102: Elegant and calm

Chapter 102: Dodging and Weaving, Displaying Grace and Composure

"Kun."

Dick softly uttered the name, and the next moment, a ball of black mist immediately appeared beside him.

In less than a second, the black mist transformed into a young man in a black robe. He knelt on one knee, his hair still parted down the middle, and his face appeared sinister.

"My Lord."

Dick nodded gently and said to Kun in a slow voice, "As I instructed before, be a sparring partner for Your Majesty."

"Understood," Kun replied, then transformed back into a ball of black mist.

However, this time, the black mist was incredibly vast, almost filling half of the training ground.

In less than half a minute, a towering ancient tree appeared in the center of the training ground. It brandished hundreds of vines, each making a fierce whooshing sound.

A large amount of withered leaves flew everywhere, accompanied by Kun's hoarse growl. The entire training ground instantly became eerily bizarre, as if it had turned into some kind of hellish ghost realm.

This was Kun's Sinful Source Incarnation, a terrifying Demon similar to a treant!

Every Demon has a Sinful Source Incarnation, which is equivalent to their other main body.

Looking at the imposing Kun, Elizabeth's delicate brows furrowed slightly, and she instinctively moved closer to Dick. She had thought Kun would act as a sparring partner in human form.

Unexpectedly, it was such a terrifying Demon.

"Dick," Cecilia said with some worry, fearing that Elizabeth might get hurt. She immediately questioned, "Starting with such a high difficulty right away? Your Majesty is still just a novice Exorcist..."

However, Dick waved his hand and chuckled, "Didn't I say? Kun is already the lowest difficulty Demon. His strength is very weak now, comparable to low-level Demons."

Therefore, laymen are just laymen. Kun's appearance only looks terrifying. In reality, as long as the method is correct, even an introductory Exorcism apprentice can handle him.

Isn't it just a towering ancient tree?

Truly powerful Demons have incredibly exaggerated Sinful Source Incarnations, such as abyssal giant pythons, sky-swallowing giant flood dragons, or centipedes with billions of segments...

In comparison, Kun is just a towering ancient tree, which seems somewhat harmless to humans and animals.

"Dick... I, can I really defeat this Demon just by using talismans?"

Elizabeth felt a little unconfident. She didn't think the yellow paper in her hand could cause any damage to Kun. She estimated that it would take hundreds of guards and knights to surround and kill Kun.

Dick nodded without further explanation, instead taking the magic bag from Elizabeth's hand and saying softly, "I'll demonstrate it for you."

With that, Dick slowly walked towards Kun, while introducing, "I have designed five different difficulties: AI, Novice, Normal, Hard, and Hell."

"And next, I will demonstrate the sixth difficulty for you: Nightmare!"

As soon as Dick finished speaking, Kun immediately mutated. The control magic array in the training ground had many functions, one of which was to temporarily boost the Demon's strength.

At this moment, all the rune coefficients of the control magic array lit up, and massive demonic power flowed into Kun's body. His bare tree trunk immediately grew many thin branches and tender leaves.

In just ten seconds, Kun turned into a giant tree full of vitality. Not only that, the number of vines waving in the air directly increased tenfold, and their force was greater.

Crack, crack, crack!

With just casual strikes, cracks appeared on the sturdy magic stone floor of the training ground. If these hit a person, wouldn't they be scattered everywhere?

Elizabeth and Cecilia felt their scalps tingle and didn't dare to approach Kun.

"Elizabeth, I'll only demonstrate it once. Watch carefully."

With that, Dick directly cast body enhancement magic and, amidst the exclamations of the two women, rushed towards Kun at high speed without fear.

Kun did not hold back, and thousands of vines whipped towards Dick simultaneously.

This was Dick's command. The so-called Nightmare difficulty was for Kun to go all out under the amplification of the control magic array.

And Kun was happy to do so. At this moment, he was trying every possible way to attack Dick. If he accidentally succeeded in killing him, then he would be free.

However, Dick moved like a ghost, flexibly dodging the vines in the training ground, and even took the time to counterattack with talismans.

Dodging and weaving, he displayed grace and composure.

It wasn't that Kun hadn't thought of predicting Dick's attacks and movements, but Dick could always predict his predictions, and almost none of his actions were unnecessary.

"Pay attention to the linkage between talismans. The Restraint Talisman can be used simultaneously with the Armor-Breaking Talisman. During this time, chant the Explosion Spell to cancel the casting time..."

Dick got closer and closer to Kun. The training ground was full of broken or scorched vines. Not only that, Dick was even teaching with ease, leaving the two women stunned.

In contrast, Kun, seeing Dick who had already reached him, was flustered and covered in sweat.

Especially when facing Dick's expressionless poker face, Kun felt that he was already half-dead and instinctively wanted to escape the training ground.

But unfortunately, whether it was AI difficulty or Nightmare difficulty, as the BOSS, Kun could not escape. He had to bite the bullet and confront Dick.

Three minutes later, Kun weakly collapsed to the ground. His tree trunk had been broken into two sections, and black smoke was constantly rising from it, looking miserable.

The control magic array was currently healing Kun, repairing the shocking wounds on his body. This was the result of Dick holding back.

For ordinary low-level Demons, Dick was confident that even using the simplest talismans, he could easily defeat them.

This was also why Dick had looked down on the 'Holy Judgment' talent when choosing his Blessing before.

Although gaining significant damage increase and reduction when fighting Demons seemed very appealing, in Dick's opinion, he didn't need it at all.

Compared to ghosts, Demons are much easier to deal with, as long as the method is correct.

On the edge of the training ground, Elizabeth and Cecilia were dumbfounded. They never expected Dick to clear the Nightmare difficulty with full health.

Having watched the entire battle, the two women were very clear about the dangers involved. Kun did not go easy at all; on the contrary, he was fighting with all his might for his freedom.

"I cleared the Nightmare difficulty using less than 40 talismans," Dick said, handing the magic bag to Elizabeth with a serious expression. "Therefore, I require you to clear it using no more than 40 talismans either."

Hearing this, Elizabeth was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but say, "Can I, can I clear the Nightmare difficulty without taking damage like you?"

"Of course," Dick said somewhat speechlessly, "No, you can't."

"I have arranged the lowest AI difficulty for you. Kun's movements will be much slower, and there is a protection mechanism, so you will not receive any damage."

"Oh..." Elizabeth nodded obediently. She was confident but not reckless, and she had self-awareness, so she had no complaints.

However, with the arrogance of an Empress, she still felt that clearing the lowest AI difficulty should be a matter of minutes.

Having just watched Dick's teaching demonstration, Elizabeth felt her blood boil. She believed that in at most a week, she could challenge the Hard or Hell difficulty.

As for the Nightmare difficulty that Dick had just demonstrated... Elizabeth had no desire for it. Smart people wouldn't seek death.

...

Although Elizabeth was very confident, she failed to clear Kun's AI difficulty until late at night.

Dick was not surprised by this. After all, Elizabeth had only been learning Exorcism for a few days, and both her theoretical knowledge and practical experience were insufficient.

No matter how talented she was, it was impossible for her to compare with Kun, even at the simplest AI difficulty.