Chapter 232: Danger in the Shadows!



The breakfast served by the village head wasn't the best.

However, Asmodeus and the others weren't fussy—sometimes, they would have to eat monster meat with no seasoning during the longer guild quests, which prepared them for small villages with little to nothing. Instead, Asmodeus offered some of their monster meat to help make the soup more filling for the villagers.

'I don't mind that they treat us with fear and doubt. This meat will spoil otherwise, so it's better to share.'

Asmodeus sat beside Yumiko and Vinea, who both looked relaxed and at peace while eating the slightly bland soup rather, thanks to the monster meats' sharp taste. If anything it helped the watery soup that lacked seasoning to taste better.

'It's the first night they didn't have sex. I finally got a good night sleep!' Vinea felt refreshed, though she did get to enjoy Asmodeus touching her ass in his sleep which made her a little sexually frustrated.

'Fufu~ my beloved Asmodeus hugged me all night. It was so wonderful. I am glad he ravished me before we came here~ I am so happy.'

Yumiko, on the other hand, looked just as radiant as usual because, for her, the sex the night before was more than enough compared to when back at the inn. A place where she couldn't let out her voice.

"You both look really happy this morning, did you have a good rest?" The village head's wife asked with a knowing smile, her mature charm quite high for a village this run down as she winked at Asmodeus.

'Ah... because the bed is a bit old it kept squeaking all night. Did she think we were having fun?' Asmodeus thought to himself while chewing on the soft, fluffy meat from the monsters he hunted two days ago.

"Ahem!" Her husband Rolf coughed with a slightly embarrassed face. The old man's cheeks were red as he looked away with his eyes. "Do you really not need any help, the village watch aren't strong but they could help you..."

Asmodeus appreciated this village head and his family. They might be poor and struggling. Yet they didn't treat them badly; although the villagers were suffering, they only took distance and were guarded against outsiders.

"Do not worry, village head. I am thankful for your offer. The village watch should protect this village, and we will do everything we can to clear the issue for you."

'Eh? Asmodeus seems softer than usual and he's speaking like a noble...' Vinea peeked at his face, her cheeks turning red as she noticed his smile. 'Why does it seem like his face shines like the sun through the dull morning fog?'

"A-Are you sure... there are a lot of those evil bastards... Ah~ forgive my language."

"Haha, there's no problem. I believe we can wipe them out today, but I want to make sure this is just an issue of them moving down the coast... If something is causing it then we will try to identify the cause and remove that issue too."

'Wow, Asmodeus is so sexy recently... when did he start speaking with such an enchanting prince-like tone. I want to skip this quest and head back to bed....' Yumiko's eyes shone with a ferocious light. Her gorgeous ruby eyes seemed to become more beast-like the more she accepted both sides of her personality.

"T-Thank you very much, we are in your care!" The village head was quite the good guy, and his son changed after interacting with Asmodeus a few times; rather, his wife finally showed herself, and like the village head, his wife was quite beautiful.

'I wonder if it's some kind of law or rule that all village heads have attractive wives... Is it so that summoned heroes can put them to bed in order to save their village? I remember several novels that happened back on earth...' Asmodeus, while his two future wives thought he was being sexy, instead thought of meaningless things like the Netori doujins his good friend showed him.

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Not long after dinner, the group headed towards the coast—there was a wooden fence around the village to protect it. However, Asmodeus could see the damage from what seemed to be monsters and animals as it seemed close to destruction. 'These villagers live on the edge with this rotting wood being their main defence...'

"Lord Asmodeus, are we heading into battle?" Vinea asked while holding a long spear made of black steel and a red blade made of a strange metal that she insisted he add his blood to when she ordered the spear's creation.

BANG!

Blood burst into the sky, a bloody rain spreading across the sandy shore and splashing into the water. Vinea and the others covered themselves with magic, but the monsters were surprised and torn into shreds, the first row of monsters like dolls cut by the sharpest blades.

"Hmph! it's my turn!" Vinea used the opposite arm and stood beside Asmodeus, her eyes shimmering with a beautiful gold and silver light.

[Rip them Apart - Blood Spear]

Vinea's spear differed from Asmodeus's—it looked like the maw of a beast, while the tip of the spear was a deadly weapon with a black point.

"Splat!"

"GRAAAARRR"

"ROAAARR"

The sounds of monsters roaring in pain and dying filled the air, and it only took one attack from each of them to destroy a portion of the monsters.

'The combination of blood and darkness magic is very powerful, and with this much power... I could probably reach the same power as him with the next level of my evolution if I killed enough people...' Vinea's eyes peeked at Asmodeus longingly, her lips parting slightly to form a faint smile because she saw him looking her way.

"Good job, Vinea. Now, shall we crush the rest?" Asmodeus made her heart skip a beat, his charming eyes narrowing, and that evil smile made her want to slay him right now! In a sexual way, of course.

However, Yumiko made the first move of her legs so fast they vanished from sight with each stride, the sand exploding from her muscle power, the training she received from Alice and Velvet equal in intensity to the one Asmodeus suffered.

With a single pair of fists, she lunged into the mass of Murk's half-fish upper bodies, struggling to attack with tridents and net-like weapons, but her strength and speed were simply on another level.

"Take this!"

Bang!

The ground trembled, and the sand under the feet of the group exploded upwards as Yumiko's fist connected with a monster.

She twisted her hips, using the momentum to increase the velocity and impact before using the force to send a knee into another monster. Like a flowing tide, she danced through the monsters, crushing their organs and bones with her deadly limbs.

Her long, thin fingers, with a gentle touch, turned into sharp blades capable of slicing anything she touched, and her punches had enough power behind them to shatter the air itself.

"You're all trash!" She roared, and a pure white wave of mana exploded around her body. Her bloodline became visible for a brief second as a burst of frozen aura exploded out from her attacks, freezing the poor monsters.

"Vinea, how about you use that spear and help finish them off..." Asmodeus smiled at Vinea, his eyes warm. However, his smile was the complete opposite. "We don't need them getting back up, right?"

Vinea's face burned up. She had to accept the feelings she felt towards him and could no longer deny them. 'Ah~ forgive me Liana, your big sister has fallen for the same man...'

After all, demons were not human; they would prioritise their desires and needs, even over family.