Dispelling my thoughts with a deep breath, i resolved myself for my subsequent actions.
I never fought a Demon before, or a Contractor like Nicodemus, either. I had no standards to go by.
The Demon's stats or level was too higher for me to discern with Appraisal— rushing in head on against it in a direct confrontation in my current state was nothing but a death sentence.
I had to be clever about my approach.
The system never gave an Impossible Quest, up until now. So there must be a way... I thought.
Just like with the Ceres Challenge quest from before, it seemed absurd and crazy, but...it was possible.
The system was unpredictable and shitty, but it was always very literal about its choice of words, and if i knew this, there was usually always a small hint hidden away. Like a loophole.
And this one was also quite clear with it's description, too.
'I don't have to defeat the Demon.'
I just had to make sure Alex survived.
—And so did i.
