At the scene, I regulated my breathing, staring intently at the deceptive demon before me.

‘Hoo...’

The eerie energy it emitted prickled my skin. It was clear—this one was a level above the enemies we had faced before.

During the battle with the demonic creature, we had borrowed the Sword Saint’s power, so it was hard to say we had dealt with it on our own.

‘This time, we have to end it with our own hands.’

Of course, if things really went south, we still had the insurance of calling Director Lina. But that wasn’t something I had prepared …