I Can Copy Curses

The demons didn't hesitate any longer when they heard the command and immediately began attacking the young men gathered in the forest.

Noticing this, Orion frowned and said coldly, "Since you want to die, then don't blame me." With those words, he secretly sucked Varin into his dimension.

"You! What did you do to him?" Two more demons in human form stood beside Varin, shocked to see him suddenly disappearing.

Orion immediately appeared between them and wrapped his arms around them. "Go say hello to him." He also sucked them in amidst the chaos before turning his attention to the turmoil surrounding him.

"Kill the demons! Even though we are outnumbered, we can still fight!"

"Yeah, kill these sons of bi*ches! They have killed so many humans, and I've always wanted to fight them."

"I don't believe the Archons wouldn't know anything about this. I'm sure they are on their way, so we must hold on until then."n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"My grandfather was killed by these demons back in the day, and now that I'm facing them, I will kill them all."

"Let's see who can kill more demons among us."

"The loser has to let the winner borrow their pages."

"Fine, I'm ready."

"Me too."

"I'm also in."

Even though chaos reigned, the cadets didn't panic; in fact, they took the battle so lightly that they even decided to make a bet as they fought.

Orion observed them and wondered if it was the teaching at the Dollas Academy that instilled this mentality. 'As the president of the student council said, cadets are prepared for war directly from the academy.' He now understood what she meant by that but still didn't grasp the demons' motives.

'What do they want from humans here?' Orion frowned, unable to understand their plan, but he didn't dwell on it and decided to kill the demons.

He took out his sword and activated the curse of Stormcaller in Curse Transformation mode, starting to fight the demons. However, he didn't kill them outright with one move. If he did, he would surely attract unwanted attention.

Killing peak platinum rank demons with the strength of a peak gold rank warrior was almost impossible, and there was only one person who could accomplish such a feat. Therefore, not wanting to raise any suspicion, he fought hard battles against the demons and bided his time.

He had sensed someone following them when they trailed the man and woman through the forest. He didn't know who that person was or how he could hide so well that even he, with maxed perception, couldn't sense him.

He could only pick up on his presence when they were following the man and woman who led them here.

'He might have been following us from the dormitory, so he could either be a cadet or a teacher there.' Orion thought, hoping that whoever this person was would immediately call for help upon sensing the demons' presence.

'I hope help comes quickly...' Orion thought as he swung his sword and secretly killed a demon amidst the chaos.

He looked around and saw everyone fighting the demons with their weapons, different elemental energies being released in various directions as the young men and women battled the demons.

Seeing the threat, Orion activated his Windbreaker form, and tendrils of wind coiled around his arms and legs like serpents. A swirling wind dragon spiraled around his torso, giving him a fierce, almost primal aura. The winds seemed alive, wrapping him in a wild, beastlike energy that radiated from every inch of his form.

He would at least do his best to meet expectations from Ray Wiser.

With his Windbreaker form activated, he began fighting the demons even more effectively. He was still pushed back and forced to retreat, but he held on and kept fighting.

While he battled the demons, he kept a close eye on everyone present. He saw Zeref fighting hard against the demons, as was Mark, but they didn't appear to be losing. They were giving it their all, unlike him. However, he could see that Mark was having a harder time than Zeref in the fight.

'He's still holding back; good,' Orion noted as he moved around the battlefield while battling demons. Mark was also at the peak of gold rank, and if his strength suddenly boosted to the peak of platinum rank, he would undoubtedly attract even more attention since it wasn't a secret that he could use more than one ability.

"Huh? They're here." Orion sensed many other presences around the forest suddenly, though they were still a little far away from them.

'It's time to do what I originally came here for.' He thought as his Windbreaker form dissipated, and his body returned to normal.

"No, my strength!" he muttered in alarm, panic flashing through him. But, catching sight of a demon closing in, he quickly feigned weakness. Letting the demon's kick "connect," Orion launched himself backward, his body hurtling through the air until he collided with a tree, the trunk splintering and crashing down behind him. The impact looked real enough to give him the cover he needed.

Just as he collided with the tree, he immediately entered his dimension and moved into the area where the fighting was taking place. After that, he carefully observed each individual who possessed a page by checking their palms and noting the page imprint.

'A total of twenty-nine pages, and it appears each one of them only has one,' Orion noted and moved.

He appeared in front of a man who was busy fighting a demon and secretly let his finger touch the page imprint on the man's palm.

Brrrr!

The imprint immediately glowed with golden light before a page appeared in front of the demon and the man.

"What? How come it came out automatically?" The man was shocked, but before he could grab the page, it disappeared, leaving him even more astonished.

Bang!

Just then, a fist landed on the man, sending him hurtling away, but he managed to regain his footing. "Damn that page," he cursed, focusing fully on the demon.

After retrieving the page, Orion's gaze shifted to the other individuals holding pages. Moving swiftly, he began snatching them one by one, a golden light flickering across the battlefield with each success.

"Ah, my page! It disappeared!"

"Mine is gone too!"

"Who? Who took my page?"

"Damn it, we've been cheated!"

"Ahh, give me back my page!"

"NO! My page!"

Chaos erupted as the humans began losing ground, their focus shattered by the sudden disappearance of their pages.

But Orion pressed on, weaving through the battlefield with unrelenting speed. By the time he had taken all twenty-nine pages, the battlefield had tilted in the enemy's favor, confusion rippling across the scene.

Finally, he slipped back to the rubble of the shattered tree, lying among the debris, feigning unconsciousness as if he'd been defeated in battle.

Just then, the reinforcements Orion had been waiting for finally arrived.

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