//// Author here: I'll release today's chapter early because I'm to sure if I'll be able to release it on time. ////
SD (Shatter Devourer) was a sentient ability. Something like an AI.
But it had emotions, just like any living being would have.
Sure, it was a child, and it didn't even understand those emotions, but that didn't mean it would never make out what they meant.
The process of binding with Alex was just so it could comprehend emotions.
Just so that it could understand what it is supposed to do in this world.
Its role was in Alex's life.
And it didn't take much time for it to get a basic understanding of Alex's thoughts and emotions.
Alex had almost infinite mana, and although the SD took almost all of his mana, it didn't even take an instant for his mana pool to be filled again.
So, the binding process was very fast.
So fast that in the amount of time it took for the demons to come out of their reverie, and attack Alex, the binding was 50% done.
It might seem like a long time, but in reality, not even a second was expended in that period.
But for people with the level of power that Alex and the demons had, this much time was enough to turn the tables in a battle.
Now, with the demons aiming their attacks at Alex, ready to kill or decapitate him, Alex was in a bind.
Much more so when three demon generals were right next to him, and one was standing in the back, letting her summoned beast attack Alex.
Alex, who was jumping between conscious and unconscious states, couldn't tell what was happening.
His being alive was already a big deal since the pain he was going through was a bit too much for anyone to survive.
If he had the adaptability of the Supreme Human working right now, then he wouldn't have been this miserable, but since it was not working, all he could do was scream his lungs out.
"ARRGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"
Alex continued to roar in pain, oblivious to the fact that the demons had already surrounded him.
But, unlike him, the SD was unaware of the situation.
With 50% binding done, it could now understand basic things, so it was able to tell the urgency of the situation.
The SD couldn't think of anything that could help in this situation other than one thing.
'WHAT!'
Alex, whose eyes were tightly shut, snapped open, only to widen to the extreme.
But before he could inquire or ask about it with Sophia...
"GAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"
An agonized roar left his throat.
Alex could feel his body breaking.
He could literally perceive the parts that were breaking every second.
It felt like the explosion was being sucked into something, and the next instant...
*Pop*
With a popping sound, as if a small bubble had been popped, all of the explosion was sucked inside of Alex's body.
"...."
There was complete silence in the surroundings.
Nothing was heard.
*Crackle*
Only the crackling of the silver sparks on Alex's black hair could be heard.
The demons, who had a wave of relief wash over them, stared at Alex, who was standing at the center of a 300-meter-wide crater.
The area in a 300-meter radius around Alex was charred black as the ground disintegrated.
The ground was caved-in, almost 3 meters deep, and the only place in the whole area that was still fine was the spot Alex was standing on.
Only that spot was still the same as it was before.
Any sign of life was gone, not even the grass was spared.
The air seemed to stagnate, not wanting to move close to Alex, who was standing in his spot with an emotionless look on his face.
His incubus transformation was broken.
Right now, he was back to his human form, but there were some things different about him.
His aura, which was playful and devilish before, had now turned destructive and oppressive.
His black-and-red eyes were now black-and-silver.
His shoulder-length ink-black hair now had silver sparks streaking on it.
Alex's clothes were shredded into pieces, allowing his completely naked body to be seen by others.
Morvan, for a second, wanted to run toward Alex and pounce on him just because of his looks and divine charm, but the danger she felt from Alex right now was enough to send chills up her spine.
That sense of danger—the threat to her life—was the only thing that stopped her and reminded her that if she didn't hurry and do something about Alex, then they might all die.
"His life force..."
But, just then, a mutter left Valerius's lips, causing the other three to turn toward him.
'What did he say?'
The demon generals had their focus on Alex, so they weren't able to make out Valerius's words, so they looked at him questioningly.
Valerius didn't keep them in the dark as well.
He turned toward them and uttered some words with a serious look on his face.
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