Why must the devil be Defeated?
Chapter 377 - 374 Mirage

Chapter 377: 374 Mirage

"Welcome to the starting point of the new world, Vice Count Xi’en Beizitu."

When such a chuckle arose, several shadowy figures slowly emerged from in front of the temple.

Among these figures, four were the black-clad members of the Old Demon Clan Faction that Shane had previously faced.

They stood like guards, forming a protective square around a person in the center and silently followed as the figure moved.

The one they were guarding was also dressed in a black robe, but had already taken down the hood—another Demon Clan member.

This member appeared similar in age to Shane with a sickly pale complexion, like a delicate noble’s son, and bore a gentle and scholarly smile on his face.

Seeing this refined and educated Demon, Oz and Mafi exchanged puzzled looks.

Shane, too, narrowed his eyes with an inevitable hint of surprise.

"Are you the leader?"

Shane cut to the chase with a questioning tone.

It was an inevitable suspicion.

For Shane had realized that this Demon, guarded by four individuals of Level 80 and above, endowed with the "Symbiosis" skill, was merely Level 10.

Yes, just Level 10.

In other words, this Demon was incredibly weak, weak to the degree that was uncharacteristic of the power-renowned Demon Clan.

The Demon Clan naturally possessed absolute strength advantages, even commanding respect from the Divine Race.

For a race such as this, even those with the lowest talent could grow to heights unattainable by the average Human.

Shane, having just become an adventurer, was informed by the staff at the adventurer’s guild that normal Humans could reach Level 10 upon reaching adulthood unless they had some defect.

Demon Clan members, however, were much stronger than Humans, so they typically reached Level 30 upon adulthood, far surpassing Humans.

As for the Divine Race, they had no concept of maturity; what they were at birth they would remain, unchanging.

Which means, among all races, the Demons have the greatest innate advantage, the highest stature, and it is nearly impossible, aside from their children, to find a Level 10 Demon.

And now, a Demon of only Level 10, looking sickly and weak, stood before Shane—likely ranking at the bottom in terms of talent amidst his race, akin to a defective individual.

Such an individual, leading this faction of the Old Demon Clan?

This compelled Shane to question.

However, while the other was only Level 10, he possessed a skill that Shane found quite unexpected.

And while Shane had his doubts and surprise, the other simply smiled unconcernedly.

"Let me introduce myself."

The figure graciously bowed to Shane as a true noble would before speaking elegantly.

"My name is Danass, leader of the Old Demon Clan Faction ’Mirage’."

——— ’Mirage’.

Was this the name of the power wielded by this Old Demon Clan Faction?

As Shane pondered, Danass spoke again.

"I have long heard of your esteemed name," Danass said with a mild expression, "the adventurer who quelled the ’Slaughterer Faction’, tamed a dragon, a noble of the new generation, and even has connections with our Demon Clan’s Demons. In the Old Demon Clan Faction, your name is quite renowned."

"Is that so?" Shane raised an eyebrow, playfully retorted, "It wouldn’t be because I subdued your compatriots, and I’m on your hit list, to be dealt with sooner or later—that kind of renown, would it?"

"How could that be?" Danass laughed lightly, "Even if we belong to the same Old Demon Clan Faction, we are different forces. Aside from occasional collaborations and alliances, the factions of the Old Demon Clan Faction generally do not interfere with each other and may even be enemies. Under such circumstances, no one would trouble you over a fallen ’Slaughterer Faction’."

Fallen.

Indeed, fallen.

Following the large-scale assassination event in the Royal Capital a decade ago, the ’Slaughterer Faction’, which once boasted over a thousand members and was regarded as the most powerful faction in the Old Demon Clan, was left devastated, reduced to less than one percent of its former size, a fact that Luoqi had also told Shane.

The ’Slaughterer Faction’ of the Old Demon Clan was mainly focused on assassinations and had no particularly extraordinary individuals; even their leader, Beddo, was only Level 84 without a Unique Skill. If it weren’t for possessing high-level Dark Magic and Spirit Magic, someone else might have taken his place.

Such a faction, once declined, naturally would not be taken seriously by others within the Old Demon Clan Faction and would not provoke a significant response.

But...

"It seems like you’re troubling me right now."

Shane stated in an even tone.

To this, Danass quickly shook his head.

"You jest, how could I possibly trouble you?"

Danass denied.

Unfortunately, he did not know that Shane had already seen through his only acquired skill with "Identification."

"You think I haven’t noticed that although your level is very low, you’ve acquired the max level ’Magic·Biological Creation,’ right?" Shane said bluntly.

Not only Danass but also Oz and Mafi reacted to Shane’s statement.

"You’re saying he has the ’Magic·Biological Creation’ skill? And it’s max level?"

Mafi was taken aback.

"Doesn’t that mean he can use Life Creation Magic to a very high degree of skill?" Oz’s expression also changed.

Both of them understood immediately how important this piece of information was.

Because if it were true, it would mean that although Danass was weak, he could use highly sophisticated Life Creation Magic to create very high-quality Magic Life.

Unfortunately, when they were chasing the culprit behind the destruction of the spatial nodes who had taken the Jade, they saw many Magic Lives that had been left behind as sacrificial pawns.

The meaning of this was already quite clear.

"So, you’re the one who’s been using Magic Lives as disposable pawns, aren’t you?" Shane thus exposed Danass.

But Danass just put on an innocent look.

"I think you’re probably misunderstanding," Danass raised both hands, sighing somewhat theatrically: "It’s true, my only strength is creating Magic Life, but I’ve already lent those out. The one giving orders wasn’t me, but one of your own kind, Lord Beizut."

Your own kind.

That is, the Human.

This was not a lie.

Iris had said that the one who destroyed the spatial nodes and kidnapped the Jade was a Human, not from the Demon Clan.

Since it was not the Demon Clan, it proved that what Danass said was true.

"I have some cooperation with that person, but not much involvement. He gives me what I want, and I give him what he wants, that’s all," Danass spoke with seeming sincerity: "If the Magic Lives I created have caused you any discomfort, then I can apologize for that, but I have no enmity toward you, and I hope you can clearly understand this."

Danass’s attitude towards Shane was extremely friendly.

However, from the way he completely ignored Oz and Mafi, one could see that this person was not as polite and refined as he appeared on the surface, but rather very arrogant and self-centered.

Shane didn’t mind chatting with him a bit more.

Because the more they chatted, the more Shane learned.

For instance...

"I think I understand why your level is so low." Shane curled his lips, saying: "It’s not that you lack talent, but you’ve devoted all your energy to Life Creation Magic, so you haven’t grown or trained yourself, and your level hasn’t increased, right?"

Shane’s gaze then turned to the four people in black.

"These four favorites must be the Magic Life you’ve created, that’s why they follow your commands so obediently, right?"

Shane’s words were met with an affirmative smile from Danass.

"I’m not good at fighting, and my talent is quite average; no matter how hard I train, I probably won’t achieve much and can only remain an insignificant member of the weaker Lower Demon Race, disappearing into oblivion," Danass shrugged his shoulders, seemingly helpless and light-hearted: "Fortunately, I have a decent talent in Life Creation Magic, and every time I level up while practicing it, I get quite a few Skill Points."

Usually, the number of Skill Points a person can get depends on their talents and abilities, or their results in battle.

Outstanding potential and talent that hasn’t been exhausted can earn quite a few Skill Points, and the more talented the person, the more Skill Points they get when leveling up.

And if one levels up after a desperate fight, that generally yields a substantial number of Skill Points to signify the importance of growth through battle.

But there are also those severely unbalanced individuals, extraordinarily gifted in one or two areas but mediocre elsewhere. When they concentrate on these strengths, they usually experience extraordinary growth.

Just like Danass, if he had an unusual talent for Life Creation Magic, then striving in other areas would yield slow growth, but if he worked hard in the field of Life Creation Magic, he would see abnormal improvement.

Given this, Danass must have been constantly practicing Life Creation Magic so that he would earn a lot of Skill Points during each level-up. With his inherent talent in this field, the Skill Points required for leveling up were probably low, which allowed him to max out "Magic·Biological Creation" at Level 10.

Due to the lack of talent in other areas, even training wouldn’t bring much growth, so he decisively gave up, leading to his persistently low level.

However, with just the Life Creation Magic alone, this person could create a power.

Not to mention anything else, just the four Magic Life next to Danass with the "Symbiosis" skill, undoubtedly, were his greatest masterpieces.

Lacking personal strength?

What did that matter?

Danass only needed to painstakingly collect precious materials, and he could create powerful Magic Lives to fight for him, all while being obedient to him.

Thanks to this, Danass was the leader of the "Mirage."

He was a true leader, not a warrior.