[Ooooh!]

A tremendous roar followed by a thunderous sound. However, Merdin didn't turn his head in that direction. He had a general idea of what was happening.

"Well, they'll handle that side on their own."

The butler, hands behind his back, turned his gaze to the scene unfolding around him. Gerton was divided. They were growling at each other, weapons aimed. And behind them stood a massive demon. "Die."

As if there was no need for compromise, the demon extended its hand with emotionless eyes, controlling the humans who were still under mind control.

'Seems like I've destroyed most of the totems, but some still remain.'

A considerable number of humans were still being manipulated like puppets. The butler smiled bitterly.

'Well, it can't be helped. There's no way to avoid bloodshed entirely.'

Thinking this, the butler raised his hand. He was about to attack first with his magic...

"Wait a moment, sir."

"...Pardon?"

At that moment, Lian stepped forward. For some reason, he was looking slightly upward.

“That demon, for some reason, has shown itself?”

"That's true, but he's hiding among those under mind control. Breaking through that to catch the demon won't be an easy task..."

"Hmm, shall we give it a try?"

The butler looked at Lian with an incredulous expression. It was an impossible task. There was no way to strike down the demon on the other side without ignoring space itself.

"For some reason, I feel like I can cut it. Just a gut feeling..."

Lian stared at the demon with sharp eyes. The butler was not at all convinced. It was clearly no ordinary demon. If that Greater Demon had entrusted it with a mission, it must possess considerable power.

'I know Young Master Lian has exceptional talent.'

But this was a different matter. Even a fairly skilled expert would find it difficult to take down a demon of at least intermediate level in one strike.

"Let's give it a try."

Lian said this as he took his stance. A clean posture without a hint of hesitation.

'Will it work?'

Even from the perspective of the one striking, he couldn't be certain. But Lian was always like this. He always swung his sword in uncertainty, and in that uncertainty, he found enlightenment. That's why Lian's attempt now was like a habit. A habit born from certainty.

Countless successful experiences became intuition, and that intuition became certainty.

'The path that guy showed.'

Whether it was a future possibility or something else. Anyway, the experiences learned from countless sword clashes with that guy... Recalling them, somehow it felt possible. To cut that demon at this distance, beyond those under mind control. To cut only the demon without cutting them.

'I can do it.'

Lian believed in his intuition. And simultaneously. Swoosh! He swung his sword. So fast that no one around could properly perceive it. Lian's strike became a flash of light. And at the same time. Slice. "Ugh, huh?!" The demon's head flew into the sky. So simply, it was almost anticlimactic.

"Haha."

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