Leon was so insecure right now.
This was the first time he was this close to death, and the feeling of that meteor hammer zooming before his eyes was suffocating.
Joel's appearance was not a coincidence, he had already confessed to his father that he was going to learn necromancy, and that he had become a Demon Contractor.
Joel was silent for a while and accepted this reality, he was an enlightened father, but he still told Leon again and again that he must keep his heart and not be corrupted by power.
At the same time, Leon also talked to his father about that Inquisitor, which was why Joel was guarding Leon's side as a bodyguard.
It was a bit humiliating, but it was still life that mattered.
Leon once again realized that this was reality, not a game world, and dying here wouldn't have an infinite resurrection like inside the game.
There was no chance for him to fail.
Now Leon, there was only one thought in his mind: engage in battle power, madly engage in battle power, only strong enough to protect himself.
For this reason, a bold plan began to gradually come up on the agenda.
He wanted to captive the Demon King.
There were still ten years to go before the revival of the Demon King, and the current Demon King had not yet awakened at all.
Every generation of Demon King would be exiled after sealing their power before dying, and the power of the Demon King would find a suitable host on its own, and the power of the Demon King would gradually awaken with the growth of the host until he became the new Demon King.
In fact, even the previous generation of Demon Kings didn't know who the next generation of Demon Kings would be, and every Demon Race had the possibility of acquiring the Demon King's Power.
The initial awakening of the Demon King's power would usually be around the age of sixteen or seventeen, and Leon had projected based on the information about the Demon King in his past life that the current Demon King was probably only around twelve years old, so no one would care about him at all.
Therefore, Leon wanted to take the Demon King under his command before he grew up!
He knew how perverted this generation's Demon King was, there were hundreds of endings in Final Light, yet only one of them ended with Guts convincing the Demon King and signing a peace pact to save the world, all the other endings had the Demon King destroying the world.
There is not even one ending where Guts defeats the Demon King! Guts can only suffer under the Demon King.
That's why that only glimmer of possibility was called the Final Light.
If he could subdue the Demon King, and at the same time, it would be equivalent to having the powerful Eight Demon Generals, as well as the invincible Demon Army, his safety would be maximized.
Save the world? Just go along with it.
This world is currently a world where the human race is powerful and treats the other races as if they were grass, hence the revolt of the demon race. Back when he was playing the game, Leon didn't have any good feelings towards the human race.
Leon remembered that the current Demon King was nothing more than a lowest commoner in Sangta City, who suffered from the oppression of the human race, so after the Demon King awakened, Sangta City was the first city to fall.
Sangta City, like Lech City, was a big city that belonged to the Ailan Empire, Leon also had some impression of the city lord of Sangta City, a big-bellied merchant, and Sangta City and Lech City were also trading with each other.
If Joel relied on strength and sleight of hand to become the city lord, then the city lord of Sangta City relied on money and wealth.
However, wanting to go to Sangta City was not an easy task.
Between Sangta City and Lech City, the dangerous land of the Ghost Mountain Range was straddled, so in order to travel to Lech City, one would have to cross the Ghost Mountain Range.
The Ghost Mountain Range, as soon as I heard the name, was not a good place, and there were many undead creatures hiding there.
In the game, the Ghost Mountain Range was also a pretty difficult newbie copy.
With Leon's current strength, going to that kind of place alone was no different from sending someone to their death.
However, ...
"What? You want to go to Sangha City, so you have to cross the Ghost Mountain Range?"
Joel frowned, "That's a dangerous place, what are you doing there? Your current strength is still too weak, why don't you go after two more years, when your strength breaks through the fourth rank."
In two more years, the Demon King will be awakened, and when it is taken away by the Eight Great Demon Generals, he himself won't even be able to drink the soup.
"This ... is not convenient to say, but father, I hope you can trust me, I have a good heart." Leon said this with some weakness.
Joel pondered for a moment, "A mercenary group I know is going to Chelseaux City in a few months, and it just so happens that they're going to pass through the Ghost Mountain Range, so they can take you on a trip along the way."
Leon was pleasantly surprised, "Thank you father!"
"But! You have to break through to the third rank within these few months' time before I'll let you go."
"Yes, father."
Leon himself had been stuck at the second rank strength for quite a long time, to break through to the third rank, although it was a bit difficult, there was still a small hope.
...
"Brother, don't practice your sword, come play with me ..."
"Brother, don't run, come play with me ..."
"Brother, eh? Doing push-ups? Then I'll sit up."
Seeing that Leon didn't object, Lucy carefully lifted the hem of her skirt and sat on his back, moving together and down with Leon's movements, like she was riding a rocking horse.
"Ah, it's all sweaty and dirty."
Feeling some wetness under her buttocks Lucy got up and walked away in disgust.
Leon under the sun was shirtless, revealing a body of fine muscles, coupled with his already rather handsome face, Lucy blushed slightly at the sight.
"Lucy, don't disturb your brother, come and accompany me in my affairs." Joel's voice came from inside the house.
"Yes father."
Leon came into the shade and took a sip of water, panting slightly.
He then applied some pitch-black ointment to himself.
"Hiss-"
Immediately, pain like fire came from his body, causing Leon to suck in a breath of cold air.
[Item]Forging Body Magic Pill
[Grade] Fine
[Introduction]Forging Body Magic Potion developed by the Witch, essential for newcomers, the formula is natural and harmless, the disadvantage is that the process of using it is quite painful. （The disadvantage is that the process of using it is quite painful. (ps: Repeated use will produce resistance.)
This forging magic potion was configured by Leon himself based on his memories from his previous life, when he was playing the game, it took a lot of effort to save up enough gold coins to buy these ingredients.
Those commonly used magic potion formulas, Leon had an impression in his head, these were mandatory lessons for players of Final Light.
It seemed that he still had the potential to become a potion master.
At least, this Forging Magic Pill was very powerful.
"Hiss-"
Leon fell to the ground twitching in pain, as if his body was being gnawed by bullet ants.
Leon clenched his teeth tightly to keep himself from screaming out, all for the sake of becoming stronger!
Finally, just as Leon was about to lose consciousness, the intense pain all over his body began to fade away, and in its place, was a cool sensation.
Every muscle in Leon's body was twitching slightly, and every cell seemed to be revitalized.
Leon slowly stood up and punched out, his entire small arm disappearing into the large tree that required three people to surround it, but not a single leaf fell from the tree.
Breakthrough, Third Order!