Chapter 43: Demonic Presence

A powerful burst of mana exploded from the bandit just as Lucius was about to stab through his heart. The man was not ordinary. There seems to be a strong sense of evil coming from the aura.

This evil coming from the aura was so great that it caused Lucius to freeze for a split second which delayed his attacks.

Using this opportunity, the bandit created a distance of 3 meters between Lucius and his summons.

His summons tried to stab the heart of the bandit to stop the bandit but the bandit responded by slashing the Summon horizontally by 180 degrees.

This caused the summon to suffer serious damage which also caused the summon to freeze for a few seconds.

The moment Lucius came to his senses, he saw dozens of notifications flashing in his retina as he felt a sense of weakness.

(You have seen the demonic energy)

(You are overwhelmed by the presence of evil present in the demonic energy.)

(You have frozen in fear for the next 3 seconds)

(All your stats have fallen by 10 percent due to this)

(Your summon has suffered serious damage. His HP has fallen to 10)

(Your summon can't move for the next few seconds)

When Lucius saw the notification flashing in his retina, he widened his eyes in disbelief especially when he saw the first three lines.

"He has demonic energy but that's something that only demons have. Does that mean that they are demons" Lucius thought to himself

A few seconds of thinking later, Lucius shook his head since it was next to impossible.

"Demons or other intelligent races can't break the barrier of humanity but how does he have demonic energy?

I need to see his face to confirm his identity" Lucius thought to himself.

Lucius looked at the conditions of his summons, he saw that there was a big wound on the chest of the summons which extended from the top to bottom. However, slowly but surely the wound was closing up.

A few seconds later, a scream resounded through his ears.

"Damn it, why the hell did you use this power? We aren't allowed to utilize these powers while we are on this mission" The mage who was casting a spell shouted, he sounded angry.

For the first time, there was a change in the expression on the face of the mage. He looked angry.

"It would have been better if you died than using this power" A bandit who was fighting his summons shouted.

The other bandits were also cursing him but the guy whom Lucius riddled his back with slash ignored them and kept staring at Lucius.

Lucius ignored him and focused on the target that was in front of him. The bandit that was standing in front of him was now at least 6 meters away from him.

"What the hell" Lucius exclaimed as he noticed something that caused him to widen his eyes in disbelief.

The injury that he had inflicted on the back of bandits was rapidly healing and was visible to the naked eye.

When the bandit saw the disbelief in his eyes, the bandit grinned slightly.

"You shall perish by my hands" The bandit exclaimed, the bandit's voice sounded a bit heavier than usual.

After a few seconds, an even greater demonic aura erupted from his body that bore down pressure on Lucius. The aura caused Lucius to sweat slightly.

"I must calm down. I will just have to fight him to the best of my abilities" Lucius thought to himself.

Lucius took a deep breath and charged towards the bandit with the intent to kill. He channeled more mana into his sword to strengthen his aura. At that moment, a notification flashed in his retina.

(You have used 40 mana to strengthen your aura.

Current Available Mana: 278)

Lucius ignored the notification and charged towards the bandit who was emitting demonic energy. Before he charged towards the bandit, Lucius took a look at the mage outside to confirm how long it would take him to complete the spell.

When Lucius saw the bandit, he realized that he wasn't even casting a spell. The mage seems to be in deep thought

"It's good for me," Lucius thought to himself.

He charged towards the bandit after taking a look at the mage. With each step he took, Lucius took. The demonic energy around him thickens a lot

When he got close enough, demonic energy had thickened to such an extent that even breathing properly became difficult.

"He must surely be a demon or else there is no demonic energy that will be so thick," Lucius thought to himself as he charged towards the enemy.

A few seconds later, Lucius shook his head as he focused on the battle.

"Greatsword Art, first movement, great sword strikes" Lucius shouted.

Just a second later, he swung his sword as hard as he could, he also directed his sword towards the head of bandits. The bandit blocked the attacks using his sword.

A minor shockwave was produced when their blade collided with one another. Lucius didn't have any intention of stopping, he quickly retreated and swung his sword.

He kept repeating this process for the next few seconds, every time his attack was blocked by the enemy, and a shockwave was produced.

"You can't defeat me now!" The bandit exclaimed as he blocked Lucius' attack.

Lucius didn't say anything and just kept attacking, a few seconds later, Lucius halted his attacks due to the pain throughout his muscles.

The bandit took advantage of this opportunity to move from an offensive state to an attacking state. He launched devastating strikes directed towards Lucius but he was blocked by Lucius.

Each attack was stronger than his previous attack, which caused Lucius to frown slightly.

"He seems to be stronger than before," Lucite muttered under his breath.

He looked around him and realized the demonic energy around him was increasing.

"Maybe, it's because of the demonic energy. Regardless, I need to quickly finish this off, or else the consequences will be dire" Lucius muttered under his breath.

As he was thinking about this, a powerful voice resounded through his ears.

"Damn it, deactivate this power at this very instant, or else the consequences won't be good" A powerful voice resounded through the entire place.

The bandit ignored it, he acted like he didn't even hear it.

Meanwhile, Lucius looked for an opportunity to strike the enemy as he blocked the attacks.

A few seconds Lucius deactivated muscle enhancement since he couldn't tolerate the pain anymore

The flames surrounding his sword also became weaker and weaker as time went by. He was in a bad state since he was becoming weaker as time went by while the enemy only grew stronger and stronger.

Lucius was getting exhausted from blocking the attacks, signaling that his stamina was dropping. As Lucius was blocking his attacks, he realized his right chest was unguarded.

Even before, he could guard his right chest. He saw a small pocket knife flying towards him infused with demonic energy.

"Damn it" Lucius cursed since he knew he couldn't block it.

The knife stabbed him, it had so much force that it sent him flying backward. Dozens of notifications flashed in his retina.

(You have suffered serious damage)

(You have lost 100 HP)

When Lucius saw the last notification flashing in his retina, he widened his eyes in fear.

"Damn it" Lucius cursed as he flew backwards.

As Lucius was cursing, he felt serious pain throughout his body.

This was not the end of the notification, there were still a lot of notifications left.

(A surge of demonic energy has entered your system)

(The surge of demonic energy is causing havoc throughout your body)

(You will lose 10 HP per second due to the demonic energy)

(Your body is trying to resist it)

(Your mana is trying to eliminate the demonic energy that's in your body)

(Around 90 percent of the demonic energy present in your has been eliminated)

(There is still demonic energy lingering in your body as a result you will lose 30 HP per minute)

Lucius glanced at the notification flashing in his retina before he turned his attention to the bandit.

The bandit didn't stand still after stabbing Lucius, he saw the bandit charging towards him at an incredible speed with his sword directed towards his heart.

"I will have to dodge the attack or else I will surely die" Lucius exclaimed, his voice carrying anxiety.

He attempted to dodge, but he quickly realized that he would need to stop himself first to dodge, which he found impossible to do. With no hope of survival, his situation seemed dire.

"It's all over" Lucius exclaimed, his voice carrying seriousness and fear.

Just as Lucius thought all hope was lost, a miracle happened when the tip of the sword was a few cm away from his heart.