Dungeon of Pride, Laplace

"But if he thinks that he can match Godwin with just that, he up for a rude awakening," Raven said with a languid smile.

Simon utilised this chance when his opponent was busy deflecting all the blade shadows to approach closer.

"[Sword Mastery], [Body Enhancement], [Infernal Sword Mastery" he activated and stacked even more skills on top of the augmenting skill he already had activated to dish out a clean slashing attack towards his enemy.

Although the material of the armour his opponent was wearing, didn't look simple, Simon was sure that his Crimson Blazing Flame Blade that he upgraded from the [Armoury] after many failed attempts would be able to pierce through that defence.

Godwin noticed the Demon Viscount approaching near in the midst of him intercepting all those blade shadows and instantly understood his enemy's intention. Nevertheless, he did not try to dodge it nor raise any defence against it.

His opponent's lack of intention to guard against this attack of his, although it raised a brow from Simon, he did not stop and executed his attack all the way.

Using the chance when Godwin swung his hand in a wide swing to deflect one of the blade shadows, Simon slashed his sword with enough momentum and strength to ensure that his blade cleaves through the armour and his body.

Intense sparks generated the moment the crimson blade came in contact with the armour but thanks to his strength stat and momentum, he was able to swing his blade all the way.

Simon stopped after successfully slashing Godwin's armour but there was no joy in his eyes and instead, a grim look clouded them. When he slashed his opponent's armour, he had clearly felt it, some kind of resistance barring his blade from cleaving all the way.

He turned around to see a green aura envelop Godwin and materialise into armour. The way it was pulsating with energy, it was clear that it was a skill. A skill that manifests an armour around you.

"As I thought so, much of your strength is coming from that sword of yours. Not only is it Rank [A], a rank that is extremely rare to see around these parts, but it also bestows you with many skills and stats" Godwin said touching the deep gash in his armour.

"You look surprised, I guess you weren't aware of the [Mana Armour] skill huh. When one steps beyond level 500, the mana in their body will harden to form a cloak around their body drastically increasing their defence".

"And when one reaches level 600, the mana in their body will become solid enough to become an armament just like this.." Godwin said as he conjured a dense blue sword and threw it towards Simon.

<strong> BANG…</strong> the speed at which he threw the sword, broke the speed of sound and approached the latter with a supersonic speed.

Before Simon had the opportunity to comprehend those words, the counterattack from his enemy forced him into a defensive state once again. He brought the crimson blade in front of him just in the nick of time before the blue sword could pierce his heart.

<strong>CLANG…</strong> there was a solid ear-piercing noise of a metal colliding with metal and Simon was forced dozens of meters back.

Flapping his wings to dissolve some of the power behind that attack, he somehow managed to keep himself in the air. Simon's expression at this moment, was extremely ugly, his hand which was tightly holding onto the crimson sword, was bleeding.

That feeling earlier that he got when the blue sword clashed with his [A] rank crimson sword, was so real that it was no different than an actual weapon. When his eyes went onto the blue sword which fell to the ground, they froze for a second.

Even after clashing against his Crimson blazing flame sword, it only suffered a minor crack. From this, one could see how dense and solid his opponent's mana was. The armour and the mana sword right now, told him that the guy he was facing was beyond level 500 and possibly even 600.

"Do you understand the difference between our levels now? No matter how much you try, you won't be able to put a scratch on me. If anything, I praise your courage for not running away the instant you saw us" Godwin extended his hand and immediately, the blue sword dissolved into mist.

"Hey now, it's rare to see you conversing with someone and that too with your enemy. Are you perhaps trying to capture the demon just like the guild master told us?" Raven from the side asked.

It was also when Simon realised that there was an additional person there other than Raven and it was also someone he knew.

Chuck was trying to avoid Simon's glance as a complex emotion currently masked his face.

"So that's how it is… haha" Simon silently laughed. Why would he not, even the person he had saved once and travelled with had ended up becoming his enemy once his identity was revealed.

He found the situation so funny that he couldn't help laughing. At the same time, the slightest reservation that he used to feel towards humans whenever he killed one because of him being a human in his previous life, was slowly snuffed out completely in his heart.

At this moment, he no longer felt any attachment nor connection with them any longer and only a deep loathing. With his reservation gone, a unique change occurred deep within Simon that even he wasn't aware of.

"Don't be ridiculous, there is no way I would allow this demon to live that long after killing so many of our guild mates. The only reason I have kept him alive is to know what happened that day. How did Chuck's teammates die and why was he and that fiancé of his the only ones to come out alive. Tell me demon?".

Chuck stopped holding back his powers and his aura flooded out like a typhoon. It was so powerful that it was enough to blot the sky and lock Simon down in place.

By the time he went to the city of Morgress, most of their senior officials of the Seen Sword Guild had already run away. The low-ranking members of the guild he caught, did not know anything while Chuck's fiancé refused to speak out about that day's event leaving Godwin with no way to confirm what had happened that day.

Chuck was like a little brother to him ever since he made the other join their guild. How can he just let the matter be when his little brother and his fiancé were almost killed? This issue had always been a thorn in his heart and he always felt guilty for not being able to help Chuck that day even though he was in the same city at that time.

Now that he was made aware of the demon noble that had made a huge commotion back in the capital and killed dozens of their members, was the very same demon who had created that dungeon in the ghastly winding forest, how could he let the one responsible for it all escape?

The events of that day? As he recalled that, Simon laughed in the face of that question from Godwin. Did the other party really think that he can make him talk by pressuring him with his aura?

In the first place, the person he should ask that question was right with him. Chuck must have been informed something by that girl who was beside him at that time. Why would he ask that question from a Demon Noble that he was trying to hunt?

It was true that he had saved a couple he admired back in the ghastly winding forest when they were about to be killed. But that was at that time, now that he looked back at his action, he couldn't help but find it extremely funny and nonsensical.

A Demon Noble intervening in a skirmish between parties from the same race. What was he even thinking?

Even though he was from a race that was enemies with humans, he was being empathetic towards them. Was he trying to create a friendly relationship with them? or the fact that he was once a human subconsciously influenced his mind?

Even though he always rejected that thought, he knew clearly in his heart that it was the truth, so much so that Irene and even Adalinda had to point it out that he was a Demon Noble.

"Truly Pathetic" Simon muttered.

"What?" Godwin asked unsure what he heard.

"I said, why the fuck should I answer you? Do you really think that you have me cornered?" Simon snarled, his demonic side becoming more and more apparent.

Godwin and even Raven narrowed their eyes when they heard that, there was a cold glint in their eyes.

"I change my mind, I don't want to be a spectator any longer. Let me fight that demon and cut that tongue of it's so that it can't make this kind of bad jokes any longer" Raven said with a smile that wasn't a smile.

Nevertheless, Godwin stopped Raven with a gesture of his hand and fixed his gaze back on the demon.

"I guess you leave me with no other choice but to show you your place. I will beat you until you beg me and squeeze out every information from that blabbering mouth of yours".

Contrary to their expectation, instead of getting angry, the demon kept on laughing as if everything seemed very funny to him. Simon clutched his stomach and laughed until he came to terms with his situation.

"You want to kill me because I killed those guild mates of yours? Haha, what a pathetic excuse. Isn't the real reason you want to kill me is because you see me as a threat. I'm quite sure some of your guild members have their eyes on some of the possession of mine" Simon mocked.