Chapter 38: Demon Simulation Battle (2)

Chapter 38: Demon Simulation Battle (2)

[Episode 5]

[Demon Simulation Battle]

The Demon Simulation Battle had begun. Baek Yu-Seol was a bit nervous at the thought of confronting an Intermediate Demon, but there was no other choice.

He knew it was a fake simulation, so he tried hard to suppress the dread inside his heart.

Eisel slowly followed him. Somehow, the steps looked gloomy, but right now, choosing a destination was the priority, so Baek Yu-Seol opened his mouth first.

First, we have to decide which demon to catch. I will decide this, right?

She nodded in response.

When Eisel affirmed, Baek Yu-Seol continued.

"I'm a non-attribute, and you use ice and lightning, so it'd be nice to pick a match that suits you, but..."

Normally, a Class 1 mage could face a Level 1 Danger demon alone.

If three mages at Class 1 gathered, it was possible to destroy the Level 1 Danger Elementary demon, and if five mages at Class 1 gathered, it was possible to deal with a Level 1 danger Intermediate demon.

However, that was just a really common case.

If 'compatibility', 'experience', and 'environmental factors' were added, it was possible for him to kill a demon several levels higher than him.

In fact, one of the mages belonging to the Dark Demon Slayers, boasted the strongest one-on-one combat in the Aether World, dealing with a Level 7 Danger Dark Magician alone with only Class 3 abilities.

It was the result of the differences in compatibility and experience, as well as environmental factors.

So considering Eisels attributes, it was right to head for the swamp. Even though she could use lightning, that was only secondary, and her main proficiency lay in ice.

Her attributes would be offset if they rushed to the sea of ice.

And flames opposed the ice strongly.

Then, are we going to the swamp?

She asked in a very reluctant voice.

Obviously, it would be very easy to kill a Level 3 Intermediate demon with two people if they chose the right match.

However, Eisel was aiming for an extra point for 'reversal'. If she won against a demon she was not compatible with, she would be rewarded with lots of extra points.

"Well. Whatever I choose, I think you'll like it a lot.

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Eisel didn't seem to understand, but it didn't matter.

In the first place, the reason he teamed up with Eisel was not to score himself, but to help her score high.

What was the story like in the original?

Because of Hong Bi-Yeon and her faction members' suppression, Eisel couldn't train properly, and she couldn't even form her team.

Demons were one of the most important subjects.

Eisel was unable to win her scholarship because she ruined the Simulation Battle performance evaluation, and while working part-time jobs to make up for the lack of money, she suffered all sorts of humiliation and contempt.

In the process, her mentality was severely shaken, and instead of increasing her magical achievements, a catastrophe occurred that rather degenerated her.

If this was the original romance fantasy novel, she would be revived somehow with the help of a sub male lead later, but unfortunately, because of Ednas existence, Eisel was pushed to the limit without anyone's help.

That was not good. When her mind and body were shaken while she faced those adversity, there was always a helper standing by her side.

However, everything was twisted by the intrusion of Edna and Baek Yu-Seol.

Hae Won-ryang showed a strong interest in Edna, and Mayuseong seemed to want to get closer to Baek Yu-Seol.

Although Mayuseong and Haewonryang had twisted personalities, they possessed a warm heart for their loved ones.

Without their help, Eisel would eventually walk the path of her ruin.

She would be left all alone.

On a cold winter night.

She would freeze forever like her own magic.

So, he reached out to Eisel. Because he didnt want to leave her like that.

Eisel had the natural talent to become the 'Empress of Ice, and if she could display that ability against the dark demons... they could get one step closer to a 'True Ending'.

Baek Yu-Seol was sure of that.

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Somehow, since they got closer, she didnt have anything to feel uncomfortable about, so he kept helping.

......

The air was filled with a heavy silence as Eisel walked quietly through the valley of flames, enduring the scorching wind.

Suddenly, she broke the silence.

In other words, the fact that he could defeat nine demons made it easy to defeat just five.

Eisel, who had no idea about this, could only groan in agony.

"Well then, let's choose the first demon."

Meanwhile, Hong Bi-Yeon was wandering the Sea of Ice with Mayuseong.

"That won't work, it's an ice-attribute."

In the Sea of Ice, there were two types of Intermediate demons: ice-attribute and water-attribute.

Ice-attribute demons were weak against fire, but water-attribute ones were strong against fire.

For that reason, Hong Bi-Yeon insisted on using the reverse type.

"Do we really have to choose the reverse type?"

"Yes, we do. Baek Yu-Seol will definitely choose the opposite type. I can't afford to lose."

She thought of a demon that Baek Yu-Seol and Eisel could hunt in her head.

Baek Yu-Seol was a neutral type. If she had to categorize him, it was better to say he was a physical type that handled blades.

Thus, the result derived would be a hard-shelled demon that was difficult to penetrate would be the opposite type of Baek Yu-Seol, and since Eisels ice-attribute was weak against fire, only Inferno Golem came to mind.

"Well, I don't think Baek Yu-Seol would make such a boring choice."

"Hmph, you don't know him, do you? By the way, what's your main attribute? You claim to handle three attributes, but you probably don't even have a main one."

"Hmm..."

Mayuseong handled three attributes: Earth, Lightning, and Fire. But, he had a separate real main attribute that he was hiding, and the other three were just auxiliary attributes.

Mayuseong couldn't reveal this fact, so he talked about the attribute he was most confident in.

"I think I'm an earth-attribute."

"You think? You don't even know your main attribute properly?"

He apologized. "Sorry."

"It's fine. If you're of the earth element, you'll be vulnerable in aerial battles. But it seems like you won't get any extra points for lightning in aerial battles."

She rolled her eyes as if annoyed.

"Seriously, why do you learn so many useless attributes?"

"I learned them as a hobby..."

What kind of crazy mage learns three attributes as a hobby? Anyway, Mayuseong wasn't normal.

After that, Hong Bi-Yeon struggled for a long time to find the right demon. It seemed like they spent more time searching than training.

Then, they coincidentally witnessed other students screaming and running away in terror.

"Wow, why is that thing here?"

"I-I got scared, even though I knew it was fake..."

"Ugh, let's turn back," the students reacted nervously.

However, Hong Bi-Yeon, feeling curious, approached slowly towards the source of their fear.

"Oh, that's..."

Surprisingly, Mayuseongs eyes flickered with interest.

The demon in front of them was covered in a smooth and hard shell, with a slimy substance secreting over it. It had two wings resembling those of a fish, allowing it to soar through the sky.

It also had arms and legs, with a head resembling that of a carp, giving it a grotesque appearance.

Hong Bi-Yeon had read about this demon before in her demon encyclopaedia. It was once an intelligent species that dominated the sea with a large population, but was cursed centuries ago and lost all of its intelligence.

Now, they had become nothing more than mere demons.

"That's a Spectral Fish, one of the tough-skinned variants.

It was an aquatic-type demon, yet could fly in the air.

Thanks to its water-attribute, it was completely immune to lightning attacks, which was considered a weakness of flying type demons.

It also had perfect inverse compatibility with all of Mayuseong's attributes.

Hong Bi-Yeon quietly turned to Mayuseong. As he

nodded silently, she raised the corners of her mouth.

Even the difficulty level of the demon itself was already brutal, and on top of that, with inverse compatibility, the process of tackling it would be extremely difficult and rough... but it would be equally rewarding.

"You are not going to back down, are you? I don't intend to lose to that commoner."

"Me neither."

Although the two had nothing in common, they felt a sense of camaraderie when they disliked something more than they liked something.

They were able to collaborate on their strange desire to crush a common enemy.