It looked this way.
A chill ran down through her spine.
Rem threw her crystal down to the ground.
「《Shadow Snake》! Stop Galak’s movements!」
What rushed out was a long and narrow shadow.
A black serpent slithered across the floor.
With an overall length of about five meters, its special ability was 《Restrain》——if the opponent was a standard person of the Races, it was able to restrain their movements for about five seconds.
However, Galak’s action was faster than the Summoned Beast could reach him.
「I absolutely need to be correct! This world, I’ll!」
Galak violently thrust the dagger into his own chest.
——He committed suicide!?
Rem caught her breath.
Celes controlled her mouth, and the two escorts felt ashamed.
No, that’s not it! Rem perceived a sign of expanding magical power, and shouted out a warning.
「Get away from him!」
Galak vomited a black colored liquid from his mouth.
Even from the wound on his chest, the slimy substance was gushing out.
His skin darkened and changed into something that had a luster like that of obsidian.
His arms and his torso irregularly thickened, and a thick tail grew out from around his waist.
The shape of his face also changed and became a head like that of a lizard.
In no time at all, Galak’s figure was completely transfigured.
Rem pressed down on her chest.
She felt like the soul of the Demon King that was sealed within her was responding to that. Her heart was pounding.
Her voice trembled.
「……Could it be……A Demonic Being!?」
「ッ!?」
Celes let out a small scream, and the two escorts that were overcome with surprise became her shield.
The lizard head that was once Galak let out muddied voice.
「Ah~……Ah~……So it’s finally Gregor-sama’s turn. Seriously, don’t just keep on blabberin’ on, ya damned Human!」
Gregor lightly rotated his shoulders.
His hard skin made a scraping sound.
The Summoned Beast, 《Shadow Snake》, that Rem released coiled around the opponent’s body.
It should have sealed his movements.
「Aah? What is this thing? Don’t go gettin’ in my way!」
Unbelievably, when he grabbed the Summoned Beast with his thick fingers, he casually tore it off as if it were paper or an obi made of a thin cloth.
——He did that to a level 20 Summoned Beast, with his bare hands!?
Rem understood the difference in their ability.
She was an Adventurer! She needed to protect Celes!
The two escorts prepared their staves.
「Leave this place!」
「Up to us!」
Rem grabbed Celes’ hand, and ran towards the window.
Not being made of a high-class item like glass, the window was just a wooden board that was pushed up and supported by a pole.
Carrying the bewildered Celes onto her shoulder, she tossed her out.
「Wait……Rem-sa……Kyaa!?」
「Please endure it!」
Since it was the first floor, she probably wouldn’t die.
Immediately, she followed after.
The opponent was a Demonic Being.
It tempted Galak and invaded the town with a method she never heard of that changed him into a Demonic Being.
Most likely, its objective was the destruction of the barrier. There was no mistake that it was aiming for the Chief of the Magician’s Guild.
——I absolutely need to protect Celes!
In front of the inn, seeing Celes dropped to the ground, the people walking down the road made puzzled faces.