The Demon King's Paladin Part 2. All Out War.

Chapter 398. Changes Happen All The Time During Battle

                                                                         Ashley Garrett's Point Of View

/ SPLAT!/

As Lucy flung her blade away from herself to get rid of the blood dripping from it after killing the Mage that kept all of these kids in the magic circle, the rest of us quickly ran behind her to offer support for the Demon that was still shaking on the floor. The reaction of the Demon was surprising for me, once I had arrived behind her, I couldn't help but ask what she did.

" Say... Lucy... Why is he like that?"

 Lucy heard my voice but seemed confused for a second.

" Hm? Oh... It's one of my Skills. It's called Critical Hit. The more I level it up, the more the damage it'll inflict us multiplied on someone when I use it. Its current level is like... 19? I think? Either way, I hit the guy in the liver as hard as I could, so he's still down there shaking from the pain. I'm pretty sure his liver is bruised from that punch at the very least. This should be easy to clean up now."

" Wow... I wish I had something like that!"

" And I wish I could shoot razor wind from my punches. It's a shame we can't trade skills."

Lucy and I were joking around for a moment, until Laura began to speak.

" Okay, we'll handle the Demon. Jaime, work on freeing the kids."

" Good, I'll start freeing them, hopefully we can get them out of here before the others get back."

" Jaime, be careful, I know you identified it as Mind Magic when we saw them for the first time, but that doesn't mean he couldn't have used some kind of spell with protective measures."

" I know Laura, Mind Magic is a messy art, and you need a lot of concentration for it. It's going to take me a minute, but looking at this circle, I think they're all connected, like roots leading to a plant. I think if I free the kid at the Northern point of the circle, the rest should break free as well."

" Good. Lucy, Ashley, you heard her, let's get this over with."

" Right!"

" Just be careful, he's a scumbag, I think it's best to kill him without touching him."

Laura, hearing Lucy's assessment of the Demon, quickly pulled her beige colored spiked mace from the holder on her belt for it.

" No problem. Now let's finish this quickly."

Lucy, Laura and I quickly walked up to the still shivering Demon as he writhed on the ground from the pain he was experiencing.

" There's... More... Of you?"

The Demon was clutching at his side as he looked at us. Regardless of the realizations he's made about what was happening, Laura and Lucy were ready to strike him down. I was standing behind them, since the idea of having to touch the Demon skeeved me out. Laura lifted her mace and began to swing it down onto the Demon's head so we could end this already.

/ CLANG!/

" Seems you've been having a good time, Greg... Mind if we join in?"

" Dale... What are you doing back so soon?"

" The explosions kind of told me everything I needed to know; besides, you know I've never been one to miss a party, Greg. Though, Sarn and Magda are missing... Magda's probably messing around... The uptight really do like the wil-"

* GRIP!*

/ Thump!/

All of a sudden, a light green colored Demon came out of nowhere and clashed a scimitar against Laura's mace. He looks the same age as the one on the floor that he was talking to.