At that moment, Steve's sword awn swept across the shadow and narrowly missed the demon. Steve continued in hot pursuit of the Ram-horned Demon. However, the Ram-horned Demon was very wise and chose not to fight Steve head-on, dodging Steve's attacks instead.

As such, Steve failed to strike the Ram-horned Demon several times in a row, causing his original force to deplete rapidly. His speed of recovery could not keep up how fast his original force was depleting. Even the power of the Sword of Purity was weakening as well.

"Hahaha... The Sword of Purity is an E-cla.s.s weapon. With your strength, it will not be long before your original force will be totally depleted. Then, I will get the sword easily!" The Ram-horned Demon let out a satisfied laugh.

After all, the Ram-horned Demon was smarter than the Gray Fiery Lion, which had fought Steve head-on, only to end up getting itself killed! In contrast, the Ram-horned Demon had been quick to spot Steve's flaw at first glance...

Specifically, weapons such as the Sword of Purity consumed one's original force, and only a level-one evolved being could handle it for any long period of time. Even an ordinary original being would not be able to handle the original force consumption level of the Sword of Purity.

The demon's strategy was to take advantage of this. In due course, Steve's original force would naturally be depleted. At that time, it would be an easy feat to kill Steve.

Steve fell from mid-air and breathed heavily, as his power was depleting quickly. The Ram-horned Demon had wings to fly, but as Steve had no flying ability, it was difficult for him to kill such an opponent.

Both Elizabeth and Thelma were worried by how tired Steve looked.

"I have the Original Force Restoration Serum. Drink it quickly!" Selma hurriedly took out three bottles of icy red serum and gave them to Steve. Steve took the serum, opened a bottle, and drank it.

It was not difficult to refine the Original Force Restoration Serum, which could restore more than 50% of one's original force in a short time. But, one had to wait for an hour for the second bottle to take effect. This was because, if taken consecutively within an hour, its efficacy would be much lower.

The reason why Steve did not refine the Original Force Restoration Serum was that he didn't yet know how. Another reason was that this serum did not work as fast as the enhanced Subatomic Serum. After drinking a bottle, Steve felt that the majority of his original force had been restored.

It would be a waste to make use of the enhanced Subatomic Serum to restore my original force on a frequent basis. In the future, I must refine a new version of the Original Force Restoration Serum…

Steve formulated a plan in his mind, then once again rushed towards the Ram-horned Demon, sweeping his sword across it. However, the demon managed to dodge his attack again.

This was not a surprise, as the Ram-horned Demon was much stronger and faster than Steve, even though Steve had the Traveler's boots. Also, the Ram-horned Demon was able to fly, making it much more difficult for Steve to kill him.

Steve calmed himself down and slowly captured a trail of the Ram-horned Demon movements, then sought some help from the Heart of the Universe.

"The Heart of the Universe, can you predict its next movement?" Steve asked.

"I can predict its movements, but you can't fly. You also have to remember that your reaction speed decreases in mid-air. As such, even if I can predict its next movement, you will not be able to strike it," the Heart of the Universe responded.

Steve clenched his teeth, discouraged by the report. The Ram-horned Demon gradually gained insight of Steve's strength and began to fight back. This made Steve's situation increasingly grim. If the Heart of the Universe had not predicted the next movements of the Ram-horned Demon, so that Steve had time to brace for them in advance, the situation would have been even worse!

The two women, who were watching the battle, were extremely anxious. They were using machine guns to shoot the Ram-horned Demon in an attempt to help Steve, but to no avail. Seeing that the situation was getting grim, the two women became even more worried.

Swis.h.!.+

Steve fell from mid-air, bounced off from the branches, then rose again. He then used the Sword of Purity to attack the Ram-horned Demon from behind.

The Ram-horned Demon suddenly turned around and asked with a grin, "Do you think that I was unaware that you were going to attack me from behind?"

Seeing the Sword of Purity approaching, the Ram-horned Demon suddenly called out the bronze s.h.i.+eld.

Steve immediately exclaimed, "Oh no, I've been tricked!"