The Survival of the Third-rate Villain

Back in the outdoor training ground, where the first attack of the demons started—

"[Graviton]"

S W O O S H—!

-URGH...?!

BOOM!!!

The headmaster, Bryan, was still fighting the noble demon who had initiated the invasion.

He had just sent the demon crashing into a wall again with his telekinesis magic.

And opening his mouth—

"Where’s the bravado you had before?"

Bryan asked that, looking toward the direction where he had sent the demon.

Swoosh~

A massive dust cloud lingered there, covering his enemy.

But then—

TAP-

The demon stepped out of it.

-...

An angry expression twisted his face as he looked up at Bryan, who was hovering in the air with telekinesis magic.

-’He’s playing with me...’

The demon thought.

His eyes widened, bloodshot with fury.

FWIP—

He clenched his hand so hard that his claws dug into his palm, blood dripping between his fingers.

Drip-

The noble demon couldn’t stand the fact that he was losing—to a human at that.

And that same human—

"I don’t know how you bastards got past the barrier, but I won’t let you succeed with your plans."

—was looking down on him.

"I’ll kill every single one of you... Starting with you."

Bryan declared that, cold eyes staring at the demon.

And at his words—

-...

The noble demon’s face twitched.

Veins bulged across his forehead, his crimson eyes burning with pure, unfiltered rage.

-A human... Is looking down on me?

The demon asked in disbelief.

His breathing turned erratic, his chest rising and falling as his entire body trembled.

Then—

CRACK—!

The stone beneath his feet shattered as his claws tightened into a fist.

FWOOM—!

A surge of dark energy erupted from his body, distorting the air around him.

Crack-

The ground quaked beneath him, cracks webbing out in all directions.

And opening his mouth—

-YOU DARE?!

The demon exclaimed that.

His voice thundered, a furious snarl ripping through the battlefield.

WHOOSH—!

His wings then spread wide, kicking up a storm of dust and debris as he bent his knees—

And in an instant—

BOOM!!!

The demon launched himself straight at Bryan like a cannonball, his form a blur of black and red.

-DIEEE—!!!

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FWOOOOOSH—!

A violent streak of darkness followed his charge, his right claw slashing straight at Bryan’s head.

But—

Before his attack could even get near his target—

TZZZT—!

Bryan vanished from his spot.

-Wha—!?

The noble demon’s eyes widened seeing him gone—

Then the next thing he knew—

BANG—!!!

-Ugh?!

An invisible force smashed into his side, sending him hurtling through the air!

FWOOSH—

BOOM!

BAM!

-GAH!!

He crashed into the ground, bouncing like a ragdoll before skidding to a stop.

TAP—!

-...urgh... haaaa...

Dust and rubble fell from the demon’s body as he slowly got up, his fangs grinding against each other.

-keuk...!

He spat out a wad of black blood.

Swoosh~

The demon’s entire frame was trembling—

Not from pain.

But from sheer, overwhelming fury.

And as that was happening—

Fwoosh—

"..."

Bryan just hovered above him, his arms crossed, his expression blank.

Then—

"Is that all you have?"

He asked that.

-GRGH...!!!

Making the demon’s blood boil again.

Swish~

The demon’s vision turned red.

His pride—his very existence—was being trampled on.

And he would not stand for it.

So—

-RAAAAAAGH—!!!

B O O M—!

The noble demon exploded in power.

SWOOSH—

The air rippled.

CRACK!

The ground shattered.

FWIP—

The noble demon’s muscles tensed as he crouched down.

FWISH~

His wings spread wide, his claws twitching with unrelenting rage.

SWAAAAA—!

His demonic energy roared around him, distorting the air with its sheer density.

-...

The demon locked his eyes on Bryan, ready to aggressively attack again.

-’I’LL FUCKING MURDER YOU!!!’

But just as he was about to launch himself—

FWIP—

-Huh—?!

The demon’s entire body froze.

A force—unseen, untouchable, unstoppable—restrained him like an unbreakable rope.

-’What is this?!’

His limbs wouldn’t move.

His wings wouldn’t flap.

Even his breathing stalled.

-Fuck…!!

The demon cursed, his voice came out in a strained whisper.

-’STUPID FUCKING BODY!!! FUCKING MOVE!!!’

His mind screamed at his body to move.

But—

-HNRGH...!!

Still nothing.

Then, at that moment—

FWOOOSH—

Bryan descended from above.

Tap-

He gently landed in front of the unmoving demon.

"..."

His sharp, emotionless gaze pierced into the demon, his presence towering—immovable.

And then—

"Let me show you…"

Bryan mumbled, lifting a single hand.

And at his gesture—

Fwoosh~

-Huh???

The demon’s body rose, floating helplessly like a mere ragdoll about a meter above the ground!

"…the clear difference between our power."

Then Bryan finished his sentence.

His voice was calm.

But in that calmness—was something terrifying.

-?!

The noble demon’s eyes widened in pure, unfiltered dread.

And as his body was still restrained—

-GH—!?

B A M —!!!

Bryan slammed him into the ground—HARD!

CRACK—!

The earth ruptured.

F W O O S H—!!

A shockwave tore through the battlefield, cracks spreading out like a spiderweb.

And before that even settles—

Swoosh~

The demon was lifted again—

B A M —!!!

And was slammed down even harder by Bryan’s telekinesis!

B A M—!!!

Again.

B A M—!!!

And again.

B A M—!!!

And again!

The demon’s body bounced like a toy as Bryan smashed him into the ground with terrifying precision.

B A M—!!!

The force behind each impact buried him deeper and deeper.

CRACK—

POP—!

The demon’s bones cracked.

His vision blurred.

B A M—!!!

-GRRRGH...!!!

His mouth opened, but no sound came out—only a choked gasp.

B A M—!!!

It wasn’t stopping.

-GRAAAAAA—!!!

The noble demon screamed in pain.

S W O O S H—

His demonic energy flared, trying to resist—

But it was useless.

B A M—!!!

-GAARGH!!!

Bryan’s telekinesis was absolute.

"What’s wrong?"

Bryan’s voice cut through the chaos—calm, emotionless.

"Didn’t you say you’d kill me?"

He said.

His hand tightened.

And this time of being slammed—

B O O M —!!!

The noble demon was driven so deep into the ground that the earth caved in.

FWOOSH~

Dust and debris shot into the sky.

Everything went still.

"..."

Bryan stopped his magic, and a crater appeared in front of him.

And in the middle of that massive crater—

-Ha..aaa..aa...

The noble demon lay motionless.

-ugh...

Twitching.

-huf..f...

Gasping.

He was even struggling to move.

Fwish-

"..."

Bryan slowly lowered his hand.

His piercing eyes gazed down at the broken demon.

And opening his mouth—

"Pathetic."

Bryan muttered that.

His voice was monotone—emotionless.

Bryan’s cold gaze remained fixed on the broken demon lying in the crater.

FWIP—

Then with a slight upward motion of his pointer finger—

FWOOSH—

The demon’s battered body rose into the air once more, completely under Bryan’s control.

The demon hung there, suspended like a puppet with its strings cut—

Yet still alive.

Still breathing.

Still aware.

But utterly helpless.

-…

The noble demon didn’t speak.

His lips trembled.

His fingers twitched.

His body desperately tried to move—to fight back.

But no matter how much rage filled his being—

No matter how much his demonic energy screamed to retaliate—

-’fuck...!’

He couldn’t.

FWISH—

Bryan pulled the demon in to him.

Closer.

Until the demon’s bloodied face was inches from his own.

And then—

-...

"..."

They stared at each other.

-’I’LL MURDER YOU!!!’

The demon’s bloodshot eyes—burning with hatred, with fury, with pure unrelenting anger.

On the other hand—

Bryan’s eyes—

"..."

Were cold.

Unfeeling.

And empty.

Fwip-

Bryan then raised his right hand—

And following that—

CLAMP—!

His fingers wrapped around the demon’s throat.

-...?!

Squeezing.

Holding him in an unbreakable grip.

-kek...!

The noble demon gurgled—but he didn’t beg.

He didn’t plead.

He just glared at Bryan.

Burning with every last ounce of defiance he had left.

And Bryan—

"..."

He didn’t care.

He leaned in slightly toward the demon—

And in a voice devoid of emotion...

He opened his mouth—

"Die."

Bryan said that.

FWIP—!!!

The air then distorted.

And following that—

SNAP—!!!

An unseen force twisted the demon’s head violently, making him look in the opposite direction where his body was facing!

His neck was shattered!

His head wrenched completely to the back!

But Bryan wasn’t done there.

Fwip-

And with a gesture of his finger again—

POP—!!!

The entire head of the demon was ripped off from his neck!

SPLASH—!!

Blood sprayed everywhere!

It gushed, drenching the surroundings in deep, crimson rain.

But despite that—

"…"

Bryan didn’t move.

He didn’t react.

He simply just stood there.

Silent.

Expressionless.

Holding the demon’s neck without a head, watching as blood still dripped from its lifeless body.

And then, after a while—

FWISH—

THUD!

He just tossed the body aside.

Discarding it like trash.

The noble demon was dead.

And Bryan—

TAP—

He didn’t even spare him a second glance.

He just started walking away.

"Hmm... That was boring."

Bryan mumbled, a slight frown on his face.

And then, looking around—

BOOM!

BAM!

-KEKEKEKEKE!!!

"KYAAAA!!!"

"AHHH!!! STOP!!!"

Bryan saw the chaos ensuring.

And looking at that—

"I should probably finish this up now."

Bryan mumbled that.

SWOOOSH—!

Then he flew up again.

And looking down on the whole outdoor training ground—

Bryan parted his lips—

And with cold eyes gazing down—

"[King’s Descent]"

He muttered that.

S W O O O O O O S H—!!!!!