“Ahhh! My face, my flawless face! I spent a fortune to buy this perfect vessel!”
Feeling the scalding tea, Galard leaped up and kept slapping his face, but it was useless.
His face quickly turned bright red from the burns, and blisters began appearing one after another.
“Bastard! Do you have any idea who I am?!”
After his disfigurement, Galard gave up all pretense.
He stared hard at Truth, flicked his hands, and rapidly raised the temperature of his whole body, with lava patterns beginning to show on his skin.
“Yo, a Lava Demon?”
Truth looked at Galard with an expression like meeting an old friend—after all, Lava Demons were quite memorable for Players.
Think about it: when you’re exploring a lava map that slows you down and constantly drains your health the moment you step in, and your HP and MP potions are nearly gone, an elite Lava Demon suddenly jumps out of the lava and blocks your path.
Shit map with shit monster— that describes a lava map with built-in debuffs and a beefy Lava Demon so tough it would blunt your blade.
“I am Galard, the Executor of the Great Demon Lord Balisi! Blood Demon, you won’t leave here alive today!”
Galard’s whole body kept erupting with scalding lava, setting nearby wooden items on fire.
His expensive middle-aged vessel also gave off a smell of burning and cooked meat, clearly showing his anger.
For a moment, the surrounding Demons made room, anticipating a great show.
But after taking a few more glances at Truth, Galard quickly suppressed his anger.
As a noble Middle-rank Demon, he couldn’t lose the elegance he had maintained for so long.
Then Galard took a deep breath and said, seemingly with great poise:
“Apologies for my lapse.”
Although he could now use his identity as Executor to arrest this Blood Demon on the spot, considering its escape abilities…
“Come on.”
Truth, still on the table, wiggled its little claws, full of provocation, trying to stir up Galard’s anger again.
But unfortunately, it didn’t succeed; the latter seemed quite experienced.
Galard sneered and then bowed to Truth with a stiff aristocratic etiquette he seemed to have learned somewhere.
“Blood Demon, I admit you’ve angered me. Since neither of us is a lowly Lower-rank Demon, let’s not lower ourselves to a crude tavern brawl. How about this: I, Galard, formally challenge you to a Death Duel!”
After Galard spoke, the entire venue was shocked.
The Death Duel was the most thrilling event in the Arena, with no foul play and no mercy—only one of the two who entered could walk off alive.
The last time a Death Duel was seen was ages ago, and this time it was a fight between two Middle-rank Demons, not the usual petty scuffles among Lower-rank Demons.
“Death Duel? You mean get in the ring?” asked Truth.
“Exactly! You should be Four Rank, right? As it happens, I’m also Four Rank. So let’s stake our dignity on a fair match in the Arena!”
Then Truth laughed. These Demons really had learned too much from Humans.
Stake their dignity? Even Little Mist knew Demons liked to use dirty tricks— they had no dignity at all!
But even so, Truth agreed:
“Sure, I was just thinking I could see if I can still claim the Ranking Rewards from the Arena.”
One of the main reasons Truth liked the Arena was that as long as you ranked on the leaderboard or completed specific clear conditions, the Arena’s exclusive rewards would be dropped directly on you.
“Ranking Rewards?” Galard was puzzled. Was there such a thing in the Arena?
‘Anyway, as long as I can trick this Blood Demon into the Arena, everything will be fine!’
‘Heh, good thing I occasionally pretend to read. I accidentally came across a description of Blood Demons—Assassin-type demons, right? What a coincidence, since I’m a heavy-armored demon that counters them!’
‘Can an assassin beat me in a head-on fight? Can you one-shot me? If you could, I’d… ahem, getting off track. As long as I trick the Blood Demon onto the Arena, the Air Wall around the edges will block all its escape routes!’
‘Hehehe…’
Soon, the news that Enforcer Galard was going to have a Death Duel with a very rare Four Rank Blood Demon spread immediately.
The ongoing Team Round Robin match in the Arena was urgently stopped to make way for Truth and Galard, and the entire venue erupted in excitement.
Due to the gradual expansion of the Demon-Hunting Campaign, the Demons of Water Marsh City planned to lay low here for a while, causing the Arena to be nearly full today.
“Phew, it feels a bit like the old days.”
Arriving at a corner of the Arena, Truth, still in her Demon form, scanned the surroundings and muttered, but unfortunately, the outcome of this battle was a foregone conclusion, so Truth wasn’t very excited.
Moreover, this Lava Demon was quite clever, knowing that the limited space of the Arena could greatly restrict my kiting ability, ‘but it was useless…’
‘I remember that the reward for soloing a Four Rank elite Lava Demon is a Fire Resistance Cloak, right?’
Truth still remembered that joke:
“What do you do if you can’t beat a Lava Demon?” “Then go farm a Fire Resistance Cloak! It adds 20% fire resistance!” “How do you farm it?” “Go win against a Lava Demon in the Arena!” “But I can’t beat a Lava Demon!” “Then go farm a Fire Resistance Cloak! It adds 20% fire resistance!”…
Unfortunately, the Fire Resistance Cloak was from a PVE challenge, not this PVP match.
To get PVP rewards in the Arena, you’d need to play hundreds of matches to accumulate points and reach a high rank—very troublesome.
At that moment, just as Galard also ascended to a corner of the Arena, Truth’s keen ears picked up the mocking laughter of many spectators directed at her:
“So this is the super rare Blood Demon? I heard Blood Demons were terrifying, but it doesn’t look scary at all.”
“And this guy doesn’t even know it’s doomed. Probably another fool tricked by Lord Galard!”
“Haha, Lord Galard’s trick never fails. I hope this Blood Demon’s begging will be pleasant to hear.”
Galard’s never-failing trick? Truth blinked its two pairs of eyes at Galard in the distance.
What trick did he have that always worked? Why hadn’t she noticed?
“Blood Demon!” Galard, from afar, showed a sinister smile and shouted at Truth:
“How about Unlimited Rules? Don’t tell me you’re scared!”
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