Chapter 30: It Can Talk?!I was absolutely seething. At first, I thought Jai was pretty cool. Now, not so much.

    ("Those... bastards...!") [Solace]

    I wanted nothing more, but to chase them down and beat them into the ground. Unfortunately, I had other matters to deal with.

    ("Calm yourself, Solace. We have more pressing matters.") [Solace]

    I immediately popped into reality, floating near the monster''s face.

    ("Get your filthy hands off her! |Ashen Arrow|!") [Solace]

    I fired not once, not twice, but twenty arrows at the demon. They struck the arm that held Fina, making it look like a porcupine on one side.

    The demon roared in agony, releasing Fina from it''s grip.

    ("Fina!") [Solace]

    Judging from the way she was falling, Fina was unconscious. The |Paralyze| was probably more potent than I thought.

    ("How do I soften the fall?!") [Solace]

    Reacting quickly, I thought of a solution.

    ("|Earthen Shield|!") [Solace]

    I conjured a rock shield underneath her, but with a little twist.

    ("Please work...!") [Solace]

    Fina hit the shield, crumbling from the impact.

    ("It worked...!") [Solace]

    The experiment was a success. By adding multiple holes within, and designing it so it would crumble while absorbing shock helped Fina take less damage from the fall.

    ("Phew... Now, onto the main issue.") [Solace]

    I turned towards the panic stricken demon, who recovered quickly and glared at me with it''s three glowy eyes.

    ("...Ooh it looks pissed.") [Solace]

    There were a few things I could do. One, defend Fina by fighting it while staying near her. Two, draw its attention away and leave Fina to rest while I fight it. Three, kill it here and now.

    I addressed the problems one by one. The first would probably put Fina in more danger, so that one is out. The second one would leave Fina alone, but I had no clue if there were any other monsters that lurked. That left me with the last one.

    ("I guess it''s do or die.") [Solace]

    I rushed towards the demon, or rather, flew clumsily since I never tried speeding up before. Luckily, it worked for me.

    I buzzed around the demon''s face like a fly, causing it to slap itself accidentally whenever it tried to swat me.

    ("Good. I''ve got it''s attention.") [Solace]

    Then there was the next problem. How do I kill it?

    ("Spirit Guide, show me my skills.") [Solace]

    "Response: Accessing skill page." [Spirit Guide]

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    Skills: |Mystic Tongue Lv. 5| |Analyze Lv. 1| |Appraisal Resistance Lv. 1| |Liquid Bullet Lv. 3| |Ashen Arrow Lv. 5| |Flame Cannon Lv. 2| |Wind Edge Lv. 3| |Cleanse Lv. 1| |Kindle Lv. 1| |Night Vision Lv. 1| |Earthen Shield Lv. 1| |Reinforce Lv. 1| |Paralyze Lv. 1|

    Unique Skill: N/A

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    After sifting through my skills, I noticed the lack of offensive ones.

    ("I only have four skills I can use to kill it...? I could''ve sworn I had more.") [Solace]

    I glanced at the arm I riddled with arrows, but they seemed to have fallen out. Judging from how deep the wound seemed to be, and the amount of weird purple blood, it didn''t look like a lot of damage.

    ("So poking isn''t going to cut it. Wait, speaking of cut... |Wind Edge|!") [Solace]

    I launched invisible blades at the demon''s chest, causing it to flinch in pain. Blood seeped out of its wounds, but it really wasn''t much.

    ("Really? All that for like, a centimeters worth of damage into its skin?") [Solace]

    I was running out of ideas. Just as I was trying to come up with new ones, I momentarily forgot that I was trying to dodge its swats and got hit.

    ("Urgh!") [Solace]

    I flew across the cavern, slamming into a rock wall.

    ("Damn, that hurts!") [Solace]

    That was when I was blinded by rage. Launching myself like a bullet, I slammed my entire body into the demon''s stomach.

    The demon let out a strange cry, falling to its knees from pain.

    ("Hold up, that worked?! What are my stats right now?!") [Solace]

    "Response: Accessing status." [Spirit Guide]

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    Health: 1360/1500

    Mana: 640/820

    Strength: 350

    Agility: 224

    Intelligence: 108

    Willpower: 140

    Status: Enraged

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    My mind was blown. My stats were nowhere near that amount before I was kind of pissed. Things were finally looking up for me.

    ("There might be a chance I can win this...!") [Solace]

    I darted around the cavern, slamming against the demon whenever I thought I had enough momentum.

    ("Take this! And that!") [Solace]

    I was beating the living hell out of it. So much so that it would fall back to its knees whenever it tried to stand.

    After receiving such a thrashing, it reached for its axe.

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    "Gun dor ma funix!" [Demon]

    ("It can talk?!") [Solace]

    The demon raised its axe before striking the ground, leaving a crack on the ground and a shockwave that stopped my assault.

    ("Woah!") [Solace]

    I spun through the air, having to take a moment to right myself.

    ("Whew, that was something- Oh my god!") [Solace]

    I found myself face to face with the demon, scaring myself shitless.

    "Tu mor finishe est" [Demon]

    ("Uh... What?") [Solace]

    "Translation: You''re dinner, little fairy." [Spirit Guide]