[White Demon Fight] End
"Duryaaaaaaaaa!!!"
"Gwu...!!?"
The masked guy swung his great hammer as it popped off.
It got swung unbelievably fast for a heavy weapon.
The white demon narrowly managed to block it, but his arms seem to hurt badly.
"What, have you done...? You've become, even stronger...!"
"Told ya, figure it out yourself!"
The masked guy was unrelenting as he kept up his barrage of attacks using his great hammer, punches and kicks.
"Don't get cocky, you lowly humaaaan!!"
Roar.
The white demon finally began losing its composure.
That roar carried enough pressure to knock people out.
...Can anyone really defeat this thing...?
"Oh shut up already! Who's getting cornered by that lowly human now, huh?! Dead! You're deadmeat!"
The masked guy yelled even louder in response.
Overpowering even the demon's roar, like a fierce god. If there were Production type people nearby, I wouldn't blame them if they passed out from it.
...Who's the demon again? Despite his upper half face being hidden behind the mask, I could tell he's extra furious. Scary.
"Ha, ha ha... That was intense..."
Aina-san let out a dry laugh as she fell on her butt.
The masked guy probably contributed more than the demon.
To even knock that iron nerve Aina-san off her feet, is he even human...?
"Burn down to ashes!!"
The white demon cast [Burning Flare] again.
A ball of flame dozens of meters in diameter. There's no way anyone can keep erasing that magic...!?
"Screw off!!"
...The masked man approached and held his hand over the flaming ball, bursting it open mid air.
No no no, what the heck was that!? What did that mask do!?
<<An explosive liquid, no, a mass of highly dense combustible liquid formed from mana...!?>>
Eh, what's that. Is there a Skill like that?
<<...It's not, a Skill.>>
Then, what?
<<I, I have no idea... Just what's that person doing...>>
...So it's something so outrageous it even befuddled Menu.
That reminds me about what goddess muttered when I was getting reincarnated to this world, 'Someone so absurd who keep doing outrageous stuff.'
I knew it, that masked guy's identity must be...
~~~~~~~~Absurd masked guy's POV~~~~~~~~
Fuhahahaha! I see, I can see it!
I was on my wit's end handling this demon when he was moving as fast as Oni-sensei earlier but the me now easily manhandles him instead!
How dare you beat me up badly, white demon! How'd you like being on the receiving end now!
"Oooraaa!!"
"Fugu!?"
During our clash, I shot a mana pile bunker from my head at the white demon's face.
That's what happens if you focus only on visible attacks.
You said it yourself how your attacks got blocked by invisible something. Of course that something can be used offensively too.
"Kuh, you, blasteeeeeed!!"
"Seryaaaaaaaaaa!!"
He activated [Mana Blade Arm] to attack me. I'm gonna block that with Mana Blade Rev!
As our blade arms clashed with one another, the demon's arm slowly got chipped away like a weekend carpenter working on their DIY wood project.
"Guuuuuu!!? T-take thiiiiis!!"
Unflinching, the demon used [Iron Headbutt].
A headbutt with over 6000 Attack power. Woulda been bad if I took that head-on.
But there's no rule saying I have to. Eh, what about that time I fought ogre for the first time you ask? Whatchu talking about.
"No, you!"
I dodged the Iron Headbutt, fetched Lightning Pepper Powder from Item Screen and threw it on the white demon's face.
I dumped it all on his eyes, and nose. Looks super painful.
"Kuuuuuuuh!? P-petty triiicks!!"
It only worked for a bit before he recovered.
Guess that only counts as a harassment. Welp, what a blunder hahaha.
This white demon is stupidly strong. The normal me can only raise my Attributes to around 3000, which is no match to him.
Then how did I manage to overwhelm him? It's simple. It's all thanks to a certain strategy.
I call this strategy, 'If 3000 ain't enough, I just gotta buff myself even more' plan.
Eh, that's too obvious? I mean yeah, told you I got no naming sense.
As for how, first I Fast Travel-ed away to safety, away from that humongous ball of flame, to a medicine store.
I bought up all potions they had in stock, be it HP or MP, converted my mana to stamina and kept buffing my Attributes to the limit.
The limit of buff my entire body can take is presently around 6000, which is far above the white demon.
If he's gonna use an unfair move that doubles his Status with virtually zero cost, then I won't hesitate to cheat as well. I'll pay you back twofold!
I can probably get it higher if I focus the buff only on specific parts of my body, but I don't see any need to after seeing this.
"I underestimated you...! You are no human, no you're a monster wearing human skin...!!"
Who're you calling a monster in human skin! That's you, dangit!
I kept up the offensive while cursing in my mind.
Originally, the demon should have the upper hands in a close combat fight thanks to his assortment of martial arts Skills, but the sheer gap in our Attributes values buried that moat.
"Fsh!!"
"Damn youuu!!"
He blocked my punch and counter kicked me.
I grabbed that leg and spun him around like a giant swing!
"Uooooooo!!?"
"Zuoryaaaaaaaa!!!"
I threw him down the ground once I reached the max centrifugal force.
The ground cratered, sending a cloud of dust everywhere.
"Guuuuu.....!!"
Not even the white demon could escape this unscathed, his face warped, bloodied all over.
But this ain't over yet, y'know?
"M-my body, won't move...!?"
I bound the flying demon's limbs with Mana Armor generously infused with stamina and life force, affixing him on the ground.
Then I of course, fetched the explosive hammer. Guess what's next?
It's mochi pounding time.
I'm gonna use up all of my remaining stamina.
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~~~~~~~Hero's POV again~~~~~~~~~
"Hop hop, flatten flatten."
"Gahaa!! Oof!? Gugaaaaaa!!"
...The masked guy kept pounding the demon with his great hammer like he's pounding mochi over and over again while saying that line in a carefree tone.
Despite his unenthusiastic voice, I can tell there's an incredible amount of force and bloodlust behind each and every swing.
The white demon spewed out blood, and had his bones and entrails crushed with every hit.
S-so gruesome... This mask guy is utterly merciless.
But man, this demon just won't die.
Anyone would have long been a goner when splattered up like that, yet this thing is barely holding on to dear life.
But, his HP is about to run out soon.
Can't believe that mask managed to easily crush someone with such an overwhelming power. Don't tell me, this masked guy is actually a demon king...?
High above, the masked guy held his great hammer aloft to finish the demon off even though he'd have died on his own anyway.
"...Die."
"Fu, fufufu... Cough...! Your strength, undulled, till, the very end, unrelenting, bloodlust...! We may, be enemies, but, I commend, you...!"
"Thanks. Don't really care about your praise tho'... Well then, good day to you."
The instant he swung his hammer down.
The demon shot something out of his mouth.
That's, a scroll...?
The scroll unfolded and wrapped around the masked guy like a snake.
A binding spell...!? He was hiding such a trump card!
"!?"
"O, unadulterated, power...!"
He spat out another scroll and opened it toward the masked guy.
An eerie violet light came out of the scroll and shone on the masked guy.
"Guuuu....!!?"
"That, power, may, bring about, my demise...!"
<<T-that's not good! That's a light from Brainwash Skill! A scroll loaded with spellcrafts infused by multiple powerful users is impossible to resist!>>
B-Brainwash...!?
"My, first, and last, order...! Kill, every, last, human being...!"
The white demon breathed his last after saying those.
Died with a peaceful look on his face, leaving an outrageous bomb behind.
Immediately after, the masked man slowly turned his gaze toward us.
"...."
I can see the eyes behind the mask shining violet.
...That looks obviously real bad.
"...Aw snap... He's been brainwashed it seems... What do we do now."
Aina muttered behind me.
She's sweating bullet.
I get her. We just bore witness to this masked man's strength after all.
And now those fangs of his are bared on us.
"Order, confirmed... K, ill..."
The masked man took a stance with his great hammer while uttering with a hollow voice.
...You can't be serious now...!
We're stuck to facing off against an opponent so monstrous even that white demon looked like a joke in comparison.
I can only see despair in the horizon...
<<Heeeeeeeeey!! What are you doing! How are we supposed to stop this monster now!>>
<<...He has no more stamina left. It should be easier than the white demon.>>
<<Yeah, still bad news! I mean, let me see his Status already! I've expunged [Demon King's Menu Function], there's no danger of leaks anymore!>>
<<...Acknowledged. Unlocking blockade. Recommending to display his Status to hero.>>
<<And even if he's not worse than that demon, this situation is still just as hopeless... What should we do?>>
<<The brainwashing Skill effect will likely lapse once Kajikawa Hikaru's HP is reduced to zero.>>
<<...You're telling us to kill him?>>
<<Negative. Kajikawa Hikaru's HP is not in sync with his body. Any wounds received reduces his HP however his physical body remains undamaged.>>
<<What the heck is that even!? So like, you're saying we can keep attacking him until his HP goes poof?>>
<<As long as the attack does not exceed a certain threshold once his HP reaches zero, there is no issue.>>
<<Oh okay then... Even so, this is gonna be real rough...>>