed the angels. The angels responded to his orders with "Aye, sir," just like in the army.
Apparently, Ralph had a good reputation in the military industry. Xie Qing smiled slightly and entered the portal with Aria as well.
***
In the spatial rift next to Hell.
A group of angels appeared in space with red earth and thick miasmas.
The Angels of the Lower Ranks felt dizzy, but the others were quite able to endure it.
It was useless to talk about Aria and Xie Qing, for they felt quite free. And especially Xie Qing.
He felt as if he had returned home.
Xie Qing looked around the space. There was red earth, miasmas, and withered trees. Everything looked dead.
Xie Qing suddenly stretched his hand forward. There was a cracking sound.
"Geeeeee?"
A small demon appeared from under the covers of the miasm and looked at Xie Qing with fear.
Xie Qing smiled evilly and crushed the demon's head, then swallowed his body whole.
The demon's soul tried to escape, but Xie Qing opened his mouth and swallowed it. Soon a current ran through his body and he felt a thrill.
This demon was more useful than any he had met before!
Perhaps it was because of the miasms that improved their souls. Thinking about it, Xie Qing smiled.
[Assignment received: Cleansing the miasms
Description: The miasms have been in this space for a long time, attracting demons. Purify the miasms and kill the demons.
Reward: +20% to the progress of the Devouring ability, Small Achievement "Cleansing miasms"].
Xie Qing crunched his neck and smiled when he saw the system task. He reached forward and a large two-handed sword, whose blade was translucent and burned with hellish black flames, appeared out of thin air.
Instantly all the miasma around the sword melted away and the infernal flames burst forth with renewed vigor.
[Item Name: Phantom Hellblade
Rarity: Epic+
Description: A large sword with a phantom blade shrouded in hellfire. Once accompanied ??? in his battles].
Xie Qing activated his Devouring ability. Soon all the miasma around him began to be absorbed.
Xie Qing felt his magical power growing stronger. He smiled and beckoned Aria after him.
Soon he was engaged in battle.
Swinging his sword blade, Xie Qing cut off the heads of the three demons and quickly consumed them whole: from body to soul.
The lowest demon swung his claws toward Xie Qing, wanting to pierce his back, but Xie Qing caught his hand and tore it off.
"Geeeeeeeee!!!"
The demon screamed pitifully and fell to the ground. He wriggled and tried to take the pain away, but after a few seconds he was engulfed in black smoke.
"Geeyaah!"
The demon's soul began to beat in an attempt to break free, but Xie Qing began to break through the soul's defenses layer by layer and eventually successfully absorbed it.
"Hahaha!" Xie Qing smiled brightly and laughed loudly. He swung his big sword, making the miasmas around him disappear.
The demons that had been hiding behind the cover of the miasmas suddenly revealed themselves. When they saw that they had been discovered, they gritted their teeth and attacked Xie Qing.
"YEAH, DAMN IT! ATTACK, COME ON!"
Xie Qing smiled predatorily and twirled the hilt of his sword in his hand, then began to twist in place.
The infernal fire on the blade burst out and engulfed the demons, burning them to the ground. Xie Qing, on the other hand, automatically consumed their souls.
So far, he had only encountered weak demons that could only be rated C+ level at most.
However, the deeper Xie Qing went, the stronger the enemies were. Their intelligence also increased.
"Husband, is it right to go without the main group?" Aria asked worriedly.
Xie Qing smiled when he heard Aria call him husband. He nodded and patted her on the head.
"The main group should cleanse the miasmas, and you and I will kill the demons."
In fact, Ralph had purposely made sure that Xie Qing split up with the core group. He even wanted to split them up with Aria, but she insisted on going with Xie Qing.
Remembering Ralph's jealous face, Xie Qing smiled wryly and crushed the head of the demon who had tried to stab him in the side.
Bam!
The demon's body fell to the floor and was engulfed in black smoke, Xie Qing's ability.
Xie Qing suddenly narrowed his eyes. He felt a wavering miasma. Most likely, there was an enemy nearby.
WSHUUU!
Suddenly! Xie Qing turned his blade.
Clang!
"Tz." The attacking demon clucked his tongue and jumped back.
Xie Qing shifted his gaze to the attacker and smiled.
It was a medium demon, whose level reached B level (middle phase).