Chapter X – Day 250 – Murder and Mayhem

Chapter X – Day 250 – Murder and Mayhem

“You will carry the chests out of the building and place them in the cart. If you try to run, the brown slimes on your head will kill you.” Several people were crying. No one looked at the three people I had already killed to make a point.

“If you follow instructions you will live.” For a few more minutes, but they would all die regardless. Everything would burn and people would scream. Their screams would be music to my ears as payment for my suffering and near death.

Ruth was wearing a mask in addition to getting an entirely new cloak. She had asked me to call her Nox while we did the heist. I decided to humor her. Her fear of Michael was bordering on irrational in my opinion.

Everyone was gathering in the plaza for the signing ceremony for their Constitution. Pathetic and pointless, only power mattered. Power which I now had. We maneuvered our way through the side streets to just behind the businesses. We would cut through a building to another street and then rush the treasury when it was time.Witness the debut of this chapter, unveiled through Ñôv€l--B1n.

I had been summoning more monsters constantly and preparing the trap for Michael. He would never see it coming. It was a genius plan. I was a genius and today everyone would know.

Ruth, or Nox, came up to me. “I am ready.”

“Good.” One of my monsters observed from a roof of a building. The signing ceremony was beginning. “The ceremony is beginning. Let’s move. I need to focus.” I sat on the cart. Ruth directed people to pull it while I focused everything I had on my monsters.

Wolves with slimes on their heads poured out from the side streets right into the plaza. People began to scream and panic. I targeted the guards first. A person was trampled in the panic. One less enemy to worry about. Kill them all!

I launched a charge of wolves with slimes at Ken. His guards moved in front of him with tower shields. Acid Shot and Entangling Root were used. I had my wolves dodge to the side and flank him. They continued to circle and look for openings, cutting off any retreat. The rest of the plaza was in total chaos. I focused on controlling my summons to make them last longer.

I could hear the screams and a bell ringing as we approached the treasury. Nox began knocking out the guards that had remained with her skill. The rest had rushed off. The people with brown slimes on their heads rushed up into building. I had wolves follow them with blue slimes.

One interesting thing about brown slimes, was an object had to be inside them for it to dissolve, unlike blue slimes which were naturally acidic to everything but monsters. My research was unquestionable and superior to everyone else. While they were messing around in the dirt and with each other, I was unlocking the secrets of this place.

“Champion Michael,” I greeted him with a smile from under my cloak. I had already won, and he just didn’t know it. Retreat or death, those were his only options. Savoring his fear and death would make me happy for a long time.

“Chase.” I frowned at that. Chase had died. Betrayed and beaten down. Chase no longer existed. I was more than weak Chase.

“Chase is dead. I am the Ritualist.” I felt my summons ready to spring into action but waited. I wanted him in the perfect position before I sprung my trap and killed him.

“That confirms the monsters were your doing. You.” He took a deep breath before continuing. “You are going to die today.” He began to walk forward. Foolish, like all the other clowns in this city.

“Me die? I don’t think so.” He paused and looked around for a moment and then continued forward raising up his hands. I focused and my trap activated.

One thing about giant slimes was that they could be compressed. It greatly reduced their battle power, and they needed surfaces to push back on them for the compression to hold. That was why the chests were perfect. No one would ever think giant slimes were hiding inside. Maybe a wave of smaller slimes, but those wouldn’t do anything to someone like Michael.

Two level 2 slimes burst out of the chests at the exit and entrance, trapping Champion Michael between 4 level 2 monsters. Soon to be ex-Champion. The slime facing Michael on each side was a giant brown slime. While the slime behind it was a white slime. It was the perfect trap.

I focused the mental attacks of the white slimes on the Champion as they moved forward, while the giant brown slimes closed in as well, unleashing their root attacks from all directions within the tunnel. My remaining wolves with slimes on their heads waited at the exit and entrances.

“Wait or go?” Nox asked. I could hear the fear in her voice. She would make a good second in command. Once I gathered up enough level 3 monsters, I would sweep all my enemies away. I would rule this place uncontested as people gathered crystals for me. Then I would ascend as a God.

“Let us depart.” I observed through the slimes as Champion Michael unleashed acid attacks in front and behind, swinging his sword to cut the roots. A veritable whirl wind of attack and defense. I was glad I had listened to Nox about the preparations I needed to take to kill him. In the open he would have easily escaped, but in an enclosed space with both exits blocked, it was impossible.

The giant brown slimes were breaking apart from his acid attacks, but roots were filling up the tunnel, the giant white slimes were advancing while putting mental pressure. Soon he would be melting and screaming! There was no escape.