Chapter 38: How to Kill the Demon? Cassie dodged to the side...

Cassie dodged the demon's attack by sidestepping, then nimbly leaped to the other side, landing steadily, and unleashing a spell at the demon.

Mary used ice magic to immobilize the demon in place, with ice continuously growing from its feet up to its calves, freezing it solid for a while.

The demon, intending to retaliate against Cassie, was about to walk towards her when it discovered its feet were immobilized. It roared and tried to take a step, but ice shards kept falling as it struggled. Everyone could see that the ice wouldn't hold the demon for long.

Ethan's mind raced through all the spells he had learned. There were so many that he couldn't decide, so he decided to trap the demon first and use it as a punching bag.

Ethan clenched his left fist, and several cracks suddenly appeared on both sides of the demon. Chains, stained with congealed dark red blood and whose original color was no longer recognizable, flew out from the void and tightly wrapped around the demon's body.

The demon was mercilessly and tightly bound around the neck, wrists, arms, torso, and legs, successfully binding him before he could break free of the ice on his feet and attack Mary and the others.

Do demons breathe? Ethan couldn't quite remember. It seemed like they could breathe, or maybe they didn't. Anyway, every time Ethan tightened his grip on the chains binding the demon, the chains became heavier.

Who cares if it can breathe? It would be even better if it could be strangled to death. If the demon escapes, who knows how many people it will harm.

Cassie waited cautiously for a moment, and when she found that the demon really couldn't break free of the chains Ethan had summoned, she excitedly stepped forward.

A demon punching bag! What a rare, limited-edition punching bag! They might encounter many demons in the future, but probably none like this, where she can train to her heart's content all at once in her 24th year.

Youth has no price; she uses the devil as a punching bag.

Of course, Cassie is not a reckless person.

Over the course of her time with them, she discovered that her teammates were all quite talented and powerful, and each of them had their own unique way of using magic. If the demon really went berserk, everyone, including herself, would at least be able to protect themselves.

She might be able to regain the upper hand and fight again. She also has trump cards. If the demon suddenly breaks free of its chains when she gets close, Cassie has more than one magical artifact that can withstand a fatal blow.

Even if the first attack missed, it was enough for her to react, and she could escape before the demon could prepare a second strike.

Moreover, even if Cassie couldn't win and couldn't escape successfully in a short time, she still had a magical artifact that allowed her to teleport. She had obtained it by chance after helping a senior mage, and it didn't even require the infusion of magic; she only needed to inject a little blood.

So, Cassie went straight in and unleashed his ultimate move, delivering a right hook to the demon.

She wasn't just a magician. Perhaps this is a common trait among magicians: during their studies, they learn that there are several methods to suppress magic. Most magicians choose to learn more methods to enhance their magic, so that if their magic is ever suppressed, they will still have some ability to protect themselves.

Before becoming a magician, Cassie had already honed her skills to the extreme, so she should be able to land a few hits on the demon and inflict some damage.

Even if it doesn't cause any harm, it's still a provocation to the demon. Humans, who are considered ants, are being directly punched like this, which will surely enrage the demon!

Before the demon could recover from her right hook, Cassie delivered a vicious uppercut.

She might not be able to kill you, but Cassie, a black belt in karate, also "knows a little" about more than a dozen martial arts such as Krav Maga, Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Sanda, stick fighting, kendo, combat, and taekwondo. She has even learned a martial art called Tai Chi from the East and has deeply felt the power of using softness to overcome hardness.

Mary hesitated to approach for a moment, and finally vented her anger, but was drawn to the scene. She saw a stunned Terrick standing beside her, mouth agape, deep in thought.

Dan looked at his hands, hesitating whether to cast a few spells. He was afraid of accidentally hurting his teammates, but he also felt it wasn't necessary.

Ethan and the others watched as Cassie practiced using more than a dozen different martial arts styles. Ethan could barely recognize five of them, but that was enough to amaze him.

The demon was fighting and suddenly tried to spit out some kind of attack, but Dan quickly stuffed something into its mouth and narrowly avoided Cassie's kick, which even created a gust of wind!

It's unclear how much time passed, but the demon was knocked unconscious by Cassie. Cassie was also exhausted from fighting and reflected on his moves. He realized that he had inadvertently used some magic again. So, part of the reason the demon was stunned might be because he used magic, but was another reason because he was angry?

I don't know, they were just watching their teammates practice. What do you mean by insulting Demon Maga? There's no need for that kind of thing.

"How are we supposed to deal with it?" Cassie's breathing was a little erratic. She finally stopped and questioned her teammates, who were standing in a row watching the show: "How do we send it back to hell? Or just eliminate it altogether?"

“If we can kill it, let’s kill it.” Dan spoke first, his voice strangely hoarse: “But I don’t know this kind of magic or summoning circle. My current impression of demons is that they use crosses and holy water.”

Mary shook her head in distress: "Me too. I've only learned to identify a few magic circles so far, and I'm probably powerless to kill demons."

"+1!" Terry nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "I don't know how, I can't even recognize a magic circle."

It seems the only solution is to contact those senior magicians.

Cassie looked at Ethan, because while the others were silent, he could hear the rapid turning of pages from his side.

The group turned around and found that Ethan had just come through the portal, which wasn't even completely closed yet.

He was flipping through a completely black book without a title, reading it at lightning speed, as if he were searching for something.

...Was Ethan here learning how to kill a demon?

The same thought simultaneously popped into the minds of the four people.

Is it true? Although I just recognized the magic and saw that it summoned a low-level demon, I knew that Ethan, who could learn such obscure knowledge, probably had some books at home for him to study.

But who would have thought there was a way to kill a demon? And they even taught you how on the spot?

I'm a little envious—it comes from an ordinary group of four who possess some of the more advanced and rare magic that requires points to exchange for, and many of the rare and unique books have been lost, and they can't even provide the corresponding books at home.

There simply isn't enough knowledge for them to learn. The knowledge monopoly is quite severe. Unless their ancestors were magicians and might have left behind some ancient books, ordinary people who join the ranks of magicians are basically groping in the dark from the start.

Completely oblivious to the envious glances from his teammates, Ethan was still diligently flipping through books, searching for a way to kill the demon.

After painstakingly flipping through the pages for two minutes, he finally found the solution in this book, which was so thick that it could knock someone unconscious if you hit it.

Ethan handed the magic book to Mary and the others, pointing to the magic circle drawn in an inconspicuous corner and the few words of description: "This should be it, the way to destroy demons."

The four heads huddled together to look, and sure enough, they found the introduction in an inconspicuous corner. The text was so small that they had to get even closer to see it. The magic circle was relatively large, but it still couldn't compare to the magic circles in other parts of the book.

"How to eliminate demons: Do you really need to learn this? Isn't it easy to do just by looking at it? See the illustrated guide for details."

Ethan thinks the author of this book probably genuinely believes that this method of eliminating demons is easy and doesn't require much learning.

Ethan could glean the information from a few lines of the preceding text.

Compared to the previous topics—how to deceive angels into becoming demons, 100 ways to cook angels, 100 ways to use demons, how to weave magical artifacts from angel feathers, how to create "gods," killing demons seems rather mundane in comparison.

I don't know how powerful the magician who wrote this book was, but he certainly didn't make it up. What kind of simple person could be in the forbidden zone of Lord Starfall's library?

When Lord Starfall allowed him to study forbidden books, he solemnly told him that he was not allowed to try out any magic he found interesting. Some of these magics were truly forbidden to be tried, because if he lost control, they could cause significant damage.

Ethan had asked him, for example, what?

Xingyun pondered for a few seconds, as if he remembered something bad, and his face turned grim. In the end, he said nothing, only telling him not to try things recklessly.

But this should be fine. He won't learn those crazy tutorials with those names. He'll only learn this demon-slaying formation, and use it only for this mission.

The formation requires human blood, but the problem is that Ethan is dead. What flows in his veins is not blood, but an unknown substance similar to blood that keeps him functioning properly. It cannot be used as normal blood.

Moreover, these substances are in fixed quantities. If they are accidentally lost in battle, they must be replenished to the original amount within six hours, otherwise he may be forced to shut down until Starfall discovers and saves him.

"Um... I'm a little hesitant to use blood," Ethan said somewhat awkwardly. "Because... because..."

Although he acknowledged and accepted his death, it was still different to tell his colleagues that he was already dead, and he was worried about receiving sympathetic looks from them.

Normal gazes were already uncomfortable enough for him, so how could he feel any better if they were like this? Of course not, he would feel even more awkward and unable to accept it.

“Use mine.” Dan seemed to see through Ethan’s hesitation and interrupted him directly: “I’ve already learned it. In fact, I learned it thanks to you. Otherwise, I don’t know when I would have been able to learn this method.”

Ethan doubted his ears. This seemingly aloof and cold guy would actually make a joke like this? How could he not know how long it would take to learn? That's a bit of an exaggeration.

As Ethan thought this, he couldn't help but feel more favorably toward Dan for easing the tension, and his eyes subtly revealed his gratitude.

Others: Actually, it's the truth...

This teammate seems to be rich, referring to his knowledge of the magical world. They probably wouldn't know when they'd ever learn that.

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Author's Note: Cassie is actually a handsome older sister, Dan is a handsome younger brother, and Terry is quite Terry [I haven't decided on this character yet]. I'll draw when I have time; my magician colleague is just slacking off.

I tried writing some battle scenes, but failed. I won't give up though [chin in hand]. I still need to have both sides fight alongside Ethan several times; there needs to be some adjustment and getting along. I envisioned the magician colleagues getting along better [applause]. Because they were in different states when they first met, the results were different.

Knowledge is power! [Physics Version]

It's quite difficult for ordinary-born mages to learn powerful magic; they have to fight for it themselves.

Cassie is more physical, a physical magician [?] [starry-eyed]