The current enveloped Ergo's entire body. A paroxysmal scream escaped Ergo's lips as the current burned his flesh.

* * *

Seriously, how many monsters had they dealt with so far? Did the members of the Twilight Knight Order, including Lumen Dominic, reach out to help after they couldn't catch a single demon?

Until arriving in Baskin Village, Garuel thought so.

He thought that if his men still hadn't gotten rid of the habit of relying on their commander, they would have to give up soon.

“....This is a situation where I shouldn't be surprised, right?”

Garuel gaped as he looked back at the unconscious villagers lying in huddles in a narrow private house, his men dragging their tattered bodies and receiving healing magic, and the battered Lumen as if he had gone through a pretty fierce battle.

Lumen, who was undergoing healing, cast a brief glance at Garuel, then withdrew it. He didn't bother to explain.

His subordinates were busy using healing technique to the wounded and dying villagers, and here and there an agonized groan could be heard, reminding him of a familiar battlefield.

As he watched them, a knight ran to Garuel.

“Commander Garuel! You’re finally here!”

“Yes, Millow. I heard you were tracking a demon, apparently..... Did the seal on the Demon Realm break without me knowing?”

“It was all done by a single demon.....”