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Chapter 30 - Demon General

Brent walked into the room, looking at Remi and then at the body of his dead subordinate.

"You must be with the boy?" Brent asked in an expressionless voice.

"Yes", Remi said; she felt she couldn't breathe under the intense pressure of Brent's aura.

She had heard of the man in front of him,

"He is Brent, the executive of the Black Market. He has a large bounty on his head", she remembered.

Brent walked towards the lifeless body of his subordinate and closed his eyelids,

"Rest in peace, John",

Brent closed his eyes, "Find me the one who leaked the information, at any costs", The shadow below Brent suddenly moved, startling Remi, as she took out her dagger but realized that the entity had already disappeared.

"Young lady, where is Aldrich right now," Brent asked, looking towards Remi.

"The Count's mansion; he was heading there. "Remi knew that the man in front of him was way stronger than anyone she had seen before, and he might be able to help Aldrich fight against the demons.

"Hold my hand", Brent said as the two stood together and disappeared from the jail.

Meanwhile, inside the mansion,

"We can't let the ritual be completed; we need to cut off the source of energy", Aldrich said to Mark, looking at the hand from the ceiling.

Aldrich ordered Noct and Lumi to stop the demonic energy from entering the mansion and decided that he and Mark would destroy the source, the bodies hanging on the ceiling.

Everyone leapt into action as Noct and Lumi jumped outside the mansion, and Lumi emitted a beam of bright light, destroying any demonic energy surrounding her. She started to sing, as her body started to emit light, as the demonic energy started to move away from the mansion, as if unable to face against her mana.

Noct growled as he created a wall of dark mana, not allowing Demonic energy to pass through. Noct knew that Lumi had outperformed him, as he used every ounce of his mana to trap the demonic energy before Lumi could cleanse it.

They tried their best to listen to Aldrich's orders, using every ounce of mana inside them to support Aldrich.

Mark cast a spell, launching a barrage of fiery projectiles towards the ceiling. Aldrich rushed towards the body materializing through the ceiling, trying to distract it while Mark destroyed the source.

Half of the Demon general had materialized as it cast a spell, trying to destroy the projectiles before they could reach the ceiling. Still, Aldrich interrupted the spell as he appeared before the general, launching a series of thrusts on the general.

"Puny.. human", the general said as he tried to kick Aldrich, but he dodged and launched slashes of raw mana towards the demon, wounding its body.

"The effect from Aether of Soul is visible. I can wound his body with raw mana", Aldrich thought, deciding to continue his attacks.

Meanwhile, Mark kept attacking the hanging bodies with his projectiles as they slowly fell to the ground.

With Lumi and Noct stopping demonic energy from entering the mansion and Mark destroying the source of energy for the ritual, the materializing speed of the general decreased, who let out a huge roar imbued with mana, sending tremors through the air, pushing Aldrich back.

"ARGHHH", The demon roared as he looked at Aldrich and Mark, who were obstructing his master's plans.

He let out a huge roar as he slashed his heart, and large amounts of demonic energy started to flow out of him, which he used as fuel to complete the ritual.

Mark tried to stop him, but it was too late.

Suddenly, a massive explosion occurred as the ritual was completed.

He stepped out of the portal, landing towards the ground, noticing the body of Aldrich lying on the ground as he unleashed a spear of demonic mana towards him, only to be deflected by Mark, who defended Aldrich.

Aldrich noticed the imposing presence of the general as he stood up, recalling Noct and Lumi, who had used all of their mana as well.

"he used too much mana to materialize, but he's still not someone we can manage at the current level", Aldrich said to Mark, noticing the three fins on the general's body.

"So you are the one that killed Axian and tried to ruin our plans", the demon spoke, looking towards Aldrich.

He suddenly appeared in front of Aldrich before flicking his fingers,

"Weak",

As Aldrich was flung away, crashing into a nearby wall.

Mark tried to attack the demon. With his sword the demon stopped his sword with a finger, breaking it into two.

"Today, I, the general of Malphas's army, shall reign terror on your empire, fulfilling the wish of my master", The general rose into the air as a vast amount of demonic mana started to circulate around it.

"Ugh", Aldrich groaned as he tried standing up. His bones were broken, and he ran out of mana, but he knew he could not let the general escape.

"you did well",

Suddenly, a figure tapped on his shoulders as he looked behind to notice it was Brent.

"Brent?" he couldn't understand why he was there and noticed Remi standing beside him.

Remi helped Aldrich stand up while Brent looked at the demon general before him.

The demon also noticed Brent as he started descending towards the floor, looking towards Brent.

Brent would have no chance of defeating a three-finned demon, but given that the demon had already used a considerable amount of mana and was wounded by Aldrich's strikes earlier, Brent might have a chance.

"Who leaked the information to you?" Brent released his aura as he walked towards the demon.

"you believe you had carefully monitored all your subordinates, raised them so that they won't betray you, but you haven't understood the extent of human greed", The demon laughed, mocking Brent.

Aldrich himself was confused at the current situation; he did not know why Brent was here; the Brent he knew was a cold man who would want his subordinates to complete the mission in any way, even if it kills them.

"Did I change the future in any way, or does this event changes him" Aldrich quietly looked at the old man as he got ready to face the Demon General.

The demon summoned his sword as he leapt towards Brent, who dodged the slash, punching the demon in its stomach.

He suddenly disappeared as he appeared behind the demon, landing a kick on its head and throwing him to the side.

Aldrich, Remi, and Mark stood beside Brent, knowing they must work together to defeat the general.