How To Suck Honey With Extras [EN]: Chapter 157

Episode 157

174. Hidden Elements Are on the Wrong Path (1)

The subtle sensation of skipping through space itself.

In real time, it probably didn’t even take 0.5 seconds to fall into the next zone.

But perhaps because of the mental strain, it felt much longer than that.

And that’s why it couldn’t help but be detected.

‘…Did someone interfere?’

The moment we escaped from that place, I felt a sense of incongruity, as if something had artificially interfered with the spatial organization.

There’s no doubt about it.

The guys who created this place must have intervened.

‘…If that’s the case…’

They’re probably going to start making serious moves soon.

I thought it would be good to prepare myself.

With that in mind, I entrusted myself to the feeling of falling without hesitation.

Soon, my vision brightened all at once, and I fell into a completely different place than before.

However, the biggest difference from before is that I’m the only one who arrived here.

Alnix’s arm, which had been holding me tightly, is also gone.

Sylvester is also gone.

‘So, we’ve been separated…’

I expected it.

In the original story, as soon as they infiltrated this place, they were immediately separated to deal with them separately.

175. Hidden Elements Are on the Wrong Path (2)

I couldn’t believe they were thinking of the same method again this time.

“…So, I know you’re hiding, so come out quickly.”

If you don’t come out, I’ll force you out.

I tried to use spatial interference to drag out the guys who were hiding.

However, it seems they noticed.

They revealed themselves willingly before I could activate my ability.

Swish.

The shadows appeared, making a light flapping sound with their wing membranes, two of them.

“…So, they were demons after all.”

What appeared were two demons.

One with bones exposed all over its body, so emaciated, and another with noticeable solid muscles and flesh.

Should I call them Skinny and Fatty for convenience?

Unfortunately, I can’t check the demons’ names right now.

“Aren’t you even shaken, human?”

“…So, you’re the most troublesome one.”

The two demons look down at me and mutter something.

I don’t know what nonsense they’re talking about, but it’s clear that they don’t think kindly of me.

‘If that’s the case, Sylvester and Alnix probably encountered demons as well… Oh well, let them take care of it themselves.’

Right now, I need to focus on dealing with the guys who appeared in front of me.

Who am I to worry about?

I’m definitely the weakest one here. Hah!

“Let me ask you one thing. Is your purpose still to summon your master? In other words, a demon of the Demon King class?”

Without further ado, I directly asked the two demons their purpose.

If there were anyone else here besides me, I wouldn’t have said such reckless things.

But since there are only those demons in front of me, there’s no need to hold back.

As expected, the expressions of the two demons distorted in surprise to the point that I could recognize it.

“…How did you know that! Who did you hear it from!”

“…Tch! You’re dangerous!”

“Okay. Thank you for your honest answers. It was really helpful.”

Just looking at their reaction, I can be sure that their purpose is to exploit the loopholes in the covenant and summon their master.

Then there’s only one thing to do.

“You guys. You’ll have to give up on that dream right here. It’s a nuisance for us in many ways!”

I gathered mana and immediately entered a battle stance to defeat the two demons.

Those two are already scattering their killing intent and demonic energy.

No need for useless chatter.

As soon as I signaled, the spirits who were waiting immediately spewed lightning and flames, and at the same time, the demons created black flames and began to pour them out.

Kugugugung!

The opposing forces imbued with opposing properties collide, and the surrounding area trembles from the reaction.

The floor and walls melt, and each force rushes to burn the other.

I use teleportation to avoid their flames, and they also flap their wings and make unusual maneuvers, chasing after me.

I was prepared, but fighting two demons at the same time with my bare body is a bit nerve-wracking.

‘I need to defeat them as quickly as possible and get to my destination…’

But why two?

Surely I’m not the only one fighting two, am I?

Yeah, Sylvester is probably fighting about five right now.

I believe that.

Otherwise, it would seem like those guys are the most afraid of me, right?

* * *

About a few minutes before Aileon began his battle against the two demons.

Sylvester also landed safely in a separate space.

“Could it be that we’ve been separated?!”

I felt something was wrong, but I couldn’t detect the presence or appearance of the two.

Could it be that they didn’t make it through?

That can’t be… I definitely saw them jumping in together.

“Then it must be your doing.”

Sylvester quickly grabbed his sword and swung it around.

The finely divided sword energy swept in all directions, 360 degrees.

Some of the sword energy collided with something.

So, you were there!

Sylvester rushed towards that place and unleashed a powerful sword energy.

Pajijik!

A noise and impact like lightning crackling echoed, and a demon was greatly shocked and bounced back from the distorted space.

“So, you were there.”

There’s no need to doubt or hesitate.

“Insignificant human!”

The demon roared, angered by the injury, but Sylvester ignored the reaction.

Demons are originally like that.

They consider themselves superior to humans, but they can never ignore their power. Hiding a little while ago was also in that context.

It’s truly a contradiction in itself.

Of course, he couldn’t deny that personal feelings were mixed in.

Sylvester has personal prejudices and hatred towards demons.

“I have to admit that this is definitely my mistake.”

His face, muttering to himself in a self-deprecating manner, was filled with annoyance.

“To think it would be that demon from back then.”

When Aileon said it, I had a hunch.

Sylvester soon regretted his naive perception.

The demon’s appearance is familiar.

The typical appearance of goat horns and hooves is familiar, so it must be the demon I fought back then.

“Disgusting demons…”

He expressed his disgust without hesitation.

Sylvester hates demons.

The reason Sylvester started training with the sword in that era was because of demons.

He lost everything because of them.

He once held a sword with hatred.

It was just annoying.

To think that even in a world 20,000 years later, those things would still crawl out.

“I definitely need to reflect. From now on, I need to thoroughly chase them down and eliminate them.”

“Don’t be arrogant!”

The demon expressed anger as if annoyed, but Sylvester just snorted and ignored it.

“You don’t have as much power as you did back then!”

“It’s true that I used the power of artifacts to slaughter you back then. I admit that much. …But looking at you now, I think I can be arrogant?”

I couldn’t feel as much power from the demon as I did last time.

Half? No, it’s certain that the total amount of demonic energy has dropped below that.

I don’t know what they’re doing here, but they must have poured their strength into it, so they didn’t have time to recover.

“Pathetic. You’re really pathetic, demon.”

“How dare you say that!”

The demon couldn’t stand it and roared, flying towards Sylvester.

It sharpened its claws, which could easily tear even steel, and swung them.

However, Sylvester blocked it too easily.

Clang!

Oura [aura] and demonic energy intertwine and repel each other, growling.

“Of course, if you had maintained the same power as last time, it would have been a bit annoying for me to handle.”

I’m not saying it’s impossible.

Sylvester has also honed his skills since then.

It was an unavoidable situation, but he’s not foolish enough to feel nothing about relying on power other than his own.

“But it seems easy enough if it’s just you.”

“You bastard!”

The demon exploded with anger and raised its demonic energy, turning it into black lightning and striking down.

Sylvester unfolded his sword energy and easily blocked it.

I’ve already experienced lightning enough when I briefly competed with Aileon at his request last time.

“Then how about this!”

Next, the demon solidified its demonic energy like a sword and created several of them, floating them in the air.

But.

“Clumsy.”

Sylvester’s voice was already heard from behind the demon’s neck.

He jumped up at a speed that left the demon’s sight and instantly took over the rear.

If it were a 1v1 in perfect condition, Sylvester would have had to prepare for a fierce battle, but if it’s weakened like that, it’s too easy.

“…You!”

Before the demon could turn around, angered by the humiliation of being caught from behind, it was crushed by Sylvester’s sword energy and fell to the ground.

It suffered a deep sword wound, and black demonic energy leaked from the affected area, but the demon still got up.

“So, you’re a demon after all… I was going to cut you in half in one go…”

Sylvester clicked his tongue and quickly changed his mind.

There’s no need to play around clumsily.

Aside from personal annoyance, I’m also worried about my separated comrades.

Let’s finish this quickly.

“Then I’ll keep slicing you until you disappear.”

To get rid of it for sure this time.

“Yeah, let’s see how long you can last.”

Sylvester sharpened his aura to increase the power of his sword energy and unfolded his swordsmanship.

* * *

The moment two demons rushed at me at once, I almost flinched without realizing it.

‘Huh? Those guys?’

Looking at the amount of demonic energy they were emitting, I immediately wore a relaxed expression.

‘Ah~ Their power is also weakened in the current situation…’

I didn’t properly heal the sword wound I received from Sylvester.

In addition, I must have poured all my limited power to the limit to create a ritual site of this size, so I must have weakened significantly.

Right now, I’m only slightly better than a low-level demon at best.

That alone may be a scary enemy for ordinary people, but at my current level or Sylvester’s level, there’s no reason to be defeated unless I’m careless.

As expected, it pays to attack in advance.

“Then it’s simple! Undine! Attack!”

-Okay! I’ll attack the demons!

Undine cheerfully responded and created hundreds of water spears and scattered them.

The two demons easily hover in the air and avoid them, but.

“Got you!”

Soon, they had to scream and flounder, falling.

“Keheok!”

“From behind?!”

Throwing water spears was a fake.

Moving the missed water spears with space control.

Gathering them in one place and pouring them out like a huge waterfall, sweeping them away.

“Kuaaaaaaak!”

The demons are suffering, considering they were simply swept away by a waterfall.

That’s because the water I used this time was extracted only from pure spirit water.

Basically, spirit power and demonic energy are subtly incompatible.

Because the basic properties are different.

Well, even if it’s not as extremely incompatible as divine power, it’ll be somewhat annoying for those guys.

‘I guess it feels like being soaked in boiling oil.’

The bodies of the demons swept away by the waterfall tremble as if they were electrocuted.

They want to shout something as if they hate it, but I can’t hear it because of the sound of the water pouring down.

“I’m not going to bother trying to read their minds. I’ll end it right away.”

It’s according to the original story, but they’re the ones who have a history of escaping once.

There’s no guarantee that I won’t make a mistake if I try to play with them.

Reusing space control to open a subspace large enough to swallow the two of them whole.

A large amount of water is sucked into the subspace as if water is draining into a sewer.

The next moment, the two demons were swept away and fell into the subspace.

Of course, they don’t die just from that.

It’s just a measure to prevent the aftermath of the attack from reaching this side.

I don’t close the subspace and generate lightning and pour it out.

Jijijijit!

Lightning flashes from inside the subspace.

I close the gap before it explodes.

After a while.

When I opened the subspace again, the two demons, with about half of their bodies already blown away, fell helplessly to the floor.

Which one is Skinny and which one is Fatty?

The damage is so severe that I can’t tell them apart now.

“……Wow, you’re still alive even after doing that much. You’re tough…….”

It’s so amazing that it’s a little creepy.

If these guys weren’t weakened, it would have been quite troublesome.

The two demons are wriggling and trying to move.

It’s an injury that would have killed an ordinary creature on the spot.

“You’re still holding on.”

Even if they die here, it’s not an actual death for the demons.

They’re just going back home.

It’s not a very wise thing to hold on so stubbornly.

If you consume too much power, you may lose your status as a demon if you make a mistake.

Moreover, what those guys are doing now is barely skirting the covenant.

They killed the summoner, ran wild without permission, and hid and plotted a plan without returning.

Is there any way there won’t be a penalty for that action?

‘These guys have broken the rules of the world too much.’

They will definitely lose their status as demons the moment they return.

Low-level… no, maybe they’ll be demoted to the lowest-level demons.

However, the demons still struggle as if they don’t care.

“……I won’t let you interfere.”

“……Kyaaaaaak! I won’t let you send me back.”

Watching the demons’ struggles, I stopped trying to finish them off right away and pondered for a moment.

There’s no way I’d feel a sense of guilt.

I just had a simple question.