Chapter 75 Kai The Fluffball!

B-rank Dungeon, Lava-lake

Waterfall area

"So, you are saying that huge lion is safe, are you really sure?" (Link)

"Yeah, Mr. fluffy is super fluffy and he feels so good to touch, he even helped Lia. He is totally safe." (Riya)

While Riya was describing a great divine spirit as a fluff ball, Link was looking at this huge lion emitting the aura of an A-ranker with vigilance. He doesn't think this guy is as fluffy as he looks just by looking at those huge teeth, you can see that each of those teeth is about the size of half a human's body.

'Could this guy be a summoned beast, Rio said that Lia is a sword user, she couldn't possibly have summoned a beast.' (Link)

Link looked at Kai then looked at the unconscious Lia lying on his huge back, sleeping like a baby, and said:

"Hey, you know, you would be in great trouble if a certain person saw you sticking so close with Lia." (Link)

"Grrr…" (Kai)

In response to Link, Kai simply groaned at him, while showing off his huge and sharp teeth.

"Well, never mind…." (Link)

Looking at Kai's huge teeth Link just shrugged his shoulders and maintained a distance of five meters from Kai.

(Let me tell you all a secret, actually Link doesn't like animals at all, he hates animals like dogs, cats, etc. because he has past trauma of them. Animals also don't like him either and don't generally come near him.)

Link looked at Riya who was looking at Kai with admiration and stars shining in her eyes as if she really wants to pet Kai, this made Link sigh in relaxation…

'At least, she is safe, I can't believe they actually fought an A-rank demon and won but since they are both safe then it's okay.' (Link)

Looking at the golden hair girl, Link had a thought in his mind:

'So, this is Lia, whom Rio was blabbering so much about, she looks like the daughter of a wealthy family, does her cooking really is as great as Rio described it.' (Link)

'Perhaps, I should try her cooking sometimes too-' (Link)

Then suddenly he thought about Rio

'heh, you want to eat food made by Lia, do you want to die?' (Rio)

'Yeah, he will definitely say that he wouldn't really let me eat it in peace… sigh, if only Riya also knew how to cook… rather than her making food, instead I have to make food for her, if not for me, this airhead might not even remember to eat food…. Sigh~' (Link)

"By the way, weren't you paired up with that gloomy-looking guy earlier, why are you here Link?" (Riya)

"Oh, that, he was busy with something and since I got the signal from our engagement ring that you were injured I rushed here first." (Link)

"Eh, our engagement ring has that function? And wouldn't it be a problem for him to fight the monster alone?" (Riya)

"This is nothing, our engagement ring can detect each other's location and can even be used as a method for carrying out emergency teleportation when the need arrives." (Link)

"And you don't have to worry about Rio, he can take can take care of himself, after all he is even stronger than me…." (Link)

"What!? That gloomy-looking guy, is actually stronger than you! you must be joking right?" (Riya)

"Yeah, also you know, that girl over there, Lia, she is his girlfriend… They both are a couple just like us…" (Link)

"Eh!? Lia, my idol, is actually already married, that can't be!?" (Riya)

"When did I say she is married!?" (Link)

"B-but didn't you say they are like us, doesn't that mean they are also married?" (Riya)

Link looked at the airhead of the girl and sighed

"Seriously, how many times do I have to tell you we are not married yet, we are still not of legal age, don't say things that will make others misunderstand…" (Link)

"B-but that day you did that to me…" (Riya)

"I never did anything! Don't cause misunderstandings!" (Link)

Suddenly Kai who has been hearing their arguments looked at Link and said in a sly tone:

"You are going to hell, pervert…." (Kai)

"Come on! Even oversized animals are mocking me now! Sigh~" (Link)

And thus the battle in the waterfall area finally ended with everyone being happy and safe, after some twists and turns.

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Barren Area

Two individuals could be seen standing opposite each other about ten meters from each other.

Both of them were panting and the ground in a radius of five hundred meters was filled with huge craters and slashes all the trees and stones in this area has been destroyed and reduced to powder.

Alverto's armor has long been destroyed to pieces and there are several holes in his chest that are still healing at a terrifying speed. His hands has already been cut off many times, but it was growing back again at immense speed and it didn't take it even a single second to grow back fully.

He fully healed his body back, in just a few seconds, yet his extremely handsome face remained extremely serious, he knew that even with this cheat-like regeneration ability he was still not in a good situation.

"I acknowledge that it was indeed me, who ordered that massacre you are talking about, but that's just one of the many massacres I have done, there's really no point in making me feel sympathize for it…" (Alverto)

"But I also acknowledge that you are indeed a very strong human, Rio. If you are allowed to grow, you can reach immense heights in the future. After all, you have been able to hold your ground against an A-ranker even though you are still a B-ranker." (Alverto)

"Although you look like an average human and don't have any noticing features you are indeed talented… and this talent is a threat to my future plans. You have wasted a huge amount of my time, and because of you I still haven't found the 'holder' yet…" (Alverto)

"You are a thorn in my way and I must destroy you right here, right now!" (Alverto)

"You have fought well until now, but now you are running out of time. I am still in full health and look at you. A broken left hand, a shattered left eye, several broken ribs, and a hole in your heart… Do you really think you can still win?" (Alverto)

As Alverto said Rio has been injured too much by Alverto just because of one single skill. That is 'Time acceleration' a skill that can only be used by royal demons. This skill can make the user extremely fast by speeding up the time for him when used in combat.

Although this skill is ineffective on Rio due to his true immunity Alverto can still apply it to himself. This made him so fast that he outmatched Rio instantly. And unlike Alverto who has instant regeneration Rio doesn't have such a thing, he doesn't have plot armor so no one is going to come and save him either.

It seems that heavenly luck has carefully planned this situation for Rio. Even Link has been sent away and there's no one to get help from either. Such coincidences don't occur so commonly. This could be considered a counterattack by the heavenly luck towards this anomaly named Rio.

If he doesn't do something he might actually end up dead today.

"I will always remember your name, NOW ITS TIME TO DIE!" (Alverto)

[Time acceleration!]

[Heavenly demon Spear Arts: Chaos thrust!]

Just as Alverto was about to pierce Rio's heart, a slight smile appeared on Rio's face and his pitch-black eyes that were looking downward finally looked at Alverto:

"Got you"

[Elemental Sword Arts: Flame dragon's roar!]

Intense black flames appeared on Rio's sword and the slice carried out by Rio was so fast and precise that even with time acceleration Alverto was still not able to see it coming. He had already dropped his guard when he thought that Rio was not able to move anymore.

The sword sliced the neck of the demon prince so fast that it could amaze even peak A-rankers, this can be considered a last-ditch attack carried out by a person who was already at the end of his line.

As Rio stabilized his body by supporting himself with his sword, Alverto's head and body fell on the ground dramatically. An expression of surprise could be seen on Alverto's severed head.

Rio sat down on the ground and looked at Alverto…

"I never expected a B-rank human would be able to destroy such a strong clone of mine, well it seems I will have to meet you in my real body one day, Rio Flash…" (Alverto)

As he said that the cloned body, slowly turned into particles of light and disappeared into nothingness.

Rio looked at the light particles disappearing and heave a huge sigh in relaxation. He brought out the perfect rank Healing potion, which was given by the academy on the day after the entrance ceremony.

"It seems I won't be able to save this potion, sigh~" (Rio)

Without hesitation, Rio drank that potion….

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Author's Note

Finally, all the side battles are finished, now just one more chapter and we can go to our main battle. I am excited to write about Durik's fight. You might think that the fight between Rio and Alverto was short but you see, they both have been fighting for more than two hours now.

I didn't describe their fight much because eventually they are going to cross path in the future. Anyway in this event, the main focus is not on Rio, but on the development of the side characters. Thus you are not able to see Rio much.

By the way, don't forget to use those power stones and also leave a review if you like the story. Comment your opinion about the chapter. Your support is my motivation.