"Hmmm hmmm hmm, " Akira hummed a tune as he walked around the buildings that were slowly being destroyed. His hands were moving constantly as he activated one Abyss rune after another.
He was using the runes to keep himself safe from the incoming debris that was falling from the ceiling. Akira was actually using this opportunity to get himself more familiar with the use of Abyss runes. This is why he was going around in circles, just to give himself more opportunities.
Akira is someone who always abides by the principle of 'practice makes everything right, " so that is why he was using such dangerous magic frequently to make sure he would have enough confidence to use it when the magic was truly necessary. And besides, when they go back to Magnolia, he could never mess around with Abyss runes as much as now.
While he was walking randomly, Akira suddenly stopped and looked at a particular wall that, despite all the fighting, seemed to be unharmed. Curious, he walked towards the wall to inspect it.
Upon closer inspection, he found this wall was actually a fake wall placed here with numerous formations. And most of these formations inscribed here are the same ones Akira saw in the basement.
"Oh, is this another secret room that the demoness used? I wonder what is inside this, " Akira mumbled as he curiously unlocked all the seals.
With a wave of his hand, the wall disappeared, and a secret passage was revealed. Without any hesitation, Akira walked inside to see what sort of things the demoness wanted to hide.
Coming to the other side, Akira was met with a very big surprise. "Oh my, it seems my day keeps getting better and better, " he said as a very big smile appeared on his face. He looks like a kid who got his first new smartphone from his parents.
"Hehehehe," chuckling like an idiot, Akira went inside the room with his storage ring shining brightly. He would have to hurry a little and take all of this good stuff away before this room collapses.
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"Damn, it seems we were almost late," Wakaba said with a bit of disappointment as he and Macao watched the run-down building collapse.
"Sigh, what a bummer, " Macao nodded in agreement. They had to move the villagers out of that ritual hall just in case a cave-in happened. You know, with Gildarts here, you can never be sure.
This is the man who would fall down on the ground in a daze and unconsciously use his Crush Magic to destroy a whole village instantly.
"Hmm, where did that brat Akira go? Don't tell me he is still inside. " Wakaba, who was looking at the now collapsing building, frowned as he looked around.
"Huh?" Hearing what Wakaba said, Macao also began to look around nervously. They weren't worried about Gildarts since that guy could survive any disaster and come out unharmed, but Akira is a different case.
That kid may have learned many tricks and could even be considered one of the strongest in the guild. He is still a kid and does not have the strength of Gildarts. If he was hit by this collapsing building, that kid may die.
Just as Wakaba and Macao were about to dash straight into the collapsing building to look for Akira, the person in question walked out with a calm expression.
Well not really as both Macao and Wakaba could see that he was barely able to suppress the smile that was slowly forming on his face. They could also hear the suppressed laughter that sounded very weird coming from a child who is not even ten years old.
"Hey, did that guy get possessed or something? " Wakaba asked in a low voice.
"I don't, but I doubt that would have happened, " Macao said. He was not sure because Akira always had this habit of laughing to himself randomly.
Just as the two were worrying about what to do, they suddenly saw another shadow coming out of the building. It didn't take them long to realize that it was none other than Gildarts who was dragging a woman by her leg.
"Damn, is that the demon that was responsible for all of this?" Wakaba winced as he looked at the girl that now had a face even her creator wouldn't recognize. Gildarts didn't show any mercy and beat her up despite her being a woman.
"Yes, and we need to find a way to bring her back to Magnolia. We need her to manually take back her mark so that Aunt Cornelia won't have any problems later," Akira explained.
Although the curse seal would probably go away if she died, with her ability and intelligence, Akira didn't think she wouldn't have prepared any backup plans for her escape. What if she actually occupied someone else's body after all her nine lives were gone?
If that happened, then they would have to go on a never-ending search for this demoness. With Aunt Cornelia's life on the line, Akira didn't dare to gamble. After all, he himself knew that even if he heard all the thoughts of a person and knew their abilities beforehand, the outcome may not always be in his favor.
After all, a person can brainwash themselves into believing a lie. For example, from what Akira could hear, this demoness seemed to be a combo of a cat and a vampire. And she has three unique abilities.
One is her ability to use formations and runes. Her ability allowed her to use these types of magic way more easily than any other mage. With her ability, she sometimes doesn't even need to physically write runes, as she can bring those in her imagination into reality.
Her second ability is charm magic. This magic seemed to be quite similar to what that demoness Seilah could do. But unlike her, Lilith could only hypnotize her victims into obeying her will.
Her third ability is super regeneration. Like all vampires that we could find in movies, this demoness has a very strong regeneration power. This is why she, despite taking Gildarts' punches, didn't die. This is also the reason why she was very confident in breaking through her limit.
When Akira learned of these unique abilities, he couldn't help but think this demoness would definitely go along with a certain snake from the ninja world.
After all, these two have the potential to be cockroaches that are very hard to kill.
"But wouldn't that be too dangerous? I mean, she is a demon after all," Macao pointed out.
Yes, no matter how much Gildarts beats her, the fact that she is a demon is undeniable. With her excellent regeneration, she may be back to full health in no time.
"Well, leave that to me," Akira said with a strange smile as he knelt down near the demoness. He bit his finger, making a drop of blood appear on his fingertips.
Then he began to draw runes on the demoness's body, making her twitch. In just a short amount of time, he had already finished drawing the necessary Abyss runes.
The runes glowed blood red before they all disappeared, and a collar appeared on Lilith's neck.
"What did you do? " Gildarts asked curiously.
"I just used one of my newest magic techniques to restrict her actions. This way, we don't need to worry about her while going to Magnolia. " Akira said briefly. He couldn't really tell them what he really did aloud because these three might beat him.
With Abyss runes, Akira used his research on demonic runes and curse seals and made a slave seal. This seal would make the other person become the caster's slave, who would have to show absolute loyalty. Or else the master could either kill or damage their souls to their heart's content.
Simply put, this is dark magic that he would be arrested for by the council. So he decided to keep it a secret. After all, this demoness wouldn't be able to live very long.
The three adults stared at Akira and then at Lilith for a while before dropping the matter. They trusted Akira's judgment, and frankly speaking, they have no time to care about such matters.
They needed to head back to Magnolia ASAP.
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