"No, I wouldn't say I was hanging in there. On the contrary, I was about to die," I remarked, as I let out a slow exhale.

"Man, what's with this kid? He sure is calm, eerily so...that purple energy looks sick though, and looking at it is kinda giving me chills," Spoke up one of the two Isla had brought with her.

"His Aura, it's on the level of an X-Ace Mage or lower-end Combatant...I'd heard he's able to keep growing more powerful, but I didn't think he'd already be at our level," Added the other one.

Hm, I recognize these two. They're both X-Aces, two of only five currently active in the world. I wonder, just how powerful are they?

Appraisal:

Personal Details:

Name: Jin Suzuki

Age: 31

Gender: Male

Height: 5'8"

Weight: 82 KG

Hunter Details:

Type: Combatant

Class: Ranger

Attribute: Wind

Spells: N/A

Skills: Scope, True Wind Arrow, Double True Wind Arrow, Triple...High Accel True Wind Arrow, Super Accel True Wind Arrow...Super Accel Quintuple True Wind Arrow...High Accel True Wind Arrow Barrage, Elemental Immunity, Status Effect Immunity, Super Marksmanship Affinity

Stats:

HP: 1369

MP: 986

Strength: 1373

Agility: 1991

Vitality: 1365

Perception: 1870

Power Level: 1,492,300

Potential: 1,563,400

So, these are the stats of an X-Ace, and if I'm not mistaken, he's supposed to be the least powerful of the five. Even in my current state, all of my stats are lower than his, except for my MP.

He had longish, spiky black hair pushed back with a dark green hairband, light green eyes, a pale complexion, and he had a toned, agile build.

He was wearing a green leather-armored vest over a long-sleeved white shirt, black trousers and short black boots.

Strange, he isn't carrying a bow.

While I know of him via online ads, I don't know what he's capable of, except that he's the only active Ranger who has the ability to generate purely Magical arrows, without the need of physical arrows to channel through.

As for the other one...Appraisal:

Personal Details:

Name: Beatriz Oliviera

Age: 28

Gender: Female

Height: 5'6"

Weight: 72 KG

Hunter Details:

Type: Arcane Hunter

Class: Musician

Attribute: N/A

Spells: Sonic Bullet, Sonic Blast, Sonic Arrow, Sonic Screech, Sonic Boom, Supersonic Bullet, Supersonic Blast, Supersonic Arrow, Supersonic Screech, Supersonic Boom, Hypersonic Bullet, Hypersonic Blast, Hypersonic Arrow, Hypersonic Screech, Hypersonic Boom

Skills: High Elemental Resistance, Status Effect Immunity

Stats:

HP: 1472

MP: 2034

Strength: 1478

Agility: 2105

Vitality: 1466

Perception: 2001

Power Level: 1,759,300

Potential: 1,804,200

Interesting, her Magic seems similar to that of the bat-type Monsters.

She had a long mohawk that drooped to the right, it seemed to be naturally black but dyed mostly white with a few short black stripes left undyed, the pattern resembling piano keys. She had light red eyes, a brown complexion, and an attractive, slender figure.

She wore a black compression shirt with the sleeves torn off, metal-plated gauntlets that extended halfway up her biceps, a red and black checkered skirt over black tights, and sleek black boots.

Her weapon...what is that?

It was strapped diagonally across her back, resembling a guitar. It had a long, flat handle, and the blade was in the shape of the head of a guitar.

She also wore bracelets on both wrists, with Mana Orbs that matched the hue of her Aura...speaking of which, her Aura is quite strange too, it was an electric light pink, with what appeared to be musical notes swirling around it.

"Ah, another human with Teleportation Magic. A bit weak, but maybe slightly stronger than the last one.

And you, male human...you seem only marginally more powerful than Kaivel Intrix, at least in his current state.

But you, female human was the odd hairdo, you seem quite formidable...and yet, you are still weaker than I am," Remarked Zeifas as he glanced at the two X-Aces.

"Hey, now, I may not be as strong as the other X-Aces, but I'm still top five in the world...though maybe not for long," Responded Jin, as he glanced at me with a wry smile.

"Hah, you're not very bright, are ya, Archdemon? Sure, we're weaker than you individually, but this ain't a one V one, yo!" Smirked Beatriz, as she drew out her weapon and swung it across, a reverbing hum ringing out as the oddly-shaped blade trembled.

"You should leave, Guildmaster. If he eats you and gains Teleportation Magic again, we may never catch him again," I said to Isla, before chanting, "Now, emerge, <Apostles of Lust and Envy: Luxuria and Invidia>."

"I don't like that you're implying I won't be able to hold my own, but seeing as I've never fought a Calamity Level before, I can't exactly dispute it. Good luck, Kai," Sighed Isla, patting my shoulder before teleporting away.

"Woah, that's metal as hell," Remarked Beatriz, as my Apostles appeared before me.

"I saw the clips online, but it's pretty wild seeing it in person," Added Jin in bemusement.

"We can talk later. I'm currently using an ability that gives me a fifty percent boost, it'll wear off in less than two and a half minutes, the time limit's ticking as we speak.

I've also cast a debuff on him, but it's less effective since he's resistant, but he's still weaker by around twelve point five percent...it'll wear off soon though, in around one and a half minutes.

We can't drag this out, we must kill him as quickly as possible...I specialize in close-range, and these two can back us up from a distance with ranged attacks," I remarked, keeping an eye on Zeifas.

It doesn't seem like he's in a rush to attack, he's likely waiting for us to make the first move. Evidently, he has little doubt that he'll win this battle.

"I can fight at any range, but I like ta get nice up-close and personal. I'll lead, you support me, kid. Jin, you hang back with the, uh...sorry, what do you call these two?" Inquired Beatriz, as she glanced at Luxuria and Invidia.

"Apostles of Sin."

"Hey, that's pretty dope. Alright, Jin, hang back with the Apostles of Sin and back us up with them."

"Sure, I can do that," He nodded, giving us a thumbs up.

Hm, I'm almost down to two minutes with my time limit.

"Are you insects done chattering yet?" Called out Zeifas impatiently.

"My, how nice of you to wait for us, what a gentleman," Responded Beatriz with a smirk, as she ran her hand through her mohawk.

"Consider it a mercy, nothing but a whim on my part...all of you will die before much longer. So, the least I can do is-...," He began, before trailing off as his gaze fell upon Luxuria, "Ah, now I get it! So that is how you knew of my name and my position in the Demon Lord's army, she must have told you. Yes, it makes sense now. Glad that mystery has been solved, it was bothering me. Well, anyway...go on, humans, get on with it."

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