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With his senses fully activated, Kanzaki Teru felt a little helpless, then broke through space and headed towards the direction of the anomaly.
Just over ten minutes earlier, in the suburbs of Tokyo—
Abandoned old house deep in the jungle, with peeling paint revealing red brick walls, and covered in green plants, looks particularly eerie and desolate.
"Kaka..."
The group crept over to this place. It was Rias who led Kaguya Shinomiya, Snow White, Asuna Yuuki, and others. Their purpose in coming here was naturally to eliminate the rogue demons entrenched in the old house and hone their combat experience and strength.
"Everyone be careful in a moment. The rogue demon entrenched here has the strength of a mid-level demon. As before, I will not take action unless it is a matter of life and death."
Rias first set up a blood-red magic circle to cover the entire old house, preventing the slumbering rogue demons inside from escaping. At the same time, she also reminded Kaguya Shinomiya and the others.
Kaguya Shinomiya and the others nodded, indicating that they understood.
"Asuna!"
Then, Shirayuki-hime winked at Yuuki Asuna beside her. After fighting side by side for half a month, the six of them had developed a good understanding of each other. Yuuki Asuna immediately understood and summoned the [Red Dragon Emperor's Gauntlets], using them skillfully.
"Multiply!"
"Multiply!"
"..."
A continuous, mechanical voice emanated from the Crimson Dragon Emperor's Gauntlets, until the amplified power from the Crimson Dragon Emperor's Gauntlets was about to reach the Spirit Realm Point that Asuna Yuuki's body could withstand!
"A gift!"
Asuna Yuuki then bestowed this power upon Kaguya Shinomiya, Snow White, and others.
Instantly, a power more than twice their own surged within them!
The two sisters, Snow White and Black Snow White, exchanged a glance and immediately clasped their hands together.
Dark and water elements quickly gathered in their hands, forming a black vortex-like water tornado that exuded an abyssal aura, its rotation stirring up waves of wind and rain.
"Peng!"
The lone demon that had been slumbering in the old house sensed the elemental fluctuations generated by Snow White and Black Snow White's undisguised gathering of power, and immediately burst out from the broken wall, stirring up clouds of dust.
"Hiss..."
What appeared before Kaguya Shinomiya and the others was a creature with a human head and a spider's body, a repulsive and grotesque creature. It still reeked of a foul, bloody stench, indicating that it had just eaten. Its bloodthirsty eyes stared at Kaguya Shinomiya and the others with a cruel gaze.
If Kaguya Shinomiya and the others had seen this ugly, menacing demon, they might have been terrified.
Now, after two weeks of training, I have fully adapted.
"Humanity?!"
The lone demon was taken aback. It had initially thought that a demon from the underworld had come to attack it, but it turned out to be a weak human. Judging from his appearance, he was probably an exorcist, an onmyoji, or something like that.
But before he could make a move, the next second—
"Abyssal Magic: Blackwater!"
The magic of Snow White and Snow Black has been fully charged.
Two black water tornadoes, one on the left and one on the right, attacked the lone demon, and continued to expand as the [Abyss Magic: Black Water] left the palm.
"Yin-Yang Technique: Binding Technique!"
Just as the lone demon was about to dodge, Hayasaka Ai reacted swiftly, unleashing a Yin-Yang technique that bound the lone demon to the spot for less than a second. However, in that extremely brief moment, he had already lost his chance to escape.
Two [Abyss Magic: Black Water] spells directly engulfed it!
"Aww..."
Instantly, the lone demon let out a painful howl. [Abyssal Magic: Black Water] not only carried a strangling, rotating force, but also had a corrosive effect.
In no time at all—
The lone demon's skin was completely corroded, making it look even more gruesome. However, there was no fatal wound. With the combined power of Snow White and Black Snow White, it would still be somewhat difficult to kill a mid-level demon in one move.
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"Shh!"
At that moment, Katsura Kotonoha drew her long sword and attacked the lone demon.
Her swordsmanship is extremely sharp; she has already been able to unleash the most basic sword energy, making her attacks exceptionally fierce, a far cry from her usual timid and delicate demeanor.
Amidst the flashing swords and shadows—
The four spider legs of the lone demon were completely removed by Katsura Kotonoha, and it continued to struggle painfully on the ground.
"You despicable human, die!"
However, as the demon's magic surged, a black magic spear aimed at Katsura Kotonoha in a counterattack.
Kaguya Shinomiya, Snow White, Black Snow White... these people are not just for show.
"Multiply!"
"..."
"Abyssal Magic: Ring of Flames!"
"Abyss Magic: Black Star!"
"Yin-Yang Technique: Binding Technique!"
"..."
Abyssal magic and Yin-Yang techniques, amplified by the [Crimson Dragon Emperor's Gauntlets] and the gift bestowed upon him, relentlessly bombarded the lone demon, while binding spells hindered his progress.
Instantly, the lone demon was torn apart by blood and flesh amidst its agonizing howls.
"Pfft!!"
Katsura Kotonoha pierced his head with a single sword strike, and a large amount of blood flowed out. The eyes of the lone demon slowly turned lifeless.
"Peng!"
With a dull thud, he fell to the ground.
This rogue demon, possessing the strength of a mid-level demon, died without any chance to fight back, helplessly beaten to death by the group of Shinomiya Kaguya and the others.
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Chapter 56: Strange
"Clap clap clap..."
Rias, who was watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but clap her hands softly and praised without reservation: "Not bad, in just half a month, the six of you have been able to kill a mid-level demon."
Although Kaguya Shinomiya and the others used a considerable amount of trickery.
For example, Yuuki Asuna used the [Red Dragon Emperor's Gauntlets] to enhance their own strength beforehand and prepared to charge up their Abyss Magic. But don't forget, a month ago these six girls were completely ordinary people without any abilities. It is already remarkable that they have grown to this extent in just half a month.
This is inseparable from their own potential and hard work.
"Rias, our strength as '630' should now be at the level of a lower-level demon as you mentioned, right?"
Asuna Yuuki put away the [Red Dragon Emperor's Gauntlets] and asked.
The others also looked at Rias with hope. After all, in everyone's eyes, only by reaching the strength of a lower-level demon could one truly step into that mysterious supernatural realm. The standard for being listed on the [Transcendent Ranking] was being a lower-level demon, and at the same time, one could also follow in the footsteps of Kanzaki Hikaru.
Rias hesitated for a few moments, then shook her head slightly and said tactfully, "If you are all empowered by Asuna's [Red Dragon Emperor's Gauntlets], you do indeed possess the strength of a lower-level demon. However, if we disregard all that and only consider your own strength, I regret to inform you that you are still quite a distance from being a lower-level demon."
“…I see.”
Kaguya Shinomiya felt a slight pang of regret.
They had initially thought they could defeat a mid-level demon, so they should at least possess the strength of a low-level demon...
Rias seemed to have seen through Kaguya Shinomiya's thoughts.
"You must never regard these isolated demons as true adversaries or enemies."
"What's the meaning?!"
Immediately, Asuna Yuuki, Shirayuki-hime, Kuroyuki-hime, and the others were somewhat puzzled. The next moment, they looked at the lone demon on the ground, whose blood was still flowing red, which they had just killed.
—What does it mean to not treat them as real opponents or enemies?
Rias waved her hand first, and dark red destructive magic surged out, completely destroying the corpse of the lone demon that exuded a bloody aura, as if it were being disintegrated.
"Do you think that I, with my destructive magic, am on the same level as these rogue demons?"
Kaguya Shinomiya and the others shook their heads.
They had come to know about the power of the Destruction Magic in recent days. It originated from the unique magic of the Great King's family, the head of the Seventy-Two Pillars of the Underworld. It is said that Rias's mother came from the Great King's family, and she and her brother, the Demon King Lucifer, were fortunate enough to inherit this powerful magic.
Moreover, Kaguya Shinomiya and the others are all extremely intelligent, and they understand to some extent what Rias really means.
"Of course, there are powerful individuals among the outcast demons, such as Tajo Kurogane, who ranks twenty-third on the [Fairy Beauty Ranking] and fifteenth on the [Transcendent Ranking]. She is an outcast demon and an extremely powerful one at that. She not only killed her master with her own hands but also killed many pursuers from the underworld."
"However, rogue demons like Tacheng Heige make up a very small number of all rogue demons. Most rogue demons are weaker than pure-blooded demons, angels, and the like in terms of combat power within the same rank."
"so……"
After Rias's explanation, Kaguya and the others finally understood the awkward position these rogue demons were in. With Rias's destructive magic, she might have been able to kill these rogue demons with the strength of a mid-level demon even when she was a lower-level demon.
These are all differences between individuals and races.
In Rias's eyes, they were clearly seen as being at the same level as the gods and demons.
"Let's end today's training and tasks here."
Just as Rias finished her announcement and was about to activate the teleportation array to return to the Shinomiya residence, she suddenly stopped, her emerald green eyes gazing intently into the depths of the forest...
"What happened to Rias?!"
Upon noticing Rias's unusual behavior, Asuna Yuuki quickly asked.
After hesitating for a moment, Rias frowned, pointed her jade finger towards the depths of the jungle, and said, "Inside, I sensed the bloodthirsty and chaotic aura of the suddenly appearing lone demon... but now it seems to be dissipating continuously?"
"Dissipated? Could it be that there are others here, just like us, exterminating the lone demons, and more than one?"
Shinomiya Kaguya said.
"Probably. After all, this is Tokyo, home to the Onmyōchō (Yin-Yang Bureau), the Onmyōjuku (Yin-Yang Academy), exorcism families... most of the supernatural forces that you humans have. It's not surprising that someone would expel or kill a lone demon."
For some reason, Rias still felt a little strange.