Rejected the Demon’s Marriage Proposal Thousands of Times

First Encounter With Demonic Creatures (3)

Anna actually never believed that she could really escape from the demon.
She had deceived the demon because she “did not know” the existence of the demon.
If the demon wanted to chase her over here, he would no longer be able to use the Holy Son's heavily wounded body, and once he left the Holy Son's body, no matter who he possessed, she would be a stranger to her.

She lied to the Holy Son.
What did it have to do with him, a stranger?

Anna thought it was unlikely that the demon would chase her right now, but just in case, she couldn’t reveal any suspicious points.

Before, she was cautious about never mentioning the demon to Dubian, so now, she couldn’t break the streak.

Dubian didn't notice Anna's abnormality.
He smiled: “Compared to ordinary animals, they do look very strange.
You can tell whether they are demonic creatures or ordinary animals when you see them.”

“Then if they are around now, would you discover them?”

Anna talked and looked around, seemingly looking for traces of demonic creatures, but in fact she was looking for the demon.

But she also knew that if the demon could be discovered by her, he wouldn’t be the powerful demon that could possess even the Holy Son.
She wasn’t disappointed even if she couldn’t see anything.

Dubian took a branch and drew a spell circuit on the ground that was not particularly complicated: “This is a detection technique.
You can check the surrounding conditions within a hundred feet to a mile.
How far you can check depends on your mental strength.
This is a spell that can be cast using any natural element.”

Seeing that Dubian seemed to have the meaning of casting this spell, Anna quickly said: “Dubian, what about your injury?”

Dubian smiled: “Don't worry, I feel a lot better, and I’m only searching within ten feet.
I want you to feel what it's like to be covered by a detection spell.”

Anna was immediately ready when she heard his words.
A black ball condensed on Dubian's palm, and she suddenly felt very uncomfortable.
It was similar to hearing someone scratch nails on a chalkboard.

“I can feel it.
It turns out it is so uncomfortable to be detected.” Anna said and asked curiously, “Then how did you feel when you were detecting?”

Dubian said: “Look, there is a diffusion circuit in this detection circuit.
In fact, you use your mental power to use the natural elements as your eyes and spread them out, and all the information is fed back to your mind.”

“Then can I try?” Anna asked eagerly.

Dubian nodded: “If the detection spell fails, it won't counterattack.”

Although the spell circuit of the detection spell is more complicated than the condensed circuit that Anna had used once.
It was like the difference between addition and subtraction and the four arithmetic operations.
She silently recalled the spell circuit of the detection technique, closing her eyes to help her concentrate.
Slowl, the spell circuit was outlined in the palm of her hand.

The fire element, the only one that Anna currently used, was condensed in her palm.
It filled the circuit she had conjured, and then expanded outwards in an instant, and as the fire element spread, the surrounding scenes gradually appeared in her mind.

Of course, it was not a clear image that the eyes could see; it was more like an infrared image, but it was enough for her to “see” the Dubian in front of her, the surrounding trees and weeds, the insects hidden in the grass…

Suddenly, Anna felt dizzy.
She quickly stopped the exploratory technique and opened her eyes.

Dubian already knew that Anna had successfully performed the detection technique for the first time.
Even if he knew that Anna had amazing talents, he still praised her without hesitation: “It was successful the first time, Anna, you are really amazing.”

Anna smiled embarrassedly: “It's just that I didn't control the distance well, and my mental power was overused.”

She rubbed her head and whispered softly: “It turns out that excessive mental power is very uncomfortable.”

She stopped in time, but when the demon saved little Evan, he probably used too much mental power but still persevered, which probably made him feel even more unwell.

But thinking that she had to be separated from her family because of the demon, the little gratitude that rose in Anna's heart disappeared.

No matter what good he did, his ultimate goal was to harvest her soul.
Was she going to thank him like a pig in captivity thanking a human for feeding and fattening it?

“When you first learn spells, you will encounter such problems.
After you become proficient, you will gradually understand the limits of your mental power.
At that time, you won't have such problems.” Dubian said.

Anna nodded.
It’s okay to explore one’s limits when one first starts out and when one is more powerful in the future.

Dubian saw that the two had rested for a while, and said, “Shall we continue on our way?”

“Okay!” Anna was not melodramatic.
She stood up and patted the dirt off her body.

She fled in a hurry this time, so she was still wearing a skirt that was not very convenient for climbing mountains.
Whenever she got the opportunity, she would change into pants.

She hadn't seen a female mage so far, and didn’t know what kind of clothes a female mage usually wore.
Like the battle between the demon and Ulysses she saw today, it was inconvenient to fight in a skirt.

Anna was too curious about the world of the mage, but she was not in a hurry.
When she really entered this world, there would be more than enough time to understand it all.

After Anna and Dubian resumed their journey, Rothgarr, who had been watching the two chat with a cold eye, also followed after them.

It was amazing that the impatience he often felt in the past month had disappeared.
Now he was extremely patient, and he was not even in a hurry to contact Anna again.