Chapter 415
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Chapter 415: The Female Demon
"I wasn’t charmed, I really managed to escape from them, mage!" the miner said helplessly. "Why don’t you believe me?"
Jesse knew he was telling the truth, but it was only the truth he believed. It’s not difficult for succubus to confuse memories using Charm spells, especially for those with weak willpower.
"I don’t understand," Mc Laren said. "If he was charmed, why would the succubus want him to tell us there might be an ambush nearby?"
"That means the succubus wants us to move slower," Amy said. "To buy them time."
"What is in the mine?" Mc Laren asked.
"We should ask what they want to bring into the mine, Captain!" Jesse said. "Amy is right. These succubus must want this miner to delay our progress. They might have summoned demons inside by now. We either go in immediately to disrupt their plans, or go back to seek more reinforcements. Captain, it’s up to you."
Mc Laren said, "We should proceed immediately, after all, those succubus haven’t been inside for long…"
"If we rush in like this, what if we get ambushed by succubus?" another mage asked.
"I can guarantee that I can sense any lurking succubus around us," Jesse said. "Trust my abilities."
"Let’s do this," McLaren patted the shoulders of the two people behind him and said, "You guys go back the same way to report and call for backup. The rest of us will charge in! You lead the way, mage!"
Jesse nodded and charged into the dark tunnel, Amy immediately followed his footsteps, with the captain and other soldiers following behind.
Jesse continued forward, and before long, his suspicions were confirmed as the shadow power inside grew stronger. He began to sense the power of the void portal opened by the warlocks summoning demons in The Slaughtered Lamb’s basement.
"I can feel the Shadow Power, Jesse, there must be some evil ritual going on here…" Amy said softly, gasping for breath.
Jesse nodded and kept moving forward, indicating that these succubus were already summoning other demons… What were they trying to summon, bringing in that Eredar warlock?
Suddenly, a roar came from the other side of the mine, followed by the sound of weapons clashing in chaos. McLaren said, "The other team must have encountered demons."
"We’re almost to the deepest part, captain," a miner behind them gasped.
He said this, and Jesse also felt that Shadow Magic was getting stronger.
Passing through a reinforced wooden hole, several succubi suddenly appeared in front of their eyes, and indeed there were some imps guiding the Shadow Magic in the middle!
Jesse decisively cast a Scorch Curse and blew up one of the imps. Amy softly chanted a spell, guiding Arcane Missiles to continuously bombard around the summoning ritual. Several succubi quickly fled into the shadows. McLaren anxiously shouted, "The succubi have hidden again, darn it! Be careful of your backs, don’t slack off!"
"Amy, keep using magic to block those imps from casting spells! I will deal with the succubi!"
"Be careful, Jesse!"
The two mages continuously used Arcane Missiles to shoot at the imps, causing them to scatter everywhere. The shadow of a succubus quickly approached Amy and was cleanly beheaded by Jesse with a sword.
Several soldiers gathered shields together to deal with the succubi. Any succubus that attempted to attack from the shadows would quickly be surrounded and attacked by several people. Jesse actively searched for the shadows of the succubi and forced them to appear using Scorch Curse.
With Jesse coordinating the soldiers’ interception and attacks, the trapped three or four succubi were quickly stabbed to death one by one, and the imps were accurately killed by the mages.
"Wait…" Amy said, "The imps are all dead, but the summoning formation is still active, Jesse!"
After hearing Amy’s words, Jesse knew that the summoning circle had ended, they were a step too late.
At that moment, the team from the opposite passage also arrived here, led by Captain Norris and Saanmage. Saan saw the scene and immediately exclaimed, "The summoning circle is complete!"
"Did the demon not come out?" asked a soldier.
"No… wait…" Jesse saw a chaotic shadow suddenly rushing towards them, sticking to the wall amidst a burst of light.
Blink Spell?!
"Look here, see the surprise I have prepared for you all!"
A highly magnetic female voice sounded nearby, and a nearly two-meter tall female demon appeared in the Arcane light!
Her skin was dark purple, half-naked with only a loose dark red chestplate and waist guard, six slender arms growing from her body, each arm wielding a yellow curved blade, a burning magical fire atop her copper crown, instantly bathing the entire ceiling in green light!
"Have you seen enough, little one?"
The female demon asked while waving her long knife. Jesse quickly retreated, but the tall and fast demon caught up with Jesse after a few steps, surprising everyone else.
In a panic, Jesse pulled out Azuresong Mageblade and cast a water spell on the ground. Ice spikes grew to block the female demon, giving Jesse some time to escape, even though she easily shattered them.
This is a Shivan, also known as a Shivarra. Some say they are the leaders of succubus, while others claim they are a more mysterious demon race. One thing is certain, these demons fight more ferociously than Demon Guards, wielding their blades like a whirlwind.
As Shivan stumbled, two Frostbolts flew towards her. She effortlessly destroyed them and shook off the spreading frost on her arms, seeing Jesse running far away.
She smirked and charged towards Captain Mac Laren nearby. Mac Laren was unprepared for the speed of the female demon, raising his shield only to be easily knocked down by Shivan’s relentless strikes, the sound of metal clashing filling the air.
The female demon aimed her knife at his chest, but a Frostbolt summoned by a nearby mage froze her arm in place.
"Troublesome mage!"
Shivan shook off the ice from her arm and hurled a knife at the mage, only to be blocked by an invisible barrier surrounding him – an Arcane aura, a kind of magical shield.
"You react quickly!"
Shivan ran happily towards the mage, then suddenly disappeared in a flash of light halfway through, leaving the soldiers chasing after her empty-handed.
Just when everyone thought the mage was in danger, Shivan appeared behind the soldiers chasing her in the next second and swiftly cut off a soldier’s arm, moving so fast that Jesse could barely see her shadow.
"We should play by my rules!"
While the other soldiers raised their shields to defend, Shivan swiftly dodged their attacks and maneuvered behind them with her exaggerated agility, stabbing a soldier in the back with her sword!
Jesse immediately cast a Scorch Curse, which contained some shadowy power, and in a room filled with Shadow Power, even the fire magic of other mages turned slightly blood red, unlike his magic.
The Shadowflame instantly blew off one of Shivan’s arms, knocking her several steps to the side, unable to continue attacking the next target.
Startled, Shivan looked over as a group of reinforcements arrived at the opening, with other infantry soldiers surrounding her, trying to trap her in the middle, but she pushed a soldier aside and dodged out.
Seeing her shadow moving towards the opening, Jesse shouted, "She’s trying to escape, stop her!"
If that she-devil escaped the spacious hall and hid in the tunnels with her shadow and exaggerated speed, their numerical advantage would be completely lost.
