Its spine is surrounded by blood, whose color shines when the surroundings start to turn black. Its Way seems to swallow colors, with only its blood able to survive these changes.

“Death Torrent”

“What is that Way?!”

Behind the fragile woman with emerald hair, the illusion of a waterfall appears and at her command, a fierce torrent emerges in front of her attempting to consume all life that comes into contact with its waters.

‘Is that… Is that the Way of Sky Petal?’

Serene Will holds her breath upon seeing the Sky Petal’s Way, as it seems to be perfect, as if Sky Petal had already reached level 700!

Her Way clashes with the Way of the demonic beast Orion. One swallows existence and the other consumes life, both Ways fight trying to consume the other, but both fail to do so.

She reads Sky Petal’s thoughts and then partially manifests her own Way.

Unlike the Death Torrent Way, her Way cannot be fully appreciated, at first glance it seems blurry. Behind Serene Will, the illusion of clouds split by the cut of a sword appears, and through this cut, it is possible to see a world beyond the sky.

“Heaven’s Division.”

Her sword pierces all obstacles, everything under this sky and even that abominable Way is no exception.

The red patterns are split by her sword cut, each falling to the ground leaving trails of blood. Orion groans in pain, hatefully watching as the tide gains an advantage over its Way, despite the great level difference between them!

“Your level is false! My Obsession Way could not be at a disadvantage unless you hid your true strength!”

“Although you seemed quite wise, you remain a foolish demonic beast eh.”

The only one who does not make a move is the dragon girl, who mocks him for retreating. This woman is none other than Coldness Divine, who looks disdainfully at this beast whose mental age does not exceed 50 human years.

“Hahaha… Hahaha!”

Orion cannot bear this humiliation and laughs as only a snake can.

“Do you want to see me die? It won’t be that easy!”

Its Obsession Way suddenly regains its former splendor and not only that, it surpasses it.

“It is sacrificing its Way! My waterfall is retreating!”

Until now, the Way of Serene Will could act with impetus thanks to the Death Torrent Way that was containing its prestige, but now the demonic beast is sacrificing it, releasing its true potential for a short period of time!

Darkness swallows all colors, and the red patterns cut everything around them, their unintelligible patterns make prediction impossible. Everything that once entered its domain has changed shape, the trees are twisted in unimaginable ways, as if they were the product of a nightmare.

And those that survived this change, could not escape the cuts made by the blood-colored patterns.

‘Tsk, can’t two of us handle one?’

Coldness Divine stayed to the side not only out of pride, she wanted to see how far they could go in their current state against a demonic beast that had manifested its Way. It is known that to defeat one, one must surpass it in level or numbers, but if even with their compressed level and the partial manifestation of their Ways they cannot face it, how do they expect to destroy the Unquenchable Fire Brothel?

“Forgotten Memories”

Time stops around Orion. The Way of Sky Petal gains an advantage and moves forward again, but this is not enough to eliminate the threat it represents. This sacrificed Way has reached a rung too high, one that even rankers could die from the slightest carelessness.

Serene Will cuts all the red patterns with the movement of her sword, carving a path for Coldness Divine. She moves through this, but with an unpleasant expression on her face. The obsession tries to twist her like those trees, but her own Way manages to shield her from this change.

“Defeating you in this state is just a disgrace…”

Her manifestation is about to expire, but Coldness Divine takes all the time in the world to control the fire in her fan. When her magic would slice the neck of this snake, its eyes suddenly turn towards her.

“Bastard!”

All the red patterns twist and attack Coldness Divine, dodging the time barrier. The fire magic manages to avoid the worst outcomes, but Orion’s attack does not end there.

“Die, dragon!”

Its body may be restricted under the effects of time, but not its Way. The blood on its spine moves like red lightning towards her, trying to claim her life.

“Watch out!”

Sky Petal uses plants to draw Coldness Divine towards her, while with her Death Torrent Way she raises a wave to stop its attack, but then… a hole forms in the water. The blood pierces through the wave, with nothing able to obstruct its trajectory towards the heart of Coldness Divine.

“Despising me will be the mistake that ends your life.”

Orion is not sure of victory, but it is sure of the death of that dragon. As long as it manages to kill her, it can rest in peace, regardless of the outcome.

But then it sees that woman smile.

“Eh?”

A fourth woman appears near its left eye, but this in itself is a mistake. She does not exist, she does not belong to this world, she is nothing more than… a probability.

A second Coldness Divine looks at it disdainfully and then destroys its left eye.

“Who are you?! You shouldn’t be in this–! Aaah! AAAAGH!”

The worst pain did not come from the loss of its eye, but from the fire magic used inside its head. The hand of that woman goes so deep inside it that it is impossible to block her attack, its body writhes trying to rid itself of this threat, unable to do so.

The red lightning loses its target and Sky Petal successfully attracts her real body to her side. Serene Will wastes no more time and again makes a sword cut backed by her way.

“Heaven’s Division.”

Its snake head is split by the sword cut, but even so, it was not enough to snatch its life.

The apparent perpetual life of the demonic beast Orion did not expire until seconds later. Silently the three women watched as this snake managed to maintain its life despite its fatal injuries, how its body shook… until it lay motionless.

The demonic beast has died.

+++

Cepheus is a beast whose appearance is a mixture of a bear and an orangutan. A demonic beast that can reach level 800, but whose mental age far surpasses that of a reptile beast like Orion.

“Not only is it as wise as a human of 100 years of age, but…”

Serene Will bites her lips, the landscape in front of her is concerning.

“It attacks in packs.”

Seven beasts they managed to defeat in complete silence, but a single error was enough to alert the rest. They never imagined that this demonic beast would have good relations with bird-type beasts, whose beautiful song was nothing more than a vile message!

Dozens of Cepheus are heading towards them, whose average level is 695.

“The pack leader is approaching, we won’t be able to collect their corpses and avoid the battle. Choosing one will inevitably lead to the other.”

Sky Petal has a better view of the landscape, her conversation with the plants only increases her fear, but at some point, this becomes visible on her face.

“No… It cannot be!”

“Speak.”

Coldness Divine is willing to face any danger, while Serene Will is not far from this thought. Both know how careless Sky Petal can be, so seeing her anxious look, they know something big must be happening!

“It’s a demonic beast that gained wisdom, the leader is a Greater Demon!”

All hold their breath. Immediately the stories of Lawrence cross their minds, how these Greater Demons harbor a deep-seated hatred in their bones for humans. How all the evil sects are somehow related to them, how all the righteous sects unite just to kill them!

None of them are prepared to fight a Greater Demon. It’s not just a beast that gained wisdom, but one that also demonstrated its Way!

The difference in level is nothing to these demons! They are beings that seek only chaos!

“The materials that can be extracted from a Greater Demon are countless, of the highest quality, but… this is not the time.”

Serene Will turns around and says: “This is not the only place these demonic beasts inhabit, we must not forget that this is just the beginning. The preparations for the activation of the magic formation. Once we finish our affairs, it will not be too late to fight one.”

Coldness Divine watches the demonic beasts approaching her in the distance, but then frowns and reluctantly decides to retreat.

The three of them move away at great speed and just minutes later a man appears. At first glance, he appears to be a human with a bestial lineage, incredibly handsome, very close to the ideal of the werewolf, but the aura surrounding him would cause terror to anyone who observes him.

“What is this magnificent smell?”

He gained wisdom just a few years ago, his memories of when he was still a beast are vague, but this smell sends him into ecstasy. Instinctively he wants to kill the owner of this aroma.

The idea of pursuing this fragrance eats away at his mind, but unlike a demonic beast, he can control his instincts

“No, not yet…”

He turns around and returns the way he came. “Not until I clarify my memories.”

His wisdom is different from the wisdom of an inanimate object, the first is an achievement, the second a blessing. The radical change in his being requires adaptation, until he achieves that goal he will remain in the only place where he feels safe.

On his way back the demonic beasts made way for him.

It is possible to see fanaticism in their eyes.

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