Chapter 346: Bread and Dagger (44)
‘Demonic Humans’—they were the very embodiment of fear.
One couldn’t help but dread these monsters who commanded the surrounding demonic beasts and served as the vanguard of Delphirem’s army. Moreover, each one was a terrifying powerhouse in their own right.
They were, from the very start, people who had forged contracts with the Evil God in exchange for power.
A Demonic Human could never come into existence without paying a significant price. Take Gilford, for example—the one I faced back at the orphanage.
He was strong even as a human, but became even more formidable as a Demonic Human.
Even now, I wasn’t sure if I could hold my own against him, and yet, Gilford was amongst the easier opponents I faced.
That’s because I had spent days sparring with him beforehand, learning his techniques and fighting style. After all, becoming a demonic human didn’t fundamentally alter a skilled swordsman’s essence.
But the Snow Leopard Demonic Human I was up against now was different.
Being my first encounter with it, I naturally had no way of knowing how it would approach me in battle.