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Book 3: Chapter 31.2: Confrontation Part II
Book 3: Chapter 31.2: Confrontation Part II
Book 3: Chapter 31.2: Confrontation Part II
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We wont let you take her, General, Allen says while still carrying me, a sneer visible on his face not to mention audible in his voice when he says the General part. And I swear I hear the demon sigh before it says, Very well.
The creature vanishes in an instant, following which the purple light suddenly expands far faster than the two can hold back, engulfing us again and sending us to a very high placed roof before we can stop it. And along with the teleportation, I find myself dry heaving, all of my dinner having left me by now.
Which isnt a very good sign since part of my regeneration relies on my food stores. Not all of it. In fact, nowhere near all of it. But some of it at least.
After I finish dry heaving, I raise my head before stiffening up.
Allen, I start, trepidation clear in my tone. Clear enough to catch his attention as I continue, Hes not alone anymore.
Allen stiffens up at that and raises his head to look around. And as if on cue with my words, dozens, maybe even over a hundred creatures appear in the middle of the air all around us.
My eyes widen as I take in the creatures, each of which have long tails ending in a scorpions stinger, along with two leathery wings and bodies covered in scales. The scales themselves are mostly a dark green; one so dark that it looks mostly black. But there are also some blood red scales mixed in, and their faces have less scales than anywhere else on their bodies, revealing facial features more akin to a human underneath the scales.
And their eyes. Pitch black without a single trace of color.
Changelings, Cynthia mutters from next to us, and I cant help but nod.
Lots. And lots. Of changelings.
More and more of the creatures begin appearing around the roof of the building, some standing on the roof and others flapping their wings and flying around us. But by the time they stop appearing, there has to be hundreds of the creatures.
Some of them are Class IV, Allen mutters, sounding shocked. And for good reason.
I look through the creatures, identifying each one by accident until I ask Tar to stop giving me messages from the System for them.
But even without the messages, I can already tell that almost a fifth of these changelings are Class IV. Despite it not being possible for a Class IV changeling to hide amongst the humans. And the fact that these changelings are here at all means they mustve done so. Especially considering that all of these changelings are here together right now. They had to have gathered here knowing that we would be sent to this roof.
Put me down, I tell Allen, and he immediately does so as I shapeshift both of my arms.
You might as well fully transform, Allen whispers to me, making me glance at him for a moment before nodding.
The emergency power is off right now and so is any device that isnt mana powered. Not to mention that were on a rooftop right now and the snow is pretty heavy with the only light being that of the blood moon above us.
I transform into my beast form, which seems to make all of the changelings show more than a little awe for some reason. Even the general appears again with awe in his beady eyes.
Wait a second, how do I know thats awe? The worm thing doesnt have a humanoid mouth, nor does it have any sclera. At least the changelings have a mouth in a straight line like humans that can be used to tell their emotions. But the worm thing has a lamprey-like mouth.
Capture her alive but do not harm her or her humans! the general shouts, making my eyes narrow. And just as he does so, the changelings all begin to swarm us. But since every last creature here is at least one Class higher than me, I end up being nothing more than baggage in this as Allen and Cynthia fight off the demons. And surprisingly, even when they kill large numbers of the Class III and IV changelings, the general doesnt change his orders to kill them.
The fighting continues for a few minutes, Allen and Cynthia keeping me in between them as I try and fail miserably to help them at all, instead ending up as a burden.
Just the thought of being a burden in a fight burns at my pride so much that I unconsciously let out a growl.
But no matter how I feel, the fighting continues on until Allen and Cynthia grow too exhausted to fight, leaving them both panting in front of us, ice coating the entire roof along with various machines created and controlled by Allen, some of which are destroyed on the ground in varying ways due to the changelings various magics.
Finally, the general says, a note of happiness in his voice as he begins to step towards us. Now please leave the two humans and come with us.
I grit my teeth while looking around at the dozens of remaining changelings, then at the general who alone is already a higher level than both Allen and Cynthia by over a hundred levels.
Then I focus on Allen and Cynthia, a sad expression forming on my face as I understand just how outclassed we are.
Maybe all they want to do is bring me to my father. Theyre avoiding killing or permanently harming Allen and Cynthia despite being demons as well. Even if they clearly dont care about each other dying.
Maybe I should just go with them if itll spare Allen and-
My thoughts are cut off when I hear a splatting sound, bringing my attention to the worm guy who is uh
I blink at the sight of a large tentacle slowly lifting back up off the roof, having just turned the general into a paste.
Holy shit I mutter.
The tentacle is coming from all the way at the center of the city, as if Blue had somehow stretched his arm all the way here while fighting one of the Class V demons there which I can just barely hear from here. And after climbing a few meters above the ground of the roof again, the tentacle becomes a blur, following which all the changelings join the general, leaving us in absolute silence.
After a few seconds, I hear Blues voice enter my ear from the center of the city.
The favor has been paid.
All without his own battle even stopping.