"Well, that was close," Chris said as they paused to catch their breath.
Tracy immediately turned on him and demanded, "What do you mean that was close? Where were you, and what took you so long?"
Chris held his arms up in surrender as he backed away and let Bobby take over. "We hit a bit of a snag."
Violet nodded her head. "We noticed."
"Seriosuly, we were going along with plan A when things started to get dicey," Chris said as he waved his arms around. "Then when we tried to go with plan B, we couldn't because there were too many demons. Theodore really saved us."
That was concerning, but nothing Luke and the others didn't realize right away. They had already known something was up. However, it was strange why the trio wer
Hiding his mouth with his hand and keeping himself away from the others so he wouldn't be overheard, he mumbled, "What are you up to?"[If you want to build your army, the quickest way is to incorporate a large force under your command. I'm certain you can persuade her or force her to submit to you.]Luke was a bit dubious about the idea. There were far too many problems with following along with the demon king's idea. One of them was that they were currently enemies. None of the demons were aware he was the current demon king, and revealing it might not change anything between them. In fact, it might encourage the woman to kill him for replacing her lover.[That's why I said you can use force too. If you're worried that it bothers me, need I remind you that I no longer have attachments now that I have become this.]We
"Is there something you want to say?" Luke asked as he stopped in his tracks.Violet, who was blocking his path, said, "I should be asking you that. I know you didn't reveal everything about the plan."After checking with the demon king that it was alright for them to speak, he said, "I intend on bringing these demons under my wing."Her eyebrows shot up into the air as she said, "Excuse me.""You heard me. To complete one of my quests, I needed to grow my demon army. This is probably my best chance at gathering a large number in one go," he said."Isn't it a bit risky? What about our other quest?" she asked."I've already talked with the previous demon king. He said we should be good to go. "I still don't like this," Violet said with a frown.
[Be honest. Do you really believe the plan will work?] Honestly, Luke didn't think so. There was simply too much they didn't know about their opponent. The other party could barely tell them anything about the slime leader. They had been able to tell them about the few attacks it could make, but little else. It was likely to have other tricks up its sleeve that they needed to watch out for. He expected one of the other plans to work, but not the first one. [How reckless.] Luke shrugged the demon king's words away as he set out to carry out the first part of the plan. Despite the fortress being under constant seige, the natives were able to help create such makeshift tools to use to try to keep a good chunk of the demons distracted. Bobby and Chris had also donated almost all of their flame stones and dust stones. They still kept a pair in reserve just in ca
Staring at the jars of slime, Luke checked with the demon king to see if they were cleared to go. However, he didn't receive the expected answer and scowled. It seemed the angels were too invested to see what was going on. He suspected it was because the slime was an unexpected variable. The fact that it had become strong enough to lead an army must have drawn their attention.Unfortunately, this meant he couldn't extend his offer without being caught. Well, he supposed it would have happened eventually. Their party had been going through a lot of incidents that should have been suspicious to the angels. That meant they either had to wait before bringing up the offer or simply give up on the idea.Before he could tell them the news, they were instantly on their guard and grabbed their weapons. Staring at the way they had come from, they didn't see anything, but they still didn't drop the
Luke had a split second to determine what to do. He could either attempt to deflect the attack with his sword or dodge it and allow it to hit Tracy. Of course, he went with the former. With his current sword, he believed he had a decent chance of at least avoiding a fatal injury. Holding Illumina in front of him, he grunted as the eye beam struck the sword at an angle.His arms screamed in protest as he held his ground to deflect the attack. The beam ended up passing over his shoulder, despite his efforts. Fortunately, it missed Tracy by an inch and struck the slime. The slime shrieked in pain as it dropped Tracy and formed an angry expression at the cyclops. Tracy and Luke quickly retreated back to where Violet was."Are you seeing what I'm seeing?" Luke asked as he glanced between the two demons."I believe so," Violet said.
[You know very well that the angels are watching this fight. What are you thinking?]Luke didn't bother answering the demon king's question and approached the slime. "Hey, you must be able to understand us. Can you speak?"The slime said nothing. However, he didn't miss the way its body tensed in preparation for another fight. He wasn't sure why it chose to stop attacking them when it could have taken them out when their backs were to it, but he couldn't waste the opportunity in front of him. It would just be a little tricky to pull off with the audience they had and the apparent language barrier."If you can't speak, then can you at least show us that you understand what's going on? If you understand, make a circle," he said as he stopped a few feet away while keeping his hand on his sword.At first, nothing happened.
The slime seemed to finally notice something was wrong, but it was too late. The poison that Violet had coated the knives with was finally taking effect, making the slime slow and sluggish. It had become easier to dodge its attacks and approach the slime that was desperately trying to keep them away. Tracy and Violet got within arm's length and sliced off its arms.It screeched as Luke ran straight for it with his sword raised. With one swing, he took its head, but he didn't stop there. Just taking off its head wouldn't be enough, and he continued to cut away at the slime's body. Bits of slime flew everywhere as he hacked away without rest. The two women joined him in cutting up the slime even more until its core was exposed.Luke raised his sword above him as if to deliver the finishing blow. Suddenly, something struck him from the side. Fortunately, he had sensed it coming and blocked
"I swear that this is all your fault," Tracy said as she ran."I will admit this is unexpected, but you can't blame me for not knowing it was capable of this," Luke said as he jumped over a piece of rubble."What are you talking about? You already knew how dangerous the slime was, but you decided it was a good idea to provoke it," Tracy said as she threw a glare at him."Everyone agreed to the plan, including yourself. Don't act like you're innocent," Luke said as they turned the corner.Before they could argue any further, Violet said, "You shouldn't waste your breath. We should focus on how to deal with our current situation."It was easier said than done. None of them had the abilities necessary to take down the demon on their own. There was a reason why they had used items when fi