[Welcome human] Steve heard a voice speak as he got into the deeper parts of the cave.
"Of course, I am expected" Steve replied, without much surprise.
If he could sense them then they could surely sense him. S-rank creatures were given said title for a reason.
"Also I should consider stealth functions as well" He said as he immediately wrote it down.
His goal was really being accomplished even if it was taking longer than he had expected, the first page was nearly full and he wasn't even done with the first biome yet.
Anyway focusing on the creature within the cave, Steve immediately pulled out a short blade. The blade had no cross guards, was short enough to be used as a dagger and yet still long enough to be used as a Sword.
Equipping the weapon, He immediately began running as he activated the suit at full power. Immediately he felt an overwhelming amount of power full his body.
As soon as this happened, he vanished before everyone, the Automata even with their strength and speed were caught completely off guard before increasing their speeds as well.
Steve sped through the entrance of the cave only to come upon a large empty space with just a giant red humanoid being sitting on what looked like a throne and smiling.
Seeing it, Steve immediately reconsidered this battle because no creature would be sitting this calmly if they weren't powerful enough to wipe out both him and his army.
[I see, a human with crafty techniques, it wouldn't save you though] The creature said before standing up.
As it stood, Steve finally saw the creature in full, it stood at a height of about five (5) metres tall, its skin was red, heat radiated from its body and above all its facial features resembled that of a demon.
"Fire Demon?" Steve asked
[We are Ut Jin, the blessed race of the volcano] the demon said before pulling out a sword from the ground.
It wasn't even there before, did it just create it then pull it out, Steve had no idea. However, he wasn't waiting to think as he immediately moved to dodge.
"Stop, Hold on" Steve said, turning to his Automata.
He wanted to know how strong he was with this suit on, so he planned to face the creature on his own… For now.
Dodging the demon's first attack, Steve immediately pushed off the ground as he weaved around the demon's sword as he went in straight for its legs.
[That wouldn't work]
Steve heard before a small explosion was heard and he was sent flying back into one of the walls in the cave.
[I can tell you have only just begun fighting, this wouldn't go as well as you hope]
"Huff… that knocked the wind right out of my lungs" Steve said as he tried catching his breath after landing gracefully on the ground.
[Your body would be an excellent sacrifice to the Volcano] The Ut Jin said before suddenly taking a stance
Steve having learnt his lesson immediately became alert, this was his first actual battle against a creature with the intent to kill him.
Trainor may have been created with such intent but you as a human could never die within the light zone but inside this gate things were very different.
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A/N: The last paragraph simply means that Trainor battles with the intent to kill (depending on settings though) but since it's a training device, it can't actually kill you
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