The Survival of the Third-rate Villain

With cold eyes gazing down at the ground—

"[King’s Descent]"

Bryan mumbled that.

And as soon as he did—

S W O O O O O O S H—!!!!!

A powerful telekinetic force crashed down onto the outdoor training ground!

-KEK?!

-H-HUH?! WHAT’S THIS?! URGH!!!

-GAH?! WHAT THE FUCK?!!

-GURGH?!!!

It pressed down on the demons and monsters—all of them!

Then, with the telekinesis crashing down on them—

B A M!

Some of the demons and monsters were forced to their knees, their bodies trembling under the immense pressure!

And the others—

S L A M!

They were smashed face-first into the ground!

Their bodies twitched.

-URGH...?!

-GAH!!

-W-WHAT’S THIS...?!!

They tried to struggle—

But—

F W O O O O O S H—!!!!!

-UGH!!!

They couldn’t move! The telekinetic force pinning them down was too strong!

It was an overwhelming weight, like an unseen mountain pressing down on them!

-KIEEEEE—!!!

SPLASH—!

Some of the weaker monsters were crushed to death under the sheer force! Their bodies burst apart like insects caught under a giant’s hand!

And seeing that happen—

"W-What the hell?!"

"What is happening?!"

"This is insane…!"

The students were stunned, their eyes wide, their faces frozen in shock as they took in the overwhelming power before them.

And despite being in the same area as the demons and monsters—

F W O O O S H—!!!

The students felt nothing.

The headmaster’s spell wasn’t affecting them!

Bryan had deliberately controlled his magic to only target the enemies!

Then soon—

"It’s coming from above!"

"Look, it’s the headmaster! We’re saved!"

"Ahhhh...! Thank you, headmaster!"

The students gasped as they saw Bryan floating in the air, his form silhouetted against the sky.

The realization hit all of them at once—this was all his doing.

"...!"

A wave of relief washed over them.

"...I knew the Headmaster was strong, but this? This is on another level..."

One student mumbled, looking up at Bryan with awe and admiration.

Fwip—

Then, another student clenched his fists, his face heating up in excitement.

"He’s crushing them all like they’re nothing..."

He mumbled under his breath.

Tap- tap-

Some students even staggered back, feeling the sheer weight of Bryan’s power.

"...This is the strength of a true monster."

One of them whispered, his voice barely audible.

F W O O O O S H—!!!!

The entire battlefield trembled under Bryan’s absolute control.

And knowing that—

"The others will do the rest."

Bryan casually said that.

Because he knew.

From the beginning—

He could have done this.

He could have restrained all the enemies in one go!

But—

The noble demon.

The noble demon from before could probably still move under this wide-area spell.

’He wasn’t that weak, after all.’

And because Bryan needed to focus and remain still while casting [King’s Descent]—

’I decided to kill that nuisance first.’

Bryan casually thought.

Then, looking down again—

B Z O O O M—!!

S L A S H—!

B A M—!!!

Bryan saw them.

Sariel, Ramiel, and Charles.

They were slaughtering the unmoving demons and monsters one by one, moving at a terrifying speed.

SWISH—

The staff members from the other academies were doing the same—

S W O O S H—!

Even the students—

They started fighting too!

Taking advantage of the situation, they attacked the weaker monsters, finishing them off!

And seeing that—

"Hmm, I’ll be done here soon."

Bryan muttered that.

And then—

Fwish—

His head turned toward the direction of the town.

And with eyes void of emotions—

"You’re next."

Bryan declared that!

Swoosh~

A cold wind brushed past his face. Stay tuned to freewebnovel

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*****

On the other hand—

In the town—

Fwip—

"..."

Raye once again took a fighting stance.

SHIING—

The tip of his blade, [Nyx], was pointed at the noble demon.

-...

The demon stood a few meters away, his posture relaxed, his expression unreadable.

Fwish—

"…?"

Raye narrowed his eyes as he noticed the demon glance toward the direction of the outdoor training ground.

The same place he had come from earlier.

-Heh…

The noble demon smirked.

"..."

But Raye paid no attention to that.

And instead—

"..."

He took a moment to assess his condition.

’I’m beat.’

Raye admitted in his head.

His left arm was broken, his skull cracked. His shoulders felt like they could give out at any moment.

Most of his ribs were snapped, his organs battered.

And his body—

Covered in wounds, both big and small. Blood dripped, staining the ground beneath him.

"..."

Raye could barely see.

He could barely feel anything.

He was even barely conscious.

But still—

’I’m going to kill this guy too...’

Swoosh—!

His anger remained.

Alive. Burning. Unshaken.

And sensing his murderous intent—

-Hmm?

The noble demon turned back to Raye.

And with a smile—

-Ah, pardon me for being distracted.

He said that.

"Fuck you."

Raye immediately responded.

-…

Silence.

The noble demon’s lips twitched, hearing that.

Anyway, changing the topic—

-You have a very nice weapon, by the way. So nostalgic…

The noble demon stated that, his gaze lingering on [Nyx].

"…? What?"

Raye frowned, confusion written all over his face.

-Well—

The noble demon opened his mouth again, about to explain.

But at that moment—

"Shut up, I’m not really asking for your answer."

Raye cut him off.

"Aren’t we supposed to fight? Bring it on, fucker."

He added, his voice laced with irritation.

-…

The demon fell silent again.

He was speechless.

-’He’s more annoying than I thought.’

The noble demon thought, keeping his fake smile as he observed Raye.

And then, opening his mouth—

-Then, why don’t you attack first?

He suggested that to Raye.

And without even responding—

BAM—!

Raye kicked off the ground!

FWOOSH—!!

He closed the distance between him and the demon in a split second!

And with [Nyx] gripped tightly in his right hand—

SWISH—

Raye slashed down diagonally from the top-right!

But—

TING—!

The demon stopped it.

With his bare left hand!

-Wow, you’re really feisty…

He mumbled in mock admiration, the edge of Raye’s blade just inches away from his neck.

-Too bad that didn’t hit, huh?

The demon smirked.

But just looking at him—

"…"

Raye smiled too.

-…?

The demon’s brows furrowed.

He thought Raye had lost it.

But then—

Phuck-

A sharp sting in his stomach!

-Huh?

And when the demon looked down—

-?!

He saw an elegant white dagger stabbed into his gut!

Not deep—

But enough to hurt.

The demon had let his guard down too much.

He thought Raye was done for.

Then immediately—

BAM!

"URGH…!"

The demon punched Raye in the nose with his right fist and sent him flying backward!

Thud—

Raye crashed a few meters away.

"Ugh…"

He weakly groaned.

His nose was broken.

But still, even with his shitty condition—

"Fuck…!"

TAP—

Raye stood up!

And once more—

FWIP—

He took a fighting stance, glaring at the demon!

-Ugh, right… That shit has that function…

The noble demon muttered.

His gaze shifted toward the white dagger in Raye’s left hand.

It was a gauntlet just seconds ago.

-’It’s been so long that I forgot.’

The demon thought.

Then—

-…

Looking at Raye again.

Fwish—

The demon spread his wings.

-I guess you’re a dangerous toy, even when broken, huh…

He muttered.

His twisted grin widened.

…He was getting turned on by this!

"...?"

A shiver ran down Raye’s spine.

(What a fucking weirdo…)

’What a fucking weirdo...’

Raye thought.

Fwish—

Then he shook his head.

He decided to just not think about whatever weird thing the demon did.

And with that—

BAM—!

He dashed off again!

"Keuk...!"

His body screamed in pain with every movement, but he ignored it.

"..."

Raye squinted his half-blind eyes, he focused his sight on the demon—

But all he could see was a blur.

Then in just a second—

Fwoosh—

Raye got near the demon!

-Huh?

And the moment he reached him—

FWISH—!

Raye swung [Nyx]!

A horizontal slash—!

But casually—

-...?

The demon just tilted his head.

Fwoosh-

And he dodged the attack.

But responding to that—

SWISH—!

Raye twisted his body, slashing upward!

And this time—

Tap-

The demon stepped back.

Fwish-

And Raye’s blade barely missed him.

WHOOSH—!

Raye swung again!

-Hmm...

Fwip-

But the demon leaned to the side.

Whish-

And it was dodged again.

"Gurgh...!"

Raye gritted his teeth!

And then—

"HAAAH—!!"

S W I S H—!

He brought [Nyx] down!

Raye poured it his all in this vertical slash—!

...

But right before it could hit—

TAP—

The demon lightly tapped the side of Raye’s blade.

And just like that—

BAM—!

Raye’s attack veered off track and hit only the ground!

"Tch—!"

His stance broke.

And at that moment—

BAM—!

A fist hit his cheek.

"Kuh—!"

Raye’s head snapped back!

BAM—!

Then he received another punch.

To his jaw.

"Guh—!!"

Tap- tap-

His body staggered.

BAM—!

And then a strike to his temple!

"GAH?!!"

Raye’s mind spun.

But it was clear—

’FUCK YOU...!’

The demon was toying with him.

His attacks weren’t too strong.

They weren’t too weak either.

BAM—!

They were just enough to hurt the injured Raye!

But every punch was getting heavier than the last one!

"Grah—!"

Blood spit out of Raye’s mouth!

BAM—!

And then he was hit again! It was stronger than the last!

"Urgh...?!"

Raye’s head snapped back again.

He couldn’t move, dodge, or even block!

His body was at its limit!

His vision blurred more.

His body swayed.

And then—

FWIP—

The demon raised his fist.

The next one was coming—!

But instead of despairing—

"...!"

Raye widened his eyes, focusing on the demon’s raised hand!

He still hadn’t given up!

FWOOSH—!

The demon launched another punch!

And at that moment—

Fwish—

Raye tilted his head to the side and avoided it!

"Hah!"

Raye let out a laugh while smiling, a lot of saliva and blood splurted out of his mouth.

-...?

The demon was just surprised that Raye was still able to dodge.

But when he saw Raye’s saliva and blood hit his fancy black and red suit—

-Bruh...

A disgusted frown appeared on his face.

Bam-!

And then he was punched in the right cheek by Raye!