>BOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMM!!!<
The explosion spanned a great distance, and some Lower Demons even got caught up in it.
Still, the trap magic achieved its work and wounded the target, so the Middle-Rank Demon grinned in glee.
Lucy didn't know this at the time, but her opponent was actually a Mage, not a Warrior. Her animalistic characteristics and beastly tendencies were merely manifestations of her Demon Heritage.
In essence, the Middle-Rank Demon used Close-Range Teleportation Magic to create an appropriate distance between she and Lucy, before creating a well-hidden Magic Circle to deal a surprise attack.
"GUARRRKKK!!!"
Lucy was pushed backward, due to the impact, forced to absorb most of the damage with her tiny body. Even though her current state granted her heightened physical abilities, it still hurt to receive a Magic Attack from a Middle-Rank Demon whose stats were most likely equal, if not superior.
