A Journey Through the Universes

Chapter 197: Akana

Ryuu was slowly waking up.

He lazily opened his eyes, looked around and realized that the little sister was gone.

- "Asshole. She left me alone at night and rushed off somewhere. Of course, I was hardly threatened by anything, but still..." – Ryuu thought calmly, blinking

Taking a sitting position, he squinted. - "Hmm. The fire went out, the ashes cooled down. She left about two hours ago, no less… Strange. Very strange."

After looking around a bit more, he activated the Imperial Zone to notice all the small details.

– "That bitch!" – Ryuu exclaimed when he saw that his backpack was missing a map and some other papers on teigu

He didn't think that recent events would bear such fruit. It seemed to him that Esdes was more reasonable, but he missed the fact that she was still a child with a very difficult character.

The guy quickly picked up his backpack and rushed to the tomb. He remembered the map completely.

Strengthening his legs with prana, Ryuu raced as fast as possible, not sparing the prana and the legs themselves, the muscles inside of which were constantly torn and restored under the influence of prana.

Dangerous beasts that got in his way were instantly cut by bone blades.

– "God, I hope this arrogant proud asshole had enough brains not to push ahead." – Ryuu said to himself, realizing that his hopes were most likely in vain

He didn't know if Esdes knew the bitterness of defeat or something close to it in the canon, but with him she didn't know for sure.

Together they killed even stronger monsters and people with the help of his considerable experience and abilities, so the chance that Esdes would be careful enough tended to zero.

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Meanwhile, Esdes got close to the tomb.

At the large stone arch that was the entrance, there were three tanned guys of different complexions.

– "And here are the first opponents." – the girl smiled, carefully picking herself up with a falcata in her hands – "I so want to go up against three at once, but my goal is teigu and I think I will have a couple of hot fights yet."

These guys obviously didn't carry their post very well. It was evident from their bored and frankly sleepy faces.

Having got close enough, Esdes rushed with all speed to the most sleepy target.

- "The first one!" – the girl grinned, swinging a falcata

A second later, the tall guy's head was chopped off, and a bored expression was permanently frozen on his face

– Amon! – the two remaining guys shouted in amazement and grabbed the spears – You will answer for this little bitch!

– Entertain me! Esdes replied with a grin: "Ryuu is so careful in vain, there are only weaklings here! I don't think the enemies will be much stronger inside."

Before her eyes, the two men stuck spears into the ground and used their secret art.

Slowly, the senior guard's transparent wings cut through and came out of his back. Then his eyes began to enlarge and split into smaller "eyes". He was turning into a human fly.

The second man was a half-scorpion. His legs, and indeed the lower part of the trunk began to change, increasing and expanding. The result was a kind of centaur, but only there was a scorpion man, not a horse man.

– You're finished, you bastard!

"I'll bury your chopped–up corpse with Amon so he can have fun with you in the other world, bitch!"

Esdes arrogantly bared her teeth and looked at her opponents as if they were cockroaches under her feet – It's funny to hear this from such weaklings.

The scorpion attacked first.

– Shut up, bitch! – he shouted, sending his tail, with a sharp sting, straight into Esdes

This attack was pretty fast, but not for a girl.

– Ha, slowly. – she said, dodging – Fine, tail! Esdes added and cut off the tail of the scorpion with a falcata before he had time to return it back.

– A-a-a!

Esdes pointed her finger at the fly man–You're next. – she grinned bloodthirstily

The fly man flew into the air and said to his comrade – Akil, be careful. We act together.

Akil himself, wincing at the loss of his tail, said – Good, brother Demon

The imp nodded and began to fly in circles over Esdes. His secret art did not give him any special strength or endurance, but it gave him the ability to fly, and quite fast.

And that's not even the main thing. The imp believed that the main strength of his secret art was his eyes. The fly's eyes update the image two hundred and fifty times per second. This means that in his eyes everything slows down four times compared to an ordinary person.

In a compartment with panoramic vision, it gives an incredible effect. Evasion, attack, reading the opponent's movements. With these eyes, it's all pretty easy.

– "You can't get away from my eyes, you little trash." – the Imp thought and sharply attacked Esdes with a spear in the most vulnerable place of the girl - the back.

That's just it was a trick and Esdes specially opened.

– Gotcha! – she shouted, turning sharply and making a horizontal swing with a falcata

However, Esdes was surprised to realize that the Demon abruptly stopped the attack and walked away – "Did he read me?" josei

Meanwhile, the Imp felt sweat running down his back– "If it weren't for my eyes, he would have been cut into two halves right now. This girl is strong… The boss will be happy if he can catch her. Her children will be strong keepers."

While Bes and Esdes were dancing, the wounded scorpion man retreated into the tomb

– Ha, it seems you were left alone. Esdes grinned, again missing the fly man – "How annoying. This asshole is able to read me, almost like Ryuu. Only my brother doesn't have such speed and ability to fly... infuriating."

– Stupid girl, my friend went for help. Soon other keepers will come here and you will be caught. We'll make you an incubator if the Boss doesn't want to marry you. Your fate has already been decided. – the Imp spoke calmly, trying not to fly too close to the girl.

No matter how good his eyes are, if he flies too close, he just won't have time to dodge the attack. Something, and the brazen girl had both strength and speed at a decent level.

- "It can't go on like this. I need to either retreat or go to the tomb. Fighting against a big crowd is stupid." – Esdes thought, frowning. "Ryuu was right. They are strong, but not invincible. The main thing is not to get caught by the crowd... I hate to retreat."

However, it was harder to hide than Esdes thought.

The demon wouldn't let her do it. He was a really annoying fly that circled over Esdes and unexpectedly attacked in the weakest places. The girl could not hide and even just move far away from the battlefield.

"Do you really think I'm going to let you escape?" Naive. I told you, you're destined to be an incubator. – the Imp spoke with a cheeky smile, flying over Esdes and repeatedly shortening from the attack

– Grrr. – discontentedly growled Esdes, from irritation and discontent – "If Ryuu were here, he would throw me at this bastard, and I would chop him..."

– Well done, Imp. – said a deep male voice

Esdes turned her head in the direction of the voice

Five keepers were coming out of the tomb. Behind them, smiling, walked Akil, the scorpion man without the tip of his tail

Among them was a girl in open clothes and jewelry. Big breasts, big hips and big gold–colored eyes - Oh, the boss will definitely like her.

– Wait, we haven't caught her yet, Akana. a burly man with a beard said.

– It won't take long. – the girl waved off – It's just a pity that lately rarely anyone is ready to challenge us, and I really want to get a third husband…

– Pf, where do you want the third one?

– I like the number three, besides, my husbands can't cope with my stamina.

They walked calmly to Esdes, talking about something of their own.

The girl frowned heavily, clenching her teeth – "They don't take me seriously. I'll make you look up to me."

To the surprise of the arriving keepers, Esdes abruptly tore at them, bringing falcata to strike.

She chose a tall man with a beard as her target

"Haha, you arrogant brat, do you think I'm the weakest?! He shouted, activating his secret art

After a second, he grew a hard shiny chiton. A sharp horn appeared on his head, and small semicircular blades appeared on his hands.

The demon that was in flight exclaimed to himself – "Aton, idiot! Her sword is not simple, it will cut through the armor that you are so proud of!"

There was nothing to do and the Demon decided to attack Esdes in the back so that she stopped the attack.

That's just at the moment when he got close enough to her back, Esdes grinned and attacked with a falcata, spinning on the spot on the axis by three hundred and sixty degrees.

- "Fuck! I don't have time!" the Demon shouted mentally

The result was the same.

The fly-man who had infuriated her for so long was cut in half, as was the beetle-man, whose armor could not stop the falcata blade.

But before Esdes could rejoice, she was quickly twisted by a snake girl. It was Akana, who, with surprise, wrapped herself in rings, her lower snake part, around the girl.

– God, you chopped up the Imp and Aton at once, what a bad girl. – with a slight hiss, she said, licking Esdes' cheek with her long tongue

Esdes could feel her bones crunching from the force with which this woman was squeezing her.

Akana knocked falcata out of Esdes' hand

– "Don't you dare touch the sword that Ryuu did for me, bitch!" – mentally cursed Esdes

– What a good sword. – Akana was saying and decided to give the girl the opportunity to speak by removing her tail from her face

– Don't think it's over. – Esdes said with a cold smile – My younger brother will come for you and destroy you. Having finished that, she resolutely tried to bite off her tongue, but it wasn't the first time Akana had taken prisoners

Her tail quickly invaded the girl's mouth and prevented her from committing suicide – Ha ha ha, what a determination from such a little girl. Younger brother, you say? Hehe, and he will destroy us? So, he is at least no weaker than you. Great, great, I'll make him a great husband for myself. He's going to be a great dad. – Akana said with a smile, put his hand to his cheek

Esdes exclaimed mentally and began kicking with all her might. Her burning angry and frankly bloodthirsty look was hard to miss.

– Oh-ho-ho, is this jealousy? Don't you want to lose your brother? Akana said with a smile. With her hands, she walked over her body, paying special attention to elastic breasts – With this, your brother will quickly forget about his sister. The only thing he will think about is my voluptuous body and our children.

Esdes started kicking even harder–"I'll kill, I'll kill, I'll kill!"

– Ha-ha-ha

– Stop teasing her. – said the man, rolling his eyes – Let's go show it to the boss.

– Your truth. – the woman answered, blocked the air and knocked her out

Picking her up, Akana, with the surviving keepers, went to her boss

Ten minutes later, Ryuu arrived at this place.

He immediately saw the corpses and the footprints that led to the tomb.

– "She got caught." – Ryuu frowned – "It looks like we'll have to give it our all and show Esdes that some teigu won't let her catch up with me."

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Esdes woke up in an unfamiliar large room. A piece of wood was fixed in her mouth, which prevented her from biting off her tongue.

As for her body, it was in Akane's strong snake embrace.

"She's awake, boss. – the woman said with a smile

- OK. a deep , deep voice sounded

Esdes turned her head and saw that a small man was standing in the center of the room, next to the sarcophagus. Stubble, long hair, calm and confident look… He didn't look strong, but it only seemed so at first glance.

However, Esdes was not looking at him, but at the black, light-absorbing pole that lay on the sarcophagus. More precisely, this pole was held by a sarcophagus, the lid of which was made in the form of a sculpture of a man.

– So that's why you came here. The man said calmly, following the gaze of the Juroku girl. The great weapon of the hero that protected these lands from the Empire.

Then the man turned his gaze to Esdes – I am Imhotep, the current head of the keepers. You don't need to know more, as a wife. If you behave well and give birth to strong healthy children, then perhaps I will give you some freedom.

"I'm afraid I'm against the wedding..." a calm boyish voice echoed

Esdes, Imhotep, Akana and many other keepers turned their gaze to the entrance

There, at a slow pace, was a short, blue-haired guy, covered in blood and clearly not his own.