System vs Rebirth

The demons in the cave didn't know what was going to hit them. However, they soon felt the fluctuation of Spiritual Energy that wasn't supposed to happen in the cave.

They all turned their heads to the source of the Spiritual Energy, which happened to be the entrance.

All of a sudden, two humans emerged from the cave at high speed.

*Roar!* The first to react was the Peak Level Demon. It informed the other demons that the enemies had attacked.

The other demons immediately made their move, approaching the incoming humans.

Anna jumped into the air as she pointed her palm at the Peak Level Demon. "Lightning Discharge!"

Her palm released a bolt of lightning. Unlike the previous time she used it, the power was at least double. The bolt of lightning was huge, quick, and strong.

The Peak Level Earthworm used its Spiritual Energy to cover the entire body before deflecting it away.

But surprisingly, the lightning didn't bounce that easily. The lightning moved around its body, electrocuting the earthworm thoroughly.

The earthworm resisted the lightning strike with its Spiritual Energy, but it was clear that the lightning was burning off the Spiritual Energy by using its heat.

During that period, Anna reached the earthworm and struck its body with her blade. clear

Cling!

Unfortunately, there was a clicking sound from the clash, making her realize that even though the earthworm looked like it had slimy skin, it had been reinforced by rock. It was harder than he originally thought.

In addition, a lot of demons approached her to help their Peak Level Demon.

Anna only took a glimpse of their appearance without putting much thought into them. Instead, her focus remained on the earthworm and the other two Peak Level Demons.

As for the rest of the demons, she completely let Noel take care of them.

"Ice Lotus."

A giant ice lotus emerged in the air. The size was bigger than the previous time he used it, but more importantly, each petal contained a strength that even a Peak Level Demon had a hard time resisting.

The petals began to fall and get carried by the wind, flying toward the demons.

Once they hit, a huge ice crystal formed, piercing the demons in the surrounding with its sharp, pointed tips.

*Roar!*

*Roar!*

*Roar!*

The demons panicked as that attack eliminated at least fifty of them. However, Noel hadn't finished his attack just yet.

After a breezing chill wind from the ice, he changed the temperature by using the Fire Gale.

The intense heat caused the demons to get confused. At first, they were shivering in the cold. When they wrapped their body with Spiritual Energy to resist the cold, this heat brushed their skins, causing them to feel like they were being burned alive.

"!!!" The demons didn't know what they should do. However, the sudden change in temperature caused them to forget that the ice would also melt.

Anna could see the movements of the demons from the air, including the fact that one of the Peak Level Demons decided to loop around to stop Noel.

Without even saying anything, both of them seemed to know what they should do.

Anna pointed her palm at the ground and discharged lightning. The melted ice conducted the lightning and electrocuted the demons that stepped on the water.

*Roar?!*

*Roar!*

The demons were writhing in pain as a lot of them soon fell down, not being able to resist the lightning.

Meanwhile, Noel turned around, seeing the incoming Peak Level Rat.

Noel raised his sword, covering it with Spiritual Energy. In addition, he channeled a portion of his energy to the ground.

After the training, his control over Spiritual Energy became much more refined. He could split his Spiritual Energy easily.

This way, he looked like he was trying to stop the rat from slashing his head with its sharp claws.

But surprisingly, the moment the rat was about to reach him, Noel jumped back as though he wanted to escape.

That was when the situation changed. All of a sudden, a rune appeared on the ground, blasting the rat into the air.

The rat was confused because it couldn't resist the power from the ground that came out of nowhere.

When it was in the air, it had trouble moving, allowing Noel to take advantage of this situation.

Noel immediately stepped forth and waved his sword.

Circular Sword Strike.

A sharp circle-shaped energy flew out of the sword and hit the rat. The latter managed to move its hands to the front, blocking it with the sharp claws. But that was Noel's plan in immobilizing the rat.

Once it couldn't move, Noel summoned his Phoenix Wings and shot out his Fire Feathers.

*Boom!*

*Boom!*

*Boom!*

The rat was screaming in pain as a portion of his body was charred black. In addition, the flame still continuously burned the skin and the Spiritual Energy that tried to repel the flame.

Of course, Noel could use this opportunity to take down the rat, but it would mean that no one could provide support to Anna.

He took a glimpse of Anna's situation, which happened to be surrounded by demons. It was clear that the rat was just buying time for the others to defeat Anna before moving to him.

Hence, Noel jumped toward her while forming two runes.

This was one of the runes that he got from the five runes reward for surviving Laufey's onslaught, Rune Blast.

Once it was activated, the rune shot out a chunk of Spiritual Energy that burst upon impact.

The shock wave repelled some demons, creating a gap for Noel to enter. He then waved his sword and utilized his Circular Sword Strike to push them away.

Anna also leaped into the air to see an opportunity.

However, to their surprise, the demons joined hands to grab the Circular Sword Strike and stop it.

"Hmm?" Noel raised his eyebrows. This was the first time he saw the demons joining hands to stop his attack. Usually, they would dodge and let the demon that was targeted take care of it alone.

And it seemed that he didn't have time to be surprised. The moment they stopped and shattered the attack, the demons released their Spiritual Energy, shooting at him.

"Tsk." Noel clicked his tongue and used the Ice Mirror to act as a shield.

Unfortunately, three out of the six mirrors broke apart, and the low level demons began to swarm him.

Noel skillfully avoided and sliced them, but their number was quite overwhelming. If he didn't constantly move, he would be surrounded.

Meanwhile, Anna had nowhere to go in the air. The Peak Level Earthworm stopped her movement while the Peak Level Bat used its wings to gain air superiority, blowing her away with the sound wave.

"Noel!" Anna warned Noel when she was flying away. She also felt the danger approaching from behind. It was clear that the rat was going to strike her this way.

Noel knew that he was surrounded by demons. It was no wonder why Old Ru chose this place for them.

The demons had different behaviors. It wouldn't be weird if they ended up getting defeated by them.

However, Noel and Anna had confidence that they wouldn't be defeated by them.

"I see. So, this is the test." Noel smiled. The demons didn't pose a threat if they fought alone, but once they grouped up, they would have a different behavior from a normal demon. It seemed that the Superior Demon in charge of this place had trained them as such.

However, that wasn't enough to stop Noel.

Without hesitation, he poured all the Spiritual Energy he could muster into his wings, expanding them.

The blazing wings released an intense heat that scared the demons. Once they got hit by the flame from the wings, their entire body was covered in fire and their organs soon melted due to the heat.

Due to these wings, he managed to gain some distance from the demons, allowing him to jump into the air.

In addition, he saw Anna skillfully avoiding the rat's strike and cutting its arm. The rat's movement had been sluggish ever since he got burned by his flame, so it was no wonder she could achieve such a feat.

Since the bat would be troublesome for Anna, Noel formed another two runes, shooting the Peak Level earthworm with two Rune Blasts and knocking it away.

After that, he flew to the bat and struck it with his sword.

The bat tried to blow him away with the sound wave, but Noel simply used the Ice Mirror to block the sound wave until he was close enough.

The bat used its wings to stop the attack, but the sword suddenly emitted an explosion, knocking it down.

Anna made a sly smile as if asking him, "Heh? What happened to me taking care of the three Peak Level Demons?"

Noel rolled his eyes, not wanting to argue with her during the battle. Though, he would surely give her an earful after all this was over.

Seeing the demons on the ground was about to shoot him down, Noel suddenly dove while spreading his Fire Gale.

*Bam!*

He hit the ground at high speed, creating a shock wave that spread his fire gale to the surroundings.

"Change of plan, I guess." Noel sighed.