As I entered the village, the smells of dead bodies burning lingered in the air. I saw demons chasing after the people. Gesine killed them with her spear, and some were killed by me.
"Help!" There was a grandfather and his granddaughter about to be killed. With my magic, I pushed the demon away and grabbed his head. I smashed his head on the ground over and over again. There was no pity in this.
The demon's blood covered my face, but it died. So, I helped the grandfather stand up. Instead of being grateful, he ran with his granddaughter in his arms.
I'm getting kinda used to this, but deep down, it still hurts. But one thing also came to mind: did I trust Valier too much? He was still a demon who held a grudge against humans.
"What do we have here? A human fighter!" There was a group of demons heading my way. The demon who had blue skin and scars on his body seemed to be the leader.
He was wearing a light but durable armor and he wielded a sword. He made jokes about me, and his minions laughed.
"Care to fight, oh great warrior?" He's taunting me, so naturally, I also drew my sword.
"Leticia, grant me divinity and show them that arrogance dies in the presence of God." With those words, the heavens opened, then light came from the heavens and struck the ground. It covered me, then faded.
As the light faded, there was a shining object in my hands shaped like a sword. It was the sword of light Solais.
"Look and be glad since you've seen the weapon that killed your god," this is the blessing Leticia gave me as the goddess of light.
"Cool party trick!" he laughed at me even more, but this time his allies stayed silent, not because of fear, but because they are no longer alive in this world.
The demon dropped to the ground and grovelled as he saw his allies' bodies without their upper body; only legs remained.
And as usual, the reactions of people and demons when they meet someone stronger is to beg and let them live, but at least I'm different, a painful and regrettable death is advised.
"You will suffer a burning sensation even in death, and I swear it," with those words, I ended the foolish demon's life.
There are no witnesses this time since they are all dead, except for a few more on Gesine's side, so I should probably go over to her.
But first, I let go of my weapon, and it vanished into thin air. Using that weapon with Gesine around might be a bit troublesome.
"Cassius! A little help here!" Gesine asked for support, so I quickly headed towards her location and switched to my daggers.
"These are not your ordinary demons." I looked towards them and saw bulky and muscular red demons with tattoos all over their bodies.
Red skins? How are they still around? From what I remembered, Cassius and I eliminated the entire tribe, even the ones that were hidden. So how are they still alive and well?
But that wasn't the only thing I saw. As I looked at them, there was something indescribable that infuriated me and made me want to go berserk.
[The goddess of wisdom, Mere, is giving you advice.]
Huh? What's this? A surprise message all of a sudden, Mere? I remember she is one of the gods that stayed with me even after becoming the demon king.
"Hey, don't you look a bit familiar?" the red demon asked me, a sudden question.
Is he the leader? Considering that he is riding that giant wolf and acting bossy, he must be. "I don't know you; we've only met today. I am not your enemy!" Nice, perfect time to use these words.
"Ah, I see," and at that exact moment, he threw a spear in front of my face, but to my surprise, Gesine blocked it for me.
"A tooth for a tooth, a spear for a spear." Oh, she knows those famous words? "1 on 1, you and me."
Oh, a formal duel? This might be the right choice since red demons are born as warriors, and they treat duels like it's life.
"I accept your challenge, gorgeous maiden."
So, ah, goddess Mere, this is probably the right time to give me advice.
[Do not be angry and do not be enraged.]
That's it? Seriously, can't you give me decent advice like how to escape this situation without my identity being revealed?
[....]
Silent treatment again!?