Right around Taffie, Jyu, and Sizhi, more than 30 mystical creatures were surrounding them. Based on their physical characteristics, they were estimated to be Devil-level mystical creatures. Quite strong, and they would certainly be very troublesome, especially because of their numbers.
However, Taffie fought back using her demon power. In an instant, her demon appeared, the figure of a long-haired woman wearing a tattered white robe, a mask, and a sharp horn on her forehead, with a beautiful sword in her hand.
The demon named Karakura immediately duplicated her body into 30 figures. Now their numbers were balanced, and the battle could be fought fairly. The chances of victory were equally great for both sides.
Karakura indeed possessed the power to duplicate her body without limit. Uniquely, every shadow of her body had the same strength, almost no different from Karakura's original form.
This was the reason Master Jenna had chosen Taffie to accompany Jyu in pursuing the journey to the Darkent realm. This body-duplication power would be extremely useful against mystical creatures whose numbers were nearly endless.
It felt as though Taffie could complete this mission even without asking for help.
"Amazing! Such an incredible power," said Sizhi, who was amazed by Karakura's strength.
That admiration did not last long, because at that very moment, the mystical creatures had already attacked. Of course, Karakura fought back, with Jyu, Sizhi, and Taffie joining the fight to defeat them all. This was a battle that had to be finished quickly.
Fighting Devil-level mystical creatures was not easy. Previously, Jyu had been badly injured while fighting Orbizo. And now he had to fight again against mystical creatures at the same level as Orbizo. Truly exhausting!
Kuma immediately appeared to help Jyu in battle. Now Jyu and Kuma faced a mystical creature that looked like a snake, but its body had scales as hard as a crocodile's. Its movements were so fast that Jyu found it difficult to keep up.
Who would have thought that all these mystical creatures possessed above-average speed. This speed allowed them to easily slip away from battles with Karakura, Taffie, or Sizhi. They were targeting Kuma, intending to kill him directly.
"You bastards, you're targeting Kuma?" Jyu was furious when five mystical creatures tried to tear Kuma apart.
"Don't underestimate us!"
Kuma also looked extremely angry. "Grrr."
In an instant he leaped high, intending to unleash his super powerful punch. But a fraction of a second later, Taffie stopped him, and Karakura immediately protected them from the incoming attacks.
"Don't use that power, you could kill me as well," said Taffie.
"Jyu, keep Kuma inside you. Protect him, don't let him die."
Jyu immediately obeyed. In an instant, Kuma had returned to his body. Now, Kuma was safe, even though all threats would now be directed at him. But according to Jyu, this was the best choice.
The battle grew fiercer, and Sizhi did not want to fall behind in showing her strength. Svider flew high and launched arrow attacks at every mystical creature. When the arrow struck the targeted creature, only then did Sizhi kill it. Truly an excellent cooperation.
Karakura had also succeeded in killing several mystical creatures. In an instant, the corpses of mystical creatures were scattered across the ground. Blood continued to flow, soaking the sand. Now, only a dozen mystical creatures remained to be killed.
In an instant, Taffie had also slain several mystical creatures. Her combat skills were perhaps almost equal to the Master's in the DV Army.
Of course, Jyu did not want to wait. He also immersed himself in the brutal battle. While enduring the pain from Orbizo's slash wound, Jyu dashed forward to attack one of the mystical creatures.
The creature did not realize that Jyu's attack was coming. It was busy fighting Karakura. In an instant, Jyu's black sword had pierced its chest, and it finally died.
Now only six mystical creatures remained. Though they could still stand, their bodies were already covered with wounds. One of them had even lost his right arm because of Jyu's sword slash. They finally gave up and fled.
"Don't run!" shouted Jyu, wanting to chase them.
"Don't chase them!" shouted Taffie. "Just let them go."
"You're injured!" said Sizhi worriedly when she saw Taffie's body covered in wounds. Not fatal, but the injuries she suffered were quite numerous.
Jyu immediately approached and saw that Taffie's body was covered in blood. Almost all of her body had slash marks or claw wounds. "Why are you injured? I didn't see you get hit earlier."
"I'm fine, my wounds aren't serious, these are just small scratches," Taffie explained softly.
"This is the risk of Karakura's power. When Karakura uses the body-duplication ability, every wound she suffers will also strike my body."
Of course it was equal, Karakura's great power surely came with heavy risks as well. But when looking at Karakura, Jyu immediately suspected that the demon was at the Supreme level. Surely!
"Surely Karakura still has other terrifying powers," Jyu thought.
Meanwhile, Sizhi quickly moved to treat Taffie. She swiftly stitched all the wounds and wrapped them with bandages so the blood would truly stop flowing. Meanwhile, Jyu gathered the spirit cores from the slain mystical creatures. He obtained quite a lot, and these spirit cores would become supplies during the journey.
"What should we do now?" asked Jyu.
"We continue the journey now. But remember, always protect Kuma, don't take him out of your body. You may use his power if you are in a desperate situation," explained Taffie.
"Our strategy now is to protect you. Sizhi, your cooperation with Svider is very good. Do that again when facing enemies. Now let's move, there is no more time."
The three of them immediately ran toward the demon palace. Whatever happened, they had to reach it soon to close the inter-dimensional portal.
The three of them ran again across the scorching desert. But suddenly another storm appeared, this time coming from the front. Without waiting for orders, Jyu immediately summoned Kuma to stop the storm.
Kuma acted immediately, and in an instant the storm disappeared. The powerful shockwave from his punch dispersed the storm, turning it into ordinary wind that was no longer dangerous.
The three of them ran again to continue their journey. But another threat appeared. Barely a minute of running, suddenly another storm came again from the front.
"This is bad! It's only been a minute. Kuma's power can only be used once every three minutes," said Jyu, now truly panicking. Taffie and Sizhi also panicked. The three of them could only stand still while thinking of a solution to this problem.
Another problem suddenly appeared. A storm was now also coming from behind. Jyu, Taffie, and Sizhi seemed to lose their wits, trapped in a problem that was difficult to solve.
"Aaaaaa! What should we do?" shouted Sizhi in panic, even now she was clinging tightly to Jyu's arm.
"Are we going to die? Or will we be separated?"
"Be quiet!" snapped Taffie, her gaze extremely sharp as if she were angry.