SWNOVELXO Chapter 8: First meeting
The scene in front of me was truly terrifying. Blood and severed limbs floated in the air, in addition to the lifeless bodies of the five children pitifully thrown to the ground. As for the old man, his body was split in half, and there was an old demon ravenously eating from the old woman.
"What are you doing?" I said in a cold voice.
The thing I hate the most, in addition to my own blood, is when someone takes my prey—but this bold demon didn't just take them, he continued ignoring me completely.
"What are you doing?" I said again, but this time the killing aura covered the entire area.
The wooden cabin began to shake, and the floor kept trembling before the demon fell to the ground with a very great force.
"Ugh..." the demon groaned in pain before looking up.
Maybe he didn't notice me due to his gluttony at that moment, but after looking into my eyes, he realized what he had done before his expression turned to fear.
"I asked you what are you doing." I couldn't take it anymore.
I had waited enough, but he didn't answer, so I grabbed the axe with my hand and swung it hard toward him.
Slash...
The axe made a very sharp sound before the demon's hand was severed from his body.
"Aghhhh..." the demon let out a sharp scream, but he didn't move at all because he knew his body could heal if he endured. But if he tried to resist, he might lose everything.
Slash...
The second strike cut off the demon's other hand, with the sharp scream continuing, but this time I grabbed him by the head before a sharp sound appeared in my head.
[Important Notification]
[Consume the demon]
[Reward: You will obtain the demon's power]
When I saw the reward, I couldn't help but be astonished.
"Can I gain the power of the people I kill?"
[Yes, but you will not receive any rewards until you regain your original strength.]
"Hmm... but how can I kill an immortal demon?" I said in a calm voice.
I think I heard the old man was a demon slayer, so he must have had at least one sword, I said in my mind.
I looked at a cabinet in the middle of the room before heading toward it, but a trail of blue blood appeared on the floor, and of course, it belonged to the demon.
Slash...
I struck the cabinet with my hand before the wooden shards scattered, but I didn't care about them and looked at what was inside. It contained a few vegetables and some leather, but what caught my eye the most was a shiny black sword.
"Why didn't he use this sword when fighting me?" I couldn't help but wonder.
[It's not about not using it, but about not being able to.]
"Hmm....so my appearance surprised him, so he didn't use it. But why didn't he think of assassinating me later?" I repeated my question.
[I believe it's instinct.]
"Yes, I believe that too," I said in a low voice.
Even if you have an agile body, if a sumo wrestler comes running at you, what would you do other than flee? Even though you could aim for his legs or knees to make him fall easily, instinct is what stops you.
Especially since sumo wrestlers' knees are extremely strained from bearing heavy weight for many years.
I grabbed the black sword and raised the handless demon upward.
"No, please.." After the demon saw the sword in my hand, he began to scream in terror, even trying to kick me with his foot, but I didn't care at all.
I brought the sword close to his neck and with a swift strike, I separated his head from his body.
The demon's strange sounds ceased before he fell dead to the ground.
[Do you want to consume: Yes\No]
"Yes," I clicked the button in the air.
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I hope you enjoyed the chapter, and also forgive me for the delay because I'm extremely busy. And of course, I'm currently trying to improve my writing style.