The Survival of the Third-rate Villain

-...

The demon remained silent.

His left hand had regenerated now, and he was staring at Ramiel.

Behind Ramiel were Jerusha and Sister Irish, they were healing Raye.

-’Tsk, they’re trying to save that bug.’

The demon thought with a frown on his face, looking at the two woman.

And just then...

FZZZT—

"What are you looking at?"

Ramiel suddenly appeared in front of him and asked that!

-Wha?!

The demon was shocked, but he immediately crossed his arms!

And because of that...

BAM!

He was able to block Ramiel’s punch!

Though...

BZZT—

Another electric shock coursed through his body!

-Urgh...!

The demon groaned.

-HAAA!!

SWOOSH—

And then he slashed with his right claws horizontally as a counter!

"Slow."

Ramiel muttered.

Thud—

And he just grabbed the demon’s right arm with his left hand!

BAM!

-URGH?!

Then Ramiel threw a fast right jab straight into the demon’s face!

-’This human is stupidly fast and strong!’

The demon thought, feeling another electric shock pierce through his body!

And as soon as he realized Ramiel’s strength...

-GRAAAAAAHHHH!!!

The demon let out an ear-deafening roar, producing a powerful mana shockwave!

Bam—

Ramiel jumped away from him with a slight discomfort on his face.

"That was dangerous."

He casually mumbled.

Then, looking at the demon...

"Well... this could be a problem."

Ramiel saw him transforming!

The demon’s already large muscles bulged out even more!

His black hair grew waist-length!

He doubled in size, ripping apart his already ragged shorts!

And that’s not all...

Swoosh—

The horns on his forehead elongated!

Fwish—

And a pair of ominous black feathered wings sprouted from his back!

Swooo~

Then, after transforming...

-...

The demon stared at Ramiel with blood-red eyes.

"Humm humm humm~"

And then he just saw Ramiel humming calmly!

He was putting on combat gauntlets onto both of his hands!

-’This fucker is really annoying...’

The demon thought, pissed off.

Anyway, noticing his glare...

"Oh, you done?"

Ramiel looked at the demon and just asked that.

-You’re going to regret letting me transform.

The demon sneered.

And then with a frown...

-I’ll also make sure to wipe that brazen attitude off your face.

He added that!

Ramiel opened his mouth to respond.

"Would I really regr—"

But before he could even finish his words...

Fwish—

The demon suddenly appeared in front of him!

SWOOSH—

The demon launched a swift, powerful left hook!

BAAM—!

And a loud noise echoed as his fist collided with Ramiel’s gauntlet!

That’s right!

Ramiel blocked the attack with his right arm!

SWOOSH—

And then he countered with a left straight!

BAM!

The demon caught Ramiel’s fist with his right hand!

And this time...

BZZT—

The electric shock no longer affected him!

"Well, that’s no fun now."

Ramiel said.

TWHOCK—!

And then he blocked the demon’s right push kick with his left shin!

-Huh???

The demon was confused, he was sure that his kick just now would be a clean hit.

But ignoring that...

SWISH—

The demon punched again with his left fist!

Fwish—

And Ramiel just swayed to his left to avoid that!

FWOOSH—

Then he performed a roundhouse kick, aiming at the demon’s head!

-?!

BAM!

The demon shielded his face from the attack with his right arm!

But as he was in that position...

"An open spot."

BAM!

-Urgh...?!

Ramiel threw a fast jab at the right side of his jaw!

BZZT—

Then the electric shock he felt now was a lot stronger than any of the ones before, it pierced through his improved defense!

-Shit...!

The demon stumbled from that strike just now!

And not missing that opportunity...

Swish—

TWHACK—!

-Gargh?!

Ramiel sweep-kicked him!

Thud—

-Ugh...!

The demon fell onto his butt! 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

And before he could even try to recover...

BAM!

He received a powerful straight punch in his face!

Ramiel’s right fist literally hit him square on the nose!

-GRAAAHHH?!

The demon groaned, he was flung backward!

Bam—

Thud!

He bounced off the ground and landed face-first!

Then, looking down at him with cold eyes...

"So far, I’m not regretting letting you transform."

Ramiel casually declared that!

"Fuuuu..."

And then he puffed out smoke from his mouth!

-’What the fuck is happening?!’

The demon questioned in disbelief.

-’Why am I getting wrecked by humans?!’

He followed another question, feeling humiliated!

First Raye, then Jerusha, and now Ramiel!

Even Raye, much weaker than him, had humiliated him earlier!

And thinking about this angered the demon!

His body trembled in rage...

And clenching his hands into fists...

-I will kill every single one of you!

The demon exclaimed that!

He immediately took a stance again...

But when he looked back at Ramiel...

Tap—

-Huh?!

He saw him standing just a few inches away from him!

And opening his mouth...

"[Thunder Clap]"

Ramiel muttered that!

FWOOOZZZH—!!!

And then he shot a fast, electric-charged right straight toward the demon!

-’I can’t dodge!’

The demon immediately concluded in his head, seeing the fast attack incoming!

-GURGH...!

He groaned, forcing his body to move!

And following that...

BOOM!!!

Ramiel’s fist struck the demon with an explosive force!

FZZZZZTTT—!!!

A shockwave of electricity scattered across the area!

Swoosh—

A strong gust followed, kicking up a thick dust cloud!

"...?"

Jerusha and Sister Irish from the back glanced at their direction, waiting for the dust to clear.

They were curious about what just happened... Of the outcome of the fight!

Then after a few moments...

"..."

Everything settled down.

And from the dust cloud...

"...!"

Sister Irish and Jerusha saw Ramiel standing alone, holding something!

And upon closer inspection...

It appears that he’s holding the demon’s entire right arm and horn!

Where’s the demon?

That’s the problem, he was nowhere to be seen!

"..."

Ramiel frowned at the severed limb in his right hand.

"Tsk."

He clicked his tongue, annoyed.

"He’s slippery, I’ll give him that."

And then he mumbled!

That’s right...

The demon escaped!

The demon had sacrificed his arm and horn to survive the attack!

And after that, he fled to the Western Forest!

"I’m going after that demon."

Ramiel said.

But before he could even take a step...

"Wait, don’t!"

Sister Irish stopped him.