The weapons I forge are absolutely flawless.

For the time being, Vohors will be unable to perform long-distance teleportation again.

To do this in front of Jessica is tantamount to putting oneself in a desperate situation.

"Then I'll use you to pay off the debt!"

Driven by Jessica, the chains formed from the Lion King's Heart hurtled straight toward Vohors's face.

Chapter 206: Survival with Broken Arm

"If Jessica alone is this strong, then the hero..."

Watching the fierce battle between the human and the demon, Adeline was secretly amazed.

A spatial rift that normally requires spells of the eighth rank or higher to create is nothing more than a casual strike in Jessica's hands.

Her spatial attribute emblem, which is rare even among emblems, endowed her with the strongest means of attack from an early age.

The only drawback is that ordinary weapons cannot withstand her use in this way.

Fortunately, the Heart of the Lion can.

Even though the veteran demon Vohors was seriously injured, he was still far superior to the newly promoted demon.

The Black Eagles have a chance to seal the slime monster if they spare no expense.

If their opponent were Vohors, they wouldn't even have a chance to fight back.

With Vohors's elusive teleportation, no spell requiring target location could lock onto him. Only Jessica was able to repeatedly pinpoint Vohors's movements and deliver devastating blows.

Jessica seized the fleeting opportunity, and with a flash of her sword, mercilessly severed one of Vohors's arms.

Vohors was also a ruthless demon. Despite the excruciating pain of its severed limb, it kicked its broken arm toward the direction of the Black Eagles.

As part of Vohors's body, his arms naturally contain a massive amount of magical energy.

"collapse!"

Disregarding his own safety, Vohors used the severed arm as a coordinate to tear open a spatial rift at an astonishing speed.

This is not a spatial rift that will be repaired by the space itself as soon as it appears, but a spatial vortex that is like a black hole and can devour everything.

The Black Eagles, who had intended to distance themselves from the battle zone, were still caught in the vortex's powerful suction.

Those who reacted quickly managed to insert their weapons into the ground, barely delaying the time it would take to be swept away by the powerful suction.

Those who reacted a little slower were already swept into the air.

"hateful!"

It has to be admitted that Vohors made the right bet.

Despite losing another arm, Jessica chose to save others and press her advantage without hesitation.

Even disregarding Adel's status as an imperial princess, she would never stand idly by and watch the academy's students be slaughtered like this.

Jessica flashed and quickly appeared beside the Black Eagles class.

The Lion King's Heart split into countless iron chains, which were tightly bound around the waists of all the students.

Jessica then released the spirit sword from her hand and formed a hand seal, pointing it at the ever-expanding spatial vortex.

In terms of the exquisite application of spatial power, she has already surpassed Vohors; even a spatial vortex of this magnitude cannot affect Jessica in the slightest.

But others are different.

Even though they are all elite students, without any special trump cards, it is nothing short of a pipe dream to fight against the suction force of the spatial vortex with the average strength of a fifth or sixth-level student.

Jessica didn't possess the same abundant magical energy as Vohors, which allowed her to teleport all the Black Eagles away. She could only do her best to repair the spatial vortex.

It was only by gaining this brief moment that Vohors was finally able to catch its breath, and a moment later, it completely disappeared from the fifth level of the dungeon.

After Vohors left, the spatial vortex shrank under Jessica's repairs, and the irresistible suction gradually subsided.

The last remaining bit will eventually repair itself, even if left unattended.

The people who had been sucked into the air all landed safely using their own methods. Then Jessica took the opportunity to retrieve the Lion King Heart and hide it in her chest.

"This time, we were the ones who held us back and caused the mission to fail. Thank you so much, Jessica, for your help."

Although she was a class lower, Adel, who was also a class leader, took the initiative to greet Jessica.

"No need to apologize. The mission you received did not include fighting the Sky Demon."

Jessica shook her head slightly. "If you hadn't driven your target into a corner, Vohors probably wouldn't have shown up."

"Although we failed to seal away the newly born demon, being able to severely injure the Sky Demon once again can be considered..."

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The seventh level of the dungeon.

"Snapped!"

The slime demon, suddenly teleported there, was crushed by the sudden gravity and could no longer maintain its original shape. It crashed heavily onto the desert, like a pile of mud.

Gravity barriers are nothing compared to this.

The concentration of magic energy here is so high that even a single grain of sand is a hundred times heavier than a grain of sand outside.

Just surviving in such an environment requires constantly enduring immense pressure.

"Chirp."

The slime demon struggled to reassemble its body, piecing together a human form. Even after transforming, its size was considerably smaller than before, making it look rather disheveled.

"Wow!"

Another spatial rift suddenly appeared, and it was Vohors who had escaped death.

Its situation is even more miserable than that of the slime monster.

It seems that the direction of the teleportation was off; only one of its arms and head were visible above the sand, while the rest of its body was completely buried under the sand.

"help me..."

Vohors managed to utter a weak voice, and one of his remaining three eyes had lost its sight.

This was the price it paid for forcibly tearing through space and narrowly escaping from Jessica's clutches.

Mages of the seventh rank and above can master the teleportation spell.

But only it and Jessica are capable of using teleportation in combat in this way.

Regardless of how complicated the preparation process before casting a spell is, even the slightest interference can lead to drastically different destinations.

The eyes and arms of the Sky Demon are not just for show; they are its greatest asset in determining its location and ensuring the accuracy of its teleportation.

That's why Vohors was able to create a spatial vortex with a severed limb.

The loss of any part of its body is an immeasurable loss.

After losing all his eyes, Vohors even struggled with the most basic spatial perception.

So much so that its teleportation, which was aimed at the mark on the slime demon, was severely off-target.

In the past, a simple teleportation would have been enough to escape the predicament, but now it dares not attempt it rashly.

Who knows if I might end up buried underground?

The slime monster nodded, then stretched out its hands to try to pull Vohors out of the ground, but failed.

Instead, it caused Vohors to cry out in pain.

So it changed its approach and decided to dig Vohors out of the sand.

However, the sand on the seventh floor of the dungeon was too heavy, and the pits that were painstakingly dug out were immediately buried by the quicksand above.

After a moment's thought, the slime demon pulled out a katana that was ninety percent similar to the cleaver from its body and swung it resolutely.

"bass!"

The phrase "drawing a knife to cut water" is generally used to describe futile efforts.

But actually, if you're fast enough, you can cut through water or sand just the same way.

Using the sliver of space created by the katana, the slime demon scooped Vohors out of the sand.

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Chapter 207 Rimuru the Demon

"Phew... thank goodness we escaped." Vohors gasped for breath, glancing at the slime demon with a hint of hesitation.

The vast majority of demons use demonic essence to temper their bodies into their strongest weapons, which are both the strongest swords and the strongest shields.

Especially under the seal of the dungeon, the invincible barrier's defensive power is less than one-tenth of that outside, and a powerful physique is the demons' last line of defense.

As long as it's not a physical injury, other injuries are insignificant to the demon.

But then they encountered someone like Jessica, who, once she broke through the invincible barrier, could ignore physical defenses.

The ability of a slime monster to change shape at will, and to have its original body unaffected even if it loses a part of its body, is something that probably no one but the immortal monster would envy.

It was precisely because of this unique ability that Vohors spared no expense to rescue him.

It intended to advise the slime monster not to waste its energy on the boring weapons of humans.

But the way the other person held the sword reminded Vohors of an old friend.

"...Remember this, there are three humans in the dungeon. If you encounter them, do not put up any resistance. Escape is the priority, the faster the better."

It's hard to imagine that such words, which boost the morale of others while diminishing one's own, would come from the mouth of a demon.

"Which three?" The slime monster tilted its head and asked curiously.

"The first one is that blonde woman I just encountered, named Jessica. If I could recover my full strength, I certainly wouldn't be afraid of her, but..."

Vohors's voice revealed a hint of helplessness.

During its years of imprisonment in the dungeon, its injuries not only failed to improve but worsened.

In contrast, Jessica's skills have improved by leaps and bounds in just two years.

If he were to meet Jessica again, Vohors didn't think he would be so lucky.

Human heraldry limits lifespan; individuals reach their peak around age thirty, and begin an uncontrollable decline after age fifty.

Logically speaking, they only need to outlast the hero to gain several decades to launch a counterattack.

However, every now and then, some freaks will appear among humans who are different from the norm. With only a dozen years of growth, they can be on par with those demons who have lived for hundreds of years.

These people filled the vacuum of time when heroes took turns, which is why humanity has continued to this day.

"The other two?" the slime demon continued to ask.

"One is the hero Arios, and the other is Tilisa. It was the two of them working together that led me to this state."

Vohors gritted his teeth at the mention of those two.

It couldn't help but recall that one and only meeting.

At that time, Arios was just an unknown boy, and Vohors didn't even know he existed, let alone take him seriously.

Vohors meticulously planned to nip the rising star of humanity, Tilisa, in the bud.

To ensure the plan went perfectly, he also brought along the Sword Demon and the Undying Demon as helpers.

With the other demons either in seclusion or sealed away, these three demons represent the most impressive lineup that Vohors could muster.

Three against one, the advantage is in hand.

Let alone Tilisa, she could fight even a hero.

That's what Vohors thought.

However, reality slapped it hard in the face.

Even though he had overestimated Tilissa's strength as much as possible, he still underestimated her power.

If that were all, it wouldn't be so bad.

Who would have thought that the little follower they had never even given a second glance could actually defeat the Sword Demon, who was ranked among the top demons?

With one of the three demons captured, one dead, and one escaped, this battle directly became the birth battle of the hero Arios.