[Congratutions, Kuma’s power has evolved]

  [Kuma’s super-powerful punch can now be used once every four minutes]

  It was truly unexpected! Jyu really did not expect that killing a mystical creature would immediately make Kuma’s power increase drastically. Without realizing it, this joyful news made him dance happily. His hands and body kept swaying.

  Jyu also quickly summoned his rune.

  [Demon]

  Rank: Supreme

  Demon fragments: 160/1000

  Aspect: Bear Puppet

  This unusual condition made Kuma, who was beside him, confused.

  “Grrr,” he kept growling, trying to wake Jyu from his excitement.

  Not only Kuma, but Sizhi was also experiencing the same thing. She was confused seeing Jyu’s overly happy behavior. She was also puzzled, because the disgusting mystical creature earlier had already died, even though she herself had not done anything.

  “Why is it already dead?” Sizhi asked innocently.

  Jyu immediately turned and approached Sizhi with great excitement. “I’m the one who killed it. It turns out that after we kill monsters, at that very moment our demon power increases rapidly.”

  “Kuma’s power has now evolved!” he said again confidently.

  Who would have thought that this actually made Sizhi a little jealous. She felt as if Jyu had deceived her.

  “Oh, so that’s your trick. You told me to attack from behind, but actually that was your evil intention to keep me away from the enemy, right? Then you could kill it yourself and let your power evolve?”

  Of course, Sizhi’s words shocked Jyu. He truly had no such intention. It was purely a strategy to defeat the enemy. As for the monster that had died in Jyu’s hands, perhaps it was simply its fate.

  “That’s not it! I didn’t mean it like that,” Jyu expined while almost pleading.

  Sizhi ignored Jyu and instead continued walking to patrol.

  “Hey, don’t be mad. I didn’t mean it like that. Come on, believe me!” said Jyu.

  “Dealing with girls is really troublesome,” he muttered in his heart.

  Jyu could not do much. Now the only thing he could do was follow Sizhi from behind like a servant, head lowered and silent. Whatever he did would surely look wrong in Sizhi’s eyes. It was better to stay quiet than make things more complicated.

  “From now on, I will be the one who kills the mystical creatures. You will only be the assistant who helps me. Just try something sneaky again,” Sizhi said firmly.

  ---

  The night grew darker, and now it was a full moon. That meant more mystical creatures would appear. If Jyu and Sizhi encountered low-level mystical creatures, it would be like a harvest. The two of them could easily kill them, and this would strengthen each of their demons.

  But under their previous agreement, Sizhi had to be the one to kill the mystical creatures first. After she got her share, Jyu would take his turn. Jyu could only obey, following Sizhi’s orders!

  Battles had already begun in almost every city. Roaring sounds kept echoing. Surely the other DV Army soldiers were already busy fighting.

  Meanwhile, Jyu and Sizhi were running toward a dimensional portal that had suddenly appeared. The distance was about 500 meters. Jyu and Sizhi immediately slowed down while observing the enemy.

  From afar, they could see a neckless monster. This creature was a resident of the Darkent realm that Jyu had encountered many times before, and of course the Surcy as well.

  “Let me kill it. You support me from behind,” Sizhi said firmly.

  The woman immediately ran forward, accompanied by her demon, Svider. Without hesitation, Svider attacked by spraying sticky webs at the monster. Success! The monster was trapped and could not free itself.

  Sizhi did not waste this opportunity. She turned Svider’s dense threads into a spear. She jumped high, then thrust the sharp spear straight into the head of that disgusting monster.

  “Do you think you can kill me that easily?” the monster said while ughing loudly.

  Sizhi had not even managed to dodge when the monster instantly attacked with its powerful fist. In that very moment, Sizhi was thrown away until she crashed into the wall of a building.

  “Sizhi, are you okay?” shouted Jyu.

  At that moment, Jyu immediately summoned Kuma along with his bck sword. “Let me take revenge!”

  “I finally found you!” the monster said excitedly.

  Jyu was confused by those words, but his patience had already vanished. He quickly ran forward, followed by Kuma, who was ready to unleash his strongest punch.

  However, suddenly the monster acted strangely. Its body grew rger, and several parts burst open. Bluish blood spttered everywhere, extremely disgusting. A second ter, a new and far more terrifying figure appeared.

  “He… he’s a high-level mystical creature,” Jyu muttered, his eyes wide in shock because his opponent possessed immense power.

  Now, right in front of him stood a Devil. Its form resembled a human, but its face looked like a monkey's. Its entire body was covered with brown fur. Its body was full of muscle, clearly showing it was a powerful opponent, one that Jyu or Sizhi could not defeat.

  “I have to call Taffie immediately!” Jyu muttered. He quickly took out his phone and sent an emergency message.

  Suddenly, the monster took a horn hanging from its waist. Then it blew it, producing a loud sound that painfully struck human ears.

  “Arrgh!”

  Jyu and Sizhi cried out in pain. The horn’s sound seemed to be wrapped in demonic power, making it a very painful attack.

  Suddenly, another mystical creature appeared from the sky above. This time, it was truly different from any mystical creature Jyu had ever encountered.

  “Is he at the Arabai level?” Jyu trembled.

  Yes! Right before him, the mystical creature that appeared was at the Arabai level—the highest rank in the hierarchy of mystical creatures. Its form looked exactly like a human, its face handsome, yet it wore a terrifying mask that covered part of its face.

  “Finally, we found that puppet!” the mystical creature said.

  Jyu did not understand what he meant, but he realized that the target was Kuma. Jyu immediately intended to summon Kuma back so he could return to his body. But before he could do it, the creature had already caught Kuma. Its movement was unbelievably fast!

  “Kuma!” Jyu shouted in panic.

  “Grrr!” Kuma tried to struggle, but his power was not enough to match an Arabai.

  A second ter, help arrived. Taffie appeared and was now already standing beside Jyu.

  “An Arabai!” said Taffie, clearly shocked because before them stood a high-level mystical creature.

  “What do you want from Kuma?” Jyu shouted angrily when he saw Kuma being gripped so tightly.

  Taffie stepped forward, trying to protect Jyu from acting recklessly. “Don’t attack carelessly. He is not your opponent!”

  “Look at this puppet, so cute. But who would have thought that behind its cuteness lies such terrifying power,” said the Arabai.

  “I will borrow your puppet for a moment.”

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