On another battlefield, as night fell once more, a demon clad in thick clothing made from the hides of demonic beasts wielded his sword or used his sharp claws to kill any warriors or mages within reach.

The demon possessed outstanding power. He was not so young, having lived for almost half a century, but in the heat of war his potential was constantly growing.

With his skin covered in grayish-green scales, his fierce gaze, and his sharp teeth, he sometimes devoured his victims to quench the thirst and hunger that arose after a long day of battle.

One of his white horns was broken, which happened in the middle of the war by a human warrior aided by two wizards. He killed all three of them.

In the demons' camp, a horn sounded, its sound echoing across the battlefield.

Two black silhouettes moved swiftly under the cover of night.

Bang!

The demon's sword blocked a dagger.

The demon let out a snorting sound.

The shadow recoiled as quickly as it had appeared.

The demon took two steps and fell face-first to the ground.

The black silhouette that the demon managed to detect had voluntarily exposed itself so that the other black silhouette could move quickly, slashing with its sharp dagger and wounding the demon's thigh.

The two black silhouettes, who were two expert assassins, quickly moved away. A single cut from the poisoned dagger was enough to kill ten demons like the one that had just died.

...

During the battles on the various battlefields, several emerging talents died at the hands of swift and stealthy assassins.

...

The next day, in the different territories where battles were being fought between the armies of demons and humans, the demons positioned the soldiers who would go to the front; However, the humans did not send any battalions to fight the demons, which caused the battles to be suspended for that day while the various demonic military councils in the different military camps made decisions considering the options between continuing to defend or attacking.

••••

In both the Venrac Empire and the Argaris Republic, war caused uncertainty among ordinary humans and ordinary demons.

Ordinary humans were those unable to manipulate mana, representing the majority of the human population.

Ordinary demons were those unable to manipulate demonic energy, representing two-thirds of the demon population.

...

In the human city, even though the empire had never lost a total war in recent centuries, they were terrified of the possibility that something might go wrong, so they prayed endlessly to the heavens to bring them victory as soon as possible. That is why newspapers were the most purchased items in the Venrac empire; everyone wanted to obtain even the slightest bit of information about the events that were taking place at the borders.

...

In the Argaris Republic, the most purchased items were potions, weapons, and low-level demonic items, followed by newspapers. The situation in the Demon Republic was different, because every time an all-out war broke out, it was the demons who lost out.

••••

Days after the war events that occurred at the border.

In the restricted library.

Mart had more than 10 different books on advanced demonic formulas and diagrams on his desk. At that moment, he was reading a book on demonic spells for area damage or crowd control.

Next to Mart was Emy, who after graduating had become an assistant professor on the indirect recommendation of Director Persec at Mart's request, arguing that a demon of the sapiens lineage could help effectively spread knowledge to students. It is clear that Persec Merliano accepted this request, but at no time did he mention to the Academy council that it was Mart Sevec who made the request. In fact, it was executive Kariz Desteriant who made the recommendation.

Executive Kariz first interviewed Emy and then decided to accept Director Persec's request.

...

For Mart, keeping Emy at the Academy until he graduated was the best option, especially now that war had broken out on the border. he hoped that the Sevec marquisate would resist, but he knew that in a war the possibilities were wide open, and if he added to that the long history of defeats of the Argaris Republic, he was not going to risk losing Emy or any of his companions by sending them to a place facing an enormous crisis.

...

As he read with his enhanced intelligence, he was able to more easily commit the concepts he was learning to memory.

Mart closed the book he had been reading.

He closed his eyes and created visual images of the demonic formulas and diagrams to try to create, reformulate, and perfect them if possible. He would have created small-scale demonic spells with the formulas he had learned, but the use of demonic energy in the library to create spells or use the skills of a warrior or swordsman was prohibited.

Mart didn't even think about trying, because since his power level and energy sensitivity had increased, he could faintly sense the superior power possessed by the angry face that opened its mouth to allow students or teachers to enter the restricted library.

"Advanced demonic formulas allow for the creation of demonic diagrams capable of containing a greater amount of demonic energy and circulating it efficiently regardless of the size of the demonic diagram. With this, if I had enough demonic energy, I could create a large-scale explosive spell like the one I used to defeat that demonic human in that forest, and without the need to use so many demonic stones; that means that if I get a suitable demonic staff or find a way to repair the staff of demonic origin, it will be possible for me to create advanced demonic spells. I think I'll look for books on repairing demonic objects or similar topics," Mart stood up and took the books he had read to return them to their place among the many enormous shelves in the restricted library.

Emy, who had also been reading, helped Mart carry some books. He didn't refuse the help, and the two talked about the books they had been reading as they carried the books to their respective places on the shelves.

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