Selma was totally mesmerized by Steve. In fact, one could tell it from just the way she looked at him.

Her reaction was seen by Elizabeth, who was secretly smiling. At this time, Steve did not know what the two women were thinking, as he was focused only on confronting and killing the Ram-horned Demon.

"Why are you still alive?" The Ram-horned Demon retreated backwards with a shocked look.

When he looked back, he saw that the head of the Gray Fiery Lion was cut off, its blood staining everything nearby. It did not know exactly when the lion had been killed by Steve.

"This... It can't be... The combat power of the Gray Fiery Lion is 589, which is weaker than mine! How could you have killed it?" The act left the Ram-horned Demon in disbelief.

Meanwhile, Selma and Elizabeth turned their heads and were also shocked to see the Gray Fiery Lion's corpse on the ground. After all, it was an Original-level magical beast with a combat power close to 600 points, yet Steve had been able to kill it!

Although they had witnessed Steve's combat power, he was still some distance away from becoming an Original-being, so they had assumed that he could never kill the Gray Fiery Lion, especially with its combat power being close to 600!

The Ram-horned Demon looked at the sword in Steve's hand and was shocked. It then asked, "The Sword of Purity! How did you get that?"

After all, the Defenders of the Pure Earth were nightmares for the demons. This was because they were very powerful. Every time a battle took place between the Stanlos Base Camp and the Harbolo Base Camp, countless demons would die at their hands.

This was the reason that the demon could so quickly identity the equipment. Also, the demon immediately guessed that the characters in the battles were arranged by Collic. It had a sudden revelation as to why Collic had to go through so much trouble to arrange so many characters with strong combat power to fight someone who was not even an Original-being.

However, the Ram-horned Demon did not know that it had guessed incorrectly this time. Instead, Collic had an ulterior motive!

"The Gray Fiery Lion is dead. Now, it's your turn!" Steve said coldly.

As the Ram-horned Demon was much stronger than the Gray Fiery Lion, it quickly calmed down and said, "You are na?ve to think that you can kill me with the Sword of Purity!"

"We'll see about that!" Steve hissed, as he accelerated the Traveler's boots to their top speed, then moved quickly towards the Ram-horned Demon.

The Glowing Swordplay condensed its seven residual shadows, each shadow attacking the Ram-horned Demon from different directions. However, the Ram-horned Demon did not go head-to-head with Steve. Instead, it flapped its wings, flying up to the sky to avoid Steve's attack.

Steve pursued it relentlessly, jumping high up, then sweeping his sword across the sky. As he did so, sword shadows swept forth, seeking to kill the Ram-horned Demon.

The Sword of Purity's Original-level sword awn cut through the air, its fierce flame and powerful force nearly unbearable. The Ram-horned Demon was vigilant. It gathered its wings behind him, harnessing the force of the strong wind to flap them rapidly in mid-air, leaving behind a residual shadow.

At that moment, Steve's sword awn swept across the shadow and narrowly missed the demon. Steve continued in hot pursuit of the Ram-horned Demon. However, the Ram-horned Demon was very wise and chose not to fight Steve head-on, dodging Steve's attacks instead.

As such, Steve failed to strike the Ram-horned Demon several times in a row, causing his original force to deplete rapidly. His speed of recovery could not keep up how fast his original force was depleting. Even the power of the Sword of Purity was weakening as well.

"Hahaha... The Sword of Purity is an E-class weapon. With your strength, it will not be long before your original force will be totally depleted. Then, I will get the sword easily!" The Ram-horned Demon let out a satisfied laugh.

After all, the Ram-horned Demon was smarter than the Gray Fiery Lion, which had fought Steve head-on, only to end up getting itself killed! In contrast, the Ram-horned Demon had been quick to spot Steve's flaw at first glance...

Specifically, weapons such as the Sword of Purity consumed one's original force, and only a level-one evolved being could handle it for any long period of time. Even an ordinary original being would not be able to handle the original force consumption level of the Sword of Purity.

The demon's strategy was to take advantage of this. In due course, Steve's original force would naturally be depleted. At that time, it would be an easy feat to kill Steve.

Steve fell from mid-air and breathed heavily, as his power was depleting quickly. The Ram-horned Demon had wings to fly, but as Steve had no flying ability, it was difficult for him to kill such an opponent.

Both Elizabeth and Thelma were worried by how tired Steve looked.

"I have the Original Force Restoration Serum. Drink it quickly!" Selma hurriedly took out three bottles of icy red serum and gave them to Steve. Steve took the serum, opened a bottle, and drank it.

It was not difficult to refine the Original Force Restoration Serum, which could restore more than 50% of one's original force in a short time. But, one had to wait for an hour for the second bottle to take effect. This was because, if taken consecutively within an hour, its efficacy would be much lower.

The reason why Steve did not refine the Original Force Restoration Serum was that he didn't yet know how. Another reason was that this serum did not work as fast as the enhanced Subatomic Serum. After drinking a bottle, Steve felt that the majority of his original force had been restored.

It would be a waste to make use of the enhanced Subatomic Serum to restore my original force on a frequent basis. In the future, I must refine a new version of the Original Force Restoration Serum..

Steve formulated a plan in his mind, then once again rushed towards the Ram-horned Demon, sweeping his sword across it. However, the demon managed to dodge his attack again.

This was not a surprise, as the Ram-horned Demon was much stronger and faster than Steve, even though Steve had the Traveler's boots. Also, the Ram-horned Demon was able to fly, making it much more difficult for Steve to kill him.

Steve calmed himself down and slowly captured a trail of the Ram-horned Demon movements, then sought some help from the Heart of the Universe.

"The Heart of the Universe, can you predict its next movement?" Steve asked.

"I can predict its movements, but you can't fly. You also have to remember that your reaction speed decreases in mid-air. As such, even if I can predict its next movement, you will not be able to strike it," the Heart of the Universe responded.

Steve clenched his teeth, discouraged by the report. The Ram-horned Demon gradually gained insight of Steve's strength and began to fight back. This made Steve's situation increasingly grim. If the Heart of the Universe had not predicted the next movements of the Ram-horned Demon, so that Steve had time to brace for them in advance, the situation would have been even worse!

The two women, who were watching the battle, were extremely anxious. They were using machine guns to shoot the Ram-horned Demon in an attempt to help Steve, but to no avail. Seeing that the situation was getting grim, the two women became even more worried.

Swish!

Steve fell from mid-air, bounced off from the branches, then rose again. He then used the Sword of Purity to attack the Ram-horned Demon from behind.

The Ram-horned Demon suddenly turned around and asked with a grin, "Do you think that I was unaware that you were going to attack me from behind?"

Seeing the Sword of Purity approaching, the Ram-horned Demon suddenly called out the bronze shield.

Steve immediately exclaimed, "Oh no, I've been tricked!"