Currway crushed Hazy’s head in his hands, killing him. But due to the endless distractions around him, and his own current action, the unknown figure approached his foot...

One dagger on each hand, he crossed them together and sliced at his exposed heel... severing a tendon on his leg.

Currway immediately went to turn, but his own leg failed him as he began to stumble and fall. He swiped out with his tail, and caught the figure, sending him flying.

The figure crashed into a tree and fell into a slump. Beneath the pain... Hazy grinned.

Hazy was never the figure Currway caught.

He had disguised another player as himself, and sent him toward for Currway to memorize the target he needed to kill, the man behind his current torment. Next, he would send the player to attack Currway, knowing that the demon would absolutely prioritize him.

And only then could he, the real Hazy, rush in and make a play. He never expected to do so much damage, slicing through muscle. Really, he had to thank Lumi. He remembered before the raid, Lumi passed him an extremely powerful dagger.

A dagger called "Pixie’s Fang."

And while he was dealing with the thieves, Lena struck again. She had her robes back on for stats, and she cast a new spell.

"Angelic Wrath!"

A small figure generated in the air from her spell. It was blurry, but unmistakably the figure of an angel. It held a spear, and lunged forward at Currway.

The demon saw it and swiped his claw at it. The figure dissipated on the spot. Yet, for a split mili-second before destroying the angel, its spear touched Currway’s arm. It left a strong, indescribable feeling on him that made him deeply uncomfortable.

Currway had no idea what it was, but it didn’t matter. Thinking was not a luxury he held. He kicked a nearby boulder towards a magician he saw in the background, and turned his head to Ryan, who approached with warriors. "Beast... Instinct!"

"Woah!" Tora covered Eden with his body, keeping his towering greatshield up.

BOOM!

The impact knocked Tora off his feet, slamming into Eden behind him. "Ah!"

"SQUAAAACK!"

"Ahh... ow...."

"Damn-" Tora immediately got back up, realizing he was crushing the two. He looked back. "You two good?"

"I-I am..." Eden softly replied. His chest felt bruised, and his lip was bleeding. He looked down at the bird he had protected in his arms. "You okay...?"

He felt Sol’s rapid breathing, which couldn’t calm down as the bird panicked. Its left wing had snapped in two.

"Here, quick!" Tora took out a healing potion, handing it to Eden. He quickly grabbed it, and began slowly pouring it for Sol. "Here, buddy..."

...

Back with Currway, the demon made a decision. He turned and ran straight at the shield wall. He had cleared out their numbers well enough the last few encounters. Just a bit more, and they would no longer be able to hold him.

As soon as he reached the group, his skill activated. He turned into a sharp red blur, practically teleporting a few feet in the air in a sharp blur that tore metal, then he rapidly started darting around, leveraging nothing but his power, several times a second where every movement destroyed everything in its path.

The collision shattered the formation entirely this time. Currway’s charge was irresistible, fueled by desperation and rage. Warriors flew in all directions, shields splintering, bones breaking, armor crumpling.

[Sally Waller has died]

[Deffy Dent has died]

[Ious OS has died]

[Seno Pola has died]

[Avia Mia has died]

In an instant, Currway had killed five.

As for Lumi, his dark gauge had reached 75%. Almost there.

"Lance of Light!" He continued the barrage, never letting up. The more spears he sent out, the more damage he’d do, and the faster his gauge would fill. Every single one that hit the demon would break a few scales. And due to the homing nature of the spell, it was extremely difficult to just dodge.

Currway stood among the scattered warriors, breathing harder. There was a reason he didn’t like to use beast instinct. It took too much out of him, but he had to. He had broken the shield formation, for good.

How many had it been? He’d killed... what, a hundred of these humans?

And they just kept coming.

Now with his movement unrestricted, he shifted his priority elsewhere. There were three main targets he wanted dead.

Lumi. Lena. Hazy.

Hazy called out to his allies. "Thieves. Coordinated strike on his eyes."

Currway focused. Perfect opportunity to kill them.

Six thieves moved together, all targeting Currway’s face simultaneously from different angles.

Currway saw them coming and swung his claws in a wide arc. Three of the thieves dodged, and the other three used Dark Sight to survive.

He knew he was faster than them, so he lunged at a nearby bowman. "He-" The bowman tried to call out as he made mirages of himself, but Currway merely grabbed at both and slaughtered them.

He immediately turned in a circle, swiping his tail out, which caught three thieves mid-approach, killing them instantly.

[San Disk has died]

[Nitor Famou has died]

[Drak Nin has died]

But the other three got through.

One dagger scraped across Currway’s left eye, not deep enough to blind but enough to fill his vision with blood. Another caught his right cheek, opening a gash. The third actually embedded itself in the demon’s snout, stuck between scales.

Currway roared and swatted the thieves away. One died from the impact, the other two escaped.

[Bald Jue has died]

Blood ran into Currway’s left eye, blurring his vision. He closed it. It wasn’t the first time he was stabbed in the eye. With enough time, it would regenerate. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Vice saw the opening. He’d been tracking his movements and this was perfect. "Power shot!"

Currway turned his head, trying to track a warrior rushing in from his blind side.

Vice released his arrow...