Nature Escapist

If hunters were acting in a dense forest, infested with Minus and Imps, they really were good in doing so. Though, I don't think it would be smart to confront them, thanks not only to the numerical disadvantage, but also because the magics I got after gaining some levels, my magics weren't that powerful.

These guys could look like looters, but they are pretty heavily armored. Not only to mention that these spells are similar to those of Minus, so using them would be futile, knowing that they would be prepared for them.

''What are you looking for?'', my best option was to find a way out of this situation, without the need of a conflict

''What kind of question is this?'', the man seemed to be sort of frustrated of answering me, ''Our goal is to hunt on demons, such as you''

Intriguing, to say the least. This man surprised me by having such a good capacity of feeling mana around, and also, to feel the difference between a human and a demon. Pure blooded and Minus look almost the same as humans, though our auras are different. Feeling it requires a sharp magic feeling. Still, no other race could tell the difference between a pure blooded and a Minus.

With that being taken in consideration, they were obviously thinking I was a Minus, so that could be used as my advantage in this scenario. Being weaker than them is a problem, but being considered even weaker than what I already am gives me an advantage.

''That's funny...'', I took a seat while I said it, ''And what would you get with it? Fame? Perhaps, people would praise you for hunting me? Really, a pitiful hunter such as you?''

Notable how mad that man got, after hearing this. Apparently, my plan worked. No matter how brave or smart a warrior is, since after allowing someone to insult him, this warrior will end up submitting into the rage, and will inevitably commit a mistake. I am aware that fighting them face to face is suicide, so the strategy was to create an opening for me to go through.

''How dare you?!'', a mad expression was all that he showed me, before he and the woman got ready to attack, ''Hope you are ready to be purged, filthy brat!''

When I least expected, they revealed themselves to be earth manipulators. That was when they created a huge wave from the ground, to throw it at me. It is a fact that, not necessarily, I would need to kill any of them, or even injure them. However, since I needed to ensure my escape, and that they would not follow me, I would use every possible offense to disable them.

This wave was pretty harmless, due to how slow it was, so I propelled myself up high, and started to slide down on it, towards them. Predictably, they would keep attacking, while I was sliding down.

Although it was expected, I assume that their attack was sort of impressive. Spears made by earth manipulation, thrown at high speed. As I dodged the first row of earth spears, they kept on attacking with more and more of them, but now, I parried most of them with my knives.

My way out was made when I jumped to a branch which was nearby, so that I could finally put my plan into action. Unfortunately, as I managed to get to the other branch, a row of spears ended up hitting me on my shoulder and lower leg. To be blunt, these spears are too sharp for something completely made out from earth powers.

Getting hit was the worst that could happen, as with an average spell, they caused intense tremors, and with my injured leg, losing my balance was easy. Even though, I managed to stab the trunk with one of the knives, and I got onto it once again, since after that rumble, they had to recover a little.

Regenerating now would be careless, as it would cost mana, and also, I needed to get rid of them soon, before they fired spears again.

Sparing mana was helpful, since by having my full mana, I created a dark cube in the palm of my right hand. A explosive one, to be precise, which would delay them for a while. While they glanced at me, I was about to release that spell, so they wouldn't be able to run away now. Before releasing it, I finished regenerating the wounds caused by the spears.

''Hope you get acquainted with the dark'', after releasing the sphere, I ran away as soon as possible

Obviously, they protected themselves with earth shields, but I couldn't stop now, to enjoy this chance. Earth manipulators are pretty dangerous, since they use the whole environment to create their personal arena.

Now that I wonder about it, was he really feeling my mana? Both of them were weaklings, to be honest, making it hard to assume that someone like that felt my suppressed mana, from that distance. On second thought, it was my fault to be found like that. The Imp's pus created a trail, from which that man followed, even with a weak mana detection.

I perceived that there was no more trails, so they wouldn't find me that soon. At any rate, if by just a little analysis, they managed to find me, what could prevent me from being found once again? By forcefully charging my magic gaze with all the mana I still had, I felt a civilization, not that far away from me. Not only mana, but also living beings can be found with this gaze.

The perfect escape, because after reaching this people, I could come up with a back up story, so they'd rescue me. As for the hunters, acting without any proof that I am indeed a demon or that I am powerful enough to blow them up, they would probably be judged by doing so.

Quickly, I made my way there, since now, the sole treat that I could end up facing was to be found by them once again. Imps and Minus wouldn't track me down now, as I got rid of the human blood stained suit.

Soon, after running through all the huge trees, I soon arrive at the town, and my arrival was indicated by seeing all the mana emanating from that place, used to create the local lighting. It was not a huge town, but compared to the ones I've conquered on my past life, this one is particularly small.

Hopefully, my fake story would work, and then, I could escape from this life of servitude, which was gifted to this body.