System vs Rebirth

"Noel!" Anna shouted.

"Alright!" Noel jumped forth and struck a demon's neck, killing it. After that, he formed the Enhance Forward Rune on the demon's body, launching it to the side.

The demon's body crashed into another demon, causing both of them to fall. Then, Anna jumped on top of them and fell like a lightning strike, killing both of them.

They had been killing a lot of demons ever since coming into this valley. But their mission had yet to finish as Noel and Anna pointed forward, specifically at the lizard that was lying down next to the wall.

Damian nodded and stepped forward. With a single wave of his hand, the ground was covered in ice, lowering the temperature of the area.

The lizard felt the decrease in temperature and looked around, trying to find the cause.

*Shaa!*

The lizard stuck out its tongue when it saw Damian and the others. It released a voice that alarmed the nearby demons.

There were approximately a hundred demons coming toward them.

Noel could see at least six Peak Level Demons leading the charge. Considering there were still a lot of demons left at the bottom of the valley, he believed this should be the time he completed his mission.

'We never encountered a lot of Peak Level Demons on the way, no, there was once instance, but there were simply too many demons around, so we didn't proceed. Since the chance has appeared, it's time to complete my mission.' Noel thought.

Before fighting those demons, Noel asked Anna, "Can we trust her?"

Anna was confused for a moment but soon nodded her head. It seemed that he still couldn't completely trust Nicole. "Don't worry. You can do anything. I'll guarantee she is keeping it a secret."

"I see…" Noel took a deep breath and commanded, "Dimitri and Damian will handle the Superior Demon. Anna and Nicole shall take care of the rest of the demons. Leave the six Peak Level Demons to me."

"Huh?" Nicole was surprised, but Noel didn't wait for her. He had jumped forth, challenging those demons.

Damian was already aware of Noel's identity, while Dimitri and Anna had witnessed everything about Noel. So, those three were already aware of Noel's two elements. The only one that had been keeping him from going all out was Nicole.

He had been assessing her character and finally asked Anna for confirmation. Now that he deemed Nicole to be a qualified person to keep his secret, Noel could finally go all out.

Suddenly, Noel spread his arms.

"Huh?" Nicole dropped her jaw, staring at Noel in disbelief. After all, on Noel's left hand, a huge ice lotus was formed. On his right hand, a fireball appeared. This was the first time she saw someone with two elements, except for the one in the legend.

"Go!" Noel waved both hands simultaneously. The ice lotus released all five petals while the fireball turned into a phoenix.

The six Peak Level Demons sensed danger from these attacks.

A Peak Level Demon who seemed to have infected a chicken increased its speed. It flapped its wings a few times, shooting its feathers.

"Why are you the first one to step up? Even though you are a chicken." Noel clicked his tongue while controlling his phoenix.

*Cry!*

The phoenix let out a cry as it increased its speed. The fire flared up and devoured the feathers. The fire was so strong that the feathers were reduced to nothing.

The second, third, and fourth Peak Level Demons came forth and shot their respective abilities to stop the phoenix.

As expected of a Peak Level Demon, even with the full power of the Undying Fire, they managed to fork out something equal, causing the phoenix to explode.

Meanwhile, the other two demons tried to shoot down the ice petals. Unfortunately for them, Noel had prepared a trick in these petals.

Once they released their attacks, Noel activated the runes he planted on these petals. Two lotus got Enhance Forward Rune in the opposite directions, another petal got the Falling Rune, and the last two got the Floating Rune.

Because the five petals scattered, the demons had no choice but to pick only two of them.

*Boom!*

*Boom!*

The ice petals on the side exploded. Seeing their superiors were in danger, a few Advanced Level Demons tried to protect them.

Unfortunately for them, the ice petals overwhelmed their abilities, freezing their attacks before they could even hit the petals. In the end, they used their bodies to become a meat shield, causing the petals to hit their bodies. There was a huge ice crystal that came out upon contact before it shattered into pieces together with the demons inside it.

Still, one petal managed to get through. It was supposed to reach the demons if not because of the chicken.

Yes, the chicken suddenly stood in the petal's way and spread its wings, using them to stop the ice petal. Surprisingly, the wing was cladded in black as though it had turned into metal. It was no wonder why the chicken was confident.

*Boom!*

The ice petal exploded and covered the chicken's right wing in ice.

However, Noel took this chance to appear before the chicken. He utilized the explosions from both the phoenix and ice petals to cover his movement.

"Kooo?!" The chicken was surprised, finding Noel before him.

"Too late!" Noel snorted and struck the frozen wing.

Instead of a clicking sound that was supposed to be heard when a metal hit the ice, the valley was filled with a chicken's wailing voice.

"Kooo!"

It turned out Noel's blade had been covered with the Undying Flame. The Undying Flame melted the ice and the sudden change in the temperature caused the metal wing to become brittle.

Noel used his Anger Emotion in his Everchanging Emotion Sword Style to create the sharpest blade. He struck the wing and severed it.

He tried to hit the chicken's body afterward, but as expected, the chicken had completely turned into metal. Without the change of temperature, his sword wasn't enough to slice the body apart.

"Tsk." Noel clicked his tongue as he used the momentum to launch the chicken away. He stood in front of the Peak Level Demons without any fear. He had gotten stronger since the last time he fought multiple Peak Level Demons and he planned to show it by defeating these demons.