Chapter 88: Tricky Surprise!

Chapter 88: Tricky Surprise!

Fuck me, I cursed under my breath. Miku wriggled on my shoulder, trying to get off, but I had my arm clamped around her.

The ground had been engulfed in red, not even a single blade of green grass to be seen. It was like a tidal wave of leeches had replaced the floor itself.

If someone fell down there Even just thinking about it made my skin crawl!

Some of the leeches started crawling hungrily up the tree towards us.

"Can leeches do shit like that?" Gem asked.

"I don't know," I tried to consider our options. "But I don't care either way. We're gonna have to deal with those one way or another!"

The leech demon had prepared this while she was talking with us and acting arrogant. She wore the mask of a high class demon who was overconfident in her power. It tricked all of us to some degree.

The sound of ruffling leaves woke me from my thoughts, and I looked up. What greeted me was another terrifying sight.

Countless little red leeches were peeking at us behind leaves. When they noticed we had seen them, they threw themselves at us with reckless abandon.

"We need to get the hell away from here!" I warned the others. If those things managed to latch onto us, they would self-destruct, causing a nasty explosion.

The others looked up to follow my gaze and stiffened, seeing the wriggling leeches with their teeth clamping up as they jumped down at us. Some of the fatter leeches had dripping blood around their teeth, showing they had eaten recently.

"Miku, I will carry you! Just handle any projectiles!" I instructed the girl on my shoulder, and we started running. Carpy, Miku, and I were like a fused mecha from an anime. "Bets, you shoot any leech that gets medium length. Gem, use your scythe and cut up anything that gets in our way ahead. Carpy, keep an eye on everyone and create a barrier of water if you see them in danger!"

We ran as fast as we could, jumping from tree branch to tree branch.

These tree branches were, on average, thicker than a regular trees trunk.

After a couple of hundred meters, we cut through countless leeches. Carpy used his water to wash off any piece of blood that landed on us.

"What about the high class demon? Is she following us any longer?" I asked.

"No, I don't sense her getting closer," Miku answered. She kept wriggling on my shoulder as if she was uncomfortable and wanted to get off.

"She hasn't followed us at all. I can still sense her staying where we battled," Carpy added.

She hadn't moved? Was this some kind of scheme? Maybe she had something that could trick the senses. No, the Demonic Exorcist would have taken it for himself if she had something like that. Any master willing to sacrifice their pawn wouldnt let that pawn keep a precious artifact.

My heart beat like a drum in my ears, and I tried thinking of anything the high class demon might have in store for us. "Carpy, can you sense anyone nearby?"

"No," Carpy shook his head.

This was troubling. There was no way she was giving up so easily. What was she planning?

"You can let me down now," Miku said.

I did as she asked, and she started running with the rest of us. However, she kept peeking at me every now and then. She was a weird girl.

I wasnt some isekai protagonist who didnt notice these things. But there was a time and place for everything, and it certainly wasnt now.

"Sorry about your team. We couldnt save them. If we had gotten there sooner, things might have gone differently." Gem drew her attention away from me.

"Don't worry about it. They were just two senior students who needed a team to enter the exam. We didn't know each other well and only made the team out of necessity. Also, I dont blame any of you, and Im glad you saved me." Miku glanced at me again and her lip tilted upward in what was almost a smile. But that expression lasted only a second before she adopted a serious expression once more.

"I doubt that demon will give up so easily. If you have any good ideas, now is the best time to speak your mind." I could only think of two plans; neither was a good idea.

One was to activate Perfect Me and attack the leech demon. But I was uncomfortable with this, as it was too dangerous. I needed Perfect Me to handle someone else.

He roared at the leeches, which caused the high class demon to stop in her tracks. There was something strange in the demons gaze as if she was staring at Gem with jealousy in her eyes.

But the look quickly went away, and the leech demon smiled. Now thats something special. I couldnt imagine what it must have taken to manifest an ability like that. How many conditions and restrictions did you put in your ability? One must be that you can use it only at night, right?

Gem didnt answer and just charged at her, the demon pointed her palm at him, and a wave of leeches followed her command.

With the scythe still in his hands, Gem swung his scythe and sent a projectile attack that looked like a flying blade of shadows. It cut the wave of leeches in half and opened a path for the shadow werewolf to attack the leech demon.

Gem seemed more beast than human. He swung his scythe with enough power that didnt belong in a human body. It was as if the shadows themselves were helping him.

Bets, the bald guy, suddenly clasped his hands and yelled out. Promotion! Queen!

Queen?

Miku was confused, but she didnt have the time to ponder as an overwhelming amount of Ord settled over the battlefield.

Ahahahahaha! The high class demon laughed maniacally, and she lunged at Gem. Her lower body, previously thick and slow, thinned down, and the woman stood naked before them all. She grew new legs, and the only sign she wasn't human appearance-wise was the red tail that looked like a snake tail.

But despite her beauty, Gem didnt hesitate and slashed at her with all the power he could muster.

Clang!... The sound of metal meeting rang out as the demon used her tail to block the blow.

Im called Bloody. Maybe I will tell you my real name if you tell me yours, young man, Bloody had a small but beautiful smile on her seductive lips.

Miku was 110% into guys, but she could admit when another woman was on an otherworldly level of beauty. Unblemished pale skin, strikingly crimson red hair, and red eyes that shone like jewels. Her chest wasnt too big or small, her body had perfect proportions. No two features clashed in the slightest, and all of it fit together like a puzzle.

Realizing that she had been ogling at the woman, Miku shook her head and wondered if this was the effect of some seductive ability.

Whatever it was, she tried not to think about it too much as she charged up her ability. Bets shot his nail bullets, and Kon had his familiar shoot water blades.

Mikus special ability was to create arrow-shaped energy beams. The only condition she had on her ability was that they would be stronger when closer to her and weaker when away from her.

It was a simple ability that, for most, it would be just another mediocre power. But Miku had what most of them lacked. She had the talent affinity to back it up!

The energy arrows spun, increasing their piercing power, and since she was a Blaster, she could control the energy arrows movements and trajectory. Projectiles made of pure Ord didnt need to follow any of the usual laws of physics. They could be faster the more energy Miku put into them.

Bloody used her hands to grab the nails Bets shot. While for Kons water blades, she used the leech wave to intercept them, and they would weaken enough due to cutting through thousands of leeches. The water attacks broke down as soon as they touched Bloodys skin.

Last but not least, Bloody used her tail to clash with Gem and his scythe.

Miku couldnt help but be impressed by her ability to multitask. Undoubtedly, this was the work of many years of training and battles.

But while the boys were stealing her thunder, Miku knew she was the main attacker!

{Tricky Surprise!}

Her energy arrow was about the size of a normal arrow, and the only thing that stood out was that it was spinning and was just an enormous amount of condensed Ord. She put all her Ord into the attack, something she had never done in a battle against someone. Because before, she couldnt trust her teammates with her life.

She didnt trust this team on anything else except her life, either. Because if Kon wanted to kill her, he had his chances.

Pew!... The arrow flew so fast that not even Miku herself could see it until her attack struck Bloodys shoulder.

Huh? Bloody looked confused as she looked at her shoulder. Whether she hadnt seen the attack or was surprised at how such a small arrow could pierce her skin, Miku didnt know.

Next, Miku clapped her hands. Expand!

Boom!... An explosion rang out and ripped the demons right side to shreds!