I'm Actually Not Overpowered!

In a heavy thud, Lucy collapsed to the ground.

Her pool of blood spread underneath her, causing all the warriors and Adventurers around her to tremble and scream in shock and fear.

"Hehe... I guess I'll handle the rest. You must want to toy with the girl." They heard the Orc-Tortoise Demon speak.

He was talking to the Violet clothed one.

"Ah, yes. I don't care for the other dregs. I'll have my fun with this one."

With this response, her bat-like wings flapped and she descended in Lucy's direction.

The young girl was spasming as her voice screamed in pain. Her bloodshot eyes screamed of hatred, and her paralyzed body rang of agony.

"S-stay away!" The brave Adventurers and thee denizens of Lucy's settlement screamed out at the Demon, drawing their blades or whatever weapons they had in stock.

"I thought I told you I don't want to handle these dregs..." Her eyes sharply went to the Demon still standing overhead--completely ignoring the brave, yet pathetic, humans who challenged her.

"Aye, aye." The Demon sighed.

Suddenly, the spikes on his body began to quiver. Clearly, he was about to make his move.

The humans were petrified for a moment, but they eventually gained the courage to fight--to resist with their might.

"A-Atta--!"

Before their resolution transformed into action, the spike of the Demon lunged at the humans around--faster than a porcupine's, and definitely larger.

The spikes pierced the humans in many parts, causing blood to splash in multiple directions. Screams of pain and despair rang in the air as everything was quickly turned into a bloodbath.

Experiencing this extreme bloodshed while being unable to lift a finger was Lucy. Her body was still throbbing due to the pain, but the major reason she shivered so immensely was due to watching her comrades die one by one.

Their gruesome deaths scarred her mind as she was unable to do nothing, except watch their blood and innards gush out.

"Hahaha! Now that's the expression I want to see! Pure despair! I love it. You should have just chosen to take the deal instead of stubbornly choosing to fight. This is all your fault, you know?" The pale Demon grabbed Lucy by her hair and pulled her up.

"Your stubbornness led these people to their deaths." Her words were sharp, and her warbling eyes contained amusement.

She was obviously enjoying herself.

"N-no... it didn't. You would have killed them anyway." Lucy managed to murmur despite her pains.

She had lost a lot of blood and energy thanks to using her Taboo Skill and being wounded so deeply.

Paralysis also made her unable to use any of her abilities--not that they would work on the absolute monster before her.

"Oh, you can't be very sure, can yo--"

"I am sure. Monsters like you... don't care about human life. You'd just play your little game and let your partner handle all the dirty work. You never promised that he wouldn't hurt anyone if I won, did you?" Lucy was straining to speak, but her hateful glare never diminished.

After she spoke, there was silence.

The Mid-Demon General didn't say a thing. Her expression fell a little, and she began trembling slightly.

"You..." Her voice was shaky, but it was clear.

Lucy could sense depravity in every syllable, and it sickened her.

"You are ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!" The Demon raised her face with a malevolent grin. Her smile was so wide that her curled lips curved to the edges of her face.

It was an expression of utter evil.

"I was going to torture you in the most agonizing way possible. Dismember your hands, then legs, then even kill one of your companions right in front of you... all to inflict pain on you."

Not many would be able to endure such ruthlessness.

"If you lost, I would have slaughtered everyone mercilessly, saving you for last. But, it makes no difference if you won too. My partner here would simply kill you all. Ahh, too bad things didn't turn out that way."

The more the Demon General laughed, the greater Lucy's anger grew. Unfortunately, it only led to frustration.

All her comrades were dead, and she was powerless in the presence of such overwhelming evil.

'How frustrating. I feel so frustrated...' Lucy's mind trailed.

Even with her ceaseless training and extreme determination, she was still unable to do anything when it came to fighting a Mid-Demon.

Not only had she reached her limits, but even her Taboo Skill wasn't enough to face her opponent.

'I was never able to get revenge for my parents... I wasn't able to get strong enough...' Lucy found herself break down.

Her tough look and mental walls crumbled, and she gave in to her sorrow.

"Keuk... how frustrating..." Tears fell and regret seeped in.

She was going to die here, no doubt. After being tortured by the Demon who was now screaming in more delight, she would be defiled and killed in the most brutal way.

That was simply how Demons were.

'S-Sam... I'm so sorry....'

In the end, she failed the Hero. She wasn't able to buy enough time for him to return. He must have put so much faith in her, yet she failed miserably.

Lucy's heart ached at the disappointment she wrought on herself... And the Hero.

It truly was the end, there was no doubt about that.

'I... I'm so sorry...'

And so, the last of her tears fell. What followed afterwards consisted of nothing but pure despair and agony.

One that would be better left unsaid.

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"Hey! Jez, Bulik, did you spare any humans from your side?" A cheerful Demon approached the duo, only to meet a deal of blood and gore.

"Ah... never mind. You killed everyone too?" The pink-haired Demon sighed in annoyance... though her grin remained.

Two horns proceeded from her long hair, like cat ears, and her face was utterly adorable. With her round glasses, and princess-like outfit, she walked closer to the two Demons in charge of the East.

She had been looking for a human specimen as her pet. Unfortunately, even this area was devoid of any.

'This sucks...'