The Survival of the Third-rate Villain

-Keuk?!

The demon let out a weak groan as he felt a sting on his achilles.

And looking down—

He saw Lycus.

He was looking at him with an annoying smirk.

And seeing that—

-DIE!!!

SWOOSH—!!!

The demon raised his foot and brought it down heavily, aiming to crush Lycus’ chest!

But as soon as the demon lifted his foot that was pinning Lycus down—

"Hngh...!"

BAM!

"GAH?!"

Leon kicked Lycus hard on the side!

FWISH~

Lycus then slid across the ground—

B O O M—!!!

Making the demon’s foot slammed into nothing but the ground, cracking it on impact!

-Huh?!

The demon was momentarily flustered by this.

And at that moment—

BAM—!!!

Lycus sprang up!

SWISH—

He twisted his torso mid-air, turning sharply toward the demon.

And using the momentum of his spin—

S W I S H—!!!

He extended his left hand, slashing straight toward the back of the demon’s head!

-In?!

FWISH—!!!

The demon sensed the incoming attack and tilted his head to the side, barely avoiding it.

But—

S L A S H—!!!

Lycus’ dagger still managed to carve through his flesh—

Cutting off his right ear!

-...

The demon remained silent for a moment.

Blood dripped from the side of his head, his severed ear falling uselessly to the ground.

And then—

G R R R R R R R R —

A deep, guttural growl escaped his throat.

His eyes—

S H I I I I N G—

Glowed with an overwhelming, violent red!

-You...

His voice trembled with fury.

-You BASTARDS!!!

The demon exclaimed in rage.

FWOOOOOSH—!!!

Then a sudden explosion of dark energy erupted from his body!

The sheer force of it sent dust and debris flying everywhere—

"Guh?!"

"Hmm?!"

Making Leon and Lycus shield their faces with their arms.

And when they looked back—

TAP—

The demon was already gone.

"...!"

"Shit—!"

And before either of them could react—

FWISH—!!!

The demon appeared right between them!

S W O O O S H—!!!

Both of his clawed hands swung outward at blinding speed!

"!!!"

FWIP—!

Leon and Lycus barely ducked in time, narrowly avoiding the attack—

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S W I S H—!!

The claws sliced through the air right where their necks had been!

But—

F W I P—

Before they could counter—

B A M!!!

The demon violently kicked Leon in the ribs, sending him crashing back!

"GAHH!!!?"

And without missing a beat—

PHUCK—!!!

His left hand stabbed straight into Lycus’ right shoulder!

"AGH—?!"

Lycus clenched his teeth in pain—

But he still forced himself to move!

And gritting his teeth—

SLASH—!!!

He swung his right dagger toward the demon’s throat!

-...

The demon saw it, but instead of dodging—

BAM—!!!

He headbutted Lycus!

"KEUK...?!"

Tap- tap—

Lycus’ body stumbled backward, but before he could fall—

FWIP—!!!

The demon grabbed his right dagger with his left hand covered with demonic energy and pulled him forward!

And with his other hand—

BAM!!!

The demon heavily punched Lycus in the stomach!

"GAH—!!!"

BOOM—!

Sending him crashing into the ground!

"Ugh...!"

Blood splattered from Lycus’ mouth.

But before the demon could finish him—

"GRAAAHHHH!!!"

Leon suddenly appeared behind him with his sword raised high!

S W I I I S H—!!!

Then he brought down his sword, aiming to split the demon’s skull!

But—

FWIP—

T A A A N G—!!!

The demon turned at the last second and caught Leon’s blade with his bare hand!

"...?!"

Leon’s eyes widened.

The demon glared at him, his face twisted in rage.

-DON’T THINK YOU CAN WIN!!!

He roared.

B A M—!!!

Then he slammed his forehead against Leon’s—

"GAH?!"

CRACK—!!!

Leon’s vision blurred, his ears rang—

But he didn’t fall!

Instead—

"FUCK YOU!!!"

F W I S H—!

Leon forcefully pulled his sword back.

And gritting his teeth—

S W I S H—!!!

He swung down his sword again!

And this time—

SLASH—!

His blade tore across the demon’s chest!

Blood sprayed out—

-...

But the demon didn’t even flinch!

And as a response—

PHUCK—!!!

His left claws slashed diagonally across Leon’s shoulders!

"GRHHH—!!!"

Leon groaned in pain, his body almost giving out—

But before the demon could follow up—

FWISH—!!!

Lycus reappeared at his blind spot, his daggers gleaming!

S L A S H—!!!

And he opened a deep cut on the demon’s back!

Though—

B A M—!!!

The demon kicked Lycus mid-air, sending him flying away!

"GURGH—!!!"

BOOM!!!

Lycus crashed against a broken pillar!

And the demon, turning back to Leon—

PHUCK—!!!

His right claws stabbed straight into Leon’s stomach!

"...?!!"

Leon’s body stiffened when he felt that.

And blood—

"..."

Dripped down from his lips, mouth, and stomach.

He felt his whole body heat up, his consciousness fading.

But nevertheless—

"..."

He didn’t scream.

He didn’t flinch.

And glaring at the demon—

"...!"

PHWIP—!!!

His hand shot forward and grabbed the demon’s wrist.

-Hmm??

The demon slightly frowned, but he didn’t take this seriously because of Leon’s current condition.

Then he tried to yank his claws back—

But—

FWIP!!!

Leon tightened his grip on him!

-Ngh—?!

The demon groaned, surprised.

He was struggling to take his hand back!

Leon was holding on!

His bloodied lips then curled into a smirk.

And opening his mouth—

"Too late."

He muttered that.

And then—

PHUCK—!!!

Lycus appeared.

His dagger—

Pierced straight through the demon’s heart!

-GHRRRRGH—!

The demon’s body shook.

But Lycus wasn’t done!

S L A S H—!!!

He slashed horizontally, tearing open the demon’s chest!

-GAAAHHHH—!!!

Blood sprayed everywhere.

The demon staggered forward.

But even then—

-...!

His bloodshot eyes remained filled with rage!

-You... FUCKERS...!!!

And with sheer willpower, or anger—

Fwish-

The demon raised his other claw, the left one!

But before he could even swing it down—

FWIP—

Leon let go of the demon’s right wrist and tightly gripped the handle of his sword with both hands.

And even though he’s barely holding onto his consciousness now—

"GRAHHHHH—!"

SWOOSH—

Leon horizontally swung his sword with his remaining strength!

And then—

S L A S H—!!!

His blade cut through the demon’s neck!!!

-!!?

The demon’s red eyes flickered, shock was apparent on his face.

And after that—

His head—

Thud-

It fell on the ground.

His body remained standing for a brief moment—

THUD—

Before it also collapsed.

And with that—

"..."

"..."

-...

Silence.

"...Hah...hah...hahh..."

Leon let out a slow, shaky breath.

"Huff...huuu...fuuu...."

Tap-

Lycus, panting heavily, stepped closer.

Then the two of them—

"..."

Stared at the demon’s unmoving body.

And finally—

’It’s over.’

They declared that in their heads.

The two of them were glad.

But following that—

BAM!

Leon fell onto the ground too!

"Huh?!"

This shocked Lycus.

And when he crouched down to check on him—

He saw a pool of blood forming under Leon. It was from the hole in his stomach and the other injuries he sustained from the fight!

"Leon!"

Lycus exclaimed, worried.

He could see Leon slowly turning pale—he was losing a lot of blood.

"Urgh...!"

Lycus groaned. He wasn’t in good condition either.

"Haaaaa..."

Leon let out a heavy sigh.

His vision was seeing nothing but blur now. His eyelids were getting heavier by the second.

He really wanted to pass out now—

"Don’t close your eyes!"

Only Lycus’ voice was stopping him from succumbing to it.

But soon, he wouldn’t be able to hold on—

’Am I going to die now...?’

Leon asked in his head.

’That sucks.’

He said.

Then, thinking about Raye—

’I wonder what he’s doing right now... He really looked desperate to leave this place earlier.’

He stated that.

"I hope I was able to be of help... He was a bitch before... But he’s all good now."

Leon weakly mumbled, a small smirk appearing on his face.

And after that— 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

"..."

He closed his eyes, losing consciousness!

And seeing that—

"Leon! Wake up!"

Lycus shouted in worry.

He was violently shaking Leon’s body.

But even after doing it for a while—

"..."

There was still no response from him.

’Don’t you fucking die on me.’

Lycus desperately thought.

He wasn’t really that close to Leon, but he knew he was a good guy.

And Lycus considered him a friend.

So desperately—

’Anyone...!’

He looked around, searching for someone—for something to help Leon.

And at that moment—

"Move."

Lycus heard a familiar voice above him.

"?!"

And the next thing he knew—

Fwish—

Lena was beside him, crouching down and looking at Leon!

And without beating around the bush—

"[Vital Overheal!!!]"

Lena started healing Leon, her eyes focused only on him!

"..."

Lycus stared at Lena, grateful.

But then—

"Get over here!"

"Huh?"

Fwish—

Someone pulled him to the side.

And when he looked at who it was—

"You’re hurt again..."

He saw Sofia, looking at him with teary eyes.

"Drink this!"

Sofia said, handing a vial of healing potion to him.

"..."

And Lycus, looking at her—

"Thanks."

He mumbled that, a relieved expression appearing on his face.

He saw Allen and Devin running in their direction too.

Then, he looked back at Lena and Leon...

Leon was breathing normally now and his color is going back to normal.

So finally...

"Haaa..."

Lycus could finally relax now.