The Hunt Begins

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In the vast world of Demon world we can see the red moon above and bodies of monsters lying below with a bloodthirsty demon hunting other monsters. There are many bodies and some are missing with only pools of blood being the only proof of their existence. The demon suddenly starts looking in all directions, even up at the moon.

[James POV]

'Why do I feel like being watched?

I have massacred over 38 monsters and weak demons but sadly none have been able to amuse me.'

I start looking in all directions for the silent stalker who is observing me. While I was searching, I start using my demonic energy to enhance my senses. I am now able to sense near 200 meters from my position, suddenly I start hearing the sound of wings flapping from above my position and looking up I see the silhouette of a flying demon.

This demon is the one who was observing me and interestingly there doesn't seem to be any hostility 'yet'. After a standstill of some minutes he starts to descend slowly while a spear is resting on his back. My best guess is that he should be a minion of a high rank demon or a half blood which is highly unlikely but still a possibility.

"From here on is the territory of Oria the gluttony, Walk back or you will be hunted for intruding here."

For a brief moment my eyes turn red and I am confident that he is just using that demons name for his own, because as the saying goes

'If it's not a contract it's a lie covered up in fancy clothing'.

'His level is only 4, I can take him but its best to be sure'.

I look at him

"There isn't any landmark neither a fence for these territories, how could I have known?"

"I'll leave and we can distribute the dead bodies and blood of those dead demons, I'm sure you'll need it if you want to go up in the demon ranks".

"Who are you outsider?

And which demon lords territory do you belong to?"

"I am James, I am a mid-rank demon and currently unaffiliated with any demon lord."

This causes a smile to form on his face.

"Half of these will have to go to Oria while I'll take half of the remains, Acceptable enough?"

He snorts with some arrogance.

'As if you could rob someone more blatantly than this.'

"Oh my, I'm also trying to Rank up you see plus I am the one who killed them so I at least deserve half!"

I exclaim with a nervous voice. This causes his confidence to boost up even more as he starts getting closer.

"Throw away any weapons you are carrying and follow my instructions, otherwise you will become a slave for low rank demons in Oria's territory."

The demon approaches James and is now 5 feet away from him when suddenly mild fluctuations happen near the bodies of dead monsters. With a quick pulling action from James several knives made of bones attack the back of the demon. He notices something wrong but is slow to react as several palm sized knives embed themselves in the demons back, thigh and neck.

"Aaaaaaaghhhhh"

He tries to stop the bleeding, unable to notice that James has disappeared from his front view and is now right behind him.

[James POV]

"And here I thought it would be difficult"

I say this while holding his neck and snapping it using my hands, enhanced by demonic power.

A crisp *snap* is heard and his body falls to the ground unmoving. I then focus my eyes and whisper

"Status!"

A panel comes into my view immediately,

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Level: 5

Exp: 1000/3200

Name: James

Race: ????Devil

Class: None

HP: 45/45

MP: 270/330

Str: 12

Dex: 16

Int: 18

Wis: 16

Inventory: (+)

Skills: (+)

Spells: (+)

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I think of the inventory option while picking up the bleeding body of the demon and immediately the body disappears into red dust while I can see one more item in the inventory option.

I click on the (+) option of the inventory and now several items are visible with some stacking ones.

Inventory: (-)

Demon Blood (Low): 8L

Demon Blood (Mid): 1L

Monster Blood: 15L

Monster Corpses: 22

Demon Corpses (Low): 16

Bone Spear X4

Bone Dagger X3

Bone Sword X2

Bone Shield X1

Der Spear X1

'Guess he was just a mid-demon, so much for talking big.' I touch the on Der Spear and the spear materializes in my hand. A panel also pops in my view containing it's information.

Der Spear: (Telepathy S), ???

A spear made from Der Iron found in the Abyss and some parts of the netherworld. It is able to easily cut through flesh, bones and stones. Magic is used in the creation process giving unique properties to the weapon depending on the type of magic used during the blacksmithing process.

Telepathy S:

Able to connect to the contracted person over a limited distance.

Suddenly a red panel comes in my view with the words

"Warning, foreign influence detected. Intelligence too low to counter, establishing connection."

I start hearing an eerie voice coming from apparently nowhere.

"*Chuckle* I was wondering why it was taking so long for him to come back. State your purpose for trespassing Vermin!"

The voice is nearly seductive, if we ignore the slight anger and words of disgust hidden in between those lines.

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