Chapter 34: Mission
Note1: I wanted to do this mission in two chapters, but something in my heart told me that it was better to do it in just one and that it be longer since it will be the last chapter of the first volume before the Canon.
So let's celebrate, Cheers.
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The next day, I woke up with a lot of energy, as I had a great rest the previous night. After breakfast, I disappeared from where I was and reappeared in the clear sky, observing the landscape beneath my feet. After admiring it for a while, I looked towards a certain mountainous direction and disappeared again.
The mission assigned to me personally was highly secretive, as for some time, many people had been disappearing in a village near the mountains. It wouldn't be much of a problem if it were any ordinary place, but this village is one of the most important locations for the country, as it is where many natural resources are obtained.
Two individuals had been sent to that place before. The first was a rank A adventurer, but he disappeared without a trace. After that, they sent a high-ranking demon hunter, whose strength was equivalent to that of a rank S adventurer, but he met the same fate, disappearing without anyone knowing why.
Until, after some time, a letter arrived at the demon hunters' guild through a special method, with only a single word written: 'Demons'. This greatly alarmed the guild's leader, as the method used to send the message is one that is only used in desperate situations before death. Everyone could only shake their heads and feel sorrowful upon hearing the news.
Upon learning of this, they quickly relayed the information to the King, who began searching for someone capable of completing the mission. So, when he heard that someone had become an SS-ranked adventurer, he called me immediately.
I was surprised that he didn't call Grandfather or Grandmother about this matter, but it must have been because he wasn't sure if they could return or for some other selfish reason. But I don't care, as I'm glad he didn't call them.
After approaching the village, I used my awareness to survey the entire surrounding area, including the village. I'm not foolish enough to enter as is. I may be strong, but I won't be so arrogant.
I sensed four powerful presences, with an oppressive and dark aura that surprised me. They were very similar to the demons I had encountered before, and now I understood why the people who came earlier had died.
I decided to swiftly carry out this task, as I no longer needed to restrain myself in search of an opportunity to awaken my Zanpakuto.
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"Hehehe, how long do you think it'll take for them to send another adventurer?" the first demon asked.
"I don't know, but the last one they sent was quite fun to kill," said the second demon.
"Don't act tough, you had to receive help to get rid of the last one, because you couldn't kill him alone," the first demon retorted.
"Both of you, shut up, I want to rest," whispered the third demon.
"Any news from the boss?" the fourth demon asked.
"So far, nothing. We just have to keep investigating the strength of these small countries, but I'm very disappointed. I had believed that at least someone could entertain us," commented the second demon.
"I told you to keep your mouths shut, and don't speak of 'That' again. The next one who does, I'll kill him," ordered the third demon, silencing everyone.
"How interesting," I whispered, observing everything from the sky. It seems I'll have to keep one of them alive to obtain their information. Without wasting any more time, I began my work.
"Spatial Prison."
Suddenly, the four demons felt a tremendous oppressive force that rendered them unable to move, causing them to show fear in their eyes for the first time.
"What a special gathering. Why don't you tell me more about 'that' thing you mentioned earlier?" I spoke, appearing in the center of them all.
There was a profound silence among the four individuals; none of them could speak, and I realized the reason why.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I forgot you couldn't speak."
So, I slightly reduced the force of my ability to the point where they could speak. However, to my surprise, one of them took out a small amulet, crushed it in his hands, and released a destructive force that helped him break free from the prison.
He quickly distanced himself and produced a talisman, which he threw into the sky, creating a barrier that enveloped both him and me. When this happened, a strong force interfered with my abilities, causing me to furrow my brow slightly. It was very similar to what had happened to me last time, just a bit stronger.
All I can say is that it was interesting as I listened to the other person's maniacal laughter.
"Hahaha, weren't you very arrogant a while ago? With this barrier created by the Lord, you're a dead man," that demon arrogantly spat.
When I heard that, I stared at him dumbfounded. The first time I had seen this trick, I found it interesting, so I investigated and searched for ways to counter it. If any of my girls who belong to my organization were in my situation, they wouldn't know how to deal with it. So, after a few days of research, I found something to neutralize it.
"Could it be that all the antagonists or demons are so stupid to give away so much information when they feel like they're winning?"
I couldn't help but wonder, as this scene was too cliché. But I decided to ignore it and finish this quickly, so I took out a small talisman with annulment magic and threw it towards one of the walls of the barrier, quickly eliminating it.
This action made the demon stop laughing and show horror in his eyes. He quickly turned, wanting to escape, but obviously, I wouldn't allow it.
"Gravity x10," I calmly commented.
As I finished speaking, a great force pressed the demon against the ground, preventing him from moving and forcing him to exert all his strength to avoid injuring himself further.
"Demonic chains."
Several chains emerged from the floor, wrapping around each limb of the demon, further disabling his movements. I began walking calmly, approaching the demon. When I stood in front of him, I put my foot on his head and whispered to him.
"There's nothing more pleasurable in this life than seeing fear in the eyes of someone who feels untouchable."
The more I spoke, the more I smiled, to the point of laughing. It was truly enjoyable to see his eyes.
After that, I touched his forehead while whispering 'Sleep manipulation,' causing him to quickly fall asleep. I then placed several seals on his body, preventing him from using his demonic energy. When he wakes up, he'll be like an ordinary person with great strength.
The same happened with his companions; I put them in a deep sleep and applied seals on them. Then, I quickly took them to another location to begin the interrogation, but not before sending a letter stating that the issue with the demons had been resolved and that I had supposedly eliminated them.
Obviously, I wouldn't tell them about my little tricks. After finishing that, I headed to a secluded place, ensuring no accidents would occur or anyone would approach while I was occupied.
After flying for a while, we arrived at a small cave that was a few minutes away by flying. I entered and threw these four demons inside while setting up a small barrier at the entrance.
After that, I created a small chair and used the demonic chains to imprison them.
Seeing that everything was ready, I snapped my fingers, causing each of them to awaken from their slumber. They became nervous as they looked into the darkness of this place, only able to glimpse intense silver eyes in the darkness.
"I see that you've finally awakened," I commented in a soft tone.
"Why did you bring us here? What do you want?" one of the demons asked nervously.
"I simply have a couple of questions I want you to answer," I said with an imperceptible smile due to the darkness of the place.
"If you really want us to talk, it's better to kill us. We'll never reveal any information," another demon replied, quickly attempting to mobilize his demonic power to self-destruct, but he discovered that he couldn't do anything.
"Don't bother. I've sealed all power within you," I calmly commented, and after a while, I spoke again. "What a problem. I really wanted to take the easy way, but it seems I'll have to be a bit harder."
After speaking, I took out Kurogami, which surprised everyone present, and started moving it, pointing it at each of the four demons until I found the one with the weakest will.
"Reality prison," I whispered, causing the space surrounding me and the demon to change, and the latter appeared tied to a giant wooden stake.
"What is this place?" the desperate demon exclaimed.
"This is just a small interrogation site," I commented as I approached him, and then I plunged my sword into his stomach, making him scream in pain. It's worth noting that I heightened his senses to the maximum, so he could feel each blow at least ten times more.
"If you don't want me to continue, tell me, what is 'That' you were talking about? And who is your lord?" I asked slowly, while brushing the tip of my sword against the demon's skin, letting him know that if he didn't answer, he would suffer the same pain as before.
"I won't tell you, you damned one," the demon replied defiantly.
"Well then, let's see how much you can endure," I responded with a smile on my face, while stabbing him once again, causing him to scream in pain.
This process lasted for hours. The demon had passed out several times from the pain, only to be awakened by another stab from my zanpakuto. Until a point where his mentality was so broken that he decided to cooperate.
"Fine, I'll answer, but please, stop," the demon muttered with an almost inaudible voice, his eyes seeming to have lost their previous spirit.
"Hmmm... It would have been easier if you had said it earlier so you wouldn't have to suffer all this pain... So tell me, what is 'That,' and who is your lord? But I assure you, I'll know if you're lying, so be careful," I said.
"We refer to 'That' as a great door that appeared some time ago in our world, and our lord is the highest-ranking demon who managed to come to this small place," the demon replied.
"So, you're part of another world?" I asked with doubts, as I was sure this didn't exist in the manga I had read in my previous life, or perhaps it did, but it was in later volumes that I hadn't managed to read.
But I truly felt this situation was somewhat familiar, like the God who brought me to this place was very strange for bringing me to a world that would be invaded by demons from another world. "What a cliché situation," I thought.
"I couldn't tell you that, as all of us are in the middle rank of the group of demons that have come," the demon commented.
"How many have crossed that door, and how strong is the demon you call lord?" I asked, this time with a slightly more serious tone.
"I don't know that, as I said before, I'm just a middle-ranking demon among all the groups. I only know that our lord is much more powerful than all of us," he replied.
"What a useless demon," I thought as I released him from the illusion, as I couldn't extract any more useful information.
When we returned to reality, the demon let out a loud scream and fainted from the pain, as upon exiting my illusion, his body experienced all the damage I had inflicted on him at once, rendering him unconscious.
"What did you do to him?" the demon next to him asked aloud.
"If you're so eager to know, I'll be a kind person and show you," I replied, taking him into an illusion and continuing the same process as with the previous demon.
This happened with each of the demons in front of me. I must admit that each of them had a strong will, as it took me much longer to break their mental fortitude with torture.
The most difficult of them, of course, was their leader, as I spent around 96 hours torturing him until I mentally broke him and he no longer resisted my inquiries.
It's worth noting that although I spent all that time torturing them, it was only a few moments in real life. So, after all, I was able to obtain the information they could provide me. However, I discovered that the leader of the group had something preventing him from revealing certain important information, so with great curiosity, I took it upon myself to investigate further.
I placed my fingers on his forehead and began using my consciousness to delve into his soul until I realized he had a mark that seemed to prevent him from digesting certain crucial information.
As I inspected that mark, a great dark force surged out of it, like a powerful tsunami, sweeping away everything in its path.
I raised one of my eyebrows upon realizing that the power behind this attack was somewhat varied. It had a destructive force that obliterated everything in its path, similar to what I had seen in the small talisman that this guy had used some time ago.
But not only that, there was another energy that was equally destructive but in a very different sense. It was as if it corroded everything it touched. It was a strange sensation, but I had felt it once before. This was the same aura I felt when I was about to die in my past life.
So, without further hesitation, I invested more energy into my Nullification ability and made it collide with this immense tsunami of power.
Both clashed, but since I didn't fully understand the nature of this attack, my Nullification ability wasn't functioning perfectly, and I was losing ground. Therefore, I decided to attack harder this time and get a bit more serious.
I pointed one of my fingers towards the devastating power emanating from the seal and whispered, "Black hole."
A small dot appeared in front of my finger and slowly moved towards the center of that dangerous approaching attack. Upon contact, the black hole began absorbing everything in its surroundings, weakening the attack and allowing my Nullification power to completely eliminate it. But before all that power disappeared, I absorbed a bit of both powers to investigate them later.
I could sense a thin thread of incredibly powerful energy escaping from the seal at an astonishing speed. When I saw it, I had an idea of who it was directed towards, so I left a little surprise for them to discover.
Finally, after that seal was completely eliminated, I quickly went to examine the memories it was protecting. However, I ended up disappointed because before that small thread of power could escape, it had already erased almost all of them. Nevertheless, I managed to find a bit more information.
After that, I left that space since I had finished everything I needed to do. Seeing the four demons lying unconscious on the ground, I decided to kill them because they had no further use, and keeping them alive would pose a danger.
So, I proceeded to decapitate each of them, and to ensure there would be no surprises in the future, I burned both their bodies and souls, preventing them from pulling a Jesus move and resurrecting, if they had a way to do so.
When I finished everything I needed to do, I began to contemplate and analyze all that I had discovered.
After an unknown period of time, I wrote a letter containing all the important information, along with the specification of some of the powers of these demons, such as recognizing them and about their magical barriers, including how to nullify them.
After that, I sent this letter through a secret method that would directly reach the headquarters of my organization for the girls to read, while also reminding them to be very careful if they encounter them.
Finishing that matter and realizing that there was still some time left before heading home, I decided to go collect the mission reward and continue exploring the continent a bit more in search of more of these demons, while also taking the opportunity to investigate these two powers I found.
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Meanwhile, in a cave hidden deep within mountains and thick forests, a medium-sized group of demons could be seen surrounding another being who appeared to be their leader.
The leader closed his eyes as he examined the curse mark that had just appeared on him. While receiving the information, a great void suddenly manifested around him, and he could only notice large silver-eyed pupils staring intently at him.
In an instant, a small black hole materialized in front of him, absorbing and destroying everything in its vicinity. The demon narrowed his eyes and quickly moved away, avoiding the suction. However, a significant portion of the information carried by the curse mark was lost. In response, a small ball with immense concentrated power appeared in the hands of the demon. Upon contact with the black hole, it obliterated the void completely.
After reopening his eyes, a growing sense of anger surged within him. He forcefully struck his support arm, shattering it and startling the demons around him.
"Damn it," he muttered angrily.
"Sir, what happened?" asked the nearest demon.
"Yes, sir. Who made you angry?" another demon inquired.
"My lord, just give us the word, and we will find and bring that person to you for torture until you are satisfied," exclaimed another high-ranking demon.
"Group A7 is dead," said the leader, as silence fell upon everyone present.
"Someone managed to kill a group that had a high-ranking member and four demons of medium rank," whispered a surprised demon at the back.
"Why worry? Group A7 only had some of the weakest demons among the higher ranks, so there's no need to be alarmed," a demon remarked confidently.
"Exactly, I could have killed them myself if I wanted to," another demon arrogantly declared.
"Yes, you're right. Let's go find him," the others supported.
"Halt!" commanded the lord of all the demons, causing everyone to freeze in their places, maintaining silence.
"No one will go in search of the person who killed Group A7 because they would only go to their deaths," the lord exclaimed.
"But, my lord, is the person really that strong?" one of the demons asked, doubtful.
"It's not about whether they are strong or not, but you must understand that this world still represses us, preventing us from using all our strength. Therefore, we will be at a disadvantage in every battle. We must not rush and ruin our plans for demons who are not worth it. Understood?" the lord of the demons declared in an unquestionable tone.
"Yes, sir," the others responded.
"Very well, from now on, everyone will continue carrying out their tasks without leaving any traces of their actions. Anyone caught doing otherwise will be killed by me personally, as I won't allow them to ruin our plan," he asserted once again, looking at each of the demons around him.
After that, each demon resumed their assigned tasks, while their lord looked towards a certain door they were guarding. 'Soon, the conditions will be fulfilled, and we will be able to conquer this small world.'
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Note 2: I am not weakening the MC in case some have doubts, because for him to be able to use the nullification power, he must understand it beforehand and since it was the first time I saw these powers, I did not fully understand them, so I keep some essence of both powers and had to use a black hole to help.
But apart from that, you can already get a little idea of how strong the MC is.
So let's celebrate, Cheers.
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