Chapter 61

Iris, a beautiful blonde with red eyes, attacked Louis without a word. She approached Louis at an incredible speed and delivered a spinning kick with full force. The target was his head; a kick so precise and fast that it would surely kill a normal person. However, Louis blocked it with his right arm, which he had hardened using qi.

Of course, his arm was hardened to the point where it could withstand a sword. However,

"It... hurts...!"

Iris's kick inflicted damage on Louis's qi-hardened arm. The pain exceeded his expectations, and his reaction became slightly slower. Iris did not miss this opportunity.

"Blade of Fresh Blood!!"

A magical blade made of blood was released from Iris's fingertips. Louis was hit directly and sent flying. He then crashed into a tree, sending up a cloud of dust.

Seeing this, Iris was confident of her victory and a calm smile appeared on her face.

"I have taken down the enemy, my master..."

Saying this, Iris was about to leave the scene. However, she sensed Louis rising from the dust and stopped.

"It hurts, it hurts... You're relentless. I've scraped my arm."

"Impossible...! I tried to kill you!?"

Iris was surprised to see Louis get up with a carefree expression. How could he have taken that magic with almost no damage?

In contrast to Iris's readiness, Louis, with a cheerful expression, was curious about the magic he had just taken.

"You can use blood magic, which is quite rare. I believe it allows you to exert greater power than ordinary magic by using your own blood as a sacrifice. Where did you learn it?"

"...I have nothing to tell you, my enemy. This time, I will end your life! Blade of Fresh Blood, Great Scythe!!"

Blood spurted from Iris's fingertips again, forming a scythe about two meters long. Iris, wielding a scythe larger than her own height, swung it at Louis.

Her superhuman physical abilities and the reach of the large scythe allowed her to rain down terrifyingly fast slashes on Louis. However, Louis had already read her movements and dodged all of her attacks with minimal movement.

"Damn...! Why can't I hit you!?"

Iris gritted her teeth at Louis's evasion skills, which exceeded her imagination. Eventually, she realized that this attack would not decide the battle and took a step back from Louis, dissipating the magical scythe.

"I see... You must be quite capable to have taken down my master. Then I will become even more serious."

Saying this, Iris glared at Louis with even more killing intent in her eyes.

Even Louis, who had never killed anyone, was flustered by her intense gaze. Why am I being hated so much? I have no idea why!

"Wait! Who is your master? I have no idea!"

"You don't know who it is...? After you took down that person, you can still say such a thing? However, if you are going to play dumb, I will tell you your sin."

And in the next moment, Iris uttered astonishing words.

"My master is the Demon King 'Testarossa S. Nodens'."

The name she spoke was one that Louis knew well.