I am a wizard! Not a warrior!

Chapter 43 The Summoning of the Demon

After flying over Redfruit Town, Roland picked up the Dragonbow from his back.

Roland drew his bow and aimed at the ground.

"Rainstorm Technique!"

boom!

A bowstring twanged, and countless blue, finger-sized raindrops fell to the ground.

These raindrops look like they're made of water, but they're actually made of air.

Every drop of rain carries a terrifying penetrating power and offensive capability.

Although it's only a fourth-tier spell, with Roland's equipment effects and 26 points of strength, the Rainstorm spell is now as powerful as a fifth-tier spell used by a fifth-tier wizard.

"What terrifying magic! It feels comparable to a fifth-tier wizard."

After taking a deep breath, the dwarf Goldenbeard exclaimed in shock.

"As expected of equipment once used by heroes, Roland's strength has increased so much after equipping these items."

The monk Luo Yong was equally shocked, but he was shocked by the power of the equipment, not by Roland's power.

Meanwhile, Yili's eyes lit up as she diligently observed the rain, hoping to learn the spell.

boom!boom!

Under the rain, almost all the monsters in Red Fruit Town died.

Only the Tier 4 Ogre and the Ogre Demon remained. These two creatures hid behind a shield, barely managing to withstand the rain's attack.

Although the power of the Rainstorm spell is comparable to that of a level 5 spell, because it is too numerous and too scattered, its attack power is not as good as a true level 5 spell if the rain is not concentrated.

"Fire Breath Dragon Flame!"

Roland drew his bow again, and a pillar of fire appeared, like the breath of a red dragon, or like divine punishment.

The massive pillar of fire landed and instantly engulfed the cannibals and cannibalistic demons.

You have killed a level four ogre!

[The slaughter and plundering have begun!]

You have plundered the fourth-tier spell "Blood Arrow" from the bloodline of a fourth-tier ogre.

[Under the effect of this spell! Your Strength +0.25! Your Constitution +0.25! Your Agility +0.25!]

"Only cannibals, no demonic indication? Looks like that demon isn't dead!"

Roland looked at the prompt before him, drew his bow again, and used the Blood Arrow Technique he had just acquired.

boom!

A blood arrow, seemingly composed of fresh blood, shot out.

Blood Arrow Technique = Locks onto the enemy and can fly indefinitely.

The blood arrow did not fly towards the ground, but instead flew into the distance.

Clearly, the cannibalistic demon's corpse on the ground was just a decoy; the real cannibalistic demon had already disappeared sometime earlier.

"Legendary magic? Or equipment?"

Roland watched the blood arrows disappear into the distance and instantly understood. He resumed his work, nocking arrows and continuously using the Blood Arrow Technique to shoot out streams of blood.

Dozens of kilometers away, a wild boar is running at full speed.

No matter how you look at it, this wild boar is just an ordinary wild boar.

brush!

A jet of blood shot out, like a meteor, instantly piercing through the wild boar.

You killed the cannibalistic demon!

[The slaughter and plundering have begun!]

You have plundered the fourth-tier spell "Summoning of Demons" from the bloodline of a fourth-tier cannibalistic demon.

[Under the effect of this spell! Your Strength +0.25! Your Constitution +0.25! Your Agility +0.25!]

"Summoning a demon, this spell is a bit strange?"

Roland looked at the prompt in front of him and began to examine the effects of the spell with curiosity.

The Summoning of the Demon = After defeating a demon with your fists, you can enslave its soul and make it fight for you.

The number of demons one can enslave is related to intelligence; one point of intelligence equals one demon.

"Can you really subdue a demon by beating it into submission? That's powerful magic, but demons are extremely rare, and besides, can fists really subdue a demon?"

Roland fell into deep thought.

"Never mind, I'll try it next time I encounter a demon."

Roland shook his head and stopped thinking about the problem. Instead, he directed Cloud Mountain Eagle to clean up the battlefield and pile up the monster materials.

"Yili, it's all done, we can go back now."

After Roland put the monster materials into his spatial ring, he said with a smile.

"It's done so quickly?"

The dwarf Goldbeard was somewhat surprised.

"That's right."

Roland nodded.

"I feel like we're completely useless. We just sit here watching you swipe away and then it's over. How can I possibly share the profits with you?"

The dwarf with golden beard grumbled.

"I think this is great, I can make money while lying down, I love it."

Luo Yong laughed,

"Roland, actually, you don't need me to be bored. You can do missions and go on adventures all by yourself."

Yili said with a complicated expression,

"I told you, I need your luck."

"The reason I am so strong is all thanks to this equipment, and you provided all of it. Without you, I wouldn't be this strong."

Roland smiled and spoke.

"Alright, let's not dwell on these good questions anymore, let's go back."

Roland rode the golden-armored dragon eagle and flew towards Gran City.

"Roland,"

After flying for a while, Yili suddenly spoke.

"What's wrong, Miss Yili?"

Roland turned to look at the cold, silver-haired elf and asked, puzzled.

"What are your dreams?"

"Or rather, what is the purpose of all this busyness?"

"You seem very busy, whether it's taking on tasks or rushing back."

"Normally, adventurers would rest on the spot after completing a mission, have a picnic or something to relax."

"Instead of rushing back to turn in the task after completing it."

Yili asked,

"Why are you suddenly asking these questions?"

Roland spoke with some surprise.

"Because I want to understand you, to understand who you are."

Yili spoke softly.

"Do you understand me?"

Roland's face showed a hint of surprise, then he couldn't help but burst into laughter: "That's really an unexpected answer. The reason I'm in such a hurry is because I want to become stronger."

"Time flies by too fast, and it's too cruel."

"Time will pass silently while you are singing, while you are grieving, until you are old and death is near, and then you will realize that nothing is more important than living."

"And I want to live, to live forever. When I am immortal, it won't be too late to slowly enjoy life."

After hearing Roland's words, Yili couldn't help but widen her eyes, somewhat surprised and incredulous, and said, "You want to become a god?"

"That's right, I want to become a god. Only by becoming a god can I live forever."

Roland nodded.

"The era of becoming a god has ended. This era is called the era of no gods. No one can become a god, and no one can ignite the divine fire."

"On the contrary, every one or two hundred years, gods die, causing countless monster lairs to appear on the earth."

"A great sage once said that the age of gods will eventually pass, and the world will become the age of mortals."

"Perhaps many years from now, there will be no gods in this world, only mortals."

"Therefore, the path to godhood is a dead end."

"Even among demigods, no one has reached that level in thousands of years."

At this point, Yili didn't know how to continue.

"Don't worry, I'm different. Just because you can't become gods doesn't mean I can't."

Roland said with great confidence,

Looking at the confident Roland before her, Yili fell silent.

She has seen many confident young people, especially humans, some who want to become heroes, and some who want to become sword saints.

But eventually, all of them grew old and died.

People are always so impetuous when they are young, and it is not until they get older that they realize that the world is not as simple as they thought.

What you want may not be what you get. Perhaps you are not so extraordinary, but just one of the ordinary people.

"I believe you can do it, boss. You're the most talented person I've ever met."

The dwarf Goldenbeard laughed heartily.

"Me too!"

The monk Luo Yong nodded in agreement.

However, most of their words were just agreement, not genuine belief.

Roland didn't care. They didn't know how terrifying a cheater could be, but he would tell them that a cheater was just a cheater; becoming a god was nothing.

"By the way, Elizabeth, do you know where there are demons?"

Roland thought of the spell he had recently acquired and asked a question.

"Demon, do you need the extraordinary materials from a demon?"

Yili turned her head to look at Roland.

"I've just learned a spell that can enslave demons, but it's a bit troublesome. I want to give it a try."

Roland revealed his reason for seeking the demon.

"I have the ability to summon demons, but these demons I summon don't obey my commands. How about I summon a few demons for you to try?"

Elizabeth looked at Roland with a strange expression.

"Boss, controlling demons, isn't that something only sorceresses can do? Do you have sorceress blood?"

The dwarf Goldenbeard and the monk Luo Yong both looked at Roland with strange expressions.

The reason why the three of them looked so strange was that any wizard with female sorcerer blood, regardless of gender, would eventually become a female sorcerer.

"Don't look at me with such strange eyes. I don't have the blood of a sorceress, and I won't become a woman."

Roland glared at the three of them, annoyed.

"That's good, let's go down."

The dwarf, Goldenbeard, shrugged.

Roland patted the golden-armored dragon eagle and said, "Golden-armored dragon eagle, do you see the hillside below? It's at the top of that hillside."

"Hey!"

After nodding slightly, the golden-armored dragon eagle flew towards the hillside.

boom!

The golden-armored dragon sculpture landed, creating a small crater and stirring up a gust of wind.

"Eri, please, just summon any demon. I want to test if my newly acquired spell works."

After Roland jumped off the golden-armored dragon eagle's back, he spoke.

"Leave it to me."

"Summoning demons isn't difficult, but each summoning requires a corresponding sacrifice." As she spoke, Yili took out several items from her spatial ring: a piece of obsidian, a pinch of sulfur powder, and a small bottle of dark red liquid.

"These are enough for the lowest-ranking minor demons."

She knelt on one knee and used her dagger to carve a six-pointed star magic circle about two meters in diameter on the ground.

Obsidian was placed in the center of the magic circle, sulfur powder was scattered along the patterns, and finally the bottle of liquid was poured into the core—the liquid hissed and emitted pungent blue smoke as soon as it touched the ground.

"With blood as the guide, with sulfur as the path, with stone as the gate," Eri chanted the incantation in Elvish, her voice ethereal and solemn.

"The terror of the abyss has answered the call!"

The magic circle suddenly lit up with a dark red light, and the temperature in the air rose sharply.

A stench of sulfur and decay filled the air, causing the dwarf Goldbeard to sneeze: "This stench is stronger than a goblin's socks!"

The space at the center of the magic circle began to distort, as if an invisible hand was tearing reality apart.

With a sharp screech, a figure emerged from the void.

It was a small demon about 1.5 meters tall, with dark red skin covered in wart-like bumps.

It has curved horns like a goat, bat-like wings that lie close to its back, and a long, thin tail with trident-shaped bone spikes at the end.

What's most striking is its pair of yellow eyes burning with malevolent fire, which are now greedily scanning its surroundings.

"Fresh flesh and blood!" the imp shrieked, "Who dares to summon the great Grash—uh?"

It saw Roland standing at the edge of the magic circle. The aura of a fourth-tier wizard chilled it to the bone, after all, he was just a first-tier lesser demon.

Roland stepped forward, deliberately suppressing all magical fluctuations as described in the spell's instructions for [Summoning the Demon], purely displaying the power of his physical body. He clenched his fist, his knuckles cracking.

"Demon," Roland grinned, "Let's play a game called 'I'll Beat You Until You Submit!'"

Roland threw a punch.

Seeing the incoming fist, the little devil couldn't help but swing its claws.

boom!

The moment their fists and claws collided, Grash felt as if he had crashed into a mountain, and the pain of his bones shattering shot through his claws.

Before it could even cry out in pain, Roland's second punch had already landed on its chest.

Crack! A clear sound of a rib breaking.

The little devil flew backward like a rag doll, crashed into the edge of the magic circle, and bounced back.

It lay on the ground coughing up green blood, struggling to get up.

"The third punch." Roland's voice was eerily calm.

The punch wasn't aimed at a vital spot, but landed lightly on the back of Grash's head—yet the terrifying force contained within slammed the imp's entire head into the dirt. Its limbs twitched, completely incapacitated.

"Are you convinced?"

"Would you like to be my slave?" Roland grabbed the demon by its horns and lifted it up.

Grash's eyes were filled with fear: "I...I submit! Great master! Grash is willing to serve you!"

The spell 【Summoning of the Demon】triggered automatically. Roland could feel a faint soul connection being established between himself and the demon. With just a thought, he could make the little demon vanish.

"Roland, how did it go? Did it work?"

Yili asked curiously,

"It's a success!"

After Roland snapped his fingers, the little devil instantly transformed into a red light and disappeared into the back of Roland's hand, becoming a devil tattoo.

"So that's how it is. After subduing the demon, the demon becomes a tattoo. Touching the tattoo allows you to summon the demon."

Roland looked at the tattoo on his hand and instantly understood how to use the demon summoning technique.

"Boss, are you really not a sorceress?"

"Those sorceresses have the exact same demon tattoos as you!"

"Goldbeard the dwarf joked."

"Be serious!"

Roland raised his sword and tapped it lightly, sending the dwarf Goldenbeard sprawling face-first into the mud.