Peace Hunter

The massive explosion that occurred in front of the courthouse shocked everyone nearby.

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In the parking lot to the left of the courthouse.

"What's that big explosion?"

"It happened in front of the courthouse."

"What's going on?" asked the people in the area.

The knights and Judge Roswald, who were guarding the area, were on standby.

"Some of you, please come with me to see what's happening in front of the courthouse," said Judge Roswald.

"Yes, Your Honor," the knights said.

Several knights followed Judge Roswald to check on the situation. The remaining knights remained on guard in the parking lot. When they arrived at the left side of the front of the courthouse, they were shocked to see a large fire in front of the courthouse. They then saw Commander Oliver and Rid Archie standing right in front of the courthouse, along with several demons keeping their distance from them. They also saw Commander Asier fighting with Commander Luka on the right side of the front of the courthouse.

"Who started that huge fire? And why is Rid Archie in front of the courthouse? Wasn't he thrown a long way back after being attacked by Duke San Angela who had transformed into a demon?" thought Judge Roswald.

But Judge Roswald didn't dwell on it for long, he immediately ordered the knights following him to return.

"It doesn't seem like there's anything alarming in front of the courthouse. There's a huge fire coming from who knows where, but Commander Oliver and Commander Asier seem fine. Then let's return to our guard post," said Judge Roswald.

"Yes, Your Honor," said the knights following Judge Roswald.

Then they all returned to their guard posts in the courthouse parking lot.

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In front of the courthouse.

A huge fire erupted after a massive explosion caused by the electric spear I threw, which hit the fire spear that had pierced Duke James's body. Then I continued to observe the large flames in front of me.

"With that massive explosion and these flames still burning, it should be enough to kill Duke San Angela who has transformed into a demon," I thought.

Then, as I was observing the flames, I immediately turned to my left and saw Commander Oliver walking toward me. Commander Oliver now had several scratches on his body.

"You seem to be fine, despite being attacked and knocked away by Duke James, young master Rid," Commander Oliver said.

"Well, as you can see, Commander, I'm fine," I said.

"I thank you for helping me attack Duke James. I was in a tight spot, being attacked by two demons on my left and Duke James on my right. Duke James stopped attacking me after you attacked him, allowing me to attack the two demons on my left," Commander Oliver said.

"There's no need to thank me, Commander Oliver. In fact, I want to apologize for stealing your prey, as I'm confident you can handle them all at once, even in such a tight spot," I said.

"Don't flatter me too much, young master Rid. What I said earlier was the truth, as I was truly in a tight spot. If I were fighting humans, even surrounded from all sides, I might have been able to defeat them. But I'm fighting a group of demons. They're fast, especially Duke James, who has transformed into a demon. He's faster than any of the other demons."

"It seems that the power a person possessed before becoming a demon increases after becoming a demon. For example, most of those who transformed into demons in the courthouse were ordinary civilians or nobles who lacked the strength to fight. After becoming demons, their physical strength and strength increased, and their speed also increased. But I was still able to deal with them because even though they became stronger, they didn't have the strength they had before becoming demons. Therefore, even though their strength increased after becoming demons, their strength was still below mine."

"But if someone already possessed sufficient or greater power before transforming into a demon, then that person will become even stronger after becoming a demon. For example, Duke Darwin, Duke James, Marquess Marcelo, and Commander Luka. They were already strong as humans, and now that they've suddenly transformed into demons, their strength has increased even more. Their strength can be on par with or even surpass mine. But fortunately, it seems those who transformed into demons are people under someone's influence and orders. They don't have their own minds, so when they're ordered to wreak havoc or kill people in this place, they lack combat techniques and only attack with the basic attacks they possess. If they develop their own minds after transforming into demons, fighting them will be very difficult, as they'll undoubtedly use a lot of troublesome magic and techniques," said Commander Oliver.

"I see. So, Lord Duke San Angela was already strong before he became a demon. No wonder he's so fast when he's become a demon," I said.

"Yes, I couldn't even react to his speed when he tried to attack Princess Caroline. But I'm surprised you were able to react to his speed and immediately switch positions with Princess Caroline so that Duke James would attack you, Young Master Rid," said Commander Oliver.

"It was only a coincidence that I was able to react to his speed, Commander. But I was still blown away by his attack afterward," I said.

"Hmmm, I see. By the way, you don't need to call Duke James 'Lord' anymore, young master Rid. Besides, Duke James is not the Duke James we know now because he has turned into a demon. Moreover, Duke James has planned something bad by ordering some people to kill you, so you don't need to call him politely anymore," said Commander Oliver.

"You're right, commander. Since Lord Duke San Angela has now transformed into a demon and has been plotting against me, it seems I should stop addressing him politely. But for some reason, whenever I'm talking about elders or respected people, I always have a habit of addressing them politely. It seems I should get used to calling Lord Duke San Angela politely," I said.

"I see. You must have been taught good manners, young master Rid. Because you're always used to speaking politely when speaking about elders or respected people," said Commander Oliver.

As the two of us were chatting while watching the large flames before us, Commander Asier suddenly approached us.

"So it was you who caused the big explosion, Rid. I heard the loud bang earlier, but I didn't have time to see what caused it because I was focused on fighting Commander Luka," said Commander Asier.

Commander Asier's body now bore quite a few scratches.

"Yes, Brother Asier. I caused the explosion," I said.

"Asier, if you're here, does that mean you've defeated Commander Luka?" asked Commander Oliver.

"Yes, Commander. You can see for yourself how Commander Luka is doing now," said Commander Asier.

Then Commander Asier and I turned to the right side of the front of the courthouse. Ice chunks had appeared in several places. The ground was also frozen in place. There were quite a few demons lying there, frozen or dismembered. In the center of the courthouse, Commander Luka was impaled by a large ice sword. The large ice sword had pierced his chest. The area where the sword had pierced his chest slowly began to freeze, and the freezing began to spread to the rest of his body. Not only was his chest impaled; both his legs, arms, and head were also impaled by a normal-sized ice sword, the same as the one Commander Asier was currently holding. The part of his body where the ice sword had pierced his body also slowly began to freeze. Not long after, Commander Luka's entire body was completely frozen, and then the frozen body began to crack and crumble into pieces.

"With a body that's shattered into pieces, it's clear Commander Luka has been defeated. Good job, Asier," said Commander Oliver.

"It's nothing, Commander. So what about Duke James? Has he been defeated?" asked Commander Asier.

"Duke James is currently trapped in that massive fire. The massive explosion was caused by Young Master Rid's attack on Duke James," said Commander Oliver.

"I see, so the explosion was caused by Rid attacking Duke James. With that massive explosion, combined with his body being in the massive fire, it seems safe to conclude that Duke James is dead," said Commander Asier.

"Yes, it seems so. Duke James also appeared to be making no attempt to escape the massive fire, which means he was immobilized and died from Young Master Rid's attack," said Commander Oliver.

"You're quite impressive, Rid, for successfully killing Duke James, who had transformed into a demon. I was certain that Duke James who had transformed into a demon, was incredibly powerful. Not only was he incredibly fast, but he was also physically strong, as the attacks Commander Oliver and I launched against him failed to inflict a fatal wound," said Commander Asier.

"I was able to attack Duke San Angela because he was focused on attacking Commander Oliver. So I attacked him suddenly, allowing him to be hit. I wasn't sure at first that my attack would be enough to kill him, but I didn't expect him to be immobile after being hit," I said.

"Besides that, we've defeated Duke James and Commander Luka, but we can't relax yet. There are still several demons we need to deal with," said Commander Oliver, looking around.

Commander Oliver saw that there were still several demons surrounding us. The number of demons surrounding us was now small, as Commander Oliver and Commander Asier had already killed several of them.

"You're right, commander. It seems we have to finish them all off first before we can relax," said Commander Asier, who was preparing to attack some of the demons using his sword.

Commander Oliver also appeared to be preparing to attack them. Seeing the two of them ready to attack, I immediately created a sword using my magic.

~Ice Magic: Create Magic Weapon: Ice Sword~

I created an ice sword with my magic. I also prepared to attack the demons.

As the three of us prepared to attack the demons, we suddenly felt a strong aura pressure directly above us. The three of us immediately looked up.

"This aura pressure..." said Commander Asier.

"There's no mistaking it, this is Her Majesty the Queen's aura pressure. What is she doing up there?" asked Commander Oliver.

As we looked up, an arm suddenly fell right next to us. The three of us were shocked to see it.

"An arm?" I asked.

"Whose arm is this?" asked Commander Asier.

We examined the arm more closely. From its shape, it was the right arm, and it bore a jet-black tattoo. That meant the arm belonged to a demon.

"If this is a demon's arm, does that mean Her Majesty the Queen is currently facing a demon up there?" asked Commander Oliver.

-

In the sky directly above the courthouse.

Duke Darwin was now missing his right arm. A large amount of blood was oozing from the severed arm. However, despite losing his right arm, Duke Darwin continued to attack Queen Kayana, firing dark magic from his mouth. Queen Kayana continued to dodge the attacks by flying in various directions. While dodging the attacks, Queen Kayana also attempted to approach Duke Darwin. When she reached Duke Darwin, Queen Kayana attempted to touch him with her palm, but Duke Darwin quickly dodged the attack and kept his distance from Queen Kayana.

"I still can't believe you could move so quickly even in the air. I only intended to touch you, but you avoided me. You had the rare opportunity to be touched by a Queen like me, as I rarely touch others, but you wasted that opportunity. Are you afraid your limbs will fall off again after I touch you? Just like your right arm?" asked Queen Kayana.

Duke Darwin remained silent and didn't respond to Queen Kayana.

"Haahhh, it's pointless to talk to someone who's currently being controlled. I'm tired of playing around, now it's time to get serious about killing you," said Queen Kayana.

Queen Kayana then moved both her hands and fingers. Queen Kayana formed a ball with both hands and fingers. She directed her hand movements at Duke Darwin.

~Gravity Magic: Gravity Compression - Sphere~

Suddenly, Duke Darwin was seen feeling around. He was currently in the sky, but he was feeling around as if he were inside an invisible object. Duke Darwin struggled to escape and struggle, but was unable to. He attempted to fire a dark magic attack from his mouth at Queen Kayana, but the dark magic exploded immediately upon impact. Dark magic should explode upon impact. Seeing the dark magic explode immediately after being launched, it meant that Duke Darwin was currently facing an invisible object. That object was the invisible object that was currently confining him. However, what was actually confining Duke Darwin was not an object, but rather a gravitational pressure from all directions. The gravitational pressure that was confining Duke Darwin took the form of a sphere.

Then Queen Kayana slowly began to shrink the size of the sphere formed by her two hands. Initially, Duke Darwin stood freely within the sphere, but as Queen Kayana reduced the size of the sphere, Duke Darwin's body slowly began to bend. His legs, arms, and head began to bend to follow the shrinking ball. Duke Darwin tried to struggle and force his limbs to stretch, but was unable to because the gravitational pressure confining him was too strong.

"There's no need to try to rebel or escape from that gravitational pressure, because what you're doing is futile," said Queen Kayana.

Queen Kayana continued to shrink the ball. As the ball shrank, Duke Darwin's limbs became increasingly bent, causing the bones in those bent limbs to break and shatter. His body slowly transformed into a ball, adapting to the gravitational pressure exerted by Queen Kayana. Queen Kayana continued to shrink the ball, and once it reached its smallest size, she immediately brought her hands together, gripping it. At the same time, Duke Darwin's body, which had already turned into a ball, instantly disintegrated and became flattened. No blood flowed from his body due to the influence of Queen Kayana's gravity magic.

"Fortunately, I'm far away from any buildings or objects, so I can use this technique. If I were near a building or object, this technique would affect the surrounding buildings or objects. They would be immediately and forcefully drawn into the gravitational force I create," said Queen Kayana.

After destroying Duke Darwin, Queen Kayana removed the technique, and the now-destroyed and flattened body fell to the ground. Blood began to pour out profusely from the mangled body. Queen Kayana continued to stare at Duke Darwin's fallen body.

"After this, it seems I must apologize to Miss Harriet for causing her husband's body to become like that. A body that's been destroyed is certainly very uncomfortable to look at," said Queen Kayana.

-To be continued

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