"You don't s-stand a chance against me, y-you hear me?! I-I'll repay you for the humiliation you put me through, w-with interest!" He snapped, as he suddenly formed a blade of Negative Energy in his left hand, to replace the one that had broken.

Clearly, the Archdemon bestowed the ability to use Negative Energy Generation to him, but what's surprising is how much he's mastered it.

Hey, Ai, can you analyze him and see if there's any way to undo the brainwashing he's been put through?

<Very well, I shall conduct a thorough, detailed Appraisal>

Counting on ya, let me know how it goes.

I then sprinted forward as he shot towards me, flinging the Negative Energy blade at me with a flick of his wrist, sending it spinning towards me with immense speed.

I swallowed it up with Drain, before swinging the back of my blade at the side of his head, which he narrowly ducked under, my blade brushing his hair, before I quickly lowered my arm as he drove his blade towards me.

I winced in pain as the blade plunged through the middle of my palm, coming to a stop before it could reach my abdomen, before I gritted my teeth and snapped the jaws of Drain around his head before he could react, but nothing happened.

He wrenched his blade out of my hand as I slashed down at him with Desecrator, grazing the tip of his nose as he narrowly avoided a more serious hit, firing off a blast of Negative Energy at me as he backed away.

I sprang back as the blast closed in on me, hitting the ground and erupting fiercely, bits of concrete flying out as cracks spread out across the ground, before I swiftly glanced around and surveyed my surroundings.

Good, looks like most of the civilians have cleared out, there are still a few watching and recording us, but they were keeping a good distance, at least.

Alright, now I shouldn't have to worry about collateral damage.

"J-Just die already, damn it! I...I need you to die! It's not fair, y-you bastard! Y-You've only been a Hunter for a bit over half a year, I-I've been around for way longer, s-so why the hell is everyone fawning over you so much, h-huh?! But i-if I kill you, all that attention will be m-mine...a-all the chicks, m'money, power, it'll all b-be mine!" He exclaimed, as Negative Energy erupted around him.

He's clearly lost his mind, it doesn't seem like there's even a shred of sanity left. Doesn't he realize how stupid what he just said is?

This brainwashing, it isn't Magical...the effect may be cast Magically, but it seems to affect its targets physically.

Otherwise, if there was some kind of Magic screwing with his mind, it would've been undone when I engulfed his head with Drain.

<Correct>

<My analysis is complete>

<And the simplest way to sum it up is that he has permanent, irreversible brain damage>

<Also, his body has also been permanently changed, some of his physical traits are more Demon than human>

I see...does that mean he can regenerate too?

<No, that doesn't seem to be the case, the effects appear to be rather unstable>

<He's still mostly human, physically speaking>

Alright, then...if what's been done to him can't be reversed, there's no reason to take him alive. It'll be for the best if I just put him out of his misery.

Which means, I don't have to hold back anymore.

"<Enrage>," I chanted as he sprinted towards me wildly, Negative Energy swirling around him before he unleashed a devastating blast towards me.

I expanded the jaws of Drain in front of myself as the attack closed in, my power surging as I unleashed Enrage, a sense of calm enveloping me as I swallowed up the blast.

My gaze shifted to my left as he raced across and zipped in towards me, lightning erupting around his blade as he lunged forward and unfurled a rapid slash towards my throat.

An agonized scream of pain rang out as I chanted to manifest Devour at the last split second, his blade shooting straight into the shadowy jaws, which snapped shut and clamped around the middle of his forearm, ripping it off.

He stumbled back as he yelled excruciatingly, blood spraying out of the stump left around his forearm, before he let out a deafening, furious roar as Negative Energy erupted out of the stump, forming a new arm made of energy and stemming the bleeding.

"Y-You son of a bitch, what...what the hell did I-I ever do to you, h-huh?!" He snapped venomously.

"You can't be serious. How pitiful...you truly are pathetic," I responded in disdain, before stepped across to my left as he fired off a rapid, drilling blast of Negative Energy towards me.

"Sh-Shut up...shut up, shut up, SHUT UP!!!"

He charged at me furiously, forming a pair of Negative Energy blades in his hands, before firing out a swirling blast at me from his mouth.

I swallowed it up with Drain, before rapidly whipping my foot up as he leapt towards me, a sharp wheeze ringing out as my foot slammed onto the middle of his stomach before he could react, knocking the wind out of him.

"<Lethargy>, <Spite>," I chanted, a dazed look appearing in his eyes before he tensed in fear, as I reached out and clamped my hand around his face, swinging him down and slamming the back of his head against the pavement.

Cracks spread out across the concrete upon impact, his eyelids fluttering slightly as he let out a shaky groan.

Suddenly, his eyes widened as he began to shakily lift his arms, but he was too slow, as I plunged Desecrator into his neck, before tearing his throat apart with a sharp twist of the blade.

There, that takes care of-...

<Conditions Met>

<Hidden Skill: Subjugate, Temporarily Unlocked>

<Initiating>

<Commence Incantation>

Oh? Well, now, what an unexpected bonus this is.

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