While the rest of the party was fighting the armies of Demons outside, within the Demon Fortress, an enormous blast of flames and demonic power of a completely different level than anything everyone had ever seen before emerged!
It was so strong it made some of the students feel slightly ill, with nauseas, or even feeling completely paralyzed! If it wasn't for their spirits protecting them, the demons would had taken this opportunity to kill them.
"W-What is happening?! Nggh…!" Clarice muttered. "T-This powerful presence, where is it coming from?!"
"It's coming from the Demon Fortress, Lady Clarice!" Clark said, battling against a large Oni and then slicing its head off with his weapon and the aid of his Rock Wyvern Spirit.
"Isn't that where that crazy Blake went to?!" Asked Arthuria. "Hah, is he planning to die so badly today?! What sort of monster is in there for him to go so far as to confronting it?"
"Well he has an obsession with beating high level monsters…" Said Ashen. "Though isn't he getting a bit too cocky now? What if he dies or something?! We should go help him anyways, even if the guy's a bit annoying, Arthuria!"
"I-I know! It's not like I am happy he's going to kill himself or something!" Sighed Arthuria. "However, it is not as if we have any time to spare for him either! Look at all the demons we have yet to slay!" Arthuria sighed while unleashing rays of light and slashing Imps into pieces with her Holy Sword Spirit.
"I already saw Eric and Alberta going to assist him." Clarice said, crushing the head of a Blue Oni with her Lion Axe. "Let's hope that should be enough help! If anything, that fortress might fall apart very soon due to the flames!"
"I did heard they were able to fly…" Said Patricia. "Erdrich isn't here either! Is he going to help out his friend? Ahh~ He's such an inspiring and strong man…" Patricia said, the tomboy girl seemed completely in love with the half-demon, the more demons she slain with her giant Blood Sword, the more she thought about him.
However, the other half of the team didn't thought the same as them. Although they were being overwhelmed by Demons, they simply couldn't fight them and just leave Blake to is demise.
"No, we can't just let everything to him, if even with this little, if we can help with just this much…" Alianna said, as she quickly ordered the other three members of her party. "Mimy, Aquarius, Aquaria! Let's make that same spell Blake told us to use against the Fiery Grizzlies!"
"What?! But we are in the middle of a battle against demons!" Mimy panicked.
"Are you insane Elianna?!" Aquarius panicked.
"T-This is not the time to say ridiculous things!" Aquaria said.
"No, Blake left this with me just in case we needed to do it once more." Elianna said, showing the other three several scrolls which were imbued with magic circle inscriptions. "I just need your spiritual and mana power, once its over, the spell will slowly begin and we simply need to protect it from the demons!"
"I-Is that even a thing?! Blake's really amazing if he can make something like that!" Mimy said while her slime spirit devoured an Imp.
"W-Well, alright then! I'm in! If we can help Blake even if a little bit, I will!" Aquarius said.
"Okay fine, me too!" Aquaria agreed.
As they all agreed, Clarice heard them and quickly ordered her own party to protect them.
"Everyone! Circle around them and protect them!" Clarice said. "It is an order!"
"So we're really doing this!" Ashen said.
"Wait, isn't this a bit too reckless?!" Arthuria panicked.
"I don't really care, I shall help." Clark nodded.
"Let's do this!" Patricia said.
Meanwhile, as they were preparing, at the other side of the village, hundreds of demon corpses were resting around a gigantic crater, a single half-demon young man stood above all of them, his body was covered on black and red armor, exuding a spiritual and demonic power.
This was Erdrich and his second spirit he acquired after reaching Rank 2, the Demonic Living Armor, a special equipment-type spirit that enhances his demonic capabilities, strength, regeneration, and defenses when battling.
"It's getting boring now- Huh?"
Erdrich noticed the enormous eruption of demonic power clashing against Blake's presence, a smile surged on his lips.
"I see, so you're taking the big one for yourself, Blake. That's not fair." He said. "Let your old friend give you a hand!"
He quickly followed Eric and Alberta that were rushing inside the Demon Fortress, still engulfed on flames with all his strength.
"Y-You're here! W-What a relief!"
Eric and Alberta couldn't contain their happiness after seeing their friend, after all Erdrich was one powerhouse of a man, if they had him at their side, helping Blake became much more feasible.
"I sensed something happening up there! These are also Demonic Flames, they're not budging even as I try to turn them off!" Said Erdrich.
"Well, I don't need to worry, you guys are already well trained at dealing with Demon Fire." Erdrich noticed how Eric and Alberta were using their Spiritual Auras to cover their bodies and protect themselves from the Demon Flames and the dangerous Demonic Energy, something they learned already from Blake.
"Yeah but what the heck was summoned here?!" Eric panicked. "It feels… even stronger than the Necromancer back then, or the Demon General too…"
"M-Maybe the Cultists had some s-sort of trump card!" Alberta said while panicking like her boyfriend.
"Whatever's the case, these flames seem not as normal…" Erdrich said, swinging his arms and crushing two incoming creatures. They were made completely out of Demon Flames and had the shape of lions, but his fists easily crushed their demonic cores, killing them on the spot.
"Those are Blazing Demon Lions!" Eric was surprised.
"T-There's more coming from everywhere!" Alberta said, as she noticed dozens of other animal-shaped beasts made of Demon Flames.
"I guess that bastard up there is not letting us join Blake so easily, huh?" Erdrich smiled while cracking his knuckles.
Meanwhile, as Blake clashed against Beelzebub, Eleanora, Hendrick, and Saphira rushed to his aid.