31 Raid Shad- No, it's just Raid

Flying over the mansion to storm inside from the front, looking below, two Devils are guarding the exterior entrance. They're wearing the same uniform as the ones that ambushed us.

'I'll [Mind Control] one of them to lead me to the cats.'

I cast [Instant Teleportation] to where the two are.

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"Think it's serious?" Asks guard A, worried about the alarm.

"Nah, probably an intruder got through, being chased by the security force. No way is the captain gonna let some snake get away." Replies guard B in a bored tone.

Guard A was about to agree. When suddenly, a person in black appears in front of them.

*THUK*

Guard A receives a stab wound to the throat.

"GHHK!" He grabs his own throat.

Living up to his middle-class rank, guard B put up one of his hands to cast a defensive spell. The other hand went for his sword.

Unfortunately, what came for him wasn't a stab. But, a spell.

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'Ohh~ That was a close one. This dude has good reflexes for a lower middle-class Devil.'

After killing one guard, I cast [Mind Control] on the other. The spell worked due to difference in demonic power.

"Who are in this mansion?" I ask the controlled guard.

"4 guards, 5 servants, 2 Youkais and young master." He answers. No life could be detected in his voice and eyes. Like a doll.

'2 Youkais? Nice. They're here.'

Elated that the two cats are confirmed in the mansion. The door to the mansion opens, a maid stood frozen.

A guard down on the floor with his throat bloodied. And a suspicious man covered in dark attire, wielding a blood-soaked dagger.

Frightened, she screams "AAAIEEEE!!!"

Annoyed by her voice, I order the puppet "Kill her."

Without a word, he seizes the still screaming and struggling maid by the head.

In less than a second, her skull fractures into chunks. Eyes pop out of their sockets. Her left eyeball dangling by its optic nerve. When her body stopped moving, he releases her partially crushed head.

My face twists in disgust "One servant down. But try not to make it messy next time."

While I do have immunity to extremely grotesque scenes, I'd rather not witness them.

The silence after the maid's death didn't last. Within the mansion, there is yelling and sounds of loud footsteps.

'The only potential danger is the young master. Other than him, the rest are nothing.'

I order the puppet "Lead me to the 2 Youkais."

Without answering, he does as he's told.

We barge into the mansion, stepping over the two fresh corpses.

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In the wide foyer, my puppet and I run into a guard and 3 people that are wearing servant-like uniforms and armed with swords.

They're 8 meters away. To their right is a flight of stairs.

'Good. I don't have to bother myself looking for their dumbasses.'

"What happened?!" Asks the guard.

They all look alerted due to the blaring alarm and the scream they just heard. Their hands gripping their swords.

I stop where I am. However, the same can't be said about the puppet. He continues marching to the stairs.

Rolling my eyes, I order the puppet "Stay put."

He stops. Right between the defending group and I.

'This is why I prefer [Enslave] over [Mind Control]. Slaves retain their will, allowing them to adapt to changes. A mind controlled person would disregard anything and everything to do as told. I have to be specific when giving out orders.' I thank the Great Cosmic Entity for blessing me with [Enslave].

Ignoring the odd state their comrade is in, they notice what is behind me. The lying bodies at the entrance door, and then the blood-coated dagger in my right hand.

The same man that asked the question became frenzied, yelling "BROTHER!!"

He charges toward his brother's killer. He goes past my puppet, who is doing nothing but standing there like an idiot.

Not interested in fighting small-fries, I extend my left arm forward, casting [Earth Bullet]. A crestless black magic circle forms.

A bullet-shaped dirt is ejected from the magic circle at a high speed.

It penetrates the maddened guard's frontal cranium, bursting out of the back of his skull, and lodges itself in one of the servants' cheekbone area.

The guard's body slides across the floor. I move to the side, letting the carcass slide further away.

"GyaAAa!!" The injured servant lets out a painful cry while holding her disfigured face.

'Need to lower the firepower. They're only lower mid-class Devils.' I adjust the strength of the spell to avoid killing possible unintended targets.

Seeing a chance to end the invader, the 2 intact servants rush at the masked man from different angles thanks to the wide foyer. One of them lets out a battle-cry "DIEE!"

Having adjusted the firepower, I move my extended left arm along with the magic circle. It's next kill is the servant charging to my left.

Too slow to evade the bullet of dirt, his forehead takes the hit and he tumbles on the floor dead.

Then focusing on the able servant that is now almost 2 meters away, I only move my wrist to aim at him.

Firing the bullet, his right ear is torn off rather than his head, where I targeted.

"Tsk!" I click my tongue at my failed attempt.

"Rggh! You rat!" Ignoring the extreme pain, the servant perseveres to kill his young master's enemy. Since he is close, he lifts his sword up and slashes downwards.

I disperse the magic circle and dodge to the left. Reverse-gripping my dagger in my right hand, I cut his throat. Blood is seeping through his sliced neck.

"UGhhgh!" Was the final sound he let out before dying.

'Gotta practice aiming with only moving my wrist next time.'

Easily killing three of them, only one remains.

"NghHgGG!!" Holding her ruined face, she groans at the searing pain.

While sauntering to my puppet, I cast a final [Earth Bullet]. Finishing off the maid.

"Alright. Proceed with the previous order." I command.

He marches to the stairs. And I, behind him.