Chapter 152: Destroyed Town

Neo looked around.

He tried to find Selene.

"Where is she? Don't tell me she thought I wouldn't return and left."

It did not bode well.

Neo needed the blood droplets.

The last droplet helped him recover 10% of his Divine Energy.

Four more droplets and he could recover all the Divine Energy he lost in the contract with Paimon.

"I need it no matter what.

"If I had my original Divine Energy pool during the student council test, I would've been able to use the blessing more freely and broken Percival's record."

Neo left the building.

He was looking around the town, searching for Selene and found her.

The spider was eating noodles on an open stall.

She froze when she noticed Neo.

"N-neo? Why are you here?"

"I told you I'll come to complete the mission."

"W-wait, you are here for that?!"

She slurped the noodles in one smooth motion and came out of the stall in a hurry.

"Should we start the mission?"

"That's why I'm here."

Selene was excited and grateful.

The two left the Tartale town.

"Thank you for coming, Neo. I really mean it. It's been difficult to find teammates.

"If you didn't come, I didn't know what I would've done."

"It's fine. I'm just completing my side of the deal."

"Yup, about that, you don't need to worry. The blood droplet location I know is still a secret.

"I'm the only one who knows about it."

Neo nodded.

They were moving away from the Tartale town at a swift pace thanks to Selene's Shadow Movement Spell.

"Can you tell me something about this Mad Hound? How strong is he?"

…

Soul Hunter Building, Tartale Town

The flying skull, Skalix, tended to the mission reports as usual.

The long lines of Soul Hunters before his desk never ended.

It was a usual day for Skalix until he noticed a commotion.

"Get in line, you fucker!"

"Stop breaking the line! We've been waiting for an hour for our turn! How dare you break the line?!"

A sigh escaped Skalix's lips.

"Must be a newbie if they don't know the rules…"

Skalix stopped speaking when he noticed the golden badge on the 'newbie' shoulder.

"T-that's the badge of a Soul Reaper! Hey, you idiots shut up!"

The flying skull floated towards the center of the commotion.

"Don't shout, idiots! Can't you recognize your superiors?"

He scolded the people before turning to the girl who broke the line.

She had blue hair and twisted horns on her head. seaʀᴄh thё Nôvel(F)ire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Skalix took a subservient attitude in front of her.

"What does our humble town owe the honor of a visit from a Soul Reaper?"

Silence fell over the hall.

They couldn't believe Skalix's words.

Soul Reaper was the highest rank.

It was just one step away from the mythical Grim Reapers.

The ones who had shouted at the girl quivered.

"We-we're sorry, Miss. We didn't recognize you."

She ignored them.

Her gaze was fixed at Skalix and her next words made the flying skull flinch.

"I'm here for the Mad Hound mission."

"M-mad Hound? I know he is a disaster for us. But that's for us. Someone as esteemed as you doesn't need to bother with him."

Skalix was not lying.

A team of Soul Wardens would be enough for Mad Hound.

Selene and her late team members were Soul Keeper rank.

Although they were annihilated, they had nearly defeated Mad Hound.

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The blue haired Soul Reaper took out two photos.

"Mad Hound has these two as his captives. My job is with them."

"Aren't these…. the Zeus Clan souls who came to the underworld a few months ago?"

"That's true. I came to the Underworld along with them. It's why I want to save them before Mad Hound corrupts them."

Skalix was surprised that the girl before him became a Soul Reaper in just six months.

He suppressed his curiosity and advised the girl.

"Mad Hound has the ability to command those whom he corrupts.

"He kidnaps souls before Soul Hunters find them and turn them into his minions.

"If he has your friends, I'm afraid…"

The unsaid words were clear to the Soul Reaper girl.

She frowned.

"I can't leave before I confirm it with my own eyes.

"Just tell me Mad Hound's last known location."

Skalix followed her words.

After completing the procedure, he watched the blue-haired girl leave.

A sigh escaped his lips.

"If her words are true and Mad Hound has gained Zeus Clan blood holders as his minions, Selene and the boy stands no chance.

"I hope she arrives on time and save them."

The flying skull regretted failing to stop Selene from choosing her revenge.

If he had not given her the mission a few days ago, the Soul Reaper that came today would've dealt with the Mad Hound.

Selene would've gotten a closure, even if she didn't kill the Mad Hound with her own hands.

But now there was no guarantee Selene and the boy would survive.

….

Neo and Selene reached a destroyed town.

"Are we in the right place?" Neo asked. "The mission details said Mad Hound was last near the Daqlia lake.

"Yes, but I doubt Mad Hound has not changed his location."

"He will be here?"

"According to his habits, this is the most probable location.

"This town is one of the Reaper towns that were destroyed in the aftermath of Veldora and Neromax's battle.

"There would've been gravely injured people around.

"It's the perfect place for Mad Hound to restore the minions he lost."

Selene and Neo entered the town while talking.

"The minions he lost?"

"Yes, my last team wiped out almost every minion he had.

"Only a few weeks passed since then. He wouldn't have been able to gather many minions.

"We can defeat him with just two of us while he is weakened."

"So, that's why you were absorbing the blood droplet.

"I take it as everyone refused to team with you after your last team was defeated. Since you had no one, you decided to fight Mad Hound after you got a boost from the blood droplet?"

"Yes, that's exactly what happened."

Selene let out a melancholic smile.

"The people in the Tartale town think I lied when I told them my late team wiped out the minions of Mad Hound."

They reached the center of the town.

Neo and Selene sensed multiple presences surrounding them.

"So, what's the plan?"