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Chapter 156: Great Demon Shurahart
At this point, Kurtz finally understood the true reason why Serie's magic consumption was so immense.
"You even used magic of this level. It seems the situation at the time was indeed very tricky."
Serie placed the empty potion bottle on the table. "Rather than tricky, I would say it felt more like it was planned."
"Hmm? What do you mean?"
Kurtz was a bit puzzled.
Serie had not appeared before the world for nearly a thousand years. Even if someone wanted to find them, it should theoretically be impossible.
"Because the demons and monsters in this attack were specialized to target magic users. So I suspect someone is pulling strings behind the scenes."
Serie turned to grab a magic book but stumbled slightly.
Kurtz quickly reached out to steady her and then noticed a tear in her robe on her arm, revealing her fair skin beneath. There was a shallow wound on it, giving off a faint dark aura.
"You're injured?" Kurtz's voice suddenly deepened.
He had initially thought the Serie just was suffering from immense magic consumption, but he hadn't expected her to be injured. Although it was minor, Kurtz felt he had never been angrier.
He gently brushed his finger over the wound, attempting to heal it with the power of Holy magic.
But unexpectedly, the dark energy on the surface seemed to be activated, attempting to climb up his fingertip.
However, it was immediately purified by Kurtz's Holy magic, vanishing without a trace, and taking Serie's arm wound with it.
"This isn't ordinary demonic energy erosion," Kurtz's voice carried suppressed anger. "It's mixed with a special destructive power, specifically designed for magic users."
"That's why it could penetrate my shield. But what's more troublesome is that when I was suppressing this power, I discovered—"
"Discovered what?" Kurtz quickly asked.
"This power is too targeted." Serie raised her eyes, her expression extremely serious. "It's like it was specifically designed to counter elf magic users."
Hearing Serie say this, Kurtz fell silent.
He was starting to suspect whether those demons had discovered his and Serie's whereabouts.
Or perhaps those demons discovered Serie's whereabouts and used targeted magic to lure her out, but they didn't expect to be completely wiped out by Serie, who had explosive combat power.
But no matter what, this matter had to be thoroughly investigated.
Kurtz and Serie exchanged glances. No words were needed; a millennium of understanding had already made them know each other's decision.
"Ayla!" Kurtz called out loudly.
The door immediately pushed open, and the elf maiden quickly walked in. "Teacher, Lord Kurtz!"
"Get ready. We're going on a long trip," Serie said calmly.
"Where are we going, please?"
"Here." Kurtz pulled out a map and pointed to a cave to the west.
He had a thorough understanding of the terrain around the forest over the past millennium. If there was any most likely hiding place for demons, it could only be this cave.
Even if they got it wrong, it didn't matter; they could just keep looking.
Ayla looked at the mysterious area on the map and nodded vigorously: "Alright, I'll get ready in a bit!"
She turned and quickly left, her movements already showing the agile style she had learned under Serie's guidance.
Serie then looked at Kurtz, a little worried: "Your new body..."
After all, Kurtz had only recently reincarnated. She felt it wouldn't be too late to wait a bit longer.
"The magic effect is better than expected. Don't worry about me." Kurtz clenched his fist. "Rather, what about you? Are you alright?"
"It's fine," Serie said, having gone through a lot. "The magic potion worked very well. Besides, if there truly is a mastermind targeting us, we can't give them any more time to plot."
Kurtz nodded and said no more. The three prepared briefly and then set off.
"The magic here is extremely chaotic; my senses are severely interfered with." Standing above the cave, Serie closed her eyes and sensed for a moment, then said in a deep voice.
"It seems we've found the right place." Kurtz also sensed the faint dark magic in the surrounding air.
Clearly, this cave was the hiding place of those demons.
The three concealed their auras and quietly approached the cave entrance.
At the entrance, they discovered a forbidden magic array that had been deliberately set up. Once triggered, it would surely alert the demons inside.
Serie snorted coldly, magic gathering at her fingertips, directly and forcefully breaking the barrier in front of them. The magic array on it flickered violently a few times, then silently broke apart and scattered.
Stepping into the cave, the aura of dark magic grew increasingly strong. As they went deeper, the path suddenly opened up, and a massive underground cavern appeared before their eyes.
In the center of the cavern, there was not the expected demonic army, but only a single figure.
He floated in mid-air, tall and slender, his black robe covering half of his face. His skin was an unhealthy pale white, his eyes were pure black, and he had a pair of large horns characteristic of demons on his head.
When Serie appeared at the entrance of the cavern, the other party's gaze fell upon her.
"Serie..."
Clearly, this demon recognized Serie. It was likely that the demons who attacked the town earlier were also under his command.
"You actually found this place."
His tone carried a kind of indifferent control, as if he wasn't surprised that Serie had found him.
However, when his gaze swept over Kurtz beside Serie, the depths of his calm, pitch-black eyes showed a change for the first time.
"But, you..."
His dark gaze locked onto Kurtz. His cold voice carried a hint of confusion he couldn't quite hide, "Why do you have such a blurry existence? Why do you have such a dangerous aura?"
Kurtz calmly met the demon's eyes. Orger was casually held in his hand, but its light was already quietly gathering.
"Tell me your name. I don't kill nameless people."
That was a lie.
Kurtz killed countless demons over his life, and he never bothered with remembering their names.
Back then, the Allied Army's Pseudo-God Strike had killed many demons, and later, the battle at the Demon King's City had destroyed the demonic army's main base.
The reason he asked this was merely to see if this demon in front of him was one of the Great Demons from his memory.
If he really was, then he apologized, but he might have to steal the show from the future hero's party.
The floating figure - Shurahart - was silent for a moment.
In his pitch-black eyes, countless future scenes flashed wildly, his foresight magic completely unleashed.
Along with this came an incredibly strong warning, a direct intuition from his innate magic.
Unspeakable!
Speaking his actual name would lead to an irreversible outcome!
Ultimately, he did not speak his name. He simply slowly raised his hand, his palm pointed at Kurtz and Serie.
Magic was instantly released. Several dark spears instantly appeared, shooting directly at Kurtz and Serie!
The attack angles were extremely well placed, sealing off all space for evasion. But the two were already prepared for this.
"Be careful!"
Serie let out a low cry, releasing her magic. An elf-specific defensive magic shield, along with an ice wall, instantly unfolded in front of her. To prevent the demon's attack from also having the ability to penetrate magic shields, Serie specifically added an extra layer of ice wall.
And indeed, it was as Serie had expected.
The moment the dark spears touched the shield, their tips gave off a strange ripple, like passing through water, and directly pierced through the magic shield.
But fortunately, they were blocked by the ice wall released by Serie.
[End of Chapter]
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