Chapter 504 – Descend of the Demon King #3

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Whoops-!

A monster that grips its own arm tightly with an enormous grip.
Irene, whose heavy pain came to her, twitched her own thin eyebrows.

‘Ah…! It hurts…!’

Caan-!

Irene, who swung her greatsword away from her demons, straightened her posture again, and when she felt a cold sensation in her arm, she clenched her teeth.

‘What grade B is this…! Are you kidding me…!?’

It’s not like there’s anything wrong with Command’s search engine.
Because the demonic energy that humanoid monster usually exudes is about B-class.
However, when attacking or defending, a tremendous energy suddenly arose.

In addition, the area touched by the attack was very painful.
Even the mood was dirty.
The feeling that something sticky is eroding the inside.

Where the hell did such a powerful monster come from?
It seems to be stronger than the giant monsters that came out last time with the burning mermaids in the Pacific Ocean.
What’s more, even the size is similar to that of a human, and it’s even fast… Even if it hurts, it hurts too much.

If you ask me if there is a chance… I could say yes.
But he seemed to be hurt too. I need help, but it’s difficult because even the communication device is broken.
But is this breakdown really a coincidence?
It looks like that monster used a strange move.

“You are strong.”

Irene, who was thinking about this and that while confronting the monster at a distance, she snorted when a compliment came out of his mouth.

“Are you not happy at all?”

“But I have no experience.”

“…”

Irene’s mouth was tightly shut.
He has a lot of experience dealing with large or animal type monsters.
But hey… I’ve never faced a monster that used bare-handed fighting techniques and looked almost like a human.

If I fight a little longer, I might be able to adapt.
The moment Irene was thinking about it,

“Let’s just go back.”

A voice leaked from the monster’s mouth as if it had lost interest.

“You’re going back…?”

You can’t let that monster go like this.
As a humanoid, it seems to have the ability to hide even its own demonic energy.
It means that people can mix in with each other.

Of course, he wouldn’t be able to avoid being detected by Beast Slayers, including himself, but that’s fine as long as he doesn’t come within the perceptible range.
I don’t think the monster knows about this fact.
However, since it would leave an element of anxiety behind, even if I was seriously hurt, it was better to deal with it here.

Have to run right now
However, I can’t move on my own.
It was because two mighty demons were captured from afar.

An energy that seems to be stronger than the monster in front of you.
If those spirits rush at you, you can’t guarantee your life.

I’m guessing it’s a reinforcement or something… What are we doing?
There’s no way the explorer couldn’t detect that level of magic.

Wow-!

Irene, who was rolling her head, saw a disgusting mouth appear next to the monster, and she hurriedly shouted and ran.

“Hey, wait!”

Now, it didn’t matter whether the monsters who wanted to support from afar attacked him or not.
Don’t miss out. Even if you are seriously injured.
With just one such thought, Irene was attacked by the monster.
But,

Kuwah-!

As the monster waved one hand, a dark aura suddenly bloomed and attacked Irene.
Feeling the reluctance emanating from there, Irene flinched and instinctively slowed down.

Taking advantage of that gap, the monster thrust her foot into her mouth without hesitation.
At the same time, the mouth closes and disappears.
Irene, who confirmed that even the unique evil energy emitted by her monster was gone, watched the scene where the fierce waves of the arctic calmed down and burst into exclamation mixed with emptiness.

“Shit…”

I missed it. It’s a sin that I hesitated because I felt the energy emitted by the monster at the end and felt a momentary ominous feeling.
I should have stopped her even at the risk of her life… Even though I was still far away, I was a long way off.

Chijik-!

-Agent Irene, can you hear me?

A communicator that was restored as soon as the monster disappeared.
Irene, who thought her timing was very precise, closed her eyes and opened them.

“Listen. The monster has escaped.”

– It’s not processing, it’s escape?

“Yes. It wasn’t a B-rank monster, it was an S-rank monster. He was good at camouflage.”

-Is that true?

“Do you think it is a lie?”

-That’s not it. And maybe… Are you sure you’re on the run? We are currently detecting a weak Evelyn energy…

“Where?”

-This is where the current agent is located.

“Yes…?”

Even the energy of the two monsters that supported the humanoid monsters is gone, so what are they talking about?
There was no Evelyn energy in all directions, even under the sea.

“Hasn’t the communicator been restored? There are no monsters.”

– It’s not a communication problem, it’s the energy detected by the navigator. Level F or lower energy is being detected.

“No way…”

Irene, who was tilting her head, looked at her own arm startled.

‘No way…’

The arm that the monster’s attack touched…
It was because I thought that the searcher might have sensed the energy emanating from here.

‘Did you leave a mark on me? Or not…’

I guess I’ll have to come back and get a closer inspection.
I don’t know what the Evilian energy remaining in my body will do, so I’ll have to report it in advance.

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A temporary inspection station set up in the open air.
Irene came out of the medical equipment there, and when her Charlotte, who was doing the examination right in front of her, took off her protective clothing that was tightly wrapped around her body, she was startled.

“Bah, doctor…! What are you doing…?”

“It’s not contagious energy, and it’s okay because it’s gradually disappearing with Agent Irene’s power.”

Irene’s face lit up at Charlotte’s kind explanation.

“Really?”

“Yes. You may feel a bit uncomfortable now, but it will naturally disappear after a day or two. If it transforms, it will disappear faster due to the amplified power of Aether. So don’t worry too much.”

“Thank god…”

Irene is sincerely relieved.
Her Charlotte, who looked at her with her gentle smile, said.

“You can return right away, but it would be better to wait until the Evilian energy completely disappears here. Other beast slayers who can detect this energy may be startled.”

“Uh… Then, shall we transform and get rid of it quickly? I hate being alone in this cold place.”

“You can do that. Then… Shall we proceed with further examination for a moment?”

“Additional inspection?”

“I want to draw some blood from Agent Irene. I am personally interested.”

Irene touched her forehead as if she couldn’t stop.
Charlotte was a scientist by nature.
If it’s her first time going through something she’s trying to research it anyway.

She expected this from the moment Charlotte came to examine herself.
She is under the protection of Aether, the monster’s evil energy that permeates her body… She’s not a scientist, she’s going crazy because she’s also curious about herself, but how can she be Charlotte?
Before she dissipates, she will have to analyze the castle.

“Do by that way.”

Irene nodded her head willingly, and Charlotte took out her syringe and closed her eyes tightly.

“Thank you. Would you like to transform?”

“Yes.”

Flash-!

Orange light leaked from Irene’s body as she touched her device twice.
Even though Charlotte, her regular, regulated her powers in case she was blinded, the light was still able to spread out of her makeshift testing station.

Said Irene, fed up with Charlotte, who even covered her eyes with her hand.

“It’s all done. You can open your eyes.”

“Then… Could you hold out her arm?”

“Yes, Doctor.”

Irene set aside the gloves of her suit and held out her own white arm.
She wiped her white armpits with an alcohol swab and glanced at her gloves. She asked if Charlotte had any questions.

“Doesn’t the pain slow down in the transformed state? Does it hurt when the needle touches it?”

“I feel the pain.”

“How amazing. I want to do more research.”

“I would like you to refrain from saying that you are trying to experiment on the human body.”

“Sorry. Would you please open and close her fists?”

“Would this be enough?”

“Yes. Excuse me then.”

After asking for her understanding, Charlotte pressed her needle against Irene’s arm vein.
Sensing the tingling sensation, Irene thought that the bright red blood that was regurgitating her needle and starting to accumulate in her reservoir was somehow frightening.
I guess it’s because it’s blood that contains Evelyn energy.

Before long, after collecting a certain amount of blood, Charlotte removed her needle.
At that moment, as it is, no one is hurt.
Charlotte, who had been silently observing the extraordinary regenerative power of a human being, opened her mouth.

“It is done. By the way, her glove is broken, so it must be repaired?”

“Yes. When I get back to base, I have to stop by the tech team. They might sigh. Expensive polymers are broken…”

“Will you rather like it? After she has been out of work for a while, she has a place to show her skills.”

“Then I’m glad. By the way, what kind of research do you plan to use the blood for?”

“I just want to observe Aether, which is immune.”

“Is that the end of the reason?”

“For now, it is. With time left… Shall we listen to the story about that monster?”

“Oh, yes… Did you check the face I took before my camera broke?”

“Yes. It looked almost like a human.”

“That’s right. Initially…”

Irene, who trusted her Charlotte with all her heart, began to tell her everything she had been through without hesitation.
And Charlotte, still smiling benevolently, put the reservoir containing the blood she had extracted into the inside of her gown pocket and listened to Irene’s story.