Hajime without hesitation extended his hand summoning his sword and then got into a fighting stance
He was definitely like a damn protagonist
-Don't get in the way brats, I'll kill the hotel owner and then I'll kill you at the end as a sign of my mercy I'll give you a quick and painless death-
-What grudge do you have against the owner to want to do this?-
Hajime asked
The Daemon smiled only to then speak
-I worked at this hotel a long time ago, I loved my job more than anything in this world but... that disgusting pig fired me and because of him my misfortunes came, I got into debt and because of it I lost my house, my wife died at the hands of some black hunters, then my daughter committed suicide because of bullying... That damn son of a bitch is to blame for everything!!-
The man expelled his corrupted mana, the tone of voice he used was one of accumulated rage mixed with poison
-There is no better revenge than to destroy and stain with blood all your efforts in this hotel!! Yes, yes, that's what I will do!! I will make this entire hotel burn to ashes!!-
-I am very sorry for your misfortunes but... I cannot allow you to do such atrocities!!-
Hanami approached with a satisfied smile and stood next to Hajime before drawing her bow towards her target
-Ha, as he said, we'll kick your ass to death, damn it!-
Wow, this scene was just like the typical Shonen manga where the hero gives his epic speech and is always backed up by a friend or companion
I unsheathed my sword, then took two steps back, I wasn't stupid enough to face a Daemon without a strategy, these kids don't know what they're up against now, if I had Miguel things would be more balanced but this isn't the case
The blue-haired boy's gaze didn't leave the Daemon and he spoke to the girl
-Support me-
Hajime grabbed the sword tightly, the girl spoke
-Support? What do you say, I'll be the one to kill him-
The girl refuted with a playful tone, Hanami placed her magic arrow
But before she could shoot, the Daemon's aura came out making his magic power visible, it was an evil dark blue, he launched himself towards them like a hunting dog but a single ray of light annihilated him
Hanami's arrow then flew through the released magic power, the arrow containing condensed mana pierced the Daemon's shoulder
Hajime didn't miss the opportunity, he jumped up and made a diagonal slash with his sword
This attack should have cut into the Daemon's flesh but it hadn't cut into the flesh, the man started to smile sinisterly
Hajime felt that something was wrong
And then a fierce slash surged through his entire body
He could feel his power increasing
As if it was nothing, Hajime was dragged away by the enemy's force, he couldn't even scream, he flew through the reception and hit the wall as blood poured out of his face
-…-
I was speechless
This boy was one of the strongest in the academy, one with high-ranking talent and yet he lost
Now I'm doubting if this classmate of mine is really strong?
Fortunately Hajime got up but he didn't seem to be in good shape
-Are you okay?-
-Yes, don't worry, I can still fight...-
Hajime needed time to recover, now the Daemon walked towards Hanami at a slow pace, it seemed like he was having fun torturing her
-Tsk...-
Hanami began to shoot four arrows, but none of them were effective, although she continued shooting until the Daemon looked like a porcupine, she didn't stop
-Can it regenerate?-
Hanami muttered stunned, as she said, there are very few with healing magic but thinking about it carefully she came to a conclusion, her body was simply resistant
Hanami's face turned pale, and terror along with fear began to appear
-Support me!-
At that moment Hajime ran with all his strength jumping in front of her, blocking the Daemon's path, however the Daemon continued to have its gaze fixed on Hanami, it condensed its mana in its arm and the corrupted mana began to sprout, its form began to alter until it resembled the fangs of a rabid dog
It looked like a wolf showing its fangs while the girl kept shooting her arrows at the Daemon
-Mmm not bad~-
The Daemon said in a mocking tone, fighting Hajime barehanded with his left hand while holding Hanami's face with the other, the girl's face began to turn a violet color, those were symptoms of poisoning
-At this rate we will lose-
I muttered
"You shouldn't help them"
-If I do it is possible to stop him but he could also attack civilians-
"Bet everything in this battle Alan, remember, you already defeated a Daemon before and you can do it again"
I felt scared like that day, it was the same fear I had in my first confrontation but I was very determined so I decided to overcome this fear with my anger, I grabbed my sword tightly and then took a deep breath
I didn't act at first because I wanted to see the Daemon's skills and create a strategy
[Focus has been activated]
[Concentration has been activated]
[Fencing has been activated]
[Boost has been activated]
Active: [Concentration][Focus][Fencing][Boost]
My heart calmed down, in this time I can tolerate the combination of the first two skills for 25 minutes and thanks to my great control of magic power I could manage to activate my four skills without exhausting myself so much, I think I should thank Nameless later
At this rate, it is possible that the lives of my companions were in danger
I ran towards the Daemon and then unsheathed my sword straight at his neck making as little noise as possible, the Daemon quickly pushed the boys away and then blocked my attack
-If that attack had touched my neck, I would have died, who are you?-
-Me?... well, I'm just a very special hunter~-
I smiled and then moved away from him, I started to make horizontal and vertical cuts with all the speed possible and in the process...
*Critical Point
[Critical point] was activated generating rays that made the enemy retreat
But not before seeing his fist that had a slight wound that was leaking a light drop of his corrupted blood
I began to not let him do anything, making multiple cuts trying to cut his leg or arm to have some advantage
I was putting a lot of pressure on my opponent, the [Critical Points] didn't stop, it was as if they were firing a cannonball at him for every cut I gave him
-Get away from me, bastard! -
The Daemon became desperate and in an opening he hit me in the stomach, sending me against the wall
My body could barely bear it, I left several superficial cuts on the Daemon, while I only had one other card to kill him
-Within the light there is darkness, and within the darkness there is light-
I did not want to use this ability because if I used the light as a surprise attack the Daemon would have instinctively dodged it and would have hurt me more than I am currently
With those words I began to activate [Duality] temporarily changing my affinity for darkness to light
[Duality has been activated]
The boys continued to fight the Daemon inspired by my past actions, we had an advantage, Hajime was fighting the weakened Daemon while Hanami was shooting her arrows but was starting to reach her limit because the poison was starting to weaken her
I got into position and took a deep breath before running at full speed.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Daemon was very distracted by Hajime who was applying the Light element to his cuts, I got behind him and was ready to decapitate him.
The Daemon reacted by dodging my attack that only left a slight wound on his neck that kept shedding a little blood.
The reception area shook with each blow that Hajime and the Daemon made
When I was preparing to make another surprise attack,
I could feel it...
I could feel a huge source of magical energy concentrated in a single point.
I looked to my right and it was Hanami who was concentrating all her mana on her single arrow
"Is that girl stupid?! That will destroy the walls of the reception area!"
*Footsteps
You could still hear the footsteps and roars of the monsters who were being stopped by those walls
If she shot that arrow
-Don't do it!!-
Hanami ignoring my warning shot the arrow, the Daemon dodged the attack
The girl's face paled for a few moments until a familiar sound resonated in the reception
*Applause!
A small stone disappeared showing a boy who received the full impact, but reinforced his body with mana receiving much of the damage but his clothes were torn
It was Miguel who smiled arrogantly
-Nobody told me there would be a party at the hotel. Can I join?-
The boy said, giving the Daemon a challenging smile
***
3 minutes ago
-Oh come on this has to be a joke-
Miguel was fighting multiple monsters while devouring the pizza in the process, Damian was not around to support him
-Can't one eat in peace these days?-
Bats began to pounce on him, the fighter summoned his gun and began to shoot at his targets without errors killing all his prey
-The aura that covers the beasts are... Daemon summons?-
Miguel closed his eyes for a moment only to then feel a sinister energy coming from the reception room
-There is no doubt, there is a Daemon inside and apparently there is the signature of Alan who is fighting against it-
The young man spoke alone and then climbed the hotel until reaching the first floor
The young hunter tried to break the window of one of the floors but couldn't because of the security system that strengthened the structure
-Shit, it's good that I have [Parkour] to make things easier for me... dad, I'll put into practice what you taught me-
Miguel extended his hand touching the glass, then closing his eyes he channeled two elements he possessed, fire and ice
First he lowered the temperature of the glass then he used the fire to heat it, then he touched the glass which began to tremble and then
*Break!
The glass broke into thousands of pieces, what Miguel used was thermal shock, a phenomenon that occurs when the temperature of an object suddenly drops and increases, which Miguel took advantage of to go to the first floor.
-It seems that there were several civilians on the 4th or 5th floor trying not to be a burden-
Miguel began to go down the stairs so he could then watch his friend's battle, who was giving him a good fight, only to see Hanami loading a lot of mana into that arrow
«Is she stupid?! If that fails, it will destroy part of the hotel walls and that will cause the monsters to leak out!»
The boy without hesitation wrapped his body in pure mana, strengthening himself to the point of being able to resist that arrow. Miguel was used to pain since in Mexico in his neighborhood he always hit the older boys who took advantage of their strength against the weak
There was a lot of rubble inside the reception room, therefore he could change places with anyone
When Hanami fired, Miguel applauded and received the power of the arrow in his body, managing to resist it
***
I was surprised to see Miguel all damaged but with that confident smile that characterized him I felt a little relieved although my worries did not disappear
-Ready Brother-
Miguel asked, still wounded by the arrow attack
-Ha... I was born ready!-
-Damn brats, don't interfere!!-
The Daemon tried to hit Miguel but before he could even hit him
*Clap
Miguel clapped his hands switching places with a rock after that I started to charge my sword with [Ether Cannon] and started hitting my enemy
-Manji Kick!!-
Miguel jumped and turned in the air only to throw a powerful kick in the Daemon's face, I continued hitting him with my sword and Miguel kicked and punched like a pro
-Miguel, I have a plan-
My friend nodded when he heard me, as if we were connected, we understood instantly, I started running towards Hajime
-Hajime, quickly hold your sword tight!-
The boy didn't understand what I had planned but when I extended my arms and since he was present during the exchange of positions, he smiled
"I think the boy understood"
Nameless smiled and I extended my arms towards Hajime who was ready to get into a position to give a vertical cut
-Miguel, now!-
*Clap
Miguel clapped his hands, changing my position with the Daemon
The enemy was confused but had his arms extended, which Hajime, with the light element wrapped in his sword, made a vertical cut
*Cut
The Daemon's two arms were severed from his body
-Ah! My arms! Aaaahhh!!-
-This isn't over yet!!-
I screamed as I ran at full speed the [Ether Cannon] was ready Hajime kicked the Daemon forward
I nimbly pierced his stomach
Ether is an element that could be said to have no color, it was very compatible with any element
And I still had [duality] active
The Daemon was on the floor trying to escape and I was on top of him
-Ether-Light Cannon!!-
The sword gave off a blinding golden glow which generated a golden ray that covered the Daemon.
Light was the weakness of Daemons and demons.
The blinding glow ceased and the corpse of the Daemon could be seen, which was slowly beginning to fade away, turning into black ash. The only thing left was his trench coat
"You did it kid"
-I think I'll go rest after this…-
I collapsed on the ground after spending almost all my mana, but not before putting the trench coat that was left of the Daemon in my backpack since I noticed that it had an interesting ability
Seriously, how I hate this day